高中英语学习材料(灿若寒星*制作整理)保密★启用前高一下学期第一次月考英语试题命题时间:考生注意:1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。第Ⅰ卷1至7页,第Ⅱ卷7至8页。共120分,考试时间100分钟,请按要求在答题卷(1-2页)作答,考试结束后,将答题卷交回。2、答题前,考生在答题卷上务必用黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、考号、班级填写清楚。请认真核对考号、姓名、班级和科目。3、本试卷主要考试内容:高考内容第Ⅰ卷(选择题共70分)一.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,,满分40分)AThomasAlvaEdison(爱迪生)wasawardedmorepatents(专利)oninventionsthananyotherAmerican.Whenhediedin1931,Americanswonderedhowtheycouldbestshowtheirrespectforhim.Onesuggestionwasthatthenationobserveaminuteortwooftotalblackout.Allelectricpowerwouldbeshutoffinhomes,streets,andfactories.PerhapsthissuggestedplanmadeAmericansrealizefullywhatEdisonandhisinventionsmeantothem.Electricpowerwastooimportanttothecountry.Shuttingitoffforevenashorttimewouldhaveledtocompleteconfusion.Ablackoutwasoutofthequestion.OnthedayofEdison’sfuneral(葬礼),manypeoplesilentlydimmedtheirlights.Inthiswaytheyhonoredthemanwhohaddonemorethananyoneelsetoputthegreatforceofelectricityathiscountrymen’sfingertips.1.ThisselectionsaysthatThomasEdison________.A.wastheonlyimportantAmericaninventorB.receivedthefirstAmericanpatentC.receivedmorepatentsthananyotherAmericanD.wasthefirstAmericaninventor2.PeopledecidedtohonorEdisonwhen______.A.hemadethefirstelectriclightB.electricpowerwas100yearsC.thecountryrealizedelectricity’simportanceDhediedin19313.Thesuggestedplanwasto________.A.turnoffthelightsinfactoriesandschoolsB.observeafewminutesoftotalsilenceC.dimallelectriclightsD.shutofallelectricityforashorttime4.AmericansfullyrealizedwhatEdison’sinventionsmeantwhenthey________.A.heardofhisdeathB.heardoftheplantohonorhimC.firstusedelectricpowerD.triedtocarryouttheplanBPerhapsthemostwonderfulbuildingputupinthe19thcenturywastheCrystalPalace(水晶宫)whichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromalltheotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofallthetimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.Plentyofgoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromallpartsoftheworld.Therewasalsoagreatdealofmachineryonshow.Thoughinthosedays,travelingwasnotaseasyasitistoday,steamboatscarriedthousandsofvisitorsacrosstheChannelfromEurope.OnarrivinginEngland,theyweretakentotheCrystalPalacebytrain.Thereweresixmillionvisitorsinall,andthemoneyfromtheexhibitionwasusedtobuildmuseumsandcolleges.Later,theCrystalPalacewasmovedtotheSouthLondon.Itremainedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworlduntilitwasburntdownin1936.5.TheCrystalPalacewasbuiltup_________.A.inthe1950sB.inthe1990sC.shortlybefore1851D.before18516.PeoplefrommanycountriescametotheCrystalPalacemainlyto______.A.buygoodsB.visitanexhibitionC.travelD.enjoytheCrystalPalaceitself7.WhathappenedtotheCrystalPalacein1936?A.Itcaughtaterriblefire.B.Itdisappearedsuddenly.C.ItwasmovedawaytothesouthofLondonD.Itwasrebuilt.8.TheCrystalPalacewasfamoustoallbecause__________.A.itwasthebiggestbuildingintheworldthen.B.itwasmadeofironandglass.C.somanyvisitorshadbeenthere.D.itwasburntdownatlast.CDearLanLan,I’mnowwritingtoyouatHartsop,avillageintheLakeDistrict,aplacetohavemostbeautifulscenery(景色)inEngland,IcomeheretospendChristmaswithanEnglishcouple.This...