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学年山西省晋中市平遥县第二中学高一下学期第一次月考英语试题
2018-2019学年山西省晋中市平遥县第二中学高一下学期第一次月考英语试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)[Z
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Iwasridingmyspecialmotorbikethispastweekendandstoppedataconveniencestore.AsIwasgettingmywheelchairofftheback,amanwatchedmefromhiscarandInoticedawheelchairinhisbackseat.WespokeforamomentandIaskedhimaboutthewheelchair.Heansweredthatitwasforhisdaughter.“Well,doyouthinkshewouldliketogoforarideonmymotorbikewithme?
”Iasked.Heseemedshockedthatatotalstrangerwouldaskhimthis.Hethoughtaboutitforasecondandsaid,“OK,aslongasIcanfollowyou.”
HeintroducedmetoAmyandhesatheronmybackseat.Herfatherfollowedmeforafewmilesandshetalkednon-stopaboutwhatshewantedforChristmas.
Aswecamebacktotheconveniencestore,shesaid,“ThisrideisthebestChristmaspresentIcouldeverreceive.Ihavebeeninawheelchairmywholelifeanddidn’tknowIcoulddothis.”ItoldheraboutsomeoftheotherthingsIdo(ski,traveltheworldbymyself,etc.).Asherfatherwastakingheroffmybike,sheturnedtohimandsaid,“OhDaddy,I’mgoingtobeOK.Mr.Bryantdoesallkindsofthings,andIwilltoo.”Herfatherturnedawayasatearofjoyrolleddownhischeek.Hehuggedmeandsaid,“IwassittinghereprayingforagiftforAmythatwouldencourageher.Sheoftenfeltthatherlifewasdullcomparedtootherchildren.Godansweredmyprayerjustnow.NowIpraythatGodwillblessyouforyourgifttoAmytoday.”Ibelievedwhathesaid.Beingkindandthoughtfultoothers,wecanbeananswertoprayer.
1.Howdidthefatherfeelatfirstwhentheauthorinvitedhisdaughterforaride?
A.Hefeltsurprisedbecausehedidn’tknowtheauthor.
B.Hewashappybecausehisdaughtercouldgainexcitement.
C.Hewasmovedbecausetheauthorwaswillingtohelphisdaughter.
D.Hefeltnervousbecausehewasworriedabouthisdaughter’ssafety.
2.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?
A.Heusuallydrovetoofast.
B.Hewasadisabledman.
C.Heworkedinaconveniencestore.
D.Heoftenhelpedpeoplewhowereintrouble.
3.Accordingtothepassage,thegirl_______.
A.usedtobeacompletelyhealthyperson
B.wasnotallowedtodosomefiercesports
C.usuallyfeltsadaboutlifeduetoherdisability
D.wasunwillingtocommunicatewithastranger
4.Whatwastheauthor’sgiftaccordingtothegirl’sfather?
A.Themotorbike.B.Thewheelchair.
C.Theride.D.Theblessing.
B
TheBritishMuseum
What’son
AlthoughmanypartsofAsiahavelongbeenconnectedthroughtradealongSilkRoadandsharedreligioussystems,therearestrongregionaldifferences.Inadditiontovariouslanguages,Asiahasdevelopeditsculturalnetworks,patternsofgovernment,technologyandstylesofartisticrepresentation.
ThediverseculturallifeofAfricahasbeenexpressedthrougheverydaycookingobjectsanduniqueworksofartsinceancienttimes.TheMuseum’scollectionofover200,000Africanitemsincludesarchaeologicalandcontemporarymaterialfromacrossthecontinent.
TheIronAgewasatimeofbigchangeforthepeopleofBritainandEurope.Ironreplacedbronzeasthematerialusedtomaketoolsandweapons,whilereligionart,dailylife,economicsandpoliticschangedgreatly.
Admissionandopeningtimes
TheMuseumisfreeandopendaily10:
00-17:
30exceptFriday,andisopenuntil20:
30onFridays,exceptGoodFriday.TheMuseumisopeneverydayexceptfor24,25and26Decemberand1January.
Museumshops
Bookshop
Monday-Thursday 10:
00-17:
30 Friday 10:
00-20:
00
Saturday 10:
30-17:
30 Sunday 10:
00-17:
30
Collectionsshop
Monday-Thursday 09:
30-17:
30 Friday 09:
30-20:
00
Saturday 09:
30-17:
30 Sunday 10:
00-17:
30
Gettinghere
ByTube
Nearestundergroundstations:
TottenhamCourtRoad(500m) Holborn(500m)
RussellSquare(800m) GoodgeStreet(800m)
Bybus
BusesthatstopneartheMuseum:
1,8,19,X25,38,55,98,242
Bycar
TheMuseumlieswithintheCongestion(拥堵)ChargeZone.Thereislittleon-streetparkingnearby.ThenearestcarparktotheMuseumislocatedatBloomsburySquare.ThereislimitedparkingintheMuseum’sopenspacefordisabledvisitorsonly.
5.Inthemuseum,youmaynotseeitemsfrom .
AsiaB.Africa
C.EuropeD.America
6.Ifyouwanttobuyartists’worksoftheIronAge,youmaygototheMuseumat .
A.20:
15Friday,July11
B.14:
45Saturday,January1
C.18:
00Wednesday,February14
D.10:
30Sunday,December28
7.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.ItisnotconvenienttodrivecarstotheMuseum.
B.TheNo.55busstopisthenearesttotheMuseum.
C.Itis500metersfromRussellSquaretotheMuseum.
D.TheoldcanparktheircarsintheMuseum’sopenarea.
C
Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer(征服)Ireland.Forhundredsofyears,theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finally,in1921,theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIreland.Theresultisthattodaytherearetwo“Irelands”.NorthernIreland,inthenorth,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIreland,inthesouth,isanindependentcountry.
Inthe1840sthemaincrop,potatoes,wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofhunger.This,andashortage(短缺)ofwork,forcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSA,theUK,AustraliaandCanada.Asaresultoftheseproblems,thepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.
Formanyyears,themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Today,manypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountryside,wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace.
TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly.OscarWilde,afamousIrishwriter,oncesaidthattheIrishwere“thegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks”.Sinceindependence,Irelandhasrevived(复兴)itsowncultureofmusic,language,literatureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin,whistles,etc.
8.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?
A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.
B.HowIrelandgainedindependence.
C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland.
D.Howtwo“Irelands”cameintobeing.
9.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.
A.foodshortagesandalackofworkinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulation
B.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountryside
C.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworker
D.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments
10.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout________.
A.theIrishculture
B.theIrishcharacter
C.Irishmusicalinstruments
D.afamousIrishwriter
11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.LifeinIreland
B.Ireland,PastandPresent
C.AVeryDifficultHistory
D.TheIndependenceofIreland
D
AccordingtotheGlobalTimes,itisreportedthattwoonlinevideosshowingchildrentellingtheirparents“Iloveyou”havegoneviralinChina.Thefirst,filmedbyanAnhuiTVstation,showsanumberofcollegestudentstellingtheirparentstheylovethem.Theresponsesaremixed.“Areyoudrunk?
”askedoneparent.Inanothersimilarvideo,shotbyaShanxiTVstation,afatherrespondedevenlesspatiently—“Iamgoingtoameeting,socutthecrap.”
Whydon’tChinesefamiliesusethosewords?
TheoriesrevolvearoundthenatureofConfucianteaching.“Theparents’responsesshowthatmanyChinesearenotgoodatexpressingpositiveemotions,”XiaXueluan,asociologistfromPekingUniversity,toldtheGlobalTimes.“Theyareusedtoeducatingchildrenwithnegativelanguage.”
Thisisn’tthefirsttimethatChinahasdonesomesoul-searchingaboutfamiliallove—lastyearChinaDailyaskedacross-sectionofpeopleiftheysaid“Iloveyou”totheirparents,spouses,andchildren.“Ihaveneversaid‘Iloveyou’tomyfamily,andIdon’tthinkIwillinthefuture,”one56-year-oldtoldthepaper.“Sayingitaloudisembarrassingforme.”
Still,thatdoesn’tmeanthatlovecan’tbeexpressed.Inaseparatearticle,ChinaDailyspoketoZhaoMengmeng,a31-year-oldwomanwhosaidshehadnevertoldherfathershelovedhimface-to-face(“Ifinditabitodd”).Sometimesactionsspeaklouderthanwords.ZhaogaveherfatheraphotoalbumfeaturingphotographsofthemtogetheronalmosteveryoneofherbirthdaysinJune2012.Thepictureswentviralonline,beingforwardedhundredsofthousandsoftimesonWeibo.
“Ididn’tsleepthenightIheardaboutit,”herfathertoldChinaDailyafterthestoryattractedmainstreamattention.“Ihavenowmemorizedsomeofthecommentsonthecollectionofpictures.”
12.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.ItisnotdirectforChinesefamiliestosay“Iloveyou”.
B.Chineseparentsaretooproudtoexpress“Iloveyou”.
C.Chineseparentsaregoodatexpressingpositiveemotions.
D.YoungparentsinChinaarewillingtoexpress“Iloveyou”.
13.Whydon’tChineseparentsexpress“Iloveyou”totheirchildren?
A.Becausetheycan’texpressit.
B.Becausetheythinkitunnecessary.
C.Becausetheyarenotinthehabitofexpressingso.
D.Becausetheythinkitshouldbedoneonlyamongyoungcouples.
14.ZhaoMengmengexpressed“Iloveyou”toherfatherby .
A.givinghimanalbumcontainingtheirphotos
B.kissingherfather’sfaceandtellinghimbywords
C.speakingitoutbravelyinaTVprogram
D.writingoutthethreewor