河北省唐山一中1415学年高一上学期第一次月考英语.docx

1、河北省唐山一中1415学年高一上学期第一次月考英语河北唐山一中20142015学年度上学期第一次月考高一英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）。第卷1至7页，第卷8至9页。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷注意事项：1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

2、该项涂黑。AI prefer Lynne Trusss phraseology: I am a grammar “sticker”. And, like Truss author of Eats, shoots & Leaves I have a “zero tolerance” approach to grammar mistakes that make people look stupid.Now, Truss and I disagree on what it means to have “zero tolerance”. She thinks that people who mix u

3、p basic grammar “deserve to be struck by lightning, hacked (砍) up on the spot and buried in an unmarked grave”, while I just think they deserve to be passed over for a job even if they are otherwise qualified for the position.Everyone who applies for a position at either of my companies, iFixit or D

4、ozuki, takes a compulsory grammar test. If job hopefuls cant distinguish between “to” and “too”, their applications go into the bin.Of course, we write for a living. iF is the worlds largest online repair manual (指南), and Dozuki helps companies write their own technical documentation, like paperless

5、 work instructions and step-by-step user manuals. So, it makes sense that weve made a strong strike against grammar errors.But grammar is relevant for all companies. Yes, language is constantly changing, but that doesnt make grammar unimportant. Good grammar is credibility, especially on the Interne

6、t. And, for better or worse, people judge you if you cant tell the difference between “their” “there” and “theyre”.Good grammar makes good business sense and not just when it comes to hiring writers. Writing isnt in the official job description of most people in our office. Still, we give our gramma

7、r test to everybody, including our salespeople, our operations staff, and our programmers.Grammar signifies more than just a persons ability to remember high school English. Ive found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something complet

8、ely unrelated to writing like stocking shelves or labeling parts. It is the same with programmers. Applicants who dont think writing is important are likely to think lots of other things also arent important.1. The author agrees with Lynne Truss in that _.A. grammar mistakes cant be tolerated B. boo

9、ks on grammar make people stupid C. people need to learn basic grammar D. grammar mistakes are absolutely unavoidable2. Whats the authors “zero tolerance” approach to these job seekers who mix up basic grammar?A. They should be left out for a job. B. They have to correct their mistakes.C. They arent

10、 qualified for their jobs.D. They must be severely punished.3. Which of the following is TRUE of iFixit and Dozuki?A. Only one of them has a compulsory grammar test. B. They are companies where one learns grammar. C. Grammar is quite important for their existence.D. They depend on grammar correction

11、 for a living.4. What can we learn from the text? A. Companies giving grammar tests may have no good business sense.B. Grammar becomes unimportant as language is constantly changing.C. A “zero tolerance” approach to grammar errors might seem a little unfair. D. People who pay attention to writing ma

12、y pay attention to other things.BAll her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain clean and tidy.You could turn your back for a moment in my mothers house, leave a half written letter on the diningroom table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn arou

13、nd to find that my mother had “put it back whereit belonged,” I explained to my wife.My wife, on one of her first visits to my mothers house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed. Puzzled, she s

14、et down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better.These disappearances had a confu

15、sing effect on our family. We were all inclined to forgetfulness, and it was common for one of us, upon returning from the bathroom, to find the every signof his work in progress had disappeared suddenly. “Do you remember what I was doing?” was a questionfrequently asked, but rarely answered.Nowmy s

16、ister has developed a second-hand love of cleaning windows, and my brother does the cleaningin his house, perhaps to avoid having to be the one to lift his feet. I try not to think about it too much, butI have at this later time started to dust the furniture once a week.5. My wife could not find her

17、 biscuits and drink in my mothers house because _. A. she had already finished them B. my mother had taken them away C. she forgot where she had left them D. someone in my family has stolen them 6. The underlined part in the last paragraph suggests that my sister _. A. is happy to clean windows B. l

18、oves to clean used windows C. loves to buy clean windows D. likes cleaning windows as my mother did 7. This passage mainly tells us that _. A. my mother often made us confused B. my family members had a poor memory C. my mother helped us to form a good habit D. my wife was surprised when she visited

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27、one theater in the center B. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the price C. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoes D. you wont get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the mealDGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they rem

28、ember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play, catch and hit a ball as well

29、 as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we ha

30、ve learned something, additional(额外的) learning trials(尝试)increase the length(长度) of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of wo

31、rds such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception(例外) to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of th

32、e things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand,