河南省濮阳市综合高中2014-2015学年高一英语第一次月考试题

河南省濮阳市综合高中2014-2015学年高一第一次月考英语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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中选出最佳选项。

AA big company wanted a clerk, so John went there. In the interview the director asked him a question.“Who paid for your school?”“My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”Hearing this, the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect. The director said, “When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and th en see me tomorrow morning.”When John went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕) in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.Next morning, John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked, “Please tell me your feeling.”John said, “Number 1,I know now what appreciation is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2, by helping my mother, now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.” The director sai d, “This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”21. John went to the big company to _________.A. look for his motherB. ask for a jobC. ask the director for helpD. tell them something about his mum22. John’s mother was a (n) __________.A. office clerkB. directorC. clothes cleanerD. worker23. From the underlined sentence, we learn _________.A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his motherB. John often helped his mother do the houseworkC. John hardly helped his mother wash clothesD. John tried his best to do what he could to help his mother24. John felt _________ when he cleaned his mother’s hands.A. happyB. sadC. angryD. WorriedBAs we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and pl ants. Most expressions in Chinese about dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, “You are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” me ans very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel.The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words used.25. “Every dog has its day” means “_______”.A. Everybody in the world is luckyB. Each person lives his own way of lifeC. If one works hard, he’s sure to succeedD. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky26. West ern people usually use “cat” to refer to “_________”.A. a tired personB. a brave manC. an unkind womanD. a homeless person27. In which country is the rose regarded as a symbol of love? ________A. ChinaB. EnglandC. AmericaD. All of above28. What’s the best title for the passage?A. Negative or PositiveB. Different Countries Have Different CultureC. Rose Means the Same in Chinese and EnglishD. What Dog and Cat Mean in Chinese and EnglishCYou may have known several kinds of police, traffic police ,and street police. Buthave you ever heard of energy-saving(节能) policemen ?A group of 22 of these new policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels,office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these sites have set their air conditioning(空调) no cooler than 26 ℃.They also set up a special phone line so that people can tell them which buildingsfail to follow the rule.“If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26 ℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in one summer. That’s one-third of all the usage of the city in the season,” said a TV advertisement. Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yang zhou in Jiangsu Province, are going to follow Beijing’s steps in setting up a similar police team.As one of the fastest developing countries, China is using a lot of energy. This hasa great effect on the country’s environment and limited energy.From 1986 to 2005, the country expe rienced 20 warm winters continuously. Numbersshow that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving(解决) Environmentalproblems every year.At the beginning of this month, China made its first action plan to fight pollution. It aims to reduce energy usage by 20% and increase renewable energy up to 1% from 7% by 2010.To introduce the public to a green life, last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technolo gy and productions. Environment-friendly machines, such as a vending machine that helps collect used bottles, have attracted lots of attention.“We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find effective ways to do it in our daily lives,” said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.29.The job of the energy-saving policemen is _________ .A. to set the air conditioning coolerB. to check the use of energy in public placesC. to set up a special phone lineD. to make sure that more energy will be produced30. Beijing will use____million kilowatt-hours electricity in one summer.A. 1200B. 800C. 40D. 13331. According to Liu Qianguang, _________ .A. there is few ways to protect the environmentB.it’s difficult to find good ways to save energyC. it’s easy for one to do something good for the environmentD.it’s not easy for one to do something good for the environmentDSitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs, teachers find students' posture and attention improve.Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, the USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2010. "The students love them", she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them. "Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico and Japan," says Witt. "Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch on a ball," says Witt, "but it feels awful." Because the students are moving, their blood increases. That carries more oxygen to the brain, so the kids have more energy and can focus longer."Besides, they're fun." says Pownall.32. What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school? The student will _________.A. pay more attention to his lessonsB. be funC. like to move aroundD. sit up straighter33. In how many countries are the balls used as the students' chairs?A. Four.B. Three.C. Two.D. One.34. Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids____.A. improve the students' posture and attentionB. slouch on the chairsC. have funD. Both A and C are correct answers.35. Which is better for kids to study in class, sitting on a chair or sitting on a ball?A. Sitting on a chair.B. Sitting on a ball.C. They are the same.D. We don't know.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。