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1、高一英语月考试题辽宁省大连市第二十高级中学2016-2017学年高一英语1月月考试题第一部分：听力 略（）第二部分：阅读理解（ 共 2 节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） A It was Mollys job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work One morning，in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one

2、was worn and held together with staples(书钉)“Why two bags?” her father asked. “The other is something else” Molly answered“Whats in it?” “Just some stuffTake it with you” Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both sacks（bags） into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed offAt midday he opened Moll

3、ys bag and took out the contents：two hair ribbons，three small stones，a plastic dinosaur，a tiny sea shell，a small doll，and 13 penniesThe busy father smiled，finished eating，and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Mollys stuff included That evening，Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper”Wh

4、eres my bag?” “What bag?” “The one I gave you this morning” “I left it at the office, why ?” “I forgot to put this note in it” she said “And，besides，Daddy，the things in the sack are the things I really likeI thought you might like to play with themYou didnt lose the bag，did you，Daddy?” “Oh，no” he sa

5、id，lying. “I just forgot to bring it homeIll bring it back tomorrow” While Molly hugged her fathers neck，he unfolded the note that read” I love you，Daddy.” Molly had given him her treasuresall that a 7-year-old held dear Love in a paper bag，and he missed itnot only missed it, but had thrown it in th

6、e wastebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor(看门人), he picked up the bag from the wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didnt look so good, but the stuff was all there and thats what counted. After dinner, he asked Molly to te

7、ll him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a memory. “Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,” he thought. We should all remember that its not the destination that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we lo

8、ve is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.21What did Molly give her father a second bag for? AShe didnt want to keep the things in the bag BShe hoped those things would bring happiness to her father CShe wanted to remind her father of the stories behind t

9、he things DShe enjoyed playing with her father 22After Father heard what his daughter said，he felt . AregretfulBsurprisedCsadD. satisfied23. Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage? AAn Important Journey BTwo Bags CFather and Daughter DLove in a Paper Bag B Betty Friedan, bo

10、rn in 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, attended Smith College in Northampton, MassachusettsShe finished her studies in psychology in 1942. After college she attended the University of California at Berkeley to continue her studies. Later, she moved to New York City and worked as a reporter and editor for l

11、abor union newspapers In 1947, Betty married Carl Friedan. They had a child, the first of threeWhen Betty Friedan became pregnant for the second time, she was dismissed from her job at the newspaperAfter that she worked as an independent reporter for magazines. But her editors often rejected her att

12、empts to write about subjects outside the traditional interests of women In 1966, Betty Friedan helped found NOW, the National Organization for WomenShe served as its first president. She led campaigns to end unfair treatment of women seeking jobsShe wanted women to take part in social and political

13、 changeBetty Friedan led a huge demonstration（游行） in New York City for womens rights. Demonstrations were also held in other cities In 1981, Betty Friedan wrote a book called The Second Stage about the condition of the womens movement. Friedan wrote that the time for huge demonstrations and other su

14、ch events had passedShe urged the movement to try to increase its influence on American political lifeSome younger members of the movement criticized her as too conservative Betty Friedan died on February 4, 2006. She was considered the mother of modern womens liberation movementBetty Friedan once t

15、old a television reporter how she wanted to be remembered: She helps make women feel better about being women”24According to Paragraph 2, Betty lost her job because Ashe was pregnant Bshe got married Cher editors didnt like her Dshe was too independent25Betty led a huge demonstration to Afight again

16、st the government Bfight for womens rights Ctake part in political life Dget support from the government26The book The Second Stage A. was popular among young women readers B. thought highly of those huge demonstrations C. was about the condition of the womens movement then D. decreased the movement

17、s influence on American political life27From the last paragraph, we know that ABetty helped women live better BBetty wanted to be remembered forever CBetty thought it better to be a woman Dthe television reporter knew Betty well C Babies born in summer are more likely to become short-sighted in late

18、 life, a study has shown. As many as a quarter of all cases of short-sightedness are caused by too great an exposure to sunlight in the first weeks of life, say eye experts. They are advising all parents to put sunglasses on their babies during the first weeks. Scientists had already established tha

19、t over-exposure to sunlight caused shortsightedness in animals. Researchers who compared the months in which babies were born with whether they needed glasses later on say the principle also applies to humans. A study of almost 300,000 young adults-the largest of its kind showed that those born in J

20、une and July had a 25 per cent greater chance of becoming severely short-sighted than those born in December or January. Research leader Professor Michael Belkin of Tel Aviv University, said it was because prolonged illumination(光照) causes the eyeball to lengthen, causing short-sightedness. Therefor

21、e, the more light a newborn is exposed to, the more the eyeball lengthens and the worse the short-sightedness will be. The mechanism which lengthens the eyeball is associated with levels of melatonin(褪黑激素), a pigment (色素) which protects the skin against harmful rays of the sun. In young babies not e

22、nough melatonin is released as protection, meaning they are more vulnerable to sunburn and changes to eyeball shape. Sight expert Professor Daniel OLeary, of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, said “At the moment we dont know the precise cause of why light exposure affects sight, but the evidenc

23、e seems to prove that it is one of the reasons for people becoming shortsighted.”28. Babies born in summer are more likely to be shortsighted _. A. because the summer sun is too strong for babies B. because babies who are born in summer have lengthened eyeballs C. if exposed to much sunlight in the

24、first weeks after they are born D. if parents dont know a proper way to protect their babies eyes29. Melatonin is a kind of material to _. A. prevent the eyes from becoming near-sighted B. protect the skin from harmful sun rays C. make our body strong D. protect babies eyes from summer sun30. From w

25、hat Professor Daniel OLeary says we can conclude that _. A. there is no evidence that shortsightedness is related to exposure to sunlight B. whether light exposure affects sight still needs to be further proved C. he believes that light exposure can cause shortsightedness D. he tries to give the cau

26、se of why light exposure affects sight31. The underlined word “vulnerable” in the passage probably means _.A. easy to be harmedB. resistant C. protectiveD. changeable D Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-laws house and had to park in a nearby parking lo

27、t because they didnt have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground - not many people had ventured out that evening! When I returned to my car around 11.pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bi

28、t. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do. All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members - at least I thoug

29、ht thats what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said Excuse me, Maam, can we help you? You seem stuck. Still afraid and fearing the wors

30、t, I said I am stuck. And the young man said Its okay, stay in your car and well push you out of the snow. And they did! When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly32.Why did the author just free

31、ze when the four young men walking toward her car?A. Because she was afraid of being harmed B. Because she sat in her car for too long a timeC. Because she was cold indeed in that freezing eveningD. Because she knew they would rob her of the car33.The author failed to drive away because _.A. she was terrified at the four young men B. her car wasnt warm enoughC. it was icy and full of snow on the ground. D. something was wrong with the wheels.34.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. One of the four teenagers was a gang member B. Th