高一英语下学期第一次月考试题创新班.doc

安徽省淮南市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题（创新班）
一、听力 30分（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节 听下面5段对话｡每段对话仅读一遍｡
1. What time is it now?
A. 7:00. B. 7:30. C. 8:00.
2. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Call her neighbors. B. Put out the fire. C. Call the fire department.
3. What was the weather like?
A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Snowy.
4. What’s wrong with the man on the ground.
A. He has a headache. B. He has a car accident. C. He has a heart trouble.
5. What can we know about two speakers?
A. They lost their way. B. They took the wrong bus. C. They couldn’t find their map.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白｡每段对话或独白读两遍｡
听下面一段对话,回答第6至7两个小题｡
6. What does the woman probably do?
A. A telephone operator. B. A secretary. C. A shop assistant.
7. Where is the man calling from?
A. 010-926-6636. B. 010-992-6636. C. 010-992-6366.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。
8. What did Mrs. Baker plan to do probably?
A. Have a walk. B. Walk her dog. C. Throw her rubbish.
9. How did Mrs. Baker succeed in getting rid of the young man?
A. She ran home very quickly.
B. She hit him over his head.
C. She turned to the man for help.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。
10. What does the woman complain about?
A. The weather. B. The noise. C. The traffic.
11. Why isn’t the woman satisfied with her living conditions?
A. The flat is too old. B. The flat is too dirty. C. The flat is overcrowded.
12. What is the woman going to do next year?
A. Move into a new house. B. Change her job. C. Buy a new car.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。
13. Where did the man know that the shopping centre has some bargains?
A. From the newspaper. B. From radio. C. From TV.
14. What do we know about the man?
A. He is heavier than before. B. He likes a cotton suit. C. He wants a casual suit.
15. What suit does the man most probably choose?
A. Yellow. B. White. C. Black.
16. What else does the woman suggest?
A. Belts. B. Ties. C. Shoes.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。
17. Which part of the city was hit by storms?
A. The middle part. B. The eastern part. C. The western part.
18. What damaged the car in the Main Street?
A. A severe accident. B. A big tree. C. The floodwater.
19. What happened in the White Street?
A. A car park was flooded.
B. Some big trees were uprooted.
C. Some basketball players were hurt seriously.
20. What will the weather most probably be like tomorrow?
A. It will be rainy. B. It will be cloudy. C. It will be sunny.

二． 阅读理解 （每个2分，满分40分）
1. 阅读四选一（每个2分，满分30分）
A
“If music is the medicine of the soul (灵魂)，let it play on，” said a famous person.I think he said so because probably he got some help from music.Music has some strange abilities.Medical scientists have found that a person that feels stressed can actually listen to some kind of music and become well.
The researchers said that since stress comes as a result of life events such as starting a new family，starting a new business，and starting a new job，one can actually listen to good music and feel good because good music touches the human mind in a positive way.Music helps you to forget the life events that make you worried and remember the important events that once happened in your life.
Depression is a disease cause by stress，smoking，social problems and so on. Depression is also caused by problems such as failure in business.Depression may bring us weakness，headache，and loss of concentration.Good music makes one remember happy moments or good days.If you play music about love，it makes you feel like falling in love again though you may have had several upset experiences.And such good feeling make you healthy.
Anxiety is another health problem that can be controlled by music.Anxiety is a side effect of some major health problems such as cancer of the liver and cancer of the breast.Good music makes you feel relaxed and removes the pains from these diseases and you feel all right.Good music can send you to sleep.And you need to know that sleep puts your body in a healthy condition.Sleep takes away the effects of stress，depression and anxiety from a person.
21．According to the famous person in Paragraph 1，music can .
A．treat many kinds of diseases
B．help you keep healthy in your mind
C．take the place of medicine in treating illness
D．make you remember things that happened in the past
22．Good music helps people remove stress mainly by .
A．letting people have a good sleep B．making people think positively
C．showing something new to people D．making people focus only on important things
23．Which of the following is NOT a reason for depression mentioned in the passage?
A．Stress. B．Smoking.
C．Failure in business. D．Loss of concentration.
24．According to the passage，one who has cancer will most probably experience .
A．stress B．depression
C．anxiety D．upset
B
A young musician carrying a violin case in Paraguay makes her way to rehearsal (彩排)．What’s inside the case，however，is no ordinary violin.It’s made from a salad bowl，a CD，and large pieces of wood.
The violinist，Ada Rios,13，is a member of the Orchestra of Instruments Recycled from Cateura，a group of teen musicians whose instruments are made from the trash near their village.Cateura，just outside Paraguay’s capital，Asuncion，is a poor area built on a very large landfill (垃圾填埋地)．Cateura is home to 2,500 families，with 20 teens in the orchestra.They play everything from the classical works of Beethoven to Beatles’ songs.
Now the orchestra is attracting worldwide attention.The musicians are being filmed for a documentary，Landfill Harmonic.The film will show how people in Cateura turn trash into instruments，and the effect that being part of an orchestra can have on kids.
In Paraguay，nearly 35 percent of the population lives in poverty．In Cateura，a real musical instrument costs more than a house，says Favio Chavez，the orchestra’s founder.About 1,500 tons of waste are left at the landfill each day，and the people there earn a living searching through the garbage for things they can recycle and sell.
Chavez started teaching music in Cateura five years ago as a way to keep kids out of trouble.When he needed more instruments，he asked the landfill workers if they could build some from the trash.First，the men repaired a broken drum.Next，they built a guitar.The orchestra took off from there.
The group has already performed in Brazil and Colombia.The teens will travel to Arizona this year to play at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix.Ada says music has already changed her life.“When I listen to the sound of a violin，I feel excited，” she says.
25．What do we know about Ada’s violin?
A．It’s of big size. B．It cost a lot of money.C．It has a beautiful case.D．It’s made from waste.
26．According to the text，Cateura .
A．is probably a dirty place B．is attracting lots of tourists
C．is in the center of Asuncion D．is dealing with its trash very well
27．Why did Chavez ask the landfill workers to make instruments from the trash?
A．To recycle the trash. B．To save some money.
C．To produce special sounds. D．To make the instruments more attractive.
28．The underlined phrase “took off” in Paragraph 5 probably means“ ”．
A．became popular　　　 B．got into trouble
C．stayed unchanged D．got a lot of money
C
In the United States parents may have many kinds of cultures and customs ．Most of these parents believe strongly in passing them on to their children.It is very important to know how to do this，because they can stay with a child for the rest of his/her life.
It is always good to start teaching them to a child as early as possible.To begin with，it is a good idea to have toys that are meaningful because children often get very attached to their first toys.
In addition，a parent should also introduce a child to music.Music is a way for a child to express emotions and this is another great tool.Music is also the link between a child and a language.What else do we think of when we say music？Dancing！Of course，there is nothing better than seeing a child enjoy dancing to a song that is culturally meaningful.Although music and dance are relevant，the most important and perhaps the most difficult step in maintaining culture is teaching a child to eat all kinds of foods.In particular those typical dishes which often look to a child like their worst nightmare! The trick to achieve this is to take small steps.Do not sit a child in front of a giant plate with everything in it；this would only scare them away.A small portion is the ideal way to approach it and is also important to sit down next to the child and allow him/her to see that the parent is also sharing that moment.
These are just a few ideas to help keep the cultures and customs in a family.There is no better feeling for a parent than seeing their children being proud of their background，especially when such things are so meaningful.Let it start with a simple toy and build up to other situations.The only thing a parent should do is not give up!
29．The text is mainly written for .
A．teachers B．Scientists C．parents D．children
30．To pass family cultures and customs on to children，it’s better to start with .
A．toys B．music C．dance D．foods
31．Dancing is important to help keeping cultures because .
A．a child can express his feelings through it B．children often like it very much
C．some songs are culturally meaningful D．it connects a child with a language
32．What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Traditional music for kids B．Keeping the family’s cultures and customs
C．Tips for buying meaningful toys D．Help the kids have all kinds of foods
D
Rock and roll music developed in the United States in the early nineteen-fifties. It was based on the music called rhythm and blues that was performed by African American musicians.
Early rock and roll singers developed their own kinds of music. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan were the most popular rock and roll musicians in the early 1960’s. All were American. Then, in 1964, a new rock and roll group from England invaded America: the Beatles.
Some people say the Beatles’ music shook America like an earthquake. The Beatles changed rock and roll forever. Their early songs were influenced by American rock and roll musicians, including Chuck Berry. But the Beatles looked different and sounded different from any musical group before them.
The Beatles released their first album in the United States in 1964, when all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles. In 1967, they released an album called “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” It was one of the first“concept” albums. That is, all the songs were linked by a common story or idea.
The popularity of the Beatles led the way for more rock and roll bands fromEngland to become popular in America. The Rolling Stones was the most important of these bands. The Rolling Stones is one of the few groups from the 1960’s that is still performing and recording today. In 1965, the group recorded one of its most famous songs, “Satisfaction”.
The musical instrument most linked to rock and roll is the guitar. Experts say Jimi Hendrix was one of the most influential guitar players in rock and roll during the late 1960’s. His “Purple Haze” was liked by many people.
By the 1970’s, rock and roll music became known as rock music. It expanded into many new forms. For example, there was country rock, hard rock, acid rock, and heavy metal rock. Punk rock, jazz rock, and glitter rock.
In the middle 1970’s, experts say rock music regained some of the energy of early rock and roll. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band became popular with their album “Born to Run”. Springsteen’s music was like the lively rock and roll music of the early nineteen-sixties. Many of his songs were about social issues. He sang about the effects of unemployment and the war in Vietnam.
33. The main topic of this passage is _______.
A. the history of American music B. the famous rock and roll groups 
C. the new forms of rock and roll music D. the development of rock and roll music
34. Which of the following matches is NOT true?
A. the Beatles — Chuck Berry      B. the Rolling Stones — Satisfaction
C. Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze  D. Bruce Springsteen — Born to Run
35. From the passage, we can know that _______.
A. one of the Rolling Stones’ albums was called “concept”
B. rock and roll music had many different forms at the beginning
C. rock and roll music probably came from African American music
D. the Beatles and the Rolling Stones became popular at the same time
2.阅读7选5.（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Public Speaking Training
•Get a coach
36 ，so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training that's right for you.
•Focus on positives
Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you aren't doing well. 37 , so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn't do.
• 38
If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it's going to give you lots of dos and don'ts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what you're going to be talking about. 39 . As far as we're concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can be your friends.
•You are a special person not a clone
Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 40 . Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone you're not.
A. You aren't like anybody else
B. You already do lots of things well
C. Turn your back on too many rules
D. Check the rules about dos and don'ts
E. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is tough
F .The one thing you don't want is for them to fall asleep
G. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse

三 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
The professor stood before his class of 30 senior biology students，about to pass out the final exam．“I have been privileged to be your 41 this semester，and I know how hard you have all worked to 42 for this test．I also know most of you are 43 to medical school next fall，”he said to them．
“I am well aware of how much 44 you are under to keep your GPAs up，and because I know you are all 45 of understanding this material，I am prepared to 46 an aut