新疆某校2020-2021学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试题）一、阅读选择1. Share with us!Would you like to have your writing published in the magazine? Then let us know! We pay for stories, anecdotes and jokes:Anecdotes and Jokes$50Whats made you laugh recently? A funny sign? A colleagues behavior? Got a joke? Send it for Laughter is the Best Medicine!Email: Smart AnimalsUp to $100Send us a tale about the strange behavior of unique pets or wildlife in up to 300 words.Email: Power of LoveUp to $150Acts of generosity can change lives or just give you that warm feelings full of love. Share you moments in 100-500 words.Email: My Story$350Do you have a story inspiring or life-changing story to tell? Your story must be true, unpublished, original and 800-1000 words.Email: For more information, please visit: http:/ 1. How much will the magazine pay a joke to be published?A. 1（2）_ C. 350 （1）A story showing peoples generosity should be emailed to the editor at _.ABCD （2）An inspiring story sent to the magazine should _.A.describe strange behaviorB.contain less than 300 wordsC.be real and originalD.be published before2. Ireland has had a very difficult history The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to _ Ireland For hundreds of years,the Irish people fought against the EnglishFinally,in 1921,the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland The result is that today there are two IrelandsNorthern Ireland,in the north,is part of the United Kingdom The Republic of Ireland,in the south,is an independent countryInthe 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger This,and a shortage （短缺） of work,forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA,the UK,Australia and CanadaAs a result of these problems,the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 t0 6.6 million in 1851Formany years,most of the Irish people earned their living as farmers Today,many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside,where things move at a quieter and slower paceTheIrish are famous for being warmhearted and friendly 0scar Wilde,a famous Irish writer,once said that the Irish were the greatest talkers since the Greeks Since independence,Ireland has revived （复兴）its own culture of music,language,literature and singing Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments 0ther kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin,whistles,etc （1）What does the underlined phrase take control of in paragraph 1 mean？_A. reachB. conquerC. challengeD. support （2）What does the author tell us in Paragraph l？_A. How the Irish fought against the EnglishB. How Ireland gained independenceC. How English rulers tried to conquer IrelandD. How two Ireland came into being （3）We learn from the text that in Ireland_A. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in populationB. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countrysideC. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory workerD. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments （4）The last paragraph is mainly about_A. the Irish characterB. Irish cultureC. Irish musical instrumentsD. a famous Irish writer （5）What can be the best title for the text？_A. Life in IrelandB. A Very Difficult HistoryC. Ireland，Past and PresentD. The Independence of Ireland3. Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins Twinkle, twinkle, little star or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as Twinkle, twinkle, little star and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but over