河北省定州市2017-2018学年高一英语上学期第一次月考试题

says Dr．David．Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest．

The beginning of our sleep-deficit（lack）crises can be traced back to the invention

of the light bulb a century ago．From diary entries and our personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night．“The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark．” By the 1950s and 1960s, the sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7.5 and 8 hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock．“People cheat in their sleep, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it,” says Dr．David．“They think they’re okay because they can get by on 6.5 hours, when they really need 7.5, 8 or even more to feel ideally energetic. ”

Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researches say, is the complexity

of the day．Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community increase, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on their programs．“In our society, you’re considered dynamic if you say you need only 5．5 hours’ sleep．If you’ve got to get 8．5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition．”

To determine the consequences of sleep-deficit, researchers have put subjects

through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier．“We’ve found that if you’re in sleep deficit, performance suffers,” says Dr．David．“Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate．”

25．What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The history of people’s sleeping patterns． B. The epidemic of sleepiness in the modern times．

C. Research on the causes and consequences of sleep-deficit． D. The minimum of our sleeping hours．

26．Which of the following is Dr．David’s opinion?

A. People’s metal power suffers if they are lacking in sleep．

B. Some people can remain energetic with only 6．5 hours’ sleep a night． C. If they get 8．5 hours’ sleep, people will be full of drive and ambition． D. People who think they are sleeping enough are better off than those who don't．

27．People in the 18th and 19th centuries slept about 9．5 hours a night because _______．

A. they had no electricity

B. they knew what was best for their health C. they were forced by their parents to do so

D. they were not so dynamic and ambitious as modern people are

28．The major cause of sleep-deficit of modern people is _______．

A. the endless TV programs in the evenings and the internet B. the heavy work load of the day

C. the sufficient energy modern people usually have D. loud noises in the modern cities

29．What does the word “subjects” in paragraph 4 mean?

三、完形填空

完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I sat in my seat as my new grade six classmates found theirs. At the front of the class our new math teacher stood ____ us. The bell rang.

“Welcome to a new school year. I’m Mr. Stevens and I’m sure I’ll learn all your names in no time.” He walked around the class____ math books. When he was done, he ____ to the front of the class and looked at us. “What are you waiting for? Get started?” he said.

We looked at him, ____. Wasn’t he going to teach us?

“Is there something wrong with your ____? You’re not all deaf, are you?”

A. Person or thing that is being discussed or described． B. Branch of knowledge studied in a school．

C. Person or thing being treated in a certain way or being experimented on． D. Any member of a State apart from the supreme ruler．

A ____ boy at the back of the class asked what we all wanted to know. “Mr. Stevens, aren’t you going to teach us?”

Mr. Stevens____, “You’re smart kids. Open your books and get down to it. If you have any ____ or any questions, raise your hand, and I’ll help you.”

We opened our books. Mr. Stevens helped anyone ____ had questions. He would stop to teach all the students _____ when we all had the same question. It was a ____ method of teaching, but it was very useful.

It was a____ point in my life. Mr. Stevens made me____ I was good at math and also able to reach the____ of any class I attended. I studied with his help until I graduated from middle school.

Monty Python’s Flying Circus was a popular television show back then. The actors____ the best British humour (幽默) into our Canadian lives. Mr. Stevens would often act out one of their funny scenes (场景) in front of the class. Some thought he was strange, and I guess he was, ____ he knew how to make a math lesson interesting.

I’ve carried his ____ with me all my life. Whenever I am faced with a new ____, I think of my first day in grade six math. ____ sitting and staring at the challenge, I just get ____ . Before I know it, the challenge has been settled. 30．A. waiting B. watching C. looking D. revising

31．A. picking up B. picking out C. handing in D. handing out 32．A. returned B. waved C. exchanged D. jumped 33．A. frightened B. bored C. puzzled D. relaxed 34．A. ears B. hearts C. eyes D. body 35．A. clever B. exhausted C. lucky D. brave 36．A. doubted B. replied C. explained D. agreed 37．A. secret B. trouble C. promise D. event 38．A. which B. when C. where D. who 39．A. even B. still C. only D. since

40．A. popular B. strange C. disappointing D. scientific 41．A. turning B. similar C. moving D. embarrassing 42．A. decide B. realize C. wonder D. remember

43．A. top B. bottom C. strongest D. busiest 44．A. reported B. impressed C. brought D. admitted 45．A. but B. however C. so D. and

46．A. dream B. lesson C. interest D. discipline 47．A. chance B. challenge C. survey D. job

48．A. Besides B. in other words C. as a result of D. instead of 49．A. amazed B. encouraged C. started D. organised

四、短文改错 50． 短文改错

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Hunter likes to go traveling in summer, but he had bad lucky this time. Last week he went to an old temple on a high mountain alone. On the way there it suddenly began to rain heavily, so he ran down the mountain quick. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found that the wooden bridge was under of the water. He had to spend the rain night in a broken house. He was so cold that he could hardly fall sleep. The next morning the rain stopped and the bridge was damaged. He thought the river was not deep, so he tried to swim. In the center of the river, the water nearly washed he away. Luckily, he was saved by two man, but he lost his bag. Then they gave him some foods and dry clothes.

五、七选五