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全国百校名师联盟学年高二月考领航二英语试题Word版含答案
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
Wearingarednoseforadaymayseemlikeastrangewaytoraisemoneyforcharity.However,itseemstoworkinBritain.
RedNoseDay(RND)isawell-knowneventtheUK.TheaimofthedayistoraisemoneyforacharitycalledComicReliefwhichhelpspeopleinneedinAfricaandintheUK.
Rednose?
ComicReliefwasstartedin1985bythescriptwriterRichardCurtis.It’scalledRedNoseDay,asonthisdaymanypeoplebuyaplasticrednosetowear!
Themoneymadefromsellingrednosesgoestothecharity.
WhenisRND?
RedNoseDaytakesplaceeverytwoyearsinthespringandisnowsofamousthatmanypeopleconsiderittobeanunofficialnationalholiday.Forexample,manyschoolhavenon-uniformdays.ThefastRedNoseDaywason13thMarch2015.
Money
AcrossBritain,peopleareencouragedto“DoSomethingFunnyforMoney”.Themoneythatiscollectedhelpschildrentogotoschool,andeducatestheadultswithHIVandAIDS.ComicReliefalsoworkscloselywithdisabledandelderlypeopletomakesuretheyhaveequalrightsandabetterlife.
So,ifyouareeverintheUKanRedNoseDay,nowyouknowwhyyoumayfindnormalpeoplewearingrednosesanddoingsillythings!
It’sallforagoodcause!
Ifyouwanttofindoutmoreabouttheday,havealookattheofficialRedNoseDaywebsite.
21.WhydopeoplecelebrateRedNoseDay?
A.ToraisemoneyforComicRelief.
B.Toencouragepeopletomakemoneyhappily.
C.Toraisemoneytohelpthepoorallovertheword.
D.ToencouragemoreAmericanpeopletojointhecharity.
22.WhatcanweknowaboutComicRelieffromthepassage?
A.Itwasstartedin1895.
B.Ithelpspeoplefromallovertheworld.
C.Itoffershelptobothchildrenandadults.
D.Itmainlyaimstomakedisabledpeoplehaveabetterlife.
23.WhatisprobablyencouragedtodoonRedNoseDay?
A.Makingrednoses.B.Workingformoney.
C.Paintingyourbodyred.D.Makingyourfacefunny.
B
WhenSteveJobswasbornonFebruary24,1955,inSanFrancisco,California,hisunmarriedmotherdecidedtoputhimforadoptionbecauseshewantedagirl.Sointhemiddleofthenight,hismothercalledalawyernamedPaulJobsandsaid,“Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?
”ButhismothertoldhisfutureparentstopromisethattheywouldsendJobstocollege.AfterSteveJobsgraduatedfromhighschool,hewenttocollegebutdecidedtodropoutbecauseitwassoexpensivethathehadtosleeponthefloorinhisfriends,rooms.
At20,heandafriendstartedacompanyinagarageonApril1,1976.Jobsnamedtheircompany—Appleinmemoryofahappysummerhehadspentasanorchard(果园)workerinOregon.
After10yearsofhardtimeandfailures,startingfromtwokidsworkinginagarage,Applecomputereventuallygrewintoabigcompanywithover4,000employees.
At30,Jobs,however,wasfiredfromthecompanyheco-founded.Butafterhehadtoleavethecompany,Applewasunderheavypressurefromtherival(对手)Microsoftandin1996postedbillionsofdollarsinlosses.AppleneededSteveJobsandhewasappointedasApple’sCEOin1997.Underhisleadership,ApplereturnedtoprofitabilityandintroducednewproductssuchastheiPod,theiPhoneandtheiPad.
SteveJobsoncesaid,“Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith.I’mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.You’vegottofindwhatyoulove.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.”
24.WhydidSteveJobsstophiscollegeeducation?
A.Hehadfinancialproblems.
B.Hetooknointerestinhismajor.
C.Hewantedtostartacompany.
D.Hehatedtoshareroomswithhisfriends.
25.WhatcanbeinferredaboutApplefromthepassage?
A.ItwasfoundedinOregon.B.Ithadadifficultbeginning.
C.Itdevelopedfromagarage.D.Ithadasuccessfulbeginning.
26.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?
A.SteveJobsinventedtheiPhone.
B.SteveJobsjoinedMicrosoftin1987.
C.SteveJobsgaveAppleasecondlife.
D.SteveJobssetupanothercompanyat30.
27.WhatdoeswhatSteveJobssaidsuggest?
A.Couragegoeswithconfidence.B.Attitudeiseverything.
C.Hopehelpsussucceed.D.Enthusiasmisthekeytosuccess.
C
EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.
“I’llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!
”Richardusedtoboast.
“Andyou’llbesorryyouknewme,”Georgewouldreply“becauseI’llbethebestlawyerintown!
”
GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.
Nowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetter