辽宁省大连市瓦房店市实验高级中学2019-2020学年高一12月月考英语试卷

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英语试题

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考试时间：100分钟分值：120分

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways , and at different times on the calendar.

In Western countries, people usually celebrate the New Year at midnight on January 1st. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise.

It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year's promise called a resolution. New Year's resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the New Year.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the New Year can start afresh.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the New Year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck in the New Year .In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas(豇豆)for good luck-but to get good--- luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!

1.What does the underlined word “resolution" in Paragraph3 mean？

A. Something you say.

B. Something you eat.

C. Something you burn.

D. Something you wear.

2.What is the topic of the fourth paragraph?.

A. Bringing good luck.

B. Remembering the past.

C. Planning for the next year.

D. Keeping away from bad luck.

3.Which is probably TRUE about eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day?

A. Black-eyed peas taste bad.

B. The peas are very difficult to cook.

C. One pea brings one day of luck.

D. It is bad luck to eat a lot of black-eyed peas.

B

Like many, I felt pressure from my parents and teachers to go to university and study something academic. With top grades I received at the end of high school, I was almost able to enter any course of my pick. Yet the thought of spending the next few years facing the four walls of a classroom caused a lump (肿块) in my throat.

After a year majoring in photography at university, which was not just what I expected, I made the decision to take a break and go on a gap year. In fact, I gained more knowledge in the real world in four months than I did from my entire schooling, but most importantly, I learnt so much about myself.

One day, my posted photos were noticed by Topdeck Travel, and they asked if they could use some of my travel pictures for their posters. This really was the beginning of my career. I began developing my relationship with Topdeck Travel, and before long, I got my first pay travel overseas to take photographs.

Soon I reached the point where I had to make a decision— either to play it safe, go back to university and settle down like everyone else, or to follow my heart and go my own way— a path with an uncertain future. I chose the latter, and it was the scariest and best decision I have ever made.

Five years after leaving school, I might not have a university degree, a well-paid job, a husband or a house with a white fence. Instead, I’m sitting at my office, with a cafe by a beach at Goa, India. As I stare past my laptop screen at the sun setting beyond the waves, a salty breeze touches my face.

To me, success is about pursuing my dreams and creating my own path instead of trying to follow someone else’s. Somehow, I feel like my life is exactly where it is meant to be.

4. What did the author think of going to university?

A. She took it seriously.

B. She showed little interest.

C. She looked forward to it.

D. She thought it was a must.

5. What benefit did the author gain from her gap year?

A. The knowledge about the real world.

B. Her paid overseas travel experience.

C. Realizing what she really wanted in her life.

D. Knowing what really mattered at university.

6. What can we infer about the author from the passage?

A. She regrets not going back to university.

B. She gets less knowledge in the real world.

C. She feels quite satisfied with her present life.

D. She misses the days working for Topdeck Travel.

C

Dieting to lose weight has become very popular in recent years. People have become more health conscious and try to take better care of their bodies by eating more healthily and exercising more regularly to lose any unnecessary fat that they may have.

Not only are people being more careful about what they eat, they are also concerned with how they eat and how their meals are prepared. People are taking more time for each meal. Many avoid the so-ca lled “plastic” fast-food hamburgers and choose to eat a salad or a sandwich of more healthful ingredients in a quiet restaurant with a more comfortable atmosphere. At home, they also try to take enough time to eat a relaxed dinner without phone or TV interruptions.