福建省永春县第一中学等校学年高一上学期月考英语试题.docx

1、福建省永春县第一中学等校学年高一上学期月考英语试题永春一中高一年10月月考英语试卷（2017.10）命题老师：李长余 总分150分。考试时间120分钟。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷（三部分，共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节,每小题1.5分，满分30分）第二部分 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，并在答题卡将该选项涂黑。A Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before

2、 anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosi

3、ty. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

4、Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.At the same time pe

5、ople on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk

6、. Because she was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did, they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the even

7、ing. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess（公爵夫人）found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four oclock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born .21. This pass

8、age mainly discusses.A. the history of tea drinking in Britain B. how tea became a popular drink in Britain C. how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea D. how tea-time was born 22.Tea became a popular drink in Britain. A. in the sixteenth century B. in the seventeenth century C. in the eighteen

9、th century D. in the late seventeenth century23. We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of . A. a famous French lady B. the ancient Chinese C. the upper(上层的) social class D. people in HollandBIts five minutes before the exam and you ar

10、e in a state of panic. You just have to pass it, but how? You didnt even open the book the night before and you hear a voice in your head saying “Cheat, cheat .” So what are you going to do, ignore it and fail or go for it? Its a tough decision many students must make.Most young people believe that

11、cheating is wrong. However, they have cheated at least once in their high school years. So, why do they do it? Are they too lazy to study? Perhaps, its not as simple as that. According to some experts, one main reason why students cheat is that they see their friends get away with it. Its an easy wa

12、y out. They avoid embarrassment and their parents anger for not doing well in an exam. Another reason is that students think its OK to cheat if the subject isnt important for their future career. Whats more, most students have to put up with the pressure of getting into university. They need to get

13、good marks to carry on with their studies. This means that there will always be students who will do anything for a better mark.It has never been easier to cheat than it is today. With all the technology available, students neednt cheat by looking over their shoulders anymore. They use mobile phones

14、 to send answers to each other during a test. There is also the Internet. With hundreds of websites, students dont have to worry because they can find lots of material which they can copy and use in projects. There are even tips on the art of cheating in exams.Obviously, if you get caught cheating,

15、you fail the exam or the subject. But it doesnt really matter whether you get caught or not. Whats important is that its wrong. You mustnt cheat because cheating is a lie. It deceives (欺骗) people into thinking you know more than you actually do. How can you be proud of something you have achieved th

16、rough cheating? In the end, its not about deceiving your teachers and your parents, but about fooling yourself that you can do something you really cant.24. The tough decision that many students have to make before an exam is .A. how to cheat B. what to do if they failC. whether to cheat or not D. h

17、ow to keep calm25. According to some experts, which is one of the reasons that make students decide to cheat?A. They think the subject is important enough for their future.B. With all the technology available, they find it easy to cheat.C. They will be made fun of by their friends if they dont cheat

18、.D. They suffer from great pressure of carrying on with their studies.26. The worst thing about cheating is that .A. you can get caught and failB. youcheat others and yourselfC. you give others a bad impressionD. your teacher will inform your parents27. What is the text mainly about?A. Cheating can

19、be explained but not excused.B. Students have found new ways to cheatC. Students cheat to get into university. D. Cheating is a social and psychological problem.CThey tell us when to get up or when were running late for work and whether we are in danger of missing our favorite TV program. But while

20、our daily activities rely on clocks that tell us the time, science is discovering that our well-being is influenced by a very different kind of timepiece. Circadian rhythms-the human bodys own internal(体内的) clock-have a powerful influence on our health and behavior. They are programmed from birth an

21、d control functions ranging from temperature and blood pressure to sleep patterns.In recent years researchers have also discovered that this built-in mechanism（内在机制）can influence everything from the way we react to medicines to how well we learn music.The latest example, from experts at Harvard Univ

22、ersity in the US, shows that the human body clock can even influence whether or not we are likely to tell the truth. Researchers found it was easier for people to tell lies in the afternoon because, as they were tired, the self control that would normally prevent them from lying started to break dow

23、n. Tiredness made it easier for them to tell lies-especially if it meant they got a financial reward at the end.“The body clock has a great effect on us all,” says Professor Jim Horne from the Sleep Research Centre at Loughborough University. “Most people tend to feel good around late morning and th

24、en decline in the early afternoon. But the time most of us will feel our sharpest is between 6 pm and 8 pm. Thats because sleepiness tends to build up throughout the day. By early evening our body clock kicks in to wake us up. One reason may be to ensure we get home safely. When our ancestors(祖先) we

25、re coming home after hunting all day their internal clocks kicked in to get them home in one piece.”So what effects do circadian rhythms have and whats the best time of day to take advantage of them?28. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to. A. our clocks B. scientists and expe

26、rtsC. our daily routines D. circadian rhythms 29. The research referred to in Paragraph 3 found that people tend to.A. tell lies when they are tired B. tell lies if they are rewardedC. get angry as they become tired D. break down because they are tired30. According to the passage, when are people mo

27、st quick-thinking? A. In the morning. B. Around midday.C. In the late afternoon. D. In the early evening.31. What information will the writer probably present following the last paragraph?A. Some practical suggestions to prevent people from lying.B. Examples of how the human body clocks control the

28、body.C. Examples of the most suitable time to do different activities.D. An explanation of how the human body clock controls the body.DA telescope (望远镜), called Gaia, is being designed by astronomers in Europe, and it couldnt be more different from Pan-STARRS, which is another telescope being design

29、ed. While Pan-STARRS will be looking for asteroids (小行星) and comets headed for Earth, Gaia will be looking at our entire galaxy (银河系). Gaia is designed to draw a map of the Milky Way, our home galaxy. Just as a map of your town gives you a picture of where things are located, Gaias map of the galaxy

30、 will tell astronomers where the stars are. Over five years, Gaia will observe (观察) about a billion stars and other objects in our galaxy. Each object will be observed about 70 times. Gaia will be sent into space connected to a rocket. It contains two telescopes, each focused at a different angle (角

31、度). These two telescopes act like Gaias “eyes”. The reason why humans can see things in 3D is that we have two eyes focused on the same object, at slightly different angles. By using two telescopes like eyes, Gaia can produce the first 3D map of the positions of the stars it views. Gaia, which is to

32、 be sent into space in 2011, will be a powerful telescope. If you were to use it on Earth, for example, you could stand 600 miles away from your best friends and still get a clear picture of their hair. Gaia is one of more than a dozen telescopes being designed by scientists right now. The next generation of telescopes will reveal new parts of our universe that will seem surprising. The universe, with all its planets, stars and o