北京大学附属中学河南分校学年高一英语月考试题.docx

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北京大学附属中学河南分校学年高一英语月考试题

2015-2016学年下学期三月考试试卷

高一英语

考试时间100分钟满分150分

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中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

A

Iarrivedatmymother’shomeforourMondayfamilydinner.Thesmellsoffoodflewoverfromthekitchen.Motherwaspullingoutquiltafterquiltfromtheboxes,proudlyshowingmetheirbeauties.ShewaspreparingforaquiltshowattheElmhurstChurch.Whenwebegantofoldandputthembackintotheboxes,Inoticedsomethingatthebottomofonebox.Ipulleditout.“Whatisthis?

”Iasked.

“Oh?

”Momsaid,“That’sMama’squilt.” 

Ispreadthequilt.Itlookedatifagroupofschoolchildrenhadpiecedittogether;irregulardesigns,childishpictures,acrookedlineontheright.

“Grandmothermadethis?

”Isaid,surprised.Mygrandmotherwasamasteratmakingquilts.Thiscertainlydidn’tlooklikeanyofthequiltsshehadmade.

“Yes,rightbeforeshedied.Ibroughtithomewithmelastyearandmadesomechanges,”shesaid.“I’mstillworkingonit.See,thisiswhatI’vedonesofar.”

Ilookedatitmoreclosely.Shehadmadestraightacr

ookedline.Atthecenterofthequilt,shehadstitched（缝）apieceofclothwiththesewords:

 “Mymothermademanyquilts.Shedidn’tgetalllinesstraight.ButIthinkthisisbeautiful.Iwanttoseeitfinished.Herlastquilt.” 

“Oh,thisissonice,Mom,”Isaid.Itoccurredtomethatbycompletingmygrandmother’squilt,mymotherwashonoringherownmother.Irealized,too,thatIheldinmyhandsafamilytreasure.Itstartedwiththelovinghandsofonewoman,andcontinuedwiththelovinghandsofanother.

21.Whydidtheauthorgotomother’shome?

A.Toseehermother’squilts.B.Tohelpprepareforashow.

C.Togettogetherforthefamilydinner.D.Todiscusshergrandmother’slife.

22.Theauthorwassurprisedbecause      .

A.thequiltlooked

verystrange.B.hergrandmotherlikedthequilt.

C.thequiltwasthebestshehadseen.D.hermotherhadmadesomechanges

23.Theunderlinedwood“crooked”inthepassagemostprobablymeans       .

A.unfinishedB.brokenC.bentD.unusual

24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AQuiltShowB.Mother’sHomeC.AMondayDinnerD.Grandmother’sQuilt

B

Whenitcomestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate（照亮）meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghours,toogoodnottoshare.

WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,Ihadafriend.Wewereshyand“tooserious”aboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschool,butshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaper,andoneofuswouldsay:

“Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.”Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyear,we,too,werechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.

WhenIlivedforatimeinLondon,Ihadafriend,HewasindespairandIwasindespair.Butourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthe

time.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted. WegaveLondontoeachother.

ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesmine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappears,sometimesinafunnyway,intheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethat,atcertaintimes,weseemtobepartsofthesamemind.Inmymostinterestingmoments,Ioftenthink:

“Yes,Imusttell….”Wehavenevermet.

ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist（心理学家），whowillonlyfillupthehealing（愈合的）silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.

25.Intheeighthgrade,whattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto_____.

A.becomeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend’shouseregularly

C.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriend

26.InParagraph3,“WegaveLondontoeachother”probablymeans______.

A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofus

B.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondon

C.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappeared

D.w

epartedwitheachotherinLondon

27.Accordin

gtoParagraph4,theauthorandherfriend_______.

A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalities

C.enjoywrit

ingtoeachotherD.dreamofmeetingeachother

28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImagination

C.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions

C

TalesFromAnimalHospital

DavidCrant

DavidGranthasbecomeafamiliarfacetomillionsoffansofAnimalHospital.HereDrCranttellsus theverybestofhispersonalstoriesabouttheanimalshehastreated,includingfamiliarpatientssuchasthedogsSnowyandDuchess,thedelightfulcatMarigoldSerendipityDiamond.HealsotakesthereaderbehindthescenesatHarmsworthMemorialAnimalHospitalashedescribeshisday,fromordinarymedicalcheckupstosurgery（外科手术）.  Tales  FromAnimal  Hospital  willdelightallfansoftheprogrammeandanyonewhohasalivelyinterestintheirpet,whether itbecat,dog,orsnake!

£14.99Hardback272ppSimonSchuster

ISBN0751304417

IsaacNewton:

TheLastSorcerer

MichaelWhite

FromtheauthorofStephenHawking:

ALifein,Science,comesthiscolourfuldescriptionofthelifeoftheworld'sfirstmodernscientist.Interestingyetbasedonfact,MichaelWhite'slearnedyetreadablenewbookoffersatruepictureofNewtoncompletelydifferentfromwhatpeoplecommonlyknowabouthim.Newtonisshownasagiftedscientistwithveryhumanweaknesseswhostoodatthepointinhistorywheremagic（魔术）endedandsciencebegan.

£18.99Hardback320ppFourthEstate

ISBN1857024168

Fermat'sLastTheorem

SimonSingh

In1963aschoolboycalledAndrewWilesreadinginhisschoollibrarycameacrosstheworld's greatestmathematicalproblem:

Fermat's  LastTheorem（定理）.FirstputforwardbytheFrench mathematicianPierredeFermatintheseventeent

hcentury,thetheoremhad baffled andbeatenthefinest mathematicalminds,includingaFrenchwomanscientistwhomadeamajoradvanceinworkingoutthe problem,andwhohadtodresslikeamaninordertobeabletostudyattheEcolePolytechnique. ThroughunbelievabledeterminationAndrewWilesfinallyworkedouttheproblemin1995.Anunusualstoryofhumaneffortoverthreecenturies,Fermat'sLastTheoremwilldelightspecialistsandgeneral readersalike.

£12.99Hardback384ppFourthEstate

ISBN1857025210

29.WhatisAnimalHospital?

A.Anewsstory.             B.Apopularbook.C.Aresearchreport.          D.ATVprogramme.

30.ThepersonwhofinallyprovedFermat'sLastTheoremis         .

A.SimonSingh          B.AndrewWilesC.PierredeFermat       D.aFrenchwomanscientist

31.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthesethreetexts?

A.Tomakethebookseasiertoread.B.Toshowtheimportanceofscience.

C.Tointroducenewauthors.D.Tosellthebooks

D

Everyoneagreesthatit’snecessa

rytoreducecarbonemissions（排放物）aroundtheworld.Thereislessagreementoverexactlyhownationsshouldgoaboutachievingamorecarbon-freeplanet.Thus,theenvironmentalequivalent:

cap–and–tradecarbonemissions,orplaceacarbontaxonallusers?

Withcap-and-tradeprograms,governmentslimitthelevelofcarbonproducedbyanindustry.Companiesthatholdtheiremissionsbelowthecapcanselltheirremainingallowanceonacarbonmarket,whilecompaniesthatgobeyondtheirlimitmustpurchasecreditsonthatmarket.Carbontaxesaremorestraightforward:

asettaxrateisplacedontheconsumptionofcarbonwiththeideathatraisingthepricewillencourageindustriesandindividualstoconsumeless.Atthemoment,cap-and-tradehastheupper

hand,butdoesn’tdefeatthetaxjustyet.

Supportersofthetaxarguethatacap–and–tradesystemwouldbetoodifficulttoadminister–andtooeasilygamedbyindustrieslookingtosidestepemissionscaps.Cap-and-tradeadvocatescontradictthatlikeallotherflattaxes,acarboncollectionwouldrelativelyburden

lower–incomefamilies,whospendagreaterpercentageoftheirincomeonenergythanrichhouseholds.

Sowhichsystemwillhavealargereffectoncarbonconsumption?

A10%carbontaxmightreducethedemandforcarbonabout5%orless,accordingtoananalysisbytheCarbonTaxCenter,anenvironmentaladvocacygroup.Thatmaynotbeenough.Businessesandgovernmentshaven’tfiguredouthowthetwocompetingsystemscanworktogether,butintheend,theworldmayneedboth.

32.Thepassagefocuseson_________.

A.programsofcollectingtaxesB.systemsofreducingcarbonemissions

C.reasonsforreducingcarbonemissionsD.contradictionsbetweenthetwosystems

33.Accordingtothecap–and–tradeprogram,companies_________ .

A.areforbiddentoproducecarbonemissions

B.areallocatedthesameamountofcarbonconsumption

    C.canselltheirremainingallowancewithintheirlimits

    D.canselltheextraamountofcarbonatahigherprice

34.Carbontaxesworkby_________.

A.burdeningwell–offfamilies 

B.encouragingindustriestoconsumecarbon