20192020学年市西中学高一上英语一次月考

Ⅱ.VocabularyDirections:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.differenceB.empathizesC.entrancesD.lackingE.primaryF.questionedG.signalsH.unableI.staringJ.signsK.welcomingAprimaryschoolhasputup__31__towarnphone-obsessedparentstogreettheirchildrenwithasmileattheendofthedayinsteadof__32__attheirscreens.Ithasbecomeacommonsightattheschoolgatestoseechildrenrunninguptotheirparents,onlytofindthemobsessedwithcomposingatextmessage,aphonecall,orscrolling（滚动屏幕）throughFacebook.NowtheheadmistressatStJoseph’sRCPrimarySchool,inMiddleborough,hasputupthesignsatallthree__38__totheschoolinanattemptedcrackdown.Thesignssay:“GreetyourCHILDwithaSMILE,NOTAMOBILE”andfeatureafigurewithmobiletotheirear,crossedoutinaredcircle.LizKing,headmistressatStJoseph’ssaid:“Wearetryingtodevelopourspeakingandlisteninginschoolandwethoughtitwasareallysimplewaytogetthemessageacross.“Itwasn’tanissueamongourparents.Itjust__34__thatspeakingandlisteninghelpsthechildrentohavediscussions.”Themovehadmixedreview（评价不一）,withsomeparents__35__thesigns,saying“it’sabouttime”andothersshowingdisapproval.DanielleParker,aparent,said:“Ithinktheyneedtobeupbecauseeveryonepickstheirkidsupontheirphones.I’dliketothinkthey’dmakea__36__.”However,somepeople,when__37__,wemorereluctantabouttheages,withonepartner,whosechildisinthefoundationstage,callingthestove“abigsilly”.Lastyear,researchwarnedthatparents‘obsessesinsmartphoneshasleftsomeneglectedchildrenstartingprimaryschool__38__tohaveconversations.Almostathirdofchildrenstartingschoolarenotreadyfortheclassroomwithmany__39__socialskills,havingspeechproblemsornottollstrained,thesurveyofsenior__40__schoolstafffound.Ⅲ.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagethreearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Filliseachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Ambitionisanecessaryqualityinlife.Itisthe__41__whichdrivesasontheusewhenevertalentwehavegot.Ifwehaven’tgotsomedegreeofambition,thesetalentswillnotbeusedforourownandothers’__42__.Ambition,__43__,canhaveseveralfaults.Firstofall,itcanbe__44__.Wemaynotbesaidtoseethelimitsofourownabilities,sowedoambitiousthingsthatarecompletelybeyondus.Ourcareermasterscanseeourgoodqualitiesandourlimitations__45__.Theymaytellusthatwehaven’ttheabilitytodealwithpeopleandwouldmakegoodbusinessmen.Werefusetotaketheirevaluation.Wekeepontrying.Manyyearsandmany__46__laterweareforcedtoaccepttheir__47__.Butwhat’swasteoftimeourill-foundedambitionhascausedus!Secondly,ourambitioncanbetoo__48__.Ourattentionisdevotedtoonenarrowaim,suchasgettingdistinctions（荣誉）inasciencesubject.Everythingthatmaydrawusawayfromthisaimiscutoutofourlives.Intheendwegetourdistinctions.Butwhat__49__wehavecausedourselvesintheprocess!Weareisolatedbeingsonlycaringaboutaparticularexamination.Andweprobablywon’tmakegoodscientists.We__50__thebreadthofvision（远见）necessaryforsuccessatahigherlevel.Thirdly,ourambitioncanbelimitedtolifelessobjectives.Wewanttogainmoney,orpower,ormembershipofsomecircles.Personswhofeel__51__trytomakeupbyseekingtherespectofothersthroughpossessionoftheseartificialsignsofworth.Fourthly,ourambitionmaybe__52__.Insteadofdirectingsomeofourambitionstowardscommunityimprovement,wemayexploitmembersofthecommunityintheinterestofself-advancements.Inlaterlifewemaybeambitiousforthesuccessofourchildrenbutweregardhissuccessasonlyafurther__53__ofourownsuccess.Ambitionisnecessaryinthelivesofindividuals--necessaryfortheirownimprovementandfortheimprovementofthe__54__inwhichtheylive.But,likeallblindforces,itmustbedirectedifitisnottocausedisaster.Itmustbetightlycontrolledbytheheadandtheheart.Otherwiseambitionmaydemandtoohighaprice__55__humanqualities.41.A.meansB.forceC.courageD.action42.A.justiceB.affectionC.benefitD.custom43.A.howeverB.thereforeC.besidesD.furthermore44.A.unpredictableB.unusualC.unrealisticD.unfavorable45.A.objectivelyB.positivelyC.amusinglyD.negatively46.A.disappointmentsB.recoveriesC.occasionsD.miracles47.A.noticeB.solutionC.judgmentD.measure48.A.devotedB.concentratedC.separatedD.isolated49.A.damageB.doubleC.advantageD.effect50.A.appreciateB.lackC.ownD.value51.A.deprivedB.inferiorC.confusedD.confident52.A.self-centeredB.self-disciplinedC.self-motivatedD.self-controlled53.A.timeB.imageC.designD.mark54.A.familyB.communityC.sectionD.position55.A.inexchangeB.inadditiontoC.inviewofD.intermsofSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)TheAmericanCraftsmanstyleisasatypeofdesign.Itwaspopularfrom1900tothe1930s.ItchangedthestyleofbuildingintheUnitedStates.ThecraftsmanstyleoriginallybeganinEurope.TheBritishartsandCraftsstylearoseinthe1860s.Theuniquedesignsofthismovementtriedtoofferdignitytothecommonperson.Handmadeitemswerepreferredbecausetheywerethoughtbetterthanitemsthatweremass-produced.ButthisBritishstylewasstillVictorian.Itstillonly