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河南省鲁山县第一高级中学学年高二英语月考试题
河南省鲁山县第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语11月月考试题
阅读理解(共20小题,每小题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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ChooseYourOne-Day-Tour!
TourA—Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—£37until26Marchand£39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.
TourB—Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s—£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.OxfordincludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestUniversityCityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary’sChurchTower.StratfordincludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.
TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:
includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34until11Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!
TourD—CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.
21.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestUniversityCity?
A.TourA.B.TourB.
C.TourC.D.TourD.
22.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?
A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&Stratford.
C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.
23.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?
A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze.
C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain.D.Itisaworld-famouscastle.
B
My23-year-oldcarwasunsafeandIdecideditwastimetotradeitforalessoldone.Ifoundmyselfthenatalocalusedcarlotlookingata12-year-oldcar.Therewasnowayformetoaffordanewcar,butthisoneseemedinfineshape.Imadethedealanddroveithome.
Itwasn’tlong,however,beforeInoticedasquealing(振鸣声).Imadeanappointmentatalocalrepairfactory.Theheatofthedaymademeturnontheairconditionerbutnocoldaircameout.Thismademeworrymore.IwonderedifI’dmadeabigmistake.
WhenIarrivedattherepairfactory,Isatinthewaitingroom.Thewarmthandbeautyofthedaywastoogoodtoignore.Iwalkedoutside.Walkingaroundtheparkedcars,Inoticedsomebeautifulflowers.AsIlookeddownatthem,asinglewhitebutterflyflewdownandlandedonthem.Butterflieshadforyearsheldaspecialplaceinmyheart.Theyalwaysremindedmeofmymotherandherloveforme.IsmiledwhenIsawthisoneandfeltinmyheartpeaceandjoyIhadn’tfeltforalongtime.Irealizedthenthatwhiletherepairersweremakingafewminorrepairsonmycar,Godwasmakingafewminorrepairsonmysoul.
Lifeistooshorttoallowfearandworrytoruleourdays.We’rehereonearthtoloveeachotherandwe’reremindedofthisincountlesswayseveryday.My“new”carisrunningnowandI’mdoingmybesttokeepmysouldoingthesame.Mayyoualwayskeepyourownsoulopentowhateverminorrepairsyoumeetwithinlife.
24.Whywastheauthorworried?
A.Hewasunabletoaffordanewcar.
B.His“new”carcouldn’tbeusedagain.
C.Repairingwouldcosthimmuchmoney.
D.Somethingwaswrongwithhis“new”car.
25.Whatmadetheauthorwalkoutofthewaitingroom?
A.Thelongandboringwait.B.Thewhitebutterfly.
C.Thegoodweather.D.Beautifulflowers.
26.Theauthorbegantofeelgoodwhen___________.
A.hegotmuchclosertonatureB.hefeltthewarmthoftheday
C.hethoughtofhismother’sloveD.his“new”carwasrepaired
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.AFewMinorRepairs.B.ThePowerofNature.
C.TheWaytoRepairYourSoul.D.HappyMemoriesofMyMom.
C
ThereisnobetterwaytoenjoyScottishtraditionsthangoingfishingandtastingalittlewhisky(威士忌)ataquietplaceliketheInverlochyCastle.WhenQueenVictoriavisitedtherein1873shewroteinherdiary,“Ineversawalovelierspot.”Andshedidn’tevengofishing.
Scotlandisnoteasilydefined.Incertainmoments,thisquietlandoflakesandgrassmountainschangesbeforeyourveryeyes.Wheneveninggentlysweepsthehillsideintoorange,therivers,teemingwithfish,canturnintostreamsofgold.AsyousettledownwithjustapersonandabasketonthebankofRiverOrchy,neartheInverlochyCastle,anyfrustration(懊恼)willfloatawayasgentlyasthecirclingwater.It’sjustyouandpurple,pink,whiteflowers,aperfectharmony(和谐).Ifyouareanewcomertofishing,learningthebasicsfromafishingguidemayleaveyouwithalifetime’sfun.Formany,fishingismorethanasport;itisanart.
Scotlandoffersinterestingplacewhereyoucanrestafteralongday’sfishing.Setagainstawildmountainandhiddenbehindwoodland,thebeautifulInverlochyCastleHotelbelowtheNevisisaperfectplacetoseethebeautyofScotland’smountains.BenNevisisthehighestofmountains,andreachingits1342-metretopisachallenge.Butit’snotjustwhatgoesupthatmatters;whatcomesdownisunique.Morethan900metreshigh,onthemountain’snorthface,liesanall-importantsourceofpurewater.ItsnamecomesformtheGaeliclanguage“usqueb”or“wateroflife”;anditisthesinglemostimportantingredient(原料)inScotland’sbestknownwhisky.
28.ThestoryofQueenVictoriaistoshowthat .
A.thequeenisrichintourexperience
B.theCastleisagoodplacetogoinScotland
C.tastingwhiskyisbetterthangoingfishing
D.1873isaspecialyearforthequeen
29.Howisparagraph2mainlydeveloped?
A.Bygivingdescriptions.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.
C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.
30.WhatisBenNevisspecialfor?
A.TheInverlochyCastleHotel.B.Thebeautyofitssurroundings.
C.Thewaterfromthemountain.D.Thechallengeuptoitstop.
31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.TointroduceScottishtraditionstotourists.
B.ToshowtheattractionsofScotlandtoreaders.
C.ToexploregeographicalcharacteristicsofScotland.
D.TodescribethepleasuresoflifeinScotland.
D
Anightatthemoviesisalwaysagoodidea.Butwhenyouleavethetheaterandrealizeyoujustdropped$45onaticketandsomesnacks,you’llwishyouhadbeenpatientenoughtowaituntilthemoviecameoutonNetflix(在线影片租赁商).TheaveragemovieticketpriceintheUnitedStatesin2000was$5.39;now,aticketisover$9.
Themainreasonwhymovieticketshavegottensoexpensiveisinflation(通货膨胀).Itwasactuallymoreexpensivetogotothemoviesinthe70sthanitisnow.Aticketin1978cost$2.34.Ifyouplugthatintoaninflationcalculator,thesameticketwouldcostyou$9.46today.AccordingtotheNationalAssociationofTheaterOwners,theaveragecostforatickettodayis$9.11.
Anotherreasonyouneedtodipintoyourlifesavingstoseeamovieonthebigscreenisthattheatersarecompetingwithstreamingservicesthatproducetheirownfilms,suchasNetflix,Hulu,andAmazon.Andlet’sbehonest,sittingathomeonyourcouchorinyourbedismorecomfortablethansittinginacoldtheater.
Becauseofstreamingtechnology,movietheatershavetodosomethingtobringincustomers.Attractions—includingalcohol,recliningseats(躺椅),surroundsound,and3-Dmoviesareallexamplesofthat.Andthoseupgradescomeataprice,leadingtomoreexpensivetickets.
“There’sallthatextracost,andit’sreallyimportantfortheaterownersandcompaniestomakethatexperienceasenjoyableaspossible,”PatrickCorcoran,vicepresidentoftheNationalAssociationofTheatreOwnerstoldMarketplace.“Becauseyou’reofferingasuperbexperience—audienceexpectationsareforthelatestandgreatesttechnology.Audiencesarewillingtopaymoreforaparticularexperience.”
32.Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesmovieticketssoexpensive?
A.Theviewersarewealthierthanbefore.
B.Themovietheatresofferpopcorns,alcoholforfree.
C.Inflationhasmadetheticketpriceappearhigherthanbefore.
D.Thepopularmovieswithfamousstarsdeservethehighprice.
33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.Netflixisalwaysabetterchoiceformovieviewersthantheatres
B.comfortableseatsensuremovietheatresadistinctadvantageoverstreamingservices
C.theviewersactuallypayfortheupdatesofthemovietheatresviamoreexpensivetickets
D.thetheaterownersandcompaniesupdatethetheaterstowingoodfame
34.WhichofthefollowingwouldPatrickCorcoranmostprobablyagreewith?
A.It’sunwiseforviewerstopaysomuchtowatchamovieinthetheater.
B.Thehighpriceofamovieticketissupposedtobeinlinewithawonderfulexperience.
C.It’sawasteofmoneytoprovidethelatesttechnologyinthetheatre.
D.Theviewerswouldprefertositathomeonthecouchesorinthebeds.
35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.BehindtheIncreasingPriceofMovieTickets
B.TechnologicalImprovementonMovieTheatres
C.TheCompetitionbetweenMovieTheatreandStreamingServices
D.HowtoSavetheViewers’Wallets
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两
项为多余选项。
AFewUniversalTruthstoChangeYourLife
Lifeisgrowth.Ifyoua