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.docx

1、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。AWearing a red nose for a day may seem like a strange way to raise money for charity. However, it seems to work in Britain.Red Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event the UK. The aim of the day

2、is to raise money for a charity called Comic Relief which helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.Red nose?Comic Relief was started in 1985 by the scriptwriter Richard Curtis. Its called Red Nose Day, as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear! The money made from selling red nos

3、es goes to the charity.When is RND?Red Nose Day takes place every two years in the spring and is now so famous that many people consider it to be an unofficial national holiday. For example, many school have non- uniform days. The fast Red Nose Day was on 13th March 2015.MoneyAcross Britain, people

4、are encouraged to “Do Something Funny for Money”. The money that is collected helps children to go to school, and educates the adults with HIV and AIDS. Comic Relief also works closely with disabled and elderly people to make sure they have equal rights and a better life.So, if you are ever in the U

5、K an Red Nose Day, now you know why you may find normal people wearing red noses and doing silly things! Its all for a good cause! If you want to find out more about the day, have a look at the official Red Nose Day website.21. Why do people celebrate Red Nose Day?A. To raise money for Comic Relief.

6、B. To encourage people to make money happily.C. To raise money to help the poor all over the word.D. To encourage more American people to join the charity.22. What can we know about Comic Relief from the passage?A. It was started in 1895.B. It helps people from all over the world.C. It offers help t

7、o both children and adults.D. It mainly aims to make disabled people have a better life.23. What is probably encouraged to do on Red Nose Day?A. Making red noses. B. Working for money.C. Painting your body red. D. Making your face funny.BWhen Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisc

8、o, California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send

9、 Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends, rooms.At 20, he and a friend started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their companyApple in memory

10、 of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) worker in Oregon.After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4,000 employees.At 30, Jobs, however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But af

11、ter he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from the rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apples CEO in 1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such a

12、s the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad.Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Dont lose faith. Im convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. Youve got to find what you love. If you havent found it yet, keep looking.”24. Why did Steve

13、Jobs stop his college education?A. He had financial problems.B. He took no interest in his major.C. He wanted to start a company.D. He hated to share rooms with his friends.25. What can be inferred about Apple from the passage?A. It was founded in Oregon. B. It had a difficult beginning.C. It develo

14、ped from a garage. D. It had a successful beginning.26. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. Steve Jobs invented the iPhone.B. Steve Jobs joined Microsoft in 1987.C. Steve Jobs gave Apple a second life.D. Steve Jobs set up another company at 30.27. What does what Steve Jobs said suggest?A. Cou

15、rage goes with confidence. B. Attitude is everything.C. Hope helps us succeed. D. Enthusiasm is the key to success.CEven at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard. “Ill be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.“And youll be sorry you knew me,” G

16、eorge would reply “because Ill be the best lawyer in town!” George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better