管理局第一高级中学1516学年上学期高一第二次月考英语试题附答案.docx

1、管理局第一高级中学1516学年上学期高一第二次月考英语试题附答案红兴隆管理局第一高级中学20152016学年度第一学期高一年级12月月考英语学科试卷注：卷面分值120分； 时间：90分钟。第卷第一部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AOnce upon a time, there was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the kings castle. After many years of

2、 walking, the kings castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards took notice of him.“Get out of here!” commanded the guards.Well, the little boy didnt have to be told twice. He turnedand ran right away. All he wanted to do was to tell the king w

3、onderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the kings house. But he couldnt even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and came up. “Whats wrong, young man?” he asked

4、.“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me frightened. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why dont you try again. Dont lose heart. Ill come with

5、you this time.”The little boy got up and took the mans hand. The kings guards spotted them.“Look, mister, we dont have to do thisI dont want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”The man held the little boys hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back

6、 up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was surprised.“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.“Why, Im the kings son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.The little boy broke into a huge smile.1. Why did the boy want to see the king?A. To get som

7、e help from the king.B. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.C. To share wonderful things with the king.D. To ask the king to play with him.2. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?A. The little boy didnt understand the guards words at first. B. The guards repeat

8、ed the words to the boy. C. The little boy understood the guards words right away. D. The little boy had been to the castle twice.3. According to the passage, the young man is .A. warm-hearted B. determined C. stubborn D. mean4. Which of the following best suits the storys lesson for us?A. Anything

9、is possible if one tried hard enough. B. Never judge a book by its cover.C. Life can sometimes be unfair. D. Make new friends and keep the old.BTo peoples surprise, baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl(爬行), while boys will head for cars, a study has shown. The findi

10、ngs, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment including 90 babies aged 9 months to 36 months. The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys. Some

11、 were typically boys toys - a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy. The rest were girls toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a cooking set. They were placed a meter away from the toys; and could pick whichever toy they liked; their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were reco

12、rded.Of the youngest children （9 to 14 months）, girls spent clearly longer playing with the doll than boys, and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did. Among the two and three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly

13、touched it. The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls only touched. There was no connection between the parents view on which toys were more suitable for boys or girls, and the childrens choice.Dr Brenda Todd said, “Children of this age are already exposed(暴露)

14、 to much socialization. Boys may be given toys that go while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preference. But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys. There could be a biological basis for their choices. B

15、oys through evolution( 进化, 发展) have been adapted to prefer moving objects, probably through hunting instincts(本能), while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink, the color of a newborn baby.”5. Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because .A. baby boys are much more active B.

16、baby girls like bright colors more C. their parents treat them differently D. there is a natural difference between them 6. What can we infer from Paragraph 3 ?A. Nine-month-old baby boys dont play with dolls at all.B. Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls.C. Parents should teac

17、h their babies to share each others toys.D. The older the babies are, the more noticeable their preference is.7. What conclusion did Dr. Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study?A. Babies preference isnt affected by social surroundings.B. Adults purposely influence their babies preference.C. B

18、aby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting.D. Baby girls preferring warmer colors will be warm-hearted.8. We may read this article in a _ section of a newspaper.A. health B. science C. education D. vocabularyCChina, known as the “kingdom of bicycle”, will see a quick growth in electr

19、ic bicycle production in the next five years thanks to the countrys efforts to save energy and improve the environment. The output of electric bikes is expected to maintain an annual growth rate of at least 80 percent in the coming five years. China will churn out 30 million electricity-driven bikes

20、 in 2010, compared to 9 million bikes last year, according to a report from the Development Research Center under the State Council and other ministries such as the National Development and Reform Commission. The central government wants to reduce the amount of energy consumption (消耗) by as much as

21、20 percent within the next five years. That would be achieved through the introduction of new sources of energy and encouraging people to save energy, China Daily reported. The smoke from car exhausts (尾气) is a major cause of pollution darkening the sky in Chinese cities, especially Beijing. Industr

22、ial experts on Monday, called on the government to come up with more preferential (优先的) measures to spread the use of electric bikes in China. Electric bike production in China accounts for about 90 percent of the worlds total, making China the worlds biggest producer, consumer and exporter of the e

23、nergy-efficient vehicle, the report indicated. The country last year sold about 3 million electric bikes to foreign countries, a figure expected to double to 6 million in five years. By 2010, the production value of the electric bike industry in China is expected to be 70 billion Yuan (8.6 billion U

24、S dollars), almost four times the current level.9. Why will there be a quick growth in electric bicycle production in the next five years in China? A. Because electric bicycles can save the consumer more money. B. Because the central government encourages people to save energy. C. Because most peopl

25、e in China cant afford cars. D. Because the Chinese government limits the development of bicycle production.10. The underlined phrase “churn out” in the second paragraph has the same meaning as “_”. A. make B. sell C. design D. export11. According to the report, _. A. China will produce 9 million el

26、ectricity-driven bikes in 2010 B. the central government of China wants to increase the amount of energy consumption C. China is the worlds second biggest producer, consumer and exporter of the energy-efficient vehicle D. the output of electric bikes is expected to increase at least 80 percent in th

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