明德中學(xué)2018年高一第一學(xué)期第一次月考英語(yǔ)試題第二部分閱讀理解第一節(jié)閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡大將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AHereisalistofsomeofthebestmuseumsforchildreninAmerica.PleaseTouchChildren’sMuseumThismuseumliesinPhiladelphia.ItoffersAliceinWonderlandexhibitswhereyoungchildrencanplaywithgiantflowersandhaveteaparties.Kidscanalsoplayonmusicalinstrumentsandbabiescancrawlonlilypads,whichmakemusicalsounds.TheChildren’sMuseumofIndianapolisThismuseumliesinIndiana.Itholdsafairshareofdinosaurfossils(化石).TherearemanyfossilsliketheT.Rex,Buckyandmanyothersinan8,000-square-footarea.Around10,000man-madeobjects,includinga55-tonsteamengineanda33-foottallwaterclock,arethereinthe365,000-square-footarea.Italsooffersactivitieslikedinosaurbuilding,campsandclassesfeaturingspacethemesandothereducationalprograms.BostonChildren’sMuseumThismuseumliesinMassachusetts.Theexhibitshereareofhealth,art,science,cultureandenvironment.Inthismuseum,childrenalsolearnaboutJapaneseculture.ActivitieslikePlayLab,NewBalanceClimbandTheRecycleShopbringoutthecreativityinchildren.NationalMuseumofPlayThismuseum,whichliesinRochesterareaofNewYork,hasawidecollectionofdolls,games,toysandotherhomecraftsdatingbacktothe19thcentury.Here,educationaltoursincludestoriesofmachinesandothertoys.KidscanwalkinSesameStreetexhibitandcookfoodatplayorTVstudios.Children’sMuseumofHoustonThismuseumliesinTexas.Termedasthebestplaygroundformind,thismuseumoffersscoresofactivitiesforkidsofeveryage.Itevenoffersfreefamilyadventureeventswherefamilieswiththeirkidsareencouragedtoworkonmathactivitiesandgames.Childrenalsolearnaboutbroadcastingactivitiesandpreservingecosystems.21.WhilevisitingNationalMuseumofPlay,youcantakepartin________.A.dinosaurbuildingB.NewBalanceClimbC.playingwithgiantflowers

D.cookingfoodatplayorTVstudios22.Onewhohasinterestinenvironmentalprotectioncanchoosetovisit

“________

”.A.NationalMuseumofPlayorChildren

’sMuseumofHoustonB.BostonChildren’sMuseumorChildren’sMuseumofHoustonC.PleaseTouchChildren’sMuseumBostonorChildren’sMuseumD.TheChildren’sMuseumofIndianapolisorNationalMuseumofPlay23.Whomightbemostinterestedinthispassage?A.Parents.B.Students.C.Teachers.D.Researchers.BYogirajBikramChoudhuryhassetupYogaCollegeofIndia.BorninCalcuttain1946,ChoudhurybeganyogaattheageoffourwithIndia’smostfamousphysicalculturist---BishnuGhosh.ChoudhurypracticedyogaatleastfourtosixhourseverydayatGhoshEducationinCalcutta.In1959,hewontheNationalIndiaYogaChampion(calledhimself“YogiRaj”(KingoftheYogis).

’sCollegeofPhysical冠軍).Atfourteen,heAtseventeen,hiskneewasinjuredduringaweight-liftingaccidentandhisleadingEuropeandoctorspredictedthathewouldneverwalkagain.Notbelievethem,hewentbacktoBishnuGhosh’sschool,forheknewthathisteacher-Ghosh-couldhelptocurehisknee.Sixmonthslater,hiskneehadcompletelyrecovered.Ghoshwasthefirsttouseyogatocurelong-termphysicalillnessesandcurethebody.ChoudhurywasaskedbyGhoshtostartseveralyogaschoolsinIndia.Theschoolweresosuccessfulthat,atGhosh’srequest,ChoudhurytraveledtoJapanandopenedtwomore.Combiningeasterntrainingmethodsandwesternmedicine,Choudhuryperfectedhisyogasystem,whichhesaidwassuitableforallagesandalllevelsoffitness.ChoudhuryarrivedintheUnitedStatesin1973attheinvitationofPresidentNixon.HequicklybecameafamousyogateacherintheWest,ascelebrities(名人),athletesandothersbegantoflocktohisschool.SincethattimehehasbeenteachingthousandsofstudentsathisschoolinLosAngelesandtravelingtheworld,spreadingthephilosophyandpracticeofBikramyogatomillionsofstudentsaroundtheworld.ChoudhuryinsistedongoingtoBishnuGhosh’sschoolwhenhiskneewasinjuredbecause.hisleadingdoctorsweretherehewantedtohaveagoodresthewantedtoteachyogatostudentshebelievedhisteachercouldhelphim25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?PeoplerecognizedChoudhuryas“YogiRaj”BishnuGhoshdoesn’tbelieveinwesternmedicineChoudhurywasthefirstmantouseyogatocurephysicalillnessesChoudhurywontheNationalIndiaYogaChampionwhenhewas1326.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flock”meaninthelastparagraph?C.devoteD.donate27.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.peoplewhosekneeisinjuredshouldnotpracticeyogamostAmericanpresidentshavepracticedyogaGhoshofferedalotofguidancetoChoudhuryonhiscareerChoudhuryismuchmorefamousintheWestthanintheEastCDoyoueverfeel

likeyouandyourchildarespeakingtwodifferentlanguages?Ifso,

youaren’withchildreneveryday---teacherscoaches,orclubleaders---sometimesneedcommunicationtips.Manytimesadultsconfusecommunicationwithtellingachildwhattodo.Tellingachildto

somedohishomeworkorgetmoresleepisn

’trealcommunication.It

’simportantinformationthatyourchildneeds,butitlacksanimportantpartofcommunication.It’slackingthetwo-wayexchangeoffeelingsandideas,whichisthepointoftruecommunication.Healthycommunicationisthekeytohelpingyourchilddevelopahealthypersonalityandgoodrelationshipswithyou.Itgivesyourchildachancetobecomeahappy,safe,healthyperson,nomatterwhathappens.”Soyouknowit’simportant,buthowshouldyoudoit?Effectivecommunicationbetweenparentsandchildrenisnotalwayseasy.Childrenandadultshavedifferentcommunicationstylesanddifferentwaysofrespondinginaconversation.Inaddition,timeandplacecandeterminehowsuccessfulcommunicationwillbe.Parentsshouldmaketimetotalkwiththeirchildreninaquiet,unhurriedway.It’salsoimportantthatparentsshouldbereadytolistenwhenevertheirchildwantstotalk,evenifit’saninconvenient(不方便)time.Theparentsshouldbeawareoftheirchild’sfacialexpressionandbodylanguage.Isyourchildnervousoruncomfortable—frowning(皺眉),drummingfingers,tapping（輕拍）afootorlookingattheclock?Ordoesyourchildseemrelaxed?Isheorshesmilingorlookingatyouintheeyes?Readingthesesignswillhelpyouknowhowyourchildisfeeling.28.Whichofthefollowingbelongstorealcommunication?Tellingchildrentoreturnhomeearlyafterschool.Reportingschoolresultstoparents.Listeningtowhatchildrensayandgivingareply.Answeringtheteachersquestionsinclass.29.Thekeytorealcommunicationis_______.A.apropertimeB.variousstylesC.atwo-wayexchangeD.goodattitudes30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafactor（重點(diǎn)）affectingthecommunicationbetweenadultsandchildren?A.Communicationstyles.B.Differentlanguages.C.Differentrespondingways.D.Wrongtimeandplace.Howcanparentsknowtheirchild’sfeelingwhencommunicatingwiththeirchild?A.Byreadingtheirchild?sbodylanguageandfacialexpressions.B.Bymakingtheirchildtellthetruth.C.Bygivingtheinformationthattheirchildneeds.D.Bydevelopinggoodrelationshipswiththeirchild.DHaveyoueverwalkedtotheshops,onlytofindwhenyougettherethatyouforgottenwhatyougofor?Orhaveyoustruggledtorememberthenameofanoldfriend?Foryears,we’veacceptedthataforgetfulbrainisasmuchapartofagingaswrinkles(皺紋)andgreyhair.Butnowanewbooksuggestswe’itallvewronggot.AccordingtoTheSecretLifeOfTheGrown-upBrain,bysciencewriter,BarbaraStrauch,ourbrainsactuallygetbetterwithage.Infact,shearguesmanynewstudieshavefoundthatthebrainhitsitspeak(最高點(diǎn))betweenour40sand60s—muchlaterthanpreviouslythought.Furthermore,notlosingmanybraincellsasweage,wepreservethem,andevenproducenewoneswellintomiddleage.Foryearsit’beensacceptedthatthebrain,muchlikethebody,gotworsewithage.Butthelongest,largeststudyintowhathappenstopeopleastheyage(變老)suggestsotherwise.Thiscontinuingresearchhasfollowed6,000peoplesince1956,testingthemeverysevenyears.Ithasfoundthat,onaverage,theyperformedbetterincognitivetestsintheirlate40sand50sthantheyhadintheir20s.Specifically,olderpeopledidbetterintestsofvocabulary,spatialorientation(空間方向)skills,verbalmemory(howmanywordsyoucanremember)andproblemsolving.Wheretheywereweakerwasinnumeracy(計(jì)算能力)(howquicklyonecanmultiply,add,subtractanddivide)andthespeedatwhichtheycouldmove.However,withhardertasks,suchasproblem-solvingandlanguage,weareatourbestatmiddleageandbeyond.Inshort,researchersaregoingtocomeupwithscientificevidencethatwedogetwiserwithage.Theunderlinedword,"it"inthefirstparagraphrefersto______.A.theolderoneis,thewiseroneis.B.ourbraingetsbetterwithage.C.wegetwrinklesandgreyhairasweage.D.ourbrainsbecomeforgetfulasweage.

’vecompleteSciencewriter,BarbaraStrauch,believesthat_______.A.ourbrainsarewisestbetweenour40sand60s.B.welosemanybraincellsasweage.C.ourbrainsareattheirworstafterour60s.D.peoplearewisernowthanyearsago.WhatisNOTtrueofthisnewresearch?Accordingtothenewresearch,olderpeople______.A.areslowinverbalmemoryandnumeracy.B.havelessabilitytosolveproblems.C.behavebetterontestsofvocabularythanintheir20s.D.producemorenewbraincellsthanthemiddle-aged.第二節(jié)依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)是剩余選項(xiàng)。I’moftenaskedhowtostudyEnglisheffectively。Ithinkthismeansgettingthemostoutofyourstudytime,andthatmeansvariety.36StudyEveryDayIt‘simportanttostudyEnglisheveryday.However,don’texaggerate!Studyforthirtyminuteseverydayinsteadoftwohoursonceaweek.37ALittleGrammar,ALittleListening,ALittleReading,andAlittleWritingStudyalittlegrammar,thendoashortlisteningexercise,thenperhapsreadanarticleonthesametopic.Don‘tdotoomuch,twentyminutesonthreedifferenttypesofexercisesisplenty!Giveyourselfonegrammargoalwhenreadinganewarticleorwatchinganewvideo.Forexample,trytowritedowneachexampleofaformyouarestudyingsuchasthepresentperfect.Usehighlighters（coloredpens）withtextstohighlightformsthatyouarestudying.UseDifferentLearningMethodsDon‘tjustuseonewaytostudyEnglish。.Useavarietyofmethodswhichwillhelpallthepartsofyourbrainhelpyou.40Allofthesemethodstogetherhelptoreinforceyourlearning.FindSomeFriendsYoucanpracticetheexercisestogether，haveconversationstogether（inEnglish!）,and,asyoustudyEnglishtogether,helpeachotherwithexercisesyoumaynotunderstand.Totellyouthetruth,grammarisdifficult.B..ReviewGrammarasYourWatchorRead.C.Somesimpleexercisesasfollowscanhelpyouwarmup.HerearesomebasicideasforsuccesstohelpyouasyoustudyEnglish.Next,makesuretostudyanumberofareasratherthanfocusingonjustonetopic.ThishabitofstudyingEnglisheverydaywillhelpkeepEnglishinyourbrainfresh.Forexample,ifyouarelearningnewvocabulary,createawordmap,describeapicture,makealistandstudythat.第三部分完形填空Twofriendsvisitedthezootogether.Thezoowasverylargeanditwas41toseealltheanimals.Theyhadtodecidewhereandwhichanimaltovisitastheirtimewas42.Sobothofthemagreednotto43afterchoosinga44ateveryfork(歧路口).Aroadsignatthefirstfork45onewaytothelionquartersandtheothertothetigerhill.Theydecidedonthe46oneaftera47discussionbecauselionswere“thekingofthegrasslandAt”.thesecondfork,thereweretwobranchestothepandaandpeacockseparately.They48toseepandaasitwasthebest-knownanimalinChina.Allalongthewaytheymadechoicesateveryfork.Althougheachchoicemeant49,theyhadtomakeit50sinceitallowednohesitation(躊躇).Iftheyhesitatedtheywouldmiss51.Only52decisioncouldoffermorechancesforsightseeingand53possibleregretLifeis54likethis—Therearealwayschoicesoftenoccurthatonehastomake,forexample,betweentwo55jobs,twofascinatingwooers(追求者).Togetone,you56giveuptheother.Ifyoualways57weighingtheprosandcons(權(quán)衡利弊),youwillmostlikely58empty-handedness.Don’tbesadaboutit.59youhavegothalfofthedesirablethingsinlife,whicharealso60toget.41.A．easyB．eagerC．impossibleD．possible42.A．enoughB．limitedC．tightD．plentiful43．A．retraceB．continueC．reviewD．leave44．A．mainroadB．branchC．streetD．highway45．A．showedB．selectedC．intendedD．made46．A．firstB．laterC．lostD．precious47．A.shortB．longC．interestingD．hot48．A．stoppedB．lovedC．decidedD．hated49．A．givinginB．givingawayC．givingoutD．givingup50．A．slowlyB．immediatelyC．timelyD．easily51．A．lessB．moreC．mostD．least52．A．highB．slowC．shortD．quick53．A．increaseB．growC．decreaseD．rise54．A．neverB．sometimesC．hardlyD．most55．A．unwantedB．badC．experiencedD．desirable56．A．refusetoB．tendtoC.havetoD．liketo57．A．spendtimeB．killtimeC．havefunD．hopefor58．A．insistonB．mixupC．succeedinD．endupin59．A.AtonceB．AtallC．AtmostD．Atleast60．A．stupidB．confusingC．hardD．hopeless第二節(jié)語(yǔ)法填空閱讀下邊短文,依據(jù)句子構(gòu)造的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連接的要求,在空格處填入一個(gè)適合的詞或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空。ThefirstforeignlanguageIstudiedwasFrench,andIlearntitatasecondaryschoolbetweentheagesof11and18.ItwasacompulsorysubjectforthefirstthreeyearsandafterwardsalthoughIfoundit61_________(challenge),I62._________(choose)tocontinuestudyingitbecauseIenjoyedit.OutsideclassIdevotedmyselfto63._________(practice)listeningtotheFrenchlanguageradioandreadingFrenchbooks.Beforegoing

touniversity,

Ispentthreemonthsworking

on64._________farminsouthernFrance.Thishelpedmebecomeprettyfluentarichfarming-relatedvocabulary.

65._________FrenchandacquireMyFrenchhasalsobeenhelpfulonholiday_______(use)asasecondlang