高一英语月考试题.docx

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高一英语月考试题

2016级高一学年12月份月考英语试题

第一节：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Wewalkedinsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn'tevenlifthereyesfromthebook.Mum pointedatabigchairbythedoorandIknewshewantedmetositd

own.WhileIwatchedmouth openinsurprise,  Mumtookoffherhatandcoatandgavethemtometohold.Shewalkedquietlyto thesmallroombytheliftandtookoutawetmop.Shepushedthemoppastthedeskandasthenurselookedup,Mumnoddedandsaid,"Verydirtyfloors.""Yes,I'mgladthey'vefinallydecidedtocleanthem,"thenurseanswered.ShelookedatMum strangelyandsaid,"Butaren'tyouworkinglate?

"

Mumjustpushedharder,eachswipe（拖一下）ofthemoptakingherfartherandfartherdownthehall.Iwatcheduntilshewasoutofsightandthenursehadturnedbacktowritinginthebigbook. AfteralongtimeMumcameback.Hereyeswereshining.

Shequicklyputthemopbackandtookmyhand.Asweturnedtogooutofthedoor,Mumbowedpolitelytothenurseandsaid,"Thankyou." 

Outside,Mumtoldme,"Dagmarisfine.Nofever."

 "Yousawher,Mum?

"

    "Ofcourse.Itoldheraboutthehospitalrules,andshewillnotexpectusuntiltomorrow.Dadwillstopworryingaswell.It'safinehospital.Butsuchfloors!

Amopisnogood.Youneedabrush."

1.WhenshetookamopfromthesmallroomwhatMumreallywantedtodowas_____ 

A.tocleanthefloor   B.topleasethenurse

C.toseeapatient   D.tosurprisethestory-teller

2.WhenthenursetalkedtoMumshethoughtMumwasa________ 

A.nurse   B.visitor C.patient   D.cleaner

3.Afterreadingthestorywhatcanweinferaboutthehospital?

A.Itisachildren'shospital. 

B.Ithasstrictrulesaboutvisitinghours. 

C.Theconditionstherearen'tverygood.

D.Thenursesanddoctorstheredon'tworkhard. 

4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesMum?

A.strangeB.warm-hearted C.clever   D.hard-working

B

Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeworddog.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.Theytaketheirdogsforwalks,letthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcare.However,dogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflife.Theexpression,toleadadog'slife,describesapersonwhohasanunhappylife.

Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworld.Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethings,likegoodjobs.Theysaythattobesuccessful,apersonhastoworklikeadog.Thismeanstheyhavetoworkvery,veryhard.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tired.And,thesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.

Still,peoplesayeverydoghasitsday.Thismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlife.Tobesuccessful,peopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yet,somepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelieveth

atolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.

Somepeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Butmeandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeople

whotrytoentertheproperty.However,sometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobad.Wesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbite.

Dogexpressionsalsoareusedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.Arainstormmaycooltheweather.Butwedonotwantittoraintoohard.Wedonotwantittoraincatsanddogs.

5.Apersonwholivesanunhappylifecanbedescribedas“_______”.

  A.becomingsickasadog         B.leadingadog’slife

  C.livinginadog-eat-dogworld    D.Workinglikeadog

6.Theunderlinedword“mean”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans“_______”.

  A.violent        B.selfish         C.wild         D.poor

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

  A.Everyonecanbesuccessfulifhelearnsfromtheold.

  B.Itmightbedifficultfortheyoungtolearnnewskills.

  C.Junkyarddogsarecarefulinmoneyarrangement.

  D.Fiercepersonsaren’tsoawfulastheirappearancesometimes.

8.Tosupporthisidea,theauthordevelopsthetextmainlyby_______.

  A.listingreasons                B.usingidioms

  C.givingexamples              D.Makingcomparisons

C

HaveyoueverheardofanoldsayingIntelligenceisabornabilitywhilegoodnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.Choicecanbehard. 

IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasv

eryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMackenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MackenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor，andshewantedmetofollowmypassion. 

IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark，listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,butfinally,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.

Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoice.

9.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?

A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor． 

B.Thesupportofhiswife． 

C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet． 

D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.

10.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefor

thepassage?

A.ClevernessandKindness

B.TheStartingofAmazon

C.FollowingMyPassion

D.WeAreWhatWeChoose

11.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______． 

A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor 

B.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea

C.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea 

D.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed

D

TheEnglisharefamousfortheirmanners.Thephrase,"Mannersmaketheman"wascoinedbyEnglishmanWilliamofWykehambackin1324,butthey'rejustasimportanttoday.Booksarewrittenonthesubject;advicecolumnsinmagazinestellpeoplehowtobehave;and"finishingschools"stillexisttoensurethatyounggirlsbecomeyoung"ladies".

The

bestexampleofEnglishmannersisintheirmasteryoftheartofformingaqueue.ItisapopularjokeinEngland（thelandofsportingfailures）tosay,"IfonlyqueuingwasanOlympicsport,we'dwinhandsdown."Nooneknowsexactlyhowandwhenitstarted,butqueuingplaysanimportantroleintheEnglishsocialmake-up.Schoolchildrenaretaughttoqueueforroll-call,assemblyandlunch,andEnglishpeopleacrossthelandformorderlyqueuesatshops,banks,cinemasandbus-stopseveryday.TheEnglishobviouslyaren'ttheonlypeoplewhoqueue,buttheyseemtodoitbetterthananyoneelse.Asonevisitorsaid,"IhavetravelledacrossEurope,theMiddleandFarEastandnowhere

haveIseenthesingle-filequeueswhichareformedinEngland."

TheEnglisharealsofamouslypolitewhenitcomestolanguage.Whereasmanyothernationsaremoredirectintheircommunication,theEnglishpreferamoreindirectformofaskingforthings.Forexample,anAmericanwhowantstotalktoacolleaguemightsay,"Gotaminute?

";howeveranEnglishpersonwilloftenuseamoreindirectmeansofrequestingthechat,"Sorrytobotheryou,butwouldyoupossiblyhaveaminuteorsotohaveaquickchatifyoudon'tmind,please?

"

TheEnglishalsolovetoapologizeforthings.Whensqueezingpastsomeone,peoplesay"Sorry".Andtheywillapologizeifyoubumpintothem,"Whoops!

Sorry!

Myfault."Infact,nooneseemstosay"Sorry"asmuchastheEnglish:

"SorryI'mlate./SorryIforgottocallyoulastnight./I'msorryyoudidn'tgetthee-mail."Andsoon.Theyalsoliketouse"Please"and"Thankyou"alot.Inashop,theywillsay,"I'dlikeapacketofcrisp,please.Thanks."Britishstudentsthanktheirlectures,andbossesoftenthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobs.

12.Whydoes"finishingschools"stillexisttohelpyounggirlsbecome"ladies"?

A.BecausetheEnglishmindtheirmannersverymuch.

B.BecausetheEnglishparentswanttomarrytheirdaughterstotheroyalfamily.

C.BecausetheEnglishgirlsaresorudethattheyneedtobetaughttobepolite.

D.BecausetheEnglishgovernmentensurestheirexistence.

13.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2implies______.

A.TheEnglishlovetheOlympicsverymuch.

B.TheEnglishspendnothingwinninganOlympicmedal.

C.TheEnglisharebestatqueuing.

D.TheEnglishprefertoqueuewiththeirhandsdown.

14.Accordingtothepassage,ifAmericanssay"Waiter!

CouldIhaveanotherfork,please?

"howwilltheEnglishexpresssuchameaning?

A.Excuseme!

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