1、20202021学年10月江苏南京玄武区南京市第九中学高一上学期月考英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2.5分，共37.5分）1.Amazon Price:4.9List Price:10In The Firm,Mitch,a student from Harvard Law School,accepts a job at asupposedly reputable law firm.But soon afterwards,strange things starthappening and Mitch decides to investigate,which soon puts h
2、im indanger.This New York best seller was written by the famous Americanlawyer and author John Grisham,best known for his popular legal thrillers.Amazon Price:7.94List Price:10Angelas Ashes is a recollection of the authors childhood in Brooklyn andIreland.McCourt recounts several stories about his f
3、amilys struggles withpoverty,as well as his fathers drinking problem.This novel has wonseveral awards,including the Pulitzer Prize for Biography orAutobiography.Amazon Price:1.77List Price:4.99In Fish Face,Emily is the fastest runner in school as well as being best atmath.Tiffanie,a new girl,joins t
4、he class and Emily tries hard to be friendswith her,despite Tiffanie being a terrific reader and a better runner.ButTiffanie turns out to be a thief!Who will believe Emily when everyone thinksshe is jealous?Amazon Price:6.19List Price:12.8In this scaring detective fiction novel,10 people are invited
5、 to an island.One by one,they start to die.Whos killing them?And why?Christies best-selling novel,And Then There Were None has been adapted（改编）intoseveral plays,firms,and even video games.Amazon Price:4.28List Price:7.95The Everything Kids States Book:Wind Your Way Across Our GreatNationThe Everythi
6、ng Kids States Book is packed full of fascinating informationabout every single one of the 50 states in the U.S.A.Full of trivia about thehistory,geography and land marks of each state,it is also filled withpuzzles and quizzes to keep kids entertained for hours!The Old Man and the Sea is about a fis
7、herman（Santiago）and his attempts to catch an enormous marlin fish.The story also looks at theA.B.C.D.（1）A.5.1B.3.67C.9D.2.5（2）A.they are both thrillersB.they are both best sellers in New YorkC.both stories are set on an islandD.both stories are adapted into films（3）Amazon Price:7.6List Price:15frien
8、dship between Santiago and his young apprentice,Manolin.Written in1951,it was the last book by Hemingway which was published during hislifetime.Amazon Price:2.5List Price:5In The Secret Garden,Mary is an Orphan whos sent to live with areclusive uncle,Archibald Craven.One day,she discovers a key to a
9、mysterious garden.Mary and her friends spend a summer secretly visitingthis garden and experiencing important changes in their lives.Thisinteresting book is top-listed among the favorites of both children andgrown-ups.Amazon Price:5.95List Price:14.95For Boys Only:The Biggest Book EverDespite the ti
10、tle For Boys Only,this book is sure to be treasured bywhoever gets it.Packed full of useful information and advice,it is written ina light humorous tone that is sure to tickle.How to fight off an alligator（短吻鳄）or pilot a plane in an emergency are just two of the many subjectscovered.Educational,inte
11、resting and fun,this is a great book.From the advertisement above,we can learn that .Angelas Ashes is a reflection of the authors own lifeThe Old Man and the Sea mainly talks about the friendshipThe Secret Garden is intended for children onlyFor Boys Only is the only book that won awardsIf you want
12、to buy a book about the geography of America,you can save .And Then There Were None is similar to The Firm,because .2.Last weekend,I was talking about winter vacation plans with a friend when I suddenly realizedthat this year I should start up an old plan of learning how to skate again.Ive always wa
13、nted to learn skating.But I didnt have a proper chance to learn it.When I wasyoung,the small coastal city where I lived had no ice rink（溜冰场）.My parents signed me up forclasses at a skating school out of town,but I had to catch the early bus on weekends to get there,andit took two hours to go and com
14、e back,so I gave it up pretty quickly.A.B.C.D.（1）A.PositivelyB.AnxiouslyC.FlexiblyD.Disappointingly（2）A.B.C.D.（3）A.B.C.D.（4）Now is my chance to fulfill my childhood dream!Excited,I started calling skating rinks in Beijing,hoping to sign up for lessons.But some said they only had classes for children
15、.Some said it was toomuch trouble to teach adults.One receptionist paused after my question and said strangely,Younever learned this as a child?I understand if they dont get many adult learners,but to say that adults are harder to teach thanchildren is such a slap in the face.I thought I lived in a
16、society that encourages people to take onlifelong learning.Is there some unspoken rule that says after one reaches a certain age,he or she isnot allowed to learn systematically with a trainer anymore?Are adults not allowed to pursue newhobbies?There were many things I didnt have time to properly lea
17、rn when I was young.I failed to see howimportant hobbies were,and I was sick of my parents nagging（唠叨）me to do after-school activities.Today,when I want to go out with friends,I find I have so few activities to do with them.And now Imbeing told that I cant even make up for my childhood mistake.It se
18、ems that Ive missed my chance.Imissed it 20 years ago.Now,I can only go on being ordinary.The author gave up learning skating when she was young because .she wasnt interested in ither parents didnt allow her to learn ither parents couldnt find any skating schoolsit was inconvenient for her to take t
19、he lessonsHow did those skating rinks the author called respond to her request?Which could be the authors opinion?Its never too late to learn.Its understandable that adults dont like learning.Adults are harder to teach than kids.Adults had better not pursue new hobbies.The passage is written to expr
20、ess the authors .fear of going on being ordinarydetermination to learn skating wellregret for losing the chance of pursuing hobbiesblame on her parents nagging her to do after-school activities3.Were not sure where letting children drink wine fits into permissive,authoritarian and authoritativeparen
21、ting styles,but a research team from the University of New South Wales are trying to find it out.A.B.C.D.（1）A.Their parentsB.Their friendsC.School authoritiesD.Strangers（2）A.B.C.D.（3）During their study,researchers discovered that kids who were given alcohol by their parents weremore likely to be con
22、suming whole drinks by the time they were 15 or 16,but were far less likely tobinge-drink（酗酒）.The researchers analyzed nearly 2,000 Year 7 students and their parents over a four-year period.They measured the teenagers consumption of whole drinks,their binge drinkingconsuming four ormore drinks at a
23、time,as well as who supplied them with the alcohol:their parents,friends,or otheradults.The study found that when children were given alcohol from their parents,they were least likelyto binge drink.But what about the long-reported damage that alcohol can have on developing teenage brains?Lead author
24、 of this study,Professor Richard Mattick,says that giving children alcohol at an earlier agecould serve as a preventative measure of kids developing alcohol-related problems later in life.Theres a body of research indicating the adolescent brain is still developing well into the early 20sand alcohol
25、 may prevent the best development,says Professor Mattick.But also we know parentswant to do the right thing for their children and there has been anecdotal evidence that childrenintroduced to alcohol by their parents,as is common in some European cultures,may be less likely todevelop problems with a
26、lcohol.However,theres one result from the study Professor Mattick cant ignore:that being given alcoholat an early age by the parents doubled（使加倍）childrens possibility of drinking than their peers（同龄人）.There may be later harms that are not yet obvious,and were aware that an early start ofdrinking is
27、strongly associated with later alcohol use problems in adulthoodputting it off is the beststrategy.According to the researchers,kids supplied with alcohol by their parents will be .more likely to quit drinking in adulthoodless likely to grow into teenage binge-drinkersmore likely to grow into binge-
28、drinkersless likely to have whole drinks as teenagersWho affected kids drinking behaviors the most in the study?Which statement will Professor Mattick agree with?The brain stops developing before the age of 20.Alcohol wont damage the developing teenage brains.Giving kids alcohol at an earlier age ma
29、y have its benefit.European kids tend to develop problems with alcohol.A.let kids drink alcohol at an early ageB.make kids start drinking alcohol lateC.forbid kids to drink alcohol at any ageD.permit kids to drink alcohol at will（4）On Professor Matticks advice,parents had better .4.A.B.C.D.（1）A.B.（2
30、）An arts program is helping students at some of the lowest performing schools in the UnitedStates.The program,called Turnaround Arts,aims to help improve low performing schools by addingmusic and the arts to the usual study program.Turnaround Arts was launched by Michelle Obama,the wife of former U.
31、S President BarackObama.Some money for the program comes from the federal government.For the students atparticipating schools,the program offers a kind of safe place from city neighborhoods.Many of thechildren come from areas with high crime rates.Turnaround Arts is a partnership between the federal
32、 government and private businesses.Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary is one of the 68 schools in the U.S.participating in the program.Teachers receive special training and look for ways to add music and the arts into all the classes.Turnaround Arts schools partner with musicians and actors who wor
33、k with the students.Performershave included Yo-Yo Ma,Sarah Jessica Parker,Elton John and Cameron Diaz.School headmaster Long noted The children were so excited and have been so excited becauseits not just aboutGo to the board.Do the problem.Turn the page,Read the book;its about actingand imitating a
34、rtists and historic figures.She noted how some students got the chance to act out theprocess of a caterpillar（毛虫）becoming a butterfly.I like to act and I like to sing and I like to dance,said 10-year-old Kayla Driakare.Long said that Turnaround Arts was only in its first year at the school,and teach
35、ers were alreadyseeing results.Weve probably suspended（暂时停学）one kid this year.Thats amazing,she said.Parents are getting phone calls to come to family arts night,and its not just the naughty calls home.Its for them to come and learn more about what their children are learning.So our parentsengagemen
36、t goes up.Turnaround Arts launched by Michelle Obama .helps students who behave badly get high gradesaims to improve teachers and students performancegets financial support only from the federal governmentprovides students with a chance of having access to musicians and actorsWhat can be inferred fr
37、om what Principal Long said?Students love this program very much.Students can learn how to act from this program.C.D.A.attitudeB.proposalC.involvementD.opportunity（3）A.B.C.D.（4）This program makes students know science well.Students can perform themselves well during the program.Which word can replac
38、e the underlined word in the last paragraph?Whats the authors purpose in writing the passage?To advertise for an institute.To introduce an arts program of the USATo call on people to support some lowest performing schools.To encourage more American schools to participate in Turnaround Arts.二、七选五（本大题
39、共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）5.A.B.C.D.E.Singapore,a country with a great population,produces only about 10 percent of its own foodneeds.Only 1 percent of Singapores 724 square kilometers is currently used for agriculture.1 .Singapore has announced new measures designed to quickly increase local food product
40、ion inthe next ten years,including rooftop farming.2 The plan includes 21million in governmentmoney to support local production of eggs,vegetables and fish in the shortest possible time.This plan includes efforts to find new farming spaces,such as industrial areas and empty buildingspaces.3 Official
41、s say one part of the project aims to establish rooftop farms on public housingparking areas beginning in May.4 It is to raise local food production levels to make up for climate change and populationgrowth that could threaten worldwide food supplies The serious COVID-19 situation highlights theimpo
42、rtance of local food production,as part of Singapores strategies to make sure of food safety,theFood Agency said in a statement.The plan were announced as the worldwide spread of COVID-19 has caused shortages of manyproducts,including food in some areas.Limitations on population movement around the
43、world haveweaken supply chains and raised concern about worsening shortages and priceincreases.5 But it has decided to speed up the process of increasing local production to beginwithin the next six months.The rising prices are hitting customers hard as well.Singapores Food Agency says its goal is s
44、pecific.Climate change has great influence on food production.And production costs there are higher than the rest of Southeast Asia.It also calls for adding new technologies to improve farming methods.F.G.Singapore stated that it has enough food to get through the COVID-19 crisis（危机）.It wants to mee
45、t 30%of nutritional needs with locally produced food by 2030.三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）6.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.The other day I was shopping.A man,who was 1 and spent most of the time talking tonobody 2 ,walked to the checkout counter.I overheard him say to the man before me,I dontwant to stealwou
46、ld you buy me some 3?The man before me 4 not to hear him;it was as if he were not there to be seen I waitedpatiently for my turn to be 5 ,but it never came.So I asked him,Can I buy you something toeat?He gladly 6 .The man got a bag and began putting samosas（三角炸饺）into it.Asthe 7 of my items was being
47、 calculated,I watched the man put ten samosas totally into the bag.The cashier（收银员）looked at me 8 and then added them to my purchase.After I wasthrough,the man was still 9 around the store wanting something to drink.The cashier kept aclose eye on him.I did too,10 I didnt want him to steal anything e
48、ither!I told the cashier that Idjust 11 for it if he got a bottle of water or beverage.In the end,we both left the store,but he stood right outside holding the samosas and talkingto 12 .Or maybe he was talking with someone who he thought was there.This mans circumstances saddened me.How many other h
49、omeless people also suffer froma 13 illness?Maybe thats even what 14 him being homeless.I also thought about thewatchful eye the cashier and I kept on him.I felt sorry.I hope to 15 him again somedaymaybewe can sit down and have lunch together.A.professionalB.untidyC.normalD.anxiousA.in timeB.as a re
50、sultC.in particularD.by mistakeA.foodB.resourcesC.clothesD.facilitiesA.failedB.pretendedC.alarmedD.struggledA.remindedB.desiredC.exchangedD.questionedA.repliedB.acceptedC.acquiredD.advancedA.rateB.numberC.costD.figureA.confusedlyB.individuallyC.passivelyD.fortunatelyA.stealingB.gatheringC.battlingD.
