1、2020届高一年级第一次月考英语试题第一部分：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. Where is Miss Jones now most probably? A. In the travel agency. B. In the office. C. In the bank.2. How does Katie feel today? A. Happy. B. Up
2、set. C. Tired.3. What is the woman going to do next ?A. Go home. B. Have a haircut. C. Attend a party.4. What are they talking about? A. Choosing a class. B. Rock climbing. C. Keeping healthy.5. What do the speakers decide to do? A. Go on a holiday. B. Visit their parents. C. Keep a pet dog.第二节（共15小
3、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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What does the man think of his life?A. boring . B. enjoyable. C. hard.7. What does he woman suggest the man do?A. do something fun . B. go on a ho
4、liday. C. change his job.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Where does the man want to live?A. somewhere close to work. B. somewhere convenient. C. somewhere beautiful.9. Which place does the man choose?A. parkway. B. Bedford street. C. oak street.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why does the man call Ms. White?A. to ask for le
5、ave. B. to buy some products. C. to confirm the meeting.11. Where is Ms. White now most probably?A. in a bank . B. in an office . C. in a restaurant.12.What does the man want Ms. White to do?A. call him back.B. visit the bank. C. put off the appointment.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What does the girl want to
6、 do?A. take part in a competition. B. go to a pop concert.C. hang out with Katie.14. How does Katie feel?A. pleased. B. stressed. C. excited.15. What is the woman worried about?A. the girls safety . B. the girls exams. C. the girls friend.16. What is the mans final decision?A. the girl should study
7、for the exams.B. the girl must buy her own ticket.C. the girl can go with her friend.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is the speaker?A. a tourist. B. a tour guide. C. a bus driver18. Where will they go first for the tour?A. to Madame Tussauds. B. to Big Ben. C. to the House of Parliament.19. How will they
8、travel along the river?A. by ship. B .by bus. C. on foot.20. Where can they have a cup of tea?A. in a cafe. B. in Buckingham Palace. C. in Queen Palace.二、阅读理解 第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） AKings College Summer SchoolKings College Summer School is an annual（每年的）training program for high school students at
9、all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of College and other colleges in New York Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This years summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.More information is as follows:Application (申请) dateStudents i
10、n New York should send their applications before July 18, 2007.Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2007.Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2007.CoursesEnglish LanguageSpoken English: 22 hoursReading and Writing: 10 hoursAmerican Histor
11、y: 16 hoursAmerican Culture: 16 hoursStepsA letter of self-introductionA letter of recommendation (推荐) The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information.CostDaily lessons: $200Sports and activities: $100Travels: $200Hotel service: $400You may choose to live with your friend
12、s or relatives in the same city.Please write to:Thompson, Sanders1026 King s StreetNew York, NY 10016, USAE-mail: KC-Summer-School21You can most probably read the text in .A. a textbook B. a travel guide C. a newspaper D. a telephone book22Which of the following is true about Kings College Summer Sc
13、hool?A. Only stop students can take part in the program.B. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.C. Kings College Summer School is run every other yearD. Only the teachers of Kings College give courses.23If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay
14、 the school .A. $200 B. $400 C. $900 D. $50024What information can you get from the text?A. You can write to Thompson only in English. B. The program will last two months.C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2011.D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by t
15、elephone. BElephants on the coast of Thailand are acting strange. They stamp their feet and motion toward the hills. The sea draws back from the beaches. Fish fall heavily in the mud. Suddenly, a huge wave appears. This is no ordinary wave. It is tsunami!Tsunami waves are larger and faster than norm
16、al surface waves. A tsunami wave can travel as fast as a jet plane and can be as tall as a ten-story building. Imagine dropping a stone into a pond. The water on the surface ripples （起涟漪）.A tsunami is like a very powerful ripple. Tsunamis begin when the ocean rises or falls very suddenly. Large amou
17、nts of seawater are displaced. This movement caused huge waves.For a tsunami to occur, there must be some kind of force that causes the ocean water to become displaced. Most tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes. However, volcanoes , landslides （塌方）, large icebergs, and even meteorites （陨石）
18、are capable of causing one of these mighty waves. Tsunamis are extremely powerful. Ordinary waves lose power when they break. Tsunami waves can remain powerful for several days. Because tsunami waves are so strong, they can kill people, damage property, and completely ruin an ecosystem in just one h
19、our.Scientists have no way of predicting when a tsunami will hit. However, if a powerful enough earthquake occurs, scientists can send out a warning or a watch. A warning means that a tsunami will very likely hit soon. A watch means that conditions are favorable for a tsunami. When people are inform
20、ed of a watch or a warning, they have more time to prepare. It is best not to get caught unaware when a tsunami is on the way.25Elephants are acting strange mostly because they_.A. dislike the huge wave B. are afraid of the big fishC. can sense something out of the ordinary D. see the ocean drawing
21、back from the beaches26Why do Tsunamis cause so much destruction?A. They are not familiar to most people. B. They are very powerful and long-lasting.C. They break on the coast, unlike normal waves. D. They are caused by underwater earthquakes.27From the text, we can learn that_.A. a tsunami travels
22、as fast as normal waves B. a tsunami is formed by huge normal sea wavesC. a tsunami warning is more serious than a watchD. a warning and watch both mean a tsunami has formed28What is this text mainly about?A. How to guard against tsunami B. Differences between waves typesC. What to do with tsunami w
23、aves. D. Causes and effects of tsunami COnce upon a time, there was a king who had a wise advisor. The advisor followed the king everywhere and his favorite piece of advice to the king was “Everything happens for the good.”One day the king went hunting and had a small accident. His foot was injured.
24、 Fortunately he was not badly injured but as always he was forced to ask his advisor what he thought about the accident, to which the advisor replied，“Everything happens for the good.”This time the king was really angry and put his advisor in prison. The king then asked his advisor，“Now, what do you
25、 think？” The advisor again answered，“Everything happens for the good.” About a week later the king went on another hunting trip. It turned out that the king was caught by some cannibals (食人者) and taken to their camp where he would be prepared to be their evening meal. Before putting him into the coo
26、king pot, he was examined and the cannibals realized that the kings foot was injured. They decided to throw him back into the forests. It is the tradition for the cannibals not to eat anything that was in any way injured.It is true that everything in our lives happens for a purpose, and most often f
27、or our own good. If you think about it, all our past experiences actually happened to bring us to where we are today and make us a better person. So whatever challenges that we may face today, consider it happening to bring us to the next level.29When the advisor was put in prison, he was still_A. n
28、ervous B. angry C. calm D. upset30It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_A. everything happens for its own reasons B. it is unnecessary for us to think about experiencesC. challenges will make you do anything D. our life experiences are our best teacher31By telling the story, the writer_A.
29、tells us the danger of hunting B. wants us to think positivelyC. asks us not to hunt any more D. wishes us to follow others advice DNOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical a
30、nd emotional scars(伤口). Often they relive(再体验)these experiences in nightmares.Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or pos
31、sibly erase(抹去), the effect of painful memories.In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing(释放)chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the
32、 memories are erased.The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.Some me
33、mories can ruin peoples lives. They come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions, said Roger Pitman, a professor at Harvard Medical School. This could reduce lot of that suffering.But those who are against the research say
34、that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity(特质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past. All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. Im not sure we want to wipe those memories out, said Rebecca
35、 Dresser, a medical expert.32The passage is mainly about _.A. a new medical invention B. a way of erasing painful memoriesC. an introduction to the function of a new pill D. an argument about the research on the pill33The drug tested on people can _.A. cause the brain to fix memories B. stop people
36、remembering bad experiencesC. prevent body producing certain chemicals D. erase the emotional effects of memories34We can infer from the passage that _.A. not all of the people support the research B. taking the pill will do harm to peoples healthC. the pill has probably been produced in America D.
37、the pill will put an end to peoples bad experiences35Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser probably agree with?A. Some memories can ruin peoples lives. B. People want to get rid of bad memories.C. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.D. The pill will reduce peoples sufferings
38、 from bad memories.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Green: More than just a colorGreen is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees.36.Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.37A person with
39、 a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and
40、other grains.38The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.39The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play Othello.In
41、most places in the world, a green light is a sign to move ahead. 40In everyday speech, agreen lightmeans approval to continue with a project. We want you to know we have a green light to continue this series next week.A. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situ
42、ation.B. Someone is also the color used to describe the powerful emotion, jealousy.C. Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.D.A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on.E. The new plants produced much larger cropsF. It is also the color o
43、f most growing plants.G. About one hundred years ago, having a green thumb was a popular expression in the American west.三、语言知识运用第一节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the
44、 test to begin. The professor _41_ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. _42_ he handed them all out, he asked his students to _43_ the page and begin. To everyones surprise, there were no _44_, just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression o
45、n everyones face, told them the following:“I want you to write what you _45_ there.”The students, _46_, got started on the inexplicable (令人费解的) task. At the end of the class, the professor _47_ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them
46、, with no _48_, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been _49_, the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain:“Im not going to grade (打分) this. I _50_ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the _51_
47、 part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our _52_. We have a white paper to observe and _53_, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a _54_ given to us with love and care and we always have _55_ to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that _56_ our livelihood (生计) and the miracles (奇迹) we see every day. _57_, we insist on focusing only on t
