高一英语下学期第一次月考试题6.doc

江西省上饶县2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题
第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. What does the man want a robot for?
A. Looking after his younger brother.
B Helping his mother with housework.
C. Playing with him in his free time.
2. Who has a robot?
A. The man. B. The man’s sister. C. The woman’s sister.
3. How does the man feel about the woman?
A. She is careless with money. B. She has a good taste in clothing.
C. She is able to make money.
4. What does the man wish the robot could do?
A. Sing. B. Dance. C. Play chess.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The man’s mistake. B. The man’s behavior. C. The man’s job interview.
第二节（共15 小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Doctor and patient. B. Friends. C. Couple.
7. What does the woman think of the robot Hanako?
A. Expensive. B. Special. C. Helpless.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题
8. What are the kids in the speakers’ class like?
A. Active. B. Shy. C. Rude.
9. Why does the woman have to leave?
A. Her kid needs to be taken care of.
B. She has another job in a hospital.
C. Her parents are in poor health.
请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At home. B. In a restaurant. C. In a department store.
11. Who made the robot?
A. A young teacher. B. A German engineer. C. An old cook.
12. What does the woman want to do?
A. Buy her mother a robot cook.
B. Take a cooking course in Beijing.
C. Hold a birthday party.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why does the man come to the woman?
A. To attend a meeting. B. To meet Mr. Bush. C. To decorate her new office.
14. When does the conversation take place?
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.
15. How long has the man been traveling around Europe?
A. For two months. B. For two weeks. C. For ten days.
16. What do we know about the man?
A. He is a complete stranger to the woman.
B. He failed to visit the company’s branches last time.
C. He has been visiting some design centers.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17. How long will the headmaster’s talk be?
A. About ten minutes. B. About twenty minutes. C. About half an hour.
18. Who will talk to the new students at last tomorrow morning?
A. The rest of the staff. B. The director of studies. C. The student adviser.
19. Where will the new students go at 10 am tomorrow?
A. The hall. B. the language lab. C. The Main Building.
20. Why will the new students take a test?
A. To test themselves on a video they watched.
B. To check their understanding of a lecture.
C. To find out their level of English.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Are you looking for something to do? You might like to try one of these four experiences.
Crocodile watching
Do you fancy getting up close to some of the most terrifying animals on earth? Crocosaurus Cove, in Darwin (Australia) has the “Cage of Death”. It’s an enclosure that’s lowered into a pool. This gives you a 360 degree view of a crocodile as it’s being fed. The cable broke once and the cage sank to the bottom, but they’ve fixed it since then.
Edge walk
How about walking along the edge of a building several hundred meters up in the air? If that sounds like fun, head off to the CN Tower in Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Built in 1976, the tower is 553.33 meters tall.
The Edge walk consists of a 20-30 minute stroll along a 1.5 meter wide platform that runs around the tower’s restaurant roof. During the walk, you’re encouraged to lean forwards as you look over Toronto’s skyline (轮廓线).
Plastic ball rolling
Do you fancy rolling down a hill in a plastic ball?
Plastic ball rolling is popular all over the world, but the place to give it a go is in Rotorua (New Zealand). Brother David and Andrew Akers came up with the idea in 1994. A typical orb (球) is about 3 meters in diameter, with an inner orb size of about 2 meters. There’s no brake or steering mechanism, but the inner layer of the plastic ball helps absorb the shock.
Volcano bungee jumping
If you’re looking for the adventure of a lifetime, how about going bungee jumping off a helicopter into the crater of a live volcano? As part of the jumping, a helicopter ride takes you to the Villarreal volcano, one of the most active in Chile. Once you’re at the drop zone, you leap off the helicopter and fall into the volcano. Finally, you enjoy the ride back to the airport flying at 130kph.
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21. According to the passage, there was an accident once when people _____.
A. jumped into the Villarreal volcano
B. walked along the platform of the CN Tower
C. rolled down a hill in a plastic ball in Rotorua
D. watched crocodiles in the “Cage of Death” in Darwin
22. Which of the following was first invented in New Zealand?
A. Edge walk B. Crocodile watching
C. Plastic ball rolling D. Volcano bungee jumping.
23. It can be inferred that all the four experiences are ______.
A. interesting sports B. exciting and extreme
C. held on high places D. fit for middle to old people
B
Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and streets as millions of new cars and trucks are produced. One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars and trucks with gas. Americans won’t live without cars!
Most Americans would find it hard to think what life would look like without cars. However, some have realized the serious problems of the air pollution that is caused by the car. The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health.
One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute. That’s what several of the large car factories have been trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.
Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else. Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases man.
To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we’ll have to make some changes in the way many of us live. Americans, for example, have to cut down on the number of their total cars. They are encouraged to travel and go to work by bicycle. Bicycling is thought to help keep the air clean.
But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down. Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.
Although cars have led us to a better life, they have also brought us new problems.
24. How many ways to get rid of air pollution are suggested in this article by the writer?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
25. Large car factories are trying to build a clean car, .
A. which is clean itself B. which is used to clean streets
C. which does not pollute the air D. which is easier to make
26. If the number of cars is cut down, the most serious problem to American workers is .
A. to have no work to do B. to keep the air clean
C. to get a better life D. to go to work by bike
27. What is the conclusion of the writer?
A. Bicycling is the only way out.
B. The number of cars must be cut down.
C. Cars bring us nothing but serious problems.
D. Cars bring us not only a better life but serious problems.
C
The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fashion. Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” — and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer — which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet — adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear — popular in the US and the UK — that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down (精简的) version of The Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”.
In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.
Most “i” products are aimed at young people and considering the major readers of The Independent’s “i”, it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.
But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, former head of the Language Center at King’s College London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous (模糊不清) . When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive (交互式的), Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition,” he says.
“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻便).” Adds Thorne.
Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western world is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.
Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.
But as history shows, people grow tired of fashion. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend unavoidably disappeared.
28. People use iPlayer to _________.
A. listen to music B. make a call
C. watch TV programs online D. read newspapers
29. What is the Independent’s “i” aimed at?
A. engineers B. young readers
C. fashionable women D. old readers
30. Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are _________.
A. easy to carry B. environmentally friendly
C. advanced D. recyclable
31. What is implied in the last paragragh?
A. “i”products are often of high quality
B. iTeddy is a living bear
C. the letter “b” replaces the letter “i” to name the products
D. the popularity of “i” products may not last long
D
Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.
My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.
I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.
I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality(不测的事). And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.
32. Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?
A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated.
B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.
C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.
D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.
33. The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ______.
A. keep her appointment with the eye doctor
B. meet her father who was already an old man
C. join in the holiday celebration of the company
D. finish her work before the deadline approached
34. The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. avoided B. lacked C. abandoned D. took
35. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Emotional Well-being B. The Two Saddest Words
C. The Most Useful Rule D. The Peace of Mind
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。
It is necessary to be reasonable and flexible enough to avoid conflicts as much as possible and live in peace with others. 36 If you have done all your best to avoid conflicts and you are still arguing, then read these effective tips on how to avoid conflicts.
Don’t get in the center of the conflict.
Sometimes people can get in the center of conflicts due to their enthusiasm for offering help. Frankly speaking, it is very unwise, because it can make you the main figure of the conflict. 37 You should focus on your own life issues.
Be kind.
38 Life is full of conflicts and disagreements, that’s why you should find more conservative ways of dealing with them. For example, kindness can lessen the conflict.
Try to be a peacekeeper.
Peacekeepers tend to cooperate with people without bad emotions which usually lead to arguments and even conflicts. “ 39 ” This saying is the life motto of a natural-born peacekeeper. Don’t worry if you are not a natural-born peacekeeper; you can gain this skill during life.
Walk off.
When the conflict is gathering pace and you can’t manage to control yourself, you should choose to handle the situation in another way. By all means, try to keep yourself away from stress. 40 You should get away from the situation for a while.
A. The greatest victory is the battle not fought.
B. Conflicts are unavoidable, so try to accept them.
C. Weak people usually desire others to offer help and support.
D. Let other people solve their problems without your presence.
E. It is helpful