山西省吕梁学院附属高级中学2014-2015学年高一下学期第一次月考英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、高一年级下学期第一次月考英语试题命题人：王金娥 审题人：郝丽娜第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 ：（共15小题，每题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someones life? If yes, dont care about sex or age! Come and join us, then youll make it ! Position: V

2、olunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals) Place: Manchester Hours: Part Time We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Dont miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others! Role: You will provide peo

3、ple with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. Skills and Experience Required: You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You

4、will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since youll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.1. The text is meant to _.A. leave a note B. carry an advertisem

5、ent C. send an invitation D. present a document2. What does the underlined part mean?A. Youll earn a good salary from this job.B. Youll arrive home just in time from this job.C. Youll make others lives more meaningful with this job.D. Youll succeed in getting this job.3. The volunteers primary respo

6、nsibility is to help people with learning disabilities_.A. to realize their own importance B. to properly protect themselvesC. to learn some new living skills D. to get some financial support4. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who has done similar work before . B.

7、 The one who can drive a car .C. The one who has patience to listen to others . D. The one who can use English to communicate .B It was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth(收费站) . “Im paying for myself, and for the six cars behind me, ” she said with a smile, handing o

8、ver seven tickets. One after another, the next six drivers arriving at ht tollbooth were informed, “Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.” It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, had head something on a friends refrigerator：“Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” The phras

9、e impressed her so much that she copied it down. Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. “I thought it was beautiful,” she said, explaining way shed taken to writing it a

10、t the bottom of all her letters, “like a message from above. ” Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students, one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local news reporter. Alice put it in the newspaper, admitting that though she liked i

11、t, she didnt know where it came from or what it really meant. Two days later , Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin. It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind for days. “Heres the idea,” Anne says. “Anything

12、 you think there should be more of, do it randomly.” Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town, and giving money secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says, “Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can.” The ac

13、ts of random kindness spread. If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later. Like all great events, kindness begins slowly, with every single act. Let it be yours!5. Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she_

14、.A. decided to write it on a warehouse wall B. wanted to know what it really meantC. thought it was beautifully written D. wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom6. Who came up with the phrase according to the passage?A. Judy Foreman B. Natalie Smith C. Anne Herbert D. Alice Johnson7. Which

15、 of the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence above?A. Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.B. Kindness and violence can change the world.C. Kindness and violence can affect ones behavior.D. Kindness and violence can shape ones character.8. What can we i

16、nfer from the last paragraph?A. People should practice random kindness to those in need.B. People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.C. People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.D. People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver. CSome people

17、 think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. Im not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances dont come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are

18、born with great intelligence, and thats just the reality of how life is.However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that , in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10 000 hours studying and pra

19、cticing. To become great at certain things, itll require even more time, time that most people wont put in.This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you dont enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well b

20、efore you ever become good at it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. Its sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking t

21、hat way does you no good, and theres a huge chance that youre wrong anyway.Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If youre not willing to put in the time and work, dont expect to recei

22、ve any rewards. Consistent, hard work wont guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.9. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about _. A. the meaning of success B. the reasons for success C. the standards o

23、f success D. the importance of success10. In paragraph 2, the underlined word that refers to _.A. being good at something B. succeeding in life C. putting in more time D. setting a practical goal11. Successful people suggest doing what one loves because _. A. it takes a lot of time to succeed B. one

24、 tends to enjoy his work C. one gives up his work easily D. work makes one feel pain12. What can we infer from Paragraph 4 ?A. Successful people like to show their great skills.B. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.C. It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success. D. People

25、sometimes succeed without luck or talent.13. What is main theme of the passage?A. Having a goal is vital to success. B. Being good is different from being great.C. One cannot succeed without time and practice. D. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success. DSince the 1970s, scientists have been

26、 searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machine.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from th Federal Polytechnie School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated(展示) a small

27、 robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand, He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through

28、the spinal cord(脊髓) to the muscles to give uf the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”The r

29、esearchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signal and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the compute

30、r react to commands from the brain.Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories; commu

31、nication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.14. How d

32、id Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory? A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the machine. C. By using his mind D. .By moving his hand.15. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the disabledB. Switzerland, the BCI Researc

33、h CenterC. New Findings About How the Human Brain WorksD. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries第二节：（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Kids health: Four steps for fighting stress Everybody gets stressed time to time._16_Some ways of dealing with stress like scre

34、aming or hitting someone dont solve much. But other ways like talking to someone you trust can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better. Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk

35、 to trusted adults, such as parents or other relatives._17_They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet. (2) Dont take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out onthemselves. Oh, dear, thats not a good idea. Re

36、member that there are always people to help you. Dont take it out on yourself._18_ (3) Try to solve the problem. After youre calm and you have support from adults andfriends, its timeto get down to business._19_Even if you cant solve it all, you can solve a piece of it. (4) Be positive. Most stress

37、is temporary(暂时的).Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it. These steps arent magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, youll help yourself feel better even faster._20_ A. Ah, it fe

38、els so good when the stress is gone. B. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation. C. And dont forget about your friends. D . Notice your friends feelings and find a way to help them. E. Different people feel stress in different ways F. You need to figure out what the problem is.

39、G. Then, find a way to calm down.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A Leap to Honor Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walters, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it. To perfect her skills, Lola _21_ for four hours a d

40、ay, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls. Thats especially impressive, _22_she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动) constantly. She often sees double and cant _23_ how far away things are.When she was li

41、ttle, her mom_24_ that even though she couldnt see_25_, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the _26_ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.Though learning gymnastics has been more _27_ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never q

42、uit. She doesnt let her _28_ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest _29_ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes s

43、he even closes her eyes. “You have to _30_ your mind that itll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most _31_ for anyone because its four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didnt fall _32_ the beam. In fact, she got

44、 an 8.1 out of 10 her highest score yet.Lola doesnt want to be _33_ differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges dont know about her vision _34_ . She doesnt tell them, because she doesnt think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _35_ attitude. Lola never thinks

45、about _36_. She is presently at lever 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her _37_ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what shes learned to other kids _38_ she grows up.Lola is _39_ of all her hard work and success. She says its helped her overcom

46、e problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her _40_ for others is “just believe in yourself”.21. A. runs B. trains C. teaches D. dances22. A. unless B. after C. since D. though23. A. guess B. assume C. predict D. tell24. A. suspected B. remembered C. noticed D. imagined25.A. deeply B. well C. ah

47、ead D. closely26. A. task B. event C. show D. sport27. A. boring B. difficult C. enjoyable D. satisfactory28. A. condition B. talent C. nature D. quality29. A. advantage B. doubt C. challenge D. progress30. A. trust B. examine C. express D. open31. A. inconvenient B. harmful C. unfair D. fearful32.

48、A. to B. off C. to D. against33. A. greeted B. served C. treated D. paid34. A. pains B. problems C. stresses D. injuries35. A. cautious B. friendly C. flexible D. positive36. A. quitting B. defending C. winning D. bargaining37. A. standard B. range C. goal D. view38. A. until B. as C. before D. when

49、39. A. tired B. ashamed C. confident D. proud40. A. reward B. plan C. advice D. responsibility第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult 41_was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy 42_ (pleas

50、e) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not 43_ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or 44_ (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain. Jane paused in front of a counter 45_ some attractive tie

51、s were on display. They are real silk, the assistant tried to attract her. Worth double the price. But Jane knew from past experience that her 46_(choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes（烟斗）47_ sale. She

52、did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound（一定的） to please 48_. When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already 49_table having supper. Her mother was excited. Your

53、 father has at last decided to stop smoking, Jane 50_ (tell).第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下小作文为你同桌所有，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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

54、11处起）不计分。 3. 必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。My grandfather and I enjoy fishing.One Sunday morning we go fishing at a lake. We took our fishing poles and headed to the lake. As soon as we arrived, so we dropped the lines into the water. Before waiting for about half an hour, I was beginning to get impatiently. I wa

55、nted to give up, but my grandfather told me wait a little longer; Finally, there were a sudden pull at the pole and fish was caught. Within the next few minute, my grandfather also caught a fish.Felt hungry, we built a fire by the lake and barbecued the fish. It was delicious.第二节： 书面表达（满分25分） 最近，你校组

56、织高三学生开展了一场讨论。讨论的主题是：周末双休日要不要上课。请根据下表提供的信息，写一篇短文，客观地介绍一下讨论的情况。 30% 30% 40%1 要上课2 高考6月举行，要抓紧时间复习1. 不要上课2. 休息好，提高学习效率1. 其中一天学习，一天休息2. 学习与休息两头兼顾注意：1. 文章的开头已经为你写好，不计入总次数；2. 词数120 左右。提示词： the college entrance examination高考 review复习 approve of sth. 赞成- Recently, the students of Senior 3 in our school have

57、had a discussion about whether we should have classes on weekends. _学院附中20142015学年高一（下）第一次月考答案英 语阅读理解：BCAA CCAC BDADC CA七选五：ECBFA完形填空：BCDCB DBACA DBCDB ACDDC 语法填空：it , to please, a , pushed, where, choice, on, him, at, was told.短文改错：My grandfather and I enjoy fishing.One Sunday morning we go fishing

58、 at a lake. We took our fishing poles and headed wentto the lake. As soon as we arrived, so we dropped the lines into the water. Beforefor/towards 去掉so Afterwaiting for about half an hour, I was beginning to get impatiently. I wanted to give impatient up, but my grandfather told me wait a little lon

59、ger; to Finally, there were a sudden pull at the pole and fish was caught. Within the was anext few minute, my grandfather also caught a fish. minutesFelt hungry, we built a fire by the lake and barbecued the fish. It was delicious.Feeling作文：满分范文 Recently, the students of Senior 3 in our school have

60、 had a discussion about whether we should have classes on weekends. 30% of them think they should have classes on weekends, because the college entrance examination this year will be held in June, and students should make full use of free time to review what they have learned. They think that only b

61、y studying harder can they be admitted to a leading university. Another 30% are against the idea of having classes on weekends. They believe students should have a good rest on weekends so that they can study more effectively during the weekdays. The other 40% of the students dont approve of either of the ideas above. In their opinion, study and rest and both of great importance for students. They suggest one day of the weekend should be used to study while during the other day they have a rest.