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黑龙江省黑河市嫩江县高级中学学年高二第一次月考试题英语
第I卷(选择题,共70分)
I.阅读理解:
(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40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。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
HeroesofOurTime
Agoodheart
DikembeMutombogrewupinAfricaamonggreatpovertyanddisease.HecametoGeorgetownUniversityonascholarship(奖学金)tostudymedicine-butCoach(教练)JohnThompsongotalookatDikembeandhadadifferentidea.DikembebecameastarintheNBA,andacitizenoftheUnitedStates.Butheneverforgotthelandofhisbirth,orthedutytosharehisfortunewithothers.HebuiltanewhospitalinhisoldhometownintheCongo.Afriendhassaidofthisgood-heartedman:
"MutombobelievesthatGodhasgivenhimthischancetodogreatthings."
Successandkindness
Afterherdaughterwasborn,JulieAigner-Clarksearchedforwaystoshareherloveofmusicandartwithherchild.Sosheborrowedsomeequipment,andbeganfilmingchildren'svideos(录象)inherownhouse.TheBabyEinsteinCompanywasborn,andinjustfiveyearsherbusinessgrewtomorethan$20millioninsales.Andsheisusinghersuccesstohelpothers-producingchildsafetyvideoswithJohnWalshoftheNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildren.Juliesaysofhernewprogram:
"Ibelieveit'sthemostimportantthingthatIhaveeverdone.Ibelievethatchildrenhavetherighttoliveinaworldthatissafe."
Braveryandcourage
Afewweeksago,WesleyAutreywaswaitingataHarlemsubwaystationwithhistwolittlegirlswhenhesawamanfallintothepathofatrain.Withsecondstoact,Wesleyjumpedontothetracks,pulledthemanintothespacebetweentherails(铁轨),andheldhimasthetrainpassedrightabovetheirheads.Heinsistshe'snotahero.Hesays:
"Wehavegottoshoweachothersomelove."
1.WhatwasMutombopraisedfor?
A.Hisworkinthechurch.B.Hiswillingnesstohelptheneedy.
C.BeingastarintheNBA.D.Beingastudentofmedicine.
2.Mulombobelievesthatbuildingthenewhospitalis______.
A.achanceforhisfriendstosharehismoney
B.awayofshowinghisrespecttotheNBA
C.helpfultohispersonaldevelopment
D.somethingheshoulddoforhishomeland
3.WhatdidtheBabyEinsteinCompanydoatitsbeginning?
A.Sellchildren'smusicandartwork.
B.Lookformissingandexploitedchildren.
C.Producesafetyequipmentforchildren.
D.Makevideostohelpprotectchildren.
4.WhywasWesleyAutreypraisedasahero?
A.Heprotectedtwolittlegirlsfromgettinghurt.
B.Hesavedapersonwithoutconsideringhisownsafety.
C.Hehelpedamangetacrosstherails.
D.Hestoppedamanfromdestroyingtherails.
B
Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmasWhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.
Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries(食品杂货),savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.
IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,thencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity(人性)asawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.
5.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?
A.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.B.Itwastheironlypossession.
C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.D.Theman'sjobwasbikeracing.
6.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_______.
A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.
B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas
C.thestrangerbroughtoverthebike
D.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.
7.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple'sproblem?
A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.FromTVnews
C.Fromanewspaper.D.Fromastranger.
8.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?
A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.
B.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.
C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.
D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.
C
WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother'sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.
MymotherhaslongrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonthephonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrodetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,"ThisisMrs.Tan."
Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,"Whyhedon'tsendmecheck,alreadytwoweeklate."
Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid,"I'mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn'tarrived."
Thenshetalkedmoreloudly."Whathewant?
IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss."AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,"Ican'ttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdon'treceivethecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek."
ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.
WhenIwasateenager,mymother'sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother'sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.
9.Whywastheauthor'smotherpoorlyserved?
A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.
B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.
C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.
D.Shewasnotverypolite.
10.FromParagraph2,weknowthattheauthorwas_____.
A.goodatpretending
B.rodetothestockbroker
C.readytohelphermother
D.unwillingtophoneforhermother
11.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall,_____.
A.theyforgavethestockbroker
B.theyfailedtogetthecheck
C.theywenttoNewYorkimmediately
D.theyspoketotheirbossatonce
12.WecaninferfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish_____.
A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakers
B.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakers
C.hasaverybadreputationinAmerica
D.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica
D
In1812,theyearCharlesDickenswasborn,therewere66novelspublishedinBritain.Peoplehadbeenwritingnovelsforacentury—mostexpertsdatethefirstnoveltoRobinsonCrusoein1719—butnobodywantedtodoitprofessionally.Thesteam-poweredprintingpresswasstillinitsearlystages;theliteracy(识字)rateinEnglandwasunder50%.Manyworksoffictionappearedwithoutthenamesoftheauthors,oftenwithsomethinglike“Byalady.”Novels,forthemostpart,werelookeduponassilly,immoral,orjustplainbad.
In1870,whenDickensdied,theworldmournedhimasitsfirstprofessionalwriterandpublisher,famousandbeloved,whohadledanexplosioninboththepublicationofnovelsandtheirreadershipandwhosecharacters—fromOliverTwisttoTinyTim—wereheldupasmoraltouchstones.TodayDickens’greatnessisunchallenged.Removinghimfromthepantheon(名人堂)ofEnglishliteraturewouldmakeaboutasmuchsenseastheLouvresellingofftheMonaLisa.
HowdidDickensgettothetop?
Forallthefeelingsreadersattachtostories,literatureisanumbersgame,andthetestoftimeisextremelydifficulttopass.Some60,000novelswerepublishedduringtheVictorianage,from1837to1901;todayacasualreadermightbeabletonameahalf-dozenofthem.It’spartlytruethatDickens’styleofwritingattractedaudiencesfromallwalksoflife.It’spartlythathiswritingsrodeawaveofsocial,politicalandscientificprogress.Butit’salsothatherewrotethecultureofliteratureandputhimselfatthecenter.Noonewilleverknowwhatmixoftalent,ambition,energyandluckmadeDickenssuchadistinguishedwriter.Butasthe200thanniversaryofhisbirthapproaches,itispossible—andimportantforourownculture—tounderstandhowhemadehimselfalastingone.
13.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBritishnovelsinthe18thcentury?
A.Theyweredifficulttounderstand.
B.Theywerepopularamongtherich.
C.Theywereseenasnearlyworthless.
D.Theywerewrittenmostlybywomen.
14.DickensiscomparedwiththeMonaLisainthetexttostress________.
A.hisreputationinFrance
B.hisinterestinmodernart
C.hissuccessinpublication
D.hisimportanceinliterature
15.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Torememberagreatwriter.
B.TointroduceanEnglishnovel.
C.Toencouragestudiesonculture.
D.TopromotevaluesoftheVictorianage.
七选五:
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入