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1、广东省普宁市华美实验学校2018-2019学年高一英语上学期第一次月考试题第一部分：阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）阅读下列短文, 从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Volunteer and explore Nepal（泥泊尔）with Bamboo Quick Facts Discover Nepal in a way few others see. Apply to join a special group of 20 who only have a short time but
2、 want to have a lot of fun. Bamboo is the next step in responsible tourism and volunteering. Locations: Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Time: 2 to 4 weeks Costs: Only $99 USD ( 80) per week (Includes all accommodation, food, staff, transport, project donations and tour activities). Full Description Experien
3、ce volunteering within the local community at a variety of projects, or choose to walk through the surprising Himalayan mountain ranges surrounding Pokhara. Over 14 days you will explore Kathmandu, take journeys through mountains and jungles and support the children of a local community. With the ch
4、oice of continuing your stay to volunteer further for those who really want to make a difference! To find out more about this tour, join one of Bamboos Facebook groups here: https: / www. Language Needed English(basic)1. How much do you pay if you join in this event? A. 80 to 99. B. 160 to 320. C.
5、160 to 396. D. 198 to 396. 2. What is the volunteering part of the journey? A. Helping local children. B. Teaching adults to read. C. Collecting money. D. Protecting nature. 3. What requirement does the event have? A. Experience. B. Age. C. Career. D. Language. BAs a young adult, Noah Webster was a
6、teacher. At this time, the colonies were fighting for independence from Britain. Yet the books that American children used in school all came from Britain. The books were all about British people and British places. Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children. So he wrote three bo
7、oks that used American examplesa grammar book, a spelling book, and a reader. These books were very popular, and millions of them were sold.Webster was interested in changing the spellings of words. He wanted words to be spelled the way they were pronounced. For example, he thought the word “head” s
8、hould be spelled “hed”， and the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf”. People liked Websters suggestions.However, few words were actually changed. One group of words that were changed were words in which an unpronounced “u” followed an “o”. That is why Americans write “color” and “labor”， and the Bri
9、tish write “colour” and “labour”.With the money he made from his books, Webster was able to write. It was the first American English dictionary, published in 1828.Websters dictionary had over 70，000 words and gave the meaning and origin of each. To this day, Websters work is the example that most di
10、ctionaries of American English follow.4Which of the following statements is TRUE?ANoah Webster had to borrow books from Britain when he was a student. BAs a teacher, Noah Webster wasnt satisfied with the books he used.CWhen Noah Webster taught at schools, he wrote some storybooks. DNoah Webster had
11、his own government when he was very young. 5From the third paragraph , we know that_.AWebster spoke English in a different wayBAmerican people didnt like speaking EnglishCWebster was good at correcting mistakes in textbooksDAmerican people didnt write English as exactly as English people did 6In Ame
12、rican history, Noah Webster is famous for_. Ahis teaching methods Bhis dictionaryChis fighting for freedom Dlearning foreign languages 7The last sentence of this passage means_. Amost dictionaries in the world are the copies of WebstersBmost American people followed Websters advice on writing Cmost
13、dictionaries in American English have the characteristics of WebstersDWebsters dictionary is the only one used in the United States CWe couldnt wait to get outside. Sure, we knew that growing up was to be about going to school and doing homework, but for us the most important thing was having fun. A
14、s soon as school was over, wed run home, eat something, and rush outside to take care of our real business, hanging about (闲逛) with our friends. Hanging about was our time, when we didnt have to deal with the annoyances (烦事) of the family life. Wed be with our friends traveling in our imaginations,
15、inventing a new game with bottle caps. We were ruled only by ourselves and answered to no one but ourselves. We played all kinds of games, but most of our activities involved a ball. City kids played “official” ball games like baseball, football, and basketball but we also had many less formal ball games to draw upon for fun. These games had simple rules, and just needed a few people and took almost no time to get goin
