精选广东省普宁市高二英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

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精选广东省普宁市高二英语上学期第二次月考试题

2017-2018学年度高二级第一学期

第二次月考英语试题卷

第一部分阅读理解（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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

World'sWonderfulLibraries

HowcoolcanlibrariesbeinaneraofiPadsandKindlesMorethanyouthink,ifyouknowwheretogo.CentralLibrary

TheCentralLibraryinSeattle,UnitedStatesismodernandsophisticated（高端大气）.Thebuildingisanimpressiveworkofart,whichhastouristsfromaroundtheworldpayingvisitsandtakingtours.Thelibraryoffersfreeself-guidedcellphonetours,alongwithgrouptours.

Thelibraryholdsvariousartexhibitions,booksigningsandothereventsthroughouttheyear.

Open:

Monday-Thursday10a.m-8p.m,Friday-Saturday10a.m-6p.m,Sundaynoon-6p.m

TrinityCo

llegeLibrary

TheTrinityCollegeLibraryinDublinistheoldestlibraryinIreland,foundedin1592byQueenElizabethI.

Notonlyistheexteriorimpressive,itboaststhelargestsinglechamberlibraryintheworld,alsoknownastheLongRoom,whichcontainsmorethan200,000ofthelibrary'soldestbooks.

Variousexhibitionsandtourareavailable;admission9（US12）

Open:

Monday-Wednesday9:

30a.m-5p.m,Tuesday9:

30a.m-9p.m,Saturday9:

30a.m-1p.m,Sundayclosed.BibliothecaAlexamdrina

TheBibliothecaAlexamdrinaistherevival（复兴）oftheancientRoyalLibraryofAlexandria,whichwasthelargestandmostinfluentiallibraryintheGreekworld.ItwasbuiltbyAlexandertheGreatsome2,300yearsago.

Thenewlibrarywasrebornin2002ontheshoreoftheMediterraneanSeaafter10yearsofdesigning,planningandconstruction.Alongwiththestandardlibraries,therearefourmuseumscoveringscience,ArabicCalligraphy,thehistoryofprintingandtheGreekart.

Open:

Saturday-Thursday9a.m-4p.m.StuttgartCityLibrary

TheStuttgartCityLibraryiscontroversial.Somesayit'sinnovative,whileotherssayitdoesn'tmatchitsenviro

nment.

Nevertheless,thelibraryisoneofthemostinterestingbuildingsinGermany.ThedesignofthecubicfacilitywasinfluencedbytheancientPantheoninRome.Itservesasamulti-storymeetingspacethatdrawsnaturalsunlightthroughtheroof.

Open:

Monday-Saturday9a.m--9p.m

1.WhichofthefollowinglibrariesareopenonFriday?

A.StuttgartCityLibraryandCentralLibrary

B.CentralLibraryandBibliothecaAlexandrina

C.TrinityCollegeLibraryandStuttgartCityLibrary

D.BibliothecaAlexandrinaandTrinityCollegeLibrary

2.SupposeyouarevisitingTrinityCollegeLibrary,youcanenjoy________there.

A.freeexhibitionsB.theoldestGreekart

C.readingintheLongRoomD.readingtheworld'soldestbooks

3.WhatisspecialabouttheBibliothecaAlexandrina?

A.Ithasfourmuseumscoveringallsortsofart.B.Ittook10yearstorebuil

d.

C.Itisthemostinfluentiallibraryintheworld.D.ItusedtobeanancientroyalBritishlibrary.

B

Backinfreshmanyear,Ifoundmyselfwonderingwhetheritshouldreallybecalled"volunteering"ifstudentsonlydoitbecausetheyhaveto.

Iendedupvolunteeringat Weyrich Health Center,helpingelderlypatientswithdailytasks.ThemoreIdidthesetasks,themoredisconnectedIfeltfromtheseniors.ThoughIfeltbadforthem,Ididnotwanttointeractwiththem.

Thenonerainyday,ImetColonelHemsworth.Heinvitedmetohistableandaskedforsomecompany.Iregardedthisasanotherboringtask.However,whenIlistenedtohisstories,Ilearnedthathewasabrilliantwarveteran（老兵），andIfoundhistalesinteresting.

AftermybrieftalkwiththeColonel,IrealizedthatIsharedcommoncharacterswithalltheseniors. Ifeltlikeanoxygenmolecule（分子）---readytoformarelationship—ratherthananisolatedgas.

Imetwithmanylearnedseniorcitizenswhosharedtheirexperiencesandwisdom.NolongerdidIwalkaimlesslydownthehallways.IfoundmyselfenjoyingtalkingwiththesepeopleasIlearnedtheirhistories.Whyhadn'tIrealizedsoonerthatvolunteerworkcouldenlightenme?

Somepeoplearguethatvolunteeringandworkingforchangedoesnothelp.However,theyfailtorealizethattheworldisconstantlychangingandhumansmustadaptMyexperienceatWeyrichHealthCenterhastaughtmethatrefusingtochangeone'sviewsandacceptnewonesleadstoshort-termgoalsthatfinallydisappear.Communicationwithothersisanimportantpartoflife.Volunteeringisnotjustarequirementorawaytoimproveyourresume,itisatimeforserviceandpersonalgrowth.

NowIenjoyvolunteeringmytimesurroundedbyseniorswhobringhistoryaliveforme.Bycommunicatingwiththem,Ihavedevelopedintoamoredynamicperson.

4.What'stheauthor'sinitial（最初的）attitudetowardsvolunteering?

A.Positive              B.Satisfied.              C.Unwilling.          D.Doubtful.    

5.WhydidColonelHemsworthinvitetheauthortohistable?

A.Helikedtheauthorvery