辽宁省北票市高级中学学年高一月考英语试题.docx
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辽宁省北票市高级中学学年高一月考英语试题
高一英语十二月月考试卷
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中,选出最佳选项
(A)
Whetheryourelyonyourbikefortransportationorexercise,you’llenjoythesefunfactsonthistwo-wheeledvehicle.
In1817,KarlvonDrais,aGermanbaron,inventedahorselesscarriagethatwouldhelphimgetaroundfaster.Thetwo-wheeled,pedallessdevicemovedbypushingyourfeetagainsttheground.Themachinebecameknownasthe“draisine”,andledtothecreationofthemodern-daybicycle.Theterm“bicycle”wasnotintroduceduntilthe1860s,whenitwascoinedinFrancetodescribeanewkindoftwo-wheelerwithamechanicaldrive.
OrvilleandWilburWright,thebrotherswhobuiltthefirstflyingairplane,operatedasmallbikerepairshopinDayton,Ohio.Theyusedtheirworkshoptobuildthe1903WrightFlyer.FredA.Birchmore,25,circledtheglobebybicyclein1935.Theentiretrip,throughEurope,Asia,andtheUnitedStates,covered40,000miles.Hepedaledabout25,000miles.Therestwastraveledbyboat.Heworeoutsevensetsoftires.
Inthe1980s,bicycledeliveryservicesdevelopedintoanimportantindustry,especiallyincities,wherethecouriers(快递员)earnedareputationfortheirhighspeedandtraffic-weavingskills.
Americansusetheirbicyclesforlessthanonepercentofallurbantrips.Europeansbikeincitiesalotmoreoften---inItaly5percentofalltripsareonbicycle,30percentintheNetherlands,and7outof8Dutchpeopleoverage15haveabike.
TheTourdeFranceisoneofthemostfamousbicycleracesintheworld.Establishedin1903,itisconsideredtobethebiggesttestofenduranceoutofallsports.LanceArmstrong,anAmericancyclist,istheonlyridertohavewon7titlesaftersurvivingcancer.
21.Theunderlinedword“coined”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby__________.
A.boughtB.discoveredC.printedD.created
22.Whomadethemostimportantcontributiontothebike?
A.KarlvonDrais.B.TheWrightbrothers
C.FredA.Birchmore.D.LanceArmstrong.
23.Thecouriersinthe1980sinthecitiespreferredthebikebecauseitwas__________.
A.beautifulandproducednonoise
B.asymboloffashionandwealth
C.cheapandcouldbemovedabouteasily
D.fastandrarelyaffectedbytrafficconditions
(B)
Monkeysareverysimilartousinmanyways.Mosthavetenfingersandtentoes,andbrainsmuchlikeours.Infact,CharlesDarwin’stheoryofevolutionsaysthatmonkeyandhumansshareacommonancestor.Weenjoywatchingthembecausetheyoftenactlikeus,andwealsolovetousemanyexpressionsaboutmonkeysinalmosteverylanguage.Thisiswhymanymonkeyexpressionsareabouttrickypeopleorplayfulacts.
Monkeyshineisoneoftheexpressionstoshowtricksorfoolishacts.Themeaningisclearifyouhaveeverwatchedagroupofmonkeysplayfullychasingeachother:
pullingtails,stealingfood,doingtricks.
Monkeyingaroundwithsomethingmeansthatyoudonotknowwhatyouaredoing.Whenyoufeellikedoingsomethingbuthavenofirmideaofwhattodo,youaremonkeyingaround.Itisjustawaytopassthetime.
Monkeybusinessusuallymeanssecret,maybeillegalactivities.Youmaycomeacrossanewreportthatthereismonkeybusinessinvolvedinbuildingthenewairport,withsomeofficialsgettingsecretpaymentsfrombuilders.
Monkeysuitsarecommonnamesforclothesoruniformssoldierswear.InearlieryearsinmanyAmericancities,youwouldfindmenplayingmusicalbandorgansonthestreet.Dancingtothemusicwouldbetheman’ssmallmonkeythatwasdressedinatight-fitting,colorfuljacketsimilartoamilitaryuniform.So,peoplebegantocallamilitaryuniformamonkeysuit.
24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthesimilaritiesbetweenhumanandmonkey?
A.Mostmonkeyshavetenfingersandtoes.
B.Monkeyshavethesamebrainsashumans.
C.Monkeysoftenactlikehumansinmanyways.
D.Monkeysarehumans’closestrelativesinspecies.
25.Accordingtothepassage,anidlewanderonthestreetcanbedescribedas______.
A.monkeyshineB.monkeyingaround
C.amonkeysuitD.monkeybusiness
26.Monkeysuitsarecommonlyusedtocallmilitaryuniformsbecausethey______.
A.arecreatedparticularlyforsoldiers’uniforms.
B.areoriginallydesignedforAmericansoldiers.
C.sharetypicalfeatureswithmilitaryuniforms.
D.makeAmericansoldierslooklikemonkeys.
27.Mostmonkeyexpressionsare______.
A.usedonlyinwesterncultures.B.usedonsomeformaloccasions.
C.abouttricksandnaughtiness.D.aboutterriblefunnybehaviors.
(C)
Thedecisionsthatwemakeshapeusthroughoutourlives.Nomatterwhatdecisionswemake,goodorbad,eachoneputsusonanewroadinthefuture.Makeabaddecision?
Noproblem.Learnfromthedecisionandmakeanotherdecisiontogetonadifferentpath.ThisisadvicethatIgotfromTonyRobbinsinhisbookAwakentheGiantWithin.ThisisabookthatIrecommendtoanyonewaitingtodevelopafirewithintomakechangesintheirlife.IthelpedmetounderstandhowfearofmakingpoorchoiceswashinderingmefrombecomingthegreatmanwhoIamtoday.NowIamnotsayingthatIamawell-knownpersoninanyparticularcircle.ButIamthekingofmycastleworkinghardandtryingtomakegooddecisionsinregardtothepathsthatIhavechosen.Iamagreatmanintheeyesofmywifeandmychildren.AndthatisalltherecognitionthatIneedinmylifetime.AndIknowthatmypastfailureshavebeenthebuildingblockthatIcontinuetobuildmycareerandself-imageinmycommunitythatIlivein.
BenLerer,cofounderandCEOoftheThrillistMediaGroup,isagoodexampleofthis.InanarticleontheFastCompanywebsite,Lerertalksaboutthisverysubject.Hesays,”Ihavetomakesomereallytoughdecisionsbutfinally,Ithinkthebestcompaniesarethosethatcanrecognizewhensomethingisn’tgoingright,andfixit,insteadofjustturningablindeyebecauseit’seasier.”Greatpeoplemakedecisions.Whenadecisiondoesnothavethedesiredresult,makeadifferentdecision.Itdoesnotgetanysimplerthanthat.
28.FromTonyRobbins’bookAwakentheGiantWithin,thewriterknew___.
A.makingabaddecisionisveryterrible
B.makingdecisionshelpsusbecomeagreatman
C.beingafraidtomakeabaddecisionisverynatural
D.learningfromthebaddecisioncanhelpmakeanewchoice
29.Theunderlinedword“hindering”canbereplacedby___.
A.stoppingB.stealingC.preservingD.requiring
30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Abaddecisionhasabadeffectonpeople
B.Thebestcompanycanadmitandcorrectabaddecision
C.Peopleshouldlearnhowtomakeagooddecision
D.Makingadecisionismuchsimplerthanchangingone
31.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.OvercomeYourFearsB.TakeAction
C.MakedecisionsD.TrustYourself
(D)
Whatabouttheeffectoflongworkinghoursonyourweight?
Anewpaper,writtenbyJoelleAbramowitz,aneconomist,hassomesurprisingresults.Shestartsoutbyshowingasimplegraph:
thosewhoworklongerareeasytobebigger.
Thatseemsinteresting,butisnotasgoodasexpected.Afterall,theremaybeotherfactorsthatmeanthathardworkingpeopletendtobeoverweight.SoMsAbramowitzusesregressions(回归),whichallowshertocontrolavarietyofotherfactors,likeincome.Herresultshaveafewsurprises:
thosewithacollegedegreearelikelytobeslimmer(苗条).Ratherdepressingly,marriageresultsinwomengettingthinner,butmenfatter.
Sheshowsthatforworkersin“non-strenuous(不繁重的)”jobs,likesecretarialworkandaccountancy,tenadditionalhoursspentworkingperweekareconnectedwithanincreaseinbodysizeindex0.4forwomenand0.2formen.Thattranslates,onaverage,intoanincreaseof2.5poundsand1.4poundsrespectively(各自地).Unsurprisingly,forthosewhosejobsrequireabitofphysicaleffort,theeffectnolongerholds.
Sowhydolonghoursresultinweightgain?
Only20%ofAmericanjobsareevenmildlystressful,comparedto50%in1960.In1960,atenthoftheAmericanworkforcewasinvolvedinagriculture,buttodayit’smorelike1%.Moretimeatthedeskmeanslessmovement.Busypeoplemayhavelesstimetopreparegoodmeals,insteadchoosingatake-away.(managementconsultants,inmyexperienceatleast,tendtoberatherknowledgeableaboutfancyrestaurantsnearthem).Theyexerciseless.Andworkaholicssleepless:
inadequateshut-eyeisassociatedwithweightgain.
Womengainmoreweightthanmen,Msabramowitzreasons,becausetheytendtoreplaceworkforhealth-improvingactivitieslikeexercise.However,menareprettysedentary,whetherornottheyworklonghours.Somaybedesk-jobbersshouldincludeabitofphysicalityinthedailyhardwork.Standingupwhileworkingisonechoice.
32.WhatcanweknowaboutJoelleAbramowitz’sgraph?
A.Theauthorthinksit’spuzzling.
B.Manypeopledon’tthinkit’sgood.
C.Itincludesmanyfactorsonfatness
D.Itshowspeopleworkinglongputonmoreweight.
33.Whatkindofpeopletendstoputonweightaccordingtothepassage?
A.Peoplewhofeeldepressed.B.Peoplewhohavecollegedegrees.
C.Peoplewhoworkonsecretarialwork.
D.peoplewhoofteneatinfancyrestaurants
34.Comparedtothepast,_____.
A.Americansarefatterbecauseoflackofexercise
B.Americansarefatterbecauseofimprovementoflife
C.Americansbecomefatterbecauseoflessstressfulwork
D.Americansmenaremorelikelytoputonweightthanwomen.
35.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“sedentary”inparagraph5?
A.Hard-working.B.InactiveC.ThoughtfulD.Changeable第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的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。
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