1、河南襄城高一英语月考河南省襄城县2017-2018学年高一英语9月月考试题第一部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ADo you want to learn English better? If you do, the following classes might be suitable for you.Junior CoursesOur English courses for juniors are good for all the young people who want t
2、o develop their English language skills by taking part in exciting cultural and social activities. We offer this course to groups at every LSI school year-round. We accept individual (个人的) younglearners in our schools in the UK, the USA and Canada in our summer and winter camps.Teaching methods and
3、social activities in the junior course are specially designed to suitkids and teenagers. Our English for junior courses are a great way for learners to make friends with other teenagers from all over the world. LSI offers English language courses to suit all abilities and levels.Evening ClassesLSI o
4、ffers general language classes and exam classes in the evening. Students can take evening classes at a number of different LSI schools around the world. LSI London Central has a special foreign-language department which offers classes in over 40 languages. Evening language classes are taught in open
5、 groups at LSI school buildings. We also organize language training that can be arranged either in or outside the school at any time for individuals and closed groups.Our evening language courses are for everyone. We train business people who requirelanguage skills for specific purposes and those wh
6、o expect to gain some basic survival skills for their holidays. We provide quality training for all students at all levels, whatever their purposes are.第 1 页 共 9 页1. The English for junior courses would attract those who want to _.A. travel to foreign countriesB. learn some difficult grammarC. atten
7、d exam classes in the eveningD. improve English through activities2. What do we know about evening classes of LSI schools around the world?A. Each school offers classes in over 40 languages.B. Language training only takes place in the school.C. Language training doesnt accept individual learners.D.
8、Theyre taught in open groups at LSI school buildings.3. Evening language courses are open to _.A. business people onlyB. people of all age groupsC. just kids and teenagersD. English beginners only4. The text is meant to _.A. advertise some English classesB. tell how to choose English classesC. encou
9、rage readers to learn English wellD. advertise some cultural and social activitiesBDo you think Great Britain and the United States are alike? Winston Churchill once jokedthat the people of Britain and the people of America are separated(分离) only by their language. Do you think that is true? The Bri
10、tish and the Americans both speak English as the officiallanguage. However, each uses some different words. We Americans are similar to the British.After all, our country was once owned by Great Britain, so we have a lot in common. But there are many differences between us.Great Britain has a king o
11、r queen, and the leader of the government is the Prime Minister.The United States has no kings or queens. Our leader is the President.Both the British and Americans use pounds and ounces, pints, quarts, and gallons. Bothuse miles, yards and feet. Our money is different, though. The British use pound
12、s and pence.第 2 页 共 9 页Americans use dollars and cents. Driving in a car is very different in England. They drive on the left side of the road. We drive on the right. What we call the hood of the car, the British call the bonnet. Britishcars run on petrol, which we call gasoline.In our everyday live
13、s, we do many of the same things as the British. But we describe them differently. A young mother here might push a baby in a baby carriage. A British mom pushes a pram. The British watch the telly, while we watch TV. We like to eat French fries, but theBritish call them chips. Millions of Americans
14、 drink coffee, but most British prefer tea.So we are different in many ways. But we stay friendly anyway.5. Winston Churchills words mean that _.A. Britain and the US are very similarB. the people of Britain and the US are friendlyC. the languages of Britain and the US are the sameD. there are many
15、differences between Britain and the US6. Which of the following is used by the British?A. TV. B. Pram. C. Hood. D. French fries.7. From Paragraph 4, we can know the differences between Britain and the US in _.A. the government B. money C. eating D. traffic8. What is the best title for the text?A. We
16、 stay friendly B. A common language?C. English as the official language D. Differences between Britain and the USCAs a master of martial arts, Bruce Lee starred in many movies and TV shows, even thoughhis life was very short. His acting was funny and original, and his fighting skill was hard to beli
17、eve.Lee was born in San Francisco, California, in 1940. Soon after that, he moved to HongKong with his family, so he was raised in Hong Kong until his late teens. As a child, Lee performed in 20 movies. At the age of 18, he started to learn kung fu. His skill grew very quickly.第 3 页 共 9 页In 1959, Br
18、uce moved back to America and went to high school and university there. Toearn money, he taught martial arts. After several years practice, he developed a new style of martial arts, called Jeet Kune Do. His Hong Kong- and Hollywood-produced films madethe traditional Hong Kong martial arts films go t
19、o a higher level of popularity, and attractedmost people in the whole world, especially in the West. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world as well.Particularly to the Chinese, Lee became special as he sho
20、wed Chinese national pride andChinese nationalism in his movies. In 1966, Bruce appeared on the TV show The Green Hornet which earned Lee many fans in America and Hong Kong. In 1971, Lee returned to Hong Kongwhere he made three very popular kung fu movies. Then, in 1973, he made Enter the Dragonfor
21、Warner Brothers, an American film company.In the same year, Bruce Lee died suddenly, when he was only 33 years old. After his death, many actors copied his style. As a result, kung fu movies became more and more popular. But Bruce Lee was special. He was, and will always be, the Little Dragon.9. Wha
22、t did Lee do after he first returned to America?A. He went on learning kung fu. B. He founded a film company.C. He continued his education. D. He made the movie Enter the Dragon.10. Bruce Lees kung fu attracted the attention of the world mainly because of . A. his education in America B. his movies
23、in Hong Kong and HollywoodC. his movies as a child star D. his appearance in the films11. What happened to kung fu movies after Lees death?A. They didnt attract any fans. B. The style of fighting was changed.C. They were all different from his movies. D. They became even more popular.12. Whats the w
24、riters attitude towards Bruce Lee?A. Proud. B. Concerned. C. Doubtful. D. Artificial.DDoes handwriting matter? Not very much, according to many educators. However, scientists say it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important. New evidence suggests that the link between handwriting and e
25、ducational development is deep.第 4 页 共 9 页Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, butthey are also better able to create ideas and remember information. In other words, its not only what we write that matters but how.A study led by Karin James, a psycholo
26、gist at Indiana University, gave support to thatview. A group of children, who had not learned to read and write, were offered a letter or a shape on a card and asked to copy it in one of three ways: draw the image on a page but with a dotted outline(虚线), draw it on a piece of blank white paper, or
27、type it on a computer. Thenthe researchers put the children in a brain scanner and showed them the image again.It was found that when children had drawn a letter freehand without a dotted outline or a computer, the activity in three areas of the brain were increased. These three areas work actively
28、in adults when they read and write. By contrast, children who chose the other two ways showed no such effect. Dr. James attributes the differences to the process of free handwriting: Not only must we first plan and take action in a way but we are also likely to produce a result that is variable. Tho
29、se are not necessary when we have an outline.Its time for educators to change their mind and pay more attention to childrenshandwriting.13. What do scientists mean by saying it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important?A. Handwriting is not very important to children.B. Handwriting has
30、 nothing to do with education.C. Handwriting should not be ignored at present.D. Handwriting can not be learned in a short time.14. What does that view in Para. 3 refer to?A. Children read quickly when they write by hand.B. How we write is as important as what we write.C. Children create ideas and r
31、emember information.D. A group of students should know what to write.15. According to the passage, the author obviously _ giving up handwriting.A. is for B. is against C. is responsible for D. doesnt care about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。选项中有两项为多余第 5 页 共 9 页选项。Be Your Own Best
32、 FriendWhy would you want to become your own best friend? There are a number of benefits of creating your own support system from within rather than relying on your partner, friends or family to be there for you when youre suffering. We all have it in us to give ourselves what we need, without seeking it from outside. _16_ Heres how
