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...
