1、1樟树中学 2021届高一（上）第一次月考英 语 试 卷考试范围：Unit 1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。 AA little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After mom dried her hands on apron, she read
2、 it, and this is what it said:For cutting the grass: $5.00For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00For going to the store for you: $0.50Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $0.25Taking out the garbage: $1.00For getting a good report card: $5.00For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.0
3、0Total owed: $14.75Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the 4paper hed written on, and this is what she wrote:For the nine months I carried while you were growing inside me: No ChargeFor all th
4、e nights that Ive sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No ChargeFor all the trying times, and all the tears that youve caused through the years: No ChargeFor the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose: No ChargeSon, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No Charge.When the boy
5、finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: “PAID IN FULL”.21. The underlined sentence means _. A. the boy found something in his
6、mothers mindB. the boy thought his mother was considering how much she should pay himC. the boy didnt thought his mother would give him moneyD. the boy thought that his mother recalled something of the past22. When the mother wrote “No charge” on the paper, she really meant that_.A. the boy neednt p
7、ay the money B. the boy should pay the moneyC. what she has done for the boy is uncountableD. she didnt know how much she should pay the boy23. Why did the boy cry?A. Because he couldnt get money from his mother.B. Because he felt shameful to ask his mother for money.C. Because his mother beat him u
8、p. D. Because he also loved his mother.24. Whats the main idea of the text?A. Mothers love for her children is invaluable.5B. The boy shouldnt have asked his mother for money.C. The boys mother should have given him money.D. The writer mainly told us a story that a boy asked his mother for money.BHe
9、re is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd(荒谬的). But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood pa
10、ssing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.So fa
11、r as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional attitudes. One of Englands m
12、ost outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting work
13、er in good health is due to emotional problems.”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated-those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes
14、 fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.25. We can infer that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to _.A. enjoy their work B. have some good food6C. exercise regularly D. discover fatigue toxins26. What surprised the scientists a few years ago?A. Fati
15、gue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers blood.B. Albert Einstein didnt feel worn after a days work.C. A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins.D. The brain could continue for long without feeling tired.27. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers t
16、ired?A. Challenging mental work. B. Unpleasant emotions.C. Endless tasks. D. Physical labor.28. Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists idea?A. He doubts them. B. He argues against them.C. He agrees with them. D. He refuses to accept them.CWind is the great maker of waves. There are except
17、ions, such as the tidal(潮汐的) waves sometimes produced by earthquakes under the sea. But the waves most of us know are produced by winds blowing over the sea.Now before constructing(构建) an imaginary life history of a typical wave, we need to know certain physical things about it. A wave has height, f
18、rom trough (low point) to crest (high point). It has lengththe distance from this crest to that of the following wave. The period of the wave means the time it takes for next crests to pass a fixed point. None of these things stays the samefor all depend upon the wind, upon the depth of the water an
19、d many other matters.The water that makes up a wave does not advance(前进) with it across the sea. Each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original(原始的) position. And it is fortunate that this is so. For if the huge masses of wate
20、r that make up a wave actually moved across the sea, sailing would be impossible.If we want to find the speed of a wave, we may use the following way:7Speed = wavelength frequency Here, wavelength is the distance between two high points (crests), frequency means the number of cycles per second.29. W
21、hat causes waves?A. Earthquakes and nothing else. B. Only wind.C. Wind causes most waves. D. Wind causes some waves.30. The speed of Wave 1 is 100 cm/s, frequency 10. The frequency of Wave 2 is 300, while its speed is twice that of Wave 1. Which of the following is right?A. The wavelengths of the tw
22、o are equal.B. The wavelength of Wave 1 is 10 times longer than that of Wave 2.C. The wavelength of Wave 2 is longer than that of Wave 1.D. The wavelength of Wave 1 is longer than that of Wave 2.31. What do you think benefits(从.中获益) us most in moving across the sea?A. Water drop almost staying its o
23、riginal position. B. Long wavelength. C. Wind speed. D. Wave frequency.32. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The water of a wave moves away across the sea.B. The water of a wave remains almost at the same place.C. The water of a wave goes with the passing of the wave.D. The
24、length of a wave means the distance from the top of a wave to the bottom.DWASHINGTONThousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade, according to a survey. But another contrary trend has 8educators and policy makers abuzz: a rush by schools in all parts of America t
25、o offer instructions in Chinese. Some schools are paying for Chinese classes on their own, but hundreds are getting some help. The Chinese government is sending teachers from China to schools all over the worldand paying part of their salaries. No one keeps an exact count, but rough calculations bas
26、ed on the governments survey suggest that perhaps 1,600 American public and private schools are teaching Chinese, up from 300 or so a decade ago. And the number is growing vastly. “Its really changing the language education situation of this country,” said Nancy C. Rhodes, director at the center. Ot
27、her signs point to the same trend. “The number of students taking the Advanced Placement test in Chinese, introduced in 2007, has grown so fast that it is likely to pass German this year as the third most-tested A.P. language, after Spanish and French”, said Trevor Packer, vice president at the Coll
28、ege Board. “Weve all been surprised that in such a short time Chinese would grow to surpass A.P. German,” Mr. Packer said.A decade ago, most of the schools with Chinese programs were on the East and West Coasts. But in recent years, many schools have started Chinese programs in heartland states, inc
29、luding Ohio and Illinois in the Midwest, Texas and Georgia in the South, and Colorado and Utah in the Rocky Mountain West. America has had the study of a foreign language grow before, only to see the bubble burst. Many schools began teaching Japanese in the 1980s, after Japan appeared as an economic
30、 power. But thousands have dropped the language, the survey found. Japanese is not the only language that has declined(衰退). Thousands of schools that offered French, German or Russian have stopped teaching those languages, too, the survey found. 33. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “abuzz“ i
31、n the first paragraph? A. Be noisy like the sound of a bee. B. Be lively for various activities. C. Cause people to discuss something hotly. D. Cause people to march bravely. 934. What can we infer from what Mr. Packer said? A. More and more people choose Chinese in A.P. test. B. A.P. test is the mo
32、st difficult one in the world. C. Chinese is more important than Spanish and French. D. Chinese is a necessary subject in most important tests. 35. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Chinese is being learned as an official language in America.B. Foreign Languages fade in American schools excep
33、t Chinese. C. Teaching Chinese in foreign countries has become a trend. D. Foreign languages are no longer being taught in America.第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10 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。 What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red? 36_. Do you prefer grays and blues? The
34、n you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist(悲观主义者). At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference（偏爱）, as well as the effect that colors have on human be
35、ings. _37_. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly._38_. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. ?_39_
36、. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby b
37、lue.? ? _40_. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather 10than black or grey.A. On the other hand, black is depressing. B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as gro
38、w up - we are born with our preference.C. The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.F. Life is like a picture o
39、r a poem, full of different colors.G. Colors do influence our moods-there is no doubt about it第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节：完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）浏览全文，掌握其大意；然后从各题所给的 A, B, C和 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将相应选项涂黑。Dear son,The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patienc
40、e and try to understand me.If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I 41 teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I 42 the same things thousand and one times, do not 43 me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times
41、the same story 44 you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a 45 , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I 46 , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my 47 little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me wit
42、h your mocking (嘲弄) smile. I taught you 48 to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life. When at some moment I lose the memory or the 49 of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become 11nervous, as the most important thing
43、is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you 50 to me.If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well 51 I need to and when not. When my 52 legs do not allow me to walk, give me your 53 , the same way I did when you gave your first 54 . And when someday I say to you t
44、hat I do not want to 55 any more -that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, 56 my mistakes, I always wanted the 57 thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You
45、 must not feel sad, or angry for seeing me 58 you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you 59 living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and 60 . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.I love you, son.Your fa
46、ther1241. A. paid 42. A. praise 43. A. interrupt 44. A. when 45. A. rest 46. A. discovered47. A. knowing 48. A. what 49. A. news 50. A. talking 51. A. where 52. A. tired 53. A. leg 54. A. step 55. A. talk 56. A. because 57. A. last 58. A. near 59. A. made 60. A. mercy B. spent B. think B. disturbB.
47、after B. word B. inventedB. fearingB. when B. attitudeB. listeningB. how B. tiring B. ear B. pace B. live B. since B. first B. behind B. startedB. care C. cost C. repeat C. look C. since C. shower C. noticed C. enjoying C. how C. material C. respondingC. that C. tiresome C. hand C. laugh C. write C.
48、 while C. best C. below C. earned C. excuse D. took D. criticize D. avoid D. until D. sleep D. assumed D. consultingD. why D. thread D. appealing D. when D. tied D. mind D. cry D. sleep D. despite D. most D. against D. found D. patience 第卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分） 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或括号内单词的恰当形式。American English has its own idioms. Lets say you buy something in a shop. And 61 you pay for it, you say: this cost 62 an arm and a leg! What do you really mean by 63 (say) so? Do you have to give them an arm and a leg? I hope not. Lets list
