1、 - 1 - 20182018- -20192019 学年上学期高一第一次月考试卷学年上学期高一第一次月考试卷 英英 语语 第第卷卷 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 4040 分）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 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A If you are looking for the place that has everything, there is only one place to visit, and thats New York.
2、Its a whole world in a city. The World of Theater: All of New York is a stage. And it begins with Broadway. Where else can you find so many hit shows in one place? Only in New York! The World of Music: Spend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Center. Swing to the great jazz of Greenwich Village. O
3、r rock yourself silly at the hottest dance spots found anywhere. The World of Art: From Rembrandt to Picasso. From Egyptian tombs to Indian teepees. Whatever kind of art you like, you will find it in New York. The World of Fine Dining: Whether its roast Beijing duck in Chinatown, lasagna in little I
4、taly, or the finest French coq au vin found everywhere, there is world of great taste waiting for you in New York. The World of Sights: What other city has a Statue (雕塑) of Liberty? A Rockefeller Center? Or a Bronx Zoo? Where else can you take a horse-drawn carriage through Central Park? Only in New
5、 York ! 21. From the text we know that “Rembrandt” is most likely to be the name of a famous . A. actor B. musician C. cook D. painter 22. Which of the following can visitors do only in New York? - 2 - A. To see the Statue of Liberty. B. To taste the finest French coq au vin. C. To enjoy a Beethoven
6、 concert. D. To eat Roast Beijing Duck. 23. This passage may be taken from . A. a handbook for English learners B. a guidebook for foreign travellers C. a pocketbook for businessmen D. a storybook for local readers B B When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, he
7、 would ask me to hold the hammer, so we would have time for a conversation with each other. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family. I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning. And
8、 when I bought a house several years later, my dad painted it by himself in the fierce summer heat. All he asked was to talk to him, but I was to busy in those days. Four years ago, my dad visited me. He spent many hours putting together a swing for my daughter. He asked me to have a talk with him,
9、but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend. One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things that we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Several hours later that day I received a call. My father was in the hospital.
10、 Immediately I bought a plane ticket and on my way I was thinking about all the occasions I missed to have a talk with my dad. By the time I arrived at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have time for a conversation with me. I realized how little I knew about my dad,
11、his deepest thoughts and his dreams. After his death I learned much more about him and even more about myself. All he ever wanted was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day. 24. When the author was a little girl, she . A. liked playing on the swing B. often talked with her father
12、- 3 - C. was good at repairing things D. learned to take care of her family 25. When at college, the author . A. received a call from her father every Sunday morning B. phoned her father every Sunday morning C. asked her father to call her every Sunday D. asked her father to talk with her 26. Why di
13、d the author fail to have a talk with her father four years ago? A. She had got tired of talking with him. B. She was busy painting her house. C. Her daughter asked her to play. D. She was busy planning a trip. 27. When did the author begin to regret missing the talks with her father? A. After her f
14、athers sudden death. B. Many years after her fathers death. C. On her way to the hospital to see her father. D. As soon as she got the news that her father was ill. C C Shree Bose is one of the most impressive kids graduating from Fort Worth Country Day High School this year. Bose has a large circle
15、 of friends, and theres one who you may have heard of: President Obama. He has twice publicly recognized her achievements in cancer research and spoken with her in the Oval Office. If that isnt enough, Bose recently gave a TED Talk about her work with the cancer drug Cisplatin, which also won her fi
16、rst prize at the Google Science Fair and recognition as one of Glamour magazines Young Amazing Women of the Year. After watching her grandfather struggle with liver cancer, Bose was determined to help out in any way she could. As a high school student though, her scientific choices were limited. She
17、 reached out to various hospitals and research centers, but doctors turned down her requests because they felt she was too inexperienced medically. Only the North Texas Science Health Center respected her determination and chose to guide her. The results were amazing. Bose chose to study a protein (
18、蛋白质) and its reaction with the cancer drug Cisplatin. She noticed that when she prevented this protein from growing, Cisplatin was allowed to begin destroying cancer cells once again. - 4 - “My project not only contributes to the understanding of the relationship between the protein and Cisplatin, b
19、ut also suggests a newer, more effective treatment for patients who resist Cisplatin,” Bose said. Boses achievements arent limited to the lab, though. She was also captain of her swim team and editor-in-chief of her school paper. Bose is currently getting practical experience at the National Institu
20、te of Health and shell be attending Harvard in the fall. She plans to study molecular biology and go to medical school. Eventually, she would like to be a doctor. 28. President Obama has spoken with Bose because she _. A. gave a TED Talk recently B. is captain of her swim team C. has a large circle
21、of friends D. contributed to the cancer research 29. According to Boses research, _ helps make Cisplatin work better. A. stopping the protein from growing B. destroying cancer cells timely C. using the drug more frequently D. making the protein react with the drug 30. From the passage, we know that
22、_. A. Boses research was supported from the start B. Bose plans to become a doctor in the future C. Bose will study in the National Institute of Health D. Boses grandfather asked her to do cancer research 31. The passage is mainly about _. A. a research on cancer drugs B. a new effective cancer trea
23、tment C. a doctor who has a promising future D. a girl who did research on cancer treatment D D In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after
24、 the Second World War. It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐 团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly. At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared
25、 as a challenge to the official festival. - 5 - Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years. Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh. Today the “Fri
