山西省大同市铁路一中2018-2019学年高一英语上学期第四次月考试题（2）

山西省大同市铁路一中2018-2019学年高一英语上学期第四次月考试题（2）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）AHappyCampersSummerRetreatAsaparent,yourchild’shealthandhappinessarethemostimportantthingstoyou,whichcanbedifficulttoachieve.TheHappyCampersSummerRetreatwasdevelopedtohelpparentswiththischallenge.Foundedin1998byMichaelGibson,oursummercampisopentochildrenduringtheholidays,fromMaytoSeptember.Welookafterlotsofchildreneverysingleyear.OurcampisbasedintheColoradoMountains,anditoffersalotofdifferentactivitiesforchildren.Ourprogramhelpsimprove:•Physicalfitness•Problem-solvingskills•Socialskills•SportsabilityandexperienceTheHappyCampersSummerRetreatcanbenefit(使……受益)allchildren.Somechildrenaregoodatschool,butrarelyactive.Ourprogramwillhelpencourageaninterestinsports.Otherchildrenaremainlyinterestedinsports.Thesechildrenwillnotonlyplaysports,butwillalsolearnnewskills,suchasteamworkskills,socialskills,andcommunicationskills.Childrenwillalsohavethechancetotrynewactivities.Ourprogramisdesignedtohelpdevelopacompleteandfullyactivechild.Atveryaffordableprices,ourprogramisavailabletoanyfamilyinAmerica.Yourchild’sstaycanbeasshortasaweekoraslongassixweeks.Whynotcallustodayorclick(点击)heretojoinourcamp?Takeactionnowandgiveyourchildthisgreatchance!1.Howlongdoesthecamplasteveryyear?A.Oneweek.B.Onemonth.C.Sixweeks.D.Fivemonths.2.Whatcanachildlearnfromthecamp?A.Howtodealwithpeople.B.Howtochooseastrongteam.C.Howtoavoidphysicalproblems.D.Howtostayinterestedinsomething.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Todescribethehistoryofthecamp.B.Tocomparethecampwithotheractivities.C.Totellparentsaboutthebenefitsofoutdooractivities.D.Toencourageparentstosendtheirchildrentothecamp.BMosthighschoolstudentswouldratherspendtheirsummervacationsfarawayfromtheclassroom.ButVineetKosarajuandNikhilCheerlaarechoosingtogobacktoschool,andthistimetheyaretheteachers.“Ithinkit’sreallynicethatIcanhelpthecommunitybyspendingjustalittlebitoftimeeveryweekhelpingjustafewstudentshereandtheretryandlearnprogramming,”Kosarajusaid.Friendssincetheywereyoungboys,KosarajuandCheerlaalwayssharedaloveofcomputerscience.Theylearnedtheskillsfromtheirparentsandschool,butrecognizedthatnotallchildrenhavethatchance.“Programmingisn’ttaughtinthatmanyschools,especiallylowincome(收入)schools,becausethereisn’tthatmuchmoneytosupportit,”Kosarajusaid.SoheandCheerladeveloped“MathandCoding,”anafter-schoolprogramforkidsofallagestolearnthebasicsofcomputerprogramming.Betweenapplyingfor(申请)collegeanddoingtheirownhomework,thetwoboysnowspendafewhourseveryweekgoingtodifferentlibrariesteachingclassesthatcovereverythingfrombuildingbasicgamestodevelopingapps.Thefriendsstartedtheprogramalittleoverayearagoandalready,it’sspreadtomorethanadozenlibrariesacrosstheBayAreainCalifornia.TheyareeventrainingvolunteerstoteachtheseverysameclassesinotherUSstatesandCanada.MaryannMitchellbroughther8-year-oldgranddaughter,Gabriella,toaclassoncodingattheAlumRockLibraryinSanJose,California.“It’sachanceforhertolearn,”Mitchellsaid.“It’sthewayofthefuture,andit’sagoodwayforhertogetgroundedandbereadyforwhatthefutureholds.”“Ithinkthemostrewardingthingishavingpeoplecomeupandthankyouandsaytheyreallylearnedalotfromthisclass,”Cheerlasaid.“Itdoesn’tgetanybetterthanthat.”4.Whydothetwoboysreturntotheclassroomduringsummerholidays?A.Toimprovetheircomputerskills.B.Togetsometeachingexperience.C.Toraisemoneyforlocalschools.D.Toinstructkidsinprogramming.5.Whatdoweknowabouttheprogram?A.Ithasagrowinginfluence.B.Ithasbeenrunformanyyears.C.Ithelpsstudentsapplyforcollege.D.Ittrainsteacherstoworkforlibraries.6.HowcantheclassbenefitGabriella?A.Ithelpsherprepareforthefuture.B.Itencourageshertovisitlibraries.C.Itallowshertomakemorefriends.D.It’sachancetolearnaboutthefuture.7.Whatdoesthetextmainlyreport?A.ThegreatworkofvolunteersintheBayArea.B.Alibrary’simportantroleinhelpingstudents.C.Twoteens’freecodingcourseforchildren.D.Theclosefriendshipbetweentwostudents.第二部分完形填空（40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。InElishaOtis’stime,peoplewerenotinterestedinridinganelevator.Theythoughtelevatorsweretoo21.Toimproveelevators,Otisworkedhardto22people’sfearsbyshowingthathiselevatorwassafe.Bornin1811,Otisgrewuponafarm,buthehad23interestinraisingcrops.Otistriedmanydifferentjobsinhisearlyyears,24noneofthemlastedlong.Finally,in1845,hetriedto25hisluckwithamovetoAlbany,NewYorkwhereheopenedashoptobuildsmallmachines.In1852,acompany26himasamastermechanic.Heavyequipmenthadtobe27tothesecondfloor.Otishadtobuildanelevatorthatcouldmovetheequipment28.Otistriedto29theelevatordesignstheninuse.Henoticedthatelevatorsdependedtoo30onasinglerope.Ifthatropebroke,nothingcouldpreventthewholeworks(机械装置)from31.Otisthoughtthesystemwastoo32toliftthousandsofpoundsofmachinery.Hewantedtopreventthe33iftheropebroke.Otisdesignedaspring(弹簧)system.Heplacedaspecialspringabovetheelevatorplatform(平台).34theropebroke,thesafetyspringwouldatoncelocktheplatforminplace.In1854Otishadachanceto35hissafetyelevator.AttheCrystalPalaceExpositioninNewYork,acrowdgatheredaroundOtis’s36.Standingontheplatformalone,heorderedaworke