山西省太原市第五中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期10月阶段性检测试题

山西省太原市第五中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期10月阶段性检测试题I.单项选择(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)1.Iwassurprisedhowacommunitylostsomuchandwasstillabletorecover,andthisleftthedeepestimpression_________me.A.inB.onC.withD.up2.IliveinTaiyuan,acitynotfar_________Beijing.A.fromB./C.toD.away3.Theteacherisaveryenthusiasticwoman_________MsShen.A.namedB.callingC.namingD.referred4.MsShen’smethodofteachingisnothinglike_________oftheteachersatmyJuniorHighSchool.A.whatB.thatC.oneD.it5.AreSeniorHighteacherssimilar_________JuniorHighteachers?A.withB.toC.towardsD.from6.SheexplainsEnglishgrammar_________clearlythatevenIcanunderstandit.A.suchB.whatC.howD.so7._________arideitis!A.HowB.SoC.SuchD.What8.Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,the_________wasverycolourful.A.viewB.sceneC.sceneryD.sight9.Ghanisshort_________Afghanistan.A.forB.asC.ofD.in10.Forourhomeworkthisweek,weneedtowriteadescriptionofthestreet_________welive.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.thereII.阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项(共10小题；每小题2分，共20分)AAssomeonewho’sbeenstudyingEnglishformanyyearsnow,youmightthinkyouknowtheEnglishlanguageprettywell.ButifyouoverheardaBritishpersonsay,“ABillyleftsomebeesandhoneyinmysherbet(冰冻果露)lastnight,”wouldyouunderstandwhattheymeant?Probablynot,butmanynativespeakersmaynotknowwhatthispersonwassayingeither.TheexampleabovewasasentencethataLondontaxidrivermightsaytoanothermemberofhisorhertribe(群体).InplainEnglish,thesentencewouldbe,“Acustomerleftsomemoneyinmycablastnight.”So,whatexactlyismeantby“tribe”?ArecentarticleontheBBCCulturewebsitepointedoutthatnearlyallofusareapartofatribe.Thisisagroupthatdefines(定义)whoweareandevenhowwespeak.Andwitheachtribecomesitsown“secretlanguage”,astheBBCcalledit.Ifyouworkinacertainindustry–education,forexample–youmayuseslangwords(俚语)andacronyms(首字母缩略词)thatonlyotherpeoplewhoworkinthatindustrywouldunderstand.Orifyouliveinacertaincity,youmightuseaslangwordtodescribealandmark(地标)inthecity,whichonlylocalswouldunderstand.Theseso-calledsecretlanguageseachhavetheirownfascinatinghistory.IntheUS,forexample,theunderground“ballroom”(舞厅)tribeof1970sand80sNewYorkCityanditslanguagewereshowedinthe2018FXshowPose.Thesesecretwordsdon’talwaysstaywithintheirtribes,however.Wordsfrommanytribes,especiallymusicalculturessuchasrapandhip-hop,oftenenterpeople’severydayvocabulary.Forexample,thephrase“tohavebeef”–meaning“tobeinaconflict”–wasmadepopularbyUSrappers.Today,it’swidelyusedbynativeEnglishspeakersallovertheworld.AsBBCreporterSusieDentwrote,“Weareallsurroundedbyamazingsecretlanguages,fullofhistoryandstoriesandin-jokes.Andonethingiscertain:ourtribalconversationswillneverrunout.”11.Theexampleatthebeginningofthetextismainlyusedto______.A.provethatEnglishishardtolearnB.explainthemeaningoftribesC.teachreadershowtocommunicatewithLondoncabdriversD.showhowthelanguagesoftribesareoftendifficultforoutsiderstounderstand12.Whatcanweknowaboutsecretlanguages?A.Theymostlycamefrommusicalcultures.B.Somewordsfromthemarepopularineverydayconversation.C.TheyfirststartedinNewYorkCityinthe1980s.D.Theyhavefailedtobecomepopularamongyoungpeople.13.WhatisDent’sattitudetowardthefutureofsecretlanguages?A.Confident.B.Worried.C.Uninterested.D.Objective.BAnnwasonherfirstpackagetripinRosas,Spain.Atthehotel,shecheckedin,andthenwenttoherroomtochangebeforedinner.ShewasjustreadytogodownstairswhenshefoundthatherSpanishmoneywasn’tinherhandbag.Shecarefullylookedinallherluggage,butshecouldn’tfindit.AllshehadwasasmallpursewithtenEnglishpoundnotesinit!AnnfoundaplacetochangeherEnglishmoney.Shehadveryfewpesetas(西班牙货币单位),andshewouldbeherefortwoweeks.Onherwaybacktothehotel,Annboughtsomecheese,somebreadandsomeoranges.Whenshegotback,shetoldthemanagerthatherdoctorhadtoldhernottoeatSpanishfood;she’djusthavebreakfasteachday,assheknewthepriceofhotelsincludedbreakfast.Fortherestofherholiday,Annswaminthehotelswimmingpool,orlayonthebeachandgotasunbath.Whentheothertouristswenttointerestingplaces,shealwayssaidshewasn’twell.Infact,herholidaywasn’tbad,exceptthatshewasalwayshungry.Afterall,apieceoffruitforlunch,andbreadandcheeseforsupperisn’tverymuch.Lateintheafternoonoftheirlastday,agirl,Jane,askedherwhysheneveratewiththeminthehotelrestaurant.Anntoldherabouthermoneyproblems.Janelookedatherforaminute,andthensaid,“Butdidn’tyouknow?Thepriceofthisholidayincludeseverything!”14.“Apackagetrip”probablymeans_________.A.afreetripwithfamilymembersB.alongjourneywithalotofpacksC.apleasanttripwhicheveryonetakestheirownthingsD.atripthatincludesthecostofalltheticketsandservices15.Anndidn’teatdinnersintherestaurantofthehotelbecause_________.A.shewasafraidthatshecouldn’tpayforthemwithherlittlemoneyB.herdoctortoldhernottoeatthemC.shewasn’twellD.shewasn’thungry16.WhydidAnnbuysomecheese,somebreadandsomeoranges?A.Becausetheyweregoodforherhealth.B.Becausesheplannedtoeattheminsteadoflunchandsupper.C.Becauseshelikedthemmorethandinnersinthehotelrestaurant.D.Becausesheisafraidthatshecouldn’teatenoughinthehotelrestaurant.17.HowdoyouthinkJanewouldfeelaftersheheardAnn’sanswer?A.Angry.B.Happy.C.Surprised.D.ExcitedCLosingweightcomeswithalot