河南省信阳市第六高级中学学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题Word文档格式.docx
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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。
A
IncelebrationofWomen’sHistoryMonth,hereareafewofthemillionsofwomenthathavebrokenallconventionalrulestomakeadifferenceintheworld.
SusanB.Anthony
BornonFebruary15,1820,SusanB.Anthonywasawomen’srightsactivistintheUS.Shespentmanyyearscampaigningforwomen’srighttovote.Anthonywasalsoagainstslavery,helpingsupportthepassageoftheCivilWarAmendments.Shealsolenthervoicetothebattleforequalpayandeducationalopportunitiesforall.
AnneFrank
AnneFrankgrewupinahappyfamily.However,thingschangedwhenHitlercametopower.Anneandherfamilywereforcedtohideinsideatinyhouse,wheretheyounggirlrecordedherfamily’sfearsandstruggles.Evenafteralltheseyears,herjournal,AnneFrank:
TheDiaryofaYoungGirl,continuestobepopularwithpeopleacrossallagesandcultures.
AungSanSuuKyi
Determinedtobringdemocracy(民主)toMyanmar,AungSanSuuKyifoundedtheNationalLeagueforDemocracy(NLD).SuuKyi’sopendispleasurewiththegovernmentresultedinherspendingmuchofthetimebetween1989and2010inprisonorunderhousearrest.In1991,SuuKyireceivedtheNobelPeacePrize.In2015,fiveyearsaftershehadbeenfreed,SuuKyi’sNLDPartywonagreatvictoryinthegeneralelections.
MalalaYousafzai
MalalaYousafzaiwasbomtoaPakistanieducatorandpoet.WhentheTalibandeclaredthatgirlsshouldnotbeeducated,theworld’syoungestNobelPrizewinnerdecidedtochallengetheseunfairpolicies(政策).OnOctober9,2012,shewasshotandbadlyinjured.Sincerecovering,Malalacontinuesherfightforgirls’education.Herbraveryisencouragingyoungpeopleallovertheworldtostandupforwhattheybelieveisright.
21.Whomadeagreatcontributiontowomen’srighttovote?
A.AnneFrank.B.MalalaYousafzai.
C.SusanB.Anthony.D.AungSanSuuKyi.
22.WhywasAungSanSuuKyiputintoprison?
A.SherefusedtoleaveMyanmar.
B.Shedemandedthatthedemocratsbefreed.
C.Shevoiceddissatisfactionwiththegovernment.
D.Sheblamedthegovernmentforitseconomicpolicy.
23.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribethewomenmentionedinthetext?
A.Braveandinspiring.B.Reliableanddevoted.
C.Honestandresponsible.D.Considerateandoptimistic.
B
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