广东省中山市第二中学学年高一英语月考试题.docx

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广东省中山市第二中学学年高一英语月考试题

某某省某某市第二中学2020-2021学年高一英语4月月考试题

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120分时间:

120分钟）

第一部分阅读（共两节,满分35分）

第一节阅读理解（共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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,并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

ThanksgivingisanimportantfestivalinNorthAmerica.WeinterviewedseveralstudentsfromtheUSandCanada.HereiswhattheyhavetoldusabouttheirThanksgivingexperiences.

JosiefromNewYork,USA

“InAmerica,ThanksgivingiscelebratedeveryyearattheendofNovember.ItistorememberthefirstgroupofpeoplefromEuropetoliveinAmerica.Whentheyfirstarrived,theyfoundtheenvironmentstrange.ButtheylearnedtosurviveaftersomenativeAmericanfriendsshowedthemhowtogrowandfindfood.Thanksgivingismeanttobeatraditionalcelebration.”

ToddfromCalifornia,USA

“ThanksgivingisthefirstdayofChristmasshopping.ThatmeanswehavefourweekstobuyChristmaspresentsforourfamiliesandfriends.Formeandmyfriends,themostimportantpartofthefestivalisthebigfootballgameonTV.ThematchiswatchedbymillionsofpeoplealloverAmerica.Thanksgivingisseenasanexcitingdayforfootball！

”

IanfromSaskatoon,Canada

“InCanada,ThanksgivingisheldonthesecondMondayinOctober.OntheSundaybeforeThanksgivingDay,manypeoplegotochurch.Thanksisgivenforallthegoodthingsthathappenedtothemduringtheyear.IalwaysgivethanksforthenicebigturkeyI'mgoingtohaveatthefamilydinner!

Likeallfestivals,Thanksgivingisaboutfood！

”

KatiefromMaritimes,Canada

“OnThanksgivingDay,wehavedinnerwithallourcousins,auntsanduncles.Itisalwaysverybusy.SometimeswehavetwoThanksgivingdinnersbecausewegotobothourgrandparents'houses.Thedinnerisusuallyattendedbymorethantwentypeopleateachhouse!

Mymotherandmyauntsdoallthecookingbutthewashingupisdonebymeandmycousins.Andthat'snotaneasyjob!

ButIdon'tmindbecauseThanksgivingismeanttobeatimetogivethanks.”

1．WheredoesthepersonwhothinksthatThanksgivingisatraditionalcelebrationefrom?

A．Maritimes.B．California.C．Saskatoon.D．NewYork.

2．WhenisThanksgivingcelebratedeveryyearinCanada?

A．AttheendofOctober.B．OnthesecondMondayinNovember.

C．OnthesecondMondayinOctober.D．AttheendofNovember.

3．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A．StudentslearntogivethanksonThanksgiving.

B．StudentshavedifferentexperiencesonThanksgiving.

C．ManystudentslikespendingThanksgivingathome.

D．ThanksgivingisanimportantfestivalinNorthAmerica.

B

PeopleinBrazilmarkCarnivaleveryyearanditisconsideredtobeoneofthemostimportantnationalholidays.Itisnotaboutabigmomentinhistoryorafamousperson,butitisimportantforthepeoplebecauseitisatimeoffriendship,freedom,andmanydayswithoutwork.Peoplecanchoosebetweenpartiesandrest.Mostpeoplechooseparties,dayafterday,nightafternight.

CarnivaliscelebratedfortydaysearlierthanEaster,butitisnotrecognizedbythechurch.Itlastsfourdaysandfournights.Peopleputontheirholidayclothesandgooutintothestreetsortoclubstoenjoythemselvestogether.

Therearealsosomecelebrationactivities.Forinstance,sambaschoolsmakeaparadeshowingtheirmusicandbeautifulcars.Theyarefollowedbypeople.Everyyeartheparadetellsadifferentstory,andeachcityhasoneormoreschoolslikethis.

InthesouththecelebrationofCarnivalesbacktonormalbyWednesday.TheproblemisthatitisnotrecognizedbythechurchinthenorthwestwheretheCarnivalismoretraditional.There,peopledonotrespectitsendandcontinuetopartyuntilthenextSunday.

Carnivalismyfavoriteholiday,butIdonotagreethatthepartyshouldkeepgoing.Likeatotherpopularparties,peopledrink,danceandhavefun.Unfortunately,somepeoplearenotveryresponsibleandgiveitabadname,leavingabadimpressionofthisholiday,butitistheonlynationalholidaythatbringsthewholecountryanditsdifferentpeopleandculturestogether.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.TheCarnivalisthemostinterestingholidayinBrazil.

B.TheCarnivaliscelebratedtohonorafamousperson.

C.PeopledonotneedtoworkduringtheCarnivalinBrazil.

D.AllofthepeopleenjoythemselvesinpublicplacesduringtheCarnival.

5.Fromthispassage,wecaninferthattheCarnival______. 

A.hasareligiousorigin

B.isafavoredholidayinBrazil

C.iswhenpeoplemisstheirancestors

D.iswhenpeoplepresentgiftstoeachother

6.What’stheauthor’sattitudetotheCarnival?

A.Objective（客观的）B.Negative.C.Positive.D.Indifferent（漠不关心的）

C

SixyearsagoasmallTexasbookmakerpublishedabookwrittenbyafatherandson.Thework,basedonaseriesofstudiesdoneinruralChina,challenged（向……挑战）thetraditionalopinionabouthealthandnutritionbyexplainingthebenefitsofaplantbaseddiet.

Thebook,called“TheChinaStudy”，hassincesold500，000copies,makingitoneofthecountry’sbestsellingnutritiontitles,whichisunexpected.ResearchersfromCornellUniversity，OxfordUniversityandtheChineseAcademyofPreventiveMedicinehadtaken20yearstofinishthestudies,andfoundthatananimalbaseddietwasmorelikelytoresultinchronic（慢性的）diseases,whilethosewhoatemostlyplantswerethehealthiest.

Lastfall,formerPresidentBillClintonevenmentionedthebookinexplaininghowhelost24poundsbyturningtoaplantbaseddietinthehopeofimprovinghishearthealth.Hesayshelivesmainlyonbeansandothervegetablesandfruit,althoughheeatsfishattimes.

TheAmericansusedtoholdtheviewthatthemoremilk,meatandeggstheytake,thebetter.Butthebookshowsthattakingintoomuchproteinaddstotheriskofmanybloodandheartproblems.T.ColinCampbell,acoauthorofthebook,said,“Ilearnedthatproteinisnotquitewhatwethoughtitwas.Wegetalltheproblemswehavebecauseofthewrongidea.”

Thebooksuggestsa100percentplantbaseddiet，andColin’sfamilyalleatthatway.Hethinksthecloserwegettoaplantbaseddiet,thehealthierwearegoingtobe.

7.Thebook“TheChinaStudy”ismainlyabout________.

A．aneweatingstyletokeepslimB．thebenefitsofaplantbaseddiet

C．theproblemswithChineseruraldietsD．thecauseofmanychronicdiseases

8.Topeople’ssurprise,thebook________.

A．waswrittenbyafatherandsonB．challengestraditionalideas

C．hasattractedmanyreadersD．hasdrawntheattentionofthegovernment

9.WhydidBillClintonrefertothebook?

A．Becausethebookhelpedhimtosolvehishealthproblems.

B．Becauseheeatsa100percentplantbaseddietasthebooksuggests.

C．Becausehecanmakemoneybyadvertisingthebook.

D．Becausethebookhelpedhimtoloseweight.

10．AccordingtoT．ColinCampbell，________.

A．peopleusuallyhavewrongideasonprotein

B.peopleshouldeata90percentplantbaseddiet

C．themoremilk,meatandeggspeopletake,thebetter

D．peoplegetbloodandheartproblemsbecausetheytaketoomuchprotein

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,并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑,选项中有两项为多余选项,

BenefitsofReading

Thebenefitsofreadingstartwiththefirstbookababyhearsandcontinueintochildhoodandthroughoutthechild’slife.Herearesomereasonswhyreadingisimportant.

Readingteacheschildrenabouttheworldaroundthem.11Theyareexposedtowaysoflife,ideasandbeliefsabouttheworldwhichmaybedifferentfromthosewhichsurroundthem.Thisbuildsastoreofbackgroundknowledge,whichhelpsyoungerchildrenlearntoreadconfidently. 

12Whenweread,ourbrainstranslatethedescriptionswereadofpeople,placesandthingsintopictures.Whenwearereadingastory,wearealsoimagininghowthecharactersarefeeling.Weuseourownexperiencestoimaginehowwewouldfeelinthesamesituation. 

Childrenwhoreaddobetteratschool.Andtheydon’tjustdobetteratsubjectslikereading,Englishandhistory.13 

Readingisagreatformofentertainment!

Apaperbackbookorane-readerdoesn’ttakeupmuchspacesoyoucantakeitanywhereandyou’llneverbelonelyorboredifyouhaveabookinyourbag.14 

Readingrelaxesthebodyandcalmsthemind.15Theconstantmovement,flashinglightsandnoisearequitestressfulforourbrains.Whenwereadinsilence,theblackprintonawhitepageismuchlessstressfulforoureyesandbrains. 

A.Readingdevelopsachild’simagination.

B.Readingimprovesachild’sconcentration.

C.Weseemtohaveforgottenhowtorelaxandhowtobesilent.

D.Childrenlearnnewwordsandgreatlyenlargetheirvocabulary.

E.Theydobetteratallsubjectsandtheydobetterallthedaythroughschool.

F.Youcanreadwhilewaitingforafriendorduringaflightdelayatanairport.

G.Byreading,childrenlearnaboutpeople,placesandeventsoutsidetheirownexperience.

第二部分语言知识及应用（共两节,满分35分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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。

ImagingmyresponsewhenIrealizesomeonestolesomethingthatIvaluedeeply?

Thethingthatwas16wasnotaphysicalitem,butitwas17andmuchmoreimportanttome.Itwasa18.

Thecrimewas19onemorninginthekitchen.Iwas20dinnerwhenmy21-year-olddaughter,inghomefromcollege,walkedin21hernewbathrobe,plush（长毛绒做的）andwarmand22.Itwasalsoverywhite.Shewashavingthehoodie（连帽衫）,looking23.

IsmiledasIlookedatherwiththe24thatonlyadadhad,whohasbeen25hislittlegirl’sfingerssincethedayshewasborn.Atthismoment,Iwouldunderstandtheloveandsaid,“Lookatyou.Youarea（an）26.”

Herreactionwasabinationofsadnessand27.”Dad,Ican’tbelieveyou28methat,”shesaid.“Don’tyouknowwhatasnow