高一英语上学期第一次月考试题8.docx

1、高一英语上学期第一次月考试题8湖北省宜昌市长阳二中2016-2017学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试卷考试时间：120分钟阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，共40分) 第一节 阅读下列短文，从1-15各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在机读上将该项涂黑。AFriends play an important role in our lives, and although we cant be more familiar with the fact of friendship, we often dont clearly understand how we make friends, especi

2、ally with Americans. Here are some pieces of advice on making friends with Americans: 1. Visiting places Americans enjoy: parties, churches, restaurants, parks and sports clubs. 2. Be willing to take the first step. Dont wait for them to get close to you. Americans in China may not know you speak En

3、glish. They may be uncomfortable if they cant speak your language. 3. Use small talks to open the conversation. Ask them where theyre from, why they come to China, etc. . Remember: Be careful not to ask personal questions about age, salary and so on. 4. Show an interest in their culture, their count

4、ry or their job. Americans like to talk about themselves! 5. Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific(明确的)time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like “Lets go out for dinner sometime. ” Often this is just a way to be friendly. It is not always a

5、 real invitation.6. Dont expect too much at first. Maybe theyre being friendly. But maybe they want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell. 1. According to the text, Americans like to visit the following places exceptA. shopping centersB. parks C. sports clubsD. churches2. What should yo

6、u say when meeting an American for the first time? A. Whats your age? B. How much do you get in a month? C. Nice to meet you! Are you from America? D. Lets get together sometime. I want to ask you some questions. 3. What is mainly discussed in the text? A. Its very important to be a good friend of a

7、n American. B. Some advice on how to make friends with Americans. C. Something about the friendship in America. D. Friendship is the most important in our life. B One night many years ago, an old couple entered a small hotel in Philadelphia. The couple went up to the front desk, hoping to get a room

8、 for the night. “Could you give us a room?” the husband asked. The clerk looked at the couple and explained that there were three meetings in the town. “ All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said. “But I cant send you out into the rain at one oclock in the morning. Would you be willing to sleep in

9、 my room? Its not exactly a suite(套间) , but it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night.”As he paid his bill the next morning, the old man said to the clerk, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel. Maybe someday Ill build one for you.” The clerk looked

10、 at them and smiled. And the three of them had a good laugh.Two years passed. The clerk received a letter from the old man. It contained a ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay him a visit. The old man met the clerk and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He then pointed

11、 to a great new building there, and told him, “ This is the new hotel for you.”The old mans name was William Waldorf-Aster, and that building was the first Waldorf-Astoria hotel. The clerk who became its first manager was George C. Boldt.4. What was the weather like when the couple went into the sma

12、ll hotel?A. It was very cold. B. It was raining. C. It was snowing. D. It was sunny.5. Where did the old couple stay in the end?.A. In one of the hotel rooms. B. In the meeting room. C. In the clerks room. D. In another hotel.6. What can we learn about the clerk?A. He was kind and helpful. B. He was

13、 skilled in running business.C. He became rich by managing hotels. D. He treated people on the basis of their backgrounds.7. The story mainly tells us that_.A. Where there is a will there is a way. B. After rain comes fair weather. C. One good turn deserves another. D. Its easier to say something th

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18、 the following position is a full-time job? A. Babysitter. B. Office manager. C. Waiter / waitress. D. Office cleaner.9. If a college girl with some experience caring for children wants to apply for a job, where should she send an email?A.job-p3b7u-1365632206craigslist.org B. job-tkupe-1329358152cra

19、igslist.orgC. jim D. rebecharv10. What can we learn from the passage? A. The office cleaner has to work three hours each day.B. One can apply for a waiter or waitress by telephone.C. A babysitter earns $5 more than an office cleaner per hour. D. Experience is necessary for all these three jobs. D“Wh

20、y do birds sing?” I asked a group of children. “To attract metes(配偶)!” answered a boy. A 4-year-old girl added shyly, “birds sing because they are happy, and they want to make us happy, too.” I think both answers are probably true in a way. If birds sing happily, it shows all is well in the forest:

21、no predators (捕食者) are present, and the birds can feed, sing and do other bird things. The sound of a relaxed robin singing is easy to understand because it makes us feel this way tooits a sound that lifts our own hearts when we hear it.What happens when a predator comes into their areas? The nearby

22、 birds quickly give an alarm(警报) call, a short sound that warns, “Danger is coming!” On hearing the sound, the other birds stop singing and fly for cover, the deer lift their heads and stop moving and the rabbits run into the bushes. Suddenly, the forest becomes silent. When humans walk through the

23、woods in a hurry or while talking with a friend, we dont see much wildlife. We may think that there arent many animals living there, but more likely, they know we are coming and hide minutes before our arrival. But if we learn to avoid setting off alarms, we can see many more wild animals without fr

24、ightening them. To practice, find a place in a park and sit quietly for an hour. Take note as the birds begin to relax and sing again. When I do this, I am always surprised at the wonderful thing animals will do when humans simply stay still long enough.11.In the writers opinion, the childrens answe

25、rs to his question are_.A. funny B. reasonable C. honest D. important12. Hearing a birds alarm call, a deer will _.A. run quickly into the bushes B. stand still with its head up C. lie down on the ground at once D. act as if nothing has happened13. According to the author, why cant we see much wildl

26、ife in the woods?A. Because we come at the wrong time. B. Because we fail to give warnings.C. Because we have set off alarms. D. Because few animals live there.14. The purpose of the last paragraph is to _.A. advise people to enjoy the songs of birds. B. ask people to learn something about birds. C.

27、 tell people how to protect birds in the wild. D. show people how and when birds sing.15. What is the text mainly about?A. The life of birds. B. Birds in the forest.C. How birds sing in the forest. D. The messages in birds singing.第二节：七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）（根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项）请涂到机读卡上.Everyd

28、ay life in BritainThe weather is the most common topic in Britain. _16_. Because in Britain the weather changes a lot. Wind, rain, sun, cloud, snow- they can all happen in Britain._17_ At banks, cinemas, shops, bus stops you can always see people in queues. They stand and wait quietly, often for a l

29、ong time. Each new person stands at the end of the queue- sometimes in rain, wind or snow. They never complain and they will get quite upset when someone jumps the queue.Men always shake hands when they meet._18_ They shook hands to show that they didnt have a sword(剑). Now shaking hands is a custom

30、er most countries. In Britain you dont shake hands with your friends or family members. But you do shake hands when you meet a person for the first time._19_ And they always send birthday cards or presents. There are also other cards like Christmas cards, good luck cards, congratulations on your new

31、 baby cards and get well soon cards. They have everything for every important moment.British people are very superstitious (迷信的). They believe in all sorts of signs they see. For them black cats are lucky. 20_ The more leaves you catch the more lucky you will be. On the contrary, never open an umbrella in the house and never break a mirror because they mean seven years of bad luck.A. Shopping is another common topic in Britain. B. Another common thing is Britain is queuing. C. Hundreds of years ago, soldiers began this custom. D. In autumn if you catch falling leaves you are lucky.