河北省正定县第三中学2020学年高一英语4月月考试题

2020年高一第二学期4月考试英语试卷第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解第一节（共10小题；每题2分，满分20分）AA crow (乌鸦) lived in the woods and was satisfied with his life. But his life changed when he saw a swan (天鹅). “He is so white,” he thought, “but I am so black. He must be the happiest bird in the world.”He expressed his thoughts to the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, “I thought that I was the happiest bird until I saw a parrot (鹦鹉), who has two colors.”The crow then went to the parrot. The parrot said, “I lived a very happy life until I saw a peacock (孔雀), who has many colors. I now think the peacock is the happiest bird.”The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo. “Dear peacock,” the crow said, “you are so beautiful. Every day lots of people come to see you. You must be the happiest bird on the planet.”The peacock replied, “I always thought that I was the most beautiful and happiest bird on the planet. But because of my beauty, I am kept here.I examined the zoo very carefully and found that the crow is the only bird not kept in a cage. I hope that I could become a crow, so I could fly around freely.”That’s our problem, too. We make unnecessary comparison (对比) with others and become sad. We don’t value what we have. This leads to unhappiness. Learn to be happy with what you have instead of looking at what you don’t have. There will always be someone who has more or less than you have. Those people who are satisfied with what they have are the happiest in the world. 1．After seeing the swan, the crow ______.A.wanted to become beautifulB.decided to leave the woodsC.became less satisfied with his own lifeD.considered black as the ugliest color2．The swan thinks the parrot is the happiest bird because the parrot ________.A.has many colorsB.can fly around freelyC.attracts lots of peopleD.has one more color than him 3．What does the underlined part “our problem” in the passage refer to?paring ourselves with others.B.Feeling unhappy all the time.C.Having less than others.D.Having no freedom.4．By writing the passage, the author wants to tell us that _____.A.there are more unhappy people around usB.we should be happy with what we haveC.nothing is better than having freedomD.beauty doesn’t mean happinessB5．What are the four people in the text trying to do?A. Introduce themselves to each other.B. Look for language partners.C. Collect information online.D. Search for travel partners.6. Nissa is different from the other three people in _________.A. her learning experiencesB. her native languageC. her practicing language levelD. her purpose in learning7．If a Chinese who is in America wants to improve his English, he can get in touch with _________.A. NissaB. ChristinaC. DavidD. DanCMy only daughter, Sindu, looked frightened. Tears filled her eyes. In front of her was a bowl filled with curd rice (米糊).I asked, “Darling, why don’t you take it? It’s good for your health.”Sindu wiped her tears and said, “OK, I will eat. But Dad, if I eat this entire curd rice, will you give me whatever I want?”“Promise,” I nodded.Slowly and painfully, she finished. “I want to have my head shaved off,”she said.Neither my wife nor I could believe our ears. Immediately we said, “Impossible!”“Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that curd rice. Was it not you who told me the story of King Harishchandra?” Sindu said in tears. “Now, you are breaking your promise.”It was time for me to make a decision.“Our promise must be kept,” I said.“You are out of your mind!” shouted my wife.“If we break our promises, she will never learn to keep her own,” I said.On Monday morning, I dropped Sindu at her school. Just then, a boy ranto her. What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.“Maybe that’s the new campus fashion,” I thought.Then a lady came to me and said, “That boy is my son, Harish. He is suffering from leukemia (白血病). He lost all his hair because of the side effects of the treatment . He refused to come back to school, fearing that his classmates would make fun of him. Sindu visited him last week and promised him that she would take care of the issue. Sir, you are lucky to have such a great girl.”8．The story of King Harishchandra probably tells that _____.A.kids should eat healthy foodB.people should keep their promisesC.children should listen to their parentsD.parents should satisfy all of their kids’ needs9．Why did Sindu want to have her head shaved off?A.To show she was angry with her parents.B.To call on her classmates to help Harish.C.To follow the new campus fashion.D.To make Harish feel easy.10．Which words can be used to best describe Sindu?A.Intelligent and caring.B.Humorous and brave.C.Honest and determined.D.Patient and kind-hearted.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。