2015-2016学年重庆育才中学高一下第一次月考英语卷（解析版）

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。

A mother has lost parts of both of her legs after she saved the lives of her two children by lying on top of them as a deadly tornado swept through their home. Stephanie Decker, 36, lost one leg above the knee and the other above the ankle, yet her son and daughter escaped without a single scratch after the tornado destroyed their Henryville, Indiana home.

Henryville was nearly entirely destroyed by a series of tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest, killing 39 and leaving thousands homeless. But while the Decker family lost their dream home to the severe weather, they are celebrating their safety. Mrs. Decker is now in a stable condition; her husband said, “What I told her was, ‘you are alive and you get to see your kids grow up.’ ” Joe Decker told the reporters.

Mr. Decker said that he had sent a text message to his wife from his workplace to tell her a tornado was heading for their three-story home. She rushed their eight-year-old son Dominic and five-year-old daughter Reese into the basement, where she tried her best to protect them from the storm.

Mrs. Decker typed out what had happened by using an iPad in the hospital. She saw part of the house collapse（坍塌）on her and pulled her daughter out of the way. She doesn’t remember anything after that.

The home, which was partly built by Mr. Decker and his wife’s father, is now completely destroyed, with a bathtub 200 feet away in a filed, the Courier Journal reported. The house took about nine mouths to build and four seconds to fall, Mr. Decker added.

CEO Carl J. Tyler praised the Deckers who lost everything and said that the company has set up a trust fund to help pay their medical bills and the losses they suffered. He added, “They are some of the hardest working, giving people you could ever want to meet.”

1.The Deckers’ attitude towards their suffering from the tornado is 　　　　 .

A. pessimistic　　　　 B. optimistic　　　　 C. angry　　　　 D. unsure

2.When the tornado was about to hit their home, Mr. Decker was 　　　　 .

A. setting out to go back home　　　　　　　

B. working by using an iPad

C. sending text messages to other workers　

D. reminding his wife about the tornado

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Mrs. Decker’s brave deed is thought highly of.

B. Mrs. Decker was asked to apply for a trust fund.

C. The Deckers are considered to be the hardest workers.

D. The Deckers are under great pressure to pay medical bills.

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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。

Here are some books published this year. The following introductions of these books may help you choose a book to your own taste.

Life Simplified

If you are looking for a book that will transform your life for good, Life Simplified is that book. If you are looking for a guide to inspire and lead you back to your inherent self, Life simplified will act as your compass. Life Simplified provides readers with a carefully mapped approach to create life changes. The reader will develop a sense of personal pride in their progress as each chapter is completed, motivating them further. The book is an absolute must read if you would like an uncomplicated method in positively improving your life.

Building the Best You

How can you become the person you’ve always dreamed of being? Personal transformation begins when you take stock of where you are and what you are doing right now...and work to change it. All you have to do is to answer some basic questions and take five minutes of “focus time” daily to get there. You are responding to questions like “What am I grateful for today?”, “What challenged me?” and “How can I overcome that challenge?”

The Gifts of Imperfection

In this latest book, the writer Brown emphasizes that above all other ingredients of living an emotionally healthy life is the importance of loving ourselves. The point is to embrace(接受)life and oneself with all the imperfections, releasing the stress of overdoing and overworking. Brown offers exercises for readers to understand their own emotions and begin to develop the kind of resilience（适应力）needed to refuse unrealistic expectations of others and ourselves.

The Strengths Book

You are remarkable. But do you always realize it? Realize your strengths and you will be realizing the best of you. Do you want to be confident, successful, and sustainably happy? Do you want to achieve your goals and enjoy better relationships? The Strengths Book reveals the sixty strengths that make us who we are. If you are a manager, a parent, a career changer, or even just you, remarkable as you are, The Strengths Book is for you. Discover your strengths--what you do best and love to do--and transform your life by realizing the best of you.

1. Building the Best You helps you achieve personal transformation by 　　　　 .

A. reading some stories　　　　　　

B. asking some questions

C. answering some questions

D. accepting some suggestions

2. The Gifts of Imperfection consists of the following ideas except 　　　　　 .

A. nobody is perfect　　　　 　　 B. set a realistic goal

C. accept and love yourself　　 D. practice makes perfect

3.Which book doesn’t involve the topic of change?

A. Life Simplified.　　 　　　　　 　 B. Building the Best You.

C. The Gifts of Imperfection.　　 D. The Strengths Book.

4. Which word can best describe the four books?

A. Inspiring　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. Thrilling

C. Touching　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 　 C. Interesting

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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。

The greatest contribution to civilization in the century may well be the air-conditioning- and American leads just as amazing is the speed with which this situation came to be. Air-conditioning began to spread in industries as a production aid during World War Ⅱ. Today most Americans need to take air-conditioning for granted to homes, offices, factories, theatres, shops, studios, schools, hotels, and restaurants, and we can see it almost everywhere in today’s America.

But not everybody is aware that high cost and easy comfort are merely two of the effects of the vast cooling of American. In fact, air conditioning has substantially altered the country’s character and customs.

Many of the byproducts are so conspicuous（显而易见的） that they are scarcely noticed. To begin with, air-conditioning transformed the face of America by making possible those glassy, boxy, sealed-in skyscrapers. It has been indispensable, no less, to the functioning of sensitive advanced computers, whose high operating temperatures require that they be constantly cooled. . .

It has, at will, forced families into going back into families with closed doors and shut windows to improve the effects of the air-conditioning, reducing the interactions of neighborhood life. I think there is no need explaining the seriousness of this consequence（后果）. It is really surprising that the public’s often noted withdrawal into self-pursuit and privacy has kept in pace with the historic spread of air-conditioning. Though science has little studied how habitual air-conditioning affects mind and body, some medical experts suggest that, like other technical avoidance of natural changes in climate, air-conditioning may damage the human capacity to adapt to stress. If so, air-conditioning is only like many other greatly useful technical developments that liberate（解放） man from nature by increasing his productivity and power in some way - while indirectly weakening him in others.

1.According to this passage, which of the following played a role in the forming of the unique character of U.S.?

A. Its advanced computerized civilization.

B. Its excessive use of air-conditioning.

C. Its public’s retreating into self-pursuit.

D. Its greatest contribution to human civilization.

2. According to the author, the chief consequence brought about by the wide application of air-conditioning is ____.

A. the loss of human capacity to adapt to changes in climate

B. the reduction of social communications of neighborhood life

C. the active life style of all its users

D. the decreased human production and power

3.The tone of this passage reveals that air-conditioning ____.

A. has little effect on its users

B. has more effect on body than on mind

C. brings only damage to its users

D. does harm as well as good to its users

4.What is the author’s overall attitude towards air-conditioning?

A. Neutral　 B. Objective　 C. Critical　 D. Compromising

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I met Ryan，a young man with cerebral palsy (脑瘫)，in my biology class. My simple “Hello！” and his cheerful reply were the　　　　 to our friendship from the first day of school. There was a time when Ryan was not able to come to school. He was in a great deal of　　　　 after having a surgery on his legs，but he　　　　 his sufferings from everyone.

In our junior year，we found that we didn’t 　　　　 a single class. This was not a problem，though. We just talked a little more in the hallway　　　　 the break. That year seemed to fly by. One day，Ryan asked me to hold the torch (火炬) runner’s flag that would　　　　 the spot where Ryan would　　　　 his Olympic torch run. He gently explained that he would be honored　　　　 I would accept this position for him. The Olympic committee sent a letter saying that the person that holds the flag for him must be someone　　　 to him. He said I was the only true friend he had　　　 made that talked to him and not to his wheel chair. How could I　　　　 such a request?

On the morning of June 5th，as I walked down the sidewalk，my he　　 and my mind became a factory of questions. I kept wondering how everything was going to happen and how Ryan would　　　　 the huge crowd of thousands of people.

After the van arrived，the other runners got out and lined up outside the van，chanting his name，“Ryan！Byan！” Then all of the people　　　　 in，“Ryan！Ryan！” The lift then lowered Ryan to the ground. There he was，in all his　　　　 .

It all became slow motion at the sight of the arriving torch. The runner lit Ryan’s torch and then Ryan began his　　　　 .As he took off down the street，the chanting became louder and louder.The　　　　 filled the air and I felt I was on cloud nine. I could not have been any prouder of Ryan！He　　　　 this moment—a historic moment —a moment that he was a part of and　　　　 me to be a part of，too.

Mr Weinheimer，the next torch runner，bent over and gave Ryan a hug. That moment will last in time forever. It symbolized the whole　　　　 of the flame：love，excitement，enthusiasm，brotherhood，and life of any man. The flame united us all and showed that love is really what makes this small world go around after all.

1.A. solutions　 B．keys　　　　　　 C．routes　　　 D．responses

2.A. danger　　　 B．fear　　　　　 C．pain　　　　 D．puzzle

3.A. hid　　　　 B．prevented　　 C．released　　　 D．relieved

4.A. change　　 B．miss　　 C．attend　　　 D．share

5.A. except　　 B．for　　 C．during　　　 D．before

6.A. mark　　　 B．test　　 C．number　　　 D．decorate

7.A. cover　　　 B．begin　　 C．continue　　　 D．lead

8.A. while　　 B．although　　　 C．if　　　　 D．unless

9.A. polite　　　 B．kind　 C．grateful　　 D．important

10.A. ever　　　　 B．never　　 C．also　　　 D．even

11.A. admit　　　　 B．refuse　　 C．make　　　 D．repeat

12.A. ached　　　 B．raced　　 C．stopped　　 D．sank

13.A. explain to　　 B．differ from　 C．respond to　　 D．call on

14.A. joined　　　 B．stepped　　 C．poured　　 D．broke

15.A. potential　　 B．preference　　 C．glory　　 D．surprise

16.A .training　　 B．journey　　 C．life　　　 D．struggle

17.A. anxiety　　 B．satisfaction　 C．harmony　 　 D．excitement

18.A. deserved　　 B．recalled　 C．treasured　　 D．chose

19.A. promised　　 B．encouraged　　 C．allowed　　 D．followed

20.A. mystery　　 B．power　　 C．information　　 D．meaning

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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。

Taste is such a subjective matter that we don't usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone's preference, is that it's one person's opinion. But because the two big cola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we have wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-Cola Classic or Pepsi fans: find your brand in a blind tasting.

We invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic or Pepsi, Diet (低糖的) Coke, or Diet Pepsi. These were people who thought they' d have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand.

We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers. Then we fed them four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. We asked them to tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi, then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants' choices with what mere guess-work could have accomplished.

Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand. In the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials. The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 of 27 identified all four samples correctly.

While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. Two people got all four samples wrong. Overall, half of the participants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so tiredness, or taste burnout, was not a factor. Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price.

1.It is implied in the first paragraph that ________.

A. the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colas

B. the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies

C. the competition between the two colas is very strong

D. blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans

2.According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to _______.

A. find out the role taste preference plays in a person's drinking

B. reveal which cola is more to the liking of the drinkers

C. show that a person' s opinion about taste is mere guess-work

D. compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks

3.The word 'burnout" underlined in Paragraph Five, refers to the state of ________.

A. being seriously burnt in the skin

B. being unable to burn for lack of fuel

C. being badly damaged by fire

D. being unable to function because of excessive use

4.The author's purpose in writing this passage is to ________.

A. show that taste preference is highly subjective

B. argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy

C. emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other

D. recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

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。

Culture Shock

Culture shock refers to the anxiety and feelings (of surprise, uncertainty, confusion, etc.) felt when people have to operate within a different and unknown cultural or social environment, such as a foreign country.

Generally speaking, we could say that there are four stages of culture shock. The first stage is called “the honeymoon”. In this stage, you are excited about living in a different place.　 1.　

The next stage is “the hostility(敌意)stage”. In this stage, you begin to notice not everything is as good as you originally thought it was. 2.　 Moreover, people don't treat you like a guest anymore.

Then you come to the third stage called “recovery”. In this stage, you start to feel more positive. _3._ The whole situation starts to become more favorable and you begin to learn to adapt yourself to it.

The last stage of culture shock is called “adjustment”. In this stage, you have reached a point where you actually feel good.　 4. The things that originally made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand. Now you have adjusted to the new culture and you feel comfortable.

Not all individuals visiting another country will experience all these four stages.　

5. It also occurs within cultures as individuals move from place to place or from one setting to another (e.g., from high school to college).

A．You feel that friends should help each other to deal with culture shock.

B．And you try to develop comprehension of everything you don't understand.

C．In addition, culture shock is not limited to the overseas visitor.

D．You become tired of many things about the new culture.

E．You have learned enough to understand the new culture.

F．You begin to understand you need to travel a lot.

G．And everything seems to be marvelous and everybody seems to be so nice to you.

难度: 简单查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled A Real Test in My Life before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how1. (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that---with so many eyes2.(fix) upon me. I had no 3. (choose) but to prepare for it ,though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 4. (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory, for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began 5. I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my 6. (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, giving out my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding----I made 7.　 ! From then on, my fear of talking before a big audience 8. (appear). Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. 　 9.　　 (look) back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way　 10.　 success is our fear. Overcome it, and we will be able to achieve our goals.

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短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）

Last week, our school had organized an activity to climb the West Mountain. As soon as we arrived at the foot of a mountain, we set out for the summit in high spirits. During the climb, we had such much difficulty passing the rocky areas. But under the teacher’s help, we eventually reached the top, where we greeted by the bright sunshine and fresh air. Seeing from the top, the city was extreme beautiful. This event turned out to be very success. Not only did we take a break from our heavy school work, and also we learned what to communicate with each other.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom来信：由于过多使用手机，学习和生活受到极大影响，现在父母亲禁止使用，非常苦恼。请回信，帮他找些理由说服父母。

要点如下：

1. 表示同情。

2. 手机对学生的好处：联系父母与朋友；查阅资料；娱乐放松。

3. 你的意见。

注意 ： 1.字数120左右；信的开头已为你写好。

　　　　 2. 可根据要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

I’m very sorry to know that you are in trouble now. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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