高一英語月考測(cè)試試題

I.ListeningComprehension(30points)

SectionA(15points)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

Conversation1

M:Excuseme,doyouknowwheretheschoollibraryis?Ineedtoreturnabookbefore5pm.

W:It’sonthethirdflooroftheteachingbuilding.Buttheelevatorisbrokentoday,soyou’llhavetotakethestairs.

Q:Howwillthemangotothelibrary?

A)Byelevator

B)Bystairs

C)Bybus

D)Onfoot

Conversation2

W:Themathexamwassodifficult!Ispenttwohoursonthelastproblemandstillcouldn’tsolveit.

M:Iagree.Ithinktheteachermadeitharderthanlastmonth’stest.Didyoufinishallthequestions?

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A)Amathexam

B)Ascienceproject

C)Ahistorylesson

D)AEnglishnovel

Conversation3

M:WouldyouliketojoinusforapicnicthisSaturday?Theweatherforecastsaysitwillbesunny.

W:I’dloveto,butIhavetoattendmycousin’sbirthdayparty.Maybenextweekend?

Q:Whycan’tthewomangotothepicnic?

A)Shehastostudyforatest

B)Sheneedstovisithergrandparents

C)Sheisattendingabirthdayparty

D)Shehasadoctor’sappointment

Conversation4

W:HowdidyouimproveyourEnglishsoquickly?Yourpronunciationismuchbetternow.

M:IpracticebywatchingEnglishmovieseverydayandrepeatingthedialogues.Itreallyhelps!

Q:WhatdoesthemandotoimprovehisEnglish?

A)Hetakesonlinecourses

B)HewatchesEnglishmovies

C)Hetalkswithforeignteachers

D)HereadsEnglishnewspapers

Conversation5

M:Thisrestaurantisfamousforitspizza.Shouldweorderalargeoneoramedium?

W:Let’sgetamedium.I’mnotveryhungry,andwecansavetheleftoversfortomorrow.

Q:Whatsizepizzawilltheyorder?

A)Small

B)Medium

C)Large

D)Extralarge

Conversation6

W:DidyouhearabouttheschooltriptothemuseumnextFriday?Weneedtobringanotebookandapen.

M:Yes,andwehavetomeetattheschoolgateat8:30am.Don’tbelate!

Q:Whattimewillthestudentsmeet?

A)8:00am

B)8:30am

C)9:00am

D)9:30am

Conversation7

M:Myphonebatteryisdead.CanIborrowyourcharger?

W:Sorry,Iforgotmineathome.Butthere’sachargingstationintheclassroomnextdoor.

Q:Wherecanthemanchargehisphone?

A)Inthewoman’sbag

B)Intheclassroomnextdoor

C)Intheschooloffice

D)Inthelibrary

Conversation8

W:Iwanttobuyanewbackpack.Thisoneistoosmallformybooks.

M:ThestoreonMainStreethasasaletoday.Maybewecangothereafterschool.

Q:Whenwilltheygotothestore?

A)Afterschool

B)Duringlunchbreak

C)Thisweekend

D)Tomorrowmorning

SectionB(15points)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,3questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

LongConversation1

M:Hi,Lily!Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?

W:I’mplanningtovisitthecityzoowithmylittlebrother.Helovesanimals,especiallypandas.

M:Pandasarecute!Iwenttherelastmonth.Thenewelephantexhibitisamazing.Haveyouseenit?

W:No,Ihaven’t.Isitworthvisiting?

M:Definitely!TheelephantsarefromAfrica,andtheyhaveahugeplayground.Youcanevenwatchthembeingfedat2pm.

W:Thatsoundsfun.Whattimedoesthezooopen?

M:Itopensat9amandclosesat5pm.Butyoushouldarriveearlybecausethepandasaremostactiveinthemorning.

W:Goodtip!Howmuchistheticket?

M:Forstudents,it’s20yuan.Adultspay40yuan.

W:Great,mybrotherisunder10,sohegetsinforfree.Thanksfortheinformation,Tom!

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.WhatdoesLilyplantodothisweekend?

A)Visitthecityzoo

B)Gotoanamusementpark

C)Attendaconcert

D)Studyforanexam

Whattimecanvisitorswatchtheelephantsbeingfed?

A)10am

B)12pm

C)2pm

D)4pm

HowmuchwillLilypayforherticket?

A)10yuan

B)20yuan

C)30yuan

D)40yuan

LongConversation2

W:Goodmorning,Mr.Smith.I’mheretotalkaboutmyscienceproject.

M:Goodmorning,Emma.Whattopicdidyouchoose?

W:Iwanttoresearchhowplantsgrowindifferenttypesofsoil.I’vereadthatsoilpHaffectsplantgrowth.

M:Interesting!Haveyoudecidedwhichplantstouse?

W:Yes,I’llusesunflowersbecausetheygrowquickly.I’lltestthreetypesofsoil:sandy,clay,andloam.

M:That’sasolidplan.Doyouneedanyequipmentfromtheschoollab?

W:Ineedthreepots,soilsamples,andapHmeter.Also,canIborrowacameratotakephotosoftheplantseachweek?

M:Ofcourse.Thelabassistantwillhelpyougetwhatyouneed.Whendoyouplantostart?

W:NextMonday.I’llplanttheseedsandrecordthepHofeachsoilsamplefirst.

M:Remembertowatertheplantsthesameamounteveryday.Variableslikewaterandsunlightshouldbecontrolled.

W:Iwill.Thankyou,Mr.Smith!

Questions12to14arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.WhatisEmma’sscienceprojectabout?

A)Howlightaffectsplantgrowth

B)HowsoilpHaffectsplantgrowth

C)Howwateraffectsseedgermination

D)Howtemperatureaffectsflowerblooming

WhichplantswillEmmauseinherproject?

A)Roses

B)Sunflowers

C)Tomatoes

D)Grass

WhatdoesMr.SmithadviseEmmatocontrol?

A)Thetypeofsoil

B)Theamountofwater

C)Thesizeofthepots

D)ThepHofthesoil

II.VocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

Myfatherusually______coffeeinthemorning,buttodayheisdrinkingtea.

A)drinks

B)drank

C)willdrink

D)isdrinking

We______tothebeachiftheweatherisnicetomorrow.

A)go

B)went

C)willgo

D)havegone

Thisisthe______bookIhaveeverread.Icouldn’tputitdown!

A)interesting

B)moreinteresting

C)mostinteresting

D)veryinteresting

Couldyoupleasetellme______thenearestpostofficeis?

A)what

B)where

C)when

D)why

I______myhomeworkwhenmymothercamehomelastnight.

A)do

B)did

C)amdoing

D)wasdoing

Shehaslivedinthiscity______tenyears.

A)for

B)since

C)in

D)on

You______bequietinthelibrary.It’sarule.

A)can

B)must

C)may

D)might

Mybrotherisgoodatplaying______piano,buthedoesn’tlikeplaying______basketball.

A)the;/

B)/;the

C)the;the

D)/;/

Theteacheraskedus______lateforclassagain.

A)notbe

B)nottobe

C)don’tbe

D)won’tbe

Thereare______studentsinourclass:25boysand20girls.

A)forty-five

B)fortyfive

C)fourty-five

D)fourtyfive

IfI______moretime,Iwouldlearntoplaytheguitar.

A)have

B)had

C)willhave

D)havehad

Thisshirtistoosmallforme.Doyouhavea______size?

A)big

B)bigger

C)biggest

D)thebiggest

Mysister______toLondonlastsummerandshelovedit.

A)travels

B)traveled

C)hastraveled

D)willtravel

Weneedtobuysome______fortheparty:apples,bananas,andoranges.

A)vegetable

B)vegetables

C)fruit

D)fruits

HespeaksEnglish______thanhisbrother.

A)fluent

B)morefluent

C)fluently

D)morefluently

______youfinishyourhomework,youcan’twatchTV.

A)If

B)Unless

C)Because

D)When

Thebook______byJ.K.Rowlingisverypopularamongteenagers.

A)write

B)wrote

C)written

D)writing

There______afootballmatchonTVtonight.Let’swatchittogether.

A)is

B)was

C)willbe

D)are

Idon’tknow______hewillcometothepartyornot.

A)if

B)whether

C)that

D)what

Myparentsalwaysencourageme______mybestineverything.

A)try

B)totry

C)trying

D)tried

III.ReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

TheHistoryofChocolate

Chocolateisoneofthemostpopularfoodsintheworld,butitshistoryislongerthanyoumightthink.ThestoryofchocolatebeginsinCentralAmerica,wheretheancientMayaandAztecpeoplegrewcacaotrees.Theybelievedcacaobeanswereagiftfromthegodsandusedthemtomakeabitterdrinkcalled“xocolatl,”whichmeans“bitterwater.”

Inthe16thcentury,SpanishexplorersbroughtcacaobeansbacktoEurope.Atfirst,onlyroyaltyandthewealthycouldaffordchocolate,asitwasexpensivetoimport.Overtime,peoplestartedaddingsugarandmilktomakeitsweeter,andchocolatebecamepopularacrossEurope.

Inthe19thcentury,newtechnologychangedchocolateproduction.In1828,aDutchchemistinventedamachinetoseparatecocoabutterfromcacaobeans,makingitpossibletocreatesolidchocolate.Later,in1847,aBritishcompanymadethefirstmodernchocolatebar.

Today,chocolateisenjoyedinmanyforms:bars,cakes,icecream,andmore.Thelargestchocolate-consumingcountryisSwitzerland,wheretheaveragepersoneatsover10kilogramsofchocolateperyear!

Questions35to39arebasedonPassage1.

35.Wheredidthestoryofchocolatebegin?

A)Europe

B)CentralAmerica

C)Africa

D)Asia

WhatdidtheancientMayaandAztecpeopleusecacaobeansfor?

A)Makingcandy

B)Growingtrees

C)Creatingabitterdrink

D)Tradingwithothercountries

WhendidchocolatebecomepopularacrossEurope?

A)Inthe15thcentury

B)Inthe16thcentury

C)Inthe18thcentury

D)Inthe19thcentury

Whatinventionmadesolidchocolatepossible?

A)Amachinetoseparatecocoabutter

B)Anewtypeofcacaotree

C)Awaytoaddsugartochocolate

D)Amethodtogrowcacaobeansfaster

Whichcountryconsumesthemostchocolateperperson?

A)Spain

B)Britain

C)Switzerland

D)TheNetherlands

Passage2

TheBenefitsofReading

Readingisnotjustahobby—it’sahabitthatcanimproveyourlifeinmanyways.Herearesomeofthebenefitsofreadingregularly:

First,readinghelpsyoulearnnewvocabulary.Whenyoureadbooks,newspapers,orarticles,youencounterwordsyoumightnotuseindailyconversation.Lookingupthesewordsandusingtheminyourownwritingorspeechcanexpandyourvocabulary.

Second,readingimprovesyourmemoryandconcentration.Whenyoureadastory,youhavetoremembercharacters,plotdetails,andsettings.Thisexercisestrengthensyourbrain’sabilitytofocusandrememberinformation.

Third,readingreducesstress.Studiesshowthatreadingforjust30minutescanloweryourheartrateandrelaxyourbodymorethanlisteningtomusicorwatchingTV.It’sagreatwaytoescapefromthepressuresofdailylife.

Finally,readingexposesyoutonewideasandcultures.Whetheryou’rereadinganovelsetinanothercountryoranon-fictionbookaboutscience,youlearnaboutdifferentperspectivesandwaysoflife.Thishelpsyoubecomemoreopen-mindedandempathetic.

So,pickupabooktoday!Itdoesn’tmatterifit’saclassicnovel,acomicbook,oramagazine—justreadsomethingthatinterestsyou.

Questions40to44arebasedonPassage2.

40.Whatisonebenefitofreadingmentionedinthepassage?

A)Ithelpsyousleepbetter

B)Itimprovesyourvocabulary

C)Itmakesyoutaller

D)Itincreasesyourrunningspeed

Howdoesreadingimprovememory?

A)Bymakingyouforgetunimportantthings

B)Byrequiringyoutorememberstorydetails

C)Byteachingyoumathformulas

D)Bylettingyoulistentoaudiobooks

Howlongshouldyoureadtoreducestress,accordingtostudies?

A)10minutes

B)20minutes

C)30minutes

D)40minutes

Whatdoesreadingexposeyouto?

A)Newideasandcultures

B)Expensivehobbies

C)Difficultmathproblems

D)Loudnoises

Whatkindofreadingmaterialdoestheauthorsuggest?

A)Onlyclassicnovels

B)Onlynon-fictionbooks

C)Anythingthatinterestsyou

D)Onlynewspapersandarticles

Passage3

ADayintheLifeofaHighSchoolStudent

LiMingisa16-year-oldstudentatBeijingNo.5HighSchool.Hisdaystartsearly,buthealwaysmakestimeforthethingsheloves.

6:30am:LiMingwakesupanddoes15minutesofstretchingexercises.“Ithelpsmefeelenergizedfortheday,”hesays.Hethenmakesbreakfastforhimselfandhislittlesister—usuallymilk,eggs,andtoast.

7:15am:Hewalkstoschoolwithhisfriends.Theschoolis15minutesfromhishome,andtheyoftentalkabouttheirfavoritebasketballteamorthelatestmovies.

8:00am:Classesbegin.LiMing’sfirstclassismath,followedbyChineseandEnglish.HeenjoysEnglishthemostbecausehelikeslearningnewwordsandpracticingdialogueswithhisteacher.

12:00pm:Lunchbreak!Theschoolcafeteriaservesdeliciousfood,andLiMingusuallyeatswithhisclassmates.Today,hehasrice,chicken,andvegetables.Afterlunch,heplaysbasketballfor30minuteswithhisfriends.

1:30pm:Afternoonclassesstart.Hehasphysicsandhistory.Inphysicsclass,theydoanexperimentaboutgravity,whichisfunbutalittlemessy.

4:30pm:Schoolends.LiMingstaysforhisafter-schoolclub—robotics.Heandhisteamarebuildingarobotforacompetitionnextmonth.“It’schallenging,butIloveworkingwithtechnology,”hesays.

6:00pm:Hearriveshomeanddoeshishomework.Hestartswithmathbecauseit’sthemostdifficult,thenmovesontoEnglishandChinese.

8:30pm:Hetakesabreaktoreadasciencefictionnovel.HisfavoriteauthorisLiuCixin,whowritesaboutspaceexploration.

9:30pm:Hebrusheshisteethandgoestobed.“Ineed8hoursofsleeptostayfocusedinclass,”hesays.

LiMing’sdayisbusy,buthesays,“Itrytobalancestudyingwithhobbiesandexercise.Itmakeslifemoreinteresting!”

Questions45to49arebasedonPassage3.

45.WhattimedoesLiMingwakeup?

A)6:00am

B)6:30am

C)7:00am

D)7:15am

HowdoesLiMinggettoschool?

A)Bybus

B)Bybike

C)Onfoot

D)Bycar

WhichclassdoesLiMingenjoythemost?

A)Math

B)Chinese

C)English

D)Physics

WhatdoesLiMingdoafterlunch?

A)Takesanap

B)Playsbasketball

C)Doeshomework

D)Readsabook

WhatisLiMing’sfavoritehobby?

A)Playingbasketball

B)Readingsciencefiction

C)Buildingrobots

D)Cookingbreakfast

Passage4

TheImportanceofRecycling

Recyclingistheprocessofturningwastematerialsintonewproducts.It’sanimportantwaytoprotecttheenvironmentandsaveresources.Here’swhyrecyclingmatters:

ConservesNaturalResources:Manyproductsweuseeveryday—likepaper,plastic,andmetal—comefromnaturalresources.Forexample,makingpaperfromrecycledpaperinsteadoftreessaves70%oftheenergyandwaterneededtomakenewpaper.Recyclingonetonofsteelsaves1,100kilogramsofironoreand630kilogramsofcoal.

ReducesPollution:Whenwethrowawaytrash,itoftenendsupinlandfillsoroceans.Landfillsreleaseharmfulgasesintotheair,andplasticwastecanharmanimalsandplants.Recyclingreducestheamountofwastesenttolandfills,whichhelpskeeptheair,water,andsoilclean.

SavesEnergy:Makingproductsfromrecycledmaterialsuseslessenergythanmakingthemfromrawmaterials.Forexample,recyclingaluminumcanssaves95%oftheenergyneededtomakenewcansfrombauxiteore.Thismeanslessfossilfuelisburned,whichhelpsfightclimatechange.

CreatesJobs:Therecyclingindustryprovidesjobsincollecting,sorting,andprocessingwastematerials.IntheUnitedStatesalone,over1.1millionpeopleworkinrecyclingandrelatedfields.

Howcanyoustartrecycling?Beginbyseparatingyourtrashintodifferentbins:paper,plastic,glass,andmetal.Checkwithyourlocalgovernmenttoseewhatcanberecycledinyourarea.Remember,evensmallactionscanmakeabigdifference!

Questions50to54arebasedonPassage4.

50.Whatisrecycling?

A)Throwingawaywastematerials

B)Turningwasteintonewproducts

C)Burningtrashforenergy

D)Buyingnewproducts

Howmuchenergydoesrecyclingpapersavecomparedtomakingnewpaper?

A)30%

B)50%

C)70%

D)90%

Whathappenstotrashthatisnotrecycled?

A)Itisturnedintonewproducts

B)Itendsupinlandfillsoroceans

C)Itisusedtocreateenergy

D)Itissoldtoothercountries

Whydoesrecyclingsaveenergy?

A)Itusesmorefossilfuels

B)Itrequiresmorewater

C)Ituseslessenergythanrawmaterials

D)Itcreatesmorejobs

Whatisonewaytostartrecycling?

A)Burnallyourtrash

B)Separatetrashintodifferentbins

C)Buymoreplasticproducts

D)Ignorelocalrecyclingrules

IV.Cloze(20points)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.

MyFavoriteSeason

Myfavoriteseasonisautumn.Iloveitbecausetheweatheris55,andtheleaveschangebeautifulcolors.

Inautumn,thetemperatureisusuallybetween15°Cand20°C.It’snottoohot56toocold,soit’sperfectforoutdooractivities.Ioftengohikingwithmyfamilyonweekends.Lastyear,we57toFragrantHillsinBeijing.Thehillswerecovered58redandyellowleaves,andtheviewwasamazing.

Autumnisalsoagreatseasonfor59.Manyfruitsandvegetablesripeninautumn,suchasapples,pears,pumpkins,andsweetpotatoes.Mygrandmotherhasasmallgarden,andshegrows60ownvegetables.EveryOctober,wehelpherpicktomatoesandcarrots.Thevegetablesfromhergardentaste61thantheonesfromthesupermarket!

AnotherreasonIloveautumnis62ofthefestivals.InChina,wecelebrateMid-AutumnFestivalinautumn.Weeatmooncakesand63thefullmoonwithourfamilies.It’satimetobetogetherand64stories.

Schoolstartsinautumn,butIdon’tmind.Ienjoyseeingmyfriendsagainaftersummervacationand65newthingsinclass.Mybirthdayisalsoinautumn—inNovember.Lastyear,myparents66meanewbicycle,andIrodeiteverydayafterschool.

Autumnisaseasonofchangeand67.Theleavesfallfromthetrees,buttheyhelpthesoilgetreadyfornextspring.Itremindsmethat68thingsend,newonesbegin.

Ihopethisautumnwillbeaswonderfulasthe69ones.MaybeI’lllearntorideaskateboardorreadmorebooks.WhateverIdo,IknowI’ll70everyminuteofit!

A)hot

B)cold

C)warm

D)rainy

A)and

B)or

C)but

D)so

A)go

B)went

C)willgo

D)havegone

A)in

B)on

C)with

D)by

A)eating

B)sleeping

C)stu