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河校区1718学年高一下学期第一次月考英语试题附答案
集宁一中2017--2018学年第二学期第一次月考
高一年级英语试题
本试卷满分120分,考试时间为100分钟
第一卷(选择题共70分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节满分40分)
第1节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
ThanksgivingDayisaspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.
ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thatiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefallafterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstThanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember4,1919,thePilgrimsfromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCity,Virginia.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantic.
ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThepilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts,in1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdied.Butthenextyea,theyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree--dayfeast.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.Everyonebroughtfood.
Intime,othercolonies(殖民地)begantocelebrateadayofThanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWar,SarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.Heproclaimed(宣布)thelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofThanksgiving.Today,AmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbors.ButtheCanadianThanksgivingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.
1.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated________.
A.inspringB.insummerC.inautumnD.inwinter
2.ThefirsttocelebrateThanksgivingwere________.
A.somepeoplefromEnglandB.theAmericanIndians
C.SarahJosephaHaleD.GovernorBradford
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.ThanksgivingDayusedtobeaholidaytocelebrateagoodharvest.
B.AbrahamLincolnwasnotthefirsttodecideonThanksgivingcelebrations.
C.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedtoexpresstheAmericanandIndianpeople’sthankstoGod.
D.There’slittledifferencebetweentheAmericanwayandtheCanadianwaytocelebrateThanksgivingDay.
4.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.
A.howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU.S.A.
B.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebrated
C.thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholiday
D.howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplaces
B
Ifyou’relikemostkids,you’veprobablyheardatleastoneparentsay,“Don’tforgettotakeyourvitamin(维生素)!
”“Eatyoursalad-it’spackedwithvitamins!
”Butwhatexactlyarevitamins?
Vitaminsandmineralsarefoundinfoodsweeat.Yourbodyneedsthemtoworkproperlysoyougrowanddevelopjustlikeyoushould.Whenitcomestovitamins,eachonehasaspecialroletoplay.Forexample,VitaminDinmilkandfishhelpsyourbones.It’salsogreatforformingstrongteeth.VitaminAinorangefruitsandvegetables,liverandmilkhelpsyouseeatnight.VitaminCinorangesandsomegreenvegetableshelpsyourbodyhealifyougetacut.VitaminEinnuts,seeds,wholegrainsandleafyvegetablesprotectsyourlungsfrombecomingdamagedbypollutedair.Bvitaminsingreenleafyvegetableshelpyourbodymakeenergy.
Whenyoueatfoodsthatcontainfat--soluble(脂溶性的)vitamins,thevitaminsarestoredinthefattissuesinyourbodyandinyourliver(肝脏).Theywaitaroundinyourbodyfatuntilyourbodyneedsthem.
Fat--solublevitaminsarehappytostaystoredinyourbodyforawhile--somestayforafewdays,someforupto6months!
Then,whenit’stimeforthemtobeused,specialcarriersinyourbodytakethemtowherethey’reneeded.VitaminsA,D,E,andKareallfat--solublevitamins.
Water--solublevitaminsaredifferent.Whenyoueatfoodsthathavewater--solublevitamins,thevitaminsdon’tgetstoredasmuchinyourbody.Instead,theytravelthroughyourbloodstream.Whateveryourbodydoesn’tusecomesoutofyourbody.Sothesekindsofvitaminsneedtobereplacedoftenbecausetheydon’tstickaround!
ThiscrowdofvitaminsincludesVitaminCandthebiggroupofBvitamins--B1,B2,B6,B12andsoon.
5.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto________.
A.tellusthespecialuseofsaladB.leadtothetopicofthepassage
C.advisekidstotakemorevitaminsD.showreadersthevalueofvitamins
6.Ifamansuffersfromnightblindness,he’dbettertakemore________.
A.VitaminDB.VitaminAC.VitaminED.VitaminC
7.Whatisspecialaboutfat--solublevitamins?
A.Theycanstaystoredinourbodiesforsometime.
B.Theyareneededinourbodieseveryminute.
C.Theycanbeeasilyproducedinourbodies.
D.Theycontainallkindsofvitamins.
8.Afterreadingthepassage,welearnthat________.
A.kidsneedalotmorevitaminsthanadults
B.Water--solublevitaminsstaylonginourbodies
C.Fat--solublevitaminsneedtobereplacedveryoften
D.vitaminsplayagreatroleinthedevelopmentofourbodies
C
Iwasonvacationwithmyhusband,mybrother,hiswifeanddaughter.Wewerenotfamiliarwiththeareaandhoppedontoabus,thinkingitwouldbeanicewaytoseethedowntown’soldtownarea.Well,untilvisitingwiththebusdriver,wefoundoutwewereontheneighborhoodroutewhichpicksupschoolchildrenanddeliverscommuterstovariousneighborhoodplaces,witharouteofwelloverabout2hours.Thatwasasurpriseandaconcernbecausewehadparkedourvehicleinatimedparkingareaanditwasgoingtoexpire.
Wesharedthiswiththebusdriveronlytoletherknowwewerenotfromtheareaandapologizedforgettingonherbusinerror.Thenshesurprisedusfurthersaying,“Igetoffshiftafterafewmoreblocks,andifyoudon’tmindatightsqueezeinmycompanycar,I’dbehappytotakeyoubacktoyourvehiclebeforetheparkingtimeisdue(到期的).“Thebusdriverreceivedpermissionfromhermanager,sowegratefullysaidyestoheroffer.
Shewentoutofherwaytotakeusbacktoourvehicle.Afterhershiftwasoveranditwasn’tonherroutetohomeeither.Weweretouchedandgratefulforherkindnessandthoughtfulness.Inreturn,becauseshehadsharedsomeofherconcernsabouttheschool-agechildrenshesometimeshasonthebusroute,Isharedwithheralittletiponhowtoquietthechildrenwithanenergetictechniquethatwouldmaketheridesaferforthemaswellasforher.Shewassograteful.Itwasawonderfulenergyexchangeofkindness!
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expire”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.comeB.endC.openD.leave.
10.Theauthortookabusinorderto______.
A.gohomeassoonaspossibleB.sendthebusdriveroff
C.visittheoldtownD.gotoherparkedvehicle
11.Whydidthebusdriverthanktheauthor?
A.Shewaspraisedbyhermanager.
B.Shewasmovedbytheauthor’sstory.
C.Shegotanextrapayfromtheauthor.
D.Shelearnedatechniquetodealwithchildren.
D
Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexampleonadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.
Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheUS--thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.
Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.
Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.
“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.
Forexample,pedestrian(行人)crosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.
Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.
12. Whatwastheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?
A.Toanalyzethefunctionsoffakebuttons.
B.Todescribesomedifferentkindsoffakebuttons.
C.Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffakebuttons.
D.Toexplorepeople’sdifferenthabitswhenitcomestopushingbuttons.
13. Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?
A.Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.
B.Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.
C.Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.
D.Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.
14. Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?
A.Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.
B.Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.
C.Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.
D.Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.
15.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ButtonsintheUSAB.Buttonsalwayslie
C.ButtonsmaynotworkD.“Close”buttonsonlifts
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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