1、定州二中 高一第一次月考 英语试卷 考试时间 90分钟 分值 120分 命题人：郝宏丽卷 II 阅读理解（共两节，总分值20分）第一节（共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AElizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearl
2、y impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取)to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In
3、 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 18
4、57 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell
5、realize her dream of becoming a surgeon A. She couldnt get admitted to medical school.B. She decided to further her education in Paris. C. A serious eye problem stopped her. D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.来源:Z+xx+k.Com2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed E
6、lizabeths chances for becoming for a doctor A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldnt graduate from medical school. D. She couldnt set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospitalA. Eight years B. Ten year
7、s C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years 4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she _. A. became the first woman physician. B. was the first woman doctor C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
8、 D. set up the first medical school for womenBToday most Chinese teenagers are happy to be favored by two parents and four grandparents in their families. But have you ever thought about how to take care of four to twelve old people when you grow up and get married This could be a problem for most C
9、hinese youths as China is entering a new stage of an aging society.An aging society refers to one where 10 percent or more of its population is over 60. By the end of 2023, Chinese over 60 years old have made up 11.7 percent of the nations total population. “China is getting old before becoming rich
10、, said Cai Chuang, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The population increase that has powered Chinese growth for three decades will give way over the next ten years to a rapid aging of the society. This will lead to weaker economic growth, because of a lack of labor resources.As
11、 a result of the family planning policy, it is expected that the countrys total working population will decrease after 2023. China is not the only country getting old. More than 60 countries have become aging societies and one in three people in the European Union is a senior citizen.However, expert
12、s said that China doesnt have a highly developed social security network to support the old. Social security is an insurance program protecting those in need, including the old, the disabled and others.5. An aging society is a society that _. A. less than 10% of its population is over 60 B. 10% or m
13、ore of its population is over 60来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K C. there are four old people in a family D. most of its population is over 606. If China enters an aging society, _. A. there will not be enough labor resources B. the family planning policy will be ended C. everyone needs to take care of four to twelv
14、e old people D. China will have a highly developed social security network7. The passage mainly talks about _. A. an aging society B. Chinese social problems C. family planning policy D. aging problem in China CUsing too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can p
15、ut our water supply in danger, but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(缺乏). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(
