1、 万州龙驹中学高 2021 级第一次月考英 语 试 题 英语试题卷共 5 页。满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。注意事项：1. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2. 答选择题时，必须使用 2B 铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3. 答非选择题时，必须使用 0.5 毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4. 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 听力(共两节, 每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 第一节，听下面 5 段对话。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When does the
2、train leave for Chicago? A. At 9:10 a.m. B. At 9:20 a.m. C. At 9:40 a.m.2. What sport does the man like most? A. Jogging. B. Swimming. C. Basketball.3. What will the speakers have? A. A salad. B. Hamburgers. C. Meatballs.4. How many people will play poker? A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.5. Why will the wo
3、man buy the white car? A. Its appearance is cool. B. Its more comfortable. C. Its environmentally friendly.第二节，听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. Whom did the woman buy the sweater for? A. A friend. B. A family member. C. Herself.7. What will the woman do next? A. Talk to the manager. B.
4、Show the receipt. C. Leave the store.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What does the man want to do on Wednesday night? A. Watch a show. B. Clean the house. C. Finish his homework. 9. Where will the woman be on Thursday night? A. At a restaurant. B. At her apartment. C. At the Global Theater.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 1
5、2 题。10. Where will the vegetables be from? A. The grocery store. B. The mans backyard. C. The womans vegetable garden.11. According to the man, who grow their own vegetables? A. Housewives. B. Old people. C. Young people.12. What day is the party? A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13
6、至 16 题。13. Where is the little house? A. Near a fruit farm B. Three blocks from the ocean.C. On the rainy side of the island.14. Why doesnt the man consider the first place? A. Theres no TV. B. Its too cold there. C. Theres no air conditioner.15. What do we know about the second place? A. It doesnt
7、have a dryer. B. It provides toothbrushes. C. It has a big swimming pool.16. What will the woman do next? A. Pack for a trip. B. Make a phone call. C. Go grocery shopping.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Which floor did the fire destroy? A. The first floor. B. The second floor. C. The third floor.18. Whe
8、n was the building built? A. In 1718. B. In 1782. C. In 1930.19. What was the building used as at the time of the fire? A. A hotel. B. A history museum. C. An old peoples home.20. What probably caused the fire? A. The lightning. B. Old electric wires. C. A burning cigarette.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分 40 分）第一
9、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。AIf youre planning a trip to take part in some of Americas best festivals in fall, here are some places that you should consider going to.National Apple Harvest(收获)FestivalThe National Apple Harvest Festival is held during the first two
10、weekends in Arendtsville, Pennsylvania in October each year. It should be on the list of top choice for people who want to take part in one of Americas most famous traditions: apple picking. Festival-goers can drink fresh-pressed apple juice, try their luck at square dancing and listen to live music
11、 in this tiny town just outside of Gettysburg. International Balloon FestivalIf you like hot-air balloons and New Mexico,then you will love the International Balloon Festival in Albuquerque. Each year in October, more than 600 hot-air balloons fill the sky over a 365-acre parkits really an amazing s
12、ight! Watch the sight at 7oclock each morning, and then stick around to see the flying competitions and firework shows.Punkin ChunkinWhat do you imagine when you hear the words“pun kin chunkin”? If youre imagining pumpkins being hurtled(猛烈碰撞)through the air thousands of feet above ground, youre righ
13、t. To see the best of the best, youll have to attend the World Championship Punkin Chunkin event in Delaware, where more than l 00,000 people attend the three-day festival each November.German Village OktoberfestIf you dont want to make a trip to Munich for the most known Oktoberfest, the German Vil
14、lage Oktoberfest in Columbus,Ohio, is the next best thing. This celebration is held each September over a l00,000-square-foot pavilion(展馆). You can listen to real German music and learn how to pair the proper cheese with the proper beeran important life skill.21. What do we know about the National A
15、pple Harvest Festival?A. Its held in Gettysburg each year. B. It lasts for two weeks in all. C. Live music can be enjoyed during it. D. Its held mainly to sell apple juice.22. Where should you go if you want to see pumpkins being hurtled?A. Albuquerque.B. Columbus.C. Delaware.D. Pennsylvania.23. Wha
16、t is the text meant to?A. To introduce some great fall festivals in the US.B. To encourage us to travel to America.C. To compare some festivals in the US.D. To explain why some festivals are great.BForgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, howeve
17、r, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably dont think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.When cartoon book characters like the
18、Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. Thats why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm y
19、our physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.So it doesnt matter if your ange
20、r is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if its worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else. Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say its OK. In
21、stead, its a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past. 24. The author of the passage tries to make his view clear . A. based on his own experience.B. by mentioning some studies.C. by mentioning some patients.D. by raising his own examples. 25. The underlined phrase“holding o
22、n to“in the passage possibly means .A. keeping up. B. taking away. C. learning about D. getting tired of. 26. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. People who are able to forgive feel less tired. B. People who are able to forgive feel less stress.C. People who are able to forgive
23、 feel less depression. D. People who are able to forgive have fewer problems on sleeping.27. The best title for this passage is probably .A.Forgiveness Is Good for Health B.A Secret to Keeping Healthy C.Anger Is Bad for Health D. ForgivenessCEvery day, 15-year-old Martha wrote on the Internet about
24、the meal she ate at school. She also took pictures of the food. However, Martha was very honest about the food. She did not just describe the food. She judged the taste and health of the food.Martha also began to use her blog（博客）for an important reason. She began to raise（筹集） money for the organizat
25、ion Marys Meals in the East African country of Malawi. It provides food for children in schools for free. Martha encouraged her readers to send money to Marys Meals to help build a kitchen.But then, Martha began to have a problem. Many people read her blog. She became big news. The news stories show
26、ed that the food at Marthas school was not always healthy. And that made some people angry. So the school officials decided to stop Marthas blog. They said that she could not take her camera to school.But an amazing thing happened. Many people began sending messages of support across the Internet. M
27、arthas story was even bigger than before. Now the officials had to change their minds. A few days later, Martha was again writing her blog. But more than that, people had sent a lot of money for the Malawi school children. Martha had hoped to raise about 10,000 dollars. But the total reached 100,000
28、 dollars and still kept on growing!Marthas blog also helped to improve meals at her school. One day she wrote: As we waited for dinner we were told that we are allowed to eat as much fruit and bread as we want.No one knows what will happen to Marthas blog in future. But already this little girl has
29、helped to change the eating experience of many children just by sharing on the Internet pictures of her school meals.28. Martha wrote about her school meals on her blog to?A. express her opinion about the food.B. invite students to judge the food.C. show the terrible taste of the food.D. ask the sch
30、ool to improve the food.29. The organization Marys Meals .A. is an international organization.B. helps poor families build kitchens.C. provides free school meals.D.was set up by Martha.30.Why did the school officials want to prevent Martha writing her blog?A. Taking pictures needs a lot of time.B. M
31、any other students started to copy her.C. Some people were angry by its content.D. It had a bad influence on her study.31. Why did the school officials change their minds?A. Because Martha insisted on writing her blog. B. Because many people sent supporting messages on the Internet. C. Because Marth
32、a had hoped to raise about 10,000dollars. D. Because people had sent a large amount of money for the Malawi school children.D English is a very interesting language. It has borrowed words from many other languages. Immigrants(移民) coming into the United States have contributed many words to the langu
33、age, which have kept their original pronunciation. “Coolie” and “kowtow” were taken from the Chinese language, “kamikaze from the Japanese, “shampoo” from India, “blitz” from German, “amigo” and “Los Angeles” from Spanish and so on. Many students have studied English for years, some as many as eight
34、. However, some students still have difficulty in speaking fluent English. Some know many words but are unable to discern them when native speakers use them. In our Oral English classes we will focus on speaking and listening to native English speakers. For this reason, because we are trying to trai
35、n your ears to hear English and your mouths to speak intelligible (易理解的) English, we will have a rule that ONLY ENGLISH will be spoken in our English classes. Anyone speaking Chinese in class will be required to pay a fine in order to encourage the speaking and understanding of English. If teachers
36、enter a classroom and discover that anyone is speaking Chinese, they will require everyone in the room to pay the fine. It is everyones job to enforce the English-Only rule. It is for your benefit. It is because we want to accustom (使习惯于) your ears to hearing English. Other subjects may be learned s
37、olely from books but the only way to learn a foreign language is to SPEAK IT! Students are often nervous about speaking in class at first but we hope to make the classes fun, so you will forget your nervousness and learn to speak out. Enjoy your classes. 32. The first paragraph is mainly about .A. d
38、ifferent words in different languages. B. the difficulty of learning English. C. the immigrantscontributions to America. D. how interesting and various English is.33. The underlined word“discern“in Para 2 can be replaced by .A. notice B. speak C. understand D. hear34. In the authors opinion，the only
39、 way to learn a language well is to .A. play games with it .B. listen to it on the radio .C. learn it from books.D. speak it often.35. The article is probably aimed at .A. Chinese students.B. Indian students.C. Japanese students.D. German students.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
40、佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to deal with your homeworkWrite it down. 36 Make a note on your notebook. Always be sure to write down any homework for school so you wont forget anything.Create a homework station. Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to work. 37 It will take twice as long to get the homework do
41、ne. Shut off your cell phone, log off (退出) your computer (unless you will need it for your homework) and close the door.Do homework as early as possible. Dont leave homework to die last minute. 38 The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you will finish! Do all your homework as early as you c
42、an, so you dont have a pile of (一堆) homework the next day.39 Think about how long it will take you to complete each homework subject. For example: English-ten minutes, science-ten minutes, math-forty minutes, history-twenty minutes.Treat yourself. You can easily get tired by sitting through an hour
43、or two of homework without stopping. Once you finish homework for a subject, take a small break. Just make sure its quick (no more than 15 minutes). Do not turn on the TV, or youll never go back and finish your homework. 40 A. Use your time wisely.B. Start as soon as you get home.C. Start your harde
44、st homework.D. Never do your homework in front of the TV.E. You can take a walk or find something to eat.F. After short breaks, return to finish up the last of your work.G. Keep a homework notebook where you record all your homework.第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分 45 分）第 1 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
45、，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。Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a 41 , because his parents were going to teach in Africa.He and his family 42 all the way on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. 43 , w
46、hen we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my 44 . He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to 45 him. He looked a little scared to meet us, 46 started to smile shyly after my mom hugged (拥抱) him.When we got back home and Douglas 47 putting his thing
47、s away, I could not believe it. All of his 48 were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. He 49 had a dark blue jacket with a tie!“How come you 50 only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.“Thats the way my school has 51 been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”“I would hate having to wear
48、the 52 thing every day,” I said.“I dont 53 ,” Douglas said. “It 54 time. I dont have to think about what I am going to wear.”“Well, we dont wear uniforms at our 55 . Youre going to look pretty 56 if you come to school in a jacket and tie.”Douglas looked worried. 57 , I felt bad. I had not meant to 5
49、8 his feelings. After all, it was not easy to come all this way to live with some 59 family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to 60 my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.41. A. week B. month C. year D. day42. A. traveled B. worked C.lived D. studied43. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides44. A. uncle B. parent C. cousin D. friend45. A. teach B. help C. meet D. ask46.
