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甘肃省合水县一中学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题
2018—2019学年度第一学期高一英语
第二次月考题
、阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题3分,满分45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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
A
TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline(排队),otherswerewalkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminline。
Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.
Hewalkedintothestationcafe(咖啡馆).helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve.Hefoundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirror(镜子)onthewall.Justthen,Mike,oneofTom'sworkmatescameinandsatwithTom.
"Whattimeisyourbus"askedMike. "There'splentyoftimeyet,"answeredTom."Well,I'llgetyousomemoreteathen,"saidMike.Theytalkedwhile
drinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain."Oh!
It'sgoingbackward(倒行)!
"hecried."Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit'shalfpasteleven."
"You'relookingattheclockinthemirror."saidMike.Tomwassosad(难过).Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.
1.Tomwentintothestationcafebecause.
A.Mikeaskedhimtohaveacupoftea
B.itwasquiteearlyandhecouldfindaseatthere
C.hedidn'tliketostaywiththeschoolgirls
D.hewantedtohaveadrinkwithhisworkmatethere
2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclockinamirror,wewillfind.
A.thetimeisrightB.it'sgoingslower
C.it'sgoingbackwardD.it'sgoingfaster
3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.TomarrivedinParisontime B.Thenextbuswouldleaveinhalfanhour
C.AfterthatTomdidn'tlikeclocksanylonger
D.Tomlookedattheclockinthemirroronlyonce
4.Whichofthefollowingisthetitle(题目)ofthestory
A.TheMirroroftheStationB.NotACarefulMan
C.MissingABusD.TheClockInTheMirror
B
Ifyouwanttogetthemostoutofthestudyofalanguage,youmustalsoreadforpleasure:
(乐趣)novels,plays,travelbooks,andsoon.Andinreadingbooksofthiskindtheimportantthingistogetonwiththereading;totrytograsp(抓住)whatthewriterisgoingtotellyouinthebookasawhole.Thisisimpossibleifyoustopandthinkoverthemeaningofeverysinglewordwhichhappenstobeunfamiliar(不熟悉).Youcannotenjoyastoryifyoustophalfadozentimesoneverypageinordertolookupwordsinthedictionary.Youmayevenpreventyourselffromunderstandingthestoryasawholebydoingthis.
Whenyouarereadingbooksofthiskind,therefore,youwillusuallyhavetorelymainlyon(依靠)thecontext(上下文)tohelpyou.Ifyoumeetanunfamiliarword,donotletittaketoomuchofyourattentionfromthemainthread(主线)ofthestory.Inallprobability(可能)youwillmeetthesamewordagainafewpageslateroninaslightly(细微的)differentcontext,andeachtimeyouseeitthatyourunderstandingofitwillbecomemoreexact.
5.Whenyoumeetnewwordsinreadingsuchkindsofbooks,you’dbetter_________.
A.stopandlookthemupinadictionary B.stopandthinkthemover
C.trytoguesstheirmeaningsfromthecontext D.havenoneofthem
6.Fromthepassagethebestwaytoreadnovels,playsandtravelbooksis_____.
A.toreadveryslowly B.toreadquicklyandnottoocarefully
C.toreadverycarefully D.toreadveryseriously(严肃地)
7.Thebesttitleforthispassageis“___________”.
A.ReadforPleasureB.GetonwiththeBooks
C.ReadingSkillsD.TheImportanceofReading
C
Scientistsaretryingtomakethedesertsintogoodlandagain.Theywanttobringwatertothedeserts(沙漠),sopeoplecanliveandgrowfood.Theyarelearningalotaboutthedeserts.Butmoreandmoreoftheearthisbecomingdesertallthetime.Scientistsmaynotbeabletochangethedesertintime.
Whyismoreandmorelandbecomingdesert?
Scientiststhinkthatpeoplemakedeserts.Peoplearedoingbadthingstotheearth.Someplacesontheearthdon’tgetmuchrain.Buttheystilldon’tbecomedeserts.Thisisbecausesomegreenplantsaregrowingthere.Smallgreenplantsandgrassareveryimportanttodryplaces.Plantsdon’tletthesunmaketheearthevendrier.Plantsdonotletthewindblowthedirtaway.Whenabitofrainfalls,theplantsholdthewater.Withoutplants,thelandcanbecomedesertmoreeasily.
8.Deserts________________.
A.neverhaveanyplantsoranimalsinthem
B.canallbeturnedintogoodlandbeforelong
C.arebecomingsmallerandsmaller D.getverylittlerain
9.Smallgreenplantsareveryimportanttodryplacesbecause________________.
A.theydon’tletthesunmaketheearthevendrier
B.theydon’tletthewindblowthesoilaway
C.theyholdwaterD.Alloftheabove(上面)
10.Landisbecomingdesertlittlebylittlebecause________________.
A.plantscan’tgrowthereB.thereisnotenoughrain
C.peoplehaven’tdonewhatscientistswishthemtodo
D.scientistsknowlittleaboutthedeserts
11.Afterreadingthispassage,welearnthat________________.
A.plantscankeepdrylandfrombecomingdesert
B.itisgoodtogetridofthegrassinthedeserts
C.allplaceswithoutmuchrainwillbecomedeserts
D.itisbettertogrowcropsondrylandthantocutthem
D
Everyday,340million(百万)peoplespeakit.Onebillionpeoplearelearningitanditissaidthatby2050,halfoftheworld’spopulation(人口)willbeusingit.Whatarewetalkingabout?
Thatglobal(全球的)language—English.
TheEnglishlanguagestartedinBritaininthe5thcentury(世纪).Itisamixed(混合的)language.ItwasbuiltupwhenGerman.ScandinavianandFrenchinvaderssettledinEnglandandcreatedacommonlanguageforcommunication.
TodayitistheofficiallanguageoftheUK,theUSA,Australia,NewZealand,Canada,SouthAfricaandIrelandaswellasmanyislandsintheCaribbean.Manyothercountriesandregionsuseitforpolitics(政治)andbusiness,forexample,India.Pakistan,NigeriaandthePhilippines.EnglishisalsooneoftheofficiallanguagesofHongKong.
Butglobaladvertising(广告)andpopmusicmeanthatinmostcountries,youwillseeorhearsomeEnglish.ThankstoMcDonalds,weallknowabout"burgers"."fries"and"milkshakes".SongsbyMadonna,BritneySpearsandCelineDionareinEnglish.Wecansingalong,evenifwedonotunderstandwhatwearesinging!
Englishisamessy(杂乱的)language.Everyyear,dictionariesincludenewwordsthattalkaboutpopularculture,forexample,computer-relatedwordssuchas"blogging","download"and"chatroom".Alsoincludedarewordsthatteenagersuse.Whodoesnotknow"cool","OK"and“hello”?
Otherlanguagesalsoinfluence(影响)English.ManyEnglishwordscomefromFrench.Wordslike"cafe"andexpressions(表达式)like"c'estlavie"(thatislife)areallpartoftheEnglishlanguage.Ontheotherhand,theFrenchlanguageincludesEnglishwordslike"leweekend"and"lecamping".GermanwordsarealsopartofEnglish.Wordslike"kindergarten"comefromtheGermanlanguage.
Recently,Britishpeoplehavebecomeinterestedin"yoga".Butthewordcomesfromanancient(古老的)HindulanguageinIndia.
12.TheEnglishlanguagehasahistoryof ______.
A.over2000yearsB.over500years
C.over1500years D.over1000years
13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthelanguageofEnglish?
A.Ithasbeenchangingallthetime.
B.Ithasborrowedwordsfromalltheotherlanguages.
C.FrenchwordsareusedbytheEnglishbecausedictionarieshaveFrenchwords.
D.Singersandfilmstarshavethegreatestinfluenceonlanguage.
14.HowmanypeopleintheworldareusingEnglishnow?
A.Onebillionpeople B.340million
C.almostallthepeopleintheworld.
D.notmentionedabove,butthenumberisgrowingrapidly.
15.Manycountriesandregionsuseitforpoliticsandbusinessexcept______.
A.theUSAB.Nigeria
C.thePhilippinesD.Norway
第二节(共5个小题:
每小题3分,满分15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.
InChina,moreandmoremiddleschoolstudentsaregettingshortersleepingtimethanbefore.16._________becausetheyhavemuchhomeworktodo.Somehomeworkisgivenbytheirteachersandsomebytheirparents.Also17._________.Theyarenotcarefulenoughwhiletheydotheirhomework,18._________.SomestudentsspendtoomuchtimewatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.Theystayupverylate.Somestudenthavetogetupearlyeverymorningonweekdaystogettoschoolontimebybusorbybike.19._________.
Schoolsandparentsshouldcutdownsomeofthehomeworksothatchildrencanenjoymorethanninehoursofsleepeverynightfortheirhealth.Forchildren,weshouldmakebestuseofourtime.20._________,wewillfinditmuchbetterforbothourstudyandhealth.
A.Somehomeworkistoodifficult
B.Moststudentssleeplessthanninehourseverynight.
C.Whenwehaveenoughtimeforsleeping
D.ItcanbealongwayfromhometoschoolE.soittakesthemalotoftime
F.Somestudentsdon’tknowhowtosavetime.G.Somestudentsliketostayuplate
、完形填空(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Iwastiredandhungryafteralongdayofwork.WhenIwalkedintotheliving-room,my12-year-oldsonlookedupatmeandsaid,“I_21_you.”Ididnot__22___whattosay,andIjuststoodthere,looking__23__athim.Myfirst__24__wasthathe__25___needhelpwithhishomework.ThenIasked,“Whatwasthatall__26___?
”
“Nothing,”hesaid,“Myteachersaidweshouldtellourparentswelovethemand_27___whattheysay.”
ThenextdayIcalledhisteacherto_28_moreaboutwhatmysonsaidandhowtheotherparentshadreacted(反应).“Mostofthefathershadthe__29__responseasyoudid,”theteachersaid,”WhenI