辽宁省丹东市凤城市第一中学2018_2019学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题

辽宁省丹东市凤城市第一中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期第二次
月考试题
答题时间：100分钟满分：150分
第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。

A
I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to th e corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is im polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one.
A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
21. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.
A. describe the place carefully
B. show him a map of the place
C. tell him the names of the streets
D. refer to recognizable buildings and places
22. What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A. New York.
B. Los Angeles.
C. Kansas.
D. Iowa.
23. What can we infer from the text?
A. It’s important for tra velers to understand cultural differences.
B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C. People have similar understandings of politeness.
D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
B
Do’s and Don’ts in Whale Watching
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales(虎鲸) are found on a daily basis each summer. It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只) operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales.
· Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back.
· Approach no closer than 100 meters, then stop the boat but keep the engine on.
· Keep noise levels down — no horns, whistles or racing of engines.
· Start your boat only after the wh ales are more than 100 metres from your vessel.
· Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales.
· Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction.
· Avoid disturbing groups of res ting whales.
· Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if traveling side by side with whales.
· When whales are traveling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore.
· Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales.
· If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales.
· Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines.
24. For whom is this text written?
A. Tour guides.
B. Whale watchers.
C. Vessel operators.
D. Government officials.
25. When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should ______.
A. move close to the beach
B. increase speed gradually
C. keep its engine running slowly
D. remain at the back of the whales
26. What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?
A. 400 metres.
B. 300 metres.
C. 200 metres.
D. 100 metres.
C
“Birds” and “airports” are two words that, paired together, don’t normally paint the most harmonious picture. So it really raises some eyebrows when China announces plans to build an airport that is for birds.
Desc ribed as the world’s first-ever bird airport, the proposed Lingang Bird Sanctuary(保护区) in the northern coastal city of Tianjin is, of course,not an actual airport. Rather, it’s a wetland preserve specifically designed to accommodate hundreds-even thousands-of daily takeoffs and landings by birds traveling along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Over 50 species of migratory(迁徙的) water birds,some endangered, will stop and feed at the protected sanctuary before continuing their long journey along the flyway.
Located on a former landfill site, the 150-acre airport is also open to human travelers.(Half a million visitors are expected annually.) However, instead of duty-free shopping, the main attraction for non-egg-laying creatures at Tianjin’s newest airport will be a green-roofed education and research center, a series of raised “observation platforms” and a network of scenic walking and cycling paths totaling over 4 miles.
“The proposed Bird Airport will be a globally significant sanctuary for endangered migratory bird species, while providing new green lungs for the city of Tianjin.” Adrian McGregor of an Australian landscape architecture firm explained of the design. Frequently blanketed in smog so thick that it has shut down real airports, Tianjin is a city--China’s fourth most populous--that would certainly benefit from a new pair of healthy green lungs.
27.The underlined phrase “non-egg-laying creatures” in Paragraph 3 refers to?
A.Designers.
B.Visitors.
C.Endangered water birds.
D.Planes.
28.What do we know about the airport according to the passage?
A.It functions as an actual airport and a wetland preserve.
B.It is located on a 150-acre landfill site.
C.It provides migratory birds with food and shelter.
D.People cannot watch birds up close here.
29.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Tianjin’s air quality will improve thanks to the airport.
B.Tianjin will win worldwide fame in the future.
C.The airport will become a permanent home for birds.
D.Tianjin will be able to accommodate more people.
30.What is this passage mainly about?
A.Airports shut down and open up.
B.Airports turn into green lungs.
C.China is to open the first Bird Airport.
D.Birds are no longer enemies to airports.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

How did you learn how to ride your bike? Someone probably gave you a few lessons and then you practiced a lot. _31 No one is born to know how to study. You need to learn a few study skills and then practice them.
__32___ Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Is it hard to see the board? Make sure you’re sitting in a good seat that lets you pay attention. Tell your teacher or parents about any problems that are preventing you from paying attention and taking good notes.
33 .Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test will make a homework night no fun! It also makes it hard to do your best. We’re all guilty of。