2014-2015高一上学期第一次月考（英语）(白银市第十中学)注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名考号填写在答题纸相应的位置上。2.本试卷满分120分，考试用时100分钟。3.答题全部打答题纸上完成，试卷上答题无效。第I卷第一部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ATheChineseinventedpaperin105A.D.Theymixedthebarkofatreeandrags(破布)withwater,putascreenintothemixture,andliftedoutathinpieceofwetpaper.Theydriedthepaperinthesun.TheChinesekepttheirsecretofhowtomakepaperuntilawarwithMuslimsintheninthcentury.TheartofpapermakingsoonspreadthroughouttheMuslimworld.TheMayanIndiansinCentralAmericaandPacificIslandersalsodiscoveredhowtomakepaper,buttheirknowledgeneverspreadtotherestoftheworld.Forcenturies,allpaperwasmadebyhand.Ragswerethemainmaterial.ThenaFrenchscientistdiscoveredthatpeoplecouldmakepaperfromwood,too.Finally,intheeighteenthcentury.aFrenchmaninventedamachinetomakepaperfromwood.1.Whodiscoveredhowtomakepaper?A.TheChinese.B.ThePacificIslanders.C.TheMayanIndians.D.Alloftheabove.2.WhendidtheChineseinventpaperaccordingtothepassage?A.About1,800yearsago.B.About1,900yearsago.C.About2,000yearsago.D.About2,100yearsago.3.HowwaspapermakingintroducedintotherestoftheworldfromChina?A.Throughwars.B.ThroughtheMuslims.C.ThroughtheMayanIndians.D.ThroughthePacificIslanders.4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheInventionofPaper.B.TheHistoryofPapermaking.C.DifferentWaysofMakingPaper.D.TheInventionofaPapermakingMachine.BEditor:Todayourtopicispart-timejob.Aretheygoodforschoolchildrenornot?Headmaster:Certainlynot.Childrenhavegottwofull-timejobsalready:growingupandgoingtoschool.Part-timejobsmakethemsotiredthattheyfallasleepinclass.Mrs.White:Iagree.Iknowschoolhoursareshort,butthere’shomeworkaswell,andchildrenneedalotofsleep.Mr.White:Youngchildren,perhapssomeboys,stayatschooluntilthey’reeighteenornineteen.Apart-timejobcan’tharmthem.Infact,it’sgoodforthem.Theyearntheirpocketmoneyinsteadofaskingtheirparentsforit.Andtheyseesomethingoftheworldoutsideschool.Businessman:You’requiteright.Boyslearnalotfromapart-timejob.Andwemustn’tforgetthatsomefamiliesneedtheextramoney.Ifthepupilsdidn’ttakepart-timejobs,theycouldn’tstayatschool.Editor:Well,wehavegottwofor,andtwoagainst.Whatdoourreadersthink?5.Whohavethesameopinion?A.HeadmasterandMrs.White.B.EditorandMr.White.C.Mr.andMrs.White.D.BusinessmanandHeadmaster.6.Mrs.Whitethinkstheyoungchildrenmaybe________.A.needtostayatschooluntiltheyareeighteenornineteenB.needtohavesomepocketmoneyC.shouldseesomethingoftheworldoutsideschoolD.needtohavealotofsleep7.Whatdoestheeditorthinkofpart-timejobs?A.Theycanhelpstudentsfrompoorfamilies.B.Theyaregoodforschoolchildren.C.Theycannotharmschoolchildren.D.Wearenottold.CSometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmended,asthereareawholelotofantique（古董）shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentevenlookatmychair.Thesecondshop,thoughslightlymorepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthefourth—soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.Ienteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeper,“Wouldyouliketobuyachair?”“Twentypounds,”Isaid.“OK,”hesaid.“I’llgiveyoutwentypounds.”...
