高一9月月考英语试题

A

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．  Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything？Boy，I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫)．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”

“Oh yes，I'd love that．”

After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked．

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

B

Many people take it for granted(认为…理所当然) that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean something good．This may be because, in their opinion, black is related to darkness and white to purity．

However, that is not always the case．Did you know that the same one colour may mean differently in different places of the world?

In the English-speaking world, black is the colour of mourning．People wear black clothes at the funeral．Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed (流血)．Yellow is the word for fear．If you are afraid, you are yellow．Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world．In China and Korea white is the colour of mourning．In Russia, China and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and excellence．In Italy and Germany, you are yellow with anger, not with fear．

Even within the English-speaking area it is not difficult to find colour contradictions (矛盾)．A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station．In Britain, however, a redcap is a military policeman．Both names are logical because both men wear red caps．Similarly, the British term for an American white collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated worker．

One does not have to cross an area to find color differences．Would you rather be red-blooded? If we go back to the origin, we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest．The expression "blueblood" comes from Spain, where some noble families proudly said that they had "blue blood"．But then why “blue” blood? Because they were fair-skinned, and it is only natural that their blood vessels (血管) stood out appearing blue．

24. Yellow is concerned with anger in ______.

A．Russia B．Britain C．China D． Germany

25. Both Britain and America would probably agree that ______.

A．a redcap is a porter in a station

B．black is the color of mourning

C．a black-coated worker is employed in an office

D．red stands for beauty and excellence

26. The best title for this passage is ______.

A．The Development of the Symbolic（象征性的）Use of Colors

B．The Meaning Concerned With Certain Colors

C．Colors that Carry Bad Meanings

D．The Origin(起源) of Blue Blood

27. When some Spanish called themselves “blueblood”, they actually meant ______.

A．they had heart trouble and their faces looked blue

B．they had blue blood in their vessels

C．they were fair-skinned

D．they came from a noble family

C

The Man Who Never Put a Foot Wrong

Some people do not like anything to be out of place; they are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people's birthdays; and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Dodds is such a person .

Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives on his own. The only family he has is in the next town :his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark, Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark’s seventeen birthdays.

Last week Mr. Dodds had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast. He parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. Straight away, there was a knock at the door. Mr Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing on the door-step .

“What have I done wrong ?” Mr. Dodds asked himself . “Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have

31. The policeman was there _______.

A. to ask Mr. Dodds to go to see his uncle

B. to ask Mr. Dodds to park his car not too near to other cars

C. to meet Mr. Dodds, his uncle

D. to see Mr. Dodds about some trouble at the bank

D

Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day

Gift No. I

Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part? This one is free.

Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.

Gift No. 3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."

Gift No. 4

Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things ---many of which are "green" --- and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.

32. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits? ______

A. Take notes. B. Buy medicine. C. Be with her D. Give her gifts.

33. What can be a gift of organization for your mother? ______

A. Keeping her medical information together.

B. Buying all gifts for her from one company.

C. Making a list of her medical check-ups.

D. Storing her medicines in a safe place.

34. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep? ______

A. In Gift No. 1. B. In Gift No. 2. C. In Gift No. 3. D. In Gift No. 4.

35. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to ______

A. enjoy good sleep B. be well-organized

C. get extra support D. give others help

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选项。

A major source of teen stress is school exams，and test anxiety（焦虑）is not uncommon. When you recognize（意识到）your teen is under stress，how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?

Be involved（参与）. Parents need to be involved in their teen’s work. 36 What they look for is your presence—to talk，to cry，or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with your teen. Encourage your teen to express her worries and fears，but don’ t let them focus on those fears.

Help them get organized. 37 Together，you and your teen can work out a schedule in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test. Provide a calm environment. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy (隐私)．Give them a nutritious（营养的） diet. It is important for your teen to eat a healthy，balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 38 If this happens，encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet，rather than junk food，is best for reducing stress.

39 Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something

第三部分 英语知识运用（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和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you 41 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 42 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 43 things, but his promise to tell the truth _44_ him.

Once a man came to a prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad 45. Which one of them should I 46 first？”The prophet said,“Give up telling 47 first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the 48 he made with the prophet. “49 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out 50？No, I cannot say that. But nor ca