山西省晋中市和诚高中2018-2019学年高一英语3月月考试题

和诚中学2018-2019学年度高一3月月考英语试题考试时间：100分钟满分：150分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读短文，从所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项，并填到相应位置。AUnusualWaystoRingIntheNewYearDenmark:SmashingplatesIfyoucameoutofyourfrontdoortofindalotofsmashed(破碎的）plates,youmightbeabitconfused.Butthat’sexactlywhatpeopleinDenmarkhopetofindaftermidnight,asitmeansgoodluck.So,ifyouwereDanish,youmightgoandsmashaplateonafriend’sdoorsteptobringgoodlucktohimorheroverthenext12months.Finland:FortunetellingwithmetalIncountries,includingFinland,thereisatraditionofmeltingaspecialmetalandthendroppingitintocoldwater.Themetalwillformashapewhenitcools.Peoplethentrytoreadtheshapeofthemetalthattellsthemsomethingabouttheirfuture.Forexample,ifitmakestheshapeofaflower,itcouldmeanthepersonwillhaveanunknownadmirerinthenextyear.Spain:EatinggrapesWhentheclockshitmidnightinSpain,you'11findpeoplereachingforgrapes.Thisisbecausethereisatraditionofeatingonegrapeeachtimetheclockstrikesatmidnight.Theideaisthatthiswillbringyoutwelveluckymonthsintheyearahead.SouthAmerica：WalkingwithanemptysuitcaseInsomeSouthAmericancountries,onNewYear'sEveyoumightseesomepeoplewalkingaroundwithanemptysuitcase.Somebelievethattakingwhatiscalleda“suitcasewalk”meanstheywillhaveayearfullofadventuresahead.1.WhatwilltheSpanishdowhentheclockhitsmidnightintheNewYear?A.Towalkwithanemptysuitcase.B.Toeattwelvegrapes.C.TomeltaspecialmetalD.Tosmashaplateonthedoorstep.2.Whowillmeltaspecialmetalanddropitintocoldwaterwhenthenewyearcomes?A.DanishB.SpanishC.FinnishD.SouthAmericans3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Intheworld,waysarevarioustowelcomefestivals.B.NewYear'sDayisafestivalwhichisworthcelebrating.C.Peoplehopeforluckwhentheclockstrikesatmidnight.D.Therearesomeunusualwaystoringinthenewyear.BBringblindistoughinanycase.ButthingswereevenharderforSrikanthBollawhowasborninasmallvillageinIndia,wherethecommonbeliefwasthatkidswithdisabilitieswere“ofnouse”andtherefore,betteroffdead.Fortunately,Srikanth'sparentslovedtheirsonandrefusedtogivehimup.Instead,theyencouragedtheblindboytodreambigandreachforthestar.Srikanthdidnotdisappointhisparents.Thenowtwenty-four-year-oldisthefounderCEOofBollantIndustries.Ofcourse,gettingherewasnoteasy.BeingbothblindandpoormeantthatSrikanthhadtofacehardchallenges.Asayoungboy,Srikanthattendedaregularschoolnearhishome.Unfortunately,thestudentsandteachersdidn'tquitelikehimbecauseofhisdisability.Asaresult,theyoungboywaslargelyignoredandoftenspenttheentiredayalone.ConcernedthiswouldholdbackSrikanth'sdevelopment,hisfamilydecidedtosendhimtoaspecialneedsschoolinHyderabad.Sureenough,theyoungboysoonrosetothetopofhisclass,earningawardsinspeechanddebatecompetitions.ButSrikanthwaspreventedfromstudyingscienceswhenhereachedl0thgrade,becauseitwasthoughttoo“dangerous”forablindstudent.Notonetogiveup,Srikanthtooklegalactionandbecamethefirstblindstudentinthecountryallowedtostudysciences.Later,aftergraduatingfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,SrikanthsetupBollantIndustriesin2012.Forjustfouryears,ithasbecomeapowerhouse（强大的集团）withover450employees,70%ofwhomarephysicallychallenged.Beingdisableddoesn'tmeanbeingunable.“Iftheworldlooksatmeandsays,‘Srikanth,youcandonothing,’IwilllookbackattheworldandsayIcandoanything.”theyoungmansays.4.WhyhasSrikanthbeensenttoaspecialschool?A.Hisparentsbecamericherthanbefore.B.Thisschoolwasfreefordisabledstudents.C.Hewassentawaybytheregularschool.D.Hecouldbetreatedequallythere.5.WhatcanknowaboutSrikanthfromthetext?A.Hewasborninabigandrichvillage.B.Hisparentswerestrictwithhiminhisstudy.C.Hecaredaboutdisabledpeople.D.Hewaslovedbythevillagerswhenhewasyoung.6.WhatwordscanbestdescribeSrikanth?A.activeandhonest.B.patientandcareful.C.intelligentanddetermined.D.kindbutstubborn.7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ChancesAreEverywhereB.NoChallenges,NoSuccessC.BigDreamMakesaDifferenceD.DisabilityDoesn’tMeanBeingUnableCDonaldwasnotverygoodatmaths.Hecouldnotunderstandtheteacher’sexplanations.Evenwhentheteacherexplainedsomethingasecondtime,Donaldstillcouldnotunderstandit.“Nevermind,”Donaldtoldhimself,“I’mquitegoodatothersubjects.I’llcheatinthemathsexam,andthenIwon’tbeintrouble.’’“Iwillsitnexttotheboywho’sgoodatmaths,’’hethought,“andcopydownhisanswers.”Thedayoftheexamcame,andDonaldsatnexttoBrianSmith,whowasalwaysatthetopoftheclassinmaths.DonaldcarefullycopiedBrian’sanswersontohisownexampaper.Attheendoftheexam,theteachercollectedthepapersandgradedthem.Thenshesaid,“Well,boysandgirls.I’vedecidedtogiveaprizetothestudentwhogotthehighestgrade.However,it’sdifficultformetodecidewhotogivetheprizeto,becausetwostudents,DonaldandBrian,gotthesamegrade.”“Letthemshareit,’’oneoftheotherstudentssaid.“Ihavethoughtaboutthat,’’theteachersaid,“butIhavedecidedtogivetheprizetoBrian.’’Donaldwasangrywhenheheardthis.Hestoodupandsaid,“Thatisnotfair.IgotthesamegradeasBrian.”“Thatistrue,’’theteachersaid.“However,Brian’sanswertoQuestion18was‘Idon’tknow’,whileyourswas‘NeitherdoI’.”8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.DonaldwantedtodobetterthanBrianinmaths.B.Donalddidn’twanttobeintroubleintheexam.C.ThemathsteachergavetheprizetoDonald.D.T