甘肃临洮2018高二英语上学期第一次月考.

2017—2018学年度第一学期高二年级第一次月考试卷第一部分阅读理解（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A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AIn the coming months, we are bringing together artists from over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare's plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.National Theatre of China Beijing I ChineseThis great occasion (盛会)will be the National Theatre of China's first visit to the UK. The company's productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare's Richard Шwill be directed by the National's Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying.Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2.30pm & Sunday 29 April,1.30pm & 6.30pm Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi I GeorgianOne of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed (指导) by the company's Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze. Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2.30pm & Saturday 19 May, 7.30pmDeafinitely Theatre London I British Sign Language (BSL)By translating the rich and humorous text of Love's Labour's Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare's comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by perfor ming to both groups as one audience.Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2. 30pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7.30pmHabima National Theatre Tel Aviv | HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.Date & Time: Monday 28 May, 7.30pm & Tuesday 29 May, 7.30pm1. Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A. Richard Ш.B. Love's Labour's Lost.C. As You Like It.D. The Merchant of Venice.2. What is special about Deafinitely Theatre？A. It has two groups of actors.B. It is the leading theatre in London.C. It performs plays in BSL.D. It is good at producing comedies.3. When can you see a play in Hebrew？A. On Saturday 28 April.B. On Sunday 29 April.C. On Tuesday 22 May.D. On Tuesday 29 May.B"Depend on yourself" is what nature says to everyone. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.There have been many great men in history. But many of them were poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend on them for education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they became well-known.One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can not make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves."Some young men do not try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings. They can never gain achievements unless they see their weak-points and change their courses. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own honest efforts.4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. How to Be FamousB. What Nature Says to EveryoneC. Depend on YourselfD. Men Must Help Each Other5. Many of the great men in history succeeded because______.A. they were very poor in childhoodB. they wanted very much to become famousC. they made great efforts to learn and workD. they could not depend on schools for education6. According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can_____.A. make his pupils worthy menB. help his pupils find a way to fameC. help his pupils make themselves great talentD. make his pupils men of strength and courage7. From this article we can learn that the writerA. is a man of strong characterB. sings high praise for parentsC. thinks highly of those men struggling by their own effortsD. feels it is the most important of all to accept the advice of othersCWhen I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems too.One big disadvantage is money—it costs so much to go out, not to mention basicslike food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous. Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising--and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.8. The writer was always thinking about ＿ when he was a child.A. staying on the farmB. leaving home for the cityC. moving to the countrysideD. running away from the school9. What can we learn about the writer from the passage?A. He lives in the city now.B. He prefers driving a car.C. He is in good health.D. He is very old now.10. In the passage, the writer tries to＿.A. describe his life in the countrysideB. show an interest in the outside worldC. persuade the reader to live in the cityD. express his opinions about way of life11. How is the passage mainly developed?A. By giving explanations.B. By listing examples.C. By comparing.D. By inferring.DWhat is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practising grammar rules and learning lists of words--the longer the lists, the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange(交流) of ideas and information. It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can't speak correctly or fluently.They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, "Foreigners often speak English too correctly." But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They're English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong, becomes right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can't make another people's language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn't overdo(做过头) it. They should put communication first.12. Language is used to_____.A. express oneselfB. learn lists of wordsC. practise grammar rulesD. talk with foreigners only13. Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he orShe ____.A. can't avoid making mistakesB. always makes mistakesC. never makes mistakesD. often makes mistakes14. The sentence "Foreigners often speak English too correctly." Means thatA. foreigners speak correct EnglishB. foreigners speak incorrect EnglishC. foreigners speak English according to the grammar rulesD. foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English15. When we speak a foreign language, we should ______.A. speak by the rulesB. speak in Chinese wayC. speak to native speakersD. not be afraid of making mistakes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人空白处的最佳选项。