广东省广州市南沙区2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题(普通班)

1、广东省广州市南沙区 2016-2017 学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题（普通班）（本试卷 150 分，共 8 页）第 I 卷听力测试题：每小题 1 分，15 小题，共 15 分Section A 请选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. Foreach conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by threechoices marke

2、d A,B and C. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. What is Mr Brown most probably doing now?A. On the way to a conference.B. Talking on the phone.C. Attending a meeting.2. When can the woman see Mr. Brown?A. Between

3、9:00 am and 10:30 am tomorrow.B. After 3:00 tomorrow afternoon.C. At 3:00 this afternoon.Conversation 23. What day is it today?A.Monday B. Wednesday C. Thursday4.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At home. B. At a drug store C. At the doctor sConversation 35. What is the woman l

4、istening to?A. A new story. B. A new song. C. An old song.6. What does the man probably like doing?A.Listening to music. B. Learning about singers.C.Reading booksConversation 47.How long did the woman s father smoke ？A.For 16 years. B. For 18 years. C. For 20 years.8.Why did the woman s father quit

5、smoking?A.His family asked him to?B.He was suffering from cancer.C.He was worried about his health.9.What wil the man try harder to do?A.Give up smoking. B Persuade his father to quit smoking.C. Persuade his brother to quit smoking.Conversation 510.What did the two speakers talk about at first?A.Whe

6、n to join a club? B. Which club to join?C. What club is popular?11.What does the article show?A.Everyone can help protect the environment.B.Our environment is becoming better.C.Many people care little about the environment.12. How does the man find the woman s way of protection?A. Helpless. B. Surpr

7、ising. C. Important.Conversation613. What is the woman doing?A. Asking for help. B. Selling something.C. Greeting the man14.What does the woman think of the air in Atlanta?A.Terrible. B. Wonderful C.Disappointing15. Why did the woman s family move here?A.Her husband got a good job here.B.She wanted

8、to look for work here.2C.They didn t like Chicago.第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题，每题 2 分，满分 30 分）APopular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios withearphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with carsbuy large speakers and play the music loudl

9、y as they drive in the street.Adult drivers listento music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports,the weather and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music. Pop orpopular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape and radi

10、o stations usethemin many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people willbuy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever thesinger goes,all the young people want to meet him or her. Nowthe singer has become a nationalstar. There

11、are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folkmusic. It tells stories aboutthe common ( 普通的 ) life of Americans. Another is calledwestern or country music. It is about country life and the love between a country boy andhis girl friend. They are very popular amongyoung p

12、eople.16. How many kinds of music are mentioned in this passage?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.17. The pop singers can make much money because_.A. they make CDs or tapesB. many young people buy their tapesC. they are national starsD. all the people want to meet them18. The best title for this passag

13、e should be _.A. Everyone likes music in AmericaB. Pop music in America3C. Music in AmericaD. Music is important to AmericansBPopeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoonate lots of spinach to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and

14、eata lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach becamea necessary part of many people s diets. Even some children who hated the taste began toeat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true.Spinach does no

15、t have any more iron than any other green vegetable.People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the foodmade a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was ins ide vegetables. Thisgroup said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wro

16、te the numberwrong, and everyone accepted it.Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in howstrong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs folicacid.It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person stron

17、g. Maybeit was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.19.Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?A. They thought spinach made them strong.B. They thought Popeye was funny.C. Spinach had a lot of iron.D .People liked folic acid.20.A research group told people

18、 that spinach_.A .made Popeye strongB. was a green vegetableC .had less iron than other green vegetablesD. had more iron than other green vegetables21.The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from_.4A. iron B .folic acid C. spinach D. exercise22.Folic acid is _.A. something in f

19、ood B. a vegetableC. dangerous D. a certain kind of spinachCThanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families andfriends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in latefall, after the cro

20、ps are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in Americ a had nothingto do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near whatis now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey acrossthe Atlantic.The first New England Thanksgiving d

21、id celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landedat what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the firstwinter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest.So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast. The Pilgrims invited Indian

22、 friends tojoin them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.In time, other colonies （殖民地） began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it tookyears before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah JosephaHale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He pr

23、oclaimed （宣布） the lastThursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happyharvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Dayin muchthe same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian thanks-giving Day fallson the sec

24、ond Monday in October.23. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated .A. in spring B. summerC. in autumn D. in winter24. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were .A. some people from England5B. the American IndiansC. Sarah Josepha HaleD. Governor Bradford25. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Thanksgiving Da

25、y used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to ex press the American and Indian people s thanksto God.D. Theres little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to cele

26、brateThanksgiving Day.26. The passage mainly tells us .A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A.B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebratedC. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holidayD. how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with th

27、e time and placesDLiving a healthy lifestyle lies in forming the right eating habits. Here are some ofthe good habits you can develop when it comes to healthy eating.Drink plenty of water. You must drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. You may needeven more water if you are in a hot environment o

28、r if you are exercising.Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A recent study has shownthat those who eat breakfast will consume(消耗) an average of 100 calories less during theday than their colleagues who skipped breakfast. They will also be able to concentrate( 集中精神 ) bette

29、r.Dont skip lunch. If you do so, your blood sugar level will drop and your metabolism( 新陈代谢 ) will slow down. When you get home you are starving and eat everything you canfind.We all need to snack from time to time, but please choose your snacks carefully. Infact, it s a good idea to eat two healthy

30、 snacks besides your three main meals. Choosehealthy snacks like fruits and vegetables, low fat yogurt, cottage cheese with apple sauce,and so on.6Eat your fruit and vegetables. Weshould eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetablesa day. Take a piece of fruit for a snack, a dd some banana and ra

31、isins to your favouritebreakfast cereal ( 谷类食品 ), have a salad with lunch, and eat at least one vegetable atdinner each night.Do not eat your dinner too late. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go tobed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for then

32、ext 8 hours. Plan dinner for the week ahead of time and make sure you have everything youneed in the house so other family members can get a head start on dinner if you have a latemeeting at the office.27. How many good eating habits are mentioned in the passage?A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. D. 8.28. Which of t

33、he following statements is NOT true?A. You should drink at least 8 glasses of water whatever the environment may be.B. Breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, fruit and vegetables are equally important.C. It is suggested that you eat your dinner at seven i f you plan to go to bed at ten.D. It is good for y

34、our health to eat fruits and vegetables at each meal every day.29. The underlined word “raisin ” most probably means “_”.A. a dried grape B. a peach leaf C. a piece of cheese D. a peanut30. You may most probably find this article _.A. in a textbook B. in a science fiction bookC. in a website D. in a

35、n advertisement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（ A、B、C、D、E、F、G)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。在答题卡上将最佳选项涂黑。Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyesare working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losingeyesight,

36、but its easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Hereare five suggestions for a lifetime o f healthy eyesight ：?Schedule yearly exams._31_Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months ofage to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children

37、 now canhave yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.?Protect against UV rays( 紫外线 ) Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No7matter what the season is, its extremely important to wear sunglasses._32_?Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to s

38、even hours a day using computersor other digital products._33_ Experts recommendthat people practice the 20/20/20 rule:every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away.?_34_ As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins( 维生素) C and E help pro

39、tect eyesight and promote eye health.?Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses( 隐形眼镜 ) ManyAmericans use contact lensesto improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses,many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk._35_ Otherwise, you

40、mayhave problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.AEat your greens.BEye care should begin early in life.CThey can properly protect your eyes.DStay in good shape by taking more Vitamins.EParents usually dont care about their own eyesight.FAlways follow the doctors advic

41、e for appropriate wear.GThis frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.第二部分 语言知识与运用（共两节；满分 45 分）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，从短文后所给的各题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes break between classes. But whenthe bell for the next class

42、 rings, you ca nt believe how _ 36_ time has passed.If you are _37_ with this scene, you ll know how time flies when you are having funand _38_ when you are bored. Nowscientists have _39_ a reason why this is the case.Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain _40_ according to how wefo

43、cus on a task. When we are _41_ , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And_42_ makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.In an experiment _43_ by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image_44_ researchers monitored their brain activity.The volunteers were told to _45_ c

44、oncentrate on how long an image appeared for,8then _46_ the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. Theresults showed that _47_ was more active when the volunteers paid attention to _48_subjects.It is thought _49_ if the brain is focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to_

45、50_ its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. _51_ , time passes withoutus really _52_ it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, itconcentrates its _53_ energies on monitoring the passing of time. _54_ , time seemsto drag.Next time you feel bored _55_ , perhaps you shoul

46、d pay more attention to what theteacher is saying!36. A. slowly B. quicklyC. terribly D. foolishly37. A. disappointed B. satisfiedC. familiar D. similar38. A. drags B. stops C. goes D. backs39. A. thought over B. made upC. suggested with D. come up with40. A. change B. develop C. grow D. slow41. A.

47、sleepy B. bored C. excited D. active42. A. which B. we C. this D. what43. A. produced B. carried out C. tried D. did44. A. where B. when C. while D. as45. A. partly B. quickly C. how D. first46. A. familiar with B. focus onC. make out D. tell apart47. A. the researchers B. the experimentC. the clock

48、 D. the brain48. A. no B. less C. some D. more49. A. when B. which C. that D. where50. A. fix B. gather C. reach D. spread951. A. However B. Furthermore C. Therefore D. Finally52. A. recognizing B. watching C. noticing D. counting53. A. enough B. full C. right D. proper54. A. In fact B. As a result

49、C. For example D. Instead55. A. in class B. with work C. in mind D. of lessons第 II 卷注意事项：用黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答卷相应的位置上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节 语篇填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。Chinas Tea VillagesIn most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year in _56_ locals start to pick and

50、 processtea. Theusually quiet villages sudden ly become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare_57_tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies, _58_ (thank) heaven for itsblessing.The price of tea _59_ (pick) in March is extremely high

51、 because _60_ is fresh, tender and contains multipletrace elements.China _61_ (be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported andtradedalong _62_ Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the importance of tea was matchedonly by silk. China produces Oolo

52、ng, black, green, white, yellow _63_ dark (aka post-fermented) tea. TheOolong, green and black _64_ (vary)are most notable for their high quality.Most of Chinas tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the countrys south andsouthwest,_65_ the beautiful scenery is often hidden under clou

53、ds.第三部分 写作 （共三节；满分 50 分）第一节 单词拼写 ( 按所给中文或首字母提示写出单词正确形式，每空只填一个单词 ) 。（共 10 小题：每小题1. 分，满分 10 分66. She entered the lab without _ ( 许可 ).1067. It is _that people should have adequate rest in order to work hard. （明显的）68. Thank you for _ （提醒） me of the exam.69. I _to John for losing his book. （道歉）70. He go

54、t a lot of _ (奖状 ) for his excellent study.71. He tried to_(结合 )theory with practice.72. You should _ （商量） with your parents about your future plans73. This factory will bring _( 好处) to the people around it.74. In order to stay healthy, we must eat a balanced _ （饮食） .75. When will the play be _( 表演 )?第二节完成句子A补全句子（共 5 小题，每小题2 分，满分 10 分）根据