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高二英语月考试题及答案吕梁学院附属高级中学学年高二下学期第三次月考

吕梁学院附中高二下学期第三次月考英语试题

第Ⅰ卷客观卷（共100分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）

第一小节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

A

Icelandisexperiencingabookboom（繁荣时期）.

ItishardtoavoidwritersinReykjavik.ThereisaphraseinIcelandic,“adgangamedbokImaganum”,meaningeveryonegivesbirthtoabook.Literally,everyone“hasabookintheirstomach”.Onein10Icelanderswillpublishone.

“Doesitgetrathercompetitive?

”Iasktheyoungnovelist,KristinEirikskdottir.“Yes.EspeciallyasIlivewithmymotherandpartner,whoarealsofull-timewriters.Butwetrytopublishinalternateyearssowedonotcompetetoomuch.”

“Writersarerespectedhere,”AglaMagnusdottirtellsme.“Theylivewell.Someevengetasalary.”MagnusdottirisheadofthenewIcelandicLiteratureCentre,whichoffersstatesupportforliteratureanditstranslation.“Theywriteeverything---modernsagas（长篇英雄故事）,poetry,children'sbooks,literaryandextraordinaryfiction---butthebiggestboomisincrimewriting,”shesays.Sowhathasledtothisphenomenalbookboom?

Iwouldsayitisduetoacropofgoodwriters,tellinginterestingtaleswitheleganteconomyandfantasticcharacters.

Iceland'sblacklava（火山岩）riverbeds,itssteaming,bubblingearth,withitstoweringvolcanoesandfairytalestreamsalsomakeittheperfectsettingforstories.SolviBjornSiggurdsson,anIcelandicnovelist,sayswritersowealottothepast.“Weareanationofstorytellers.Whenitwasdarkandcoldwehadnothingelsetodo,”hesays.“Thankstothepoeticworksandmedieval（中世纪的）sagas,wehavealwaysbeensurroundedbystories.AfterindependencefromDenmarkin1944,literaturehelpeddefineouridentity.”SiggurdssonshowsrespecttoIceland'sNobelLiteraturewinner,HalldorLaxness,whosebooksaresoldinpetrolstationsandtouristcentresacrosstheisland.LocalsnametheircatsafterLaxnessandpayavisittohishome.“WhenLaxnesswontheNobelPrizein1955heputmodernIcelandicliteratureonthemap,”Siggurdssontellsme.“Hegaveusconfidencetowrite.”

1.Theunderlinedphraseinthepassagesuggeststhat________.

A.Icelanderslovecollectingbooks.

B.Icelanderslovewritingverymuch.

C.therearealotofgreatbooksinIceland.

D.itiscompetitivetopublishabookinIceland.

2.WhatkindofbookisthemostpopularinIceland?

A.Poetry.

B.Medievalsagas.

C.Crimenovels.

D.Children’sstories.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

.

A.SiggurdssonwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1955.

B.Icelanderspublishbookstoincreasetheirincome.

C.WritersinIcelanddon’tbenefitfromitsliterarytradition.

D.Icelandpossessessomefactorstobeaperfectsettingforstories.

B

Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhascausedanotherfloodofsuchclaims.Andoneoftheplayersthatbenefitthemostfromthisstoryisthemedia:

theideaof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformoreexcitingnews.

ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyinTheNewYorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents.”HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis（危机）。

ButtheUnitedNations’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite—therehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdrynessinNorthAmerica.Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachinesinceclimatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.

And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesareplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation（通货膨胀）：

Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.So,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s.

Finally,Krugmanforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol（乙醇），whichraisesthepriceofcorn–attheexpenseofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople.

BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianAbouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlytellsusthatfiercewildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike.

Infact,thelateststudyonglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireincidencehasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel.

Whenwell—meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,theyoftenendupmakingoverstatements.Andexaggerated（夸张的）claimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrustandunconcern.Thatisunfortunate,becauseglobalwarmingisarealproblem,andwedoneedtoaddressit.

4.Inwhatwaydothemediabenefitfromextremeweather?

A.Theycangivevoicetodifferentviews.

B.Theycanmakethemselvesbetterknown.

C.Theycanchoosefromagreatervarietyoftopics.

D.Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.

5.Whatistheauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest?

A.Itwilleventuallygetproofin2048.

B.Itisbasedonanerroneousclimatemodel.

C.Sofarthereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.

D.Atimemachineisneededtotellifitistrue.

6.Whatisthechiefreasonfortheriseincornpricesaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Inflationrateshavebeenskyrocketingsincethe1970s.

B.Aconsiderablepartofcornisusedtoproducegreenfuel.

C.Climatechangehascausedcornsupplytodropmarkedly.

D.Demandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries.

7.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheexaggeratedclaimsinthemediaaboutglobalwarming?

A.Theyleadtopublicdistrustaboutscience.

B.Theycreateconfusionaboutclimatechange,

C.Theyarestrategiestoraisepublicawareness.

D.Theydoadisservicetoaddressingtheproblem.

C

MyfatherpassedawayinanursinghomeonaSeptemberday.Ineverrememberedhimtellingmehelovedme.Uponhearinghisdeath,Ididn’tfeeltheneedtocry.Istruggledwithmylackofstrongfeelingsoverhispassing,knowingitwasnothealthyformetoavoidsadness.

OnChristmasDayoftheyear,IwasreflectingonasmanygoodmemoriesofmyfatherasIcould.Idecidedtoworkoutmyfeelings,soIsatdownandwrotemyfatheraletter.

DearDaddy,

Iremembersomethingtoday.IrememberwhenIwas3yearsold,momcarriedmerightbeforebedtimeandyousang“NowILayMeDownToSleep”tome,andIrememberyourvoicelikeitwasjustyesterday.IrememberthewarmthofyoulyingnexttomeandhowspecialIfeltatthatmoment.Thenmymomcarriedmeofftomyownbedtotuckmein.

IremembertimeswhenIcouldsitoutontheporchwithyouandwatchanapproachingthunderstorm,andyouwouldtellmethescientificfactsbehindlightningandthunder.Ithoughtyoukneweverything.

Irememberyoutakingmytwobrothersandmeontripstoastreamoutinthecountryonsummerdays.Wewouldwalkalongthestream,pickingwildflowerstotakehometomother.

IwanttothankyouforgivingmeanappreciationofnatureandscienceandofGod’sbeautifulcreation,Earth.Iwanttothankyouformakingustakepartin“familyworship”everyeveningafterdinner.IrememberthatBiblestoriesandtheGoldenRuleonhowtotreatothers,andIlearnthowtoappreciatemusicinmylifefromthehymnswesang.Ialsolearnttoharmonizewithmysisters.

Andmostofall,Iwanttoforgiveyou.IforgiveyoufornotbeingabletotellmethatIwasaspecialgirlandthatyoulovedme.Ilongedforyourspokenaffection.ButIrealizesomethinginyourownupbringingwouldnotallowyoutoexpressyourfeelingsverbally（口头地）.Irealizethatyoudidthebestthatyoucouldwithwhatyouknew.

IsignedtheletterandputitintomywoodenboxtojoinmanyothercardsandlettersfrommyfamilyandlovedonesthatIcherished.Butsomehow,ithadnotbroughtanyreliefIdesired.

OnNewYear’sEve,Irememberthelettertomyfather.Itookitoutsidetotheyard.ThenIbuiltafireanddroppeditintotheflameandwatcheditburn.

AsIthankedmyfatherforgivingmelife,thetearscame.Ireleasedallthegriefandwhispered,“youweremyfather…andIloveyou.”

8.Whydidthewriterstrugglewiththefeelingsuponhearingherfather’sdeath?

A.Becauseshecouldn’tacceptherfather’sdeath.

B.Becauseshewantedtoholdbackhersadness.

C.Becausesheknewsheshouldhavefeltsad.

D.Becauseshehadamixedfeelingofloveandhatred.

9.ThewriterspentmuchhappytimedoingmemorablethingswithfatherEXCEPTthat___.

A.fathersangsongsforherbeforebedtime

B.fathertaughthernature,science,andhistory

C.fathertookherontripsinnature

D.fatherreadBiblestoriesforher

10.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.

A.thewriterburnedtheletterdirectlyafterfinishingwritingit

B.father’sgrowthinfluencedhiswayofexpressinghimself

C.thewriterneverexpectedfathertoexpresshistruefeelings

D.thewriterdidn’tforgiveherfathercompletelyafterhisdeath

11．Whichcanbechosenasthebesttitleforthestory?

A.Daddy,Imissyou.B.Aregretfullettertofather

C.HappytimewithdaddyD.Theflamesofforgiveness

D

Whentheswimseasonbegan,my11-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,andIcutadeal.Shewouldgotopracticethreetimesaweek,andIwouldn’tmakehercompeteinswimmeets.

Elizabethdoesnotlikeswimmeets,shegetshorriblynervousbecausesheisafraidthatshewilldosomethingwrongandleteveryonedown.shestartedtotalkaboutquittings