高一英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

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高一英语上学期第二次月考试题

赤峰二中2014级高一上学期第二次月考

英语试题

试卷类型：

A时间：

100分钟

第

卷

第一部分：

听力（略）

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（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Tourismwasn’tasimportantasitistoday.Inth

epast,onlypeoplewithagooddealofmoneycouldtravelonholidaystoothercountries.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecausethereisagrowingmiddleclassinmanypartsoftheworld;thatistosay,peoplenowhavemoremoneyfortravel.Specialplanefaresfortouristsmaketravellessexpensiveandmoreattractivethaneverbefore.Onepersondoesn’ttravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.Theyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtotastenewfood.

Tourismbringsmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.There’renewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.

1.Intheolddays_________couldtraveltoothercountries.

A.boysandgirls,menorwomen,youngorold

B.eitherkingsorqueens

C.boththepoorandtherich

D.nobodybutthosewhohadmoney

2.Whatmakestravelmoreattractivethanbefore?

_________

A.Travelbyairtoothercountriesismuchcheapertoday.

B.Moreguidesarebeingtrainedtoshowbeautifulspots.

C

.Moderntelegraphlinesmaketravellessexpensive.

D.Newhotelsandrestaurantshavebeenbuilt.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Tourismwon’tbringanychangesinpeople’sminds.

B.Peoplehavesometroubleinmakingjourney.

C.Withthedevelopmentoftourism,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmanypartsintheworld.

D.Tourismcausesonlysomechangesinclothing.

4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheChangeofTourismB.Tourism

C.TheImportance

ofTourismD.TheCauseofTourismChange

B

Thejourneytwodiversmadesometimeagotothedeepestpointontheearthmakesusrealizehowmuchoftheworldstillremainstobestudied.ThetwomenwentdownsevenmilestothebottomofthePacificOceaninsideasmallsteelballtofindoutifthereareanyoceancurrents（水流）orsignsoflife.

Itwasnecessarytosetoutearly,sothattheballwouldcometothesurfaceindaylight,andbeeasilyfoundbythemothershipwhichwouldbewaitingforit.Thediversbeganpreparationsearlyinthemorningandsoonafterwards,whenallwasready,thesteelballdisappearedunderthesurfaceofthewater.

Thediversfeltasiftheyweregoingdownstepsastheypassedthroughwarmandcoldlayers（层）ofwater.Intimethetemperaturedroppedtothefreezingpoint.Theykeptintouchwiththemothershipbytelephonetellinghowtheyfelt.Then,atadepthof3,000feet,thetelephonestoppedworkingandtheywerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworld.Allwentwelluntilsomefourhourslaterat30,000feet,themenwerefrightenedbyaloud,crackingnoise.Eventhesmallestholeintheballwouldhavemeantinstantdeath.Luckily,though,itwasonlyoneoftheouterwindowsthathadbroken.Soonafterwards,theballtouchedthesoftoceanfloorraisingabigcloudof"dust"madeupofsmalldeadseacreatures.Here,powerfullightslitupthedarkwaterandthemenweresurprisedtoseefishswimmingjustabovethemquiteuntroubledbythegreatwaterpressure.Buttheydidnotdaretoleavethelightsonforlong,astheheatfromthemmadethewaterboil.Quiteunexpectedly,thetelephonebeganworkingagainandthefaintbutclearvoicesofthediverswereheardonthemothershipsevenmilesaway.Afterastayofthirtyminutesthemenbegantheirjourneyup,arrivingthreehourslater,cold

andwetthrough,butnonewasworsefortheirexperience.

5.Thepurposeofthedivers'journeytothedeepestpointontheearthwastofind_______.

A.iftherearewatercurrents,andlifeinthegreatdepths

B.ifpeoplecanstandtheseverecoldinthegreatdepths

C.iftherearestepsinthegreatdepths

D.ifthetelephoneworkswellinthegreatdepths

6.Thediverssetoutearlyinthemorningsothat.

A.theycouldavoidthecoldatnight

B.theycouldseeatthebottomoftheocean

C.theycouldreturntothesurfaceduringtheday

D.theycouldstaylongatthebottom

7.Asthediverswentdowntotheoceanfloor,thetelephone

.

A.keptworkingallthetime

B.stoppedworkingatadepthof3,000feetandbeganworkingagainwhentheyreturnedtothesamedepth

C.stoppedworkingatadepthof3,000fe

etandbeganworkingagainat30,000feet

D.stoppedworkingatadepthof3,000feetandbeganworkingagainaftertheyreachedthebottom

8.Ontheoceanfloor,thediversfoundthat.

A.therewasnolifebutsomesmalldeadseacreatures

B.fishwereswimmingasfreelyastheydonearthesurface

C.fishwerenotswimmingfreelyinthedarkwater

D.fishwerenotswimmingfreelyunderthehighwaterpressure

C

Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.

Reciteandrepeatinconversation.

Whenyouhearaperson’sname，repeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.

Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.

Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeone，askthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.

Admityoudon’tknow.

Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathy（同情）if

yousay,“I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue.Whatisitagain?

”

Useassociation（联系）.

Connecteachpersonyoumeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexample，youcouldmakeamentalnote:

“VickiCheng--tall,blackhair.”Tostrengthenyourassociations,writethemonasmallcardassoonaspossible.

Limitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetime.

Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.Freeyourselffromrememberingeveryone.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistoli

mityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.

Goearly.

Considergoingearlytomeetings,partiesandclasses.Sometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontime.That’sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearrive,youcanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers—areviewforyou.

9.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?

A.Theywillbemoved.B.Theywillbeannoyed.

C.Theywillbedelighted.D.Theywillbediscouraged.

10.Ifyoucan’tremembersomeone’sname,youmay______.

A.tellhimthetruthB.tellhimawhitelie

C.askhimforpityD.askotherstohelpyou

11.Whenyoumeetagroupofpeople,itisbettertoremember______.

A.alltheirnamesB.acoupleofnamesfirst

C.justtheirlastnamesD.asmanynamesaspossible

12.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B.Importanceofattendingparties.

C.Howtomakeuseofassociations.D.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.

D

Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomes,fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.WhyreadanarticleinthenewspaperwhentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?

Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousmanwhenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?

Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbefore.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensive,manybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbacks（平装本）,whicharequitecheap.Apaperbackcollectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheater,andyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.

Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.

Agoodencyclopedia（百科全书）,thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks,sciencetextbooks,cookbooks,andcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.

13.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledge

B.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformation

C.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfun

D.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph“Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.”suggest?

A.Peopleonlyneedreading,though.

B.Readingismorefunthantelevision.

C.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.

D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn’thelpreading.

15.Wherecanyouprobablyseethispassage?

A.Inatravelbooklet.B.Inasciencereport.

C.Inafashionshowmagazine.D.Inaneducationbookreview.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Takinggoodnotesisa

time-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.__16__Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytime