定州二中2016年高一第一次月考英语试卷及答案

定州二中高一第一次月考英语试卷考试时间90分钟分值120分命题人：郝宏丽卷II阅读理解（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool,shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科医师),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildren.Besidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.1.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschool.B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher.D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates.[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]2.Whatmainobstacle(障碍)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingforadoctor?A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlackwell,exceptthatshe______.A.becamethefirstwomanphysician.B.wasthefirstwomandoctorC.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildrenD.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomenBTodaymostChineseteenagersarehappytobefavoredbytwoparentsandfourgrandparentsintheirfamilies.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouthowtotakecareoffourtotwelveoldpeoplewhenyougrowupandgetmarried?ThiscouldbeaproblemformostChineseyouthsasChinaisenteringanewstageofanagingsociety.Anagingsocietyreferstoonewhere10percentormoreofitspopulationisover60.Bytheendof2007,Chineseover60yearsoldhavemadeup11.7percentofthenation’stotalpopulation.“Chinaisgettingoldbeforebecomingrich,”saidCaiChuang,aprofessorattheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.ThepopulationincreasethathaspoweredChinesegrowthforthreedecadeswillgivewayoverthenexttenyearstoarapidagingofthesociety.Thiswillleadtoweakereconomicgrowth,becauseofalackoflaborresources.Asaresultofthefamilyplanningpolicy,itisexpectedthatthecountry'stotalworkingpopulationwilldecreaseafter2015.Chinaisnottheonlycountrygettingold.Morethan60countrieshavebecomeagingsocietiesandoneinthreepeopleintheEuropeanUnionisaseniorcitizen.However,expertssaidthatChinadoesn'thaveahighlydevelopedsocialsecuritynetworktosupporttheold.Socialsecurityisaninsuranceprogramprotectingthoseinneed,includingtheold,thedisabledandothers.5.Anagingsocietyisasocietythat___________.A.lessthan10%ofitspopulationisover60B.10%ormoreofitspopulationisover60[来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K]C.therearefouroldpeopleinafamilyD.mostofitspopulationisover606.IfChinaentersanagingsociety,___________.A.therewillnotbeenoughlaborresourcesB.thefamilyplanningpolicywillbeendedC.everyoneneedstotakecareoffourtotwelveoldpeopleD.Chinawillhaveahighlydevelopedsocialsecuritynetwork7.Thepassagemainlytalksabout___________.A.anagingsocietyB.ChinesesocialproblemsC.familyplanningpolicyD.agingprobleminChinaCUsingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindanger,butwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving(铺砌)aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.Amajorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.Itcomesfromunderground.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave,thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages(缺乏).Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts(干旱)thanareaswithmorerainfall,butinanycase,goodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifference,too.IntheUnitedStates,afamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolive,butthere’salotwecandotolowerthenumber.Youcantakestepstosavewaterinyourhome.Tostartwith,usethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasheronlywhenitisfull.Helpyourparentsfixanyleaks(滴水)inyourhome.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.8.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?A.Usingriverwater.B.Throwingbatteriesaway.C.Pavingparkinglots.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.B.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.C.Thereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysize.D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.10.Thelastparagraphisintendedto________________.A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwasherC.provewhatdrinki