广东省肇庆市肇庆中学2019-2020学年高一下学期3月1日月考英语测试试题

广东省肇庆市肇庆中学2019-2020学年高一下学期3月1日月考英语测试试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解The Visitor Oyster cardAVisitor Oyster card is the cheapestway topay fora singleadult journeyin London.Its aplasticsmartcard.You canuse iton thebus,tube,tram,DLR,London Overgroundand mostNationalRail services.Its muchcheaper thanbuyingindividual tickets,in somecases costing50%less thanthe priceof aregularpaper ticket.How to get aVisitor Oyster cardYou canbuy aVisitor Oystercard online.Your cardwill bedelivered bypost.The cardcosts£5and youchoose howmuch moneyyou wantto addto the card.This meansyou canstart usingthecard themoment youarrive inCentral London.How doesthe Visitor OystercardworkThe Oystercard workson apay-as-you-go system.You startby addingmoney tothe card.Then youtravel,the costof thefare willautomatically bedeductedfrom your VisitorOystercard.For example,if you add£20to thecard and makea tubejourney of£

2.30,you will have£

17.70lefton thecard.A fewmore points:•A childunder theage of11travels freewhen accompaniedby anadult.•Youll savemore moneyif youuse thetube severaltimes.The VisitorOyster cardis“capped给定上限“at£

6.80per day.一•Youll paymore duringpeak times.Peak faresapply fromMonday toFriday6:30am9:30一am;4:00pm7:00pm,except forpublic holidays.•Reuse theOystercardby addingcredit at a tube station,Oyster ticketshop orVisitorCentre.•Receive adiscount on the ThamesClippers RiverBus services.

1.What canwe learn about theVisitorOyster cardA.You cantuse itduring publicholidays.B,You canhave itmailed directlyto yourhome.

八、邀请信.假定你是李华，最近你校诗歌爱好者俱乐部将组织一场中国诗歌朗诵比赛请你发一61封邮件，邀请你的好友来参加，内容包括Peter比赛的目的；

1..时间和地点；2朗诵的形式（独诵、小组朗诵、配乐朗诵等）

3.注意词数左；

1.100可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数

3.参考词汇中国诗歌朗诵比赛Chinese poetryreciting competitionDearPeter,Ive heardthat youare fondof Chinesepoetry.Looking forwardto yourcoming.Yours sincerely,C.You can get afree Oystercard if you orderonline.D.You canreceive a50%discount atany shopin London.

2.How muchmoney will be deductedifyoutake thetube fourtimes in a daywitha VisitorOystercardA.£

2.

30.B.£

3.

40.C.£

6.

80.D.£

9.

20.

3.Where canyouaddcredit toyourVisitorOystercardA.On theInternet.B.At abus station.C.At atubestation.D.In conveniencestores.Several womensat outsidea medicalbuilding waitingfor the mother-to-mother groupmeetingto start.Each oneheld ababy clothedin brightpatterns.One mothernursed a1-year-old;anotherheld asleeping newbornand otherschatted happilywhile theywaited for the restof themothers toarrive.Theyve cometo learnhow toprovide nutritiousmeals fortheir children.These mothersin Myanmargather togetheronce amonth tolearnaboutnutrition andproper（卫生）.hygiene Thisis valuableinformation that they hadlittle orno accessto beforetheSamaritans Purse,which hashelped meetthe needsof peopleworldwide whoare victimsof war,poverty,natural disasters,etc.,started mother-to-mother group.The headof the group,Sein WinMya,is strongand active.She taughtwomen fromher villageby usinginformative picturesprovidedby theSamaritans Purse.Cultural practicesand traditionsin Myanmarencourage mothersto feedyoungchildren onlywith whiterice whichmakes themhave littlemicronutrients,such asiron andvariousvitamins.Mya guidedand taughtthe groupwith muchconfidence.She taughtthem toprepare healthyfoodand how to beleaders throughher example.Even her7-year-old daughterseemed to be learninghow to leadand servethe otherchildren.After theclass finished,Mya invitedthegroup to herhomefor ahealthy mealshe hadprepared.After that,Mya oftenled themon atour of the villagetocontinue herexplanation ofnutrition.Gradually more and moremothers andchildren from thevillage joinedthem.（为付出）As ateacher,Mya isinvesting inher communityina way thatcouldtransform futuregenerations—both physicallyand mentally.As amother,she isshowing herdaughterwhat itmeans tosacrifice timeand energyto serveothers.Mya willsurely leadhercommunity intohealthier future.

4.Why wasthemother-to-mother groupmeeting heldA.To introducea new way oflife.B.To sharethe happylife theyhad.C.To offertips onhow tocare forbabies.D.To teachhowtoraise childrenhealthily.

5.What dowe knowabout theSamaritans PurseA.Its atraditional health-care institution.B.It givesa helpinghand topeople inneed.C.Its anorganization setuptohelp women.D.It hasfounded manyvoluntary groupsin Myanmar.

6.What canwe infer from Paragraph3A.Myas teachingis veryinfluential.B.Mya has a greatgift forlecturing.C.Myas jobis physicallydemanding.D.Mya likestouring aroundher village.

7.Which of the followingwould bethe besttitle forthe passageA.Sein WinMya,a goodleader ofa villageB,Mother-to-mother groupcan benefitmanyC.local motherleads byexample inMyanmarD.Women makea bigdifference tothe countryside（阿德利企鹅）In thepast40years,the totalnumber ofAdelie Penguinsbeen steadilydeclining.A newstudy,however,announced thediscovery ofa previouslyunknown“supercolony“of morethan1,500,000Adelie Pen-gums in the Danger Islands of the Antarctic Peninsulas northerntip.“Until recently,the DangerIslands,a chain of remote,rocky,islands,werent knowntobean（栖息地）important penguinhabitat saysHeather Lynch,a professorat StonyBrook University;These supercolonieshave goneunnoticed fordecades,she notes,partly becauseof theremoteness ofthe islands themselves,and partlythe dangerouswaters thatsurround them.Even insummer,thenearby oceanis filledwith thicksea ice,making themextremely difficultto access.（粪渍）Yet in2014,Lynch andMathew Schwallerfrom NASAdiscovered guanostains insatellitepictures of theislands,which meanta large number of penguins.To findout forsure,Lynchteamed withStephanie Jenouvrier,Mike Politoand TomHart toarrange anexploration intotheislands withthe goalof countingthe birdsfirsthand.In December2015;they foundhundreds ofbirds andstarted tocalculate byhand.The team（无人机）also used a commercialdrone to take picturesof theentire islands.They thenusedakindof networksoftware toanalyze thepictures,searching forthe penguinnests autonomously.Theaccuracy thatthe droneensured wasthe key.The numberof penguinscould provideunderstandingsnot juston changeablepenguin population,but alsoon theeffects ofchanging temperatureand seaiceon the areas ecology.“the DangerIslands holdthe largestpopulation ofAdelie penguinson the AntarcticPeninsula.Being ableto getan accuratecount of the birdsin thesesupercolonies offersa valuablestandard fbrfuturepopulation changesofpenguins,“notes Jenouvrier.The populationof Adelieson theeastside of theAntarcticPeninsula isdifferent fromwhat wesee on the westside,for example.We wanttounderstand why.Is itlinked tothe extendedsea ice condition overthere Foodavailability Thafssomethingwe needto figureout in the futureJ shesays.

8..What doesParagraph1mainly focusonA・The conceptof supercolony.B.The discoveryofthe DangerIslands.C.A newlydiscovered penguinhabitat D.The populationdecline ofAdelie Penguins.

9.According toParagraph2,theDangerIslands.A.are circledby largeislands B.are hometo variouswildlifeC.are a newly formedchainofislands D.have roughsurrounding environment

10.What canwe learnfrom Paragraph4A.It wasreally hardto getthe accuratestudy result.B,Modern equipmentplayed animportant role in thestudy.C.The populationofthe penguins changedtheareasecology.D.The computerhelped analyzethe livinghabits ofthe penguins.

11.What doesthe lastparagraph indicateA.The studyon Adeliepenguins stillhas along wayto go,B,The seaiceconditionaffects thegrowth ofthe penguinsgreatly.C.The rapiddecline ofthepenguinsis mainlycaused byfood unavailabilityD.The studyon Adeliepenguins,shows anewwayfor environmentalprotection.The Swisshave alwayshad acomfortable relationshipwith theirmountains.But notime inayear seemsto showthat specialconnection quitelike the beginning ofsummer.Thats when（环境保护者）conservationists makethe difficultjourney upthose toweringheights whilebearinglarge whiteblankets.The grandplan Tocover criticalsections ofthe RhoneGlacier-six squaremiles ofice thatis（防紫夕卜线的）counted asthe countrysoldest andmost essentialglacier vin theUV-resistantblankets.While itmay seem a gentlegesture,like amother takingcare ofa childforthenight,the（使idea isntto keepthe glacierwarm.Its actuallythe opposite.The blanketsare designedto deflect偏斜）the sunslight,covering thehuge glacierup likea freezerbag in the hopeof protectingit fromthestrong heatofthesummer sun.And thesedays,the worldsglaciers needall thehelp theycanget.With theplanet gettingwarmer everyyear,glaciers havebeen meltingatarapid rate.In Switzerland,climate changehas increasedthe RhoneGlaciers typicalsummer meltwhichfeeds Europesfamous RhoneRiver.As aresult,moreandmore peoplehave takenup protecting theglaciers withblankets.By coveringapproximately sixacres ofthe glaciers,the blankets,Vblken（斜坡）explains,have reducedthe icemelt byas muchas70percent.But ithas madethe slopewereon onlyslightly lessslippery.And unlesspeople——the mainculprits inclimate change—make fundamentalchanges toaddress thebigger picture,there wontbe enoughblankets inthe worldtoward offthe disastrousconsequences ofrising sealevels.And thosedreamy whiteblankets coveringthe RhoneGlacier“It willslow thingsdown forayear ortwo,“Jean-Pierre Guignard,who visitedthe glacierdecades agowhen it was muchbigger,tells Metro,a Britishnewspaper.But oneday peoplewillhavetotakeaway theblankets becausetheice underneathwillbegone.^^

12.Why doconservationists climbup themountains inearly summerA.To keepthe glacierswarm enough.B.To dosome researchonthe glaciers.C.To appreciatethe beautyoftheglaciers.D.To stoptheglaciersfrom meltingtoo fast.

13.We caninferfromParagraph3thattheblankets.A.have playeda greatroleinprotectingtheglaciersB,are ingreat needduring summer in SwitzerlandC.can helpprotect theglaciers inthe longrunD.will probablycause sealevels torise

14.What doesthe underlinedword“culprits”in Paragraph3most probablymeanA.Researchers.B.Monitors.C.Offenders.D.Protectors.

15..What isJean-Pierre Guignardsattitude towardsthe futureof glaciersA.Contradictory.B.Negative.C.Uncertain D.Optimistic.

二、七选五（北半球）,If yourefromthenorthern hemisphereyoull findChristmas tobe ratherdifferentin New Zealand.16December isinthe middle ofsummerin New Zealand.Many visitorsfrom theUSor Europecant quiteget usedto havinga barbecueonthebeach asChristmas dinner.However,Christmas marksthebeginningofthesummer holidaysfor mostNew Zealanders.17One ofthe best-known Christmasevents isthe FarmersSanta Paradein Auckland,which（特点）has been a featureoftheAuckland Christmassince

1934.It attractsthousands ofvisitorsevery yearand is a greatevent forchildren.New Zealanderscontinue theBritish traditionof havinga familydinner during themiddle ofthe dayon Christmas Day.lt usuallybegins on Christmas morningby exchangingpresents whichwillbe leftunder theChristmas treeinthehome.18Often itisabarbecue inthe garden.However,the traditionalChristmas food,such asturkey,ham androast potatoes,is stillvery popular,alongwith saladand glassesof wine.It mayseemabit strangeto hearsongs,such asWhite Christmasor Deckthe Halls,inthe（颂歌）middleofsummer!Nevertheless,Christmas carolsare popular.19（极端+也）（多样的）New Zealandis anextremely diversesociety.People frommany culturesdonot recognizeChristmas inthe sameway asthe earlyEuropean settlers.20Its atime togettogether withthe familyand enjoythe greatNewZealandsummer outdoors.A.They allstop onChristmasDay.B,The mostobvious differenceistheweather.C.Most NewZealanders donot goto churchregularly.D.However,Christmas isa specialtime forall NewZealanders.E.Many townsand citiesinNewZealand holdChristmas celebrations.F.The Christmasmeal itselfis increasinglybecoming arelaxing affair.G.People willhear themplayed orsung inshopping mallsduringtheholiday season.

三、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最A BC D佳选项It startedfour yearsago.My wifewould seea21man nearwhere sheworked.It wasthe weekbeforeChristmas andshe saidshe wanted to purchaseanewcoat forhim becausehis coatwas

22.We donthave alot of23,We arereally astep awayfrom beinghomeless inrags mostmonthsbut wetry to24when we can.We talkedand foundawaytogetsome moneytogether to25him a coat.I26that sincewe weregivingacoatto him,we shouldlook atwhat elsehe might

27.We decidedto filla28with someuseful29things-a toothbrush,soap,clothes,a hat,gloves andsome food.A smallgift andChristmas cardwas putin itas well.We haventhad moneyto exchange30for birthdaysor Christmasfor many years,too.It feelswonderfulto havesomeone31you atChristmas butIve alwaysbeenalittle32when friendsask“What didyou getfor Christmas^^It alwaysmakes my wife feelbad thatshe cant33to givemeanything andI feelthe same.So Iwould34and sayshe boughtme thisthing orthat.But thatyear wecouldsay we35something to others insteadand thats36what happened.People askedand wesaid whatwe did.They alsowantedtohelp thefollowing37and wemadeten morebackpacks thefollowing Christmas,and thisyear wereally38the gifts.I stillcant affordto buymywifesome giftsto39onChristmasday,but the40we feelmakesup forit tentimes!

21.A.sick B.homeless C.generous D.energetic

22.A.loose B.large C.shabby D.tight

23.A.money B.power C.time D.trouble

24.A.recover B.bargain C,escape D.help

25.A.buy B.make C.show D.lend

26.A.commanded B.warned C・regretted D.insisted

27.A,ignore B.need C.dislike D.store

28.A.backpack B.room C.suitcase D.car

29.A.left B.external C.daily D.cheap

30.A.principles B.gifts C.opinions D.congratulations

31.A.rely onB.turn toC.think ofD.stand for

32.A.embarrassed B.contradictory C.pleased D.content

33.A.expect B.reject C.wait D.afford

34.A.admit B.lie C,debate D.disagree

35.A,compared B.exposed C・presented D.sold

36.A.exactly B.hardly C.finally D.briefly

37.A.season B.month C.day D.year

38.A.removed B.replaced C,added D.decorated

39.A.wear B.open C.eat D.judge

40.A.peace B.sorrow C・attitude D.joy

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填人个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1投影仪Our facecan bepowerful.Ifs41a“projector Itshows theworld whatsgoing oninside.When yourehappy,your facewears asmile.When youresad,your facemelts down.Itskind ofobvious.But thinkabout thefact thatnobody42teach ushowtosmile orcry sincewe wereborn.And wedont thinkabout43do either.It justhappens.特征We usefacial expressionsto showour feelingstoothersand addthe flavor”to thewordssay.Thats whywe canunderstand theexpressions onothers faces44easy,unlike someotherbody language45sign.This makesour expressions46double-edged swordwhen weare tryingto readbody language.Usually,ifs easy47understand it.But sincewecanmask ourfeelings andcover ourtrue intentions,（）its notthe bestreflection ofthe hiddentruth.Thus othersmay48cheat.（假装）（）Faking feelings,however,can be49challenge becauseit seemsto fightingan innerwar.Your bodyhasadesire tosay onething whileyou tryto forceit toanother,50can trulylead toaconflict insideyour heart.

五、根据汉语意思填写单词（积》茜灰尘的）

51.The boywas veryand dirtyafter playingoutdoors andwas askedto washhands（根据汉语提示单词拼写）by hismother.

六、根据所给汉语提示填空（感激的）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

52.The youare,the morelikely helldo more.

七、根据汉语意思填写单词（身份）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

53.He hadlost hiscardandwas questionedby thepolice.（流利的）

54.India hasa verylargenumberof Englishspeakers becauseitwasruled byBritain for（根据汉语提示单词拼写）manyyears.（态度）（根据汉

55.We shouldhave apositive tolife andhave hope,no matterwhat happens.语提示单词拼写）（毕业）（根据汉语提示单词

56.After hefrom university,he founda jobhe was interested in.拼写）（废墟）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

57.After thebig fire,the houselay in（困住）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

58.The driverwasinthecarand couldntmove hislegs.（质量）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

59.Our companyis moreconcerned aboutthan quantity.（逃脱）（根据汉语

60.They managedto fromthe burningbuilding bybreaking downthe door.提示单词拼写）。