高一英语月考试题及答案右玉一中学年高二下学期第二次月考.docx
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高一英语月考试题及答案右玉一中学年高二下学期第二次月考
右玉一中2013—2014学年第二学期第二次月考试题(卷)
第I卷
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节:
(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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
AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders:
CanIcommunicatewithAmericans?
Cantheyunderstandme?
LearnersofEnglishoftenask:
WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?
Howimportantarethesedifferences?
Certainly!
TherearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay“inhospital”and“Haveyouapen?
”Americansay“inthehospital”and“Doyouhaveapen?
”Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundtheirsinwordslike“bird”and“hurt”.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundtheirsinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.Forexample,“colour”and“honour”areBritish,“color”and“honor”areAmerican.
Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant,however.Forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.
1.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraidthat______________.
A.Britishpeoplecannotunderstandhim
B.Americanpeoplecannotunderstandhim
C.thegrammaristoohardforhim
D.thespellingistoohardforhim
2.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin_________.
A.Spelling
B.pronunciation
C.grammar
D.alloftheabove
3.Whatisnotmentionedinthepassage?
A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish
B.WhetherBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo.
C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishcameabout.
D.Howimportantthedifferencesare.
4.Accordingtothispassage,BritishpeopleandAmericanshave_______difficultyinunderstandingeachother.
A.little
B.much
C.some
D.great
B
CharlesDickenswasbornonFebruary7,1812inHampshire,England.In1822,hisfamilymovedtoLondon,wherehisfather,JohnDickensworkedasaclerk.Dickens’familywasconsideredmiddleclass.However,in1824,JohnDickenswasimprisonedfordebt,bringingthefamilytofinancialdisasterandleadingtoDickens,theoldestchild,beingsenttoworkinashoedyefactory.
Monthslater,Dickens’fatherwassetfree.AlthoughDickens’motherwantedhimtostayatwork,hisfather,whohadnowgivenuphisexpensivespendinghabits,gothimtoreturntoschool.HisschoolingendedforeverwhenDickensreturnedtoworkattheageof15.Hebecameaclerkinalawfirm,thenashorthandedreporterinthecourts.
In1833,Dickensbegantowriteshortstories.HepublishedthePickwickPapersin1836,andinthesameyearmarriedCatherine.Withinseveralmonths,Dickensbecameinternationallypopular.Helefthispositionasanewspaperreporterandbecameeditorofamonthlymagazine.
DickensfinishedOliverTwistin1837.BeginningwithAChristmasCarolin1843,DickensbegantopublishannualChristmasstories.Later,Dickensactivelyfoughtforsocialissuesinthecommunityandbegantodirectlyaddresssocialissuesinhisnovels.HefinishedHardTimes(1854),ATaleofTwoCities(1859)andGreatExpectations(1860--1861).Hisworkshadalwaysreflectedthepainsofthecommonpeople,butworkssuchasBleakHouse(1852--1853)andOurMutualFriend(1864--1865)expressedhisprogressingangeranddisappointmenttosociety.
In1858,Dickensbeganaseriesofpaidreadings,whichbecameinstantlypopular.Thereadingsoftenlefthimexhaustedandillalthoughthesatisfiedhisbiggestwishtocommunicatewiththeaudience.In1860hedivorcedCatherine.HewasforcedtogiveuphisreadingtoursduetohisdeclininghealthanddiedsuddenlyathomeonJune9,1870.
5.Dickens’familyfellintodebtprobablybecause_________.
A.itwasimpossibletosupportsuchabigfamily
B.hisfatherhadexpensivespendinghabits
C.hisfatherdidn’tearnmuchasaclerk
D.mostofhisfather’ssalarywasspentongamblingproblems
6.WhatjobwasDickensdoingwhenhefirstbecamewell-known?
A.Aclerkinalawfirm.
B.Ashorthandedreporterinthecourts.
C.Aneditorofamagazine.
D.Anewspaperreporter.
7.InwhichnoveldidDickensprobablydirectlytalkaboutsocialproblems?
A.AChristmasCarol
B.OliverTwist
C.PickwickPapers
D.ATaleofTwoCities
8.Thepassagedoesn’ttellus__________.
A.thereasonwhyDickensstoppedschoolingforeverattheageof15
B.thatDickensgotmuchpleasurebycommunicatingwithhisaudience
C.thatDickens’marriagewithCatherinelastedtwenty-fouryears
D.thatDickensshowedgreatpityforcommonpeopleinhisnovels
C
TheSpecialOlympicsareaninternationalprogramofsportstrainingandathletics.ThemissionofthisorganizationistopromotetheOlympicsportstrainingandpracticeforpeoplewhoarementallydisabled,toprovidethemwithcontinuousopportunitiesofpsychicandphysicaldevelopment,toencouragethemtodemonstratecourageandcapacityandtomotivatethemtobehappywiththeirfamilies,theirfriendsandthewholecommunity.
In1960,itorganizedsportsandgamespeciallyfordisabledpeople.MrsKennedyfeltthatthesepeopleweremorecapableofphysicalactivitiesthanexpertsthought.
About3%oftheworldpopulationarementallydisabled.Around60%ofthemhavealightmentaldeficiency(缺陷),30%havemoderatedeficiencyand10%haveaseriousanddeepdeficiency.
Down’ssyndrome(唐氏综合症)isthemostcommonmentaldeficiency.Onechildin600isaffectedbyitanditresultsinamoderateandseriousdeficiency.Buttheycanlive,withthecorrectsupport,fullyutilizingtheirpsychicandphysicalpotential.ThiscertainlyisaguidelinefortheSpecialOlympics.
TheSpecialOlympics’oathis:
Letmewin.ButifIcannotwin,letmebebraveintheattempt.
TheSpecialOlympics’aimistogivepeoplewithamentaldeficiencythepossibilitytobecomesociallyusefulinhabitants.Thentheyareaccepted,appreciatedandrespectedbythewholecommunity.
TheSpecialOlympicsbelievethatcompetitionbetweenpeoplewhohaveroughlythesameabilitiesisthebestwayforthemtotesttheirathleticcapabilitiesandprogress.
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpartofthemissionoftheSpecialOlympics?
A.Togivethedisabledopportunitiestodeveloptheirmindsandbodies.
B.Toencouragethedisabledtoshowtheircourageandcapacity.
C.Tomakethedisabledwillingtobehappywithotherpeople.
D.Tohelpthedisabledbecomemuchstrongerandcleverer.
10.Theunderlinedword“utilizing”inthepassageprobablymeans_____.
A.completingB.using
C.findingD.providing
11.Fromthelastthreeparagraphs,wecaninferthat__________.
A.allpeoplewithdisabilitiescanattendtheSpecialOlympics
B.peoplewithamentaldeficiencycan’tmakeagreatcontributiontosociety
C.peoplewithamentaldeficiencyshouldbegivenchancestoshowtheirabilities
D.thebestwaytotestaperson’sathleticcapabilityistolethimattendtheSpecialOlympics
12.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.themissionoftheSpecialOlympics
B.theoathoftheSpecialOlympics
C.abriefinstructionoftheSpecialOlympics
D.thescopeoftheSpecialOlympics
D
OneThousand&OneNight
Therewasonceakingwhohadabeautifulwife.Helovedherverymuch,butshewasawicked(恶毒的)woman.Whenthekingdiscoveredherwickedness,hekilledher.Hedecidedthatallwomenwerewickedandthathewouldpunishthem.Hegaveordersthathecutoffherheadandmarryagain.Thiswentonforsometimeandallthepeoplewereunhappy.
NowthekinghadaChiefMinisterwhohadabeautifuldaughter.Shehadreadmanybooksandknewallthestoriesoftheworld.Shedecidedthatshewouldtrytocurethekingofhismadness.Herfatherwashorrifiedandtriedtopersuadehertochangehermind,butshewouldnot.Shewasdetermined.“Ishallmarryhim,”shesaid.“AndperhapsIcanmakehimstopthismadmurder.Ifnot,Ishalldiemyself.”
Thekingwasdelightedandthemarriagetookplaceatonce.Atnight,thenewqueentoldthekingaveryinterestingstory.Andwhenshereachedthemostexcitingpartofall,shestoppedthestoryandsaid,“WhatapitythatIamgoingtobekilledtomorrow!
Thenextpartofthestoryisevenmoreexciting.”Thekingthought,“Thereisnoneedtokillhertomorrow.Iwillwaituntilthedayafter,andthenIcanheartheendofthestory.”
Butthesecondnight,thequeenfinishedthestoryandbegananother.Againshestoppedataveryexcitingplaceandherlifewassaved.Onthethirdnightthesamethinghappened.
Thiswentonnightafternightuntiltheyhadbeenmarriedawholeyear,andabeautifulsonwasborntothequeen.Thekingnowlovedhiswifeandunderstoodthatthereweregoodandbadwomenjustasthereweregoodandbadmen.Hefeltashamedofhiswrongactionsandhekillednomorewomen.Theylivedpeacefullytogether.
13.Whydidthekingkillhisfirstwife?
A.Shewasabeautifulwoman.
B.Shewasnotgoodattellingstories.
C.AChiefMinistertoldthekingtodoit.
D.Thekingfoundherawickedperson.
14.Whatwasthenewqueendeterminedtodo?
A.Tomakethekingstopthemadmurder.
B.Tomakehersonbecomethenextking.
C.Toreadmorebooksandleadapeacefullife.
D.Tofeelashamedofherwrongactions.
15.Howmanystorieswereprobablytoldbeforethenewqueenmanagedtocurethekingofhismadness?
A.Onethousandandonestories.
B.Morethan3hundredstories.
C.Nomorethan3stories.
D.Allthestoriesoftheworld.
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