西安市远东第一中学2013-2014学年度第一学期

?高一年级 9月月考英语试题

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一、语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。1．dusk??? A．schedule??? B．attitude??C．suffer??D．usage2．loose??? A．outdoors??? B．book??? C．wool?? D．moon3．thunder ?A．beneath???? B．theirs?? ?C．these?? D．although4．concern? A．calm?????? B．parcel??? C．official??D．recognize5．series??? A．upset????? B．dislike? ?C．insurance??D．present

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二、情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。Li Hua, who is planning to travel with his parents, is now calling Hyatt Travel Agency in Xi’an.??（A：Assistant????B：Li Hua）A：Hello, this is Hyatt Travel Agency. May I help you?L：Yes. This is Li Hua. I’ll have a short holiday, and I’m thinking about ??????traveling abroad with my parents.?? 6 ?A：Of course. May I ask how long your holiday will be? L：About a week.A：OK.?? 7 L：I’d love to go to Europe.A：?? 8??? We have a special offer for European tours.L：Great!?? 9 ?A：Sure. For family tours, we have five European cities on the list, and we’ll see the Big Ben in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and other places of interest.L：?? 10??? I’ll talk about this with my parents and call you back. Thank you.A：You are welcome.



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三、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分）

11. As we all know, many Chinese words have come into English, ______ typhoon, tofu and kung fu.

A. for example? ??????? B. that is?? C. such as?? D. in order to

12. _____, the great mother, in order to save her sick child, kept waiting for four hours in the heavy snow.

A. It depends ????????B. Take it easy ???

C. Believe it or not ????D. It is OK

13. Nobody knows the man killed in the accident, so it is difficult for the police to find out his _____.

A. thought???? ??? ?B. height???? ? ????C. weight????????? ?? D. identity

14. Every farmer knows that weather _____ farming.

A. plays a part in ???B. takes part in ???C. makes use of?? ?D. gets along with

15. My hometown has changed so much that I can’t _____ it.

A. know ?????? ???B. understand????????????? C. recognize? ????D. realize

16. There was no wind. The smoke rose _____ upward.

A. strangely? ?? ??B. straight?? ??????C. frequent???? ? ???D. frequently

17. —Hello! Is Mr. John in the office?

—Yes. But I’m sorry. He is busy _____ and can’t speak to you.

A. at once???????????? B. at present????????????? C. at the end???????????? D. at first

18. Here are Daphne and David; _____ is my brother.

A. the later?? ?? ??B. later??????? ?? ??C. the latter?????? ?? ??D. latter

19.?Do?you?happen?to?know?________?A.?where?is?her?address??????? B.?in?which?place?is?her?addressC.?what?her?address?is???????? ?D.?the?place?her?address?is

20. Can you tell me if you have found the key ________ your car.

A. for????????? B. to????????? C. about???????? D. by

21. The policeman warned the driver ________ so carelessly.

A. never to drive?????????????? B. to never drive

C. to not drive???????????????? D. doesn’t drive

22. All the people _____ at the party were his supporters.

A.???? important??? ???B. thankful?? ??C. interested? ???D. present

23. The officer ordered his soldiers ________.

A. to stand still?????? ???????????B. to not stand still

C. not stand still?????????? ??????D. stand still

24. It was not until she got home _____ Mary realized she had lost her keys.

A. that? ????????B. when? ?????C. where? ??????D. before

25. Please tell me the way you thought of _______ the garden.

A. take care of? ?????B. to take care of ???

C. taking care of??? ?D. to take care

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四、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

?? Water costs money．In some places water is hard ?26 ?．What? 27 when a town has these problems？A small town in California found a happy? ?28 ．

Very 29 rain ever fell there．The town had no water? 30 ?．The water it used was? 31? from a river 300 miles away．As more people? ?32 ?live in the town，? ?33 ??water was needed．Now water?? 34 ?to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost? 35 ?money．

The town 36 a plan．It found 37? ?to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused? ?38 ?many ways．Five? 39 ?lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go?? 40?? ．They? 41 ?have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water ?42 ?their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of? 43 ?．

In most places，water is used and thrown 44 ?．The town that saved ?45 ?water has saved the town！

26．A．supplying ???? B．getting? ????C．to get??? ???D．to supply

27．A．happens?? ?B．happening ??C is happened ??D．happened

28．A．key???? ???B．answer???? ?C answering? ??D．way

29．A．little?? ????B．a little??? ?????? ??C．few??? ????? ??D．a few

30．A．of itself? ????? B．of its own? ??C．for its own? ?D for itself

31．A．fetch??? ?????? B．take?????? ??C．brought in?? D．guided

32．A．come to?? ?B．came to?? ??C．coming to?? ?D．came for

33．A．many? ?? ???B．plenty? of? ?C．more ??????D．many more

34．A．has ???B．had? ????C．must ???? ??????D．needed

35．A．many?? B．a few? ???C．a great many? ?? D．a lot of

36．A．put ???B．made ??????C．supply?????? ?D．noticed

37．A．a way??? ?B．ways? ? ???C．an answer??? D．a key

38．A．for??? ? B．by??? ???? ???C．at????? ???????????? D．in

39．A．man-making B．man-make? C．man-made ????D．man made

40．A．boating? ???B．to boat? ???C．to boating??? ?? D．on boating

41．A．must?? ????B．could??? ??C．needed??? ?????? D．had to

42．A．as???? ?? ?B．with???? ???? ?C．for???????? ?????? D．to

43．A．water enough B．enough water?? C. crops enough ?D．enough crops

44．A．off?? ????????? B．of???? ?? ????C．away??? ?????D．out of

45．A．it’s? ????? ????B．its? ?????C．one’s? ? ???D．his

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五、阅读理解 （共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

A ★

?????? Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

?????? Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

?????? Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

?????? Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

?????? “This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.

?????? He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.

?????? Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.

46. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.

A. a travel guide? ????B. a newspaper ?????C. a textbook? ???D. a novel

47. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.

A. swimming in the river???? B. standing on the river bank

C. watching the crocodile???? D. fishing in the water

48. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?

A. Her eyes were badly poked.??????? B. She had eight wounds altogether.

C. One of her fingers also got hurt.

D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

49. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The husband should save the wife

B. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws

C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

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B ★★

There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.

?????? Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.

?????? Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.

?????? Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.

?????? Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.

50. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Finding a job.???????? B. College students’part-time jobs.

C. Craigslist Web site.???? D. The relation between study and work.

51. “What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.

A. work on the airplane????? B. buy a parachute

C. publish a book ??????????D. find a suitable job

52. It can be learned from the passage that ______.

A. companies often put job information in local shops

B. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA

C. Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careers

D. California Career Services mainly serves university students

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C ★★★

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