2020-2021年河南省信阳市某校高一（上）12月份月考英语试卷

1、2020-2021年河南省信阳市某校高一（上）12月份月考英语试卷一、阅读理解 1. Crystal Cruisers（乘船游览）Luxury Every DayWhat do you plan to do this summer vacation? Do you want to travel over the sea, experience the ocean wave and enjoy the wonderful sea scenery? If that's what you want, come and sail on a Crystal Cruise ship（游轮

2、）. We have three ships: The Crystal Queen, The Crystal Princess, The Crystal Palace.Come and sail in Luxury（奢侈）on cruisers around the Caribbean Sea for 7 or 14 days.Our seven-day cruise costs 2,000andourtwoweekcruiseis3,500.A typical one week cruise:Day Oneset off from MiamiDay Twofree day in Nassau

3、, in the BahamasDay Threenear HaitiDay FourVisit Puerto Rico and AntiguaDay Fivefree day in BarbadosDay Sixfree day in Port of Spain, TrinidadDay Seventravel to Caracas, VenezuelaDay Eightfly homeAll food and drinks is included in the price of your cruise（except for the wines）. Our cruise ships all

4、have a cinema, a five star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a gym（健身馆）. However, you have to pay extra money to enjoy the films and plays.If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also organize cruises in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.Our ships carry over 2,000 pass

5、engers and we have nearly 600 crew members in all.So come on board today for the holiday of a lifetime!Telephone Number:'m sure you will enjoy your luxury cruise ship journey very much! （1）What is the main purpose of this text?A.To offer instructions on how to sail on a cruise ship.

6、B.To advertise summer holiday cruises.C.To give suggestions on taking summer vacation.D.To share an experience of a sailing journey. （2）When can travelers wander about Trinidad?A.On the third day.B.On the fourth day.C.On the sixth day.D.On the seventh day. （3）What can people do on the cruise ships f

7、or free?A.See films in the cinema.B.Enjoy plays in the theater.C.Have some wines.D.Do sports in the gym. 2. When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside wo

8、rld. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems too.One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma（哮喘）

9、, and the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of travelling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in

10、the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment（娱乐活动）. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprisingand, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.Is li

11、fe better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens（十几岁）or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon. （1）What was the writer always thinking about when

12、he was a child?A.Staying on the farm.B.Moving to the countryside.C.Leaving home for the city.D.Running away from the school. （2）Which of the following is TRUE about the writer?A.He is very old now.B.He is in good health.C.He prefers driving a car.D.He lives in the city now. （3）In the passage, the wr

13、iter tries to _.A.express his opinions about the way of lifeB.describe his life in the countrysideC.show an interest in the outside worldD.persuade the readers to live in the city （4）How is the passage mainly developed?A.By inferring.B.By comparing.C.By listing examples.D.By giving explanations.

14、0;3. In Africa, Christmas day begins with groups of carolers（颂歌者）walking to and through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries, singing the lovely carols known the world around. Often people may be awakened by a group of carolers beginning to gather at the house of worship

15、（礼拜）. They return home to make final preparation as to the clothes one must wear and also as to his offering for the Christmas service.The most important part of their Christmas service is the love offering. This is the gift in honor of Jesus. Then at about 8 or 9 o'clock everyone makes their wa

16、y to the celebration of the birthday of Jesus. Everyone who attends the service goes forward to lay down their gift upon the raised platform near the communion table. Not one person will attend the service without giving a gift.Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. There is no snow, but it

17、has many flowers, many beautiful varieties of planted and wild flowers being in their full pride. Homes are decorated with pine branches, and all have the decorated Christmas fir in a corner, with presents for the children around. At bedtime on Christmas Eve, children may also hang up their stocking

18、s for presents from Father Christmas.In Ghana, on African west coast, most churches announce the coming of Christmas by decorating the church and homes beginning with the first week in Advent（降临节）, four weeks before Christmas. This season happens at the same time with the cocoa harvest, so it is a t

19、ime of wealth. Everyone returns home from wherever they might be, such as farms or mines.In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of either turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig（乳猪）, yellow rice with raisins（葡萄干）, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers, paper hats, and all. In the afternoon

20、, families go out into the country and usually there are games or bathing in the warm sunshine, and then home in the cool of the evening. Boxing Day is also a popular public holiday of real relaxation usually spent in the open air, which falls on December 26. （1）The author of this passage mainl

21、y wants to _.A.persuade us to have a holiday in AfricaB.introduce to us when Christmas came into beingC.tell us how people celebrate Christmas in AfricaD.describe some important holidays in Africa （2）The correct order of the following festivals should be _.A.ChristmasBoxing DayAdventB.Boxing DayChri

22、stmasAdventC.ChristmasAdventBoxing DayD.AdventChristmasBoxing Day （3）If you visit South Africa on Christmas day, you'll find _.A.everyone returns home to harvest cocoaB.the houses are decoratedC.people enjoy a dinner in the eveningD.it is snowing heavily anywhere （4）In Africa, the traditional di

23、nner for Christmas includes the following EXCEPT _.A.TurkeyB.yellow riceC.CrackersD.pumpkin pie 4. Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some degre

24、e, our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the li

25、mits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.It is easy to show that intelligence is to some degree something we are born with. Th

26、e closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random（随机地）from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical（完全相同的

27、）twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments

28、. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in c

29、lose contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence. （1）Which of these sentences best describes the writer's point in Paragraph 1?A. To some degree, intelligence is given at birth.B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.C. Some

30、 people are born clever and others born stupid.D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment. （2）It is suggested in this passage that _.A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligenceB. close relations usually have similar intelligenceC. the closer the bloo

31、d relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligenceD. people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees （3）In Paragraph 1, the underlined word "surroundings" means _.A. intelligenceB. lifeC. environmentsD. housing （4

32、）The best title for this article would be _.A. On IntelligenceB. What Intelligence MeansC. We are Born with IntelligenceD. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence二、七选五  阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。In less than two years, you will go to different universities and lead a

33、 new life. In your new life, making new friends is a must.（1）_In order to make friends, you must first be a friend. Consider joining groups and associations that are of interest to you.（2）_ Go out of your way to be friendly, and you'll make new friends quickly.（3）_ If you need help, there a

34、re millions of books on the subject of good manners. Treat people with politeness, and you will see people start to gather around you because of your pleasant personality.Become good at something. You can do well in a sport, an instrument, writing, languages or whichever else you enjoy. You don'

35、t have to be an expert, but at least good enough to help others with your skill.（4）_ It's not about doing this for attracting attention, but having a skill at something is another way to make new friends quickly.Share contact information with people you meet who seem interesting.（5）_ It cou

36、ld be as simple as drinking coffee together. Showing interest in people by actually inviting them to do things will help you create friends quickly.A. Always practice good manners.B. Everybody knows friends come and go.C. How can you make new friends quickly?D. Then invite them to do interesting thi

37、ngs together with you.E. This gets people to be attracted to you.F. You are likely to find others who share things in common with you.G. You have friends for every time and season of your life from youth to old age.三、完形填空  America's holiday shopping season is the busiest shopping day of the

38、 year. After shopping in a store, my family and I were going to have a（1）_ in one of the food area where fast food is sold. It's（2）_ to find a seat. People were standing there, waiting for the（3）_ to free up.When we found one, we（4）_ down watching a waiter（5）_ clearing and cleaning tables as soo

39、n as they became（6）_. What's more, he was not a（7）_ man, probably in his late fifties and a bit fat, but（8）_ of that slowed him down a little.（9）_ I watched I was disappointed with people who didn't clean up the（10）_ themselves. They would just（11）_ their spilled（溢出）drinks, bread and some ot

40、her rubbish on the table.（12）_ the waiter never（13）_ smiling and saying "Enjoy your day!" to everyone he met. I was almost moved to tears.After my family（14）_ our meals, we cleaned up the table so he would have（15）_things to do. On the way out, I（16）_ his hand and said, "Thank yo

41、u for how hard you work." When I tried to give him a $10 bill, he said, "No, I can't（17）_ this. It's my job." I said I wasn't（18）_ it to him for payment or for a tip. I was giving it to him because I knew he had a good（19）_and it can be hard to find these days! The man'

42、;s eyes turned red, said thank you, and went right back to clear and clean tables.It was a great day and he was a（20）_ person that I had ever met. （1）A.wordB.mealC.walkD.rest （2）A.necessaryB.fastC.hardD.easy （3）A.tablesB.timeC.drinksD.food （4）A.movedB.satC.lookedD.laid （5）A.carelesslyB.slowlyC.angri

43、lyD.quickly （6）A.busyB.dirtyC.fullD.free （7）A.goodB.youngC.hardworkingD.clever （8）A.allB.someC.noneD.any （9）A.ThoughB.BeforeC.SinceD.As （10）A.shopB.foodC.rubbishD.seat （11）A.leaveB.bringC.carryD.have （12）A.AndB.SoC.BesidesD.But （13）A.keptB.mindedC.stoppedD.enjoyed （14）A.boughtB.finishedC.orderedD.co

44、oked （15）A.fewerB.biggerC.cleanerD.newer （16）A.washedB.hitC.shookD.pushed （17）A.takeB.refuseC.affordD.like （18）A.throwingB.keepingC.changingD.giving （19）A.handB.ideaC.heartD.boss （20）A.strictB.greatC.oddD.friendly四、语法填空  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。All the problems can be dealt with. Here a

45、re some ways for you（1）_（solve）your problems.Talk. It（2）_（real）helps a lot. What most of us think is that our problems can（3）_（understand）only by us and there is no need to talk. But the truth is that when you talk about them, you're making yourself free of those bad things. If you talk of the（4

46、）_（challenge）you have met, you may get support from your family or friends.Write down your problems. Having a（5）_（person）diary can also be helpful if you don't want to talk with（6）_ real person. When you write（7）_ your problems, you will feel comfortable. You can try throwing down your problems.

47、 By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.Your problems aren't the（8）_（bad）. No matter what problems you get in life, there are other people whose problems are more serious than（9）_（you）.Act and solve your problems because every problem, however big（10）_ sma

48、ll, always has a way out.五、短文改错  假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Nowadays more and more people choose to shop on the Internet becaus

49、e the following advantage. For one thing, it is very help to people who don't have enough time to go out of for shopping. Just turn on a computer, so people can buy whatever they want. And for another, there are much products to be chosen. Besides, some products online were cheaper than those in

50、 physical stores. As the result, people can save a lot of money. However, although I usual shop online, sometimes I will also spend time shop in physical stores with my best friends.六、书面表达  你的家乡是一个依山傍水的小镇。1. 请根据下面表格的提示，写一篇100词左右的短文，介绍该镇的变化情况。2. 灵活运用连贯词；准确运用时态、语态。3. 适当运用固定短语、搭配、经典句型。人口约20万面积

51、0;约360平方公里地理概况坐落在大山脚下，面临一条大河，新建有许多工厂、商店、医院、学校。教育状况解放（liberation）前只有一所学校，只有富家子弟可以上学，现在已建起了10所学校，每个孩子都有机会上学了。生活状况生活丰富多彩，人们工作之余，可以逛商店、看电影、跳舞、参加体育活动等。都过上了幸福生活。Here, I'd like to introduce my hometown. _参考答案与试题解析2020-2021年河南省信阳市某校高一（上）12月份月考英语试卷一、阅读理解1.【答案】BCD【考点】广告布告类阅读应用文阅读目的意图细节理解【解析】此题暂无解析【解答】（1）B

52、 目的意图题。根据第一段中What do you plan to do this summer vacation? Do you want to travel over the sea, experience the ocean wave and enjoy the wonderful sea scenery? If that's what you want, come and sail on a Crystal Cruise ship（游轮）.这个暑假你打算干什么？你想在海上旅行、体验海浪、欣赏美丽的海景吗？如果这是你想要的，来乘坐水晶游轮航行。可知，本文的主要目的是为暑期游轮打广告

53、。故选B。（2）C 细节理解题。根据A typical one week cruise:下方的Day Sixfree day in Port of Spain, Trinidad可知，旅行者可以在第六天去特立尼达拉岛漫步。故选C。（3）D 细节理解题。根据倒数第六段All food and drinks is included in the price of your cruise（except for the wines）. Our cruise ships all have a cinema, a five star restaurant, a theatre, a library and

54、 a gym（健身馆）. However, you have to pay extra money to enjoy the films and plays.除了葡萄酒，所有的食物和饮料都包含在您的游轮价格中。我们的游轮上有电影院、五星级餐厅、剧院、图书馆和健身房。但是，你得付额外的钱才能欣赏电影和戏剧。可知，人们在游轮上可以免费去体育馆里做运动。故选D。2.【答案】CDAB【考点】说明文阅读日常生活类阅读细节理解推理判断文章结构【解析】此题暂无解析【解答】（1）C 细节理解题。根据第一段When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when

55、I could leave home and escape to the city.可知，当我还是个孩子的时候，我经常梦想着有一天我可以离开家，逃到城市里去。由此得知，当作者还是个孩子的时候，他总是在想离开家去城市。故选C。（2）D 推理判断题。根据最后一段I certainly hope to move back there soon.可知，我当然希望能立刻搬回乡村。由此可推知，作者现在住在城市里。故选D。（3）A 推理判断题。根据最后一段Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens（十

56、几岁）or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable.那么，城市的生活更好吗？也许是，当你在十几岁或二十几岁的时候。然而，随着年龄的增长，尤其是当你有小孩的时候，乡村的宁静似乎更可取。可推知，在这篇文章中，作者试图表达他对生活方式的看法。故选A。（4）B 文章结构题。通读全文可知，作者在文中首先列举城市生活的不利之处，然后又列举了城市生活的有利之处。由此可知，作者是通过对比的方式来

57、介绍城市生活的。故选B。3.【答案】CDBD【考点】说明文阅读社会文化类阅读目的意图细节理解【解析】此题暂无解析【解答】（1）C 目的意图题。根据文章第一段In Africa, Christmas day begins with groups of carolers（颂歌者）walking to and through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries, singing the lovely carols known the world around.可知，在非洲，圣诞节的开始是一群群唱颂歌的人步行穿过村庄，沿着道路，在传教士的房子旁，唱着世界各地都知道的可爱的颂歌。以及最后一段In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of either turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig（乳猪）, yellow