2015-2016学年高一年级下学期月考试卷
英 语
第I卷
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
On the evening of June 21,1992,a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”.
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11. He read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true. Robert Friedlander’s next destinations(目的地)were Lanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
1.the best headline(标题)for this newspaper article would be____. A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims
2.The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because____.
A. he asked to see the manager B. he entered the hall with a bike
C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him
3.Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order____. A. China,India,and Pakistan B. India,China,and Pakistan C. Pakistan,China,and India D. China,Pakistan,and India 4.What made Friedlander want to come to China?
A. The stories about Marco Polo. B. The famous sights in Xi’an
C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles. 5.Friedlander can be said to be____. A. clever B. friendly
1
C. hardworking D. strong-minded
B
They had shared a flat with Watson for two years, so they knew that he slept like a dog. Any amount of noise in the flat quite failed to wake him up if he was sound asleep. If they even rushed into his room shouting his name to the skies, the sleeping Watson would not move. Even so, they were surprised and amused when he told them about his holiday in Norfolk. He had spent nearly a week riding a bike slowly round the long coastline, sight-seeing by day and camping out each night in a different place. He slept in a sleeping bag in a small tent, which he put up usually in a corner of a field near the roadside, with his bike locked onto one of the tent poles. Well, poor Watson woke up on the fifth morning about ten o’clock and looked about to find not only his bike and the tent pole gone but also the tent and all his clothes. Watson always slept with nothing on, so now he had to walk to the nearest house dressed only in his bed, so to speak, in which he had made two holes for his feet. 6.Watson’s one shortcoming was that he____.
A. slept a dead sleep B. camped out at night C. made noise to the skies D. slept in the field 7.In Norfolk, Watson slept in the sleeping bag____.
A. which did not belong to him B. he brought with him C. he bought there D. which he put up 8.When Watson woke up, he found____.
A. all his clothes were stolen except a short pair of trousers B. everything in the tent was gone C. he was sleeping in the open air
D. he had to go to the nearest house with nothing on 9.The last sentence of the paragraph tells us that Watson____.
A. made two holes and made a long pair of trousers of the sleeping bag
B. put his feet out of the bed through the two holes and used the bed as his clothes. C. sent his two feet out because the bed was too small for him to stay in D. made two holes so that he could easily carry the bed to the nearest house C
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists（心理学家） think that
2
parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”
10. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________. A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understanding B. pretty and handsome; ordinary-looking C. great and important; common D. hopeful and helpful; careless
11. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________. A. a normal person; a funny person B. a strong person; a weak person
C. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded person D. a famous person; an ordinary person
12. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius. A. whose parents are clever
B. often thinking about difficult problems C. often helped by his parents and teachers
D. born with a good brain and putting it into active use D
America is growing older. For fifty years, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the populations will affect aspects of society — education, medicine, housing, and business. The graying of American has made us a very different society — one in which people have quite a different perception (认识) of what kind of behavior is proper at various ages.
An adult's age no longer tells you anything about that person's economic or marital status (婚姻状况), lifestyle, or health. There's no longer a particular year, or even a particular decade, in which one gets married or goes to work or goes to school or has children. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to get married, to school, get a job, or retire isn't as strong as it used to be. It doesn't surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the
3
first time. Public attitudes are changing.
Many people say, \says, \act in youthful ways.
13. The best explanation of the expression \
A. acting a part of a play when you are old enough
B. doing the things that people expect you of your age to do C. playing an important role in the society when you are grown up D. working hard and supporting the family when you are an adult
14. According to the passage, the population in America is getting older, which will affect all of the following except ______________?
A. housing and business B. birth rate C. medicine D. education
15. Choose the best one to complete the sentence \adult's age used to tell people something about what person's ______________.\
A. schooling and interest B. family and housing
C. ability to so something D. health, lifestyle, economic or marital status 第二节 （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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If one takes away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes we can still survive. ___16___ That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.
How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies which are junk foods. ___17___ Besides, I only eat little meat.
___18___ Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is important part of keeping us healthy. And also keeping high mood is good for mental health. We can renew our spirits and release our stress by taking exercises.
What’s more, I think friends are important part of one’s health. ___19___ I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them. ___20___
A. Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts often get sick. B. There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy. C. On the other hand, doing exercise is very important.
D. But if our health were taken away, it is certain that we would surely die. E. I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy. F. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruits which are full of vitamins. G. Some people appear fat because they often eat too much.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
4
第一节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing __ 21__ was something she picked up by herself. After her first__ 22__, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. __ 23__, writing stories was simply a __ 24__ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher. __25___, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long __26___ and paid Tracy a $ 15,000 in advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for __27___ writer.”
__28___ Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes __29___ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could __30___ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.” “Can I ? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have __31___ when things come to me__32__. “Once, she was wondering how to complete a __33___set in ancient China. __34___ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese __35___. It came without her having __36__ it.
Though she has published 45 books, Tracy has remained __37__ by her fame. She lives in the same __38__ she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for __39__ in her life — and it wasn’t just __40__.
21. A. skill B. experience C. practice D. method 22. A. duty B. effort C. job D. task 23. A. Instead B. Normally C. Certainly D. Then 24. A. general B. deep C. personal D. lively
25 A. Interested B. Anxiously C. Seriously D. Encouraged 26. A. film B. story C. program D. article
27. A. a foreign B. a popular C. an unusual D. an unknown 28. A. Now that B. Even though C. Just because D. Except that 29. A. find B. turn C. leave D. hold 30. A. make up B. connect with C. control D. explain 31. A. events B. chances C. feelings D. moments
32. A. for no reason B. from a distance C. by accident D. as gifts 33. A. description B. condition C. scene D. talk 34. A. Surprisingly B. Suddenly C. Expectedly D. Fortunately 35. A. cooking B. history C. play D. medicine 36. A. known B. sent C. realized D. ordered
37. A. unchanged B. excited C. determined D. unmoved 38. A. life B. city C. house D. way 39. A. success B. work C. joy D. variety 40. A. writing B. reporting C. luck D. fun
第II卷
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节： 语法填空（共10小题 每题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的的正确形式。
Mary will never forget the first time she ___41____(see) him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, ____42___(wear) sunglasses. He walked in as if he had bought the school. And the word quickly got around that he was __43____ New York City.
For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt __44____(please), because there ___45___(be)
5
empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in the last row.
If he thought he could escape attention by __46___(sit) at the back, he was wrong. It might make it a little ___47___(hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary, __48___ made her feel like a star.
“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the teacher asked. The new boy shook his head. “Then I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking __49__ you.” The new boy looked at the teacher for a few seconds and all the other students wondered what the boy would do. Then he took them off, gave __50___ big smile and said “That is cool”.
第四部分 写作（共两节， 满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除: 把多余的词用斜线 ( \\ ) 划掉。
修改: 在错词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
On my way to the bookstore, I noticed a group of people surrounded two anxious foreigners. I stopped and found that they were tourist from Canada who careless left a very important wallet in a taxi. I accompanied them to the nearest police station and without their help, we got in touch with the taxi company. We told a moment ago a driver had just turned in a wallet and then a policeman drive us to the company without delay. The two Canadians happily claimed their wallet, that contained their passports, flight tickets, some cash or credit cards. They expressed our thanks to me. I feel it really a great pleasure to help the others.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Jenny最近身体不舒服，来信向你询问如何保持健康。 请你给她回信并提出建议。内容如下：
1． 注意合理饮食：多吃鱼，豆类等有营养的食品及新鲜蔬菜和水果，不要吃太多的肉和甜食； 2． 多参加体育锻炼；
3． 保证充足睡眠，不要熬夜，每天至少睡8个小时。 注意：1。词数：120左右
2．信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。 3．参考词汇：有营养的：nutritious _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7
