高一英语下学期第二次月考试题.docx
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高一英语下学期第二次月考试题
旧州中学2015——2016学年第二学期第二次月考试卷
高一英语
(时间:
120分钟总分:
120分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节;满分40分)
(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、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means thelittlethings we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries
people often make small talk about the weather. “Nice day, isn’t it?
” “Terrible weather,
isn’t it?
” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something
which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather,so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people o
ften disagree
aboutreligion(宗教) or politics(政治)so these are not suitable topics for small talk. The
topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football
matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching. “Great game, isn’t
it?
” At bus-stops, people may comment on the transport system. “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?
”
1. Small talk is _______________.
A. a kind of conversation with short words
B. a greeting used when people meet each other
C. to let people disagree about something
D. something we talk about to start a conversation
2. The favorite topic of small talk for English people is _________.
A. the weather B. politics C. games D. languages
3. The passage suggests that when we learn a language _________.
A. we should learn about the transport system of the country
B. we should only master the grammar and the vocabulary
C. we should learn the culture of the country
D. we should understand the importance of the language
4. What we learn from the passage is that __________.
A. different languages have different grammar
B.
small talk is an important part of a language
C. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation
D. in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weather
B
Peopleneedtorelaxandenjoythemse1ves.Onewaytheycanhaveagoodtimeistowatchabaseballgameoranothersportsevent.Eventhousandsofyearsago,groupsofpeoplegatheredtowatchskilledathletes(运动员).
Over2000yearsagoinGreece,certaindaysintheyearwerefestivaldays.Thesewereholidayswhenpeoplestoppedworkandenjoyedthemselves.Theylikedtowatchathletestakepartinracesandothergamesofskill.
ThemostimportantfestivalwasheldeveryfouryearsatthetownofOlympia.Itwasheldinhonorof
theGreekgodZeus(Zus).Forfivedays,athletesfromallpartsoftheGreekworldtookpartintheOlympicGames.AttheOlympicGames,peoplecouldwatchthembox(拳击),run,jumpandsoon.Therewasar
elayracebetweentwoteamsofmeninwhichalightedtorch(火矩)waspassedfromrunnertorunner.TheOlympicGameswerethoughttobesoimportantthatcitieswhichwereatwarwithoneanotherhadtostopfighting.Peoplewereallowedtotraveltothegamessafely.ThousandsofpeoplecametoOlympiafromcitiesinGreeceandfromhercolonies(殖民地)inAfrica,AsiaandItaly.Theymetasfriendstocheertheirfavoriteathletesandtoenjoythemselves.
5.WhathappenedinGreeceover2000yearsago?
A.Peoplestoppedworkandenjoyedthemselves.
B.Thecitiestherewereoftenagainstoneanother.
C.Peoplewatchedbaseballgames.
D.Peopledidn’tgotoanygamesatall.
6.Whatcanlearnfromthepassage?
A.TheAncientOlympicGameswasnotverypopularinGreeceatthattime.
B.ThecountriesatwarwerenotallowedtotakepartintheTheAncientOlympicGames.
C.TheAncientOlympicGamesisrelatedtoreligion(宗教).
D.AttheOlympicGames,peoplecouldonlywatchthe
mbox(拳击),runandjump.
7.Whatdidpeopledoatthegames?
A.Theyfought.B.Theyjusttalkedtofriends.
C.Theycheeredforgoodathletes.D.Theytriedtofindfriends.
8.Thebesttitleforthestoryis“_____”.
A.GreeceatWarB.TogetherfortheGames
C.StopFightingD.Sport
C
HenryFordwasthefirstpersontobuildcarswhichwerecheap,strongandfast.Hewasabletosellmillionsofmodelsbecausebecouldproducetheminlargenumbersatatime;thatis,hemadeagreatmanycarsofexactlythesamekind.Ford’sfatherhopedthathissonwouldbecomeafarmer,buttheyoungmandidnotliketheideaandhewenttoDetroit(底特律)whereheworkedasamechanic(机械师).Bytheageof29,in1892,hehadbuilthisfirstcar.However,thecarmadeinthisway,thefamous“ModelT”didnotappearuntil1908----fiveyearsafterFordbadstart
edhisgreatmotorcarfactory.Thiscarshowedtobewell-knownthatitremainedunchangedfortwentyyear.SinceFord’stime,thiswayofproducingcarsinlargenumbershasbecomecommoninindustryandhasreducedthepriceofmanygoodswhichwouldotherwisebeveryexpensive.
9.HenryFordwasthemantobuilt_____cars.
A.cheapandstrongB.cheapandlongC.fastandexpensiveD.strongandslow
10.Fordwasabletosellmillionsofcars,because_____.
A.hemademanygreetcarsB.hiscarsa
remany
C.
hemadelotsofcarsofthesamekindD.bothAandB
11.Theyoungmanbecameamechanic,_______.
A.whichwashisfather’swillB.whichwasagainsthisownwill
C.whichwasagainsthisfather’swillD.whichwasthewillofboth
12.The“ModelT”wasveryfamous_____.
A.before1908B.between1982and1908C.before1892D.after1908
D
Nooneknowsforcertainwhypeopledream,butsomedreamsmightbeconnectedtothementalprocessesthathelpuslearn.Inarecentstudy,scientistsfoundaconnectionbetweennap-time(午睡时间)dreamsandbettermemoryinpeoplewhowerelearninganewskill.
“Iwasastonishedbythisfinding
”RobertStickgoldtoldScienceNews.Heisacognitiveneuro-scientist(神经学家)atHarvardMedicalSchoolwhoworkedonthestudyof-howthebrainandnervoussystemwork,andcognitivestudieslookathowpeoplelearnandreason.Soacognitiveneuro-scientistmaystudythebrainprocessesthathelppeoplelearn.
Inthestudy,99collegestudentsbetweentheagesof18and30eachspentanhouronacomputer,tryingtogetthroughavirtualmaze(虚拟迷宫).Themazewasdifficult,andthestudyparticipantshadtostartinadifferentplaceeachtimetheytried-makingitevenmoredifficult.Theywerealsotoldtofindaparticularpictureofatreeandrememberwhereitwas.
Forthefirst90minutesofafive-hourbreak,halfoftheparticipantsstayedawakeandhalfweretoldtotakeashortnap.Participantswhostayedawakewereaskedtodescribetheirthoughts.Participantswhotookanapwere
askedabouttheirdreamsbeforesleepandaftersteep-andtheywereawakenedwithinaminuteofsleeptodescribetheirdreams.
Aboutadozenofthe50peoplewhosleptsaidtheirdreamswereconnectedtothemaze.Somedreamedaboutthemusicthathadbeenplayingwhentheywereworking;otherssaidtheydreamedaboutseeingpeopleinthemaze.Whenthesepeopletriedthecomputermazeagain,theyweregenerallyabletofindthetreefasterthanbeforetheirnaps.However,peoplewhohadotherdreams,orpeoplewhodidn'ttakeanap,didn'tshowthesameimprovement.
Stickgoldsuggeststhedreamitselfdoesn'thelpapersonlearn-it'stheotherwayaround.
13.Thebetterperformanceinworkingoutthemazeisconnectedwith.
A.howpeopledreamB.whatpeopledream
C.whenpeopledreamD.wherepeopledream
14.Itisacognitivescientistsjobtostudy_________.
A.howpeopledreamandlearnC.thestructureofthenervoussystem
B.whethersomeoneisreasonableD.theprocessofunderstanding
15.Thepurposeofthestudycollegeby99collegestudentsisto.
A.findthehiddentreeinthemaze
B.testthedesignofadifficultvirtualmaze
C.trainpeople'smemory
D.seehowdreamsandlearningareconnected
第二节根据短文内容,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。
(共5小题每小题2分,满分10分)
Whenyouarehungry,whatwillyourespond?
Haveyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?
16Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourfriendsorfavoritestars.Soitsilentlyservesyourneedsandneverletsitselfgrow.Whenmindlosesitsfreedomtogrow,creativitysetsafullstop.Thismightbethereasonwhyweallsometimesthink“Whathappensnext?
”or“Whycan’tIthink?
”
17Why
readingbutnotwatchingTV?
Itisbecause
readinghasbeenthemosteducativetoolusedbyusrightfromchildhood.Sinceitdevelopsotheraspectsofourlife,wehavetotakehelpfromreading.
Whenyoureadabook,ofcourseyourunyou
reyesthroughthelinesandyourmindtriestoexplainsomethingtoyou.18Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyoutodevelopnewideas.Ifitisusedmanytimes,thesameseedcangiveyougreathelptorelatealotofthings,whichyouwouldhaveneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams!
Thisisnothingbutcreativity.19WithinnotimeyoucanstarttalkingwithyourfriendsinEnglishoranyotherlanguageandneverrunoutoftherightwords.
So,friends,dogivefoodtoyourthoughtsbyreading,readingandmorereading._20Goandgetabook!
A.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.
B.Whynotdosomereadingwhileyouarehungry?
C.Justlikeyourstomach,yourmindisalsohungry.
D.Nowwhatareyouwaitingfor?
E.Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysolvedthroughwidereading
F.Readingcanhelpyoumakemorefriends,too.
G.Alsothismakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary
第二部分知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
完形填空(共20小题:
每小题1.5分,共30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
OnesummereveningIwassittingbytheopenwindow,readingagoodsciencestorybook.Iwasso21thestoryIwasreadingthatIdidn’t22thatitwasgettingd
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