【全国百强校word】山西省大同市第一中学2016-2017学年高一12月月考英语试题（有答案）

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节 阅读下列短文，从媒体所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑（15×3＝45）

A

Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice . Gifts are easy-they’re given after all . Choices can be hard .

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years age . I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year . I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast , and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me . I had just turned 30 years old , and I’d been married for a year . I told my wife MacKenie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect MacKenie told me I should go for it . As a young boy , I’d been a garage inventor . I’d always wanted to be an inventor ,and she wanted me to follow my passion .

I was working at a financial firm in Mew York City with a bunch of very smart people , and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park , listened carefully to me , and finally said .”That sounds like a really good idea , but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t yet have a good job .” That logic made some sens to me , and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision . Seen in that light , it really was a difficult choice , but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot(尝试). I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all. 

After much consideration , I took the less safe path to follow my passion , and I’m pound of that choice . For all of us , in the end , we are our choices.

1. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore ?

A. His dream of being an inventor.

B. The support of his wife.

C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.

D. Millions of exciting titles.

2. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the underlined sentence ?

A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.

C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.

D. The decision not to try the online bookstore would terrify him.

3. We can know from the passage that    .

A.the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B.the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C.the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D.the author might go back to his boss if he failed

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?

A. Cleverness and kindness

B. The start of Amazon

C. Following my passion

D. We are what we choose

B

Watson entered Mr Smith’s office . The boss was a hard man . He fired people who didn’t do well without giving them a second chance .

“Watson,” said Mr Smith , “this past year your department  hasn’t earned money . We’re going to drop that department . It’s finished . I’ m sorry ,but you’ll have to go .” “ But ,sir—if I just had a little more time . For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School. ”

“ What’s that! ”said the boss . ”Riverside! I didn’t know you had a boy there. That’s an expensive school for a man with your salary.

“ I know , sir . But he likes there so much ! He’s a star athlete and the best boxer in the school . Th e boys call him Champ (冠军) there.”

The boss sat perfectly still for a long time—a faraway (恍惚的)look in his eyes . Then , suddenly , he said , “We’ve got to close your department , Watson . But you’ll take over a new job in another department . It means longer hours—maybe more pay . Now get out . You’re here for life.”

Watson got out , with surprise on his face . Then the boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk . It was Herbie’s last letter from Riverside School—written a few days before he died. He had read it over and over again with sick pain . Th letter read.

I can’t say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were . I guess it’s the same everywhere when you’re

a cripple (跛脚的人). But don’t worry about me , Dad . They’ve got a good chemistry department here . And there’s one boy here who is really great . He’s a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry . The boys call him Champ . He made them stop throwing my books around . And he knocked a boy down who hit me . He is the best friend I ever had . Dad, when I grow up , I want to do something for Champ . Something big—that he won’t even know about .

Your son,

  Herbie

5. Mr Smith wanted to fire Watson because      .

A. Watson would take over a new job in another department.

B. Watson had his son study in Riverside School.

C. Watson’ s son knocked a boy down who hit Herbie.

D. Watson’ s department didn’t earn money that year.

6. We can from the passage that     .

A. Mr Smith didn’t know that Champ was Watson’ s son at first.

B. Mr Smith was told not to fire Watson by Herbie.

C. Mr Smith decided to give Watson another chance in no time.

D.Mr Smith wanted to realize Champ’s dream.

7. According to the passage , which words can best describe Mr Smith?

A. Sympathetic and grateful.     B. Selfish and greedy.

C. hardworking and strict.     D. Easy-going and optimistic.

8. The author wrote the passage in order to      .

A.made our children enjoy.     B.share a moving story with us.

C.provide us with tips on work.    D.help us to deal with our boss.

 

C

Research has shown that first-born children are better than their kid brothers or sisters . First-borns do better on IQ tests and are more likely to become president of the United States but less likely to do drugs and so on .

But why birth order appears to matter so much for school achievement level is much less clear. Many theories have been put forward, ranging from to the stable family life and to different explanation: It comes down to parent’s reputations for maintaining discipline(维持纪律)with their kids .