高一年级期月考英语试题.docx

1、高一年级期月考英语试题均安中学2011学年第二学期高一年级第五周模拟考试 英 语 试 题 命题人：陈月明说明：试题共有9页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。在答题卡上，选择题答案请用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题答案用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔书写。.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分50分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。While I studied at school, I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin transla

2、tions. I was always very_1_ in using a dictionary, and found it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no_2_.I formed an alliance (盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and_3_ read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as_4_ trouble by the English essay

3、s he had to write for the headmaster as I was_5_ these Latin words. We agreed together that he would tell me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement _6_ wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite_7_ with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other

4、 hand, once a week or so I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty_8_, but once we were nearly caught out.One afternoon, the headmaster_9_my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively sprit. “I was interested in this_10_ you make here. I think you might have go

5、ne further. Tell me _11_ you had in your mind. ”The headmaster continued in this_12_ for some time to the fear of my friend. However the headmaster, not wishing to _13_ an occasion of praise into one of fault-finding, finally let him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow_14_ an

6、d I made up my mind to make every effort to study my_15_.1. A. quick B. slow C. hard D. good2. A. trouble B. difference C. labor D. worry3. A. might B. would C. should D. could4. A. very B. little C. much D. few5. A. for B. by C. in D. to6. A. worked B. tried C. happened D. developed7. A. angry B. s

7、atisfied C. frightened D. sad8. A. became B. seemed C. lay D. appeared9. A. called B. taught C. arranged D. sent10. A. aim B. goal C. point D. opinion11. A. why B. how C. which D. what12. A. excitement B. way C. meaning D. disappointment13. A. turn B. leave C. grow D. become14. A. surprise B. escape

8、 C. hope D. chance15. A. reading B. writing C. translations D. essays第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为1625的相应位置上。Little Robert tried to take a big bottle of milk out of the fridge. However, he _16 (lose) his grasp on the bottle and it fel

9、l, spilling（溢出）the milk all over the kitchen floor! Instead of scolding (责备) _17 , his mother said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how you can effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Lets go out to the back yard and fill the bottle _18 water and see if you ca

10、n discover a way to carry it _19 (safe).” This little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What _20 wonderful lesson! The little boy has now become a famous scientist and he remarked that it was at that moment_21 he

11、 knew he didnt need to be afraid of _22 (make) mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something, _23 is what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesnt work”, we usually learn something _24 (value) from it. Wouldnt it be great if al

12、l parents would respond the way Roberts mother responded _25 him?.阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen I was learning calligraphy my teacher told me a story. A calligrapher taught handwriting. One of his students who often practised handwriting with

13、 old sheets of newspaper complained that he made very little progress though he had learned it with the calligrapher for a long time. His teacher said to him, “Try to use the best paper. Maybe youll write better.” The student did as he was told. It really worked. He made headway not long afterwards

14、and felt curious. He asked his teacher about the reason. The calligrapher answered, “When you used old newspaper to practise handwriting, you would think you were writing a draft. It didnt matter if you wrote badly as old newspaper was plenty in supply. In that case you wouldnt pay much attention to

15、 it. Now you use the best paper and youll treasure it. Each time you write you feel strongly about the rarity of chances and youll devote to it with all your heart and soul; youll do the handwriting much more attentively than practicing. Of course youve made rapid progress.”Indeed, we spend our ordi

16、nary days just as they are worthless “old newspaper”. We dont care if we scrawl and waste it, thinking that it will come endlessly the “old newspaper” is inexhaustible. In such a mood we may each day pass by opportunities but fail to catch any of them. Life is not a military exercise but an actual w

17、ar in which real weapons are used. In everyday life theres no chance for us to draft. Thats because what we call “draft” actually is the answer sheet we write that cannot be changed. Every day of our life is something new. Let us take every day as a sheet of the best paper.26. The calligrapher in th

18、e story told the student to write on the best paper because he thought _ . A. the student would practise more carefully on the best paper B. it was comfortable to write on the best paper C. the student had enough money to buy the best paper D. the student could write more on the best paper27. The st

19、udent didnt make much progress at first because _ . A. he regarded his writing on old newspaper just as a draft B. he was too poor to buy better paper to write on C. he didnt follow his teachers adviceD. he was not used to the calligraphers teaching manner28. We learn from the passage that _ . A. th

20、e student finally gave up B. the student made rapid progress by practicing more carefully C. the calligrapher was strict with his students D. old newspaper is not useful29. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. What teachers say is always true. B. Success calls for attentivenes

21、s. C. Handwriting is easy to practise. D. New things are always better than old ones. 30. The writer wants to tell us that _ . A. there are some good ways to practice handwriting B. 1ife is like old newspaper C. we should learn from the student in the storyD. 1ife will not give us a chance to draw a

22、 draft B Do you want to take an out-of-this-world trip? Richard Bransons Virgin Galactic plans to make that possible. Beginning in 2009，people should have the opportunity to become space tourists，traveling at about 3，000 mph to heights about 75 miles above Earth. Branson has high hopes for his lates

23、t plans. “It is just the start of what we believe will be a new age in the history of mankind-one day making the affordable (负担得起的)exploration of space by human beings a real possibility,” he said. At the start，though，the trip wont be cheap. Seats aboard (在上) Virgins first craft VSS Enterprise will

24、cost about $200,000. Prices could drop after the first hundred space flights. Despite the current ticket cost，more than 30，000 peopleincluding well-known persons Sigourney Weaver and Victoria Principal-have expressed interest in getting on board. People who dont have an extra $200，000 still have a c

25、hance to get a seat aboard the craft. A computer game contest and a reality television show are in the works (正在准备). Those who cant afford a ticket will have an opportunity to win a seat. Virgin is expected to be the first commercial spacecraft. It will hold six passengers and two pilots. Passengers

26、 will be able to see the Earth from many different viewpoints. The cabin will include l5 floor-to-ceiling windows，allowing for views that extend about l，000 miles in any direction. Passengers will have three days of preflight preparation. On the big day，the spacecraft will take off from the Mojave S

27、paceport in the California desert. The craft will rocket passengers into space at four times the speed of sound. The journey will last about 21 hours. Passengers will wear spacesuits and helmets. They will be able to float around the cabin and do upside down during the five minutes of weightlessness

28、 they will experience in zero gravity (引力). At the end of the flight，the craft will land on a runway. 31. Virgin Galactic could be _ . A. the engineer of the first commercial spacecraft. B. the name of a series of spacecrafts C. the company of the first commercial spacecraft D. a passenger aboard th

29、e first commercial spacecraft32. The space passengers will do all the following EXCEPT that _ . A. they will receive a three-day training course B. they will wear spacesuits and helmets C. they will take about$200，000 with them D. they will experience weightlessness33. Which statement is true accord

30、ing to the passage?A. More than 30,000 people can travel in spacecraft at the moment. B. Many people signed up for space travel in spite of the high ticket costC. Those without much money could also go space travel without occupying(占用)the seats. D. The first commercial spacecraft will have six pers

31、ons on board. 34. The underlined word “it” in the 4th paragraph refers to _ .A spacecraft B. Virgin C. the Earth D. the ticket35. What is the text mainly about?A. The exciting moment of the spacecrafts launching. B. The living conditions of space tourists in the craft. C. Preparations for a space tr

32、avel. D. Plans for the first commercial space flight. CThe following are reviews of the films that are being shown at the moment. 1. Happiness (Romance) Happiness tells the story of two people(Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy)who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and