静宁一中2018-2019学年度高一第二学期第一次月考试题（卷）英 语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分。第卷第一部分 阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALitteacher8 29 minutes agoThere are so many to choose from! I love Robert frost, especially “Mending Wall,” mostly because he is my dads favorite poet. However, personally I love Langston Hughess poem “Dreams” because it always brings happiness to me. I am also a big fan of the older poem, such as Spensers “One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon the Strand” because its so simple, and “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” by William Blake because I love the language.Michael Ugulini 51 minutes ago My favorite poet is Suji Kwock Kim. Ever since I read her book of poetry “Notes from the Divided Country”, I have been a big fan of her clear and thoughtful writing. My favorite poem of hers is “Borderlands”, which she wrote in memory of her grandmother. Its a poem about her grandmothers experiences during the war. Loraaa 1 hours agoHard to decide! But if I have to, Id say Emily Dickens. Her life was so wonderful and her opinions about life are also interesting. Her understanding of natural speaks to the heart of anyone who loves the outdoors! Dickinson also understood human nature very well. Her poems speak of love, loneliness, etc. Finally, my favorite poem by her is “I Never Saw a Moor”. I love her thoughts. 1. Why does Litteacher8 like the poem “Dreams”? A. It always cheers him up. B. He loves the language of it. C. He is a big fan of its author. D. Its his fathers favorite poem.2. Whose favorite poet is Emily Dickinson? A. Michelle Ugulinis B. BullgatortailsC. Litteacher8s D. Loraaas3. Where is the next most probably taken from?A. A newspaper. B. A webpage. C. A notice board D. A book review.B I always wanted to be a firefighter. It seemed exciting to me. I like to be outside, lift heavy things and sleep on the ground! In college, I got a job with the forest service. My first week on the job, they asked if I wanted to get my red card (training for forest fires). I said yes. The training was a week long. I learned about the different types of fire crews(工作人员) and I remembered the instructor saying hotshots were the top dogs. He said that being a hotshot is the most difficult and dangerous job. I was sold. I just wanted to be a hotshot. However, hotshot crews dont hire(雇佣) people without fire experience. I returned home from training to Logan where the Logan hotshots are based. I walked in and told the boss I wanted to be a hotshot and they should keep me in mind if they needed anymore. The very next day I got a note saying the Hotshots were looking for me! A woman on their crew got injured and they needed a replacementthey were headed to a fire that day. They thought of me because I had just been there the day before. We arrived at the fire near Provo, Utah at about 10 pm that night. We ended up working 40 hours, digging fire lines. I think I fell asleep standing up against my tool at one point. My feet were covered in blisters(水泡) and the helicopter(直升机) that was supposed to pick us up at the top of the mountain broke down and we had to walk miles! To my delight, the crew liked me and hired me after that. I also met my husband that night! How cool is that!4. What kind of person is the author?A. Easy-going. B. Risk-loving.C. Well-organized. D. Simple-minded.5. When did the author decide to become a hotshot?A. When she started college.B. After she returned to Logan.C. When she did her red card training.D. After she finished the forest service. 6. Why did the Logan Hogan Hotshots send a note to the author?A. They were short of persons.B. They wanted to test her skills.C. They were satisfied with her ability.D. They thought she was rich in fire experience.7. How did the author find the firefighting that night?A. Dangerous. B. Exciting.C. Hard. D. Unsuccessful.CThe Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Student Contest(竞赛) “invites students from around the world to create pieces of art that look at human influences on our oceans, says program director Alyssa Irizarry.The contest was founded in 2011 by Linda Cabot, a visual (视觉的) artist and ocean activist based in Westwood, Massachusetts. It has since reached nearly 10,000 kids worldwide. No entry fee is required, but students who want to enter must be between the ages of 11 and 18. Students are required to “create works that not only presents problems, but also influence others to act.Students can compete in one of five categories (种类): visual art, poetry, prose, film, and music. They are given a school year to work