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河南省南阳市学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题含答案

河南省南阳市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第一次月考（3月）试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,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

Theorderlycamebackinafewminuteswitharifle（步枪）andsomeBurmans（缅甸人）.Hetoldusthatthee

lephantwasinthericefieldsbelow,onlyafewhundredyardsaway.AsIstartedforwardpracticallythewholepopulationofthequarterflockedoutofthehousesandfollowedme.TheyhadseentherifleandwereallshoutingexcitedlythatIwasgoingtoshoottheelephant.Itwasfuntothem,asitwouldbetoanEnglishcrowd;besides,the

ywantedthemeat.Itmadem

ealittleuneasy.Ihadnointentionofshootingtheelephant—Ihadmerelysentfortherifletodefendmyself—anditisalwaysuneasytohaveacrowdfollowingyou.Imarcheddownthehill,lookingandfeelingafool,withtherifleovermyshoulderandanever-growingarmyofpeopleknockingandpushingatmyheels.Beyondthehuts（小木屋）therewasaricefieldathousandyardsacross,muddyfromthefirstrains.Theelephantwasstandingeightyardsfromtheroad.Hetooknottheslightestnoticeofthecrowd.Hewastearingupbunchesofgrass,beatingthemagainsthiskneestocleanthemandfeedingthemintohismouth.

AssoonasIsawtheelephantIknewwithperfectcertaintythatIoughtnottoshoothim.Itisaseriousmattertoshootaworkingelephant—itiscomparabletodestroyingahugeandcostlypieceofmachinery.There,peacefullyeating,theelephantlookednomoredangerousthanacow.IthoughtthenandIthinknowthathisattackof“must”wasalreadypassingoff;inwhichcasehewouldmerelywanderharmlesslyabout.Moreover,Ididnotintheleastwanttoshoothim.

ButatthatmomentIglancedroundatthecrowdthathadfollowedme.Itwasahugecrowd,twothousandatleastandgrowingeveryminute.Ilookedattheseaofthefacesabovethecolorfulclothes—facesallhappyandexcitedoverthisbitoffun,allcertainthattheelephantwasgoingtobeshot.Theywerewatchingmeastheywouldwatchamagicianabouttoperformatrick.Theydidnotlikeme.ButwiththemagicalrifleinmyhandsIwasmomentarilyworthwatching.AndsuddenlyIrealizedthatIshouldhavetoshoottheelephantafterall.ThepeopleexpecteditofmeandIhadgottodoit;Icouldfeeltheirtwothousandwillspressingmeforward.AnditwasatthismomentthatIfirstfeltthehollowness（空洞）,theuselessnessofthewhiteman'scontrolintheEast.HerewasI,standinginfrontoftheunarmedcrowds—seeminglytheleadingactor;butinrealityonlyapuppet（傀儡）.Iunderstoodinthismomentthatwhenthewhitemanturnsrulerofcompletepoweritishisownfreedomthathedestroys.

21.Thepeopleweregladtothinktheelephantwastobeshotmainlybecause______.

A.ithaddamagedtheirhomesandcropsB.itwouldprovidethemwithmeat

C.itwouldmakethemfeelentertainedD.itwasspoilingtheirricefields

22.Whenthewritersawtheelephanthefelt_____________..

A.foolishB.afraidC.pitifulD.confident

23.Thewriterrealizedthathehadtoshoottheelephantbecause___________.

A.shootingelephantsisaseriousproblemB.everybodyexpecteditofhim

C.hedid

notwishtodisappointtherulersD.hehadtoshowhowgunsarefired

24.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellsuswhenhetellsthestory?

A.Leadingactorsaresometimesfoolishpuppets.

B.Governmentsforwhitepeopleareuseless.

C.Powercansometimesturnpeopleimprisoned（监禁）.

D.Unarmedcrowdsareincontrolofeverything.

B

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