陕西省西安市庆安高级中学2015-2016学年高一上学期第

西安市庆安高级中学2015-2016学年度第一学期月考2高一年级英语试题第一部分阅读理解（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。

AA bout a few years ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me．I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always shouting at them.We often met. I always spoke to them, but the only answer I ever got was a hello from afour-year-old girl. One day when I returned they were just coming back to their apartment and the little girl was holding the door in the hall open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. The parents were telling her to hurry. I looked up and saw the little girl still holding the door open, waiting for me. I hurried as much as I could and thanked her. She was smiling from ear to ear.That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and I saw a white teddy bear. I thought of the little girl and said to myself, “I bet she would like it.” So I bought it for her. The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her family. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me.Now when we meet in the hall we all speak in a friendly manner. Last night we had about 4 inches of snow. When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow removed. The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building, so when I saw him the next day, I asked him if he was the nice person that removed the snow. He said No. He wanted to, but his wife said she wanted to do it. Isn’t it amazing that the small kind act of a 4-year-old girl can change so many things for the better?1．The author bought a teddy bear to _____.A．show off his wealth B．refuse the helpC．please his neighbor D．express his thanks2．Who removed the snow on the author’s car?A．The girl’s mother. B．The girl’s father.C．The girl. D．The author himself.3．The passage is _____.A．critical B．positiveC．terrifying D．humorous4．What is the main idea of the passage?A．Your neighbors are as bad as you think.B．Little children should be polite to their neighbors.C．Things can be changed as a result of removing snow.D．People should be kind and communicate with each other.BBooking Notes of the Play “the Age of Innocence”:Price: $10BOOKING：There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:------ in personThe Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m.------ by telephoneRing 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）------ by postSimply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.------ on lineComplete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. comDISCOUNTS:Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students. Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get one free every ten tickets.Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.5. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT ________.A. go to the Box Office on Sundays.B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card.C. use the Internet.D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office.6. According to the notes, who can get $2 off?A. A 55-year-old woman.B. A 20-year-old full-time college student.C. An 18-year-old teenager.D. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.7. If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?A. $120B. $140C. $126D. $150CWhen studying in the US，I feel that many Chinese students are too shy to connect with American students. They say it's the language barrier that stops them. But in my mind，the reasons are beyond language．The first reason may be that these students feel a little inferior to American students，especially when they don't speak English well. Because of the cultural and economic differences between the Western and Eastern worlds in general，some Chinese students subconsciously（下意识地）think highly of Western students, looking down on themselves.Second，some Chinese students are too afraid of feeling embarrassed. Because of the language problem，Chinese students often find it hard to understand the jokes their American peers make. Some may feel so embarrassed that they try to avoid talking to Americans.There is also a cultural reason. China and the US have very different cultures. It's natural that students from these two countries find it hard to understand each other. Some Chinese studentschoose not to watch American TV shows or listen to American music since they don't understand the jokes in American comedy or the lyrics of a popular song. That leads to further segregation（隔阂）between themselves and American peers.I'm no expert，but I do want to give a few tips to students who are planning to study abroad and are interested to fit in. First，be confident. Your foreign classmates are not superior to you．Don't think of them all as hard-to-reach people. Second，always say yes to social activities whether they are organized by your school or your friends. Go to watch sports games even if you are not playing and are just there to cheer for the team. Third，don't try to improve your English merely by memorizing vocabulary. Try to watch TV shows，read popular books，and just talk to people. Remember，language is not a barrier and it never will be. The real barriers exist because you are not trying.8．The underlined phrase “inferior to” in Paragrap h 2 probably means“ ”．A. interested inB. less important thanC. senior toD. colder than9．What does the author think is the barrier for the Chinese students in Paragraph 3？A. Music.B. Comedy.C. Culture.D. Segregation.10．What is the purpose of the text?A. To give some suggestions. B．To attract Chinese students.C. To introduce the US culture .D. To overcome the language barrier.11．Which part is the text most likely taken from in a newspaper?A. World.B. Discovery . C Science. D. Education.DWi-Fi free of charge has become very important to us: many stores and shopping malls offer it, restaurants use it to attract customers, and for libraries and coffee shops it is a must-have service.Even when people are traveling, they scan for free Wi-Fi. When selecting or rating a hotel, six in ten travelers believe that unlimited Wi-Fi is the most important factor.“Today, people wil l never forget to pack their smart phones, tablets and laptops into the suitcase,” said the Daily Mail. “We rely on free Wi-Fi heavily when traveling—especially when it comes to checking social media, checking out travel tips, and accessing websites.”However, despite the opportunities that free Wi-Fi gives us, “our over-reliance on technology has come at a price, with travelers feeling unable to escape social media”, said Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide brand.Anita Isalska, Lonely Planet editor and tech addict, was forced to unplug when in an isolated (隔绝的) camp in Greenland recently. “Adjusting to this slower pace, I began to realize that: social media had changed into a habit,” she wrote. “I had believed I was capturing（捕捉）moment s, but in reality my busy fingers were preventing me enjoying travel’s deepest pleasures. How fully can you appreciate a huge glacier or wild flowers when your brain is selecting the right photo filter (滤镜) or the perfect six seconds to take photos?”In September, Lonely Planet released 10 predictions for the future of global travel. One of them was that true escapes will be highly valued in future, so remote hotels will start to make their lack of the Internet into an appealing feature. Would you like to have an unplugged holiday? 12. According to the passage, people nowadays tend to do the following EXCEPT_________ .A. enjoying travelling better without carrying any Hi-Tech equipmentB. thinking ill of a hotel without Wi-FiC. getting out of a library that has no access to the InternetD. making travel plans via the Internet13. Through the fourth paragraph, the author intends to _________ .A. get into another topicB. give more evidence to the view mentionedC. show a different opinion on the topicD. summarize the previous paragraphs14. What has Anita Isalska realized in Greenland?A. Travelers cannot survive without Hi-Tech.B. Her over-reliance on technology has come at a price.C. Taking pictures doesn’t affect appreciating na ture.D. Her fingers are not flexible enough to take enough pictures.15. What does “an unplugged holiday” mean in the last paragraph?A. A camping holiday.B. A holiday without taking pictures.C. A holiday in a remote hotel.D. A holiday without Wi-Fi.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。