2019-2020学年安徽省黄山市屯溪第一中学高一10月月考英语试题

2019-2020学年安徽省黄山市屯溪第一中学高一10月月考英语试题

‎2019-2020学年安徽省黄山市屯溪第一中学高一10月月考英语试题 第I卷 第一部分： 听力 （共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 ‎ ‎1. When did they begin their conversation? A. 3:00 pm. B. 2:55 pm. C. 3:25 pm. 2. What kind of films does the woman really like? A. Fictional films. B. Horror films. C. Funny films. 3. How does the woman feel about the game? A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Bored. 4. What is Tom going to play today? A. Baseball. B. Soccer. C. Tennis. 5. Where are they going to have lunch? A. The diner nearby. B. The pizzeria in town. C. The new café. 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Why does the man ask the librarian about fines? A. He wants to keep the book for three weeks.‎ ‎ B. He has to pay fines because he is returning his book late. C. He is worried that he cannot return the book on time. 7. How much will the man be fined if he returns the book in four weeks? ‎ ‎ A. 10 cents. B. 50 cents. C. 70 cents. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What does Mary probably do? A. She’s a nurse. B. She’s a traveler. C. She’s an engineer. 9. Why is Mary going to work in Australia? A. She doesn’t like her present job. B. She’s going there as a volunteer. C. She has been sent to work there. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Where is the conversation taking place? A. In a restaurant. B. On the phone. C. At the airport. 11. Why is the room with a kitchen not chosen? A. The kitchen is not available. B. The room is too big for four people. C. The room is too expensive. 12. When is the man going to check in to the hotel? A. In a week. B. Any time after 3 pm. C. That very day. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. How to hold a meeting. B. How to work in team. C. How to plan a project. 14. Why is the man worried? A. He is working on a project that is hard to deal with. B. He is having a problem with teamwork.‎ ‎ C. No one is in charge of the group. 15. What’s the woman’s suggestion for the man? A. To finish his own separate work well. B. To apply for the head position. C. To organize the group actively. 16. How many people are there in the group? A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the speaker mainly talking about? ‎ ‎ A. A course in English. B. A free video library. C. English grammar. 18. Who is the introduction aimed at? A. English students. B. Language teachers. C. Native English speakers. 19. Why do they offer this kind of service? A. To help people study different English accents. B. To help people improve their English. C. To advertise their products. 20. How can people enjoy the service offered? A. They can help themselves. B. They have to ask a librarian. C. They can get free tips about usage online.‎ 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）‎ ‎ 请阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的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 City: Hangzhou Launched: 2008‎ Size: 2,965 stations / 69,750 bikes Price：S32.61 deposit(押金)+ time charge While taking a look at this city, you may see the best bike sharing in the world. As the second on the planet by size, the Hangzhou Public Bicycle System is one of the most common and useful shares, largely because it s combined with public transportation: a single card can be used in subway，bus， taxi and bike sharing. Residents(居民)and tourists can put down a deposit of 200 Chinese Yuan (about $33) and ride for an hour for free in this scenic city. Each additional hour costs only $ 0. 15. It was also the first new-generation bike-sharing system in China. By 2020 it’s projected to have 175,000 bikes.‎ City: Barcelona Launched: 2007‎ Size: 420 stations / 6,000 bikes Price: $61.93 per year Barcelona's Bicycling Program developed Spain’s bike-sharing business in a big way. This program took off like wildfire on wheels, and became four times bigger in one year. It inspired different copycat programs all over the country. Today, Spain has 132 bike-sharing systems. The program is one of the world’s most respected and popular shares. But it is only open to residents and tourists are not allowed to use it.‎ City: Paris Launched: 2007‎ Size: 1,751 stations / 23,900 bikes Price: S38.52 per year/ $2.26 per day Paris's bike sharing is the star of the world .Launched in 2007, it is the world’s largest outside of China. Cheap by American standards, you can ride around Paris on a €1.7 day pass--the first half hour of each trip is free. Because this system covers the city with an average of 50 stations per square mile, it’s a favorite with both locals and tourists.‎ ‎21. What do we know about Barcelona’s Bicycling Program?‎ A. It has driven the development of Spain’s bike sharing.‎ B. It has once been ruined by fire accidents.‎ C. It is popular among travelers.‎ D. It consists of 175,000 bikes.‎ ‎22. How much should you pay to ride a shared bike in Paris?‎ A. Nothing for an hour. B. $61.93 per year.‎ C. $2.26 per day. D. $1.7 per day.‎ ‎23. What do the Hangzhou Public Bicycle System and Paris’s bike sharing have in common?‎ A. They are open to both locals and tourists.‎ B. They have the same amount of stations.‎ C. They were founded in the same year.‎ D. They require a deposit of over $30.‎ B Dear Daughter, ‎ ‎ We have not seen you for a while now, so I thought we might check in. Did you fall off the edge of the Earth? Your mother worries, you know, and I am just curious. Well, I am more than curious. I feel abandoned. Apparently, you’ve dumped (抛弃) us for your career. ‎ I can understand that, because you’ve always had a wonderful work ethic(道德). Look, obviously your long absence has confused us. As we go about our daily routines, your mother and I are distracted – both by your absence and our pride in your career. The other day, I entered my work password into the microwave, then stood there cursing (诅咒) it for not working. And I was so off my game (状态差) that I actually used that cholesterol-free mayo (不含胆固醇的蛋黄酱) your mother insisted on buying in an effort to drive me from the house. Listen, a lot has happened since you’ve been away.‎ Abraham Lincoln was shot. We had two more children – a princess, now 23; a boy, now 12. Yesterday I bought a very clean 2001 Camaro car from an older woman. Your mother is not happy about this. She says it is the kind of muscle car driven by ex-convicts (有犯罪前科的人) when they examine your house at 2 am.‎ In response, I tell her it was the car of my dreams (when I was 18). So that’s where your long absence has left us. Your long absence is not so bad, though we miss your roaring laughter ... the way your cheeks flush (脸红) when you eat Thai food. How you always march too hard into the house, like a Scotsman stepping on snakes. Each evening, your mother now waits by the window the way she did when you used to step off the bus in first grade, your hair full of rubber bands. Bet that drove you crazy even then, her running out on the porch (门廊) like you’d just returned from a month-long journey to the moon. Look, parents are not easy people. But should the urge ever hit you, feel free to stop by some time. Our house is your house. Our hearts are yours too. ‎ And your mother is still waiting by the window. Love, ‎ ‎ Dad 24. The author entered his work password into the microwave because ______. A. all kinds of passwords made him confused B. he was thinking too much about his work C. he was affected by his daughter’s long absence D. he was getting old and forgot how to use the microwave 25. The author describes his and his wife’s current situation by ______. A. comparing the past and present B. talking about history and his dream C. listing changes they have made to their routines D. detailing strange things they have started doing 26. With the last six paragraphs, the author is trying to ______. A. describe what kind of person his daughter is B. show how much he and his wife care about their daughter C. show how annoyed his daughter must feel about her mother D. remind his daughter of the problems they had 27. From the article, we can conclude that the author is ______. A. humorous B. inspiring C. serious D. patient C Keeping secrets is a burden ‎“Don’t tell anyone”. We hear these words when someone tells a secret to us. But it can be hard to keep a secret. We’re often tempted to “spill the beans(说漏嘴)”，even if we regret it later.‎ According to Asim Shah, professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, US, keeping a secret may well “become a burden”. This is because people often have an “obsessive and anxious urge to share it with someone”.‎ An earlier study, led by Anita E. Kelly, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US,‎ ‎ suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted(受委托的) with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the Daily Mail.‎ But with secrets so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other. “Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either gaining or losing the trust of someone,” according to Shah.‎ He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out (泄露).But this doesn’t mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.‎ ‎ Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you’d better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn’t give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone’s secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn’t so secret anymore.‎ ‎28. What does underlined word “obsessive” mean?‎ ‎ A. Unwilling. B. Confusing.‎ ‎ C. Wanting to do something very much. D. Refusing to accept facts.‎ ‎29. What did researchers at the University of Notre Dame discover about secret-keeping?‎ ‎ A. It can result in mental and physical problems.‎ ‎ B. It can help promote friendships between people.‎ ‎ C. It can harm relationships between friends ‎ D. It can result in a sense of distrust between friends ‎30. What is the main message of Paragraph 5?‎ ‎ A. It’s better to share your secrets with quiet people.‎ ‎ B. Quiet people suffer less stress from keeping secrets.‎ ‎ C. Talkative people are unlikely to keep secrets.‎ ‎ D. It’s not a good idea to share your secrets with others.‎ ‎31. What does Shah suggest people do if they give away someone’s secret by accident?‎ ‎ A. Stay away from the person.‎ ‎ B. Tell the affected person what happened.‎ ‎ C. Exchange a new secret with the person.‎ ‎ D. Buy the person a gift as an apology. ‎ D ‎ Teenagers who talk on the cell phone a lot, and hold their phones up to their right ears, score worse on one type of memory test. That’s the finding of a new study. That memory impairment might be one side effect of the radiation (放射线) that phones use to keep us connected while we’re on the go.‎ ‎ Nearly 700 Swiss teens took part in a test of figural memory. This type helps us remember abstract (抽象的) symbols and shapes, explains Milena Foerster. The teens took memory tests twice, one year apart. Each time, they had one minute to remember 13 pairs of abstract shapes. Then they were shown one item from each pair and asked to match it with one of the five choices. The study volunteers also took a test of verbal memory. That’s the ability to remember words. The two memory tests are part of an intelligence test. The researchers also surveyed the teens on how they use cell phones. And they got call records from phone companies. The researchers used those records to figure out how long the teens were using their phones. This allowed the researchers to work out how big a radiation exposure (接触) each person could have got while talking.‎ ‎ A phone user’s exposure to the radiation can differ widely. Some teens talk on their phones more than others. People also hold their phones differently. If the phone is close to the ear, more radiation may enter the body, Foerster notes. Even the type of network signal that a phone uses can matter. Much of Switzerland was using an older “second-generation” type of cell phone networks, the study reports. Many phone carriers (通讯公司) have moved away from such networks. And more companies plan to update their networks within the next few years.‎ The teens’ scores in the figural memory tests were roughly the same from one year to the next. But those who normally held their phones near the right ears, and who were also exposed to higher levels of radiation, scored a little bit worse after a year. No group of teens ‎ showed big changes on the verbal memory test. Why might one type of memory be linked to cell phone use, but not another? Foerster thinks it could have to do with where different memory centers sit in the brain. The site that deals with the ability to remember shapes is near the right ear.‎ ‎32. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is TRUE?‎ A. The teens took two types of memory tests four times in total.‎ B. The teens needed to report the average time spent on their phones.‎ C. Researchers paid little attention to the teens’ habits of using phones.‎ D. The teens’ ability of remembering words is shown in figural memory test.‎ ‎33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?‎ A. How people hold their phones has no effect on their bodies.‎ B. Phone users can make more money with new networks. ‎ C. The cell phone network type has little to do the cell phone use.‎ D. Radiation levels are affected by the cell phone network types. ‎ ‎34. According to the study, teens who use their phones to their right ears a lot do worse in ________.‎ A. matching numbers B. reading signals ‎ C. remembering shapes D. learning words ‎35. What might be the best title for the text?‎ A. Cell phone use and safety warnings B. Facts about cell phone use at school C. Dangerous levels of cell phone use among teens D. Teen’s cell phone use linked to memory problems 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。‎ Everybody hates the idea of cutting back financially(财政上) because it usually means living without things you like. But not always. 36 .They could reduce your costs by thousands of dollars a year.‎ ‎37 .‎ An increasing number of grocery chains are selling their own lines of food. Actually, these brands cost vastly less than the name brands, but taste the same. Switch and you could save 25 percent on your grocery bills.‎ Make a list.‎ Whether you re buying groceries or gifts, spur－of the－moment impulses(一时冲动)are your enemy. 38 .If you want to buy something on impulse, force yourself to go home and think about it.‎ Carry snacks.‎ ‎39 . The same holds true for anything you eat out. So if you know you re going to be out for several hours and likely to get hungry, throw an apple in your car or carry a six-pack of soda or water in your bag.‎ Use it up.‎ Before you run to the store, make sure you check your fridge. There’s a good chance that you’ve got lots of unused or partially used items that will go to waste while you waste your cash buying more. 40 . ‎ A. Make a savings plan B. Switch to store brands C. There are many painless ways to save D. Choose reliable brands of well-known companies E. Write a to-do list before you go shopping and stick to it F. Whether it’s food or beauty care, use it up before you replace it G. Buy a soda at a restaurant and you’re likely to pay twice as much 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎ 请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。‎ ‎ It was 9 P.M. on a cold night in November 2015. Powell was walking home along an empty road when he noticed a person, probably in his 20s, 41 on the bridge railing (栏杆), legs hanging over the Merrimack River.‎ ‎ “At first I thought he was just 42 . But as I got closer, I clearly heard ‘I’m just gonna jump’,” says Powell.‎ ‎ “Hey, buddy, what are you doing?” Powell asked. He kept his 43 , standing about six feet away so as not to 44 the stranger.‎ ‎ “I’m gonna jump,” the guy said.‎ ‎ “His voice had 45 in it, but I could tell he didn’t really want to do this.” says Powell.‎ Powell tried to draw his attention. “You have any 46 ?”‎ ‎ Without 47 to look at Powell, the stranger pulled up a picture of his daughter on his cell phone. “Think about how 48 her dad at a young age will affect her,” Powell suggested. ‎ ‎“My heart was 49 , but I stayed calm,” says Powell. By doing so, he learned about the stranger’s trouble.‎ ‎ “I am having a 50 time,” the stranger said, “I can’t make any 51 , I am hungry, and I can’t live without heroin (海洛因).”‎ ‎ Powell, who by this point had 52 closer to the stranger, made him believe that he 53 if he jumped into the river. The stranger 54 turned and looked at him. Powell, now about two feet from him, held out his hand and 55 it there. To his surprise, the stranger 56 his hand and climbed down. ‎ ‎ Fifteen minutes later, Powell watched the police 57 the stranger away. He never did get his name, 58 does he know what became of him. But Powell will always 59 the last words the stranger said to him. 60 he climbed into the police car, he turned to Powell. “Thank you,” he said. “You really are a hero to me.”‎ ‎41. A. standing B. lying C. jumping D. sitting ‎42. A. hanging out B. checking out C. reaching out D. giving out ‎43. A. promise B. patience C. breath D. distance ‎ ‎44. A. tolerate B. frighten C. respect D. challenge ‎45. A. confusion B. anger C. pain D. surprise ‎46. A. kids B. change C. friends D. job ‎47. A. hesitating B. planning C. turning D. agreeing ‎48. A. missing B. believing C. hurting D. losing ‎49. A. racing B. beating C. sinking D. closing ‎50. A. great B. peaceful C. valuable D. rough ‎51. A. guess B. decision C. money D. difference ‎52. A. run B. inched C. climbed D. wandered ‎53. A. stared B. struggled C. cared D. ignored ‎ ‎54. A. finally B. hopelessly C. normally D. rudely ‎55. A. put B. made C. got D. left ‎ ‎56. A. shook B. took C. raised D. replaced ‎57. A. keep B. scare C. drive D. throw ‎58. A. and B. nor C. so D. but ‎59. A. recognize B. regret C. repeat D. remember ‎60. A. Until B. As C. Once D. Though 第II卷（非选择题，共60分）‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用 第二节（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式(不超过三个单词)。‎ Good morning, everyone. This is Chris at the school radio station.‎ As we all know, psychological health is as important as physical health. However, it’s quite ‎ 61 (worry) that many of us are suffering from poor psychological health. We’ve interviewed some psychology teachers at our school, and they’ve given us some advice on how ‎ 62 (improve) psychological health.‎ Firstly, you can share your concerns with people you trust, 63 support and care may help you get 64 the difficulties. Besides, learn to view trouble 65 (wise) as everyone meets with difficulties now and then. Remind 66 (you) that only those who ‎ are confident and determined can go far and be more 67 (prepare). Lastly, when 68 (feel) sad for a long time, you’d better go to the mental guide room without 69 (hesitate), where practical advice will 70 (offer) to help ease your pressure.‎ The world is just what you think it is. Learn to control your own world!‎ Thank you for listening.‎ 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限一词;‎ ‎ 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ This afternoon, our class had a discussion about being polite. Politeness, means communicating or taking actions with love, can make life beautifully. We should be polite not only to the people but also to things. I love reading book and a few days ago I read that love things or they will love us back. That’s because we shouldn’t destroy public things. It is no doubt that being polite is a good virtue and good deed as well. Unless you want to be polite, first being polite to yourself, and then to everybody and everything in every situation. When you give love to people and things, you will get back love with sure.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的朋友Tom因为和父母之间有一些分歧，给你写了封求助信。他的烦恼有：1. 他周末想看电视，可是父母除了学习，什么都不让他做。2. 父母不理解，觉得他每门功课都应该是班上最好的，还经常看他的日记。请你根据以上情况给他回信并提出建议（至少两条）。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 短文应包括所提供的所有内容，也可以适当发挥。‎ ‎2. 词数：100词左右。‎ Dear Tom,‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 听力 1-5 BBAAC 6-10 CCABB 11-15 CABBC 16-20 BBABA 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 ‎21-25ACACD 26-30 BACAC 31-35 BADCD 第二节 ‎ ‎36-40 CBEGF 第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 DADBC 46-50 ACDAD 51-55 CBCAD 56-60 BCBDB 第四部分：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 61. worrying 62. to improve 63. whose 64. over/through 65. wisely 66. yourself 67. prepared 68. feeling ‎ ‎69. hesitation 70. be offered ‎ 改错：‎ ‎71. means前加which 或改为meaning ‎72. beautifully 改为beautiful ‎73.the people删掉the ‎74. book改为books ‎75. or改为and ‎76.because改为why ‎77. It改为There ‎78. Unless 改为If ‎79. being改为be ‎80. with改为for ‎ ‎ 听力原文 Text 1 M: How long has it been since we started talking? W: Er ... it’s been only 15 minutes. M: So right now it should be 3:10 pm. W: That’s right, yes. Text 2 M: What kind of film do you want to see? W: I don’t know. Something scary sounds good! M: Yeah, it does. Why do you think you love scary movies so much? W: It’s because they’re fictional and they allow us to break loose. Text 3 W: Thanks for getting us tickets to the baseball game last week. M: That’s OK. I had wanted to see the team play all year. W: It’s too bad they lost. M: Yeah, but I still enjoyed the game. Text 4 W: Hey Tom, what are you doing today? M: I might go to the park and play some soccer. W: Oh, that’s cool. Do you like playing soccer? M: Yeah. I like tennis, too. W: Tennis is fun, but my favorite sport is baseball. M: Oh, really? I’ve never played baseball. W: It’s tons of fun! You should come to the field with me today. I’ll show you how. M: All right. Text 5 M: Would you like to get some lunch later today? We could go to the diner near your house. W: We could, but we always go there. I think I’d prefer to try something else. M: How about the pizza place in town? Their pizza is so good. W: Yeah, but it’s really expensive, especially for pizza! I’d rather go somewhere a bit cheaper, to ‎ be honest. M: Why don’t we try that new café that just opened? W: Sounds great! Text 6 M: Excuse me. How long may I have this book for after I check it out? W: You can have it for three weeks. M: How much are fines after that? I’m afraid that I can’t come back to the library for some time. W: After three weeks, you’ll be charged 10 cents every day you don’t turn it in. Text 7 W: Hi, Bob. How’s Mary? M: Hi! Actually, she’s getting ready to travel to Australia and work there. W: But she already works at a hospital here. Are they making her work abroad? M: No, this is something that she volunteered for. W: How is she going to pay for all the traveling expenses? M: There are certain programs that specifically help people who are working abroad. Text 8 W: Good evening. How may I help you? M: Hi, I’d like to make a reservation. W: Alright. Is it just for you? M: Actually, I need a room for four. W: Would two beds be okay? M: Yes, that would be great. W: How long will you be staying with us? M: We are staying for three nights, starting one week from today. W: Alright, we have a room available that has two queen-sized beds and a small kitchen. M: How much will it cost? W: $200 per night. M: Wow, that’s expensive! Do you have any rooms that cost less? W: Well, we have another room with no kitchen. M: How much would that one ‎ cost? W: $130 per night. M: That’s a bit better. What is the check-in time? W: You may check in any time after 3 pm, and you must check out by 11 am. M: That sounds great! I’ll take it. W: Wonderful. I hope you enjoy your stay! M: Thanks! Text 9 W: What’s the matter? 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