高一英语下学期第二次月考试题.docx

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高一英语下学期第二次月考试题

广东省揭阳市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题

注意事项：

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，总分135分。

考试时间为120分钟。

第一部分阅读理解（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，在在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Ifyou'retravellingwithkidsinLondon,manyLondonhotelshavespecialservicesandfeaturestohelpthefamilyholiday,offeringservicesforkidsaswellasgames,bikehireandfreeicecream!

Athenaeum

Thefive-starAthenaeumisafantasticfamilyhotel,particularlywiththeadditionofitskids'services.Evenbeforeyouarrive,they'llbeintouchtomakesureyourkidshavetheirfavoriteDVDs,treatsandanythingelsetokeepthemhappy.Andtheycanarrangeyourperfectfamilyactivities,frombikehiretotheatretickets.

ChessingtonSafariHotel

AtChessingtonSafariHotel,kidswilllovestayinginanAfricanadventure-themedroom,havingbreakfastoverlookingtheanimalsoftheWanyamaReserve,watchingfamily-friendlymoviesandgettingintothethemeparkbeforeitopens.

MarlinApartments

MarlinApartmentsoperatemorethan700servicedapartmentsinLondonApartmentsareallwithinfiveminuteswalkoftheTube（goodfortiredlittlelegs!

）withflatscreenTVs,fullyequippedkitchenandfreeWi-Fi.Oneortwobedroomfamilyapartmentshaveextraroomforfoldoutbedsinthelivingareatoo.

Novotel

Novotel'sfamilyroomsaredesignedtoaccommodatetwoadultsandtwochildren.Accommodationandbreakfastarefreeforunder-16s（uptotwostayingintheirparents'room）.Youcanalsoenjoyalatecheck-outat5p.m.onaSunday,andwhileyouliein,thekidscanentertainthemselveswiththeCartoonNetwork.

TheRitz

KidsatTheRitzaretreatedjustaswellastheirparents,ifnotbetter!

ChildrencanenjoycomputergamesandDVDs,freeicecreamandtheirownbathrobesandslippersUnder-16scanstayforfreeintheirparents'bedroom,dependingontheroomtype.

1.BeforeyoucheckinAthenaeum,_______.

A.youshouldaskaboutthekids'servicesB.youwillbeaskedaboutwhatyourkidslike

C.youmustarrangeyourfamilyactivitiesD.youcanbuybikesandordertheatretickets

2.Ifyourkidslovetoseeanimals,youwillchoose_______..

A.AthenaeumB.ChessingtonSafariHotelC.NovotelD.TheRitz

3.IfyouchoosetostayatMarlinApartments,____.

A.youcansurftheInternetfreeofchargeB.youcanenjoyfreeicecream

C.youcanhaveanextraroomforfreeD.youcanenjoythebestserviceinLondon

B

Forthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolookat.Onlyrecentlyhavetheycometothinkofitassomethingtolookthrough.Storesdisplaytheirgoodsinlargeglasswindows.Glassbottlesandjarsthatholdfoodanddrinkallowustoseethecontents.Glassisusedtomakeeyeglasses,microscopes,telescopes,andmanyotherext

remelyusefulandnecessaryobjects.

UntiltheSecondWorldWar,mostoftheglassusedforoptical（视觉的）instrumentswasimportedfromEurope.However,duringthewarAmericanscouldnotgetEuropeanglass,andtheywereforcedtomaketheirown.Asaresult,newkindsofglassesweredevelopedthathadbeenpreviouslyunknown.Theseneweffectswereachievedbymixingotherchemicalelementswiththesand.Someofthesenewglassesareverystrongandcanresistmanykindsofshocks.Legend（传说）hasitthataveryhardglasswasinventedbyaRomanwhoshowedhisdiscoverytotheEmperor.WhentheEmperorsawtheglasshefearedthatitwouldbecomemorevaluablethangoldandsliver,makinghistreasureworthless.Therefore,hehadtheglassmakerkilled,andthesecretwasnotdiscoveredagainforhundredsofyears.

Inthepresentcentury,safetyglasswasinventedforuseinmoderncarsandplanes.Safetyglassismadebyplacingalayerofplasticbetweentwolayersofplateglass.Whentheoutsidelayerofglassisbroken,thepiecesdonotscatterandinjurepeople.Someglassofthetypeisstrongenoughtoresist（抵御）bullets（子弹）.

Althoughinrecentyearsplasticshavereplacedglassunderconditionswhereglassmightbeeasilybroken,therearenewusesbeingdeveloped,forthegreatestadvantageofglassisthatitscomponentparts（组成部分）areinexpensiveandcanbefoundallovertheworld.

4.Withthepassageoftime,glass_________.

A.isregardedastransparent

B.isusedtomakethingslookpleasant

C.iswidelyusedtoreplacesteelinmakingcontainers

D.isnolongerseenasdecoration

5.WhydidAmericansmaketheirownglassduringtheSecondWorldWar?

A.TheglassmadeinEuropewasoutofdate.

B.TheyrefusedtousetheEuropeanglass.

C.Theywereabletomakeanewkindofglass.

D.T

hewarstoppedthewayofglassimport.

6.Bytellingthelegend,theauthorwantsto_________.

A.givesomeinterestinginformationabouthardglass

B.supportthattheAmericanswereascleverastheRomans

C.provethattheRomanwasthefirstinventorofhardglass

D.provideahistoricalev

entconcernedwithhardglass

7.Newusesofglassarebeingdevelopedbecause_________.

A.glassisnotassafeasplasticsB.glassiseasilygetableandinexpensive

C.glassismoreandmorewidelyusedD.glassisnotasstronganddurableasplastics

C

Mydaughterremindsmeeverydayhowimportantitistohavegirlfriendsthatyoucanrelyon.Shedoesnotsayitasopenlyorasclearlyasthat（she’sateenagerafterall）,butIknowwhatshemeans.It’sinhereyeswhensomethinghappensandshewantstocallortextsomeone,butshehesitates（犹豫）astowhomitshouldbe.It’sonherbeautifulfacewhenhersmileisn’tshining.

Thetruthis:

attimes（有时）,it’sthereforme,too.Imayhaveafreehourandwanttograb（抓住）coffeewithsomeone,butIamnotsurewhomIshouldask.Imaybehavingaroughdaywithmykidsandwanttovent（发泄情感）aboutit,butIamunsurewhichperso

ntocall.

Isitthatdifficulttocomeacrossanotherwomanwhoissimilartomypersonality?

Isitthatimpossibletofindanotherwomanwhoisreliable,willingtobehonestwithyouandalsofuntohavearound?

WhileIknowitwasnoteasyduringmyhighschoolyears,itseemstobeequallydifficultduringmy“mothering”years.Maybemostdonotrealizehowvaluableatruefriendshipcanbe?

Someofthewomenatmyagedonotfeeltheyhavethetimetodevotetoarealfriendship.Theyhavekidstodrivearound,concertstoattendorfootballgamestocheerat.Manyprefertospendeverydayatthegymorgoshoppingasifitwereafull-timejob.

Most

womenmaynotrealizehowmuchtheyneedotherwomenasfriends.Onceyoufindagoodone,holdontoherandtreasurethatfriendshiplikegold.Overtheyearsyouandshemayevenbecome“sisters”andthatwouldbegratifyingforsure!

8.Whatdoestheauthorrealizethroughobservingherdaughter?

A.Herdaughterlivesaverylonelylife.

B.It’simportantforgirlstohavegirlfriends.

C.Herdaughterisn’tinterestedinmakingfriends.

D.It’sdifficultforyounggirlstodevelopfriendship.

9.WhatdoesParagraph3sayaboutwomen’smakingpropergirlfriends?

A.It’simpossible.B.It’sofgreatimportance.

C.Itseemsverydifficult.D.It’snotpopularamongwomen.

10.Whatmaybethereasonwhywomendon’tdevotetoatruefriendship?

A.Beinghardtoconnectwithothers.B.Beingdiscouraged（挫败）bybadsituations.

C.Thinkingtruefriendsdon’texist.D.Thinkingtheycannotaffordthetime.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gratifying”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Pleasant.B.Surprising.C.DisappointingD.Humorous.

D

GregoryKloehndigsthroughdustbins（垃圾桶）everyday,butnotforthereasonthatmostpeoplewouldthink.Heisn’thomeless.Infactheistryingtohelpthehomeless．

Gregorybeganhislifeasasculptor（雕刻家）．Butheoftenfeltthathissculptures（雕刻品）,whichjuststoodinrichpeople’shousesforyears，lackedameaningfulpurpose.Soin201lhedecidedtoputhisartisticenergiesintocreatinghomestosell—notordinaryhomesbutsmallstructuresbuiltentirelyfromrecycled（循环再利用的）materials．

Thethoughtofcreatinghomesforthehomelessdidn’toccurtohimuntiltheyear2013，whenahomelesscoupleaskedhimforatarp（防水布）.Insteadofatarp,Gregoryofferedthemsomethingbetter:

asmallhomewithawatertank（水槽）,akitchenandatrapforwaste．TheyweresogratefulthatGregorydecidedtofocushiseffortsonhelpinghousethehomelesspopulationinhiscity.Andsoonhis“HomelessHomesProject”wasstarted．

Beforestartinganewhome,Gregory,goeshuntingformaterialsbydiggingthroughdustbins.Everythinghefindsisusable—refrigeratordoorsbecomehousedoors；washingmachinedoorsoftenserveaswindows，andthetopsofcarsbecomestrongroofs．Heputwheelsatthebottomforuserstomovetheirhomesaroundeasily．Eachhometakestwotothreedaystomake．

SofarGregoryhasdonated（捐赠）dozensofhomestothecity'smostneedy．Whilehissmalllow-costmobilehomesarenotthefinalsolutiontotheproblemofhomelessness，theyarereallypracticalanddoprovideawarmandsafeplaceforthehomelesstostayin.Theyaresimplyawayforonemantodosomethingniceforthoseinneedofsomehelp．

GregoryhaswrittenabooktitledHomelessArchitecture,whereheexplainstechniques（技术/巧）tobuildthosehomesandheisnowworkingonweekendworkshops．“AlotofpeoplewhohearaboutwhatI’mdoingwanttogetinvolved（参加），”hesaid．“Maybewecanmeetsomeplaceandputacoupleofhomestogether．”

12.WhydidGregoryturnfrommakingsculpturestocreatinghomes?

A．Hetotallylostinterestinsculpture．B．Hewantedtohelpthehomeless．

C．Hehadnohometolivein．D．Hehadtomakemoremoney．

13.TheauthormentionsthestoryinParagraph3totellus____________．

A．housingthehomelessinacitywasnotaneasytask

B．Gregory’s