湖北省宜昌金东方高级中学三峡高中学年高一月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、湖北省宜昌金东方高级中学三峡高中学年高一月考英语试题 Word版含答案 宜昌金东方高级中学2016年秋季学期11月月考高一英语试题本试题卷共8页，四部分77小题。全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。祝考试顺利第卷第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where did the woman have lunch?A. At her house. B.

2、 At a caf. C. On the riverbank.2. What will the man do?A. Book a restaurant. B. Have a rest. C. Send out invitations.3. What time is it now?A. 4:00. B. 3:30. C. 3:10.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their university days. B. A football match. C. A person.5. What homework is the boy d

3、oing?A. English. B. Science. C. Maths.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What will the woman have to do tomorrow?A. Write a paper. B. Hand in her paper. C. Repair the ma

4、ns computer.7. What is the woman most likely to be?A. A computer programmer. B. A secretary. C. A student.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How did the man feel about his trip?A. Pleased. B. Excited. C. Frightened.9. What happened to the man in the wildlife park?A. He ran into a tree. B. He was attacked by a lion.

5、C. He was run after by a lion听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where is the man?A. In Chicago. B. In New York. C. In Los Angeles.11. How will the woman go to meet the man from the airport?A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By bus.12. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Book a hotel for her.B. Talk to the salespeople

6、 and customers.C. Spend some time with her in the centre of the city.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why did the woman go to China?A. To do business. B. To learn Chinese. C. To get experience on tourism.14. Who could the woman probably be?A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A tour guide.15. Where is the woman now?A

7、. In Australia. B. In America. C. In Canada.16. What can we learn about the woman?A. She learned a lot in China.B. She had been in China for a year.C. She worked as a hotel manager in China.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did people use to think of the statue(人像) of Bronze Horseman?A. Beautiful. B. Famou

8、s. C. Important.18. How many people can St. Isaacs Cathedral hold at most?A. 14,000. B.4,000. C. 1,703.19. What is special about the Winter Palace?A. It is a museum actually.B. It houses a great art collection.C. It allows people to have a great view.20. What is the talk mainly about?A. An ancient R

9、ussian ruler. B. Some historical places of interest in Europe.C. The city of St. Petersburg.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） 阅读下面短文, 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。AEarly one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fe

10、ll asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread(线) to run smoothly around the needle. Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he ha

11、d been caught by terrible savages(野蛮人) whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to

12、 kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the

13、needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practised sewing machine. Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way. Thomas Edison, the inventor of

14、 the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre. To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still w

15、orking. This unconscious(无意识的), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain ca

16、n send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.21. The problem Howe was trying to solve wa

17、s_. A. what kind of thread to use. B. how to design a needle which would not break. C. where to put the needle. D. how to prevent the thread from getting caughtaround the needle22. Thomas Edison is spoken of because_. A. he also tried to invent a sewing machine. B. he got some of his ideas from drea

18、ms. C. he was one of Howes best friends. D. he also had difficulty in falling asleep.23. Dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves” because _. A. strange images are used to communicate ideas. B. images which have no meaning are used.C. we can never understand the real meaning. D. onl

19、y specially trained people can understand them.BKings College Summer School Kings College Summer School is an yearly training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of Kings College and other colleges in New York. Trips to

20、museums and culture centers are also organized. This years summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.More information is as follows:Application (申请) dateStudents in New York should send theirapplications before July 18, 2007.Students of other cities should send their applications before July 1

21、6, 2007.Foreign students should send theirapplications before July 10, 2007.CoursesEnglish LanguageSpoken English: 22 hoursReading and, Writing: 10 hoursAmerican History: 16 hoursAmerican Culture: 16 hoursSteps A letter of self-introduction A letter of recommendation(推荐) The letters should be writte

22、n in English with all the necessary information.CostDaily lessons: $200Sports and activities: $100Travels: $200Hotel service: $400You may choose to live with yourfriends or relatives in the same city.Please write to:Thompson, Sanders1026 Kings StreetNew York, NY 10016, USAE-mail: KC-Summer-School 24

23、. You can most probably read the text in _. A. a newspaper B. a travel guide C. a textbook D. a telephone book25. Which of the following is true about Kings College Summer School? A. Only top students can take part in the program. B. Kings College Summer School is run every other year. C. Visits to

24、museums and culture centers are part of the program. D. Only the teachers of Kings College give courses.26. If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school_. A. $200 B. $400 C. $500 D. $90027. What information can you get from the text? A. The program will last tw

25、o months. B. You can write to Thompson only in English. C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2007. D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.CI was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with others. However,

26、 learning came fairly easy for me. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare (噩梦) and made me feel that I was not as good as the others. Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetic. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No on

27、e could hide from Miss Forsythe! One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldnt do a good job as she explained her idea, but she was excited. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agree. It was a “boy meets girl” gam

28、e. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann, played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss Forsythe, I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dance. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked

29、me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded (鼓掌) for our excellent performance. What a wonderful ending! Afterwards, I smiled confidently. Miss Forsythes understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave

30、me some much needed confidence. She was and always will be my favorite teacher. 28. What do we know about Miss Forsythe?A. She was a strict and understanding teacher. B. She was good at dancing.C. She liked to play games with the students after class. D. She taught students how to dance.29. How did

31、the author feel about the game at first?A. She was excited. B. She was nervous.C. She was disappointed. D. She thought it would be fun.30. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. the author lost confidence by dancing with her classmateB. Miss Forsythe helped the author pick up the tallest girl C. the author was afraid when she felt ten feet tallD. Miss Forsythe had planned the game that way on purpose 31. What is the best title for the passage?A. PE Classes