精品解析：广东省东莞中学松山湖学校，深圳大学附属中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月月考英语试题

2023-2024学年度第二学期第一次段考高二年级英语试题 试卷分值130分 考试时间120分钟 第一部分 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 a 1.War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells Published in 1897, this science fiction has inspired countless novels since then and still continues to fascinate its readers. The unnamed hero is one of the first witnesses of a strange-looking meteorite（陨石）in England. Not long after，it is apparent that the meteorite is Martian and an invasion is around the corner, What is it like for man, the dominated of earth, to be dominated by a race of aliens? 2.The Dune Saga（沙丘）by Frank Herbert Published from 1965-1985, the Dune Saga contains 6 novels and is widely considered the greatest epic of science fiction. Instead of sticking to a single character, these novels begin with Paul Atreides, first a son of a noble family and then the emperor of the known universe. The novels follow Paul's descendants(后裔),ending by revealing the fate of his planet, Arrakis, and the fate of his generations. 3.The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis This series contains three books that were published from 1938-1945. Lewis explores the nature of humanity by taking the main character, Dr.Elwin Ransom, outside of Earth and to the planets of Mars and Venus.On these planets，the local residents are not corrupted(腐败), but corruption from Earth threatens them. When Ransom returns to Earth in the final book, corruption even greater than when he left awaits him there. 4. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The future society in the priceless 1953 novel is made worse by technology. Ray Bradbury discusses the importance of books by using such a society that burs them. The main character,Guy Montag, is a fireman, someone who burns books and the houses that contain them. The culture obsesses(着迷)with the society of television but doesn't realize the value--and the freedom--that comes with literature. 1. Where is Dr.Elwin Ransom originally from? A. Earth. B. Venus. C. Mars. D. Arrakis.