1、绝密启用前广东省佛山市第一中学 2015-2016 学年高一 10 月月考英语试题注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用 2B 铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处。”2选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案信息号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答
2、案无效。4作答选做题时，请先用 2B 铅笔填涂选做题的题号对应的信息点，再作答。漏涂、错涂、多涂的，答案无效。5考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，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（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMany years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents home in Missou
3、ri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black
4、smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friends. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his busi
5、ness card.I wrote him and his wife a thankyou note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I ret
6、urned to my car and found that Id left the lights on all day, and the battery (电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealershipa shop selling carswas right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my tro
7、uble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.“Thank
8、you” two powerful words. Theyre easy to say and mean so much.16. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?AHe had it pulled back to the gas station. BThe couple sent him a business card.CThe couple offered to help him. DHe called his friend for help.17. The battery of the auth
9、ors car was dead because _.Asomething went wrong with the lights Bthe meeting lasted a whole dayChe forgot to turn off the lights Dhe drove too long a distance18. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _.Ahow to write a thankyou letter Bhow to deal with car problemsCthe kindhearted
10、ness of older people Dthe importance of expressing thanksBPeople in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mothers Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Fathers Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their chil
11、dren and educate them to be responsible (有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways
12、. On Mothers Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery (墓地).On these days families get together at home, a
13、s well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Fathers Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It
14、is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.19. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respe
15、ct for parents?A. Parents bring up children. B. Parents give love and care to children.C. Parents educate children to be good persons. D. Parents pass away before children grow up.20. What do you think “florists” do?A. They sell flowers. B. They make and sell bread.C. They offer enough room for havi
16、ng family parties.D. They sell special gifts for Mothers Day and Fathers Day.21. What do you know from the passage?A. Mothers Day and Fathers Day are both in May. B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.C. Not all the children respect their parents D. Fathers are not as important as mothe
17、rs at home.22. On Mothers Day and Fathers Day, _.A. people usually have family parties B. everyone goes to visit the cemeteryC. children always go to parents home D. hand-made cards are the most valuable giftsCFootball T-shirts are more commonly connected with boys than girls. This can often cause a
18、 problem when you want to find a cool shirt for a girl. That is not to say that there are no cool shirts out there for girls to wear. The problem is that they are often harder to find than the ones for boys.You can get custom (订制的 ) shirt printed for girls from a number of custom print stores. Of co
19、urse you have to make sure that they are legally allowed to use the logos (商标) and colours of the team you want to support.You can also go through official channels to get the shirt you want. The official channels will generally be the large sportswear stores or the official stores of the teams. The
20、se stores will be able to use the colours of the teams and even put the name of the person who the shirt is for on it.If you do not feel like you have to try the T-shirts on, then an online store may be your best choice. The reason for this is that you can visit various stores and find the best ones
21、.If you want to see what the T-shirt looks like in real life, then going to a store is the best choice. Large sportswear stores often have football shirts. These are the best places to go if you do not live close to an official store. And these stores usually have lower prices than the official stor
22、es.23. According to the text, football T-shirts _.A. are all made by boysB. are seldom loved by girlsC. are only designed for boysD. are difficult to find for girls24. According to the text, custom print stores _.A. could use any colours and logos as they likeB. should be operated by the football te
23、amsC. could print anything that official stores sellD. should legally use your favourite logos25. If you dont need to try the T-shirts on, you can visit _.A. official storesB. online storesC. large sportswear storesD. custom print stores26. What kind of readers is this passage for?A. Football player
24、s.B. Clothes store owners.C. Female football fans.D. Physical education teacherDEnglish songs have been very popular for people around the world for many decades. Songs from Elvis Presley to Ricky Martin, from the Beatles to Eminem and from Natalie Cole to Britney Spears have all been enjoyed by peo
25、ple around the world, even for people who dont speak English, and even for people who speak zero English.From my experience, some people listen to English songs for 20-30 years but still dont achieve any good English skills. Some people choose English songs to be their main learning method, but most
26、 of them fail.Listening to English songs does not help you to speak English fluently. It does help you gain some vocabulary, but most of these words are unusual ones that you dont use in everyday life. You wont learn the sentence “It is a difficult project. We really need to meet the deadline.” in a
27、ny English songs. All you will hear are love, passion, affection, hate and blue, for the feeling, not the color.People like using English songs to practice English skills because its easy and enjoyable. They think that sitting in the car listening to English songs day after day will improve their En
28、glish skills. It actually will not.You will definitely not improve your listening skills because normal people dont speak with a tune. People dont talk like Eminems songs. You cant get yourself familiar with English pronunciation or accent just from listening to English songs. The words that they pr
29、onounce in the songs are not the words that you will hear in your everyday life. They can even confuse you more about how English is pronounced.I would fully encourage you to watch English movies and listen to radio news or other normal talks, but not music. Of course, you can consume it for fun but
30、 not with the aim of improving your English skills. Having good English skills is not that easy. Remember you should work hard to improve your English step by step.27. According to the passage, listening to English songs can help you _A. improve your English grammarB. speak English more fluentlyC. g
31、ain the skills of writingD. learn more new words28. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Most people think it is convenient to learn English by listening to English songs.B. Its hard for people to improve their listening skills by listening to English songs.C. It
32、s a good idea to learn to speak with an English accent by listening to English songs.D. Its rare to hear normal people speak English like they are singing.29. What can we learn about the words in English songs?A. Most of them are vivid and interesting.B. They are seldom used in peoples everyday life
33、.C. English learners should learn more of them.D. They can help people improve their pronunciation.30. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer may be _.A. an experienced English learnerB. a well-known pop singerC. a Chinese music fanD. an American teacher第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内
34、容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。(选 E 涂 AB, 选 F 涂 CD，选 G 涂 AC)Being a VolunteerWhat can you do to help people? The answer is - to be a volunteer! 31 Help yourself by helping othersWhen you volunteer to help others, you are helping yourself. 32 Lots of people really enjoy volunteering. Doing volun
35、teer work means one important thing: You make a difference in the world. So where do you start? 33 Things to do with family membersVolunteering is a great way to have fun with your family. Talk to your parents, brothers, or sisters and see what they might be interested in. Find something you all agr
36、ee on. Here are some ideas for things you can do as a family like cleaning up a park and planting trees or flowers in your local community. Invent your own opportunity34 You can make and sell products, and donate the money to charity. Volunteering gives kids a taste of responsibility, Volunteering c
37、an also help kids learn important things about themselves like what kinds of things theyre best at. A volunteer job can even help some kids decide what they want to do when they grow up. 35 Make a plan to start volunteering today!A. School is a good place to start if you are looking for volunteer id
38、eas. Ask a teacher for ideas.B. Volunteering means to spend time helping others,C. If you are upset, doing something can be a great way to calm yourself down,D. Why not come?E. So what are you waiting for?F. Kids can come up with their own ways to raise money or provide needed services,G. Clean up a
39、 school or other public buildings.第三部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 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四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Twentyone years ago, my husband gave me Sam, an eightweekold dog, to help me ease the loss of our daughter. Later my husband and I moved from New Y
40、ork to New Jersey where our neighbor, whose cat had 36 had kittens, asked us if we would like one. We were afraid that Sam would not be 37 , but we made up our 38 to take a kitten.We picked a little, gray, playful cat. She 39 around running after imaginary mice and squirrels and jumped from table to
41、 chair very 40 , so we named her Lightning (闪电).At 41 , Sam and Lightning were not close to each other. But slowly, as the days went on, Lightning started 42 Sam. They slept together, ate together and played together. When I took 43 one out of the house, the other was always 44 by the door when we r
42、eturned. That was the 45 it was for years.Then, without any 46 , Sam suddenly died of a weak heart. This time, there was no Sam for Lightning to greet and no way to 47 why she would never see her friend again.In the 48 that followed, Lightning seemed heartbroken. She could not 49 me in words that sh
43、e was 50 , but I could see the pain and 51 in her eyes whenever anyone opened the front door. The weeks 52 by, and the cats sorrow seemed to be lifting. One day as I walked into our living room, I 53 to have a look at the floor next to our sofa where we had a sculptured replica (雕塑复制品) of Sam that w
44、e had bought a few years before. 54 next to the statue, one arm wrapped around the statues neck, was Lightning, sleeping with her best 55 .36A. recently Blastly Cfirstly Dnever37A. sad Bexcited Cdisappointed Dglad38A. minds Bhearts Cheads Dbrains39A. walked Bclimbed Craced Dhid40A. slowly Bquickly Ccarefully Dbravely
