河南省柘城县德盛高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题

柘城县德盛高级中学2023-2024学年上期高二第二次月考 英语试题 考试时间：100分钟 第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A In ancient times, there was a painter. He was good at painting flowers and birds. But he never stopped practicing until he became very famous. An emperor (皇帝）of China also loved paintings, especially roosters (公鸡）. So he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best among all his collections. The painter promised to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one year., but he didn't get the picture. He couldn't waited to see the painter. He became angry and wanted to kill him. So the painter hurried into the palace with paper, paint and a brush. In five minutes, a perfect rooster was on the paper. After seeing this, the emperor became much angrier. "Since you can paint a rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?" he asked. "Your Majesty (陛下）, "said the artist. "I will let you know why. But you'll have to come with me." he invited the emperor to his house. There, there were piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a painting of a rooster. "Your Majesty (陛下)," said the painter. "It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you. 1. According to the writer, the emperor_____. A. loved beautiful paintings B. did very well in painting C. was good at painting roosters D. was very kind to the painter 2. The painter spent ______practicing painting roosters for the emperor. A. only a few months B. only five minutes C. more than a year D. five minutes every day 3. In fact, during the whole year the painter______ A. escaped from the emperor to live quietly B. worked hard at practice drawing roosters C. was invited to other places to draw roosters D. drew piles and piles of paper to make a living B My house is made of wood, glass and stone. It is also made of software. If you come to visit, you'll probably be surpr