【含15套期末模拟卷】浙江省绍兴市2019年高一英语下学期期末质量监控模拟试题

浙江省绍兴市2019年高一英语下学期期末质量监控模拟试题第二部分阅读理解（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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AAdults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the sub-way. He would get onto the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.His house was dir ty, and a stench came out of the house and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.But the old man said nothing at all; h e went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.Clearly, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.51. The underlined part in the first paragraph may mean ______.A. I get tired of learning my subjectsB. I fail to listen to lessons attentivelyC. I go in the wrong direction of lifeD. I wouldn’t like to go to school52. The neighbor called the police because ______.A. the old man kept begging money from them every dayB. there was something dangerous in the old man’s houseC. the old man wouldn’t buy tickets for the tra inD. they couldn’t bear the smell from the old man’s house53. When the old man knew he was a millionaire, he ______.A. remained calmB. became excitedC. felt worriedD. became nervous54. What lesson do we learn from the story?A. Make great plans for your life.B. Keep on doing what you like.C. Do something that is good to society.D. Depend on yourself rather than others.BJohn Farish, an engineer who was staying at the St. Francis, one of the city’s finest hotels, remembered the very early morning of Wednesday, April 18, 1906: I was awakened by a loud noise, which might be pared to the mixed sounds of a strong wind flowing through a forest and the breaking of waves against a rock. In less time than it takes to tell, a shake, similar to that caused by a nearby explosion (爆炸), shook the building to its bases and it began a series of the most lively movements. Together with a frightening sound, it was followed by big crashes as the neighboring buildings and chimneys fell to the ground.A few blocks away, in a fortable room in the Palace Hotel, the world’s greatest singer, Enrico Caruso, was asleep after a good performance at the Opera House the night before. He awoke to find: Everything in the room was going round and round. The light was trying to touch the ceiling and the chairs were all chasing each other. Crash — crash — crash! It was a terrible scene. Everywhere the walls were falling and clouds of yellow dust were rising. My God, I thought it would never stop!And at the same moment, in another part of the city, Jesse Cook, a policeman, reported: The whole street was undulating (起伏波动). It was as if the waves of the ocean were co ming toward me, and waving as they came.It was, of course, an earthquake, one of the largest ever to hit North America, and the first of 27 separate quakes that day. The first shock —at 5:12:05 a.m. —lasted more than 40 seconds. It was by far the largest, about 8.3 on the Richter scale; its epicenter (震源) was just offthe coast, around the Pacific.55. When the earthquake happened, Caruso was _____.A. looking at the waves rushing against the rockB. giving a performance at the Opera HouseC. listening to the sounds of wind flowingD. sleeping in the fortable Palace Hotel56. How did Jesse Cook describe the earthquake?A. The street was flooded with ocean wate r.B. The street was dancing like ocean waves.C. The chairs in the room were chasing each other.D. The light was falling to the ground heavily.57. What can we know about the earthquake according to the passage?A. It was followed by 26 quakes that day.B. It caused the most deaths in history.C. It came from the center of the Pacific.D. It struck the place at midnight.58. The purpose of writing this passage is to _____.A. teach us how to protect ourselves in an earth-quakeB. find out why the earthquake happenedC. describe the happenings of a strong earthquakeD. introduce what harm the earthquake did to peopleCWhen the seventeenth-century settlers brought the English language to America, they immediately and necessarily began to adapt it to their new environment. These changes were clear early and criticized by some people on both sides of the Atlantic. However, after the Revolution, Americans began to be proud of their own form of English. Noah Webster was the major early supporter of American meanings and spellings over British ones and published the earliest American dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language. During the years since Webster, language differences have continued to develop, proving the truth of George Bernard Shaw’s often-repeated words that the two nations are “divided by a mon language”.Like the American language, the earliest Amer ican literature copied English models. However, after the Revolution and the War of 1812, writers began to create a clear American literature. However, in 1820, Sydney Smith asked the famous question “Who reads an American book?”Answering to this and similar taunts (讽刺) with creative anger, American writers soon produced works that plenty of British people read. Works by Washing-ton Irving, Walt Whitman, and Mark Twain had been acclaimed greatly in Britain by the end of the nineteenth century.Even as American writers got respect in Britain, British writers continued to have great influence in America. Charles Dickens went to America twice, in 1842 and 1867-68. Other major British writers who traveled and lived in the Unite d States include D.H. Lawrence and Aldous Huxley. British best works continue to be widely read. The works of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen became popular films.At the turn of the twenty-first century, many books and writers continue to cross the Atlantic in both directions — made possible by the proud heritage (继承) of the shared language.59. The author of this passage seems to think ______.A. British English is better than American EnglishB. American English is better than British EnglishC. the same language has divided the two nationsD. the same language has connected the two nations60. From the question asked by Sy dney Smith, we can infer ______.A. the British had to translate American books into English onesB. the British found American books difficult to understandC. the British thought highly of books written by AmericansD. the British looked down upon American books at first61. The underlined word “acclaimed” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.A. soldB. discussedC. weledD. refused62. What made it possible for books and writers to cross the Atlantic in both directions?A. The War of 1812.B. The American Revolution.C. The language differences.D. The mon language.DWhile waiting for the bus, I put my collapsible white stick into my bag. A little girl came up and asked, “Would you please help me cross the street? I’m afraid of cars.” I didn’t wantto add to the girl’s fear by saying no, or showing her the little white stick. “Sure,” I replied. “Take my hand, and let’s walk to where the white lines are printed across the street.” The little girl obeyed. At the crossing, I said, “Now look carefully both ways. When you see no cars are ing, tell me.” In this way we crossed the street.Safely on the other side, she thanked me and run away happily. I waited until the sound of her steps died away before taking out my stick to make the return crossing.63.What do you know about the man?A.He wasn’t an honest man.B.He was a seller of collapsible sticks.C.He was ready to cross the street.D.He was a blind man.64.From the passage we can see that _____.A.the man felt sorry to have helped the girl.B.the man was happy to have helped the girl.C.the girl was happy to help the man.D.the girl was sorry to ask a blind man to help her.65.What did the man do after the girl had left?A.He returned home.B.He went back to wait for his bus.C.He went on selling his sticks.D.He waited until another person came to ask for help.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。