1、内蒙古阿荣旗一中学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题内蒙古阿荣旗一中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe British MuseumWhats onAlthough many parts of Asia have long been connected thro
2、ugh trade along Silk Road and shared religious systems, there are strong regional differences. In addition to various languages, Asia has developed its cultural networks, patterns of government, technology and styles of artistic representation.The diverse cultural life of Africa has been expressed t
3、hrough everyday cooking objects and unique works of art since ancient times. The Museums collection of over 200,000 African items includes archaeological and contemporary material from across the continent.The Iron Age was a time of big change for the people of Britain and Europe. Iron replaced bron
4、ze as the material used to make tools and weapons, while religion, art, daily life, economics and politics changed greatly.Admission and opening timesThe Museum is free and open daily 10:00-17:30 except Friday and is open until 20:30 on Fridays, except Good Friday. The Museum is open every day excep
5、t for 24, 25 anti 26 December and 1 January.Museum shopsBookshopMonday-Thursday 10:00-17:30 Friday 10:00-20:00Saturday 10:30-17:30 Sunday 10:00-17:30Collections shopMonday-Thursday 09:30-17:30 Friday 09:30-20:00Saturday 09:30-17:30 Sunday 10:00-17:30Getting hereBy TubeNearest underground stations:To
6、ttenham Court Road (500m) Holborn (500m)Russell Square (800m) Good Street (800m)By busBuses that stop near the Museum: 1,8,19,X25,38,55,98,242By carThe Museum lies within the Congestion (拥堵) Charge Zone. There is little on-street parking nearby. The nearest car park to the Museum is located at Bloom
7、sbury Square. There is limited parking in the Museum s open space for disabled visitors only.1. In the museum, you may not see items from_.A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. America2. If you want to buy Artist Masterpieces of Bronze Age, you may go to the Museum at_.A. 20:15 Friday, July 11 B. 14:45 Sat
8、urday, January 1C. 18:00 Wednesday, February 14 D. 10:30 Sunday, December 283. What can be inferred from the passage?A. It is not convenient(方便） to park cars near the Museum.B. The old can park their cars in the Museums open area.C. The No.55 bus stop is the nearest to the Museum.D. It is 500 meters
9、 from Russell Square to the Museum.BIn his new show, Evan Ruggiero plays guitar, sings pop standards and shows everybody his fine footwork. What makes all of these especially unusual is that Ruggiero, 24, has only one leg.When he was a 19-year-old musical theater student at New Jerseys Montclair Sta
10、te University, Ruggiero had a rare bone cancer in his right leg. Finally his leg would have to be amputated (截) below the knee（膝盖）.Such a setback（挫折） could have easily ended the career of a less tough（坚强） person, but Ruggiero, who has been dancing since he was five, now puts the experience into his
11、performance. His show, “The One-Legged Song and Dance Man: Volume 3”, explains how he returned to dance just 18 months after the amputation. His dance now relies on the use of a peg leg(假肢) , he explains.The secret to his surprising success, he says, was being a “stubborn” patient who refused to giv
12、e up on his dance and performing studies, despite the advice of his doctor.“It was a real setback, but after it was all over, I said, You know what? I need to pick up right where I left off and continue my career, ” Ruggiero said.Ruggiero has come to view his peg leg as an instrument. “Tap dancersth
13、eyre always calling themselves musicians, and their feet are their instrument, ” he said.Noting that many audience members will never have seen a one-legged dancer before coming to his show, Ruggiero says he wont shy away from the physical “weakness” his performance shows because of his condition.“A
14、 lot of people have come up to me, and they always say, Youre such a role model and an inspiration, ” he said. “Im honored when people say that, of course, but Im just trying to get on with my life.”4.What makes Ruggieros new show unusual?A. One-legged dance. B. His own artworks.C. The use of instru
15、ment. D. Songs of pop standard.5. According to the passage, it is true that_.A. Ruggiero is a tough person with a strong willB. the setback has ended Ruggieros dance careerC. Ruggiero is dancing relying on others supportD. his doctor agreed he kept on dancing and studying6. When audience attend his
16、performance, they may notice_.A. Ruggiero plays piano, sings and dancesB. Ruggiero is a dancer with the help of a peg legC. there are many tap dancers in the performanceD. Ruggiero pretends to be a physically normal person7. What s the author s attitude to Evan?A. Worry B. Sympathy C. Encouragement
17、D. PityCI was playing in my kitchen. My mom stood in front of me, hardly keeping the tears from spilling over. She told me that my little cousin had cancer. Hearing this, I went completely numb（麻木）. How could this be happening? I had just seen her, and she was fine.These things didnt happen to our f
18、amily, thats what my uncle said. It seemed like the world turned upside down; just last week my grandmother had passed away. I felt like I couldnt get my feet on solid ground.Thats when my sister, Ella, came down the stairs with her long brown hair freshly washed. She sat next to me and smiled. Desp
19、ite what was happening, everything would work out, her smile seemed to say.“Mom, do you think I could get my hair cut tomorrow?” Ella asked.“Sure,” Mom said, starting to wash the dishes.“I want to donate（捐赠） it to Locks of Love” Ella smiled.My mom stopped washing and turned to look at her. “Are you
20、sure?” I noticed that Mom was holding back tears. This was a sacrifice(牺牲) for Ella. Her long hair was an important part of her.“Yeah, its just hair. Eventually it will grow back.” She said.“All right,” Mom said quietly, smiling again.Ella gave up a part of herself for a while. She let a piece of he
21、rself go to someone else, someone she didnt know. That day she became my hero too.8. On hearing little cousin had cancer, how did the author feel?A. Confused. B. Afraid. C. Shocked. D. Worried.9. Which statement is true according to Paragraph 2?A. The world is unfair to the writers family. B. Unluck
22、y things of the family made the writer very sad.C. The writer had the disability with her legs. D. Unlucky things didnt happen to the writers family.10. What did the Ella to donate?A. Her comb. B. Her doll. C. Her book. D. Her hair.11. What can we know about Ella?A. She was kind and willing to help
23、others. B. She liked smiling, but didnt love cooking.C. She made her mother regret her hair. D. She didnt like wearing long hair again. DPlants are helpful to human: they provide us with wood and other products, they give us shade, and they help to prevent drought（干旱） and floods.Sadly, in many parts
24、 of the world man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.Several thousand years ago a rich and powerful co
25、untry cut down its trees to build warships（战舰）, with which to gain itself an empire（帝国）. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.Even if a government realizes the importance of
26、 a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with, and he can earn money by making charcoal(木炭) or selling wood to the townsman. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after trees. So unless the
27、government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.This does not only mean that the villagers? sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are even more serious. For where there are trees their roots break the soil upallowing the rain to sink i
28、n and also hold the soil, thus preventing it being washed away easily, but where there are no trees, the soil becomes hard and poor. The rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the topso
29、il is gone, nothing remains but a worthless desert.12. What is the most important function of trees?A. Providing fuel.B. Offering shade.C. Preventing natural disasters.D. Providing wood.13. What eventually happened to the empire in paragraph 3?A. Its people died of hunger.B. It fell to pieces.C. It
30、became a giant empire.D. It built many ships with wood.14. It is implied in the passage that the villagers .A. want a plentiful supply of treesB. want firewood badlyC. just want to get moneyD. dont realize the importance of trees15. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A. The benefits of trees.
31、B. Trees and soil protection.C. The various uses of trees.D. Different attitudes toward trees.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The Winners Guide to SuccessDo you know what makes people successful? To find out the answers, an American scholar recently visited some of the
32、most successful people around the world. 56 Be responsible for yourselfSometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. In fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, youre giving away your own power. 57 Write a planIt is very difficult to try to get what you want without a good plan. It is
