山西省太原市实验中学2019-2020学年高一英语12月月考试题I:听力（每题1分，共10分）
第一节：听下面五段对话，每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Why has Peter been invited to the concert?
A.He will give a speech.
B.Mary wants him to come.
C.He will perform in the concert.
2.What does the woman mean?
A.The man has mistaken her for someone else.
B.She has won the second prize.
C.She doesn’t like singing.
3.What will the speakers do on Friday night?
A.Go out to enjoy a music.
B. Have a good rest at home.
C. Go dancing.
4.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Teacher and student.
B. Boss and secretary.
C. Husband and wife.
5.What is Mr Black doing?
A.Attending a party.
B. Having a meeting.
C. Answering the phone.
第二节：听下面两段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.How many cigarettes does the man smoke every week?
A.210.
B. 180.
C. 30.
7.What does the woman first suggest the man do to give up smoking?
A.Eat an apple before breakfast.
B.Drink some tea before supper.
C.Count before lighting a cigarette.
听第七段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.Work.
B. Health.
C. Wealth.
9.What is the man’s trouble?
A.He can’t go to sleep at night.
B.He doesn’t like his work.
C.He will lose his job.
10.What does the woman suggest the man do?
A.Take some medicine
B. Make less money.
C. Find an easier job.
II.阅读下面短文，并根据文章后的题目要求进行简答。（每小题2分，共30分）
A
An old English saying says, "Laughter is the best medicine.”
Norman Cousins worked for a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also wrote articles about peace, traveling to many different countries to share his ideas.
In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe, Mr Cousins got sick. In less than a week after he got back, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told Mr Cousins that they did not know how to cure (治疗) his problem and he might never get over the illness. Mr Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.
Mr Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by unhappy thoughts. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of sleep without pain at night.
Deciding that the doctors could not help him, Mr Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr Cousins rested in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to have a holiday to Puerto Rico, where he began running on the beach for exercise. After a few months，Mr Cousins was able to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.
11.What is the text mainly about？
A.a funny person
B. an amazing life
C. an interesting cure
D. a medical experiment
12. How did the doctors respond to Mr. Cousins’ illness?
A. They promised to cure him.
B. They didn’t think he was really sick.
C. They told him not to give up hope.
D. They said they were unable to help him.
13.Mr. Cousins thought that he could be cured by ____________.
A. thinking happily and laughing
B. writing comedies and being positive
C. taking a holiday and taking good care of himself
D. running on the beach and relaxing
14. What did Mr. Cousins refuse to do on his experiments with laughter?
A. Watch funny TV shows.
B. Read funny books.
C. Sleep whenever he feels tired.
D. Take medicine.
15. What happened to Mr. Cousins at last?
A. He went back to the hospital.
B. He recovered from the illness.
C. He wrote funny books.
D. He gave up his cure.
B
Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money listening
to rock music. According to Forbes, which publishes a list of the richest people
in the world every year, at least fifty rock stars have income between two million
and six million dollars per year.
“It doesn’t make sense,” says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music
millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was popular, in the 1950’s.
“Performers aren’t worth this kind of money. In fact, nobody is.”
Bu t the rock star’s fans seem to disagree. Those who love rock music spend about
two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million dollars to see rock
stars in person.
Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang “American Pie”. Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an extra two cents on every single record of the song.
Nell Young, who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience of 10,000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket. After paying expenses, Young leaves with about $18,000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening.
How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts pouring in like water? Most of the young stars simply show the money around. England’s Elton John gave someone a $38,000 Rolls Royce car and bought himself 5,000 pairs of eyeglasses, then lighted up and spelt E-L-T-O-N. He also bought himself two cars，“one for each foot”.
Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do another tour. They save no money and live from hand to mouth.
In the end the rock stars’ life is unrewarding. After two or three years, riches and fame are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex- performer spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers. New stars have arrived to take his place.
16. We can infer from this passage that Forbes is one magazine _____________ .
A. about rock music
B. introducing the most wealthy people
C. that reports the lives of pop stars
D. for rock music fans
17. What does Johnny Mathis mean by “It doesn’t make sense”?
A. He thinks listening to rock music is a great waste of money.
B. He is complaining that the rock stars earn too much money.
C. He can’t understand why young people are so crazy about rock music.
D. He thinks rock musicians are worthless.
18. According to the writer, the success of many rock stars depends on________.
A. young people
B. luck
C. their talents
D. sale of their records
19. The writer takes Elton John, Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane as examples to show some rock stars __________.
A. are simply wasting their money
B. are ready to give out their money
C. are very rich
D. spend too much money travelling
20. According to the writer, what happens to rock stars at last?
A. They save money and live happily.
B. They are admired by their fans.
C. They are as famous as before.
D. They are replaced by new stars.
C
Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If we take away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we can still survive. ____21______ That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.
How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk food. ____22____ Besides, I only eat little meat.
______23_____ Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.
What’s more, I think friends are an important part of one’s health. _____24_____ I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my
friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them. ______25_________ .
A. Doing exercise is also of great importance.
B. Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts often get sick.
C. But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die.
D. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.
E. I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.
III. 完形填空（每空1分，共20分）
It was a sunny day. Everyone in the railway station was___26___ the train. Among the crowd, there was a group of___27___, who were on vacation.
Soon the announcement regarding the ___28___ of the train was made. The group of friends ran to get their___29___ before anyone could get into the train. An old man with a young boy came running to ____30___ the train and sat right next to the friends’ group. The train started to ____31___.
The young boy was so___32___ to see everything.
He ____33____ at his father, "Dad. the train is moving and the things are moving backwards. "His father smiled and ___34___ his head.
As the train started moving fast, the young boy again screamed ( 尖叫), "Dad, the trees are green in color and ___35___ backwards very fast. "His father said, "Yes, dear, "and smiled. Just like a kid, he was watching everything with great ___36___ and tons of surprises.
A fruit seller passed. The young boy asked his dad, "I want to eat apples. "His father ___37___ him apples. "Oh, the apple doesn't taste so ___38___ as it looks.
I love this color, "he said.
The group was watching all the ___39___ of this boy and asked his father, "Is your son having any problem? Why is he behaving very ___40___?”
A friend from the group made fun of him and shouted,” His son is ___41____, I think.”
The father of the young boy, with patience, ___42___, “My son was born blind. Only a few days ago he had an operation (手术) and got the ___43___. He is seeing several different things in his life ___44____.”