【名师解析】河南省南阳一中2015届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 Word版含解析

【试卷综评】试卷以新课标为指导，从学什么，考什么的原则出发，遵循“题在书中”，既重基础又注重综合能力的提高。本套试卷具有很好的区分度，即全面考查考生的基础知识与技能，又考查学生分析问题，解决问题的能力，测试效果较为明显。阅读理解中的推理判断题，主旨大意题仍然是学生的薄弱环节，应重点练习。做完型填空时，注意整体上把握文章大意。书面表达以半开放式作文形式出现，即给出一定的提示内容，又要考生根据提示内容进行适当的发挥，从而有效考查考生的书面表达能力；总之，本次期中试卷难度适中，是一份质量较高的试卷。

温馨提示：1.本试卷满分150分= （阅读理解40分+完型20+语法填空15+单词拼写10+短文改错10+书面表达25分）×1.25分

2.从21题开始根据题号涂卡。 第一部分：听力 (略)

第二部分：阅读理解 （共2节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）（命题人：乾正潮）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

【题文】A

A group of 1309 passengers boarded the MS Balmoral on Sunday, in Southampton, England, on a voyage to retrace(重走) the path of the Titanic. The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world when it sailed on its ill-fated first voyage on April 10, 1912. Of the 2227 passengers and crew aboard, more than1500 died. The ship, which was headed for New York City, carried the rich and famous on its first voyage. It also carried immigrants who were seeking a better life in America.

Relatives of people who sailed on the Titanic, historians, authors and people fascinated by the story of the unsinkable ship were on the Balmoral. They wanted to remember the Titanic and those who died on her first and last voyage.

The Balmoral is following Titanic's original route from Southampton. First, the modern-day cruise liner docked（进港） in the port of Cherbourg, France, where the Titanic had picked up more passengers. On Monday afternoon, the Balmoral stops in Cobh, Ireland, the Titanic's last port of call before sailing to New York.

The Balmoral then sailed the North Atlantic Ocean to the location where Titanic hit an iceberg . On Sunday, April 15, at 2：20 a. m. --- the time the Titanic went down---passengers and crew held a memorial service. The next two days were spent in Halifax, Canada, where many victims of the sinking are buried. Then, the Balmoral will reach its final destination in New York City, where Titanic was supposed to dock—but never did.

So far, several teams of divers have explored the site. They have recovered some items such as dishes and silverware and put them on public display. And more trips are planned to the wreckage in the future. The Titanic