广西贵港市覃塘高级中学学年高一月考英语试题带答案.docx

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广西贵港市覃塘高级中学学年高一月考英语试题带答案

覃塘高中2019-2020学年高一3月月考

英语

第1部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

听力部分单独链接

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

KBG84isaone-of-a-kindgirlbandinJapanconsistingof33singinganddancinggrannies,withanaverageageof84.Theoldestmember.HaruYamashiro.is97yearsold!

Thenewband,basedintheremoteislandofKohamainOkinawa,isahugehitinthecountry---somuchsothatthemembersarerathershockedbytheirsuccess.Theirfirstsingle----titledComeonandDance,KohamaIsland----hasmadeittothetopofthecharts,andthey'vejustcompletedasell-outtourofJapan.

“WefeltlikestarsinTokyo,"added86-year-oldHidekoKedamori."Everyoneintheaudiencehadabigsmile,whichgaveustheenergytosingourheartsout.We'reblessedtohavebeenborninKohama.Ourlyricsareabouttheislandandnature----whalesintheseaspoutingordolphinsdoingsomersaults（空翻）。

”

Regardlessofthelyrics,theseelderlywomenareincrediblycharmingwhentheyperform.Theirenergyandenthusiasmareamazing,consideringtheirage.Infact,nooneundertheageof80isallowedintotheband.Itturnsoutthatthepopqueensareblessedwithincrediblegenes--Okinawanislandershaveoneofthehighestlifeexpectanciesintheworld.Theirdietchieflyconsistsofvegetablesandlocalpurple-fleshedsweetPotatoes,withpracticallynoaddedsugar.Menakasaidshe

isn'tparticularaboutherdiet.

＂Ilookaftermyhealthbycleaningmyhome,wipingthefloors,steamingrice,"shesaid."Istayintheshadewhenit'stoohot.Idon'twanttogetburnt.Ihavetotake

careofmyskin-I'mstillyoungatheart!

"

21.What'stheaimofwritingthepassage?

A.TotellusKBG84isthebestbandinJapan.

B.TointroduceapopularbandinJapan.

C.ToshowwhyKBG84issopopular.

D.Toprovetheelderlycanbecomestars.

22.HowdidthemembersofKBG84feelwhentheysucceeded?

A.Verysurprised.B.Rathercalm.

C.Alittleproud.D.Fairlycontent.

23.WhatarethelyricsofKBG84about?

A.Thewomen'sinterestsB.Inspiringstories.

C.Kohamaandnature.D.Whalesanddolphins'food.

24.WhatMenakasaidinthelastparagraphsuggests

A.shekeepsfitbydoinghousework

B.takingexerciseeverydaybringsherjoy

C.shelikeshightemperatureverymuch

D.hergoodskiniswhatshetakespridein

B

Operaisanartformthatcelebratesthehumanvoice,Nootherartlormcreatesexcitementandmovestheheartinthewaythatoperadoes,especiallywhenperformedbyagreatsinger.OperaisanimportantpartoftheWesternclassicalmusictradition.Itusesmusic,words,andactionstobringadramaticstorytolife.OperastartedinItalyattheendofthe16thcenturyandlaterbecamepopularthroughoutEurope.Overtheyears,ithasrespondedtovariousmusicals.Inrecentdecades,muchwideraudienceshavebeenintroducedtooperathroughmodernrecordingtechnology.Somesingershavebecomecelebritiesthankstoperformingonradio,onTV,andinthecinema.

However,inrecentyears,operahasbeenfacingseriouschallenges.Onecurrentchallengetooperaiseconomics.Theshortageofmoneyraisesthebroaderquestionofhowmuchshouldbepaidtosupportoperasingersandotherartists.Societyseemstoacceptthelargesalariespaidtobusinessmanagersandthemulti-million-dollarcontractsgiventosportsathletes.Butwhataboutoperasingers?

Somehow,peoplehavetheideathatartistscanbecreativeonlyiftheysufferinpoverty,butthisisunrealistic.Ifartists,includingoperasingers,lackthesupporttheyneed,valuabletalentiswasted.

Notonlytheshortageofmoney,butalsothewaymoneyIsmanagedintheoperaworldhasledtohardships,Principalsingersaregenerallypaidperformancefeesoncetheycompleteashow.Theytypicallyreceivenothingduringthemanyweeksofrehearsal（排练）beforeashowstarts.

Anotherproblemfacedbyoperaishowtomeetthedemandsofaudienceswhoareinfluencedbypopularentertainment.Popsingersareoftenjudgedasmuchonthebasisofhowtheylookashowtheysound.Thesedemandsmaybeunrealisticandpossiblyharmful.Operasingerssimplycannotmakeasoundbigenoughtofillalargetheaterorconcerthallwithoutamicrophoneiftheirbodyweightistoolow.Emphasizingphysicalappearanceoversingingabilitymaycauseaudiencestomissoutonthehumanvoiceatitsbest.

Therearenoeasysolutionstoopera'sproblemsandtherearemanydifferentopinionsaboutthevalueofopera.However,everyyearmanyyoungpeopleregisterformusiccourseswithhopesanddreamsofdevelopingtheirtalentinthisspecialartform.Thefactthatoperahassurvivedmanyobstaclesandcontinuestoattracttherisinggenerationshowsthatitremainsarespectableartformfullofvalue.

25.WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Operasingers'lifestoriesaredramatic.

B.OperawillsoonappearonTVandinfilms.

C.Operafansthankcelebritiesforperforming.

D.Operadevelopsbyadaptingtonewconditions.

26.WhatcanweknowfromParagraphs2and3?

A.Operasingersarefinanciallyinsecure.lcr

B.Operasingerswastetheirvaluabletalent.

C.Operasingersgetpaidbeforetheshow.

D.Operasingersperformbetteriftheyarepoor.

27.WhatdoestheauthortrytosayinParagraph4?

A.Popularculturehashadapositiveinfluenceonopera.

B.Audiencesknowbesthowoperashouldbeperformed.

C.Microphonesshouldbeusedtomakeoperamoreenjoyable.

D.Operasingers'voicesshouldbevaluedmorethan

28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheEconomicChallengetoOpera

B.OperaFacedwiththeDifficulties

C.OperaasPartofPopularCulture

D.TheHistoricalContextofOpera

C

ThomasCheathamhadplannedtostudyLatinduringhistimeatHebronHighSchoolinTexas.ButwhenhelearnedthattheschooldistrictwasgoingtoofferaMandarin（普通话）class,hequicklychangedhismind.

＂IthoughtMandarinwouldbemorebeneficialthanLatin,"saidCheatham,whoisnowinhissecondyearofstudyingthelanguage.

HespeaksMandarintoorderfoodatChineserestaurantsandcanreadsocialmediapostsfromhisChinese-speakingfriends.Whileit'sadifficultlanguagetomaster,thehighschooljunior,whoplanstostudycomputerengineering,thinksitwillbeimportantforhiscareer."Chineseisagoodlanguagetoknow,especiallywithChinabecomingagrowingpower,"hesaid.

Manyexpertsagreethatproficiency（熟练）inalanguagespokenbyabillionpeopleworldwidewillgiveAmericanstudentsanedgeintheglobaleconomy.

＂PeoplearelookingatChinaasournexteconomiccompetitor,andinterestinMandarinisgrowingfast,"saidMartyAbbott,directoroftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages."We'reseeingitinallpartsofthecountry.”

Abbottpredictsthatasmanyas100,000studentsarenowstudyingMandarininpublicandprivateschoolsthroughouttheUS.ShesaidtheUSgovernmenthasdesignated（指定）Mandarinasan"importantneed”languageandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers."Ourgovernmentwantstoincreaseourlanguageabilityforeconomiccompetitiveness,"Abbottadded.

Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmentisspreadingknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandculturethroughConfuciusInstitutessetupinmanyUSstates.Forexample,theConfuciusInstituteattheUniversityofTexasatDallashasbeenthehomeofaConfuciusInstitutefor10years.ItsponsorsConfuciusClassroomsat21localpublicandprivateschools,wheretensofthousandsofstudentsarelearningMandarin.

29.WhydidThomasCheathamdecidetostudyMandarininsteadofLatin?

A.MandarinwaseasiertolearnthanLatin,

B.Mandarincouldbehelpfultohisfuturecareer.

C.MandarinmighthelphimlearnmoreaboutChina.

D.Mandarincouldenablehimtostudycomputerengineering.

30.Theunderlinedword“edge”inparagraph4probablymeans"＂。

A.aslightadvantageB.theoutsidelimit

C.asharptoneofvoiceD.anexcitingquality

31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMartyAbbottagreewith?

A.MandarinshouldbetaughtinclassroomsthroughouttheUS.

B.ThoseskilledatChinesewillbethemostcompetitiveinthefuture.

C.TheUSgovernment'spolicyhashelpedpopularizeMandarinintheUS.

D.AmericanslearnMandarinbecausetheyworryabouttheireconomicsecurity.

32.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthispassage?

A.TherisingpopularityofMandarinamongAmericanstudents.

B.ThegreatbenefitsoflearningMandarinforAmericanstudents.

C.TheinfluenceofChina'sgrowingpoweronAmericaneducation.

D.TheeffectofConfuciusInstitutesinpromotingMandarinintheUS.

D

Mydearestsonanddaughter,

ThestoryofNewJerseyhighschoolstudentRachelCanningsuingherparentsforchildsupportandhighschooleducationinspiredmetowriteyoualittleletter.Letmejustputthisoutthere:

theonlywayIexpecttoseeyouinacourtisasalawyerorajudge.

Therearetwothingsaboutthiscasethatseemtobedisaster.

First.it'snaturalforparentsandchildrentoargue.Icanguaranteethatwewilldisagree.Oneorbothofyouwill,atsomepoint,screamatthetopofyourvoicethevariouswaysyouhateme.AndIwon'talwayslikeyou,either.ButIwillalwaysloveyouanddoeverythingIcantokeepyourbestinterestsasmyfocus,evenwhenI'msoangry.Wearefamily.Thatmeansweareasmuchapartofoneanotherastheflesh,bloodandbonesinourbody.Andweallshouldthinkaboutitverydeeplyinsteadofbreakingthatbond.

Second,tobehonest,nomatterhowfarapartweareonyourlifechoices,yourfatherandIwillmostcertainlypayeverythingwecanforyourhighereducation.Butthatdoesn'tmeanyoudeserveit.Tobeclear,thatisaprivil