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1、1绝密绝密启用前启用前2015-20162015-2016 学年度新誉佳高级中学第一次月考学年度新誉佳高级中学第一次月考高一年级英语试卷高一年级英语试卷考试时间：100 分钟第第 I 卷卷第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）分）第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项ATwo men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long jo
2、urney. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Lets do something to pass the time.”“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.” “Lets make the rules first
3、,” the businessman said. “Thats not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”“Thats true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you dont know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I dont know the answer, Ill
4、pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. Thats fair. Who will go first?”“I will,” The farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The business man repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it
5、walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, thats a good one. Im afraid I dont know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I dont know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.1The story happened _.A. on a
6、 farm B. in a shopC. before a long plane journey D. between two passengers22What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?A. A difficult question to find the answer to.B. Something to help to make rules.C. Something to win money.D. a kind of game in doing business.3Why did the businessman agree to
7、give more money if he lost?A. He made much more money than the farmer.B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.C. He was interested in making riddles.D. He was better at playing riddle games.4The farmer _.A. enjoyed himself on his long journey.B. didnt want to pay even one dollarC. spent all his m
8、oney on the plane ticket.D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game5Which of the following is NOT true?A. The two men made rules for their riddle.B. The farmer was much cleverer than the businessman.C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by paying it for money.D. The businessman
9、 knew the answer to his riddle.BEvery person has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colours.Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red
10、 hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their colour and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especial
11、ly the kind called Dixieland jazz.Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say theyre in the pink when theyre in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably 3came from many babies who were born with a nice pink color showing good hea
12、lth.Blue is a cool colour. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous songMood Indigoabout the deep blue colour, indigo. In the words of the song: “You arent blue till youve had
13、 that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad.The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very
14、green.Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as his friends, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars of greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the colour o
15、f the back side of the paper money.The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who w
16、ere on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.6If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it _.A. a white day B. a black dayC. a red day D. a green day7Suppose Mr. Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink, this means all his children are .A. lucky and wealthy B. gentle and modestC. fit and healthy D. creative
