高一英语上学期第二次月考期中试题.docx

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高一英语上学期第二次月考期中试题

静宁一中2016-2017学年度高一级第二次月考试题（卷）

英语

本试卷分阅读理解、基础知识和写作三部分。

请将阅读理解和完形填空答案涂在答题卡上。

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答且卡上将该

涂黑。

A

Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms,thoughmyteacheremphasized（强调）theimportanceagainandagain.Butsoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninan amusing experience.

Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeastonished.Gentlyshakinghishead, shrugginghisshoulders,hesaid,"Youdon'tsay!

""Youdon'tsay!

"Iwaspuzzled.Ithought,perhapsthisisnotanappropriate（适合的）topic."Well,I'dbetterchangethetopic."SoIsaidtohim."Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?

Bytheway,haveyoueverbeenthere?

""Certainly,everyonebackhome willlaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwasmagnificent."HewasdeepinthoughtwhenI begantotalklikeatouristguide.

"TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproud ofit."SoonIwasinterruptedagainbyhiswords:

"Youdon'tsay!

"Icouldn'thelpasking,"Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?

""Well,Ididn'trequestyoutodoso,"heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,"Didn'tyousay'youdon'tsay?

"Hearingthis,theEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain,'You don'tsay'actuallymeans'really!

'Itisanexpressionofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon'tpayattentiontoEnglish idioms."OnlythendidIknowIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmore

 carefulwith idiomaticexpressions.Remember:

whattheEnglishteacherssaidisalwaysrighttousstudents.

1.Atfirst,onhearing“Youdon’tsay”,Ithoughttheforeignermeant_________.

A．IhadtalkedtoomuchB．Ihadtostoptalking

C．hewasnotinterestedinthet

opicD．hewasonlyinterestedintheGreatWall

2.AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiom,_________.

A．IthoughttheEnglishmanhadmademeafool

B．th

eEnglishmanbecamearealfool

C．Ibecamemorecarefulineverything

D．Ifeltverysilly

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？

A．TheEnglishmanleftchinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall.

B．TheEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit.

C．TheEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting.

D．TheEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguide.

4.Whatdoesthewritertrytotellus?

A．Whenyouarespeakingtoaforeigner,youshouldbecareful.

B．Foreignersarehardtounderstand.

C．Englishidiomsareimportant.

D．Learningaforeignlanguageisdifficult.

B

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium （水族馆）

Theall-newSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,situatedintheheartofMelbourne’sCBD,isoneofVictoria’sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12

amazingzonesofdiscovery,SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.

OpeningTimes

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9:

30amuntil6:

00pmeverydayoftheyear,includingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5:

00pm,onehourbeforeclosing.

*Location（位置）

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreet,Melbourne.ItissituatedontheYarraRiver,oppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.

*GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium

Train

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisashortwalkfromeitherFlindersorSouthernCrosstrainstations.

Tram（有轨电车）

TheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtramstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute（公交线路）andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.

ShuttleBus

TheSe

aLifeMelbourneAquariumisafreebusservice,stoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdaily,every15minutesfrom10:

00amto4:

00pm.

*CarParking

WhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,thereareseveralpubliccarparkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway.

*WheelchairAccess

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets

.

*Terms

Ticketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterpurchaseoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketoncepaymenthasbeenaccepted.PleaseprintoutallticketspurchasedandpresentatthefrontentranceofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticket,noentry!

5.SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium_________.

A.admitsvisitorsfrom9:

30amuntil6:

00pm

B.isbesideCrownEntertainmentComplex

C.islocatedatthecenteroftheCBDinthecity

D.has12mostattractiveplacesinMelbourne

6.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors________.

A.InternetconnectionB.transportationserviceC.freecarparkingD.wheelchairaccess

7.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,visitorscantake________.

A.eithertramroute70or75

B.boatsacrosstheYarraRiver

C.shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstation

D.trainsfromsouthernCrosstrainstation

8.TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium________.

A.canbepursedbyemailB.arefreetoallvisitors

C.canbeprintedattheticketofficeD.arecheckedattheentrance

C

SuperTyphoonMegicrashedintothePhilippinesonMonday,leavingatrailofdestructioninitspath.Thousandsofresidentsfledtosafetyasheavyrainsandstrongwindscausedflooding,collapsedtreesandcutoffpower.Itwasthestrongeststormtohittheislandnationinfouryears.

Atleastsevenpeoplediedinthestorm,andatleastsixotherswereinjuredbyfallingtrees,brokenrooftopsandglass,officialssaid.Morethan4，150residentswereforcedtotakeshelterinschools,townhalls,churchesandrelatives'homes.

Atyphoonisatropicalcyclone（热带气旋）,orhurricane,thatoccursinthewesternPacificorIndianOceans.Thestormisnameda“supertyphoon”whenwindsexceed150mph.MegicrashedashoreintheIsabelaprovinceofthenorthernPhilippineswithwhippingwindsthatreached162mph.ThestormcreatedbigwavesinPalananBay.Allshipsandfishingboatswereadvisedtostayinports.Severalairlineflightswerecanceled.

Luckily,thewindsblewhighfromtheground,sparingmanyricefieldsfromdamage,saysAlvaroAntonio,thegovernorofCagayanprovince.Theregionalsotookahardhitfromthestorm.Thousandsofmilitaryreserveofficersandvolunteersstoodbytohelpwithreliefefforts.Evacuations（疏散）andemergencypreparationsforthestormweremadedaysinadvance.RetiredarmyMajorGeneralBenitoRamosheadsthePhilippines'disaster-preparednessagency.Hesaidreadyingforthetyphoonwaslike“preparingforwar.”

9.Howmanypeoplewerehomelessinthisnaturaldisaster?

A．Atleastseven.B．Atleastsix.C．Morethan4，150.D．About13.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph4mean?

A．Protecting.B．Loosing.C．Taking.D．Avoiding.

11.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionabouttyphoonisTRUE?

A．Whenwindsexceed100mph,thestormisnameda“supertyphoon”．

B．Itcanbringagreatdestruction.

C．ItisatropicalcycloneoccursintheeasternPacific.

D．ItisahurricaneoccursintheAtlanticOcean.

12.Whichofthefollowingdidn'tgetinvolvedinthisdisaster?

A．Disaster-preparednessagency.B．Army.C．Volunteers.D．Militaryreserveofficers.

13.WhatcanweinferfromthemajorGeneral'swords?

A．Thepreparingworkisahardandresponsibletask.

B．Thepreparingworkisalldonebysoldiers.

C．Theydidthesamethingwithsoldiers.

D．Thearmyshouldgetintothereliefefforts.

D

Ifyouareplanningontraveling,therearefewsimplerulesabouthowtomakelifeeasierbothbeforeandafteryourjourney.

Firstofall,alwayscheckanddouble-checkdeparture（出发）time.Itissurprisinghowfewpeoplereallydothiscarefully.OnceIarrivedatheairportafewminutesafterten.MysecretaryhadgottheticketformeandIthoughtshehadsaidthattheplaneleftat10:

50.WhenIarrivedattheairport,thepersonatthedeparturedesktoldmethatmyflightwasclosed.Therefore,Ihadtowaitthreehoursforthenextoneandmissedanimportantmeeting.

Thesecondruleistorememberthateveninthisageofcreditcards（信用卡）,itisstillimportanttohavesomelocalmoneyincash（现金）.OnceIarrivedataplaceatmidnightandthebankattheairportwasclosed.TheonlywaytogettomyhotelwasbytaxibutbecauseIhadnodollars,Iofferedtopayinpoundsinstead.“Listen!

Ionlytakerealmoney!

”thedriversaidangrily.YoucanimaginehowterribleIfeltatthatmoment.

Thethirdandthelastruleistofindoutasmuchasyoucanabouttheweatheratyourdestination（目的地）beforeyouleave.Ifeelsorryforsome

ofmyworkmateswhotravelinheavysuitsandraincoatsinMay,whenitisstillfairlycoolinLondonorManchester,toplaceslikeAthens,RomeofMadrid,whereitisalreadybeginningtogetquitewarmduringtheday.

14.Whereisthewritermostprobablyfrom?

A．ItalyB．GreeceC．BritainD．TheUSA

15.Whenthewriterfoundhehadnodollarstopaythetaxidriver,he.

A．askedthedrivertogivehimafreeride

B．offeredtopayinpounds

C．gavethedriversomefake（假）money

D．triedtopaybycreditcard

16.Thewritermainlytellsus

A．howtomakelifeeasierB．howtoscheduleourtrip

C．howtoenjoyourselvesontripD．howtobewellpreparedforatrip

E

China’snewpopularword,“tuhao”,maybetakeninnextyear’sOxfordEnglishdictionary.Thewordcaughttheattentionofthedictionary’seditingteamafterBBC’srecentprogramoninfluentialChinesewords.

“Ifitsinfluencecontinues,itisverylikelytoappearonourupdatedlistofwords,”saidJulieKleeman,projectmanagerwiththeeditingteam.KleemantoldtheBeijingYou