1、甘肃甘肃省省部分名校部分名校 2021-20222021-2022 学年高学年高一一上学期上学期第一次月第一次月考考英语英语考试试题考试试题精选汇编精选汇编 阅读理解阅读理解专题专题 甘肃省靖远县第二中学 2021-2022 学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试题 第一部分第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选取最佳选项。四个选项中选取最佳选项。 A HIKING CLUB Join u
2、s for a 10-mile country walk On Saturday, October 5th Children at the Market Square at 2 p.m. Call Jeff on 3338651 SINGLESCLUB Aclub for single people looking for friends. Aged 25 40. ACTIVITIES: Parties, meals, swimming, concerts We meet every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Tel: 7026449 E-mail: SUMMER JOB D
3、o you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Do you want to work for a magazine? Then come and work for us as a reporter. Please call Karen at 5558823. WANTED A2-bedroom house in the city center. Under ￥800 a month. Call Tony at 3802692. 1. Mr. Green wants to go hiking with his chil
4、dren. They should meet at the Market Square _. A. at 2 p.m. on October 5thB. on Saturday morning C. at 8: 30 a.m. on October 5thD. on Sunday morning 2. Tony needs a house _. A. in the countrysideB. in the city center C. near the stationD. next to the school 3.Alice wants to practice writing stories
5、in her summer holiday. She had better _ for more information. A. send an e-mail to SinglesClubB. join the Hiking Club C. make a phone call to KarenD. call Tony at 3338651 B Children grow quickly, especially their feet. But many families cannot buy new shoes each time a child needs them. As a result,
6、 about 300 million children around the world go barefoot. Those children risk picking up diseases and parasites（寄生虫） from the soil. Kenton Lee, anAmerican man invented The Shoe That Grows. He explains, It grows in three places: the front, on the side and on the back. It can last up to five years. Th
7、e bottom is rubber（橡胶） like tire rubber. The top is just high-quality leather（皮革）. Lee says he got the idea for the shoe while working as a volunteer in an orphanage in Kenya. I just remember a little girl who wore a pair of small shoes. The shoes were so small that she had to cut open the front of
8、her shoes to let her toes stick out.And I just remember thinking, wouldnt it be nice if there were a pair of shoes that could grow with her feet. However, Lee says it was not easy to turn his idea into a reality. Finally, in 2009 Lee founded a non-profit organization called Because International. In
9、 the office of Because International, Lee keeps a pair of his own shoes to help him remember his promise. Apair of shoes, he says, gives more than protection. It gives a child self-worth（自我价值） and more chances to succeed. Because its a small thing that really does make a big difference to keep them
10、healthy and happy and having more chances to succeed. Kenton Lee adds that his goal is to help get The Shoe That Grows to as many children as he can around the world. 4. The first paragraph may intends to tell us _. A. many children suffer lacking shoes B. shoes are badly needed in many places C. th
11、e necessity of inventing the new shoes D. we should make efforts to help the children 5. Whats the main idea of paragraph 3? A. The children in orphanage live a hard life. B. Agirl with a pair of worn shoes. C. What inspired Kenton Lee to invent the shoes. D. Kenton Lee wanted to help the children.
12、6. To remind himself to remember his promise, what dose Kenton Lee do? A. It was easy to turn his idea into a reality. B. Lee keeps a pair of his own shoes in the office of Because International. C. It gives a child self-worth and more chances to succeed. D. Kenton Lee wants to help many children ar
13、ound the world. 7. From Kenton Lee，we can know _. A. the new-invented shoes can grow automatically B. he had little difficulty in inventing the new type shoes C. he had a great dream to invent shoes from his childhood D. shoes are important for childrens physical and mental growth. C As parents, we
14、walk a fine line between caring for our children and teaching them how to care for themselves. When theyre little, they need our help with everything. Over time, kids usually take the lead on things like feeding and dressing themselves, but it can be difficult to know when its time for them to start
15、 doing some basic things, such as packing their own lunches for school or solving problems with teachers without a parents help. Blogger Amy Carney recently shared a post about the things parents should stop doing for their teens. In it, Carney shared the basic skills that she expects her kids to ma
16、ster by the time they hit 13, such as waking themselves up in the morning, making their own breakfast and lunch, and finishing their own homework. Barb Harvey, a childhood behavior expert, gave me her answer: The age at which children learn to master certain skills will be different depending upon t
17、he maturity (成熟) and interest level of the child. I asked the same question among my friends. They gave all kinds of answers, which can explain Harveys opinion. Therefore, theres only one expert who can determine when your kids have the ability to deal with certain skills, and thats you. If your kid
18、s arent ready to pack their own lunches dont sweat it. Help them learn the skills theyre ready to deal with and keep working towards the end goal of raising responsible and able adults. Because if theres one thing that we can all agree on as parents, its that time moves quickly when youre raising ki
19、ds. One day you will wish they could just do things without you and the next day, you will feel upset that they do. 8. What isAmy Carneys expectation when her children are 13? A. To be a skillful cook.B. To follow Harveys opinion. C. To be an expert.D. To have basic skills. 9. Who can decide when th
20、e children will learn to care for themselves? A. Amy Carney.B. Barb Harvey. C.The children.D. The parents. 10. Why will parents feel upset when their children grow up? A. Their kids can do nothing. B. They feel less important. C. Their children become able adults. D. Their kids disagree on anything.
21、 11. What does the text mainly talk about? A. Walking a fine line. B. BloggerAmy Carney. C. Parents and their childrens growth. D. Achildhood behavior expert. D When a friend comes to you after a stressful day, how do you comfort him? Do you let him complain? Do you make him a glass of coffee? Those
22、 could work. But a new study finds that a very effective technique is also simple and easy hugging. “Individuals who reported noticing the availability of a network of supportive individuals tend to show better adaptation when faced with stress. But just because you have a support network does not m
23、ean that you absolutely feel that support,” said Michael Murphy, a psychology expert at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He wanted to know if people who received hugs regularly could handle anxiety and stress better. So Murphy and his team interviewed 404 men and women every evening for two
24、 weeks. During these interviews, the participants were asked a simple yes or no question whether somebody had hugged them that day and a simple yes or no question of whether they had experienced conflict with somebody that day. They also were asked to respond to questions about negative and positive
25、 mood states. And the researchers found that people who experienced a conflict were not as negatively affected if they received a hug that day as participants who experienced conflict and didnt get a hug. And they were also found not to carry the negative effect to the next day, while those who did
26、not receive one would. The findings are in PLOS ONE. Murphy does include this warning: “So our findings should not be taken as proof that people should just start hugging anyone and everyone who seems upset.Ahug from one boss at work or a stranger on the street could be viewed as neither agreeable n
27、or positive.” 12. Why did the researchers interview those people? A. To find out causes of their conflicts.B. To test the influence of hugging. C. To ask for advice on relieving stress.D. To seek ways to comfort troubled people. 13. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. 40
28、4 interviewees.B. Murphy and his team. C. Participants getting a hug.D. People receiving no hugs. 14. What do Murphys words warn in the end? A. The interview results prove their findings.B.Aboss should comfort workers by hugging. C. People should hug others regularly and actively.D. There are some l
29、imitations of their findings. 15. What does the text mainly talk about? A. Hugging is a very effective technique to comfort the other people. B. Individuals tend to show better adaptation. C. People were not as negatively affected if they received a hug that day as participants who experienced confl
30、ict and didnt get a hug. D. People should just start hugging anyone and everyone who seems upset. 甘肃省永昌县第一高级中学 2021-2022 学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试题 第一部分第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节第一节 （共（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分）分） A Dereck Joubert and his wife, Beverly, have made many films about wild
31、 animals in Africa. Their films and photographs are very popular and one of the photographs has been on the front cover of a National Geographic magazine. Aworking day for Dereck and Beverly started very earlyat 4:30 in the morning! Thats when they get up and start filming.And its a long daythey oft
32、en work until 8:30 in the evening. In the winter its very cold and in the summer it can be 40C. Dereck always does the filmingBeverly never does that, and she doesnt write. But Dereck never takes photographs or records the sound. They work very well as a team, and they both believe we should shoot a
33、nimals with camerasnot with guns! When they have finished filming and taking photographs for the day, they have dinner and Dereck usually writes while Beverly looks at her photographs.At night, they usually sleep in a small tent, but they sometimes sleep in the Land Cruiserwhen theyre very close to
34、wild animals, its sometimes safer to sleep in the car! Dereck and Beverly have also traveled around the world and given talks about their work. Dereck says that the animals are not just something to look atthey play an important role. Beverly thinks the wild animals can teach us a lot about ourselve
35、s. 1. Dereck and Beverly start working_. A. at 4:30 in the morning B. at 4:30 in the afternoon C. at 8:30 in the morning D.at 8:30 in the evening 2. Dereck and Beverly usually sleep_ at night. A. in a carB. in a tent C. in a houseD. in a hotel 3. Beverly thinks the wild animals _. A. are something t
36、o look atB. are very popular C. play an unimportant roleD. can teach us a lot B Making an organized presentation(报告）starts with your introduction. The introduction opens your speech. Its common for many presenters to start their talks with the sentence like My name is.” or Today Im going to talk to
37、you about.”,but this is not much of an introduction. Agood introduction in a formal（正式的) presentation must achieve three goals: Win the listenersattention. Make the topic and the purpose of the talk clear. Provide a general description of what you will cover in the talk. Useful tips for winning list
38、enersattention: Quote(引述）someone else.Aquote is words said by someone else that is helpful to what youre going to talk about. When using a quote, you need to do two things: Mention where the words come from and connect the quote with your topic. Tell a joke.Atouch of humor in good taste is a great w
39、ay to break the ice, making people relaxed. The key is that the joke must be connected with the topic youre going to talk about, or it will take the listeners attention away from your speech, making them lose interest in your presentation. Share a story.Ashort story is another clever way to start a
40、presentation. To work, the story needs to show a key point or include a message that you can connect with the talk. 4. To make a good introduction, you must make sure_. A. the purpose of the talk is clearB. the listeners are well-educated C.your story covers all the pointsD. the topic is popular wit
41、h others 5. What may happen if the joke you tell has nothing to do with your topic? A. The speech may turn out to be successful. B. Listeners may have a good laugh about it. C. You may get nervous and worried. D. Listeners may lose interest in the presentation. 6. The quote, joke and story you use n
42、eed to_. A. show good tasteB. be connected with the topic C. have to do with yourselfD. make people relaxed 7. What is the passage mainly about? A. How to quote others properly. B. How to choose a joke with good taste. C. How to communicate with others. D. How to make an introduction in a presentati
43、on. C There was a small village and people living there were poor but joyful. The villagers worked and chatted together. They helped each other. They lived a poor but happy life. One day, a young villager named Nasir found a magic crystal (水晶的） ball. Nasir carefully looked at it in his hand. With su
44、rprise,he heard a weak voice coming from the crystal ball. It said,You can make a wish and I will fulfill (实现）it. ” Nasir could not decide what to wish for, he thought he had everything he needed. Avillager called Marcus knew about the crystal ball one day. He went into Nasirs home and stole the bal
45、l. After Marcus got the crystal ball,he showed it to the villagers. They looked at the crystal ball in surprise. Suddenly,the crystal ball said, I can fulfill your wish. ” One villager took the ball and screamed,“ I want one bag full of gold.” Another took the ball and said loudly, “I want two boxes
46、 of jewelry (珠宝).” One villager even wished to have a beautiful palace. Later on, their wishes came true,but the villagers were not happy. They became jealous (嫉妒的) of each other because the person that had a palace had no gold and the person that had the gold had no palace. For this reason, the vil
47、lagers were angry with each other and stopped speaking to each other. Only Nasir and his family were happy. The villagers were regretful and they wanted everything to return to normal, so they asked Nasir for help. Nasir thought it over and said, “I havent made any wish. If you really want everythin
48、g to return to normal,then I will wish for it.” Everyone agreed. Nasir told the crystal ball that he wanted everything to return to normal. His wish came true. The villagers were happy to live their normal life again. 8. Nasir didnt make a wish at first because_. A. he didnt believe it. B. he didnt
49、need anything C. he had so many wishes that he couldnt decide what to wish for D. he wanted to fulfill his wish by himself 9. Why did the villagers ask Nasir for help? A. Because they couldnt find the crystal ball. B.Because the crystal ball didnt fulfill their wishes. C. Because they wanted to live
50、 their normal life again. D. Because they wanted him to help them find Marcus. 10.According to the text, which of the following is the right order? a. Marcus got the crystal ball. b.The villagers were not happy. c. Some villagers made different wishes. d. The villagers wishes came true. e. Nasir fou
