学年河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学高一份月考英语试题.docx

1、学年河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学高一份月考英语试题淇滨高中20172018学年下学期高一年级英语5月月考试卷第二部分阅读理解 （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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWhen youre on the go（四处奔走）, your best friend and resource（资源） can be your phone. In the age of smart phones, apps are like guiding stars （指路明灯）: The

2、y can point you in the right direction for a hotel, list expenses（花费）, send postcards, and much more.Whenusedtogether,theseappscanbethebasictraveltool, placing a wealth of（很多的） information at your fingertips（指尖） no matter where you are on the planet（星球）. U.S. News Travel has picked the essential（重要的

3、） travel apps, known for theirutility（实用性）andreliability（可靠性）.Best of all, they cost absolutely（绝对地） nothing. TripItYourPersonalTravelAgent（代理人）Be your own travel agent and plan every detail（细节） of your trip- from car rental（租赁） to accommodating（住宿的） restaurants- with Trip It. You can make travel sc

4、hedule（日程安排） by hand, or simply forward（转寄） the email confirmations（确认书） of your flight, rental car, train tickets, and hotels to plans. WeatherFreeYourGo-ToMeteorologist(气象学者)Stoptryingtoexplaintheweatherforecast（预报）ontheeveningnews(particularlywhenitsinaforeignlanguage.) The Weather Free app infor

5、ms（告知） you (in English) of the climate in various（不同的） locations（地点）. It features（以.为特色） the local weather, andotherkeyfactors（因素）thatwillinformyourdecisionaboutwhattowearbeforesteppingoutside（外出）.GobyYourEventGuruWhenyoureinaforeign（外国的）city,yousometimeslookaroundandask:Whereareallthepeople?Goby ha

6、s the answer.Thisapppinpoints（准确地指出）theneighborhood（附近的）hotspots（热闹的地区）(includingmuseums,hotels,eateries（餐馆）,andmore)inyourneighborhood.Butitstruevalue（价值）comesinfindingnearbyevents（大事件）.Youlldiscoverconcerts,plays, and more rightaroundthecorner.21. WhatistheadvantageofusingtravelappspickedbytheU.S.

7、NewsTravel?A. They cannot solve any problem you come across.B. They increase（增加） your travel budget（预算）. C. They exercise your fingertips. D. They arereliableandfreeofcharge（收费）.22. Withthehelpofthetravelappsusedtogether,travelerscandothefollowingthings EXCEPT_.A. rentacar B.decidewhattowearC.lookfo

8、rafriendwhiletraveling D.findthenearbymuseums23. Wherearethereaderslikelytoreadthepassageabove?A. Inageographytextbook（课本）. B.Inamedicine（医学）magazine.C.Onapopularwebsite. D.Inabusinessreport（商业报告）.BEarly in the 16th century men were trying to reach（到达） Asia by traveling west from Europe（欧洲）. In orde

9、r to find Asia they had to find a way past South America（南美洲）. The man who finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean（大西洋） to the Pacific（太平洋） was Ferdinand Magellan (麦哲伦). Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 1519 with 5 ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending（度过） the c

10、old winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered（发现） the channel（河道） which is now called Magellan Strait (海峡). In November, 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the 3 remaining（剩下的） ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America. They then continued（继续）, hoping to

11、 reach Asia. But they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines (菲律宾), men were dying of starvation (饥饿). While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining off

12、icers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail round Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellans exploration. However, their achievement（成就） was great. They were the first men to sail r

13、ound the world.24. The purpose of Magellans exploration was to _. A. find a seaway（海路） from the Atlantic to the Pacific. B. sail round the world.C. carry men to Philippines. D. make a voyage to Asia. 25. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning（与.有关） the exploration?A. Cold

14、winter in Patagonia. B. Lack of equipment（缺乏装备）.C. The death of Magellan. D. Dangers from rocks and storms.26. The number of the ships lost on the WHOLE exploration was _.A. two B. three C. four D. five27. The best title for this passage is _.A. The First Exploration to Sail round the World B. The M

15、ost Dangerous Exploration C. The Discovery of the Philippines D. The Discovery of Magellans StraitCHave you ever found yourself in this situation（情形）: You hear a song you used to sing when you were a child a bit of nostalgia(怀旧) or “blast（冲击波） from the past,” as we say. But it is not a distant（遥远的） childhood memory（童年回忆）. The words（歌词） come back to you as clearly a