甘肃省兰州市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期4月月考试题.doc

甘肃省兰州市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期4月月考试题

甘肃省兰州市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期4月月考试题

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甘肃省兰州市第一中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期4月月考试题
第一部分 单项选择（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
1. —How’s your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?
—It ________ be, but it is now heavily polluted.
A. will B. would C. should D. must
2. The boss has given everyone a special holiday, so we ______ go to work tomorrow.
A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
3. —Guess what! I have got A for my term paper.
—Great! You ______ read widely and put a lot of work into it.
A. must B. should C. must have D. should have
4. The biggest problem for most plants, which ________ just get up and run away when threatened, is that animals like to eat them.
A. shan’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t
5. As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area .
A. need repairing B. needs to repair C. needs repairing D. need to repair
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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
Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained rare and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.
At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her, and so tea-time was born.
6. Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?
A. The Britons got expensive tea from India.
B. Tea reached Britain from Holland.
C. The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.
D. It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.
7. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. How tea-time was born in Holland.
B. The history of tea drinking in Britain.
C. How tea became a popular drink in France.
D. How the Britons got the habit of drinking afternoon tea.
8. When did tea become a popular drink in Britain?
A. In the eighteenth century. B. In the sixteenth century.
C. In the seventeenth century. D. In the late seventeenth century.
9. Why did people in Europe begin to drink tea with milk?
A. It tasted like milk.
B. It was good for health.
C. It became a popular drink.
D. They tried to copy the way Madame de Sevigne drank tea.

B
People have strange ideas about food. For example, tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous. They called tomatoes “poison apples”.
President Thomas Jefferson, however, know that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honoured guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honoured guests about the fact.
10. What do we know about tomato?
A. It is a kind of poisonous fruit
B. It id a kind of poisonous vegetable
C. It is a kind of tasty fruit.
D. It is a kind of tasty vegetable.
11. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat ___________.
A. while he was in Paris B. when he was a little boy
C. because his parents told him so D. from books
12. What do we know about all the honoured guests invited by Jefferson?
A. They were people from other countries. B. They were from France.
C. They were people of his own country. D. They were men only.
C
As one of the most­watched programs in China, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala has been an integral part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. From the television era to the digital age, people's expectations always run high for the event.
Having a big family dinner with relatives on the eve is a must for New Year celebrations for almost every family. The annual Spring Festival Gala usually lasts over four hours, just in time when the Chinese people gather to have their festive dinner. Featuring musicals, dances, comic skits and dramas, the gala is aimed at entertaining viewers of all ages.
This year, more than 621.4 million people in China and another 24.8 million overseas watched the show on television, while a number of viewers—527 million—watched it on new media platforms: apps, websites, video­streaming sites and social media.
The first CCTV Spring Festival Gala was live broadcast via television on February 12, 1983. However, not all Chinese people had a chance to watch the show at home as nearly 80 percent of families did not possess their own TV set. In 1983, the director of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala set four telephones backstage so viewers could ask the actors to perform the requested items. As the on­demand calls were so popular, the lines would literally be overheated, causing staff members to stand by with a fire extinguisher ready to put out any possible fire.
The gala traditionally concludes with the song “Can't Forget Tonight”. The song has been performed for 23 times over the past 36 years. Its original performer Li Guyi has also held a record of singing the most songs during a gala. In 1983, she sang a total of seven songs.
Cheung Ming­man was the first singer from Hong Kong to perform at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. He sang a patriotic song, “My Chinese Heart,” in 1984 and won millions of hearts, especially those who were living abroad.
The longest running performance in the history of the gala is called “Time”. In 2016, Yang Caiqi performed on stage for four hours until the New Year's bell rang.
13．How many people watched the 2019 CCTV Spring Festival Gala?
A. About 1,148 million. B. About 646 million.
C. About 1,173 million. D. About 552 million.
14．What can we learn from the passage?
A. “Time” lasted over four hours in the gala of 2016.
B. Cheung Ming­man sang a patriotic song in the first gala.
C. The song “Can't Forget Tonight” is performed annually in the gala.
D. Backstage staff of the first gala kept cautious in case the telephone lines caught fire.
15．What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To share some facts about the gala.
B. To look back on the past of the gala.
C. To attract more viewers to watch the show.
D. To promote the traditional Chinese festival.
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。
Reading books can exercise your brain. Kids who started reading at an earlier age go on to perform better on certain intelligence tests, such as analyses of their vocabulary size. As one gets older, it might help slow down or even stop cognitive fall. ___16___ Many Americans don't read frequently. It's time to change this trend to give your brain gray matter a good workout.
___17___When you have some down time—you're waiting for a friend, sleeping lightly on the way from or to work, or doing a task that doesn't require your full attention—you can open your text instead of pulling up your favorite smartphone game. ___18___ While paper is still the clear winner in the court of public opinion, science hasn't proven that physical books are better than digital(数码的) ones.
Academic research has mostly focused on the ability to remember. A study took place in a laboratory setting： Students all read the same text, but some looked at the words on paper and others viewed an on-screen PDF. It turned out that no meaningful difference between the two media existed. As for audiobooks, they affected the brain gray matter somewhat differently. ___19___
Ultimately, if you hope to get a reading habit going, you shouldn't give up paper digital, or audio—___20___ Don't be afraid to change things up depending on the occasion.
A. Audiobooks still affect your thoughts and feelings.
B. Go with what makes the most sense for your needs.
C. Words on a page can improve the emotional intelligence.
D. This brings about a great debate: pages vs screens vs audio.
E. Keep a book, e-reader, or audiobook app on you as you go about the day.
F. Despite this, the overall book-reading time for Americans is on the decline.
G. However, they stimulated the brain just as deeply as black-and-white pages.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项。
For most people, graduation is an 21 day. But my graduation day was not.
I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and 22 had traveled from across the country to watch our class 23 across that stage. But like everyone else in my graduating class, I had watched the 24 turn from bad to worse in my fourth year of university. We 25 had degrees, but very few job opportunities. I knew that the next day I would no 26 have a place to call home.
I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities, so I drove to southern California to find 27 . But what I thought would take a week 28 for two weeks, and then four weeks, and I found myself in the same spot I was in before.
You know that feeling when you wake up and you are full of fear? Fear about something you can’t 29 . You hope that everything that has 30 to you so far is just a bad dream.
So what did I do to stay 31 ? I wrote. Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer – a little brighter. Something about writing gave me hope. If you want something enough … sometimes a little 32 is all you need!
I turned my scary feelings into a children’s book – about a surprising hero who simply refused to 33 his dream.
Then one day, without a writing degree or contacts in the 34 world – just a lot of hard work – I was offered a publishing deal for my first 35 ! After that, things 36 began to fall into place. I was offered a second book deal. All my hard work 37 eventually. I began to be 38 to the hardships. Then, a few months later, I got an/a 39 with a big company and got a good job.
It takes time, but just hold on – things can 40 when you don’t expect it.
21. A. exciting B. religious C. traditional D. agricultural
22. A. ancestors B. friends C. hunters D. customers
23. A. pace B. march C. walk D. parade
24. A. performance B. nutrition C. diet D. employment
25. A. operators B. graduates C. volunteers D. reminders
26. A. longer B. more C. further D. better
27. A. belief B. permission C. work D. arrival
28. A. starved B. admired C. awarded D. lasted
29. A. control B. apologize C. dress D. remind
30. A.happened B. stuck C. referred D. afforded
31. A. energetic B. foolish C. calm D.healthy
32. A. lie B. hope C. discount D. strength
33. A. get away with B. look forward to C. win back D. give up
34. A. farming B. slimming C. limited D. writing
35. A. benefit B. debt C. book D. spy
36. A. fluently B. curiously C. slowly D. patiently
37. A. turned up B. paid off C. glared at D. set off
38. A. grateful B. painful C. obvious D. original
39. A. discovery B. necessity C. fault D. interview
40. A. drown B. change C. shape D. seek
第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Tom，
I'd like to share with you my favourite practical courses: racing the dragon boat and making zongzi, both of 41 are the traditional customs in 42 Dragon Boat Festival.
Now the Dragon Boat Festival 43 (celebrate) in memory of an ancient poet Qu Yuan, who drowned himself into Miluo River. His poems can always remind people of his 44 (devote) to his motherland. What's more, 45 (race) together can develop our team spirit, which can help us gain success in future. Last but not least, learning to make zongzi can raise our 46 (aware) to develop traditional food. Most 47 (importance), through these courses, not only can I gather 48 (much) information about traditional culture but I can also have a better 49 (understand) of our country.
I'm looking forward to having fun 50 you in the coming Dragon Boat Festival.
Yours，
Li Hua
第三节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面句子，在空白处填入必修三1到3单元黑体单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
51. It is known to all that fresh air and good food are (benefit) to the health.
52. You could see from his face that he was (lie)．
53. The team won at last because these players made a very good (combine)．
54. Please don't (查阅) a dictionary every time you meet a new word.
55. Tom (获得) friendship and experience from the local residents so far.
56. We must (strength) the defence works.
57. He lay on the bed, (盯着) at the ceiling.
58. The (幕)of this play is set in Germany during World War Ⅰ.
59. You didn't bother me. On the (相反)，I like to be with you.
60. He (seek) to cheat in the exam the other day but in vain.
61. Children are not (permit) into the cinema without their parents.
62. They (聚集) on the playground and had a match.
63. In that country you shouldn't talk ab