樟树三中2013～2014学年上学期高一第一次月考英语试题第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空格的最佳选项。

21. What a pity! I am too busy to take holiday together with them at _______ present.A. a; theB. a; /C. the; theD. /; a22.Tom's father ________high blood pressure.A．suffers from B．suffers C．suffer of D．suffer for23. Mr. Green asked Lily ________ she had written to her father _______.A. whether; the day beforeB. whether; yesterdayC. that; the day beforeD. that; yesterday24. Every minute is made full _______ of _______ our lessons well.A. to use; studyB. use; studyingC use; to study D. used; studying25. It was at Christmas _____ John gave Mary a handbagA. whenB. thatC. whereD. how26.He was_____of the ____lecture but daren’t leave, so he started to read a novel.A. tired ;boredB. tired; boringC. tiring; interestedD. tiring; interesting27. Lily is popular among her classmates ______ she can be annoying at times.A. in caseB. as ifC. even ifD. so that28.Firework _______the beauty of the festival night.A. added toB. added upC. added up toD. added29. It’s reported that walkers in Beijing who_______and disobey crosswalk rules will be fined10 yuan.A. raiseB. ignoreC. recognizeD. swap30. He was told that it would be at least three more months ________he could recover and returnto work.A．when B．that C．since D．before31. ----Welcome to our town! Do you know our town at all?-----No, this ________ the first time I _________ here.A. was; has comeB. is; comeC. is; had comeD. is; have come32. He had to get the washing machine _________ last night.A. to mendB. mendingC. mendedD. being mended33. It’s no use _______without taking any action .A. complainB. complainingC. being complainedD. to be complained34. ----The professor has done some research on wild plants for 20 years.----Oh! He must have ________a lot of difficulties.A. gave inB. cared aboutC. joined inD. gone through35. ---Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?--- ________. I love getting close to nature.A. I’m afraidB. I couldn’t agree moreC. Have funD. I can’t follow you第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 36 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 37 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 38 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 39 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 40 or tired, he did not stop 41 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 42 . Then he asked himself, ―Why did I 43 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 44 a very small area to 45 myself.‖ The above story is 46 to the journey of our 47 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 48 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 49 , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding 50 and the things we love to do. One day 51 we look back, we will 52 that we don’t really need that much, 53 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 54 .Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only 55 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.36. A. use B. cover C. work D. get37. A. Sure B. Bad C. Strange D. Good38. A. ran B. struggled C. expanded D. rode39. A. asked for B. kept on C. gave up D. succeeded in40. A.confused B. excited C. hungry D. sad41. A. but B. because C. if D. So42. A. dying B. arguing C.smiling D. sleeping43. A. make B.prove C. destroy D. push44. A.need B. have C. find D. show45. A. live B. bury C. support D. sleep46. A. useful B. similar C. special D. certain47. A. history B. past C. life D. future48. A. friends B. progress C. discoveries D. money49. A. career B. honor C. health D. freedom50. A. beauty B.things C. people D. condition51. A. before B.when C. unless D. since52. A. realize B. regret C. apologize D. explain53. A. or B. until C .if D. but54. A. won B. saved C. reduced D. missed55. A. possible B. probable C. necessary D. suitable第三部分: 阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)AWhen couples get married, they usually plan to have children. Sometimes, however, a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case, they may decide to adopt(领养) a child. In fact, adoption is very common today. There are about 60 thousand adoptions each year in the United States alone. Some people prefer to adopt infants, others adopt older children, some couples adopt children from their own countries, and others adopt children from foreign countries. In any case, they all adopt children for the same reason ---- they care about children and want to give their adopted child a happy life.Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists and child-care experts generally think this is a good idea. However, many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their biological parents. As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed(密封). The information is secret so no one can see it. Naturally, adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents. Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. The decision to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make. Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents, they do know that their adopted parents want them, love them and will care for them.56. According to the passage, some couples adopt children because_________A. They care a lot about children.B. They need looking after in their old age.C. They want to enrich their life experience.D. They want children to keep them company.57. Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents?A. They are usually adopted from distant places.B. Their birth parents often try to hide their birth information.C. Their birth information is usually kept secret.D. Their adoptive parents don’t want them to know their birth parents.58. Adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents, because____A. They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.B. They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.C. They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.D. They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.59. What does the underlined word ―infants‖ in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?A. teenagersB. babies over 2-year oldC. new babiesD. persons under the age of 1860. What can we infer from the passage?A. Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.B. Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.C. Understanding is the key to successful adoption.D. Adoption has much to do with love.61. After taking the course at www. , you will be able to ____.A. travel for little or no moneyB. get more ticketsC. keep learningD. work on the ship62. If you visit the USA Pavilion in early afternoon, ______.A. you can visit it for freeB. you can visit it in 35 minutesC. it will take you less time to enterD. it will be much easier to find Gate No 863. We can go to visit the Body Image Exhibition ______.A. at 4:30 p.m. at the cost of 20 Y uanB. by subway at nightC. by ship for freeD. at 325 Nanjing Road W in June64. What can be inferred in this passage?A. We can get more information about Travel Tips on the phone.B. We can visit The Body Image Exhibition at 6 p.m. on June 2C. We can get at least $1 plane tickets if we take the course at www. D. We can visit The USA Pavilion from Gate 8.65.This passage is most likely to be found in a(an)___ showB. newspaperC. interviewD. science reportCAlthough many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student they always say, ―My spoken English is poor.‖ However, their spoken English does not have to remain ―poor‖! I would like to sugge st that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.Second, they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY（准确性）. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing was necessary for you to start speaking.Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. Ifyou have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.If you do not use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know. Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more.66. What is most probably the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?A. To improve your reading.B. To improve your listening.C. To improve your spoken English.D. To improve your vocabulary.67. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _______.A. Don’t be fluen t. Just be accurate!B. Don’t be nervous, don’t be shy. Just write!C. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Just speak!D. Don’t be shy, don’t be fluen t. Just listen and write!68. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Many Chinese students probably have a good command of English grammar, but they arepoor in spoken EnglishB. Students fail to find suitable words to express themselves because of a limited vocabulary.C. It doesn’t matter when sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense in speaking.D. Most Chinese students are proactive rather than reactive language learners.69. The last paragraph is possibly close to the meaning of ―_______‖.A. more hurry, less speedB. better late than neverC. silence is goldD.practice makes perfect70. The text is most probably taken from a _________.A.teacher’s diaryB.report on studyC.sports newspaperD.movie magazineDAmerica is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle ofthe night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!71. The writer of this passage must be ______.A. an AmericanB. a ChineseC. a professorD. a student72. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.73 From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.A. warmly welcomed at the airportB. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his homeD. treated to dinner in a restaurant74. The underlined words ―generous with our time‖ in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.A. strict with timeB. willing to spend timeC. careful with timeD. serious with time75. A suitable title for this passage would probably be ―______‖.A. Friendships between ChineseB. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans’ hospitalityD. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendship第二卷（非选择题满分35分）第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。