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北京市昌平临川育人学校学年高一下学期第二次月考英语A精校Word直接打印版

北京临川学校2017—2018学年度下学期第二次月考

高一英语试卷（A卷）

（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

DoyouwanttoknowanythingaboutmestayinginAmerica?

Well,Letmetellyouthetruth,itisreallyaneye-openingexperiencetostudyhere.

InChina,IhadEnglishclassesfivetimesaweeksincethefifthgrade.HoweverIdidn’tknowtextbookEnglishwasverydifferentfromeverydayEnglishuntilIcametoHotchkissSchool,Connecticut.

WhenIfirststudiedEnglish,Iwastoldtosay，“Iamfine”whenpeoplesay“Howareyou?

”ButintheUS,Ifoundthatpeoplesay,”Iamgood”or“Iamtired.”

Oneday,someonegreetedmewith“What’sup?

”Itmademeconfused.IthoughtforamomentandthensmiledbecauseIdidn’tknowwhattosay.

Sincethen,IhavediscoveredmoreandmoredifferencesbetweenChineseandtheUScultures.

Tomysurprise,theUSgirlsspendalotoftimeinburningsungettingatan（晒黑）.However,inChina,girlstryeverypossiblewaytogettheirskinpaler（白的）.

IamalsosurprisedbyhowhardworkingtheUSstudentsare.InChina,schoolworkisalmosteverything,sowestudyhardallthetime.Buthere,an“excellent”studentgetsgoodgrades,doesalotforthepublicandplayssportsormusic.Thekidsherearesotalented，andIamstartingtobesorrythatIgaveupplayingthepianoatanearlyageandthatIhaveneverthoughtaboutsports.

21.HowoftendidthewriterhaveanEnglishclassinGradeFive?

A.Seventimesaweek.B.SixtimesaweekFivetimesaweek.

C.Fivetimesaweek.D.Fourtimesaweek.

22.WhichoffollowingisNOTtrue?

A.ThewriterisnowintheUS

B.Thewriterregretsgivingupplayingthepiano.

C.TheUSstudentsaretalentedandhardworking.

D.Americangirlslovetohavewhiteskin

23.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyownTravelintheUS.B.MystudyintheUS.

C.MyfriendsintheUS.D.MyskinintheUS.

B

Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeanimals,treescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?

UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofuseverimagined.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Simardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theoppositeistrue:

treessurvivethroughtheirco-operationandsupport,passingaroundnecessarynutrition"dependingonwhoneedsit".

Nitrogen（氮）andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi（真菌）

networks,makingsurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamounttokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons（神经元）inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyed,itaffectsall.

Simardtalksabout"mothertrees",usuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallothertreesdepend.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,transportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdown"mothertrees"withnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplex"treesocieties"orthenetworksonwhichtheyfeed,wearereducingthechancesofsurvivalfortheentireforest.

"Wedidn'ttakeanynoticeofit"Simardsayssadly."Dyingtreesmovenutritionintotheyoungtreesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemchance."Ifwecouldputacrossthemessagetotheforestryindustry,wecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotectioneffortsforthefuture.

24.Theunderlinedsentence"theoppositeistrue"inParagraph2probablymeansthattrees.

A.competeforsurvival

B.protecttheirownwealth

C.dependoneachother

D.providesupportfordyingtrees

25."Mothertrees"areextremelyimportantbecausethey.

A.lookthelargestinsizeintheforest

B.passonnutritiontoyoungtrees

C.seemmorelikelytobecutdownbyhumans

D.knowmoreaboutthecomplex"treesocieties"

26.Theunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.how"treesocieties"work

B.howtreesgrowold

C.howforestryindustrydevelops

D.howyoungtreessurvive

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OldTreesCommunicateLikeHumans

B.YoungTreesAreInNeedOfProtection

C.TreesAreMoreAwesomeThanYouThink

D.TreesContributeToOurSociety

C

Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO（UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization）recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying（联合）voiceacrosscultures.

Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.

It’sJasonMoran’sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.

“Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan.“WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwhiteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital.”

Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.

Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWaller’smusicforadanceparty,“JusttokindofputitbackinthemindthatWallerisdancemusicasmuchasitisconcertmusic,”saysMoran.“Forme,it’stherecontextualization.Inmusic,wheredoestheemotion（情感）lie?

Arewe,ashumans,gaininganyinsight（感悟）onhowtotalkaboutourselvesandhowsomethingasabstractasaCharlieParkerrecordgetsusintoadialogueaboutouremotionsandourthoughts?

Sometimeswelosesightthatthemusichasawidercontext,”saysMoran,“soIwanttocontinuethosedialogues.ThosearethethingsIwanttofoster.”

28．WhydidUNESCOsetApril30asInternationalJazzDay?

A．Torememberthebirthofjazz.

B．Toprotectculturaldiversity.

C．Toencouragepeopletostudymusic.

D．Torecognizethevalueofjazz.

29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?

A．Jazzbecomingmoreaccessible.

B．Theproductionofjazzgrowingfaster.

C．Jazzbeinglesspopularwiththeyoung.

D．Thejazzaudiencebecominglarger.

30．WhatcanweinferaboutMoran’sopiniononjazz?

A．Itwilldisappeargradually.

B．Itremainsblackandwhite.

C．Itshouldkeepupwiththetimes.

D．Itchangesevery50years.

31．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．ExploringtheFutureofJazz.

B．TheRiseandFallofJazz.

C．TheStoryofaJazzMusician.

D．CelebratingtheJazzDay.

D

Abuild-it-yourselfsolarstill（蒸馏器）isoneofthebestwaystoobtaindrinkingwaterinareaswheretheliquidisnotreadilyavailable.DevelopedbytwodoctorsintheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,it’sanexcellentwatercollector.Unfortunately,youmustcarrythenecessaryequipmentwithyou,sinceit’sallbutimpossibletofindnaturalsubstitutes.Theonlycomponentsrequired,though,area5＇

5＇sheetofclearorslightlymilkyplastic,sixfeetofplastictube,andacontainer—perhapsjustadrinkingcup—tocatchthewater.Thesepiecescanbefoldedintoaneatlittlepackandfastenedonyourbelt.

Toconstructaworkingstill,useasharpstickorrocktodigaholefourfeetacrossandthreefeetdeep.Trytomaketheholeinadampareatoincreasethewatercatcher’sproductivity.Placeyourcupinthedeepestpartofthehole.Thenlaythetubeinplacesothatoneendrestsallthewayinthecupandtherestofthelinerunsup—andout—thesideofthehole.

Next,covertheholewiththeplasticsheet,securingtheedgesoftheplasticwithdirtandweightingthesheet’scenterdownwitharock.Theplasticshouldnowformacone（圆锥体）with45-degree-angledsides.Thelowpointofthesheetmustbecentereddirectlyover,andnomorethanthreeinchesabove,thecup.

Thesolarstillworksbycreatingagreenhouseundertheplastic.Groundwaterevaporates（蒸发）andcollectsonthesheetuntilsmalldropsofwaterform,rundownthematerialandfalloffintothecup.Whenthecontainerisfull,youcansucktherefreshmentoutthroughthetube,andwon’thavetobreakdownthestilleverytimeyouneedadrink.

32.Whatdoweknowaboutthesolarstillequipmentfromthefirstparagraph?

A.It’sdelicate.B.It’sexpensive.

C.It’scomplex.D.It’sportable.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thewatercatcher”inparagraph2referto?

A.Thetube.B.Thestill.

C.Thehole.D.Thecup.

34.What’sthelaststepofconstructingaworkingsolarstill?

A.Digaholeofacertainsize.B.Putthecupinplace.

C.Weightthesheet’scenterdown.D.Covertheholewiththeplasticsheet.

35.Whenasolarstillworks,dropsofwatercomeintothecupfrom.

A.theplastictubeB.outsidethehole

C.theopenairD.beneaththesheet

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。

IfanyonehadtoldmethreeyearsagothatIwouldbespendingmostofmyweekendscamping.Iwouldhavelaughedheartily.Campers,inmyeyes,werepeoplewhoenjoyedinsectbites,ill-cookedmeals,anduncomfortablesleepingbags.Theyhadnothingincommonwithme.36.

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