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上学期高一英语月考试题

2014-2015上学期高一英语月考试题

第二部分　阅读理解

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Buyinginsurance（保险）isawayinwhichpeoplecanprotectthemselvesagainstlargelosses.Protectionagainstfireisonekindofinsurance.Largenumbersofpeoplepaysmallsumsofmoneytoaninsurancecompany.Althoughthousandsofpeoplehavepaidforfireinsurance,onlyafewwilllosetheirhomesbyfire.Theinsurancecompanywillpayforthesehomesoutofthesmallsumsofmoneyithascollected.

ThefirstmodernfireinsurancecompanywasformedinLondon,England,inthe1760s.Agreatfirehadjustdestroyedmostofthecity,andpeoplewantedprotectionagainstfurtherlosses.Thefirstcompanygrewrapidly.Soonothercompanieswerefoundedinotherareas.

BenjaminFranklinhelpedformthefirstfireinsurancecompanyinAmericain1752,andthenanewkindofinsuranceforfarmerswassuggested.Thenewinsurancewouldprovideprotectionagainstthelossofcropsfromstorms.

LateronanothernewinsurancecompanywasstartedinAmerica.Thiscompany,whichofferedlifeinsurance,collectedsmallsumsofmoneyregularlyfrommanydifferentmen.Ifamandied,hisfamilywasgivenalargesumofmoney.

Overtheyears,insurancecompanieshaveofferednewkindsofinsuranceprotection.Thenewkindsofinsurancecoverlossesfromsuchaccidentsascarandplanecrashes.Today,mostpeoplehavesomekindofinsurance.

21．WhohelpedsetupthefirstcompanyinAmerica?

A.BenjaminFranklin.

B.Businessmen.

C.ThefirstinsurancecompanyinLondon.

D.Farmers.

22．Insurancemeans________.

A.Protectionagainstthelossesfromthestorms

B.protectionagainstillness

C.Protectionagainstaccidents

D.alloftheabove

23．Thefirstmoderninsurancecompanyoffered________.

A.lifeinsurance

B.fireinsurance

C.anewkindofinsurance

D.bothAandB

24．Whydomostpeoplebuysomekindofinsurancetoday?

A.Insurancewillkeeptheirhomesfromburning.

B.Peoplecanprotectthemselvesagainstlargelosses.

C.Insurancewillpayforsafety.

D.Theinsurancecompaniesgrowrapidly.

B

RecentlyChinesesocietyhasseenafloweringofanewvocabulary.Perhapsthemostinterestinghasbeenthedivisionofpeopleintotribes（zuinChinese）.

Thepainsoftheyizu,ortheanttribe,havebeenwellknown—recentgraduatesfromoutsidethemaincitieswhomovetourbanareas,livecheaplyandworkhard,ofteninlowpaidjobs.Perhapslesswellknownarethekenlaozu,thebitetheoldtribe,thosebetween25and35whoareoutofwork,stillathomeanddependingcompletelyonMumandDad.Manyofthetribes,inevitably（必然地）,aremadeupofpeoplelookingforlove.Thereisthejiawanzu,themarrythebowltribe.Theseareyoungwomensearchingforthemoststablehusbands,theoneswhoholdgovernmentjobs.Theshanhunzu,orlighteningmarriagetribe,marryfastandsometimesseparatefaster.Theyshouldnotbeconfusedwiththeyinhunzu,thehiddenmarriagetribe.Thesearewomenintheir20swhohidethefactthattheyaremarried.Andifyoucanonlyaffordapostagestampofanapartment,you'reprobablyamemberofthewojuzu,thesnailhousetribe.

Youcanbelongtomorethanonetribe.Mostmembersoftheanttribealsobelongtothebenbenzu,therushrushtribe,towhich,infact,mosturbanChinesebelong.Allthatrushingaroundcancreatealotofanger,leadingtothenieniezu,thecrushcrushtribe,sonamedbecausetheygointosupermarketsandtakeouttheirangerbystandinginthepassagescrushingpacketsofinstantnoodles.

Anotherfamousoneistheyueguangzu,ormoonlighttribe,sonamedbecausetheChinesecharactersfor“moonlight”soundthesameasthephrase“spendallyourmonthlysalary”.Theirparentssaveeverycoin,butlifefortheseyoungpeopleisjusttospend,spendandspend.

25．Whoprobablybelongtotheanttribe?

A.Graduatesintheir20s.

B.Youngwomenlookingforlove.

C.Peoplebetween25and35.

D.Graduatesfromthecountryside.

26．Ifyouliveonyourparents,youareamemberof________.

A.thebitetheoldtribe

B.theanttribe

C.themarrythebowltribe

D.thesnailhousetribe

27．Mostyoungpeopleinthebigcityhaveto________.

A.dependcompletelyonMumandDad

B.rusharoundtomakealiving

C.hidethefactthattheyaremarried

D.spendalltheirmonthlysalary

28．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Chineserecentsociety

B.China'smostfamoustribe

C.China'snewtribes

D.Theyoungpeopleincities

C

IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchanattractive,funfilledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,morelonglastingemotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoexcitingparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoir（回忆录）aftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:

depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildren,andlongtimeloneliness.

Thewaypeopleholdontothebeliefthatafunfilled,painfreelifeequateshappinessactuallydecreasestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequatedwithhappiness,thenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.But,infact,theoppositeistrue.Moretimesthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryeffortsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,chantableworkandselfimprovement.

29．Accordingtothepassage,“funactivities”________.

A.arethethingswedobeforewefindhappiness

B.couldprovidelonglastpositiveeffects

C.willleadustothetruehappiness

D.mayhelpusrelaxandforgetourproblemssometimes

30．Intheauthor'sopinion,thoseHollywoodstars________.

A.possesshappinessbecausetheyarerichandfamous

B.experiencealmostallkindsofhappythings

C.tellushappinessisn'tequaltofunusingtheirownstories

D.havetosufferalotbeforetheybecomesuccessful

31．Itisdifficultforpeopletofindrealhappinessbecause________.

A.theybelievehappinessisthefunlifewithoutpain

B.theyfindpainequalsunhappiness

C.theyfeartolosewhattheyalreadyhaveinlife

D.Theyareafraidalltheireffortswereinvain

32．Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.

A.describethedifferencebetweenhappinessandfun

B.showthetruemeaningofhappiness

C.encouragepeopletopursuefunactivities

D.advisepeopletofindtheirreallife

D

Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?

Trysomeoftheseplaces：

Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghandmadepieces,travellingexhibits,booksignings（签名）bychildren'sfavouritewriters,andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.

Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaurmodelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also,askwhatkindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.

GotoaYouththeatre.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Preshowplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet（木偶）makingandstagemakeuparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind.

Tryhandsonscience.Visitoneofthemanyhandsonsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplaylandsaregreatfunforkidsandgrownupsalike.They'llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding.Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.

33．Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit________.

A.aYouththeatre

B.anartmuseum

C.anaturalhistorymuseum

D.ahandsonsciencemuseum

34．WhatcankidsdoataYouththeatre?

A.Lookatrockcollections.

B.Seedinosaurmodels.

C.Watchpuppetmaking.

D.Giveperformances.

35．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencetextbook.B.Atouristmap.

C.Amuseumguide.D.Anewsreport.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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DecisionMaking

Makingdecisioninlifecanbeadifficulttask.__36__Infact,thedecisionsyoumaketodaywillnotonlyinfluenceyourfuture,butalsootherPeopleandtheworldinwhichyoulive.

Decisionmakinginvolvesthinking,talking,andsearchingforinformationrelatedtoaproblem.__37__Youdothisbytalkingwithotherswhoknowaboutthesubject,goingtothelibrary,andthinkingabouttwoormoresolutions.

__38__Anexampleisyourtenyearoldcarbreaksdownandneedsmuchmoneytorepair.Youneedtransportationtogettowork,doshopping,anddealwithothertasks.Youmustdecidethebestwaytospendthefamily'smoney.

Indeciding—ormakingadecision—thereisasixstepprocess：

*Define（明确）theproblem.Understandtheproblemclearly