2017-2018学年内蒙古赤峰二中高一4月月考英语试题

2017-2018学年内蒙古赤峰二中高一4月月考英语试题

赤峰二中2017级高一下学期第一次月考 英语试题 试卷类型：A 时间：100分钟 第I卷 第一部分：听力（略）‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 ‎（共15小题；每小题2分， 满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Queensland‎ is one of the most amazing states in Australia. It has some of the most beautiful natural scenery on the planet, with the Great Barrier Reef, rainforests and impressive beaches. The Great Barrier Reef  It is one of the world’s largest natural features. It stretches more than ‎2,300 km along the north eastern coast of Australia from the northern tip of Queensland to just north of Bundaberg. The things that most surprise visitors to the reef are the colors. Without doubt, the best way to see the Great Barrier Reef is by diving. If you have a little extra money and you are feeling a bit lazy, you can fly over the reef in a plane. Fraser Island Another area of natural beauty is Fraser‎ ‎Island. This is the world’s largest sand island. It’s best visited from Hervey‎ ‎Bay on the mainland, where there are a number of places offering trips around the island. To fully appreciate Fraser‎ ‎Island you should go for three or four days. Attractions include some beautiful fresh-water lakes, particularly Lake Wabby and Lake‎ ‎Mckenzie. You can walk around these on white sands untouched by human footprints. Indian Head also has some beautiful views. Braver travelers can go and watch sharks circling the water hundreds of meters below. The Whitsunday Islands ‎ ‎ It would be a pity to travel around Queensland without taking a trip around the Whitsunday‎ ‎Islands. They were named by Captain Cook in 1770, after the day on which he arrived. Here are some of the great things you can do there. ●Cruise around them on a relaxing trip. ●Take a sailing course. ●Look at the aboriginal (土著的) paintings in caves on Hook Island. ●Have fun in the water doing lots of water sports. So, will you be going to Queensland? ‎ ‎1. The best way to admire the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef is             .‎ A. driving             B. taking a boat         ‎ C. flying in a plane            D. diving in the sea ‎ ‎2. What can we infer from Fraser‎ ‎Island? ‎ A. Lake Wabby and Lake‎ ‎Mckenzie are rarely visited places. B. Only brave ones can watch sharks in the deep ocean.‎ C. Few places on the mainland can offer trips around the island. D. One should have at least 2 days to fully explore Fraser‎ ‎Island.‎ ‎3. The purpose of writing this passage is             .          . ‎ A. to call on people to protect Queensland            B. to inform the latest news C. to advertise for Queensland       D. to break a world record B ‎ We all think plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity(湿度）and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide” said researchers from the National University of Singapore.‎ ‎45 percent of the species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past. The researchers pointed out that warmer temperatures and changing habitats, caused by climate change, are possible reasons for shrinking creatures.‎ ‎“ We do not yet know the mechanisms(机制）involved, or why some organism are getting smaller while others are unaffected,” the researchers said. “Until we understand more, we could be risking negative consequences that we can’t yet quantify. ’’‎ The change is big in cold-blooded animals. Only two decades of warmer temperatures are enough to make retiles (爬行动物）smaller. An increase of only 1 degree centigrade caused nearly a 10 percent increase in metabolism(新陈代谢). Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards. Fish are smaller now too. Though overfishing has played a part in reducing numbers, experiments show that warmer temperatures also stop fish growing.‎ Warm-blooded animals aren’t immune(免除）from the size change caused by climate change. Many birds are now smaller. Soay sheep are thinner. Red deer are weaken And polar bears are smaller, compared with historical records.‎ This is not the first time this has happened in Earth’s history. 55 million years ago, a warming event similar to the current climate change caused bees, spiders and ants to shrink by 50 to 75 percent over several thousand years. That event happened over a longer time than the current climate change.‎ The speed of modem climate change could mean organisms may not respond or adapt quickly enough, especially those with long generation times climate change will be shown in the future.‎ ‎4. What does the text mainly talk about______‎ A. Why some species become smaller.‎ B. How climate changes in Earth’s history?‎ C. Climate change has many negative effects.‎ D. Species are becoming smaller as climate gets warmer.‎ ‎5. The underlined word “trumped” in the first paragraph probably mean .‎ A. strengthened B. gained C. beat D. equaled ‎ ‎6. Researchers from the National University of Singapore believe that ‎ A. they have found the exact causes for creatures getting smaller.‎ B. all the animals on the earth have become smaller.‎ C. climate change has more negative effects on warm-blooded animals.‎ D. increase in energy use can lead to creatures getting smaller.‎ ‎7. What does the author feel about the climate change?‎ A. Disappointed B. Optimistic C. Worried D. Shameful C If Confucius(孔子) were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28‎ ‎ birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out. While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes. But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China. In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks(缺点) of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.     So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.      Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.     As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is. ‎ ‎8. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________. ‎ A. provide some key facts about Confucius          ‎ B. attract the readers’ interest in the subject C. show great respect for the ancient thinker          ‎ D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations ‎9. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students ________. ‎ A. have a great interest in studying Chinese          ‎ B. take an active part in Chinese competitions C. try to get high scores in Chinese exams          ‎ D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese ‎10. What is the best title for the passage? ‎ A. Forgotten Wisdom in America            B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language C. Old Thinker with a Big Future            D. Chinese Culture for Westerners ‎11. The passage is likely to appear in ________. ‎ A. a newspaper            B. a history paper           ‎ C. a biography            D. a philosophy textbook D The discussion on renewable energy has been going on for at least a decade and people have relied on fossil fuels almost entirely for more than a century. However, the situation when fossil fuels were the most efficient and the cheapest source of energy has been left far in the past. Many countries such as Germany and Sweden have already made significant efforts to fix this situation, employing numerous power plants working on the renewable resources of energy. The most effective among these resources is geothermal（地热的）energy.‎ Geothermal energy does not depend on the world’s economic and political situation as strongly as fossil fuels do. Besides, extracting（提炼）fossil fuels adds to the price of energy produced from them. Therefore, geothermal energy is much cheaper than traditional ones, saving up to 80% of the costs over fossil fuels.‎ Being a renewable resource, geothermal energy produces less waste and pollution than traditional energy sources. In geothermal systems, carbon dioxide makes up about 10% of air produced. Overall, in order to produce the electricity that can be used for one hour, the geothermal systems produce 0.1 pound of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases. For a comparison, a power plant producing from gas produces up to 2 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and those power plants that work on coal（煤）produce an astonishing 3.6 pounds of greenhouse gases.‎ Low costs is another reason why using geothermal power plants should be the first choice for many countries. Geothermal heat systems require 25% to 50% less energy for work compared with the traditional systems for heating or cooling. Besides, geothermal ‎ equipment is less big: due to the very nature of geothermal energy, geothermal power plants have only a few moving parts, all of which can be easily sheltered inside a relatively small building. What’s more, the life span of geothermal equipment is rather long. All these make geothermal power stations easy to build and keep.‎ ‎12. Fossil fuels are more expensive than geothermal energy partly because ______.‎ A. it is free to use geothermal energy ‎ B. the production of fossil fuels costs a lot C. fossil fuels are nearly used up D. geothermal energy doesn’t depend on political situation ‎13. According to Paragraph 3, what can be concluded from the comparison?‎ ‎ A. Geothermal energy is environmentally friendly.‎ ‎ B. Gas and coal are often used to produce electricity.‎ ‎ C. Coal is much more efficient than gas.‎ ‎ D. The geothermal systems don’t produce harmful gases.‎ ‎14. Geothermal equipment is usually not as big as that of traditional energy because of_____.‎ ‎ A. the life span of geothermal equipment B. geothermal power plants ‎ C. the nature of geothermal energy D. the small buildings ‎15. What is the main idea of this passage?‎ ‎ A. Many countries have benefited from geothermal energy.‎ ‎ B. Geothermal energy is well accepted.‎ ‎ C. Fossil fuels are being run out of.‎ ‎ D. Geothermal energy has many advantages.‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10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。‎ We meet many people every day. It’s natural to greet friends with a smile and a wave. ____16____ .But what happens if your face and body send mixed messages ? Would someone be more likely to believe the look on your face or the way you hold your body ?‎ Scientists have recently tackled these questions. They found that when a person is looking at your face , she might not believe what she sees if your body language doesn’t match the feeling that your face shows. ____ 17____ .Previously , they had found that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words that are spoken . For example , most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice , “ I’m so excited . ”‎ When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language , most scientists suspected that the face was more important . To test if this was true , psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies (with faces blurred out（模糊的） that showed anger or fear. ____ 18____ .An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips . A scared face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. ____ 19____ .A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square , as if ready to defend .‎ These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language subtly influences which emotion they read. ____ 20____ .If you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.‎ A. Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.‎ B. So, your body language is important for telling people how you feel.‎ C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people.‎ D. An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.‎ E. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.‎ F. They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies.‎ G. When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you’re happy to see them.‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）‎ 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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ My most rewarding experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the swimming competition for Special Olympics where a disabled friend of my community took part. This had special __21__ for me because experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, develop my character, and support my community. ‎ Firstly, my __22__ skills developed when I independently directed each swimmer where to __23__ at the platform and __24__ each competitor when they needed to swim. I had to make sure that the swimmers were __25__ and ready to perform. This kept me on my feet at all times and __26__ of each event’s time and location. I learned each swimmer’s name, __27__ many of them swam in more than one event.‎ Secondly, my __28__ was greatly influenced. When I saw the swimmers get their awards for winning each swimming event, I was deeply moved. I was __29__ that most swimmers could swim better than I. Their __30__ attitudes astonished me, whether they won or lost. This also enlarged my view, offering me the opportunity to __31__ people I would normally not run into. I went out of my __32__ zone and did whatever was needed to be done, even if it was sometimes difficult to me. It was especially __33__ when I saw the glowing faces of the competitors.‎ Lastly, I was of __34__ to my community by lending a hand to this organization. To be a part of it gave me a chance to improve my community and become __35__ with the people living in this area.‎ As Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we do, but we make a(n) __36__ by what we give.” The importance of __37__ should be stressed throughout your life. __38__, through the many opportunities my community has offered I was privileged to be __39__ in this exciting and important event in these competitors’ lives. I hope to be a(n) __40__ again at this event in years to come.‎ ‎21. A. purpose B. attention C. meaning D. regulation ‎22. A. learning B. acting C. exercise D. leadership ‎23. A. pile up B. line up C. put up D. fill up ‎24. A. informed B. awarded C. taught D. compared ‎25. A. positioned B. preserved C. presented D. predicted ‎26. A. full B. ignorant C. aware D. convinced ‎27. A. because B. if C. so D. though ‎28. A. technique B. imagination C. figure D. character ‎29. A. reminded B. impressed C. blamed D. concerned ‎30. A. various B. controversial C. changeable D. positive ‎31. A. educate B. gather C. meet D. recommend ‎32. A. safety B. comfort C. time D. development ‎33. A. rewarding B. outstanding C. interesting D. relaxing ‎34. A. wisdom B. courage C. service D. encouragement ‎35. A. crowded B. combined C. supplied D. acquainted ‎36. A. exception B. way C. life D. analysis ‎37. A. evaluating B. volunteering C. traveling D. allocating ‎38. A. Strangely B. Generally C. Specially D. Fortunately ‎39. A. involved B. committed C. devoted D. caught ‎40. A. trainer B. assistant C. judge D. announcer 第II 卷 第二节：语法填空（共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当词或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空（不多于3个单词），并将答案填写在答题卡标号为41---50的相应位置上。‎ High-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping are China’s four new ways of life. They are most appealing to youths from 20 countries participating ___41___ the Belt and Road Initiative. The new four great inventions are all related to China’s high-tech innovation, ___42___ has improved the quality of people’s lives, “my wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want ___43___ (simple) with a tap of my phone,” said Lin Jinlong, an overseas Chinese student from Cambodia, ___44___ (add) that even pancake sellers are using Alipay (mobile payment).‎ In ___45___ word, China is leading in many ways. Bike sharing, for example, is ‎ not new itself. But China has made it much more convenient and ___46___ (enjoy) both in China and overseas. Leading Chinese bike-sharing ___47___ (company), Mobike and Ofo are now operating in foreign countries such as Singapore and Britain. Users in the countries ___48___ (feel) excited and posted photos of ___49___ (they) riding the Chinese bikes on social media. A growing number of foreigners hope ___50___ (promote) economic development in their home countries by paying more attention to the achievement of China.‎ 第四部分：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）‎ 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。文中有10处语言错误。每句中至多有两处错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），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。‎ I am the shared bike. I’d like to be on the street to serve for people. They can ride me just via a mobile app. But horrible things happen a few days ago. Several people stole some of us with paying their bills on the app but treated us badly. They broke my saddle and even threw my friends everywhere. We felt angry for which those bad guys had done. Thanks to some kindly people, we received careful “treatment”. Now, you help as well as the whole society’s attention is what we need most. We are designed to help people who are stuck the heavy traffic. We are neither toy nor private vehicles. Please obey the basic rules. ‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假设你是李华，你打算和几位朋友在暑假进行一次探险旅行。请根据所给信息，给住在澳洲的朋友戴维发一封电子邮件介绍这次旅行计划，并邀请他一起旅行。 ‎ ‎ 地点：海南岛 时间： ‎3月 15‎ 日 -21 日 ‎ 主要活动：远足、爬山、游泳、篝火晚会和潜水等 注意事项：请带好游泳衣和护照 ‎ 注意： 1. 词数 100 左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）； ‎ ‎ 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； ‎ ‎ 3. 篝火晚会 campfire party; 游泳衣 bathing suit Dear David,‎ ‎ How is everything going? ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua