1、1 20202021 学年度高一年级月考（10 月） 英语试题 第一部分阅读理解第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分共两节，满分 60 60 分分) A If youre living in or visiting New York, take a few hours to visit one of these places to ice skate during your time in New York City. Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park The free rink (溜冰馆) in Manhattans Bryant Park
2、 first opened in 2005. At 17,000 square feet, it is about half the size of the Wollman Rink in Central Park and twice as big as the rink at Rockefeller Center. As Manhattans only free skating rink, and centrally located at that, it tends to be mobbed( 围 聚) with people waiting up to 2 hours on weeken
3、d days. Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers Manhattans only year-round skating rink is a delight（乐事）thats been popular since 1965. Its large, indoors, and has few lines, and polite staff. Its also, amazingly, open 24 hours a day. In the winter it sometimes gets so cold that the ice cracks, but at least they f
4、ix it! Prices for skating admission（门票） is $11 and skate rental(冰鞋租金） $6. Riverbank Stile Park Ice Skating Rink This sizeable outdoor rink is open to the public Friday through Sunday, and has a roof to prevent December snows and April rain. And since Riverbank Stale Park overlooks the Hudson, youll
5、have nice views of the river and the George Washington Bridge as a backdrop. Admission is $5 for adults, children $3. Skate rental is $6. The Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center Ice skating at Rockefeller Center is a truly unique New York holiday staple(重要内容). It is the most sumptuous( 豪华的)setting for sk
6、ating. Since opening on Christmas Day back in 1936, this skating rink has been an institution at the Rockefeller. Admission is $25$32 for adults, $15 for children, and skate rental $12. 1. What can be known about the Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park？ A. It is the first rink opened in Ma
7、nhattan s Bryant Park. 2 B. It is not popular for its limited space. C. Only one can actually get into the rink for free. D. It takes much longer to enter the rink to ska te on weekends. 2. What is special about the Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers ？ A. It is open all through the year. B. It has the longes
8、t history. C. Its ice never cracks. D. It has a roof to prevent snows and rain. 3. If a couple with their 11-year-old son goes to skate at the Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center with their own skating equipment, how much should they pay at least? A. $40 B. $64 C. $65 D. $101 B My father had no hobbies b
9、ut just took careof his family. For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida. Nine years ago when I bought me firs
10、t house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I co
11、uld not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father. Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set (秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to
12、clean. The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1995, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotte n some things we had discussed the week before. I ha d to get to church, and I cut the conversation short. The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in F
13、lorida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed (发誓) that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him. I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk,
14、or time to wait for me. 3 In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about every single day. 4. We know from the reading that the father . A. liked to paint houses B. had no friends around him C. was not healthy in his youth D. thought of his family as his all 5.
15、When her father painted her first house, the daughter . A. could only afford a glass of iced tea B. was too busy to talk to her father C. could do nothing but hold a paintbrush D. spent eight hours a day working with her father 6. On January 16, 1995, the daughter felt that her father . A. seemed to
16、 be a little different B. had no time to phone her as usual C. became interested in church D. had forgotten to discuss some things with her 7. Which is the best title of the reading? A. Painting Houses B. Daughters Family C. Father and I D. Fathers painting C Basketball star Lebron James made 33 mil
17、lion last year. And that probably doesnt surprise anyone. Were used to watching professional athletes(运动员) make and spend millions of dollars. But there was a time when professional athletes could barely buy a car. In the 1940s, most basketball players made between 4,000 and 5,000 a year. Thats abou
18、t 50,000 in todays money. For most sports teams in 1950, there were main ways to make money. They sold tickets to games and popcorn（爆米花）in the stadium. For fans(粉丝）, it was a good dea（l 交易). You could see a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game for 60 cents. For players, the deal wasnt so great. There wasn
19、t much money to go around. So salaries（ 薪水） stayed low. In some professional sports, players couldnt spend the off-season working out. They had to get second jobs so they could pay the rent. In the 1960s, television changed everything. In 1950, only 1 in 10 American homes had TVs. By 1960, 9 in 10 h
20、omes had TVs. And people sure loved watching sports. At first, team owners were worried about TV. They thought fans wouldnt pay to come to the stadium anymore. 4 But the TV networks paid millions of dollars for the right(权利) to show games. Thats when sports teams started to get rich. Finally, the te
21、ams shared their wealth with players. In 1974, several baseball teams wanted a player named Catfish Hunter, who chose to play for the New York Yankees. They paid him 1 million just for picking their team. Since then, athletes have only gotten richer. In 2018, the highest-paid player in baseball will
22、 make 33 million. In basketball, the average salary is about 7 million a year. Are sports stars worth the money? Many fans seem to think so. They will pay crazy prices to cheer for their favorite players. 8. What does the underlined word barely in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Finally B.Hardly C.Usually D.Per
23、sonally 9. What would fans think of paying 60 cents for a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game in 1950? A.It was unfair to players. B.It was a bit expensive. C.It was cheap at the price. D.It was less attractive to them. 10. What influence did TV have on sports in the 1960s? A.Sports became a big business
24、. B.People were more willing to play sports. C.More and more fans came to the stadium. D.Tickets to games became more expensive. 11. What does the text mainly tell us? A.How sports stars make money. B.Why fans are crazy about sports star. C.Why sports become more and more popular. D.How professional
25、 athletes started getting rich. D The Secretary-Genera（l 秘书长）of the U.N. has always been chosen in private meetings. But for the first time in its 70-year history, part of the selection process is taking place in public. At least eight countries have announced their candidates ( 候选人) for the positio
26、n, among whom are women, including Irina Bukova from Bulgaria, Susana Malcorra from Argentina and Helen Clark from New Zealand. 56 countries says the next U.N. chief should be a woman. There have been eight U.N. chiefs, none of whom was a woman. All member states were permitted to ask the candidates
27、 questions during two hour-long meetings last week in the U.N. General Assembly (联合国大会). The candidates were also asked 5 some of the 1,000 questions written by people on social media. They were asked questions about development, how they would improve efforts to create peace and how they would prot
28、ect human rights. The U.N. Security Counci（l 安理会） will examine the candidates backgrounds. Then the 15 members will vote secretly until one person is chosen. The General Assembly will then vote on whether to accept the choice. Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States are the five permane
29、nt members of the Security Council. Experts say they are likely to have more influence on who will be the new secretary-general than the 10 non-permanent nations on the council. The Security Cou ncil will begin to discuss who will be named the next secretary-general in July. A new secretary-general
30、may not be confirmed until as late as November. The U.N. has a tradition of choosing its new leader from a part of the world different from its current(目前的) leader. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is from Asia. The previous U.N. chief was Kofi Annan, who was from Africa. Dan Thomas is a spokesman
31、 for the president of the General Assembly. He says there is no rule that says where a new secretary-general must come from. But most observers say the new U.N. chief will not be from Asia or Africa. 12. What do the first two paragraphs imply? A. All the Secretary-Generals of the U.N. have been chos
32、en privately. B. Women havent been allowed to apply for the Secretary-General. C. The next Secretary-General of the U.N. might be a woman. D. The process of choosing a new secretary-general is being made entirely public. 13. Which of the following has the final decision on who will be the next secre
33、tary-general? A. The five permanent members of the Security Council. B. The Security Council. C. The 10 non-permanent nations on the council. D. The current Secretary-General. 14. Which of the following is NOT the factor affecting whether a candidate will become the next U.N. chief? A. Whether he is
34、 concerned about the human right. B. Where he is from. C. What his background is. D. Male or female. 15. What is the best title of the passage? 6 A. U.N. Seeks New Secretary-General B. The First Female Secretary-General of the U.N. C. A Hard Decision in U.N.s History D. The U.N. Security Council 第二节
35、（共 5 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 15 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的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。 Thinking in English is not very difficult, but it does take effort and practice. Today, we will share some tips that can help. (16) Most teachers note that its best to start small. So, a good first step is to think in single words. L
36、ook around you. What do you see?（17） . As you continue with this, it becomes a habit, so things are going to appear in your head-computer, telephone, chair, desk. Think in sentences The next exercise is thinking in simple sentences. For example, if you are sitting in a park, you can tell yourself th
37、ings like Its such a beautiful day. and People are playing sports with their friends.（18） . Describe your day Another exercise is to describe your daily activities in your mind. At the beginning, describe the day with the simple present verb forms, like I put on my shirt. and He drives the bus. (19)
38、 . This would require other verb tenses（时态）. So the skill level is a little higher. For example, you might tell yourself, When I leave the house, Im going to get an iced coffee. Then, Ill take the train to class. Im studying with Paola today. She said she booked a study room at the library for 2 pm.
39、 Think in conversations Now, lets move to thinking in conversations.（20） . You are asking the questions and thinking of replies. You can do this out loud or in silence. It is a great way to practice what you might say in a real conversation. A. Think in single words B. Think in much longer sentences
40、 C. You can also make daily plans in your mind D. Try to name each object around you in your head E. It is a very good way to do exercises in daily talks 7 F. Once this becomes easy, you can move on to more difficult sentence G. When you do this, you are imagining yourself speaking to someone else 第
41、二部分第二部分 语言知识运用语言知识运用（共两节，满分共两节，满分 45 分分）第一节完形填空（每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） Last week, I was out getting the mail outside my house. Suddenly, I noticed a dog crossing the street that looked quite（21） . I went near the dog to see if I could（22） it. （ 23 ） , when I got close to the dog, I realized that it was th
42、e same dog that my neighbor（24） four years ago. I called out my（25） to make sure whether the dog was the neighbors. After examining the dog （ 26 ） , they were all sure that it was the neighbors. However, a few months ago, the neighbor（27） , but that was not going to stop me from（28） them! I（29） they
43、 moved to Minnesota, the other side of the country. I spent the rest of the day looking for all of the people with their las（t 30） in the Minnesota area. Imagine the big amount of work! At last when I wa（s 31） to give up hope, I called the（32） number. I couldn（t 33） it; it was them! In a(n（) 34） voi
44、ce, I told them how I found their dog that went missing 4 years ago. They thought it was unbelievable, too. They flew down to Florida to（35） with their dog and were really（36） . They told me God has heard their（37） and offered me some（38） . I thanked them and said no（39） I really needed it to settle
45、 the huge debt (债）. Seeing the（40） faces of them with their dog made me very happy, too! 21.A.lovely B.lonely C.familiar D.similar 22.A.touch B.stop C.order D.recognize 23.A.Hopelessly B.Interestingly C.detailedly D.Strangely 24.A.lost B.sold C.found D.bought 25.A.children B.friends C.workmates D.do
46、ctors 26.A.freely B.proudly C.correctly D.carefully 27.A.moved away B.turned away C.came out D.went out 28.A.missing B.finding C.seeing D.joining 8 29.A.expected B.thought C.believed D.remembered 30.A.address B.dog C.name D.number 31.A.agreeing B.hoping C.trying D.starting 32.A.first B.same C.last D
47、.second 33.A.accept B.believe C.get D.think 34.A.excited B.soft C.deep D.funny 35.A.talk B.begin C.meet D.play 36.A.disappointeded B.shocked C.frightened D.worried 37.A.wish B.question C.letter D.call 38.A.advice B.work C.money D.help 39.A.since B.although C.if D.when 40.A.lovely B.pink C.pretty D.h
48、appy 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 At 41 end of the16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly half of 42 (they) lived in England. They were native speakers. Later in the next century, people from England made 43 (voyage) to conquer o
49、ther parts of the world and English began to be spoken worldwide. Today, the number of people 44 (learn) English in China is increasing 45 (rapid). Besides, people from many other countries also speak English 46 their foreign language. The English language has been changing quite a lot over the last four centuries
