山西省河津市2016-2017学年高一英语12月月考试题

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山西省河津市2016-2017学年高一英语12月月考试题
　　（时间：120分钟     总分：150分）
　　第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分6０分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
　　A
　　Miss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?” Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said. “Yes, Kate.” “I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”
　　1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class_________.
　　A. how to telephone　    B. about electricity
　　C. about sound 　　     D. about time zone (时区)
　　2. Miss Gorgers raised this question because she wanted to know  whether______.
　　A. her students had grasped（领会） her lesson
　　B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away
　　C. sound waves were slower than electricity
　　D. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles
　　3. Tom thought that electricity was _________.
　　A. faster than sound waves B. slower than sound waves
　　C. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves
　　4. Kate thought Tom was w rong because _______.
　　A. electricity was slower than sound waves
　　B. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
　　C. Tom was not good at physics at all
　　D. Tom’s answer had noth ing to do with sound waves
　　B
　　Life in an American high school is an interesting and exciting learning experience. Hig h school in America is not just a place for studying some subjects. It is also an important social centre, where students can develop other interests and talents.
　　The high school course is divided into four years. School usually starts at about 8:00 a.m. , and ends at about 3 p.m. there’s no class on Saturday.
　　Students have lunch at the school cafeteria (食堂), where they can choose from  a variety of good things to eat and drink. After lunch they can play sports, talk to friends or simply relax. The lunch break lasts about an hour.
　　When the school day ends, some students go home, but many still stay at school for after-school activities. There are many activities to take part in and clubs to join. With the headmaster’s agreement, students can start any kind of club that is educational and fun!
　　American high school students like to be “popular”. This means being a good student, being active in the community(社区) and being well-liked by others. Popular students are elected to take part in student union. Every year in June there are prizes for the best athletes.
　　Most American high school students have a part-time job during the school year and a full-time job during the summer. Parents encourage their children to worse it’s part of growing up and becoming responsible and independent.
　　Most high schools have a job list to help students find work.  Teenagers are fond of their jobs!
　　5. According to the passage, Am erican high school students________.
　　A. only learn some subjects at school 
　　B. study subjects and attend social activities
　　C. must study and have meals at school
　　D. should go home at 3 p.m. every day
　　6. Parents encourage their children to worse they want them to _______ .
　　A. become responsible and independent
　　B. be active in the community
　　C. earn some pocket money by themselves
　　D. develop other interests and talents
　　7. According to Paragraph Five, “a popular student” means _______ .