20192020学年行知中学高一上英语10月月考

上海市行知中学2019学年第一学期高一年级第一次月考英语试卷I.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.MistakesthatworkThebestwaytolearnsomethingistomakemistakesfirst.ThomasEdison,(1)__________inventedthelightbulb,toldhiscolleagues:“Ofthe200lightbulbsthatdidn’twork,everyfailuretoldmesomethingwasabletoincorporate(融入)intothenextattempt.”BenjaminFranklin,theUSstatesmanandscientistoncesaid:“Ihaven’tfailed.Ihavehad10,000ideasthatdidn’twork.”(2)__________ofthesepeopleunderstoodthatfailuresandfalsestartsaretheconditionofsuccess.Infact,(3)__________surprisingnumberofeverydayobjectshadtheirbeginningsinamistakeoramisunderstanding.Post-itnotes,packetsofcrispsandevenbreadareallunexpectedinventions.In2600BC,atiredEgyptianslaveinvented(4)__________isnowcalledbreadwhenthedough(面团)roseduringhissleep.AndcrispswerefirstcookedbyacookintheUSAwhenacustomersuggestedhisfriedpotatoesbe(5)__________(thin)thantheywere.In1968SpencerSilverwastryingtodevelopastronggluewhenheaccidentallyinventedaveryweakglueinstead.Hiscolleague,ArtFrydecidedtouseitsixyearslater,in1974,tohavehisbookmarks(6)__________(hold)inhisbooksandthepost-itnotewasinvented.Successfulbusinesspeoplehaveoftenmadebig,expensivemistakesintheirpast.WhenanemployeeofIBMmadeamistakethatcostthecompany$600,000,ThomasWatson,thechairman,(7)__________(ask)ifhewouldfiretheman.“No,”hereplied.“Ihavejustspent$600,000(8)__________(train)him.Iwon’tletanothercompany(9)__________(benefit)fromtheexperience.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatyouneedtolearnfromyourmistakes.(10)__________youdon’t,thenthereisnopointmakingthem.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.toolsB.fundedC.likelyD.projectsE.pregnantF.totalG.statedH.extendI.preventJ.wealthyK.outbreaksHealthWorkersAimtoSaveLivesofMothers,BabieswithSmartphoneDataAnewprojectinIndiaandUgandaisaimedathelpinghealthworkerssavethelivesofmothersandbabieswithinformationfromelectronicdevices.The$100millionprojectis(11)__________bytheRockefellerFoundation,theWorldHealthOrganization,UNICEF,theWorldBankandothergroups.Officialsplanto(12)__________theprojecttoatotalof10countries.Thegoalisto(13)__________theprematuredeathsof6millionwomenandchildrenby2030.RajShahispresidentoftheRockefellerFoundation,whichleadstheproject.Thegroupisproviding$60millionofthe$100million(14)__________cost.Shahsaidtheplanistogivehealthworkerslow-costtoolstohelpthemgathertheinformationtheyneedtohelpcommunitiesandfamiliesmostatrisk.Theprojectwillprovide(15)__________suchasreal-timeriskmapstohelphealthworkersreachmothersandchildren.Workersalsowillbeabletostudynon-healthdataonclimateorsocialmediapatternstopredictandprepareforlocaldisease(16)__________orhealthemergencies.ShahtoldReuters,Afewyearsago,thesecommunityhealthworkershadnorealtechnology...todaythevastmajorityofthemhavesmartphoneswithdataandsoftwaretechnologiesintheirhands---andwiththose,wecanhelpthemdotheirworkbetter.AU.N.reportpublishedlastweek(17)__________thatmorewomenandnewbornbabiessurvivenowthaneverbefore.Butthereportsaidthatababyora(18)__________womanstilldiesevery11secondssomewhereintheworld.Deathsofmothersarenearly50timeshigherforwomeninsub-SaharanAfricathanin(19)__________countries.ThereportalsofoundthatbabiesinSub-SaharanAfricaare10timesmore(20)__________todieintheirfirstmonthoflife.II.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Whatkindofpersongetsatattoo(纹身)?Sailors,bikers,criminals?Well,notanymore!Checkoutthis(21)__________fromarecentsurvey:thenumberofAmericansagedeighteentotwenty-fivewithtattooshas(22)__________tothirty-sixpercentoverthelastfewyears.AndtattoosseemtobecatchingoninSouthAmerica.EuropeandJapan,too,atrendpossibly(23)__________bythenumberoffamouspeopleproudlyshowingofftheirtattoos.Peoplearegettingtattoosto(24)__________thebirthofachildortoshowtheworldasymboloraphrasewithsomepersonalmeaning.Buthowmanyofthosefollowingthislatestfashionwillendup(25)__________it?Julie,now25,ishavinghertattoogotridofbylasersurgery.“MymateseggedmeontodoitwhileIwasonholidayafewyearsago,”shesays,“andnowIfeelthatI've(26)__________it.”Lasersurgeryisn'tacheaporeasyoption,however.Julie(27)__________paid£100forhertattoobutisnowhavingtocoughupover£1000to(28)__________itandtheprocesswilltakeaboutsixmonths.Stacey,22,isfindingthatsheisgettingpassedoverfor(29)__________atworkandwondersifthisisanythingtodowithhertwelvetattoos.“They'vetoldmetowearlongsleeves(袖子)whatevertheweather!”shesays.“It's(30)__________buttheywon'tbackdown,soI'vehadtogivein.”Andarecentsurveyshowedthatlessthanthirtypercentofemployersintheretail,hospitality,officeorbeautysectorswould(31)__________someonewithavisibletattoo.Andthenyouneedtobearinmindhowthetattoomightlookwhe