山西大同铁路一中2020学年高一英语上学期第四次月考试题

山西省大同市铁路一中2020学年高一英语上学期第四次月考试题(1)第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。ATheyaretheworld'sfittestpeople.ButevenOlympicathleteshavehadtheirshareofdifficult,heart-breakingorembarrassing（令人难堪的）moments.1904Olympics,StLouis,USAAmericanFredLorzcrossedthefinishlineoftheOlympicmarathon马拉松赛跑）withatimeof3hoursand13minutes.Hehadbeatenthesecondrunnerby15minutes.Lorzlookedhappyandfresh,andsmiledforthephotographers.Justbeforetheygavehimthegoldmedal,theraceofficialsarrivedandtookawaythemedal,andLorzwasbanned禁止）fromracesforayear.Thenanofficialtoldthetruth.Hehadtravelledbycarfor11milesofthemarathon!1908Olympics,London,EnglandTheItalianDorandoPietriwasoneoftheunluckiestmarathonrunners.Whenhearrivedinthestadium,hewasverytired.Thepeoplewerecheering,butPietricouldn'tcontinue.Hefelldownandgotupagainfourtimes.Finally,aroundsevenmetresfromthefinishline,hefelldownagainanddidn'tmove.Worriedofficialsranoverandpickedhimup.Hecrossedthefinishlineandwonthegoldmedal.ButafewhourslatertheOlympicofficialshadtotakeitawayfromhimagain.Theysaidhecouldn'tbethewinnerbecauseOlympicofficialshadhelpedhimcrosstheline.2000Olympics,Sydney,AustraliaEricMoussambaniofEquatorialGuineabecameoneofthemostlovedathletesofthe2000games.Hisracewasthe100-metrefreestyleswim.Hejumpedintothepoolandstartedswimming.Afterthefirst50metreshewasverytired.Hewentmoreandmoreslowlyandalmoststoppedinthemiddleofthepool.Theofficialsworriedthathewasdrowning（淹死）.ButMoussambanicontinuedandfinishedtheracewithatimeof1minuteand52seconds,theslowestinthehistoryoftheOlympics.Still,Moussambaniwashappy.Hehadneverswuminapoolofthatsizebefore.21.Lorz'sgoldmedalwastakenawayatthe1904Olympicsbecause.A.hebroketherulesofficialsmadeamistakeofficialspickedhimuphalfwayD.hebeatthesecondrunnerbadly22.WhathappenedtoPietriatthe1908Olympics?A.Hebrokeaworldrecord.Hefinallywonthegoldmedal.Hefelldownafterfinishingtherace.Hereceivedhelpashecrossedthefinishline.23.HowdidpeoplelookatMoussambani?Theyfeltsorryforhim.Theythoughthighlyofhim.Theyshowednointerestinhim.Theyhadmixedfeelingsabouthim.WhydidMoussambanifeelhappyatthe2000Olympics?Hewasstillalive.Hefinishedtheracealone.Heachievedapersonalbesttime.Hegotthechancetotakepartintherace.BOnDecember24,1971,17-year-oldJulianeKoepckegotonaplanewithhermotherinLima,Peru,toflytoanothercitytomeetherfather.OvertheAmazonjungle（丛林），therainfellheavilyandtherewasastrongwind.Andthenlightninghittheplaneat3,000metres,anditcrashed坠（：毁）.Julianefellquicklythroughtheairinherseatandhitthetreeshard.Forthreehours,shewassenseless.Whenshewokeup,herrightarmwascut,hershoulderhurtbadlyandshecouldn'tseeoutofoneeye.Shewasalone.Butshewasalive!Juliane'sfatherwasabiologist（生物学家andwhenshewassmall,hetaughtherhowtosurviveinthejungle.Shefoundasmallriverandwalkedslowlyalongit.“IfIfollowtheriver,”shethought,“I'llfindpeople.”Theriveralsogavehercleanwatertodrink.Itwasveryhot,buttheriverwaterkepthercool.Sometimesshehadtoswimintheriverbecauseitwastoodeeptowalkin.Therewasfruitonsometreesbutshedidn'teatit一sheknewitwastoodangerous.Julianewalkedfortendays.Tendaysafterthecrash,shefoundasmallhousebytheriver.Thereweresomewoodcuttersinthehouse.Theycleanedhercutscarefullyandthenextday,theycarriedherdowntheriver,andaplanetookhersafelybacktothecityofPucallpa.Julianewastheonlypersonwhosurvivedtheplanecrash.Theother91people,includinghermother,alldied.Thefilmdirector,WernerHerzog,hadatickettotravelontheplanebutmissedit.Thirtyyearslater,hemadeafilmcalledWingsofHopeaboutJulianeandherincrediblestory.WhatdidJulianefindwhenshecametoherself?ShewasinLima.Shewasintheriver.Shewasbadlyhurt.Shewasunabletomove.WhatdidJulianedotosurviveinthejungle?Shelivedonfruit.Shedrunkriverwater.Sheavoideddeepwater.Shecleanedhercutscarefully.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incredible”inthelastparagraphmean?Boring.Funny.Heartbreaking.Unbelievable.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeJuliane?Strongandlucky.Activeandlovely.Smartandcreative.Caringandcareful.CASingaporeanwomanwillreturntonormallifetodayafterspendingthreedaysinaglassbox.26-year-oldCheyenneLuhasbeenlivinginfullviewofthepubliconabusyshoppingstreetinanefforttoquitsmoking（戒烟）.Lu,whohasbeensmokingforthelast12years,knowshowdifficultitistoquit.Herprevious（以前的）effortsallfailedbecauseshedidn'ttellherfamilyandfriendsthatshewastryingtogiveup.Sothistimeshehasmadeherdecisionverypublic.TheexperimentwasorganizedbytheHealthPromotionBoard（HPB）aspartofanefforttoencourageyoungSingaporeanwomennottosmoke.Therehasbeenalargeincreaseinthenumberofwomensmokersinrecentyears.Luhasbeeneatingandsleepinginaglassroomforthelastthreedays,withanInternetconnectionandacollectionofDVDstohelpherpassthetime.Besides,shehasbeenhavingyoga（瑜伽）classeswithafitnesstrainer.Lu,whoisawriter,hasbeenkeepinganonlineblogofherexperiencesintheglasshouse.Lusaysshehasreceivedalotofencouragementfrompeoplepassingby.However,somepeoplehavetriedtomakeitmoredifficultbystoppinginfrontofherwindowandsmoking.Onestrangerevenofferedtogiveher$500tosmokewithhim.“Surprisingly,itmademewanttostopsmokingevenmore,”saidLu.AlthoughLuhastriednottosmokeforthreedays,sheknowsthisisonlythebeginningofhersmoke-freejourney.Butshehassomethingtolookforwardto.SheisasupporterofArsenalFootballClub,andsheplanstouseallthemoneyshesavesbynotsmokingtotraveltoLondon.ShewantstoseeherheroCescFabregasinreallife.WhyisLulivinginaglassbox?A.Sheneededmorepublicsupport.B.Shefailedtoquitsmokinginprivate.ShewantstomakemoneyfromHPB.Shehopestoaskotherwomentojoinher.HowdidLukilltimewhenshestayedintheglassroom?Sherecordedherexperiencesonline.Shesleptformostofthetime.Shetalkedwithpassersby.Shetaughtyogaclasses.WhatwasLu’sattitudetowardspeople'ssmokinginfrontofher?Itmadeherangry.Itworriedheralot.Itattractedherattention.Itstrengthenedherwill.DVirtualreality（虚拟实境）hastheabilitytotakeyoungpatientsfromtheirhospitalbedstofar-awayworlds,undertheseaoronaplane,sowheredotheywanttogo?“TheyoungkidsatTheAlfredHospitaltoldustheyjustwantedtobe‘anywherebuthere',”virtualrealitymakerTrentClews-DeCastellasaid.HeisoneofthecreatorsofvirtualrealitycompanyPhoria,thatiscreatingexperiencesspeciallyforchildpatients,thankstothehelpfromtheMurdochChildrensResearchInstitute（MCRI）.“Rightnowwe'recreatinganimal-assisted（动物辅助的）treatmentexperiencestogetherwithZoosVictoria,”Clews-DeCastellasaid.ChildrencouldwearapairofinexpensiveVRglassesandfindthemselvesinteracting（互动）withapandaoragiraffe.“There'sgoodevidencethatkindofexperienceisgoodforpainmanagementandreducinguneasiness,hesaid.Clews-DeCastellasaidtheprojectwasstartedthankstoonespecialfamily,theJohnsfromVictoria.“WehadcreatedaVRexperiencefortheTVshowTheBlockandwehadacallfromafamilywhogotintouchwiththeproducerstosaytheirdaughterwasahugefanoftheshowbutthatshewasalsoverysickandwonderediftherewasanywaywecouldbringtheexcitingexperiencetoBeccky.WewenttothehospitalwiththeVRexperienceandshelovedit.Afterwards,herfatherPaultoldushowthedoctorshadpraisedtheexperiencewhichhadhelpedimprovehercondition.”Unfortunately,Becckydiedofcancer,butherloveforvirtualrealityhasencouragedthisproject,which,ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,willbebenefitinglotsofyoungpeople'shospitalexperiences.Forwhomistheprojectcarriedout?GeneralVRfans.Adultcancerpatients.Sickchildreninhospitals.Familieswithcancerpatients.WhatdoweknowaboutClews-DeCastella'scompany?ItisworkingwithZoosVictoria.Itisdoingresearchwithhospitals.ItistryingtocutVRglasses'prices.Itisaimingtosearchformedicalevidence.Whydidthefamilycalltheproducers?Theirdaughterhopedtopraisetheprogram.TheirdaughterwishedtogetontoaTVshow.TheywantedtheirdaughtertoexperienceVR.Theyneededtoraisemoneythroughtheshow.WhatcausedPhoriatostarttheproject?Beccky'sexcitementforVR.Doctors'suggestions.TheMCRI'sresearch.TheJohns'invitation.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）ThevoiceisweaponImaginegettingupeachdayandgoingtoworkbackinthesixteenthcentury.That'sprobablywhatitfeelslikefortheSwissGuardsaroundtheVaticanCity,thepeoplewhoaredressedintheamazinguniforms（制服）fromtheRenaissance.Thesepeoplearepartofa500-year-oldtradition.AlltheguardsareSwissandtheyaretheretoprotecttheVaticanandthePope.They'retheoldestmilitary（军事的）unitthatisstillactivetoday.YouneedtobeaSwissmale男性）betweentheagesof19and30andyouneedtobeatleast1.74metrestall.YoualsohavetohavecompletedbasicmilitarytrainingwiththeSwissArmy.TheystartbylearningaboutthehistoryoftheSwissGuards.Atthesametime,thereisweapons武器）training.VaticanSwissGuardshavetolearntouseold-fashionedweaponssuchasswords（剑）.Guardsoftenhavetodealwithdifficulttourists,sotheirtrainingincludesbothItalianandEnglishlessons.Ofcourse,sometimestheymightneedtouseforcetodealwithadifficultsituation.39Inthisdayandage,it'sdifficulttothinkofajobwhereyoulearnlanguages,martialartsandhowtouseasword.40A.GettingintotheSwissGuardsisn'teasy.Thosepeoplegothroughverystricttraining.TheyenjoygreatpopularityintheVaticanCity.Therefore,theyaretrainedtoprotectthemselves.SwissGuardsknowmanykeypeoplearoundtheVatican.However,SwissGuardsalsolearnthatthefirstweapontheyshoulduseistheirvoice.It'snoeasytask,butinordertoweartheirattractiveuniforms,that'swhattheSwissGuardshavetodo.第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AsanInstructionalCoach教研员），Iliketokeepmycandyboxesfullinmyoffice,withavarietyoftreatsformyteachers.SothisSaturday,Iheadedovertothe41tocheckoutthelatestChristmascandy.Sureenough,the42werefreshlyfilledwithallthelatestReese'sWhiteCremeandMilkChocolatePeanutButterTrees!I43somebagsofcandyandheadedonmyway.Rememberingmyhusbandtoldmetobesuretogetthetiresrotated轮胎换位），Idrovetoatireshoptoseeiftheycould44me.Sureenough,theygotmeinrightaway.Itdidn'tneeda45timesoIjuststayedinthecar.Sixmenintheshop46togetherquicklyandmycarwas47inminutes.ThenI48mycandy,thinkingthatthesemenwould49somemilkchocolate.50Ihandedahandfulofcandytooneofthemandtoldhimto51withhisworkmates.Itwasa52thing,butnearingtheendofwhatI'mguessingwasa（n）53dayatthetireshop.Seeingthemeatingwithgreat5