贵州省湄潭县湄江高级中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题（PDF，无答案）

湄江中学2018--2019年度高一年级第二学期第一次月考出题人：陈勇第一部分，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A★Twobrothers,HerbertandJames,livedwiththeirmotherandacatnamedEdgar.Jameswasparticularlydevotedtothecat,andwhenhehadtoleavetownforseveraldays,heleftHerbertcarefulinstructions说明aboutthepet’scare.Attheendofhisfirstdayaway,Jamestelephonedhisbrother,“HowisEdgar?”“Edgarisdead.”Herbertanswered.Therewasapause.ThenJamessaid,“Herbert,you’reinsensitive(漠然的).YouknowhowcloseIwastoEdgar.Youshouldhavebrokenthenewstomeslowly.WhenIaskedaboutEdgartonight,youshouldhavesaid,‘Edgarisontheroof,butIhavecalledthefiredepartmenttogethimdown.’AndtomorrowwhenIcalled,youcouldhavesaidthefiremenwerehavingtroublegettingEdgardown,butyouwerehopefultheywouldsucceed.ThenwhenIcalledthethirdtime,youcouldhavetoldmethatthefiremenhavedonetheirbest,butunfortunatelyEdgarhadfallenofftheroofandwasattheveterinarian’s(兽医站).ThenwhenIcalledthelasttime,youcouldhavesaidthatalthougheverythingpossiblehadbeendoneforEdgar,hehaddied.That’sthewayasensitivemanwouldhavetoldmeaboutEdgar.And,oh,beforeIforget,”Jamesadded,“howismother?”“Oh,”Herbertsaid,pausingforamoment,“She’sontheroof.”1.Jamestelephonedhisbrotherattheendofhisfirstdayawaybecausehewantedtoknow_____.A.whathewasdoingB.whetherhewasgoodC.whetherthecatwasgoodD.wherehismotherwas2.WhydidJamessayhisbrotherwasinsensitive?A.Becausehetoldhimthenewsdirectly.B.Becausehekilledtheirpet.C.Becausehismotherwasontheroof.D.Becausehemissedthetruthaboutthecat.3.Fromthelastparagraphofthepassage,wecanknowthatthemotherwasprobably_____.A.ontheroofB.illorevendeadC.repairingthehouseD.playinggamesB★SunnyNowadaystheyaregivinghomeworkevenduringtheholidaysandIhatethatverymuch.ButIthinkthereisareasonforit.Homeworkisgivensothatwecanrememberwhateverwehavelearnt.Regulardrilling训练andrepetition反复makeperfect.Butteachershavestartedtogivetoomuchhomework.Anythinginexcess(过度)isbad.Sohomeworkshouldbegivenwiththeideaofgivingstudentsapracticeandnottooverworkthem.JaneWhat’stheuseofjusthomeworkwithoutallowingchildrentogetaninsight(洞察)intothesubject?Itjustmakesthembookworms书虫butnothingelse.Home-worksuchaswritingsomethings5timesathomewilljustmakethemmemorizethingsbutnotputthemintouse.Iregrettosaythatteachersfinditeasytobundle(归拢)thechildrenwithhomeworkratherthanmakingthemgetinterestedtounderstandwhattheylearn.Thesametrendcontinuesevenincollege.Ifindthatmostoftheso-calledhighscorers得分者areunabletoanswersimplethingsinaninterview.SallyItisOKtogivehomework.Butitshouldbegivenless.Wearespendingmostofourtimeinschoolandatleastwemustbefreeinourhome.Ifyougivehome-work,wewillbeverytiredandwewouldn’tbeabletopayattentiontoextraactivities,whichinturnmayaffectourphysicalandmentalhealth.Sopleasegivelesshomeworktous.JohnsonItispartofourworktogivestudentshomework.Therewillbesomepunishmentsifwewon’tdoourwork.SoIhavetodothatthoughIknowsuchateach-erisnotlikedbystudents.4.Whothinksthattoomuchhomeworkmaydoharmtostudents’physicalandmentalhealth?A.Sunny.B.Jane.C.Sally.D.Johnson.5.Whothinkshomeworkshouldhelpstudentslearnsomethingpractical?A.Sunny.B.Jane.C.Sally.D.Johnson.6.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whydoteachersgivestudentshomework?A.Becausetheycaremoreaboutstudents’metalhealth.B.Becausetheyfinditeasytocontrolstudentsinthisway.C.Becausetheywillbepunishediftheydon’tgivehomework.D.Becausetheywantstudentstogetinterestedintheirstudies.7.Whatproblemdothespeakerstalkabout?A.Whetherstudentsshouldbepunishedwithoutdoinghomework.B.Whatkindofhomeworkshouldbegiventostudents.C.Whatrolehomeworkplaysinhelpingstudentstolearn.D.Whetherteachersshouldgivehomeworktostudents.c★Canwegiveahandtothoseendangeredanimals?Yes,wemayonlydoalittlebit,buttogetheroursmallactionsadduptoalot.1.Protectwildlifehabitat.Perhapsthegreatestthreatthatfacesmanyspeciesisthewidespreaddestruction破坏ofhabitat.Cuttingdownforests,farming,anddevelopmentallresultinlossofwildlifehabitat.Inareaswhererarespecieslive,habitatdestructioncanquicklyforceaspeciestoextinction.Byprotectinghabitat,entirecommunitiesofanimalscanbeprotectedtogethernaturally.Parksandreservesarenowalltoooftentheonlyhabitatsthatareleftuntouchedbyhabitatdestruction.2.Reducethethreatofinvasive(入侵的)species.Thespreadofnon-nativespecieshasgreatlyreducednativepopulationsaroundtheworld.Invasivespeciescompetewithnativespeciesforresources(资源)andhabitat.Theycanevenpreyonnativespeciesdirectly,forcingnativespeciestowardsextinction.3.Placedecals(贴花纸)onwindows.ItisreportedthatasmanyasonebillionbirdsintheUnitedStatesdieeachyearbecauseofcollisions(碰撞)withwindows.Youcanhelpreducethenumberofcollisionssimplybyplacingdecalsonthewindowsinyourhomeandoffice.4.Slowdownwhendriving.Manynativeanimalshavetoliveindevelopedareasandthismeanstheymustmoveinhuman-livingareas.Oneofthebiggestobstacles(障碍)tothemisthatcreatedbyroads.Roadsdividehabitatandpresentaconstantrisktoanyanimalattemptingtocrossfromonesidetotheother.Sowhenyou’reoutandabout,slowdownandkeepaneyeoutforwildlife.8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowanimalsgotoextinctionB.TheimportanceofprotectingwildlifeC.WhattodotohelpsavewildlifeD.Howtoprotectwild