1、2011-2012学年甘肃省兰州市第五十五中学高一第一次月考英语卷 其他 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。 （ Zhang=Z Mr Smith=M） Z: Hello, are you Mr Smith from the United States M: Yes, Robert Smith Please call me Robert _【小题 1】 _ Z: My pleasure Welcome to China My name is Zhang Lin You can call me Lin This is my card M: Than
2、k you And _【小题 2】 _ Z: Oh, good, thanks How was the journey M: _【小题 3】 _, although a little tiring Z: Then lets get your things and go to the hotel now M: Oh, thank you _【小题 4】 _ Z: Its about thirty minutes drive By the way, we are going to have a dinner party for you this evening M: Its very kind o
3、f you _【小题 5】 _ Z: Six thirty Ill pick you up at six oclock M: Ok, see you then Z: Bye A It was OK B Where is the hotel C Here is my card D Where shall we go E Thank you for meeting me F How many people are going there G What time does it begin 答案： 【小题 1】 E 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 G 单项选择 *
4、 -Excuse me, Dad, but Im going to the club to meet my friends in the football team. - Ok. _. A Good luck B Congratulations C With pleasure D Have fun 答案： D I cant spend _ money on the car which is _ expensive for me. A too much; much too B far too; too much C much too; to much D too many; much to 答案
5、： A As a young man, Comrade Zhou Enlai _ the students movements and later _ the Communist Party of China. A joined; took part in B took part in; joined C joined in; took part in D took part in; joined in 答案： B You cant imagine what great trouble I had _ his address. A to find B of finding C finding
6、D about finding 答案： C I dont think she is a nice woman; I am _ her empty talk. A grateful for B tired of C crazy about D concerned about 答案： B 这题考查词组辨析： be grateful for“对 感激 ” be tired of “厌倦于 ”be crazy about “对。着迷 ” be concerned about“担心，关心 ”句意是：我认为她不是好女人，我厌倦于她的空谈。选 B。 Mikes father, as well as his
7、mother, commanded that he _ home. A stayed B could stay C stay D has stayed 答案： C _ is not only what you do, but also how you do it that makes the difference. A There B This C That D It 答案： D He is such a man that _ his clothes very much. A cares about B cares for C takes care D takes care of 答案： A
8、His whole school education _ only 2 years because of his illness. A added up B added up to C added to D was added up to 答案： B The shop _ until 7 oclock. A stayed opened B continues open C stays open D continues opened 答案： C Tonnys parents thought he was at school, but _ he was in an Internet bar. A
9、actually B at present C especially D fortunately 答案： A The boy asked his mother _ go out to relax himself or not. A whether could he B if he could C that he could D whether he could 答案： D _ from space, the earth is blue. A When seeing B When see C When we see it D When to see 答案： C This is the first
10、 time that I _ at the meeting. A had spoken B have spoken C spoke D speak 答案： B He _ her to go to school, even though she did not want to. A advised B persuaded C suggested D hoped 答案： B 完型填空 “Hi! John ” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “Im going to have a 16 perform
11、ance tonight I hope youll come Here is the 17 ” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people 18 Is that true I asked myself She was a quite 19 girl I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to 20 indeed I arrived at the 21 with the ticket, an
12、d found my seat Her performance was the seventh one I knew I would 22 from a hard time before her turn, for I had no 23 of art, but her performance was 24 watching, no matter how long I would wait Time went slowly I 25 with myself not to fall asleep Let s welcome the next exciting dance - Latin ! 26
13、 filled the hall at once I opened my eyes as large as possible, 27 to lose anything Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully 28 in the Latin music At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly 29 on the splendid stage After all
14、the performance 30 , I waited for her at the gate Hi! She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 31 as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen How do you feel There was not a little bit tired 32 on her face 33 ! I answered Thank you! I knew
15、it would be She could not 34 her excitement, laughing like a child Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I 35 that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella 【小题1】 A instrument B dance C music D opera A address B nu
16、mber C ticket D invitation A quickly B completely C quietly D excitedly A lovely B popular C confident D ordinary A cover up B turn off C dress up D take in A hall B party C theatre D school A relieve B escape C relax D suffer A interest B ability C sense D touch A proper B worth C good D happy A st
17、ruggled B knocked C supported D controlled A Appreciation B Attention C Expectation D Applause A failing B fearing C forgetting D regretting A absorbed B swallowed C interested D surrounded A singing B flying C skipping D staying A stopped B paused C ended D succeeded A talked B dressed C laughed D
18、looked A appearance B excitement C expression D exhibition A Sorry B Congratulations C Far from D Fantastic A hide B prevent C remove D abandon A doubted B realized C wondered D suggested 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B
19、【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B。今晚我要参加一个舞蹈（ dance）演出，希望你能来。 【小题 1】 C。这是门票（ ticket），别忘了啊！ 【小题 1】 A。她就匆匆忙忙地（ quickly）离开了，很快消失在人群中。 【小题 1】 D。她是一个相当普通的（ ordinary）女孩。 【小题 1】 C。 dress up穿上盛装。因为她真的不知该如何打扮。 【小题 1】 A。我拿着票走进演出大厅（ hall），找到座位。 【小题 1】 D。 suffer fr
20、om遭受。知道我得忍受一段艰难的时间了 【小题 1】 C。因为我对艺术根本就没有什么感觉（ sense）。 【小题 1】 B。 be worth doing值得做某事。但是不论等多久，她的表演都值得一看。 【小题 1】 A。 struggle with 与 斗争。时间过得很慢，我努力不使自己睡着。 【小题 1】 D。 “让我们欢迎下一个精彩的舞蹈 拉丁舞！ ”掌声（ Applause）立刻响彻全场。 【小题 1】 B。我尽量睁大眼睛，生怕（ fearing）会 漏掉什么。 【小题 1】 A。 be absorbed in沉醉于。她带着迷人的笑容，翩翩起舞，完全沉醉在拉丁音乐中。 【小题 1】
21、B。那一刻，她就像一只美丽的蝴蝶在辉煌的舞台上起舞（ flying）。 【小题 1】 C。演出结束（ ended）之后，我在门口等她。 【小题 1】 B。她站在我面前，提着一个手袋和水晶高跟鞋，穿着她平常穿（ dressed）的衣服。 【小题 1】 C。她的脸上没有显出一丝疲倦的神情（ expression）。 【小题 1】 D。我答道： “棒极了（ Fantastic）！ ” 【小题 1】 A。她掩饰（ hide）不住 兴奋，露出孩子般的笑容。 【小题 1】 B。这时，我意识到（ realized），每个女孩都有一双属于自己的特殊的鞋，就像灰姑娘的水晶鞋一样。 阅读理解 Teaching c
22、hildren to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective The staying power of the “look-say” or “whole-w
23、ord” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing
24、 the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words It fits in with the self-directed, “learning how to learn” activities recommended by advocates of “open” classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading Before 1963, no major publisher put ou
25、t anything but these “Run-Spot-Run” readers However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate” in beginning reading In his best-seller Why Johnny Cant Read, Flesch indicted（控诉） the nations public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method He said
26、and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics, is far superior Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sou
27、nds together to make words Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the mean
28、ing of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step 【小题 1】 The author indicts the look-say reading approach because _ A it overlooks decoding B Rudolf Flesch agrees with him C he says it is boring D many schools continue to use this method 【小题 2】 On
29、e major difference between the look-say method of learning reading and the phonics method is _ A look-say is simpler B Phonics takes longer to learn C look-say is easier to teach D phonics gives readers access to far more words 【小题 3】 The phrase “touch-off”（ Para 3, Line 1） most probably means _ A t
30、alk about shortly B start or cause C compare with D oppose 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B Have you ever been to the beautiful country of Holland and its capital Amsterdam Anyone who has traveled to Amsterdam would probably agree on one thing: Amsterdams story is a tale of two cities - one during the
31、 day and a completely different one at night During the day, the largest city in the Netherlands sits quietly on the Amstel River You can rent a bicycle, visit the Van Gogh or Anne Frank museum, or take a water taxi But when the sun goes down, the partying begins In the big clubs and in coffee shops
32、, tourists gather to hang out, talk politics and smoke Several areas of the city clearly show the two worlds that rule Amsterdam And theyre all within a short cab ride of each other For example, Dam Square attracts daytime sightseers to its festivals, open mark ets, concerts and other events Several
33、 beautiful and very popular hotels can be found there And theres the Royal Palace and the Magna Plaza shopping mall But at night party-seekers come to the square Hip hop or funk music is heard there So if you come, be ready to dance The clubs dont shut down until 4 am And while youre there, check ou
34、t the various inexpensive ways to tour the city Dont worry about getting lost Although Dutch is the official language, most people in Amsterdam speak English and are happy to help you with directions And youll notice that half the people in the streets are on bicycles they rent Amsterdam also has a
35、well-planned canal system For about 10 dollars, you can use the canal bus or a water taxi to cruise（巡游） the Venice of the North The city has a historic past One impressive place to visit is the Anne Frank House on Nine Streets It was there that the young Jewish girl wrote her famous diary during Wor
36、ld War II Visitors can view Annes original diary and climb behind the bookcase to the room where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years 【小题 1】 What means of transport is not available to visitors in Amsterdam A A carriage B A bicycle C A canal bus D A water taxi 【小题 2】 When getting lost
37、, a visitor can ask natives for directions in _ A only Dutch B Dutch or English C only English D Spanish and English 【小题 3】 What can you learn about by visiting the Anne Frank House A The experience of a beautiful girl survivor B The glorious past of Amsterdam C The life of Jewish during World War D
38、 The suffering of the Dutch in wars 【小题 4】 The passage is intended to _ A call up peoples memories of World War B tell readers what A Tale of Two Cities is about C instruct visitors what to do and see in Holland D offer readers some information about Amsterdam 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D
39、 Elizabeth and I are 18 now, and about to graduate I think about our elementary-school friendship, but some memories have blurred （模糊） What happened that day in the fifth grade when Beth suddenly stopped speaking to me Does she know that Ive been thinking about her for seven years If only we could g
40、o back, and discover what ended our relationship I have to speak with Beth I see her sometimes, and find out school is fine Its not the same It never will be Someone says that shes Liz now What happened to Beth I cant call her Should I write What if she doesnt answer me How will I know what shes thi
41、nking Yes, Ill write her a letter These things are easier to express in writing Be-, no, Li-, no, Elizabeth, I begin The words flow freely, as seven year old memories are reborn I ask her all the questions that have been left unanswered in my mind, and pray she will answer I seal my thoughts in the
42、perfect white envelope, and imagine Beth looking into her mailbox W ill she know why Im writing Maybe she once thought of writing the same letter As the mailman takes my envelope from me forever, I wo nder if Ive made the right decision Do I have the right to force myself into Beths life again Am I
43、simply part of the past I have taken the first step Beth has control of the situation now One day has passed Are my words lying on the bottom of the post office floor Two days are gone Im lost in thought and dont even hear the phone ting Hello Its Elizabeth 【小题 1】 What can we learn about Beth A She
44、had a quarrel with the author in the fifth grade B She moved to another school in the fifth grade C She is now called Liz instead of Beth D She hasnt seen the author for seven years 【小题 2】 Why does the author decide to write a letter instead of calling A She is sure that Beth will not answer B Shes
45、afraid that theyll quarrel on the phone C She doesnt know Beths telephone number D It is easier to express her feelings in writing 【小题 3】 Which of the following the author might NOT mention in her letter A Their elementary-school friendship B Her future plan after graduation C Her expectations for B
46、eths reply D The questions about the endings of their friendship 【小题 4】 What might happen at the end of the story A Beth answers her letter two days later B The letter doesnt reach Beth at all C They make up their friendship D Beth refuses to make peace with her 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】
47、 C A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure Dr Thomas Houston, a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension （高血压） patients talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a p
