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广东省惠州市惠城区学年高二英语月考试题
广东省惠州市惠城区2017-2018学年高二英语10月月考试题
本试卷共四部分,满分150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第一部分阅读理解(共20题,每题2分,满分40分)
第一节(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。
A
WistheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.
◆TheLionKing
Musical:
ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).
Place:
LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,London
Telephone:
08702439000
Date:
Friday,18Nov.2015
Ticketprice:
£37.5
◆Oliver
Musical:
Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytodiscoveringhisfamily.ThesongsincludeFoodgloriousfood,You’vegottopickapocketortwo,Whowillbuythiswonderfulmorning,IamreviewingthesituationandConsideryourselfathome.
Place:
TheatreRoyal,CatherineStreet,London
Telephone:
02074945061
Date:
Thursday,17Nov.2015
Ticketprice:
£25,butnowsave20%
◆JerseyBoys
Musical:
IttellsthestoryofFrankieValliandtheFourseasons:
theblue-collarkidsfromNewJerseyformedasinginggroupandbecamefamous.Themusicalfeaturesmanyofthegroup’spopularsongssuchasBiggirlsdon’tcry,Oh,whatanightandCan’ttakemyeyesoffyou.
Place:
PrinceEdwardTheatre,OldComptonStreet,London
Telephone:
08708509191
Date:
Saturday,19Nov.2015
Ticketprice:
£22.5
◆AllsWellThatEndsWell
Play:
Aromanticstory.Helena,daughterofapoorphysician,lovesBertram,sonofaCountess(女伯爵).
Place:
Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,ParkStreet,London
Telephone:
02074019919
Date:
Sunday,20Nov,2015
Ticketprice:
£40.5
1.IfMaryisfreeonFriday,whichofthefollowingshouldshecalltobuyaticket?
A.08708509191B.02074945061C.08702439000D.02074019919
2.Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount(打折),youshouldgoto_____.
A.Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatreB.LyceumTheatre
C.PrinceEdwardTheatreD.TheatreRoyal
3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?
A.ToshowtheimportanceofW
B.Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.
C.TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.
D.Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.
B
Myhusband,myfour-month-olddaughterandIsetoutonafive-daydrivingjourneyfromCaliforniatoWashington.Wehadtostopfrequentlybecauseourlittlechildneededtostretchfromthecarseat.
Oneofourstops,oncewecrossedtheOregonborder,wasataBlackBearDiner.Walkingtowardsthefrontdoorwenoticedagentlemanstandingatoneside.Hewasclearlyuntidy,withoutshoesandwearingwornclothing.Wepassedrightbyhimandopenedtherestaurantdoor.Thensomethingtoldmetogoback.
Holdingmydaughter,Iturnedaroundandsaidtothegentleman,“Sir.Areyouhungry?
”Hesaid,“Yes.”Ithenasked,“Maywebuyyousomethingtoeat?
”Herespondedwith,“Sure,Icanordersomethingmyself.”
Myhusbandopenedthedoorandthegentlemanwentstraighttothecounter.Itoldhimtoorderwhateverhewanted.Themanageroftherestaurantcameoverquitequicklyandlookedfrightened.Ispokebeforehehadanopportunityto.“Thisgentlemanwillhavelunchwithustoday,”Isaid.“Pleaseaddhisordertoourbill.”Themanagersaidwithafrown(皱眉),“Okay.”Weturnedtoourtableandthegentlemansaid,loudlyandquickly,“ThankYou!
”Wewereseatedanduponcompletingourmealwewerehandedourbill.Iaskedmyhusbandwhatthegentlemanhadordered.Onefreshorangejuice,onecoffee,onebreakfastcombinationwithasideofhashbrowns.
WhenwelefttherestaurantIlookedforthegentlemanbutdidn’tseehim,butthatverysmallactjustmademyday.Ihopeinsomesmallwaywewereabletoaddsomejoytohislife,evenifonlyforafewminutes.
4.Fromtheappearanceofthegentleman,wecanguesshewasprobablya(n)________.
A.waiterB.actorC.workerD.beggar
5.Themanageroftherestaurantlookedfrightenedbecause________.
A.themanwasnotfriendly
B.themanhadstolensomethingfromtherestaurant
C.hewasafraidthemanwouldn’taffordtopaythefood
D.hehadfiredthemanbefore
6.Fromthepassage,wecaninfertheman________.
A.feltashamedandslippedawayB.wasthankfulfortheirkindact
C.washungryandatealotoffoodD.wastooproudtoaccepttheiroffer
7.Thephrase“mademyday”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.
A.
mademeveryhappyB.wastedmymoney
C.mademefeelsorryD.movedmedeeply
C
ChinaisnowsendingmorecollegestudentstostudyintheUnitedStatesthananyothercountry.Anewreportshowsa23percentincreaseinthenumberofChinesestudentscomingtotheU.S.
ThelatesteditionoftheannualInstituteofInternationalEducation(IIE)andanotherUSinstitutefounda5percentriseinthenumberofinternationaluniversitystudentsintheUScomparedtooneyearago.Therearenowover157,000ChinesestudentsatU.S.collegesanduniversities.
Asiaaccountedfor(占)fourofthetopfivecountriesandregionstotakeadvantageoftheUShighereducationsystem.“IncreasednumbersofstudentsfromChina,particularlyattheundergraduatelevel,largelyaccountsforthegrowththispastyear,”thereportstated.“Theyreallyenrollin(注册)afullrangeofUShighereducation,”saidPeggyBlumenthal,seniorcounselortothepresidentofIIE,thegroupthatmadethereport.“20yearsago,studentsfromChinaonlyknewofahandfulofUSinstitutions,butnow,theyareenrollinginourcommunitycolleges,inoursmallliberalartsinstitutions,intheresearchuniversities.Reallyspreadacrossthecountry,”shesaid.
Chinesemainlandwasinthenumberonespot,whileIndiawasthenumbertwocountryoforigin.SouthKoreawasthirdandCanadawasnumberfour.China’sTaiwanheldthenumberfivespot.SaudiArabiawasinsixthwitha44-percentincrease,whileJapanwasseventh,down14percent.
Blumenthalattributes(把……归因于)theincreaseinthenumberofChinesestudentsheadingtoUScollegestolimiteduniversityplacesinChina,aswellasafeelingfromstudentsandtheirparentsthantheywanta“unique”educationalexperience.China’sfamilyplanningpolicy,saysBlumenthal,hasalsomeantthatfamiliescanconcentratedresourcesonasinglechild.
TheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeleshasoneofthelargestAsianstudentpopulationsofanycollegeintheUnitedStates.
8.Whichranked(排名)thethirdplacesharingUShighereducation?
A.SaudiArabiaB.CanadaC.SouthKoreaD.India
9.WhyisthenumberofChinesestudentsgoingtotheUSincreasing?
A.TheUScollegesarebetterthanthoseinChina.
B.Chinalacksenougheducationalresources.
C.EachfamilyinChinahasonlyonechild..
D.ChinesestudentscanentervarietiesofUScolleges.
10.WhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtoPeggyBlumenthal?
A.ThenumberofChinesestudentsgoingtotheUShasincreasedto23%.
B.TheUniversityofCaliforniahascontributedtoAsianeducationgreatly.
C.Chinesestudentpopulationsin
theUSmainlyconsistofundergraduates.
D.ChinesestudentsknowmoreaboutUShighereducationthanbefore.
11.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe__________.
A.TheLargeNumberofChineseStudentsintheUS
B.ChineseCollegeStudentsRushtoUSSchools
C.ChineseStudentsMakeUpLargelyForeignStudentsintheUS
D.AsianMiddleSchoolStudentsintheUSUniversities
D
Afteraseriousdisease,RaghuMakwanalosthislegs.Hehadtowalkwiththesupportofhishands.Alongtimeback,afewfriendstookawalkonthestreetwiththeinspirationtodoasmallactofkindness.OneofhiskindbehavioristheTulsiProject.Wheneverhelearnsofafamilywithsomeargumentsorevenviolentabuse(辱骂),Raghucourageouslywalksintospreadgoodcheer.Mostofthesearecompletestrangers.Sometimeshe’llreciteaprayer;sometimeshe’llsharestories.Tostart2011,Raghugavebirthtooneofhisdreams.Whenhelivedoutonthestreets,heoftenfeltdeeplymovedbyothersonthestreetswhohadevenlessthanhim.
Hemadeavowtohimselfthathewouldreturntoservethemoneday,andthatdayhadarrivedforhim.Heputtogetherateamoffiveeverydayfolks(oneofwhomisblind),whowouldmakesmallsacrifices(牺牲)intheirownlivestosupportdeliveryofhandcookedmealsforsomeoftheabsolutelyneglectedpeopleonthestreets.Theyappropriatelynamedit“TyaagNuTiffin”(FoodofSacrifice).Everydayat12∶30PMandat7∶30PM,Raghustartsoffonhishandtricycletodeliverthefood.It’sthesamefoodhehimselfeats,buthewon’teatituntilhehasfinishedhisroundofofferings.Inarecentfeaturein The Times of India,Raghunotes:
“I’mnotdoinganythinggreat.I’mnotonamissiontochangetheworld.Godhasbeenverykindtomeinmystruggletosurvive.Nowitismyturntorepaythekindnessbyhelpingotherneedyhumanbeings.”
12.WhatthingmadeRaghufirsthaveadreamofhelpingothers?
A.Seeingsomepeopleshowingkindnesstoothers.
B.Learningofafamilywitharguments.
C.Losinghislegsforaseriousdisease.
D.Seeingsomepeoplehavelessthanhim.
13.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatRaghu__________ .
A.deliveredthreemealsoneday
B.deliveredfoodonlytothedisabled
C.atefoodhimselfafterdeliveringallthefood
D.delivereddifferentfoodfromwhatheate
14.ItcanbeinferredfromwhatRaghusaidthat__________.
A.Raghuisnotsatisfiedwithsocietyatpresent
B.Raghuknowsthemeaningofrepayingandappreciation
C.Raghuwantstobeagreatpersoninthefuture
D.Raghuseeshimselfasaherotochangetheworld
15.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.LoveFighteronaTricycle(三轮车)
B.ADisabledbu