一中（霸王河校区）2017-2018学年高一下学期第一次月考英语试卷

集宁一中20172018学年第二学期第一次月考高一年级英语试题本试卷满分120分，考试时间为100分钟第一卷（选择题共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节满分40分）（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A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThanksgivingDayisaspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thatiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefallafterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstThanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember4,1919,thePilgrimsfromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCity,Virginia.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantic.ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThepilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts,in1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdied.Butthenextyea,theyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathreedayfeast.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.Everyonebroughtfood.Intime,othercolonies(殖民地)begantocelebrateadayofThanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWar，SarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.Heproclaimed(宣布)thelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofThanksgiving.Today,AmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbors.ButtheCanadianThanksgivingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.1.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated________．A.inspringB.insummerC.inautumnD.inwinter2.ThefirsttocelebrateThanksgivingwere________．A.somepeoplefromEnglandB.theAmericanIndiansC.SarahJosephaHaleD.GovernorBradford3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThanksgivingDayusedtobeaholidaytocelebrateagoodharvest.B.AbrahamLincolnwasnotthefirsttodecideonThanksgivingcelebrations.C.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedtoexpresstheAmericanandIndianpeople’sthankstoGod.D.There’slittledifferencebetweentheAmericanwayandtheCanadianwaytocelebrateThanksgivingDay.4.Thepassagemainlytellsus________．A.howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU.S.A.B.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebratedC.thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholidayD.howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplacesBIfyou’relikemostkids，you’veprobablyheardatleastoneparentsay，“Don’tforgettotakeyourvitamin(维生素)!”“Eatyoursalad－it’spackedwithvitamins！”Butwhatexactlyarevitamins?Vitaminsandmineralsarefoundinfoodsweeat.Yourbodyneedsthemtoworkproperlysoyougrowanddevelopjustlikeyoushould.Whenitestovitamins,eachonehasaspecialroletoplay.Forexample,VitaminDinmilkandfishhelpsyourbones.It’salsogreatforformingstrongteeth.VitaminAinorangefruitsandvegetables,liverandmilkhelpsyouseeatnight.VitaminCinorangesandsomegreenvegetableshelpsyourbodyhealifyougetacut.VitaminEinnuts,seeds,wholegrainsandleafyvegetablesprotectsyourlungsfrombeingdamagedbypollutedair.Bvitaminsingreenleafyvegetableshelpyourbodymakeenergy.Whenyoueatfoodsthatcontainfatsoluble(脂溶性的)vitamins,thevitaminsarestoredinthefattissuesinyourbodyandinyourliver(肝脏).Theywaitaroundinyourbodyfatuntilyourbodyneedsthem.Fatsolublevitaminsarehappytostaystoredinyourbodyforawhilesomestayforafewdays,someforupto6months!Then,whenit’stimeforthemtobeused,specialcarriersinyourbodytakethemtowherethey’reneeded.VitaminsA，D,E,andKareallfatsolublevitamins.Watersolublevitaminsaredifferent.Whenyoueatfoodsthathavewatersolublevitamins,thevitaminsdon’tgetstoredasmuchinyourbody.Instead，theytravelthroughyourbloodstream.Whateveryourbodydoesn’tuseesoutofyourbody.Sothesekindsofvitaminsneedtobereplacedoftenbecausetheydon’tstickaround!ThiscrowdofvitaminsincludesVitaminCandthebiggroupofBvitaminsB1,B2,B6,B12andsoon.5.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto________．A.tellusthespecialuseofsaladB.leadtothetopicofthepassageC.advisekidstotakemorevitaminsD.showreadersthevalueofvitamins6.Ifamansuffersfromnightblindness,he’dbettertakemore________．A.VitaminDB.VitaminAC.VitaminED.VitaminC7.Whatisspecialaboutfatsolublevitamins?A.Theycanstaystoredinourbodiesforsometime.B.Theyareneededinourbodieseveryminute.C.Theycanbeeasilyproducedinourbodies.D.Theycontainallkindsofvitamins.8.Afterreadingthepassage,welearnthat________．A.kidsneedalotmorevitaminsthanadultsB.WatersolublevitaminsstaylonginourbodiesC.FatsolublevitaminsneedtobereplacedveryoftenD.vitaminsplayagreatroleinthedevelopmentofourbodiesCIwasonvacationwithmyhusband,mybrother,hiswifeanddaughter.Wewerenotfamiliarwiththeareaandhoppedontoabus,thinkingitwouldbeanicewaytoseethedowntown’soldtownarea.Well,untilvisitingwiththebusdriver,wefoundoutwewereontheneighborhoodroutewhichpicksupschoolchildrenanddeliversmuterstovariousneighborhoodplaces,witharouteofwelloverabout2hours.Thatwasasurpriseandaconcernbecausewehadparkedourvehicleinatimedparkingareaanditwasgoingtoexpire.Wesharedthiswiththebusdriveronlytoletherknowwewerenotfromtheareaandapologizedforgettingonherbusinerror.Thenshesurprisedusfurthersaying,“Igetoffshiftafterafewmoreblocks,andifyoudon’tmindatightsqueezeinmypanycar,I’dbehappytotakeyoubacktoyourvehiclebeforetheparkingtimeisdue(到期的).“Thebusdriverreceivedpermissionfromhermanager,sowegratefullysaidyestoheroffer.Shewentoutofherwaytotakeusbacktoourvehicle.Afterhershiftwasoveranditwasn’tonherroutetohomeeither.Weweretouchedandgratefulforherkindnessandthoughtfulness.Inreturn,becauseshehadsharedsomeofherconcernsabouttheschoolagechildrenshesometimeshasonthebusroute,Isharedwithheralittletiponhowtoquietthechildrenwithanenergetictechniquethatwouldmaketheridesaferforthemaswellasforher.Shewassograteful.Itwasawonderfulenergyexchangeofkindness!9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expire”inParagraph1probablymean?A.e B.end C.open D.leave.10.Theauthortookabusinorderto______.A.gohomeassoonaspossible B.sendthebusdriveroffC.visittheoldtown D.gotoherparkedvehicle11.Whydidthebusdriverthanktheauthor?A.Shewaspraisedbyhermanager. B.Shewasmovedbytheauthor’sstory.C.Shegotanextrapayfromtheauthor. D.Shelearnedatechniquetodealwithchildren.DWheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexampleonadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.

Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareapletetrick,atleastintheUSthedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoorclosingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tpletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswellbeing,”saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.Forexample,pedestrian(行人)crosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforeputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.12.

Whatwastheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.Toanalyzethefunctionsoffakebuttons.

B.Todescribesomedifferentkindsoffakebuttons.

C.Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffakebuttons.

D.Toexplorepeople’sdifferenthabitswhenitestopushingbuttons.13.

Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?

A.Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.B.Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.C.Theyneverspeedupthedoorclosingprocess.D.Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.14.

Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?A.Theyhelpputersworkfaster.B.Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.C.Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.D.Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.15.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ButtonsintheUSA B.ButtonsalwayslieC.Buttonsmaynotwork D.“Close”buttonsonlifts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。MasterYourDeadlinesThestrugglebeginsinhighschool,sometimesearlier.Deadlines,andlotsofthem,starttopileup.Atcollege,thepressuresometimesleadstolastminuterushandunsatisfactorywork.Atwork,failingtomeetdeadlinescaneasilygetyoubored.16Hereareafewbestpractices.•Assigndeadlinestowhatmatters.Ifthetaskisn’tofhighimportance,don’tsetaspecificdeadline.Inthisway,youareabletokeepitonyourradarforawhilewithoutfeelingpressured.17Thiswillprovidejustenoughpressuretoensureyougetitdone.•18Setapersonaldeadlineforyourselfadayortwobeforetheactualdeadline.19_Ifyou’reworkingwithagroupofpeople,addinevenmoretimetoaccountforpotentialfollowupsandtheneedforapprovals.•Keepmunicating.20Thismeanslettingothersknowwhensomethingistakinglongerthanexpected,whenadeliverydidn’tein,whenaclientisnotprovidingthenecessaryinformation,etc.Althoughitmayfeelembarrassingtoadmitthatsomethingisnotonschedule,beinghonestismuchbetterforrelievingyourstress.A.Planforflexiblehours.B.Finishyourprojectasearlyaspossible.C.Butifanactivityisurgent,setadeadlineimmediately.D.Inthisway,you’llneverhavetostayuplateandfeelstressed.E.Buthandledproperly,deadlinescanactuallyimproveproductivity.F.Wheneveryoufeelchallengedtofinishworkontime,municate.G.Soifanythingtakeslongerthanexpected,youcanstillwrapitupandsubmit(提交)itontime.第二部分英语知识运用（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A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。OnedayIwassittingaloneonadesertedparkbenchunderanoldwillow(柳树)tree.Iwas__21__becauseIfelttheworldwasunfairtome.Allofasudden,ayoungboyapproachedme,outof__22__.Hewasobviouslytiredfromplayingand,ashestoodbeforeme,hetilted(倾斜)his__23__towardsmeandsaidwithgreatexcitement,“LookwhatIfound！”Inhishandwasaflowerwithitspetals(花瓣)allworn__24__fromnotenoughrain,ortoolittlelight.__25__himtotakehisdeadflowerandgoaway,I__26__asmileandthenturnedmybacktohim.__27__leaving,hesaid,“Itsurely__28__niceandit’sbeautiful,too.Here.It’sforyou.”Theflowerbeforemewasdrying;ithadnobright__29__,butIknewImusttakeit,orhemightnever__30__.SoIreachedfortheflower,andreplied,“That’s__31__whatIneed.”Butinsteadofplacingtheflowerinmyhand,hejusthelditout__32__formetotakeit.ItwasthenthatI__33__fortheveryfirsttime,thatthishappyboycouldnotsee:hewas__34__.Iheardmy__35__tremblingandtearsrolleddownmycheeks.Ithankedhimforpickingthebestflowersforme.“You'rewele,”hesmiled,andthenranofftoplay.Hewas__36__oftheimpact(影响)he’dhadonmyday.Isatthereandwonderedhowhe__37__toseeaself­pityingwomanunderanoldwillowtree.Perhapsfromhis__38__,he’dbeenblessedwithtruesight.Throughtheeyesofablindchild,atlastI__39__thattheproblemwasnotwiththeworld;theproblemwasme.__40__Imyselfhadbeenblindforallofthoseyears.Ivowed(发誓)toseebeauty,andappreciateeverysecondthat’smine.21．A.worried B．excited C．satisfied D．disappointed22．A.breath B．control C．date D．order23．A.hand B．back C．head D．side24．A.neither B．either C．whether D．both25．A.Hoping B．Persuading C．Making D．Wanting26．A.achieved B．prevented C．forced D．protected27．A.Becauseof B．Insteadof C．Thanksto D．Dueto28．A.smells B．tastes C．looks D．grows29．A.designs B．shapes C．colors D．patterns30．A.answer B．leave C．reply D．calm31．A.just B．only C．also D．still32．A.waiting B．begging C．sending D．asking33．A.watched B．stared C．examined D．noticed34．A.blind B．clever C．alone D．happy35．A.sound B．noise C．song D．voice36．A.unaware B．sure C．afraid D．familiar37．A.succeeded B．considered C．managed D．imagined38．A.heart B．mind C．eyes D．guess39．A.promised B．admitted C．realized D．permitted40．A.Though B．Until C．Unless D．Because第二卷（非选择题共50分）：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。HaveyoueverbeentoaMichelinrestaurant?Formostchefs(厨师),there’sno41(big)honorthanhavingyourrestaurantawardedaMichelinstar,letalonethree.42that’snotthecaseforSebastienBras,46,oneofFrance’smostfamouschefs.Heistheheadofathreestarrestaurant,LeSuquet,43islocatedinthecenterofParis.Acoupleofdaysago,he44(announce)thathewantedtoberemovedfromnextyear’sMichelinguide,45(say)thathewantedtogiveanewmeaning46hislife.Brasexplainedthatheissickof47pressureoftryingtokeephisstars.AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,thechefalwayshastobereadyforsurprisevisitsfromMichelin48(inspector).Healsohastowork49(extreme)longhourseveryday,from7amto2am.“Idon’tunderstandMr.Bras’50(decide),butIrespectit”,LaurentPetit,headchefoftwostarrestaurantLeClosInFrance,toldTheNewYorkTimes.第三部分写作（共两节满分35分）第一节单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分满分10分）1.Itisyourkindhelpwhichhashelpedmegaintheachievement.2.Withtimegoesby,mygrandpa’smemoryseemstogetworse.3.Greatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinmyhometowninthepasttenyears.4.Helookedaboutasifhewereinsearchofsomething.5.Youcan’tleavethelabwithoutyourteacher’spermit.6.Itisthefirsttimethattheboytalkedtoaforeigner.7.Shepromisedtoturninatthemeetingbutshedidn’tkeepherword.8.Ifindthatdifficulttokeepbalanceontheicypath.9.Itwasobviouslythathedidnottellthetruth.10.Inmyopinion,hissuggestioniswellworthconsider.第二节书面表达(满分25分)元宵节你要带你的美国朋友Tom去街上看活动,并给他介绍该节日的一些相关知识。你可以根据以下要点作介绍:

元宵节是中国的传统节日,每年正月十五人们都要举办许多活动,比如吃汤圆、赏花灯、猜灯谜、踩高跷、舞狮子等。注意：1.词数100字左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇:猜灯谜guesslanternriddles；踩高跷walkonstilts；舞狮子doliondancing；_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________