广东省肇庆市第四中学2020学年高一英语下学期第一次模考试卷（无答案） “Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I 11 want to give my friend a ring to tell her Ive arrived. Can you tell me 12 theres a phone box?”“Oh!” he said, “theres a phone downstairs.”When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Dont worry,” she said to me. “I had so many 13 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 14 differently in meaning from the British. Youll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people 15 each other!1. A. visit B. voyage C. curtain D. identity2. A. foreign B. good C. fluent D. beautiful3. A. buying B. having C. giving D. receiving4. A. time B. human C. language D. money5. A. happy B. moved C. exited D. wrong6. A. cheap B. popular C. public D. good7. A. ring B. letter C. news D. information8. A. new B. lost C. strange D. pale9. A. worried B. tired C. punished D. married10.A. young B. little C. old D. small11.A. very B. just C. just now D. so12.A. where B. which C. what D. that13.A. laughter B. difficulties C. things D. funs14.A. write B. speak C. use D. read15.A. disagree B. recognize C. know D. understand第二节 语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）Only several million people spoke English _16_ the end of 16th century. Next century, English began to be _17_(speak) in many other countries. English has _18_ (change) a lot _19_ time. It is quite diffrent _20_ the English which people spoke at first. Shakespeare made use of a _21_(wide) vocabulary than ever before. Noah Webster gave _22_ separate indentity to American English spelling. Even _23_ people dont speak the same kind of English, they can understand each other. Now, English is spoken _24_ a forengn or sencond language in South Asia. The number of people learing English in the world is increasing _25_(rapid).第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）(A)Modern life is impossible without travelling. The fastest way of travelling is by plane. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to hundred years ago.Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages(便利). You can see the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish where there is something interesting to see, at good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.26. From the passage, we know the fastest way of travelling is .A. by train B. by sea C. by plane D. by car27. If we travel by car, we can .A. make the longest journey enjoyable B. travel to a very far place in several minutesC. make our own timetable D. travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day28. When people travel on business, they usually take .A. a plane or a car B. a car or a boat C. a boat or a train D. a train or a plane29. According to the passage, if you want comfortable seats and dining-cars, you can travel _.A. by train B. by sea C. by car D. by plane30. How many ways of travelling are mentioned in the passage?A. Four B. Three C. Two D. Six(B)When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then the left.If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then the people on foot can cross the road.If the traffic lights are green the traffic can go. People on foot mustnt cross.In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work the streets are very busy. Traffic is most dangerous then.When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. Its very interesting.31. In China, before you cross a street, you