江苏省宝应中学学年高一英语下学期月考试题含答案.docx

1、江苏省宝应中学学年高一英语下学期月考试题含答案江苏省宝应中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期月考试题第一部分阅读理解(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，从每篇短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AA Sydney Pass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the Explorer Buses：the “red” Sydney Explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the “blue” Bondi E

2、xplorer visits Sydney Harbor bays and famous beaches. Take to the water on one of three magnificent daily harbor cruises(游船). You can also travel free on regular Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries or City Rail services(limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.Imagine browsing at

3、 Darling Harbor, sampling the famous seafood at Watsons Bay or enjoying the city lights on an evening ferry cruise. The possibilities and plans are endless with a Sydney Pass. Wherever you decide to go, remember that bookings are not required on any of our services so tickets are treated on a first

4、in, first seated basis.Sydney Passes are available for 3, 5 or 7 days for use over a 7 calendar day period. With a 3 or 5 day pass you choose on which days out of the 7 you want to use it. All Sydney Passes include a free Airport Express inward trip before starting your 3, 5 or 7 days, and the retur

5、n trip is valid(有效的) for 2 months from the first day your ticket was used.Sydney Pass FaresAdultChild*Family*3day ticket$90$45$2255day ticket$120$60$3007day ticket$140$70$350*A child is defined as anyone from the ages of 4 years to under 16 years. Children under 4 years travel free.*A family is defi

6、ned as 2 adults and any number of children from 4 to under 16 years of age from the same family.1. A Sydney Pass doesnt offer unlimited rides on _A. the Explorer Buses B. the harbor cruisesC. regular Sydney Buses D. City Rail services2. With a Sydney Pass, a traveler can _A. save fares from and to t

7、he airport B. take the Sydney Explorer to beachesC. enjoy the famous seafood for free D. reserve seats easily in a restaurant3. If 5day tickets were to be recommended to a mother who travelled with her colleague and her children, aged 3，6 and 10, what would the lowest cost be?A. $225. B. $300. C. $3

8、60. D. $420. BLanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by huntergatherers, small, tightly knit(联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some

9、 language experts believe that 10，000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12，000 languages between them.Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In rec

10、ent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nationstate and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and C

11、hinese are increasingly taking over.At present, the world has about 6，800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Eu

12、rope has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1，000; Africa 2，400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3，200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number(中位数) of speakers is a mere 6，000, which means that half the worlds languages are spoken by fewer people th

13、an that.Already well over 400 of the total of 6，800 languages are close to extinction(消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150), Lipan Apache in the United States(two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, w

14、ith a questionmark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.4. What can we infer about languages in huntergatherer times?A. They developed very fast. B. They were large in number.C. They had similar patterns. D. They were closely connected5. Which of the following best explains “dominan

15、t” underlined in Paragraph 2?A. Complex. B. Advanced. C. Powerful. D. Modern.6. How many languages are spoken by less than 6，000 people at present?A. About 6，800. B. About 3，400. C. About 2，400. D. About 1，200.7. What is the main idea of the text?A. New languages will be created.B. Peoples lifestyle

16、s are reflected in languages.C. Human development results in fewer languages.D. Geography determines language evolution.CIs the “Go to College” Message Overdone?Even in a weak job market, the old college try isnt the answer for everyone. A briefing paper from the Brookings Institution warns that “we

17、 may have overdone the message on college”， senior fellow Isabel Sawhill said.“Weve been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course theres a lot of truth to that，” Mrs Sawhill said. “On average it does pay off.But if you load up

18、 on a whole lot of student debt and then you dont graduate, that is a very bad situation.”One comment that people often repeat among the years of slow job growth has been the value of education for landing a job and advancing in a career. Aprils national unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, according to

19、 the Labor Department. The unemployment rate for highschool graduates over 25 years old who hadnt attended college was 7.4%, compared with 3.9% for those with a bachelors degree or more education. The difference is even bigger among those aged 1624. The jobless rate for those with only a high school

20、 diploma in that age group is about 20%. At the same time, recent research by Canadian economists warns that a college degree is no guarantee of promising employment.Mrs Sawhill pointed out that among the aspects that affect the value of a college education is the field of ones major: Students in en

21、gineering or other sciences end up earning more than ones who major in the arts or education. The cost of tuition(学费) and the availability of financial aid are other considerations, with public institutions(大学) generally a better financial bargain than private ones.She suggested two ways to improve

22、the situation: increasing vocational(职业的)technical training programs and taking_a_page_from Europes focus on early education rather than postsecondary learning. “The European countries put a little more attention to getting people prepared in the primary grades，” she said. “Then they have a higher b

23、ar for whoever goes to collegebut once you get into college, youre more likely to be highly subsidized(资助)”She also is a supporter of technical trainingto teach students how to be plumbers, welders and computer programmersbecause “employers are desperate” for workers with these skills.8. People usua

24、lly think that _A. the cost of technical schooling is a problemB. technical skills are most important for finding a jobC. one will not succeed without a college degreeD. there is an increased competition in getting into a college9. What does the underlined part “taking a page from”(in Para. 5) possi

25、bly mean?A. Learning from. B. Changing from.C. Differing from. D. Hearing from.10. What can we infer from the passage?A. Public institutions charge more for education.B. European universities are stricter with students.C. Canadian students prefer to major in engineering.D. Students with certain skil

26、ls are in great demand.11. Mrs Sawhill may probably agree that _A. technical training is more important than college educationB. too much stress has been put on the value of college degreesC. a college degree will ensure promising employmentD. its easier for art students to find favorite jobsDEveryo

27、ne looks forward to progress, whether in ones personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a persons ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress must lead to a better life and a better way of doing things. All these, however, remain true only in so far as people wan

28、t to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.However, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who miss the “good old days”， efficiency_comes_with_a_price. When communication becomes more efficient, people are able to contact one ano

29、ther no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish. The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadgets,_such as mobile phones and iPads, people often do not take the effort to visit one another perso

30、nally. A personal visit carries with the additional feature of having to be in the persons presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other persons off.With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the nature of factories and the success of in

31、dustrialization today. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when makin

32、g these products. For example, many handcrafts(手工艺品) are now produced in a factory. Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handcraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. In f