河南省学年高一英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx

1、河南省学年高一英语上学期第一次月考试题南阳市一中2019年秋期高一第一次考试英语试题第二部分 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。ASummer vacation is coming soon. To enjoy a relaxing holiday，here wed like to share with you some of the best rock and jazz festivals. Although many Ukrainian(乌克兰的) music festival

2、s were cancelled because of the bad financial condition，plenty remain for music lovers.KrayinaMriyWhen and where: June 2021，Kyiv，Pyrohovo folk museumLineup (阵容): TNMK，Boombox，VopliVidoplyasova，OnukaKrayinaMriy is an annual(每年的) rock music festival that promotes modern music. Besides music，the festiv

3、al will offer dances as well as literary and theatrical performances and also playing of a traditional music instrument.Alfa FestWhen and where: June 2628，LvivSo far all tickets have been booked，but a waiting list is available at This yearly festival held in Lviv will be interesting for both experie

4、nced jazz lovers and jazz learners. The performers on the lineup come from Ukraine，Japan，Cuba and the US.KoktebelWhen and where: Aug.22Sept.6，Zatoka village，Odesa OblastKoktebel Jazz is the biggest outdoor jazz festival.The Cinematic Orchestra，ParovStelar，Nino Katamadze，Bonobo，Submotion Orchestra，Bi

5、llys Band were the GALAS superstars in previous years. This year the list of festivals participants and tickets prices still remain unknown but the organizers revealed(透露) that apart from good jazz，the guests will be offered music lectures and movie screenings.RespublicaWhen and where: Sept.47，Kamya

6、netsPodilsky，Khmelnytska OblastFolk music and street art festival Respublica will take place in Kamyanets，Podilsky，one of the most beautiful cities in the west. Kyiv Post staff writer NataliyaTrach can be reached at trach.Booking in advance can get a good discount.21Who are the text mainly intended

7、for?APeople enthusiastic about music. BPeople fond of travelling around.CMerchants able to make a fortune. DMusicians able to play various instruments.22What do KrayinaMriy and Alfa Fest have in common?ATheir performers are all from Ukraine. BTheir aim is to spread modern music.CThey both offer othe

8、r performances. DThey are both yearly held festivals.23Which festival lasts the longest?AKrayinaMriy. BAlfa Fest. CKoktebel. DRespublica.BIn Mexico, girls celebrate their fifteenth birthday with a celebration called Quinceanera. In the morning, the birthday girl goes to the church with her family an

9、d her best friends. She wears a beautiful dress. Later in the day, there is a huge party, with a big cake that matches the girls dress, and a night filled with music and dancing.Becoming an adult is a very important life change, and Japan has a special holiday to celebrate this. The second Sunday in

10、 January is Coming-of-Age Day. On that day, everyone who had their twentieth birthday in the last year goes to their Town Hall for a special activity. Everyone dressed up, and many women wear beautiful dresses. The mayor makes a speech and gives presents to all the new adults.Some kids are afraid to

11、 start school, but six-year-olds in Germany cant wait. For them, Schlanfang is a big holiday. To celebrate a childs first day of school, parents or friends give the child a Zuckertuete, a big color box filled with candy and little presents. People take pictures of the kids holding their Zuckertuete,

12、 and there is a school party later for the parents with cake and coffee.24. What happens at Quinceanera?A. The birthday girl buys many gifts. B. The birthday girl goes to the church.C. Parents give a Zuckertuete to the child. D. Parents make speeches in the church.25. When is Coming-of-Age Day celeb

13、rated?A. On ones first day of school. B. On ones twentieth birthday.C. On a girls fifteenth birthday. D. On the second Sunday in January.26. Schlanfang is celebrated when German children _.A. start school B. reach the age of 15C. grow into adults D. are born27. What is the passage mainly about?A. Ce

14、lebrating birthdays. B. Celebrating school holidays.C. Celebrating life changes. D. Celebrating national holidays.CSpending money on time-saving services reduces stress and boosts（增进）happiness, according to a new research, but shockingly, few of us do it.Whillans, a professor at HBS said, “Buying ti

15、me helps to protect us from the stress in our lives caused by time pressure, and the feeling that we dont have enough minutes in the day to complete our tasks.”The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways. One weekend, t

16、hey were told to spend the money on a material purchasea gift for themselves. The next weekend, they were asked to spend the $40 on anything that saved them time, from paying the neighbors kid to run errands（跑腿）to taking an Uber instead of a bus.“On the day they made the time-saving purchase, they f

17、elt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase,” said Whillans.The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on time-saving services. When they asked 98 working adults how they would spend a “windfall” o

18、f $40, only two percent named a purchase that would save them time.“One reason,” said Whillans, “is that were very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that overburdened feeling in the future.”

19、But another possible cause is good old-fashioned guilt. “If you feel guilty（负罪感） about getting someone to clean your house for you, then you might get less happiness from outsourcing（外包）that task,” said Whillans, “or you might just be less likely to spend your money in that way.”28. In the Canadian

20、experiment, the participants （参加者）_.A. were divided into two groupsB. were given $40 every two weeksC. were asked to give money to a neighbors kidD. were asked to spend the money in different ways29. According to the author, what can make people less time-stressed?A. Paying much for a concert ticket

21、.B. Taking a regular bus to get to work.C. Employing someone to clean the garden.D. Buying themselves an expensive present.30. When it comes to spending money on “buying time”, _.A. no people would like to do itB. a small percentage of people chose to do itC. more people will do it if extra money is

22、 givenD. most people like the idea but dont practice it in life31. What do the underlined words “that overburdened feeling” in Paragraph 6 refer to?A. The good old-fashioned guilt.B. The feeling of spending money on goods.C. The stress of having someone clean your house. D. The discomfort when compl

23、eting tasks we hate doing.DVinegar(醋) is great. It makes salad，fries and dumplings taste better，and you can even clean your windows with it. And now，according to scientists，it may even help the planets population survive climate change.Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Scien

24、ce (CSRS) in Japan have found that growing plants in vinegar makes them more resistant(抵制) to droughts. This could mean that in the future，worries about climate change affecting the worlds supply of food will be much lower.The discovery was made after the researchers studied the Arabidopsis，a plant

25、known for its ability to survive in dry weather. It was found that when the plant was placed in drought-like conditions，it produced a chemical called acetate(醋酸盐)the main component(成分) of vinegar.After discovering this，the scientists experimented further by adding acetate to the soil of other plants

26、, before they stopped giving them water completely. After leaving the plants for 14 days，they found that the ones treated with acetate had survived，while the untreated plants had dried up and died. Its hoped that this simple method of survival could soon be used to help farmers in dry countries keep

27、 their crops alive.Jong Myong Kim，co-author of the study，tells PopularScience magazine that hes already been in touch with people all over the world who are interested in trying this simple and cost-effective method out for themselves from flower growing companies to amateur(业余) gardeners. Although

28、at this point keeping thirsty plants alive isnt as easy as just pouring vinegar over them，Kim says he and his team are working on making the process as simple as possible. “Now we are trying to cooperate with some farmers，and also some companies，to make a method to apply this system，” he says.And fo

29、r those of us who always forget to ask our neighbors to water our plants when we go away，hopefully this means the end of returning home from a trip to find our favorite flowers have died.32What is mentioned as a feature of the Arabidopsis?AIt produces acetate in wet conditions. BIt is mainly made up

30、 of acetate.CIt can survive in nowhere but desert. DIt can be tolerant of drought.33Why did the scientists experiment further by adding acetate to the soil of other plants?Ato find a simple way of keeping the crops of farmers aliveBto add acetate to the soil of other plants to stop wateringCto check

31、 the effectiveness of the acetate to resist droughtDto treat the dried-up plants by adding acetate to them34What is the authors attitude to the discovery?AObjective. BUnsupportive. CIndifferent. DOptimistic.35What may be the best title for the text?AVinegar May End Hunger BVinegar Keeps Plants Livin

32、g ForeverCHow to Survive Climate Change DPlants Need Water第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to calm your teenA major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize your teen is under stress, what can parents do to help your teen stay calm before an exam?Be inv