1、2011届河南省长葛市第三实验高中高一上学期第一次月考英语卷 单项选择 * The message is very important , so it is supposed _ as soon as possible . A sending B to send C being sent D to be sent 答案： D - I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend . - _ good . A Sound B Sounded C Sounding D Sounds 答案： D It was _ weather that ev
2、eryone wanted to go outing . A so fine B such fine C so a fine D such a fine 答案： B It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life _ weve actually had that lesson . A until B after C since D when 答案： A The rent is high , _ the house is quite satisfactory . A otherwise but B but otherwise C and othe
3、rwise D otherwise and 答案： B At the age of fourteen , Betty went to a _ girls school along with her sister . A Near B nearby C close D neighbor 答案： B Most people prefer _ mony _ it . A spending ; to earning B to be spending ; to be earning C to spend ; to earn D having spent ; to having earned 答案： A
4、Cook was a strict but good captain , _ who , usually , took care of the sailors on his trip . A the one B one C that D this 答案： B The business is said to be _ of a director . A under the control B under control C in the control D in its control 答案： C That earthquake damaged many houses and business
5、buildings; _ , it caused 400 deaths . A or else B therefore C after all D besides 答案： D - did you remember the days _ we worked on the farm - Certainly . Especially the hard times _ we spent together . A which ; when B when ; when C when ; which D which ; which 答案： C Out _ , and away _ . A the men w
6、ent ; was he B went the men ; he was C went ; he D the man went ; he was 答案： B I _ see Sarah _ her mother . They two look so much alike . A will ; thinking about B never ; without thinking of C always ; and remind D hardly ; and remember 答案： B -How did you find the party -Perfect ! It _ very well .
7、A turned off B went off C got off D put off 答案： B -Did you enjoy yourself at the party -Yes , Ive never been to _ one before . A a more exciting B the most exciting C a more excited D the most excited 答案： A 完型填空 阅读下面短文 , 掌握其大意 , 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案：。 It was a winter afternoon Some frie
8、nds and l were eating at a restaurant and talking We talked and talked and soon 36 became the topic Suddenly I 37 upon an idea “Wouldnt it be fun to go swimming Others go 38 in winter， but why couldnt we 39 , we could be healthier if we did ”I told them about this , and they all said it was a good i
9、dea 40 . Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop， with bags in our hands 41 for a bus to take us to the 42 The sky was clear； the sun was shining， but it was very cold all the same 43 0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us wall We all felt we should go _44_ but no one
10、wanted to speak out . We soon reached the sands There was nobody there， but we were not discouraged Instead we were 45 that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather 46 we changed our clothes quickly But things were not going so 47 The freezing sea wind was blowing We left very cold
11、and 48 all over At last we made up our minds to 49 into the water We put our feet in first, _50_ to take them back very quickly The water was unbelievably cold Then I suggested we all jump in We all went back ten steps . I gave the 51 ， and we all rushed forward and jumped in I shall never forget th
12、e moment I was in the water. I was up _52_and rushed again to the shore So it was with my friends We 53 0ur clothes as quickly as possible On the way back home， we talked about this unforgettable 54 The four of us did not _55_ school for the following three days We all suffered a lot from a very bad
13、 cold， but we thought it was all worth it 【小题1】 A films B music C sports D plays A caught B fell C came D hit A swimming B skating C skiing D camping A Specially B Besides C Really D Clearly A indeed B surely C certainly D truly A 1ooking B searching C waiting D asking A river B lake C pool D sands
14、A Even B Yet C If D And A ahead B forward C away D back A excited B happy C proud D lonely A So B However C Still D Or A wrong B right C bad D smooth A walked B changed C trembled D hid A go B drop C fun D rush A just B then C only D but A message B order C mark D information A slowly B nervously C
15、happily D immediately A had on B put on C wore D dressed A 1ife B experiment C chance D experience A attend B reach C enter D go 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18
16、】 B 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 A 阅读理解 It doesnt matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Thats what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves
17、. Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day. They never saw Herp
18、in sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Her
19、pin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94. 【小题 1】 The main idea of this passage is that _. A large numbers of people do not need sleep B a person was fou
20、nd who actually didnt need any sleep C everyone needs some sleep to stay alive来源 :高 &考 %资 (源 #网 KS5U.COM D people can live longer by trying not to sleep 【小题 2】 The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting to _. A cure him of his sleeplessness B find that his sleeplessness was not really true C find a
21、 way to free people from the need of sleeping D find out why some old people didnt need any asleep 【小题 3】 After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _. A was too old to need any sleep B often slept in a chair C needed no sleep at all D needed some kind of sleep 【小题 4】 One
22、 reason that might explain Herpins sleeplessness was _. A that he hadnt got a bed B that he had gradually got tired of the sleeping habit C his mothers injury before he was born D his magnificent physical condition 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C Here is a question I have often asked at dinn
23、er parties: Youre on an island with only one other person, your best friend. Hes dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school. Then he dies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in go
24、ing to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school Ive asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young
25、soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening. 【小题 1】 Which of the following is TRUE to the passage A Only the clever people can answer the question rightly. B Som
26、e people refuse to answer such a silly question. C Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question. D Most of the people have the same answer. 【小题 2】 What the writer often says at dinner parties is _. A not a true story B a true story C a strange story D just a joke 【小题 3】 Why do
27、es the writer often ask people such a question Because _. A he wants to find the answer for a research B he is interested in such a question C he likes to make fun of people at parties D he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something 【小题 4】 Which of the following decisions is
28、 most likely NOT correct A You give the money to your friends son. B You give the money to your son for medical school. C You keep the money for your future medical care. D You keep the money for your friends son. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C The Worlds Largest Insect This giant insect ca
29、n be used as a toy. A child ties one end of a string to a stick and the other end around the neck of an insect. Holding the stick, the child lets the insect go. With a loud whirring sound, the insect takes off, pulling the string in a large curve over the childs head. The child laughs as the stick j
30、umps around. The child is African, and the toy is the African Goliath beetle, the largest insect in the world. The Goliath is a true insect because it has six legs and a body that is divided into three parts. Like all beetles, it has two pairs of wings. The front pair are thick and stiff and protect
31、 the back pair, which are soft. It is these soft back wings that make the beetle fly forward. They also cause the loud whirring sound the beetle makes when it flies. To steer, the beetle twists and turns its legs the same way you steer a bike by turning its front wheel. African children often use th
32、e Goliath beetle as a toy. Although it is over 15 centimeters long, it is quite harmless. 【小题 1】 The African Goliath beetle is _. A the worlds largest insect B a toy used in many parts of the world C the only insect found in Africa D the worlds smallest insect 【小题 2】 What made the whirring sound tha
33、t the child heard A The curved string. B The beetles soft wings. C The beetles six legs. D The beetles body. 【小题 3】 We know the Goliath beetle is a true insect because it _. A makes a whirring sound when it flies B has both soft and hard wings C has six legs and a body with three parts D can fly 【小题
34、 4】 When flying, the Goliath steers by_. A turning its soft back wings B twisting and turning its hard front wings C twisting and turning its legs D twisting and turning its whole body 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C Some English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnin
35、gs and different endings, such as import, export, report and transport. All these words, you can see, have the same port, which come from the Latin word, meaning to carry or to move from one place to another. And according to the bit at the beginning, which we call the prefix the meaning changes. Im
36、port means to carry in or to bring into a country, export, ex means out of, so this word means to carry out of the country, re means back, so the report means to tell somebody, to bring back information to somebody, transport, trans means across and it means to carry across one place to another. Let
37、s look at the following words: supporter, reporter, importer and exporter. You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix, thus meaning a person who completes the verb. So supporter means somebody who supports. A reporter is somebody who reports. Imp
38、orter is somebody who imports and exporter is somebody who exports, and so on. 【小题 1】 In the first sentence the word part means _. A different beginnings and different endings B the same part that has several meanings C the root of the word D the same root that has different meanings 【小题 2】 By addin
39、g a prefix or a suffix to a root, we can get a word which has _. A the meaning of a Latin word B a different meaning C the meaning of in or out of D a lot of meanings 【小题 3】 We can get a noun _. A just by adding er to verbs B by changing a prefix C only by adding er to a root D by adding a suffix to
40、 a verb 【小题 4】 According to the passage, if we talk about a man of refinement, you may guess that he must be _. A a man having good manners and education B a person who should be educated C somebody having bad manners D a person punished by somebody else 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A It is
41、 believed that it took about 800 thousand to 1 million years for the earths population to reach the 250 million total which existed at the end of the first century AD. For some time after that, disease, famine(饥饿 ) and war kept the population increase down to a rate of 1 percent a year so that more
42、than 15 centuries passed before the population reached 500 million. But in the next 250 years, up to 1850, the population of the world shot to 1 billion and today it has reached 3.5 billion. Scientists say that in the next 35 years the population of the world will double, reaching almost 7 billion b
43、y the year 2010. When experts are asked what are the most effective measures that can stop over population, they reply that at least three measures can be considered. (A) Increasing sources and supply of food for under-developed countries. (B) Increasing the industrialization of under- developed cou
44、ntries. (C) Controlling birth. The experts add, however, that none of the above measures can be effective by itself, and that all must be combined into one whole program. They also agree that without controlling of births, any other measures are doomed (注定 ) to failure. 【小题 1】 The population _ becau
45、se of disease, famine and war. A didnt increase B became less C increased slowly D still increased very fast 【小题 2】 The population of the world doubled between the year _. A 1850 and today B 100 and the year 1400 C 100 and the year 1600 D 1 and the year 100 【小题 3】 Which of the following is true A th
46、e richer the country is, the faster the population increase. B Birth control is the most important way to control the growth of population. C the population in the developed countries is increasing faster than that in the underdeveloped countries. D It is impossible to control the increase of the po
47、pulation. 【小题 4】 The passage was written in _. A 1850 B 1936 C 2001 D 1975 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 阅读填空 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。请将答案：写在答题卡上相应的横线上。 Each year there is an increasing number of cars as millions of new cars are produced in America . Americans will not live without cars ! However , some have realised the serious problem of air pollution by cars . It is necessary to find ways to solve the problem of air pollution . One way to clean the air is to build a new kind of clean car . Thats what several of the large car fa
