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1、下学期高一英语 5 5 月月考试题 0808 I. 单项选择（共 15小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 从每小题的 A.B.C.D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. Laughter is _ sun that drives winter from _ human face. A. the; / B. the; the C. /; the D. a; / 2. As it is raining heavily, I would rather _ at home than _ out with them. A. stay; going B. staying; going C
2、. staying; go D. stay; go 3. Sweet memories as I looked at the pictures which were taken at the beach last summer. A sorted out B look down upon C ended up D. crowded in 4. Only when you realize where the problem lies improve your studies. A. you did B. did you C. you can D. can you 5. I should say
3、sorry to Daisy. I regret to look after her dog that day while she was away. A. refusing B. to refuse C. refused D. being refused 6. Jane Goodall once observed chimps as a group _ a monkey and then eating it. A. hunting B. hunted C. hunt D. to hunt 7. The experts advise our army modern weapons. A. to
4、 equip; with B. equipping; with C. to equip; for D. equipping; for 8. Its reported that the US uses energy as the whole of Europe. A as twice B twice much C twice much as D twice as much 9. After the earthquake, the villagers were completely from the outside. A cut off B cut down C cut up D cut out
5、10. The little boy talked about the thing as if he himself had experienced it. Thats why most of us were that he was right. A believed B confirmed C convinced D doubted 11. - How could you my sister so easily in the crowd? - 1 - - Because she was the most beautiful girl in her red dress at that mome
6、nt. A pick up B pick out C take up D take out 12. Though we spent a lot, we think it _ because we succeeded in the end. A. worth B. worth being spent C. worthy of D. worthwhile 13. The girl as well as the boys _ to drive a car. A. learn B. have learned C. has learned D. are learning 14. Every possib
7、le means _ to prevent the pollution, but the sky is still gray. A. has been used B. are used C. is used D. have been used 15. Thanks to Yuans research, the UN has more tools in the battle _. A. to rid hunger of the world B. getting rid of hunger in the world C. to rid the world of hunger D. ridding
8、the world of hunger II.完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 16-35 各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A long time ago, there was an emperor (皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 16 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 17 enough
9、, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 18 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 19 riding and riding, whipping（鞭打）the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 20 or tired, he did not stop 21 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last cove
10、red a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 22 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 23 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 24 a very small area to 25 myself.” The above story is 26 to the journey of our 27 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more
11、28 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect (疏忽，忘 记) our 29 , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding 30 and the things we love to do. One day 31 we look back, we will 32 that we dont really need that much, 33 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 34 . Life is not about mak
12、ing money. Life is definitely (肯定地) not about work! Work is only 35 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life. 16. A. use B. cover C. work D. get - 2 - 17. A. Good B. Strange C. Sure D. Interesting 18. A. rode B. ran C. expanded D. struggled 19. A. kept on B. asked for C. gav
13、e up D. succeeded in 20. A. sad B. excited C. confused D. hungry 21. A. but B. so C. because D. if 22. A. sleeping B. arguing C. dying D. smiling 23. A. push B. make C. destroy D. prove 24. A. need B. have C. find D. show 25. A. live B. bury C. support D. sleep 26. A. useful B. certain C. similar D.
14、 special 27. A. future B. past C. history D. life 28. A. friends B. progress C. discoveries D. money 29. A. health B. career C. honor D. freedom 30. A. things B. condition C. people D. beauty 31. A. before B. when C. unless D. since 32. A. realize B. regret C. apologize D. explain 33. A. or B. until
15、 C. however D. but 34. A. saved B. missed C. reduced D. won 35. A. possible B. probable C. necessary D. suitable III.阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） A Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer
16、. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at
17、his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himsel
18、f - 3 - would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. The plan worked- Balzac got the vase at his price! 36. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. A vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach. B. At first the price of
19、 the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer. C. Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could pay D. Balzac was very poor. He couldnt buy the vase at a high price. 37. How many friends did Balzac gather? A. Six B. Twelve C. Ten D. Five 38. Who asked for the lowe
20、st price? A. The first one. B. The second one. C. The last of his friends. D. Balzac. 39. What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends? A. Unkind B. Dishonest C. Selfish D. Clever B Water goes around and around Earth in a never ending journey called the water cycle
21、（循环）. The sun heats up lakes, oceans, and other wet places on Earth. When the water gets warm enough, it changes into vapour. Plants also give off lots of water vapour. Some of this water vapour cools off high in the sky and becomes clouds. Then it falls back to Earth in a new place as rain or snow.
22、 This cycle happens over and over again. The ground can absorb water like a sponge (海绵). If you could see this groundwater, it wouldnt look like a lake or river. The groundwater is mixed in with the rocks and sand that lie in layers (层) below Earths surface. Groundwater moves along slowly. How slowl
23、y? Maybe 1.5 kilometres in one century. Some of this water has been underground for thousands of years. And once groundwater is pumped out of the ground from a deep well（井）by people, it may take hundreds of years for another water to take its place. 40. In which order does water go around Earth? a .
24、Fall down as rain or snow. b. Heated up by the sun on lakes, oceans and other - 4 - wet places. c. Cool off high in the sky. d. Form clouds. e. Change into vapour. A. dacbe B. becda C. caebd D. bceda 41. The groundwater seems to_. A. be just on the ground B. be pure water like that in a lake or rive
25、r C. exist in rocks and sand D. flow along like rivers or streams 42. The underlined word “pumped” in the passage can be replaced by_. A. drawn B. pushed C. run D. picked 43. What conclusion（结论）can we draw from the passage? A. Groundwater can be quickly replaced by other water once pumped out. B. Gr
26、oundwater travel in an unknown way. C. Groundwater has nothing to do with human beings. D. Groundwater is very valuable. C A young British sailor was missing at sea yesterday in similar circumstances (情况) to the way his father died five years ago The dinghy (救生橡皮船)，used to take Richard Smith，21，to h
27、is yacht (快艇)， was discovered empty, floating in seas off the Caribbean islandAn air and sea search was carried out but he has still not been discovered Richards mother, Bicknell，said from her home in Hampshire，“Its so much coincidence（巧合）Richard always carried a photograph of his father attached to
28、 a poem，which included the date of his disappearance” “Now, its very strange because all they have found is Richards dinghyWe need to know this time what has happened one way or anotherIf you know at least you can go through the grieving process (悲痛的过程)” In November 1996，Mr. Smiths father, Charlie，w
29、as sailing in the Tasmen sea between the Australian mainland and the island of Tasmen with his new wifeThey lost radio contact with the shore and they, together with their yacht were never seen again，and their disappearance remains a mystery Richard is described a talented (有才能的) and experienced sailor who has crewed for the champion ocean racerHe had sailed to the Caribbean in November to crew ocean racing yachts for entertainmentHe ended the evening drinking in the Abracbabra bar - 5 -