1、绝密启封前xx中学2021-2022学年第二学期3月份月考试题高一 英语姓 名_班 级_考 号_选择题（共55分）第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 AWHATS ON IN SHANGHAIThis March is a busy month in Shanghai.There is lots to do .Here are the exciting activities.Live Music-Late Night Jazz(爵士乐)Enjoy real American
2、jazz from John Davis,the famous guitar player.This is his third visit to Shanghai.The first two were sold out so get your tickets quickly.PLACE:The Jazz Club DATES:15- 23MarchPRICE:￥120 TIME: 10 pm till late! TEL:6466-8763Scottish(苏格兰的)DancingTake your friends and get ready to dance till you get tir
3、ed .Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn .Teachers there will teach you to dance. PLACE:Jack Steins DATES:every Monday PRICE:￥60 TIME:7pm-10pm TEL:6402- 1877Exhibitions-Shanghai MuseumThere are 120,000 pieces on show here .You can see the whole of Chinese history . Its always interesting to vis
4、it . PLACE:Shanghai Museum DATES:dailyPRICE:￥30(￥15 for students) TEL:6888-6888TIME:Monday-Friday9am-5pm, Weekends 9 am-9pm1 . If you want to watch Johns performance, you can call at_ to book a ticket .A 6466-8736 B 6466-1877 C 6888-6888 D 6402-1877 2. Bob and his friend want to go Scottish dancing.
5、They should prepare_for the tickets .A.￥180 B.￥90 C.￥60 D.￥1203 .At 2 pm on Monday, you can A.enjoy real American jazzB.take your friend to do Scottish dancing C.go to visit Shanghai MuseumD.see the whole of the world history BMr.Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in the city. Their dr
6、awings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture.One day they asked an old man to be the judge.Mr. Black drew an apple tree.He put his picture in the field.Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said,“You have certainly
7、 won.Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we will go to see his picture. They went to Mr.Whites house.There were nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked,“Where is your picture,Mr. White?”He said,“Lift the curtains, and you will find mypicture. The old man t
8、ried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there.They were Mr.Whites picture.The old man said,“Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best one.”4.Mr. Black drew_. A.the best picture B.curtains C.birds D. an apple tre
9、e 5.The old man thought Mr. Blacks picture was good because.A.it was in the field B.it was an apple treeC.the birds liked it D.the birds thought it was real6.Mr. Whites picture was_.A. an apple tree B.curtains C nothing D.an old man7.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The old man said Mr.
10、Whites pat was the best one at last.B. The birds came and ate the apples up.C. The two pictures were not so goodD. The curtains on the wall were real.COur mother earth is going through a very tough situation and we, the entire human race, are destroying our environment or unconsciously without even
11、realizing its consequences. Now we have to act very smartly and plan something to sustain what we still have, getting all necessary support from nature to lead healthy lives.Gardening is always an excellent and environmentally friendly idea. If you can go for sustainable gardening, then it will be e
12、ven more useful for all. Gardening is a favorite hobby for many. It is time to channelize your hobby towards a more meaningful motivation.When we do gardening we need to use different ingredients(材料) to grow plants. Some of them are natural resources like water,soil,sunshine,and many things like thi
13、s. Using these resources smartly is a part of sustainable gardening. Some simple techniques include:use less water and organic things to grow plants; try to store rainwater so that you can use them for gardening; try using less energy to drive devices; avoid using plastics in any form while gardenin
14、g reuse the leaves from your garden to fertilize them. These are the basic sustainable measures. To do so we need to have proper knowledge about gardening and its requirements so that we can use proper resources without wasting any of them.In todays busy life we dont get much time to spend on our en
15、vironment. Gardening gives us a chance to do so. We can also have some pesticide-free (无农药的) and fresh food if we grow them in our garden. This is the right time to do some good to protect our own environment and gardening is one of the easiest ways. Do you want to start gardening,but you are not su
16、re how?Click here :. 8.What does the underlined word channelize in Paragraph 2 refer to?A,Cause B.Direct C.Transform D.Associate 9.Which of the following belongs to a sustainable measure?A.Avoiding fertilizers. B.Using advanced electrical machines. C. Watering plants with collected rainwater D. Clea
17、ring away the leaves.10.What is the benefit of sustainable gardening? A. It requires little water. B. It needs no fertilizer.C. It doesnt waste any resource. D. it breaks up plastics11.Where is the passage probably taken from?A.The Internet. B.A newspaper. C.A guidebook. D. A science report. DIf you
18、 want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice: there are four skills in learning English. They are reading ,listening, speaking and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master the s
19、kills of reading and listening.Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentences, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammar or try to understand all the unfamiliar words
20、you come across,but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example in other passage or books, is enough.It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.As for listening, there are two
21、choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to you reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind. you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This nev
22、er means that you should not practice listening.For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy, Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in list
23、ening and preferably taking some notes.If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically, and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.12.According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills?A. Reading and wr
24、iting B. Reading and listening C. Writing and speaking D. Speaking and listening13.To improve your reading, when you read you should_.A. look up all the new words in the dictionaryB. spend more time studying grammarC. copy as many words and sentences as possibleD. think about what you are reading ac
25、tively14.The author seems to agree with the view that_.A. you neednt practice listening if you keep on reading every day B. being good at reading is helpful in improving your listeningC. you should take notes of whatever you are hearingD. everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day15.The
26、 passage is mainly about how to _.A. choose suitable listening materialsB. deal with new words in readingC. improve your English as quickly as possibleD. become fluent in speaking and writing English 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Four habits to live a happier lif
27、e Having a happier life is something we all always struggle for, and being happy includes so many aspects-mental,physical and spiritual -of our lives.One of the key principles of having a happier life is to always do things that bring us happiness. 16_Consider the following habits to to improve your
28、 life and make it as happy as you possibly can.Praise others.Be kind to others, like praising them. 17_Dont be afraid to tell people how great they look, or how awesome their smile is Itll do them good, and do you good too!Focus on the present moment.Take some time every day to focus on the present
29、moment.18_Try not to think about negative past experiences and hug the time you have now. Youll soon find that even the slightest thing that you do at this moment can bring about happiness for many hours and days to come. Learn to control your emotions19_ And its definitely not worth the emotions. D
30、ont compromise on your happiness just because someone is trying to pick a fight. Just let it go(不要理会)and be happier.20_Just before you go to bed, write down at least one wonderful thing that happened. It might be something as small as a childs laugh or something as huge as a million-dollar deal.What
31、ever it is,be grateful for that day because it will never come again.A. End each day with thankfulness.B. Of course, everyone loves to be happy.C. It is the only certain time we have in our life.D. It can make people happy and give them confidence.E. Its not worth the argument when your partner is t
32、esting your patience.F.So it is important to develop the right habits to ensure we live a happier life.G. Try to set aside a few hours a day,doing something fun to make yourself happy.第二部分:语言运用(共两节 满分30分)第一节 完形填空(共 15 小题:每小题 1分,满分 15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Several years ago I studied
33、in a university in the biggest city in our country. Its beautiful but its hot in_21._ So I usually returned to my hometown when my _22_ began. It is not big, but its cool and quiet. I could _23_ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.One day I had some _24_ to solve. But I didnt take the dict
34、ionaries home. My father told me Charlie, one of my _25_, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didnt see each other after I _26_ middle school. At first he didnt recognize me. He _27_ me up and down. And then he called out, Oh, dear! Its you, Fred!Of course we were _28_ to meet each o
35、ther again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and _29_ Later on he showed me around his library. It wasnt big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I _30_ were in them too. At last I said. _3l_ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?Im sorry I dont lend any books to _3
36、2_ . said the young man.Are you afraid Ill _33_ them?No. Im not. Im afraid you wont _34_ them to me. Look! All the books are not _ 35_, but borrowed!21.A.summerB.springC.autumnD.winter 22.A.birthdayB.SaturdayC.holidayD.Sunday 23.A.playB.studyC.restD.run 24.A.problemsB.sentencesC.wordsD. stories 25.A
37、.brothersB.classmatesC.auntsD.sisters26.A.sawB.heardC.finishedD.met 27.A.liftedB.lookedC.carriedD.pulled 28.A.happyB.angryC.worriedD.sad 29.A.doctorsB.workersC.teachersD.drivers 30.A.looked atB.readC.wroteD.looked for 31.A.NeedB.CanC.MayD.Must32.A.otherB.the otherC.another D.others 33.A.loseB.sellC.
38、throwD.know 34.A.returnB.payC.useD.look after 35.A.madeB.pickedC.boughtD.won第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Beethoven was born 36._ Germany. He is regarded as one of the greatest 37._（composer ）in the history of music.Unfortunately,he lost his hearing in his twenties. He didn
39、t give up,but he continued to write music until his death in 1827.Beethoven produced some38._(amaze)pieces,including his Symphony No.9 in D minor. One day in February 1824,Beethovens ninth symphony was 39._(final) completed. Before the performance, Beethoven was afraid that the performance would be
40、40._ disaster. After all,he could not hear his orchestra-even if he is a musical genius. The audience did not hesitate 41._ (clap)and cheer loudly as Beethoven walked out onto the stage. For more than an hour, Beethoven 42_（ jump） about in front of the orchestra,waving his arms wildly in the air,and
41、 madly turning the pages of his score.As the final, joyous note signaled the end of the symphony, the audience jumped to their feet, clapping, cheering and waving their hats. 43_ Beethoven continued conducting,his head buried in the score. It was not until one of the singers,took his arm and turned
42、him to face the audience 44. _ Beethoven realised his symphony was a success. The audience was shocked,most of 45._ had no idea that Beethoven was deaf!第三部分:写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假设你是李华，请给英语报社写一封邮件反应当地的一些环境污染问题并提出解决的措施。要求： 1.写明具体的环境污染、起因和解决的措施。 2.字迹工整，100字左右。第二节 (满分25 分) 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之
43、构成一篇完整的短文。Emily came to the world 17 years ago,with so many birth problems in her body. Some of her organs, bones and muscles were out of shape. No one expected her to survive long. She did make it but with her strange body figure; everyone could recognize her, even from a distance.In her hometown,
44、a yearly outdoor performance was held in the school. It had been performed for so many years and actually had become one of the most important events of the Christmas season for many of the towns people.Many people tried out each year for it, but so many were turned away. It can only include the mos
45、t excellent people in the field. Emily had a beautiful singing voice.Last year she went to Mrs.White -her music teacher to ask to join in the performance. Without letting her sing, Mrs.White took a glance at Emily body and said,“Child, you are just not suitable. Everyone would stare at you and that
46、would make you uncomfortable. It would make them uncomfortable, too. Without singing a single note, Emily was sent back through the door of the choral room. Hurt and upset, she decided never to try out again. But Mrs.White then retired.This year, there came a new music teacher, Mr.Bill. He heard abo
47、ut Emily and suggested that she have a try. Emily didnt want to be refused again, so she hesitated about it. As Emily struggled, the door was pushed open and Mr.Bill called.Emily, youre next,Kind of nervous as she was, Emily did as Mr.Bill told her to do. Mr. Bill sat by the piano to keep Emily comp
48、any. When Emily finished her testing performance,she thanked Mr. Bill and knew the result would be posted on the door of the choral room next day. Emily couldnt sleep that night. She turned in bed one thousand times. She was suffering from the feelings that she didnt fit and the great need to be accepted. 续写词数应为150左右;Emily hurried to the school and nervously glanced at the list on the door of the choral room._Finally, the day of performance came._