高一英语下学期第一次月考试题15.doc

福建省莆田县2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题
第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 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秒钟的时问来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What does the woman mean?
A．Rose is good at her work．
B．Rose is popular with them．
C．Rose will help them．
2．Why was the man away for two we~s?
A．He visited a place of interest．
B．He was on a holiday．
C．He was on a business trip．
3．What will the weather probably be like today?
A．Sunny． B．Stormy． C．Cloudy．
4．Where is the woman’s father now?
A．At home． B．In a hospital． C．At a restaurant．
5．What is true about American holidays?
A．Christmas is nearly 2,000 years older than Thanksgiving Day．
B．Thanksgiving Day is not a family holiday．
C．Christmas is more like a festival than Thanksgiving Day．
第二节 听下面5段埘话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。每段对话或独白前，你将有时问阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时问。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6—7题。
6．Why was the woman so sorry9
A．She couldn’t come． B．She was not on time． C．She lost the address．
7．What can we learn from the conversation7
A．The woman got lost at first．
B．The woman got the wrong address．
C．The man was very careless．
听第7段材料，回答第8—10题。
8．Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A．At the railway station． B．In the post office． C．In a shopping centre．
9．How much is first class?
A．$8．20． B．$6． C．$4．90．
10．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The man didn’t put down a return address．
B．The man bought two sets of glasses．
C．The man paid$14．20 in a11．
听第8段材料，回答第11—13题。
11．Why did the man call the woman?
A．He lost his ticket to the football game．
B．He wanted to know where to buy a ticket to the football game。
C．He wanted directions to the football stadium．
12．What advice did the woman give the man?
A．To go early． B．To buy his ticket early． C．To listen to the radio．
13．How did the woman know that there would be many people at the stadium5
A．She knew it form the television．
B．The radio said all tickets had been sold out．
C．She heard it from a friend．
听第9段材料，回答第14—16题。
14．Where are the two speakers most probably?
A．At a bus stop． B．In a hotel． C．At the airport．
15．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．It’s the first time that the woman has come to this city：
B．The man knows the woman very well．
C．The woman wants to travel around the city herself．
16．What is the woman most probably going to do in the afternoon?
A．Stay in the hotel． B．Go back to America． C．Walk around the city．
听第10段材料，回答第17—20题。
17．What is the speaker talking about?
A．Human’s growth and progress．
B．Problems caused by new techniques．
C．Waste from factories．
18．What do many countries do to change the world?
A．They spend billions of dollars studying the world．
B．They take new measures to protect nature．
C．They develop new ways of making things and doing work．
19．How many examples does the speaker give us？．
A．Two． B．Three． C．Four．
20．What will happen if people continue what they are doing?
A．The word will become better．
B．The whole world will be terribly harmed．
C．Some countries will meet lots of problems．
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A beggar followed a lady and asked her for some money. She refused, so he turned away sadly and said he must do what he had made up his mind to do.
At this word, the lady was greatly frightened for she was afraid for his life. So she called him back and gave him a dollar. The beggar took the money, put it into his pocket, and thanked her a great deal. “You have saved me from a terrible fate,” he said. The lady asked him what he meant. The beggar replied, “Madame, I have been begging all day, but only you have taken pity on me. Without this dollar you gave to me, I should have had to go to work now.
21. Before meeting the lady, the beggar ________.
A. had already received some dollars already
B. had been thinking of taking his own life
C. had received no money for that day
D. had acted as if he was looking for a job
22. If the woman had understood the beggar’s words correctly, she would probably _____.
A. have given him one more dollar
B. have persuaded him to give up begging
C. have gone away without giving him any money
D. have offered him some work
23. In the story, “a horrible fate” means _______
A. to beg B. to go to work C. to die D. to live a hard life
24. The best headline(标题) for the story is ______.
A. How to Beg B. Money before Everything
C. Anything except Work D. Work for Money
B
Teachers' Day around the world is not celebrated on the same day.In some countries，Teachers' Day is celebrated on working days.However，in other countries，it is celebrated on holidays.
Here we are giving you a list of countries that celebrate Teachers' Day on holidays.
China
The Teachers' Day was proposed(提议)at National Central University in 1931.It was adopted(被采纳) by the central government of Republic of China in 1932.In 1939，the day was set on August 27，Confucius's birthday.People's Republic of China government called it off in 1951.It was reestablished in 1985，and the day was changed to September 10.Now more and more people are trying to celebrate the Teachers' Day back to Confucius's birthday.
India
In India，Teachers' Day is celebrated on September 5，in honor of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan，the second President of India.Because his birthday was September 5th.At schools on this day，students in India celebrate this day to show their respect and love to their teachers.
Russia
In Russia Teachers' Day is on October 5th.Before 1994，this day was set on the first Sunday of September.
USA
In the United States，Teachers' Day is a holiday on the Tuesday of the first full week of May.
Thailand
January 16 was adopted as Teachers' Day in the Thailand by a resolution(决议) of the government on November 21，1956.The first Teachers' Day was held in 1957.
Iran
In Iran，Teachers' Day is celebrated on May 2nd every year.It is in honor of the famous Iranian professor Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari who died on May 2，1980.
Although different countries celebrate Teachers' Day on different days，the activities people take to celebrate it just stay the same.
25．The best title of the passage is ________．
A．Teachers' Day around the world
B．The history of Teachers' Day
C．Activities on Teachers' Day
D．How to celebrate Teachers' Day
26．What will be discussed in the next paragraph of the text?
A．How Teachers' Day became popular in the world.
B．Which country is the first to celebrate Teachers' Day.
C．What activities people take to celebrate Teachers' Day.
D．Which country has the longest vacation for Teachers' Day.
27．In which country is the Teachers' Day celebrated for its leader?
A．Iran. B．Thailand. C．Russia. D．India.
28．We can know from the passage that ________．
A．Not all the Teachers' Days are celebrated on holidays
B．China is the first country to celebrate Teachers' Day
C．Thailand first celebrated Teachers' Day in 1956
D．Russia and USA celebrate Teachers' Day on the same day

C
The pen is more powerful than the sword(剑). There have been many writers who use their pens to write things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.
She was born in the U. S. A. in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war （内战）and freeing the enslaved race（被奴役的种族）. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child had read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting, if only to show how a warm-hearted writer can arouse people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent the true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were widely excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.
29. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous for .
A. one of her books
B. she was a very heartedly person
C. she was a kind wife
D. she worked for the war
30. How old was Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe when her world famous book was published?
A. About sixty years old.
B. Over fifty years old.
C. In her forties.
D. Around twenty years old.
31. Why could Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America? Because .
A. she disclosed the terrible wrongs done to the slaves in the Southern States
B. she wrote so well that the Americans loved her very much
C. the Americans were too excited when they reads the book
D. the Southern Americans hated the book, while the Northern Americans liked it
32. What can we learn from the passage?
A. No wok can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.
B. We must understand the importance of literature and art.
C. We needn't use weapons to fight things that are wrong.
D. A writer is more helpful in war than a soldier.

D
You have heard of Webster Toys. Websters have made good safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years. Now we sell them, and children play with them, in countries from New Zealand to Norway(挪威), and from Japan to Brazil(巴西). We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East. He(She) will be between the ages of thirty and forty. He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him. He will speak good English and at least one other language of the Far East.
The person we are looking for will live in Singapore, and work in our office there but he will travel for up to six months in other countries in one year. He will know the Far East well. He should know how to sell in established(建立) markets and where to find new ones. He will know to make more money than ever, for himself and for Webster Toys.
Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet. If you think you are the person we are looking for, write to Mr.J.Sloman at our office. Webster Toys Company Church Mill Watford.
33. What are Webster Toys?
A. An old kind of toys.
B. Factories where good, safe and interesting toys are made.
C. People who are famous for making toys for children.
D. A company that has been making and selling toys.
34.We can most probably read the text _______.
A. in a book B. in a dictionary C. in a novel D. in a newspaper
35. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. If you are thirty years old, you can apply for the position.
B. If you live in Singaore, you can get the position.
C. If you speak good English , you can get the position.
D. The company is looking for some salesmen or saleswomen.
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。
注意：如果此题有选E则在该答题卡中用2B铅笔涂黑AB两格；选F则涂黑BC两格；选G则涂黑CD两格。
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.__36__ It lifts the curtain of spring.After that everything turns green and full of energy and people clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.
1．Flying a kite.
Spring is the best season for kite－flying.A traditional folk activity，it has a history of more than 2，000 years.__37__ It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and speeding up metabolism.
2．Wearing fabric swallows.
Wearing fabric swallows is a custom in some regions in Shaanxi.__38__ The custom originated during the Tang Dynasty (618－907)．The swallow is a harbinger of spring and a symbol of prosperity and happiness.
3．Making a Spring Ox.
Skilled artists build the frame of an ox out of bamboo strips and the legs with wood.Then they paste some paper and paint onto it.__39__ It is said that if more red and yellow paper is used，then there will be a good harvest that year.
4．__40__
People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3，000 years ago.They made sacrifices to Gou Mang，the god of Spring，who is in charge of agriculture.By the Qing Dynasty (1644－1911)，welcoming spring had become an important folk activity.
A．Welcoming spring.
B．The image of an ox is complete.
C．At that time，there were eight solar terms.
D．Start of Spring is the first solar term of the year.
E．Flying a kite can help build one's health and prevent diseases.
F．It is said that the egg can be set upright on the first day of the Start of Spring.
G．People like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests on Start of Spring.
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分45)
第一节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
At the beginning of last century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were 41 to show that we all have “a body clock” 42 us, which controls the 43 and fall of our body energies, 44 us different from one day to the next.
The 45 of “a body clock” should not be too 46 since the lives of most living things are controlled 47 the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel 48 and fall asleep at night and become 49 and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour-cycle is 50 , most people experience unpleasant 51 . For example, people who are not 52 to working at night can find that 53 of sleep causes them to 54 badly at work.
55 the daily cycle of sleeping and 56 , we also have other cycles which 57 longer than one day. Most of us would 58 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 59 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 60 do not exist.
41. A. anxious B. able C. careful D. worried
42. A. inside B. around C. between D. on
43. A. movement B. supply C. use D. rise
44. A. showing B. treating C. making D. changing
45. A. invention B. opinion C. story D. idea
46. A. difficult B. exciting C. surprising D. interesting
47. A. from B. by C. over D. during
48. A. dull B. tired C. dreamy D. peaceful
49. A. regular B. excited C. lively D. clear
50. A. disturbed B. shortened C. reset D. troubled
51. A. moments B. feelings C. senses D. effects
52. A. prevented B. allowed C. expected D. used
53. A. miss B. none C. lack D. need
54. A. perform B. show C. manage D. control
55. A. Wit