山西省晋中市和诚中学2019-2020学年高一英语3月月考试题

山西省晋中市和诚中学2019-2020学年高一英语3月月考试题说明：1.本试卷满分150分，考试时间100分钟。2.请将答案按序条理整洁写在自制的答题纸上，完成后拍视照片发回。第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)第一节:(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANomatterwhereyoutravelinAsia,you'llfindyourselffacedwithanewculture.YoucanstartyourAsianexplorationbyvisitingsomeoftheseattractivecitiesfirst.Beijing,ChinaBeijingisthesecondlargestcityinChinaandservesasthecapital.Thecityissoold,infact,thatalmosteverybuildinghassomesortofculturalorhistoricfeatures-nomatterhowsmall.Gettingaroundthecity,you’llfindyourselffacedwithamazingtemples,thelargestpalaceintheworld,andmanyworksofartthatleaveyoubreathless.SiemReap，Cambodia(柬埔寨)SiemReapisthecapitalcityofSiemReapProvinceinnorthwesternCambodia.SiemReaphasalotofFrenchandChinese-stylearchitecture.Inthecity,therearetraditionaldanceperformances,silkneartheTonleSapLake.SiemReaptoday,beingapopulartouristattraction,hasalargenumberofhotelsandrestaurants.Kathmandu,Nepal(尼泊尔)SituatedintheheartoftheHimalayas,Kathmandu，thelargestcityandcapitalofNepal,isconsideredtobeoneofthemostoutstandingcitiesintheworldtoday.Theshoppingdistrictsareworld-famousandthehotelsinKathmanduareamongthemostcomfortablehotelsintheworld.Kyoto,JapanThecityofKyotoservedasthecapitalofJapanfrom794to1868.Nolongerthecapital,itisknownforbeingtheseventhlargestcityinJapan.Kyotowasdestroyedthroughouthistorybyfiresandwar.Butnowthecityishometomorethan1.4millionpeople,anditpresentsamodernfacetotherestoftheworld.EverycitythroughoutAsiahasastoryofitsown.It'suptoyoutoexplorethemallandfindoutexactlywhateachonehastooffer.Enjoy!1.Ifyouwanttovisitthebiggestpalacewhereancientemperorslivedintheworld,youcangoto_____________.A.KyotoB.SiemReapC.KathmanduD.Beijing2.InSiemReapyoucanseethefollowingEXCEPT__________.A.silkneartheTonleSapLakeB.Chinese-stylebuildingsC.traditionaldanceperformancesD.excellentartworks3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____________.A.thecitiesareallcapitalcitiesnowB.allthecitieshavetheirownstoriesC.onecan'tfindagoodhotelinKathmanduD.BeijingisthelargestcityinChina4.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassageis___________.A.totellreadersnottovisitEuropeancitiesB.tointroduceseveralattractivecitiesinAsiaC.tocomparesometouristcitiesinAsiaDtowriteanadvertisementaboutatravelcompanyBMyhusband,myfour-month-olddaughterandIsetoutonafive-daydrivingjourneyfromCaliforniatoWashington.Wehadtostopfrequentlybecauseourlittlechildneededtostretchfromthecarseat.Oneofourstops,oncewecrossedtheOregonborder,wasataBlackBearDiner.Walkingtowardsthefrontdoorwenoticedagentlemanstandingatoneside.Hewasclearlyuntidy,withoutshoesandwearingwornclothing.Wepassedrightbyhimandopenedtherestaurantdoor.Thensomethingtoldmetogoback.Holdingmydaughter,Iturnedaroundandsaidtothegentleman,“Sir.Areyouhungry?”Hesaid,“Yes.Ithenasked,”Maywebuyyousomethingtoeat?Herespondedwith,“Sure,Icanordersomethingmyself.”Myhusbandopenedthedoorandthegentlemanwentstraighttothecounter.Itoldhimtoorderwhateverhewanted.Themanageroftherestaurantcameoverquitequicklyandlookedfrightened.Ispokebeforehehadanopportunityto.Thisgentlemanwillhavelunchwithustoday,Isaid.“Pleaseaddhisordertoourbill.Themanagersaidwithafrown(皱眉),“Okay.”Weturnedtoourtableandthegentlemansaid,loudlyandquickly,“ThankYouWewereseatedanduponcompletingourmealwewerehandedourbill.Iaskedmyhusbandwhatthegentlemanhadordered.Onefreshorangejuice,onecoffee,onebreakfastcombinationwithasideofhashbrowns.WhenwelefttherestaurantIlookedforthegentlemanbutdidn'tseehim,butthatverysmallactjustmademyday.Ihopeinsomesmallwaywewereabletoaddsomejoytohislife,evenifonlyforafewminutes.5.Fromtheappearanceofthegentleman,wecanguesshewasprobablya(an)_____.A.waiterB.actorC.beggarD.worker6.Themanageroftherestaurantlookedfrightenedbecause________.A.themanwasnotfriendlyB.themanhadstolensomethingfromtherestaurantC.hewasafraidthemanwouldn'taffordtopaythefoodD.hehadfiredthemanbefore7.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthemanA.wasthankfulfortheirkindactB.feltashamedandwentawayC.washungryandatealotoffoodD.wastooproudtoaccepttheiroffer8.Thephrase“mademydayinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________A.mademeveryhappyB.wastedmymoneyC.mademefeelsorryD.movedmedeeplyCTheUSgovernmenthasrecentlyhelpedpeoplelearnmoreaboutthedangersofearthquakesbypublishingamap.Thismapshowsthechancesofanearthquakeineachpartofthecountry.Theareasofthemapwhereearthquakesaremostlikelytooccurarecalledearthquakebelts.Thegovernmentisspendingagreatdealofmoneyandisworkinghardtohelptodiscovertheanswerstothesetwoquestions：Canwepredictearthquakes?Canwecontrolearthquakes?Toanswerthefirstquestion,scientistsarelookingverycloselyatthemostactivefault(断层)systemsinthecountry，suchastheSanAndreasfaultinCalifornia.Afaultisabreakbetweentwosectionsoftheearth'ssurface.Thesebreaksbetweensectionsaretheplaceswhereearthquakesoccur.Scientistslookatthefaultsforchangeswhichmightshowthatanearthquakewasabouttooccur.Butitwillprobablybemanyyearsbeforewecanpredictearthquakescorrectly.Andthecontrolofearthquakesisevenfartheraway.However,therehavebeensomeinterestingdevelopmentsinthefieldofcontrollingearthquakes.Themostinterestingdevelopmentconcern