山西省大同市第一中学学年高一月考英语试题.docx

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山西省大同市第一中学学年高一月考英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从媒体所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑（15×3＝45）

A

Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy-they’regivenafterall.Choicescanbehard.

IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsage.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKeniethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’t,andIwasn’tsurewhattoexpectMacKenietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.

IwasworkingatafinancialfirminMewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid.”Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’tyethaveagoodjob.”Thatlogicmadesomesenstome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,butfinally,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot（尝试）.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisionnottotryatall.

Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mpoundofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.

1.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?

A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.

B.Thesupportofhiswife.

C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.

D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.

2.Whichofthefollowingisclosetinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?

A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.

B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.

C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.

D.Thedecisionnottotrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.

3.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.

A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor

B.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea

C.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea

D.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Clevernessandkindness

B.ThestartofAmazon

C.Followingmypassion

D.Wearewhatwechoose

B

WatsonenteredMrSmith’soffice.Thebosswasahardman.Hefiredpeoplewhodidn’tdowellwithoutgivingthemasecondchance.

“Watson,”saidMrSmith,“thispastyearyourdepartmenthasn’tearnedmoney.We’regoingtodropthatdepartment.It’sfinished.I’msorry,butyou’llhavetogo.”“But,sir—ifIjusthadalittlemoretime.ForthemomentIneedthejobtokeepmysonatRiversideSchool.”

“What’sthat!

”saidtheboss.”Riverside!

Ididn’tknowyouhadaboythere.That’sanexpensiveschoolforamanwithyoursalary.

“Iknow,sir.Buthelikestheresomuch!

He’sastarathleteandthebestboxerintheschool.TheboyscallhimChamp（冠军）there.”

Thebosssatperfectlystillforalongtime—afaraway（恍惚的）lookinhiseyes.Then,suddenly,hesaid,“We’vegottocloseyourdepartment,Watson.Butyou’lltakeoveranewjobinanotherdepartment.Itmeanslongerhours—maybemorepay.Nowgetout.You’rehereforlife.”

Watsongotout,withsurpriseonhisface.Thenthebosstookaletterfromthetopdrawerofhisdesk.ItwasHerbie’slastletterfromRiversideSchool—writtenafewdaysbeforehedied.Hehadreaditoverandoveragainwithsickpain.Thletterread.

Ican’tsaytheboyshereareanynicertomethantheotherswere.Iguessit’sthesameeverywherewhenyou’reacripple（跛脚的人）.Butdon’tworryaboutme,Dad.They’vegotagoodchemistrydepartmenthere.Andthere’soneboyherewhoisreallygreat.He’satrackstarandboxingchampandjusttopsinchemistry.TheboyscallhimChamp.Hemadethemstopthrowingmybooksaround.Andheknockedaboydownwhohitme.HeisthebestfriendIeverhad.Dad,whenIgrowup,IwanttodosomethingforChamp.Somethingbig—thathewon’tevenknowabout.

Yourson,

Herbie

5.MrSmithwantedtofireWatsonbecause.

A.Watsonwouldtakeoveranewjobinanotherdepartment.

B.WatsonhadhissonstudyinRiversideSchool.

C.Watson’ssonknockedaboydownwhohitHerbie.

D.Watson’sdepartmentdidn’tearnmoneythatyear.

6.Wecanfromthepassagethat.

A.MrSmithdidn’tknowthatChampwasWatson’ssonatfirst.

B.MrSmithwastoldnottofireWatsonbyHerbie.

C.MrSmithdecidedtogiveWatsonanotherchanceinnotime.

D.MrSmithwantedtorealizeChamp’sdream.

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordscanbestdescribeMrSmith?

A.Sympatheticandgrateful.B.Selfishandgreedy.

C.hardworkingandstrict.D.Easy-goingandoptimistic.

8.Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto.

A.madeourchildrenenjoy.B.shareamovingstorywithus.

C.provideuswithtipsonwork.D.helpustodealwithourboss.

C

Researchhasshownthatfirst-bornchildrenarebetterthantheirkidbrothersorsisters.First-bornsdobetteronIQtestsandaremorelikelytobecomepresidentoftheUnitedStatesbutlesslikelytododrugsandsoon.

Butwhybirthorderappearstomattersomuchforschoolachievementlevelismuchlessclear.Manytheorieshavebeenputforward,rangingfromtothestablefamilylifeandtodifferentexplanation:

Itcomesdowntoparent’sreputationsformaintainingdiscipline（维持纪律）withtheirkids.

Thebasicideaisthis:

Therearetwotypesofparents—thosewhoinourstudywecall“unforgiving”—they’llpunishchildrenforpoorschoolperformance,regardlessoftheirchildren,regardlessofbirth.Thechild’sbirthorder,andthosewhoare“forgiving,”meaningtheydon’tliketopunishanyoftheirchildren,regardlessofbirth.Thelattertypeofparentsfaceadilemma.Iftheydon’tpunishtheirchildren,regardlessofbirth.Thechildrenwillfollowsuit.Asaresult,allofthemwilltendnottoworkhardinschool.Toavoidthissituation,forgivingparentsarestrictwiththeirfirst-born,hopingtoconveyanideathatwillinfluencethebehavioroftheiryoungerchildrenaswell.Theyoungerchildren,seeingtheirbigbrotherorsisterpunished,willbelesslikelytoslackoff（懈怠）inschoolbecausetheycan’tbesurethatmomanddadaren’treallyunforgivingtypes.

Sotheoutoutcomeofthisstrategicparentingisthatwhileallchildrenbenefitfromthefirst-born’spunishments,theinfluenceisthegreatestontheeldestchild.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,first-bornchildren’sbetterperformanceliesin.

A.personalawarenessB.schooleducation

C.differentparentingD.familybackground

10.Whatisthepointofthe3reparagraph?

A．Toinformthereadersofthebasisoftheresearch

B．Toexplainhowthestudywasconducted

C．Toexposethetruthoftheparentingproblem

D．Toshowhowparentscaninfluencetheirkids

11．Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably.

A．Studiesonraisingfirst-borns

B．Howtoteachkidsbehavebetterinschool

C．Differentparentingstyles

D．Whyfirst-bornkidsdobetterinschool

D

Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung.HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity（团结）.Toshowthis,shehelpuponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.

HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny’smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However.Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.

Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElizabethexplains.“Ourmothertaughtusthattosucceedwemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness.”

Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAns’corporationmakesmorethan＄20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.

12．Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow.

A．thestrengthoffamilyunity

B．thedifficultyofgrowingup

C．theadvantageofchopsticks

D．thebestwayofgivingalesson

13．WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily.

A．startedabusinessin1975

B．leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoney

C．boughtarestaurantinSanFrancisco

D．openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles