辽宁省大连市第二十高级中学2014-2015学年高一6月月考英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

1、高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家投稿兼职请联系：2355394692 20142015 学年度下学期六月考试高一英语试卷考试时间 120分钟 试题分数 150 命题人 于波卷 I第一部分：听力 第一节1 Whose wallet probably is it?A. the womans B. The mans C. Ginas2. What is the date today?A. May 1st B. May 2nd C. May 3rd3. Who made the womans personal web page?A. She herself B. Her friend. C. Th

2、e man4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A town B. An accident C. A murder5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Relatives. B. Colleagues. D. Neighbors.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分， 满分 22.5 分）6. What is the man doing?A. Watching TV B. Listening to the radio. C. Reading th

3、e newspaper7. Why are the rich and famous targets for being talked about according to the man?A. The public are interested in them. B. The public want to laugh at them.C. The public want to make them famous.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8-10 题。8. Why does the man look sad?A. He had to stop his study. B. He failed hi

4、s test again. C. He couldnt understand the foreigners.9. How did the woman improve her French?A. By reading French newspapers B. By watching French films. C. By speaking to herself.10. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Be confident. B. Talk with foreigners C. Ask the teacher for advice.听第 8

5、段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A basketball game. B. A volleyball game. C. A football game.12. Where did the man go to last night?A. A club. B. A stadium . C. A meeting.13. What did the audience think of the game?A. Exciting B. Dangerous C. Unbelievable听第 9 段材料，回

6、答第 14 至 16 题。14. What does the woman think of the pink dress? A. very cheap B. very dull C. of good quality15. What color of the sweater does the man recommend?A. White . B. Purple C. Black高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家投稿兼职请联系：2355394692 16. What kind of jacket does the woman want ?A. a leather one B. a light o

7、ne C. an expensive one听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What was Professor Rudds trouble?A. lack of confidence B. lack of intelligence . C. absent-mindedness 18. What did the professor decided to do one hot summer day?A. Visit his children who live near the beach. B. Have a holiday with his children on th

8、e beach. C. Take his children to visit his friend in a seaside town.19. What happened to the professor when he arrived at the station ?A. he couldnt contact his friend. B. He couldnt find his train tickets. C. he couldnt remember the destination.20. Why did the professor come back home for the 2nd t

9、ime?A. he forgot his friends address. B. he lost the paper his wife had given him. C. he forgot to take the train tickets with him. 第二部分：阅读理解（ 共 2 节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOne afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my sons school be

10、ing comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old son had stomach pains, retching（干呕）into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highly

11、-competitive independent school, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day cause no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is nightmare（噩梦） . Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of th

12、e entire school and their parents, it can prove a disease.Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building; or its taking part, not winning, thats important; or thats a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in tear

13、s or in pain.Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting and were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyones eyes. Some of them also had the thrill of being on

14、 the winning side.I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.21. What can we learn about the authors

15、son from Paragraph 1?A. He talked with some mothers. B. He comforted his classmates.C. He had difficulty in sleeping. D. He suffered from stomachache.22. Sports day is still an annul event in this school probably because _.A. this is an independent school B. it is a tradition of the schoolC. it help

16、s children lose weight D. children enjoy watching sports高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家投稿兼职请联系：2355394692 23. What does the author think about team games?A. They should include more stressful races. B. They are acceptable to different children.C. They should be abandoned at primary school. D. They are less fun f

17、or those who love running.24. What is the authors attitude towards sports day?A. Critical. B. Neutral. C. Positive. D. Ambiguous.BFor five days, Edmontons Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy

18、themselves .Since its beginning in 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating(纪念）the true feeling of what folk music is all about and thats the traditional togetherness(友爱）that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.This year will be the sixth year wh

19、en volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. “People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation.“ Riedel said. “Its really easy to relax, and its great seeing family and friends have fun together.“ These families and friends come from all different kinds of

20、musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyones musical interests.With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfort

21、able as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue(举办地)for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back. The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time .

22、But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jacob Dylan, its easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park and Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended(推荐). A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until S

23、unday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.The Edmond Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug 4 with Van Morrison plaything the special donation fund(基金) concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug 8.25. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to _.A. gat

24、her people with different musical tastes.B. remind people of the real sense of folk music.C. exhibit the good voices of great talent in folk music.D. collect old stories of folk music.26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least

25、5 years.B. Its hard for people to appreciate Blues.C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water station.D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.27. We can learn from the passage that_.A. people can get tickets easily for the festivalB. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well or

26、ganized.高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家投稿兼职请联系：2355394692 C. driving ones own car to the festival is highly recommendedD. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday28.What would be the best title for this passage?A. Folk Music of Blues. B. One Festival for All.C. Festival for Family Gathering.

27、D. Edmontons Downtown Park CElixirWritten by Eric WalterTwelve-year-old Roth become a friend of Dr. Banting and his Assistant, Mr.Best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes(糖尿病).She finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with Banting and

28、Best.George Washington CarverWritten by Elizabeth MacleodMeet the “Peanut specialist”, George Washington Carver, the inventor and professor who made over and above25 products out of peanuts. Through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the south

29、ern United States. See also MacLeods Albert Einstein: A life of Genius.The Inuit Thought of it :Amazing Arctic InnovationWritten by Alootook Ipellie and David Mac DonaldExplore more than 40 ideas necessary to Inuit survival. From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concept that shaped their live

30、s, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people. Also see other books: the Chinese thought of it by Tingxing Ye and A Native American Thought of it by Rocky Landon and David MacDonald. Made in Canada:101 Amazing AchievementsWritten by Bew Spencer What things do we use daily that have

31、a Canadian connection? Here are 101common things that were invented in Canada or by a Canadian, including the Blackberry ,alkaline (碱)batteries the Blue Box recycling program.Newton and the Time MachineWritten by Michael McGowan Ten-year-old boy Newton has invented a time machine to see Dinosaur up

32、close. But it disappear on a test run with his two huge friends, King Herbert and Queen Certrude in it !Can he save them before time runs out?29. Which of the following best describes Roths feeling in Book 1? A. Painful B. Curious C. Frightened D. Disappointed.30. Which of the following is TRUE acco

33、rding to the passage?A. Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5.B. Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts.C. Alkalines batteries were invented by Dr. Banting.D. George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US.31. In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Certrude are_A. Newtons human friends B. th

34、e names of the time machineC. two dinosaurs D. the inventors of the time machine32. If you are interested in native Americans, you may read the book by_.高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家投稿兼职请联系：2355394692 A. Elizabeth Macleod B. Eric Walters C. Rocky Landon & David MacDonald D. Bev SpencerCOne of the latest trend（

35、趋势） in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000 since 2004. And thats true all across the country.“I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age” Joseph Stock

36、e, the managing director of s company, says of his 2-year-old son. “I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future,” After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says. Li

37、Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didnt want her children to miss out on their roots.” Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and cu

38、lture.” she says.“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of Children.” But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continu

39、ed learning until the age of 10 or 12.”The popularity of au pairs from china has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.33.What does that te

40、rm” au pair” in the text mean?A. A mother raising her children on her ownB. A child learning a foreign language at homeC. A professor in language education of childrenD. A young foreign woman taking care of children.34. Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them _.A. to learn abo

41、ut the Chinese culture B. to speak the language at homeC. to catch up with other childrenD. to live in China some day35. What can we infer from the text?A. Educated woman do better in looking after childrenB. Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America, C. Chinese au pairs need to improve their

42、English Skills.D. Children can learn a foreign language well in six months. 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答案卡 7175将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。Clara Barton，founder of the American Red Cross，gained worldwide honor for her dedication to easing human suffering and earned the nickname “A

43、ngel of the Battlefield. ”高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家投稿兼职请联系：2355394692 Barton was born into a liberal freethinking family in 1821. Her elder brothers and sisters happily tutored her in math and reading, so when she entered school at three years old, she could read and spell three-syllable words. 36_Concerne

44、d about Bartons difficulty in making friends, her parents sent her to a boarding school, hoping it would make her more comfortable with her peers. 37 _ Barton lost her appetite and cried constantly. After only one term, she had to be brought home. Then, Barton stayed out of school to nurse her older

45、 brother through a serious injury and also volunteered to care for poor families during a smallpox(天花）outbreak.In 1861，the Civil War broke out. The sight of wounded soldiers touched Barton deeply. She began to collect and distribute food, bandages, medicines, and other supplies for the Union army.38

46、_ There, with little concern for her own safety, she cooked meals, assisted surgeons, and comforted wounded soldiers.Eventually，because of working too hard，Barton collapsed，ill with typhoid fever. 39 _ It was there that she learned of an organization based in Switzerland 一 called the International R

47、ed Cross, whose work mirrored her own.Shortly after Barton arrived back home in 1873，her sister died. 40 _ When recuperating(休 养）at a health facility in New York，she began planning for the establishment of an American wing of the International Red Cross. Although at first the government resisted，her efforts finally paid off. The American Red Cross was officially organized on May 21, 1881. Her influence lives on today in the work of the organization she founded.A. Barton fell into a deep de