高一英語下冊(cè)3月月考試題1-高一英語試題

高一英語3月月考試題

注意事項(xiàng)：

i.本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第n卷（非選擇題）兩部分。

2.全部答案在答題卡上完成，答在本試卷上無效。

第I卷（共三部分，滿分100分）

第一部分：聽力部分（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)

中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試題卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘

的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatisthemangoingtobuy?

A.$5.5forared.B.$13.6fortwogreenones.C.$11fortworedones.

2.Whatisthefeelingoftheman?

A.Hefeltsleepy.B.Heistiredoflistening.C.Theworkisimportant.

3.Whatisthemangoingtodoforhisholiday?

A.Stayathome.B.Collectcoins.C.Volunteerinthewest.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inaplane.B.Inatrain.C.Inarestaurant.

5.Whydidn'tMarysleepwell?

A.Shehadaheadache.

B.Shehadastomachache.

C.Shewastroubledbynoise.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C

三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有5秒時(shí)間閱讀每小題。

聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白你將聽兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6.Whenwillthemangotoseethedoctor?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnThursday.

7.What'swrongwiththeman?

A.Hewashitbyaladder.B.Hebrokehisleg.C.Hehurthisfoot.

8.WhichstatementofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theappointmenttimeisquitefitfortheman.

B.Theappointmenttimeisn'tquitefitfortheman.

C.Themancan'tgotothehospital.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.Whatdoesthewomanbelieve?

A.Mahjongisabeneficialhobby.

B.Mahjongcanbecomeanaddiction.

C.Mahjongistooboringtoplay.

10.Whataretheygoingtodonow?

A.Teachtheirpartners.

B.Learnoldcardgames.

C.Playmahjonggames.

11.Whatisforeigners?hobby?

A.PlayingMahjongonly.

B.PlayingcardgamesandMahjong.

C.Playingtheiroldcardgames.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?

A.Amanager.B.Asalesman.C.Acleaner.

13.Whatisn'tneededforhisjob?

A.Copyingmachine.B.Wax（蠟）.C.Floor-polishingmachine.

14.What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthem?

A.Managerandsecretary.B.Friends.C.Teacherandstudent.

聽第9段材料，回答15至17題。

15.Whyisthewomanworried?

A.Themechanicmighttrytooverchargeher.

B.There'ssomethingwrongwithhercar.

C.Goodmechanicsarenotavailable.

16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofhermechanic?

A.Hetakesadvantageofher.B.Heisreliable.C.Heovercharges.

17.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inaschool.B.Inashop.C.Inapark.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Howmanydifferentschedulesarementioned?

A.FiveB.FourC.Three

19.Whatcanyouuseyourdailyscheduletodo?

A.Toachievethelong-termgoals

B.Toplanthetimewell

C.Toachievetheshort-termgoals

20.Whatdoesamasterschedule"mean?

A.Aschedulewithalltheimportantthingsandtimeusedtofinishit

B.Ascheduleyoumaketoyourself

C.Ascheduleyoumakeforyourboss

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，

并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

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InararemediareportonChineseleaderswithahumantouch,PremierLiKeqiang

wasdescribedtohave“thumped（重?fù)簦﹖hetable^^infrontofministers.Someofficials

“wouldratherstandidlethandoworktopreventmakingmistakes^^,Lisaidinarecent

articlepublishedontheStateCounciPswebsite."Theyholdontotheirpostsbutmake

fewefforts.Aren'ttheylikedeadwood?^^

Removingsuch“deadwood“fromgovernmentpostshasbecomeoneofthefour

majortasksforthegovernmenttodealwithintheyearahead,accordingtotheannual

GovernmentWorkReportdeliveredbythepremieronMarch5,2015attheopeningof

the12thNationalPeople'sCongress.

Infrontofthousandsoflawmakersandpoliticaladvisers,Liadmittedthatthereis

stillmuchtobeimprovedintheworkofthegovernmentandthatsomepoliciesand

measuresarenotwellperformed."Asmallnumberofgovernmentemployeesbehave

irresponsibly,5,Lisaid."Shockingcasesofcorruption（腐?。﹕tillexist,andsome

governmentofficialsareneglectfuloftheirduties,holdingontotheirjobswhilefailing

tofulfil]theirresponsibilities.

AsChina'seconomicdevelopmenthasenteredanewnormal,governmentofficials

must“adoptanewattitude“aswell,andthecurrentsystemforofficials5performance

evaluationsmustbeimproved,hesaid.

ItwasthefirsttimethataChinesepremierhadpubliclycriticizedlazyandcareless

officialsintheannualGovernmentWorkReport.Itwasthemostimportantprogram

documentoftheworld'ssecond-largesteconomy,ofwhicheverysentenceisweighed

foritsguidingsignificance.

China'seconomygrewby7.4percentlastyear-roughlyinlinewiththe

government'sgrowthtargetofaround7.5percent,butstilltheslowestin24years.The

economyinthreeprovinceswasexpandedbylessthan6percent.Thecoal-richShanxi

provincehitthelowest,4.9percent,downfrom8.9percentthepreviousyear,

followedbyHeilongjiangandLiaoningprovincesinNortheastChina,thecountry's

heavyindustrycenter.

Asthegovernmentistryingtochangethefocusfromeconomicexpansiontomore

balanceddevelopment,anofficialsuggestedthatanewevaluationsystemof

governmentemployeesisneededtoencouragecreativework.

21.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.PremierLiKeqiangcallsforanewattitudebyofficials.

B.Someofficialsarelikedeadwood.

C.GovernmentWorkReportismadebyLiKeqiang.

D.PremierLiKeqiangattendedtheopeningoftheNationalPeople'sCongress.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"idle"inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.useful

B.hardworking

C.lazyanddoingnothing

D.busyinmakingefforts

23.Whichofthefollowingisnotamongtheprovincesexpandedbylessthan6percent

in2014?

A.Sanxi

B.Heilongjiang

C.Liaoning

D.Shanxi

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.China'seconomicgrowthin2014wasthelowestin24years.

B.PremierLiKeqiangadmittedthatthereisstillmuchtobeimprovedintheworkof

thegovernment.

C.Asmallnumberofgovernmentemployeesbehaveirresponsibly.

D.Removing“deadwood“fromgovernmentisthemostimportanttaskforthe

government.

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Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.

Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,orsharedthesamebirthday.

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breakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetter

patternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamof

feedback,viewingherperformanceformtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushingher

totakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems-howdoIgetcharactersinto

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ordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.

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todevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine;thelatestresearchtakessome

ofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Public

discussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe're“hard-wired”todo.Andit'struethatgenes

playaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthrough

behavior.

29.Byreadingnovelsandwritersrstories,thegirlcould.

A.joinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomeday

B.cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofwriting

C.sharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikes

D.learnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurity

30.Inthegirl'slongpainstakingtrainingprocess,_________.

A.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccess

B.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformance

C.sheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievement

D.shecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired”towrite

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A.thedecisivefactorinmakingagenius

B.therelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccess

C.thefunctionof1.Q.incultivatingawriter

D.thewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinction

32.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Afuelingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone'ssuccess

B.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.

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33.Thephrase“foodmiles”inthepassagereferstothedistance.

A.thatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother

B.thatafoodproducttravelstoamarket

C.betweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries

D.betweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket

34.TheFoodCommissionisangrybecauseitthinksthat

A.UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproducts

B.someimportedgoodscauseenvironmentaldamage

C.growingcertainvegetablesdamagestheenvironment

D.peoplewasteenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries

35.BycomparingtomatoesraisedinBritainandinGhana,theauthortriestoexplainthat

A.BritishtomatoesarehealthierthanGhanaianones

B.GhanaiantomatoestastebetterthanBritishones

C.cuttingdownfoodmilesmaynotnecessarilysavefuel

D.protectingtheenvironmentmaycostalotofmoney

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Inourcomparison-soakedculture,it'shardtoavoidslippinginto“Whycan,tI?"mode.

WhenoneofmycolleagueswhoIthinkisnotbetterthanmepublishedanewbook,Icouldn,t

helpcomplaininghowunachievableitseemedtomeandwhatbadluckIhad.Negativefeelingslike

thismadelifedarkforus.36Here'swhatIlearned:

Don'tcompareyourinsidestosomeoneelse,soutsides.

ThefirsttimeIheardthisexcellentadvice,Iwassufferingfromterribleenvy.MyprofessorJ

swarningshockedmethat“Youhavenoideawhatittookforthemtogetthere”.Don,tjust

oweittopureluck.37

Shewasabsolutelyright,yetit'smucheasiertoenvywhatthey'vegotthanitisto

asktheseriousquestion;whataretheymodelingforme?Whathavetheydonetogetwherethey

aretoday?38

Transformcomparisonintocelebration.

Admirationandenvyareresponsespointingustowardwhatwevaluemost.39If

younoticeyourselfadmiringpeoplewhotakecreativerisks,bringyourfullattentiontothe

partofyouthatwantstobebraver.

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Nexttimeyoucatchyourselfadmiringorenvyingsomeone'ssuccess,takeamomentto

consider:whatqualitiesintheminspireme?WheredoIpresentlydisplaythesequalities?Remember

thelightweseeinotherscanhelpweseeourown.

A.Usethesuccessofothersasamirror.

B.Instead,youshouldfindoutwhat'sreallygoingonbehindthescenes

C.Howtogetridoftheharmfuleffectsofcomparisonneedsexploring.

D.However,thereisnodoubtthatgoodluckcan'tbeignored.

E.Learntoappreciateothers，shiningpoints

F.Whenwereflectonthesequestions,weshiftimmediatelyoutofcomparisonmodeandturninwards

G.Andoncewebecomeawareofwhatwevalue,wearemuchbetterpositionedtocreatearichly

satisfyinglife.

第三部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填

入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Atonetime,computerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesof

documents（文件）becausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthat

are41,storedandsentelectronically,alotofthemarestill42upon

paper.

Itisdifficultto43thequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseof

Internet-connectedcomputers,44justaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecan

tellyouthatwhene-mailis45_,theprintersstartworking46.“Ifeelinmy

bonesthisrevolutioniscausing47treestobecutdown,^^saysTedSmithofthe

EarthVillageOrganization.

Perhapsthebestsignof48computerandInternetusepushesup49

forpapercomesfromthehigh-tech50itself,whichseesprintingasoneofits

most51newmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeen52uptohelp

smallbusinessesprint53documentsfromacomputer.Earlierthisweek

Hewlett-PackardCo.54aplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwill55

peopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocument,a

medicalrecordorjustaon-linee-mail,eveniftheyare56nearacomputer.As

thecompanyseesit,themoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.

Doesallthismeanenvironmental57havebeenforgotten?Someactivists

suggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthave

58away."Iguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareof,becauseof

recycling（回收利用）?”saidKellyQuirke,directoroftheRainforestActionNetwork

inSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeis59thathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.He

saysprintersthatprintonbothsidesaregrowinginpopularity.Theactiongrouphas

alsofound60papermadefrommaterialsotherthanwood,suchasagricultural

waste.

41.A.printedB.writtenC.reservedD.copied

42.A.endingB.startingC.rubbingD.arising

43.A.exploreB.replaceC.removeD.measure

44.A.afterwardsB.logicallyC.althoughD.moreover

45.A.decreasedB.respondedC.introducedD.inspected

46.A.overnightB.overtimeC.fortnightD.nowadays

47.A.fewerB.manyC.smallerD.more

48.A.howB.whenC.whereD.what

49.A.demandB.speciesC.mercyD.devotion

50.A.agricultureB.wildlifeC.industryD.technology

51.A.confidentB.promisingC.universalD.mysterious

52.A.builtB.madeC.brokenD.set

53.A.qualityB.quantityC.attractiveD.powerful

54.A.deservedB.announcedC.performedD.debated

55.A.employedB.explodedC.encouragedD.enable

56.A.anywhereB.everywhereC.nowhereD.wherever

57.A.concernsB.attentionC.importanceD.

responsibilities

58.A.putB.brokenC.takenD.gone

59.A.faithfulB.helpfulC.hopefulD.humorous

60.A.availableB.acceptableC.comfortableD.believable

第II卷（共50分）

第三部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)滿分45）

第二節(jié)（共10題；每題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Decision-thinkingisnotunlikepoker—itoftenmattersnotonlywhatyouthink,but

alsowhatothersthinkyouthinkandwhatyouthinktheythinkyouthink.Themental

processissimilar.61（natural）,thiscardgamehasoftenbeenof62

（consider）interesttopeoplewhoare,byanystandards,goodthinkers.

ThegreatmathematicianJohnvonNeumannwas63ofthefoundersof

gametheory.Inparticular,heshowedthatallgamesfallintotwoclasses:thereare

64hecalledgamesof"perfectinformation^^,gameslikechess65the

playerscan'thideanythingorplay66（trick）;theydon'twinbychance,butby

meansoflogicorskills.Thentherearegamesof''imperfectinfbrmation,,,likepoker,

in67itisimpossibletoknowinadvancethatonecourseofactionisbetterthan

One69（mistake）ideaaboutbusinessisthatitcanbetreatedasagameof

perfectinformation.Quitethereverse（正好相反）.Business,politics,lifeitselfare

gameswhichwemustnormallyplaywithveryimperfectinformation.Business

decisionsareoftenmadewithmanyunknownandunknownablefactors（因素）which

wouldevenpuzzlebestpokerplayers.Butfewbusinesspeoplefinditcomfortable

70（admit）thattheyaretakingachance,andmanystillprefertobelievethatthey

areplayingchess,notpoker.

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

Thepandaisindangerofdyingoffasaresultofthelossofbamboogrownareas.

TheChinesegovernmentpaidattentiontoprotectthepanda.Ithasresponsedtothe

situationandsetupseveralreserve.Toourrelief,wesucceededsavingthepandafrom

beingbeenendangered.Accordingtothelateresearch,thenumberofpandashave

increasedgreatly.Weappreciategettingthegovernment'shelp.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假設(shè)你是李華。你第一次來到美國學(xué)習(xí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)一切很新鮮，感到興奮，但你同時(shí)

也遇到了些問題，為此你要給英國的筆友Thomas寫一封信。

內(nèi)容包括：

1.學(xué)習(xí)和生活情況及遇到的問題；

2.希望筆友Thomas提供建議。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)120左右;

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.信的開頭結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

答案

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書面表達(dá)

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DearThomas,

Ithasbeensome【ime$inceweconmedeaaotherlasttime.Howiseverythinggoingwith

vou'RecentlyIhavebeenexcitedtofindeverythingfteshandunfamiliarhereTomydelight」

havemadesomeprogressinmystudyandlivingv.ithhostfamilyhelpsmeleammoreaboutthe

newculture

However,asitisthefirsttimediatIhaveccnietostudyintheUSA,sometimesIfindmyself

lonelyandhomesickWhat'sworse,I-mnoraccustomedtctheteachingmethodswhicharequite

differentfromthoseinChinaIalsofeelveryarxicusaboutthedifficultiesthatImetwhen

communicatingwithlocalstudents.

Therefore,I'dlikeyoutogivemesomeadJceonhowtoadaptmyselftothenewenxiionment

soastoincreasemylearningefficiency,andhowtomakefriendswiththelocalstoimprovemy

spokenEnglish

Bestwishes!

Yours,

LiHua

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Text1

M:Howmucharethesebags?

W:Theredonessellfor$5.5eachandthegreenonesfor$6.8each.

M：r11taketwoofthecheaperonesthen.

Text2,

M:Mr.Cheng7sbriefingseemstogoonforever.Iwashardlyabletostayawake.

W:Howcouldsleepthroughthat?!thinkitwasveryimportantfortheworkweare

goingtocarryout.,

M:Sorry!IpromiseI'11listencarefully.

Text3

W:Whatdoyouplantodoonyourvocation?

M：rmjustgoingtobelazyathomedwillprobablydosomegardening,watchTVand

workonmystampcollection.However,Ioncevolunteeredtoprotectourplantinthe

west.

Text4

M:Youcansitinmyplaceifyoulikeawindowseat.

W:Oh,it'sverykindofyou,butmineisrightoverawing.Iwouldbeabletosee

anything.Thanksanyway."

Text5,

M:What'sthematterwithyou,Mary?Youlookedtired.

W:Ididn,tsleepwelllastnight.

M:Maybeastomachacheorheadache?

W:Neither.Thenoisealmostdrovememad.

Text6

M：rdliketomakeanappointmentwiththedoctor,please.

W:OK.HowaboutthedayaftertomorrowonWednesdayat4:00pm?

M:Doyouhappentohaveanopeninginthemorning?

W:Um…Howabouttomorrowat8:00amorThursdayat8:15am?

M:Uh,doyouhaveanythingearlier?

W:No,rmsorry.

M:Well,inthatcase,tomorrowwouldbefine.

W:What'sthepurposeofyourvisit?

M:Well,totellyouthetruth,Ifellfromaladdertwodaysagowhilepaintingmy

house,andmyfootlandedinacananditwasbadlyhurt.

Text7

W:Doyouhaveanythingparticularonthisevening?

M:No,I,vegotaLotoftimetokill.

W:Well,then.Won'tyoucomeovertodinnerandhaveagameofMahjongafterwards?

M:Withpleasure.

W:YouwerenotsoeageraboutMahjongbefore.

M:That'sbecauseIdidn'tknowthefunofplayingitthen.WhyisMahjongsucha

populargame,doyouknow?

Wl,vegotnoidea.Ionlyknowthatforeignersarebeginningtotakeaninterestin

it,besidestheiroldcardgames.

M:That'sright.Someofthemarealreadyexperts.,

W:Indeedtheyare.ButthetroubleaboutMahjongisonceyou'reinterestedinit,you

can，tsheditoff.

M:Yes.OnceIwentcrazyoverotherhobbiessuchasstampcollectingandreading,but

Ifindthemvery