内蒙古大板三中2018-2019学年高一英语上学期第一次（10月）月考试题第一部分阅读理解 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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。A Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is on the Southern Hemisphere of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that Shanghai.Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish in the rivers. Plants grow very well.Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and west to a wild flower exhibition. There we saw large numbers of wild flowers on show, most of which we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. Every year in spring Perth has wild flower exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves very much. When we heard bells ringing at the top of the hills, we looked up, but what we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to ours as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us along the path.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos（袋鼠）. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself among the white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere you can see sheep.1Which country is the writer most possibly from?AJapan. BChina. C. Canada. D America2Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? AAustralia has enough laws to fight against pollution. BPerth is the biggest city in Australia. CThe wild flowers in Perth must be different from what the author sees in his/her country. DThe author enjoyed his/her visit in the country.3The underlined word “exhibition” in the third paragraph means_. Aa public show for people to visit Ba market where you can buy all kinds of flowers Ca place where all kinds of flowers are grown Da field where there are flowers and animal4According to the passage, when we talk about Australia, we will think of_. A. wild flowers B. sheep and kangaroos（袋鼠）C. The sky D. the countrysideBMr. Jackson worked in a factory. There he drove a truck. He carried the machines that were made in their factory to the station. He drove well and got more money than his workmates. His wife took good care of him and did all the housework at home.But the man had a shortcoming: he liked drinking. He often drank a little when he had supper. And after that he went to bed and soon fell asleep. It didnt hinder(防碍) his work and Mrs. Jackson didnt mind it.One summer afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Jackson felt tired and thirsty. He stopped by a bar on the side of the road and had a rest. One of his friends saw his truck and asked him to drink. He agreed and they drank a lot. And he didnt stop at the crossing when the lights were red. A policeman tried to stop him. But he drove faster and soon they found him in the factory and they knew everything. He was nearly sent away for it. He was very sorry after that and promised he wouldnt drink any longer when he was at work.One day, on his way home, he met an old friend of his and they were both happy and drank much. When he got home, his wife was angry but she didnt say anything and helped him to go to bed. The next morning she said, “You drank a lot again last night!”“Who told you about that?” Mr. Jackson called out. “I didnt drink at all!”“But you told me about it yourself!”“Can you believe what a drunk(醉汉) says?”5. Mr. Jackson was paid more because_.A. he was a driver B. he worked hardC. he spent much in drinking D. he never had a rest6. At first Mrs. Jackson didnt stop her husband drinking because_.A. he did drink too muchB. he went to work on timeC. he never drank when he was at workD. he got more money than his workmates7. _, so he was nearly sent away.A. Mr. Jackson didnt stop when the lights were redB. Mr. Jackson drove too fast when he was drunkC. Mr. Jackson drank with his friend in the barD. Mr. Jackson didnt listen to the policeman8. Mrs. Jackson didnt say anything that evening because_.A. she thought her husband poor B. she felt sorry for her husbandC. it was no use talking to a drunkD. her husband knew he was wrongCBEIJING, May29- the U.S. pop star Michael Jackson appeared in public in Tokyo on Saturday, accepting a music award and thanking “all the people who believe in me”.Introduced to an adoring（崇拜的） as “the king of pop, the king of rock and the king of soul”, Jackson flashed a quick “peace” sign as he walked onstage to the sound of one of his biggest hits “Thriller”.“Im honored to be in Japan again and Im very happy to be among