2018-2019学年高一英语10月月考试题_5

2018-2019学年高一英语10月月考试题
说明：满分 150 分，时间 120 分钟。

分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（综合题）两部分，第Ⅰ卷为第 1 页至第 8 页，第Ⅱ卷为第 9 页至第 10 页，请将答案按要求写在答题纸指定位置。

第Ⅰ卷(共 100 分)
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 5 小题; 每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What was the woman’s birthday gift?
A. A phone.
B. A book.
C. A coat.
2. Where will the woman have the party?
A. At the man’s house.
B. At a restaurant.
C. At her house.
3. When did the man buy the shoes?
A. Three weeks ago.
B. Two weeks ago.
C. Three days ago.
4. How did the man get injured?
A. By playing basketball.
B. By playing tennis.
C. By running.
5. What does the woman think of her piano playing?
A. She is very professional.
B. She is still a beginner.
C. She doesn’t know how to play at all.
第二节(共 15 小题; 每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小
题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第 6 段材料, 回答第 6 至 7 题。

6. When will the woman go to the library?
A. On Thursday.
B. On Friday.
C. On Saturday.
7. What does the man want to borrow?
A. Books.
B. Videos.
C. Magazines.
听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8 至 9 题。

8. What does the woman like to do the most?
A. Go to the countryside for walks.
B. Read a book in the su nshine.
C. Watch TV at home.
9. In which season does the man often play sports outdoors?
A. Spring.
B. Summer.
C. Winter.
听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 l2 题。

10. What did the woman do while in Los Angeles?
A. She went hiking.
B. She went shopping.
C. She went to a zoo.
11. Who did the woman see in San Diego?
A. Her cousin.
B. Her aunt.
C. Her friend.
12. What did the woman think of San Francisco?
A. It was boring.
B. It had good weather.
C. It was a beautiful city.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 l3 至 16 题。

13. What do we know about the boy?
A. He is worried about his new classmates.
B. He recently started a new school.
C. He has got used to his teachers.
14. When will the boy’s father return?
A. In two days.
B. In three days.
C. In four days.
15. Who is Mrs. Jones?
A. The boy’s teacher.
B. The boy’s mother.
C. The boy’s headmaster.
16. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In Toronto.
B. In Montreal.
C. In London.
听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. How many adventures are mentioned?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
18. Where will people see the sunrise?
Beside the Amazon River.
B. On Mount Fuji.
C. Near Niagara Falls.
19. What will people do in Thailand?
A. See many kinds of animals.
B. Take a boat down a river.
C. Go to some temples.
20. What is the talk mainly about?
A. Travel plans.
B. Cultural differences.
C. Tips for adventures.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 15 个小题，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。

A
Smart phones are so common these days. It’s a wonder that our pets don’t own one. But they don’t necessarily have to. Th ese four apps will help you take care of your best furry friend f rom dog training to first aid.
Pet First Aid
Price: $3.99
Pet First Aid helps you provide the basic care and attention th at your four-
legged friend might need in a medical emergency. The applic ation shows owners how to treat illnesses with helpful videos, pictures and articles on subjects like cuts, wound treatment a nd more. A section called Pet Info lets you enter in informatio n about your pets including when they had their last vaccinati ons, any medicines they take, or information about any diseas es or conditions your animal suffers from.
Paw Card Pet Tracker
Price: Free
Paw Card helps you keep a record of your loved one’s import ant information. Use it to record your pet’s medical contacts, v accinations, identity cards, medical conditions and medicines. Additional characteristics include a drawing showing your do g’s weight over time.
Finder
Price: Free
Dog Park Finder helps you locate dog-
friendly parks and training locations in your area()locations onl y). The app includes information on more than 2,200 off-leash(无需给狗拴链的) areas, user photos and more than 6，500 reviews, so you can have fun with your dog off the leash. Dog Book
Price: Free
Dog Book is a social networking application for dogs. Like Fac e book, users can share with other people what’s going on in t heir dog’s life, share photos, and find great animal-
friendly places to meet up.
21.The app Pet First Aid is different from the other three mainl y in .
A. size
B. price
C. application
D. position
22.If you want to keep a record of your dog’s weight, you can use .
A. Pet First Aid
B. Paw Card Pet Tracker
C. Finder
D. Dog Book
23.Which one is the best choice if you want to find dog trainin
g locations?
A. Finder
B. Pet First Aid
C. Paw Card Pet Tracker.
D. Dog Book
B
I remember the day when I first learned to ride a bike. It was a frightening, yet fun experience. My granddad was the one wh o taught me, and he helped me when I got hurt. The first time I got on a bike, I had no idea what I was doing, and just about everything went wrong. My granddad told me to just put my fe et on the pedals and start, pedaling(骑自行
车). He also told me he would hold onto the back of the bike t he whole time, yet he didn't.
As soon as I started trying to balance myself, he let go. I happ ened to look back just then. I was scared to death that I was going to fall and hurt myself. When I was scared, my mind we nt blank from pedaling, and I just wanted off. I forgot how to u se the brakes(车
闸) and fell right off the bike. My granddad kept encouraging me to get up and try again, and after about 15 minutes, I finall y stopped crying, got up and tried again.
As soon as I started pedaling again, my pants got caught in th e chain, and I fell flat on my face and hit my nose. Since that happened, my granddad decided to call it a day and try again the next morning. The next morning I woke up bright and earl
y, and was very eager to try to ride my bike. My nose felt bett er, so I wasn't that afraid of falling any more.
Though I knew there were a lot of difficulties on the way to ma stering the skills in riding a bike, l believed I could do well with my granddad's help. After all, riding a bike was what I wanted to do eagerly.
24. How was the author when he was on the bike first?
A. He thought balancing himself was easy
B. He didn't know where he would be going.
C. He was nervous and didn't know what to do next.
D. He put his feet on the pedals and started pedaling.
25. What does the underlined part in the passage mean?
A. Go on to ride a bike.
B. Stop practicing bicycling.
C. Make the author feel happy.
D. Remember what happened this day.
26. What is the author's attitude towards his granddad?
A. Supportive.
B. Negative.
C. Indifferent. (漠不关心的）
D. Thankful.
27. Which of the following could be the title for the passage ?
A. The First Time I Got My Own Bike
B. The Difficulty I Met with My Granddad
C. The Experience of My First Riding a Bike
D. The Great Moment When I Stayed with My Granddad
C
About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundre d is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be d riven by a woman!
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a per son cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of gree n -- a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called "c ones". These help us to see in a bright light and to tell the diff erence
between colors. There are also millions of "rods", but these ar e used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape b ut no color.
Some insects（昆虫） have favorite colors. Mosquitoes (蚊
子) prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have fav orite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the ai d of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may ev en learn more about the invisible (看不见的) colors around us.
28. The passage is mainly about_____________.
A. color and its surprising effects
B. women being luckier than men
C. danger caused by color blindness
D. color blindness
29. According to the passage, with the help of the "cones", we can____________.
A. tell different shapes
B. see in a weak light
C. kill mosquitoes
D. tell orange from yellow
30. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by wome n?
A. Women are more careful.
B. There are fewer color-blind women.
C. Women are fonder of driving than men.
D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.
31. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a __________ ___.
A. red light
B. yellow light
C. blue light
D. green light
D
On March 17 there will be an explosion of green color across t he world in celebration of St Patrick’s Day. The Irish traditiona lly wear something colored green on this day as the color is c onnected with . Another St Patrick’s Day tradition is for the no n-
Irish to make jokes about the Irish. Usually these jokes will be about Irish stupidity or their famous thirst for alcohol, or their r eputation(名
声) for telling tall(untrue) stories. These characteristics are all part of the famous Irish stereotype (成
见) that Irishmen are hot-
tempered drinkers, who love to fight and will do anything to av oid a day’s work.
The real joke, however, is that this negative Irish stereotype st ill exists. The stereotype might have had some truth back in th e 19th century when Irish was poverty-
stricken and starving. Many Irish moved to the United States t o escape famine(饥
荒), but there they had to compete, occasionally with their fist s, for jobs and housing with other immigrant groups. It was on ’s streets that the Irish earned their reputation for street fighti ng. However, it was far from truth today, with the exception of the drinking perhaps.
Today, the Irish are admired for their story telling gifts and mu sical talents. It is no accident that several of the greatest write rs of the 20th century were Irish. Or that many of today’s most popular music groups such as singer Enya and rock band U2 are Irish born and growing. Lonely Planet readers even ranke d as the friendliest country in the world.
However, one bit of the Irish stereotype is true, their love for d rink. Drinking in is a job, but it’s not necessarily something to criticize. It was the Irish after all who created one of the world’s best-loved beers, Guinness.
32. What is this reading passage mainly about?
A. The Irish festival--- St Patrick’s Day.
B. How the Irish earned their reputation.
C. Jokes about the Irish people.
D. Famous Irish stereotype and the truth.
33. Which of the following statements does NOT belong to the Irish stereotype?
A. Irishwomen are not hot-tempered drinkers.
B. Most Irish people are always very lazy.
C. Irishmen are good at street fighting.
D. Irish people are famous for their stupidity.
34. Where did the negative Irish stereotype come from?
A. From their everyday behavior towards other people.
B. From the behavior of Irish immigrants to the in the 19th ce ntury.
C. From the historical records of the 19th century .
D. From most people’s impression of the Irish people.
35. Which of the following was created by the Irish?
A. Tall stories.
B. Street fighting winners
C. Guinness
D. Love for drink.
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。

A good book can be satisfying. If reading is a habit you’d like t o get into, there are some ways to develop it.
Realize that reading is enjoyable if you have a good book. If y ou have a difficult book and you are forcing yourself through it , it will seem like a task. 36
Set time. You should have some time during every day when you'll read for at least 5 to 10 minutes. 37 For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast and lunch and even di ner if you eat alone.
Always carry a book. 38 When I leave the house, I alwa ys make sure to have my car keys and one book at hand: The book stays with me in the car, and I take it into the office and to appointments(约会) and pretty much everywhere I go.
39 Find a place in your home where you can sit in a co mfortable chair. Don't lie down unless you’re going to sleep. T here shouldn’t be a television or a computer near the chair, an d no music or no noisy family members or roommates. If you don't have a place like this, create one.
Reduce television/ the Internet. If you really want to read mor e, try to spend less time on TV or the Internet. 40 But re member: every minute you reduce of the Internet/TV, you coul d use for reading. This could create hours of book reading tim e.
A. Go to bookstores.
B. Find a quiet place.
C. Wherever you go, take a book with you.
D. This may be difficult for some people.
E. Have some good tea or coffee while you read.
F. It means you will read no matter how busy you are.
G. If this happens, give up the book and find another one that you’ll really love
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t“normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 41 . I had a serious spinal cord disorder(脊髓
病) and I knew I would always be much 42 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people 43 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 44 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 45 and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).
My friends found me 46 because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of m y life 47 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the scho
ol—
a spot where no one would 48 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” you asked. “Ants.”“What are they doing?”“No 49 .”
“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 50 started and it didn’t stop. We talked ab out everything under the sun—
the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset. Then suddenly, she saw my 51 . She just stared.
My heart 52 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 53 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 54 yo ur back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal (罪
犯)waiting to be 55 . I begged in my heart for her to 56 , b ut she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered 57 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings fro m the angels.”
I was 58 . I looked into her eyes and her 59 touched my h eart. From that day on, I started to learn to 60 myself becaus e I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend. 41．A．them B．it C．me D．her 42．A．sadder B．shorter C．weaker D．slower 43．A．looking B．smiling C．aiming D．glaring 44．A．still B．alone C．straight D．together 45．A．street B．sun C．corner D．mirror 46．A．cold B．stubborn C．hopeless D．unfortunate
47．A．after B．before C．since D．until 48．A．disturb B．find C．interest D．ignore 49．A．wonder B．idea C．sign D．action 50．A．connection B．competition C．conversation D. comfort
51．A．face B．back C．eyes D．shoulders 52．A．sank B．beat C．broke D．ached
53．A．care for B．depend on C．look down upon D．put up with
54．A．that B．how C．whether D．why 55．A．punished B．hit C．looked
D．sentenced
56．A．relax B．leave C．stop D．pause 57．A．shyly B．weakly C．proudly D．firmly 58．A．astonished B．moved C．touched D．excited
59．A．wisdom B．generosity C．honesty D．kindness
60．A．control B．like C．comfort D．enjoy
第 II 卷
第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节（共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不超过 3 个）。

Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s lif e. 61 is very difficult to find a better definition(定
义) of friendship. A true friend is the person 62 can shar e all our sadness and double all our happiness. In time of trial (尝
试) , he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.
Knowing how valuable friendship is, we should be very 63 (care) with our choice of a friend. We should 64 (choi ce) those people with a good character as our friends, but we must try to avoid 65 (make) friends with a bad man. Be sides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them a s much 66 possible.
A true friend can always 67 (trust), loved and respected. If y ou tell a friend your secrets, he or she will not tell others. Frie nds share their joys 68 unhappiness. They help each othe r when they are 69 trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. 70 most important thing is that a frie nd always understands you. In conclusion, when you have ma de a good friend, don’t forget him or her.
第二节
I.单词拼写（每小题1分，满分4分）
根据单词的首字母或汉语意思填出单词，答题纸上请写出完整的单词。

71.She is _________(遭受，忍受）from loss of memory.
72.His plan was _________（以...为根据）
on what he had learned from his teacher.
73.There are so many ways that you can choose to e______ y our knowledge.
74.After a few days of fever, he began to r______.
翻译句子（每空2分，满分6分）
75.这是我第二次与我的老师面对面交流。

______________________________________________________ ____
76.户外活动对保持健康起着重要的作用。

______________________________________________________ ____
77.我丢了那本花50元买的书。

______________________________________________________ ____
第三节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Linda刚刚转学，感到一切都很陌生。

她在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境。

请你根据以下信息回信：
多跟同学沟通。

积极参加课外活动
向老师寻求帮助。

注意： 1. 词数要求：100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总次数。

Dear Linda,
I’m sorry to hear that it is difficult for you to fit in at your new school. _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
2018-2019学年高一英语10月月考试题
说明：满分 150 分，时间 120 分钟。

分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（综合题）两部分，第Ⅰ卷为第 1 页至第 8 页，第Ⅱ卷为第 9 页至第 10 页，请将答案按要求写在答题纸指定位置。

第Ⅰ卷(共 100 分)
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 5 小题; 每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳
选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What was the woman’s birthday gift?
A. A phone.
B. A book.
C. A coat.
2. Where will the woman have the party?
A. At the man’s house.
B. At a restaurant.
C. At her house.
3. When did the man buy the shoes?
A. Three weeks ago.
B. Two weeks ago.
C. Three days ago.
4. How did the man get injured?
A. By playing basketball.
B. By playing tennis.
C. By running.
5. What does the woman think of her piano playing?
A. She is very professional.
B. She is still a beginner.
C. She doesn’t know how to play at all.
第二节(共 15 小题; 每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小
题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第 6 段材料, 回答第 6 至 7 题。

6. When will the woman go to the library?
A. On Thursday.
B. On Friday.
C. On Saturday.
7. What does the man want to borrow?
A. Books.
B. Videos.
C. Magazines.
听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8 至 9 题。

8. What does the woman like to do the most?
A. Go to the countryside for walks.
B. Read a book in the sunshine.
C. Watch TV at home.
9. In which season does the man often play sports outdoors?
A. Spring.
B. Summer.
C. Winter.
听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 l2 题。

10. What did the woman do while in Los Angeles?
A. She went hiking.
B. She went shopping.
C. She went to a zoo.
11. Who did the woman see in San Diego?
A. Her cousin.
B. Her aunt.
C. Her friend.
12. What did the woman think of San Francisco?
A. It was boring.
B. It had good weather.
C. It was a beautiful city.听第 9 段材料，回答第 l3 至 16 题。

13. What do we know about the boy?
A. He is worried about his new classmates.
B. He recently started a new school.
C. He has got used to his teachers.
14. When will the boy’s father return?
A. In two days.
B. In three days.
C. In four days.
15. Who is Mrs. Jones?
A. The boy’s teacher.
B. The boy’s mother.
C. The boy’s headmaster.
16. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In Toronto.
B. In Montreal.
C. In London.
听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. How many adventures are mentioned?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
18. Where will people see the sunrise?
Beside the Amazon River.
B. On Mount Fuji.
C. Near Niagara Falls.
19. What will people do in Thailand?
A. See many kinds of animals.
B. Take a boat down a river.
C. Go to some temples.
20. What is the talk mainly about?
A. Travel plans.
B. Cultural differences.
C. Tips for adventures.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 15 个小题，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。

A
Smart phones are so common these days. It’s a wonder that our pets don’t own one. But the y don’t necessarily have to. These four apps will help you take care of your best furry friend fr om dog training to first aid.
Pet First Aid
Price: $3.99
Pet First Aid helps you provide the basic care and attention that your four-
legged friend might need in a medical emergency. The application shows owners how to trea t illnesses with helpful videos, pictures and articles on subjects like cuts, wound treatment an d more. A section called Pet Info lets you enter in information about your pets including when they had their last vaccinations, any medicines they take, or information about any diseases or conditions your animal suffers from.
Paw Card Pet Tracker
Price: Free
Paw Card helps you keep a record of your loved one’s important information. Use it to record your pet’s medical contacts, vaccinations, identity cards, medical conditions and medicines. Additional characteristics include a drawing showing your do g’s weight over time.
Finder
Price: Free
Dog Park Finder helps you locate dog-
friendly parks and training locations in your area()locations only). The app includes informatio n on more than 2,200 off-leash(无需给狗拴链的) areas, user photos and more than 6，
500 reviews, so you can have fun with your dog off the leash.
Dog Book
Price: Free
Dog Book is a social networking application for dogs. Like Face book, users can share with o ther people what’s going on in their dog’s life, share photos, and find great animal-
friendly places to meet up.
21.The app Pet First Aid is different from the other three mainly in .
A. size
B. price
C. application
D. position
22.If you want to keep a record of your dog’s weight, you can use .
A. Pet First Aid
B. Paw Card Pet Tracker
C. Finder
D. Dog Book
23.Which one is the best choice if you want to find dog training locations?
A. Finder
B. Pet First Aid
C. Paw Card Pet Tracker.
D. Dog Book
B
I remember the day when I first learned to ride a bike. It was a frightening, yet fun experience . My granddad was the one who taught me, and he helped me when I got hurt. The first time I got on a bike, I had no idea what I was doing, and just about everything went wrong. My gra nddad told me to just put my feet on the pedals and start, pedaling(骑自行
车). He also told me he would hold onto the back of the bike the whole time, yet he didn't.
As soon as I started trying to balance myself, he let go. I happened to look back just then. I was scared to death that I was going to fall and hurt myself. When I was scared, my mind we nt blank from pedaling, and I just wanted off. I forgot how to use the brakes(车
闸) and fell right off the bike. My granddad kept encouraging me to get up and try again, and after about 15 minutes, I finally stopped crying, got up and tried again.
As soon as I started pedaling again, my pants got caught in the chain, and I fell flat on my fac e and hit my nose. Since that happened, my granddad decided to call it a day and try again t he next morning. The next morning I woke up bright and early, and was very eager to try to ri de my bike. My nose felt better, so I wasn't that afraid of falling any more.
Though I knew there were a lot of difficulties on the way to mastering the skills in riding a bik e, l believed I could do well with my granddad's help. After all, riding a bike was what I wante
d to do eagerly.
24. How was the author when he was on the bike first?
A. He thought balancing himself was easy
B. He didn't know where he would be going.
C. He was nervous and didn't know what to do next.
D. He put his feet on the pedals and started pedaling.
25. What does the underlined part in the passage mean?
A. Go on to ride a bike.
B. Stop practicing bicycling.
C. Make the author feel happy.
D. Remember what happened this day.
26. What is the author's attitude towards his granddad?
A. Supportive.
B. Negative.
C. Indifferent. (漠不关心的）
D. Thankful.
27. Which of the following could be the title for the passage ?
A. The First Time I Got My Own Bike
B. The Difficulty I Met with My Granddad
C. The Experience of My First Riding a Bike
D. The Great Moment When I Stayed with My Granddad
C
About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier ; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be dr iven by a woman!
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see de ep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a per son cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may se e everything in shades of green -- a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millio ns of very small things called "cones". These help us to see in a bright light and to tell the diff erence
between colors. There are also millions of "rods", but these are used for seeing when it is ne ar dark. They show us shape but no color.
Some insects（昆虫） have favorite colors. Mosquitoes (蚊
子) prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar w ay human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shap es at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible (看不见
的) colors around us.
28. The passage is mainly about_____________.
A. color and its surprising effects
B. women being luckier than men
C. danger caused by color blindness
D. color blindness
29. According to the passage, with the help of the "cones", we can____________.
A. tell different shapes
B. see in a weak light
C. kill mosquitoes
D. tell orange from yellow
30. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
A. Women are more careful.
B. There are fewer color-blind women.
C. Women are fonder of driving than men.
D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.
31. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _____________.
A. red light
B. yellow light
C. blue light
D. green light
D
On March 17 there will be an explosion of green color across the world in celebration of St P atrick’s Day. The Irish traditionally wear something colored green on this day as the color is c onnected with . Another St Patrick’s Day tradition is for the non-
Irish to make jokes about the Irish. Usually these jokes will be about Irish stupidity or their fa mous thirst for alcohol, or their reputation(名
声) for telling tall(untrue) stories. These characteristics are all part of the famous Irish stereot ype (成见) that Irishmen are hot-
tempered drinkers, who love to fight and will do anything to avoid a day’s work.
The real joke, however, is that this negative Irish stereotype still exists. The stereotype might have had some truth back in the 19th century when Irish was poverty-
stricken and starving. Many Irish moved to the United States to escape famine(饥
荒), but there they had to compete, occasionally with their fists, for jobs and housing with oth er immigrant groups. It was on ’s streets that the Irish earned their reputation for street fightin g. However, it was far from truth today, with the exception of the drinking perhaps.
Today, the Irish are admired for their story telling gifts and musical talents. It is no accident th at several of the greatest writers of the 20th century were Irish. Or that many of today’s most popular music groups such as singer Enya and rock band U2 are Irish born and growing. Lon ely Planet readers even ranked as the friendliest country in the world.
However, one bit of the Irish stereotype is true, their love for drink. Drinking in is a job, but it’。