山西省朔州市平鲁区李林中学2018-2019学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

高二英语试题

(总分: 150分    考试时间: 120分钟)

 

第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）[来源:学科网ZXXK]

第一节  （共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

                                        A          

You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
     Jane Addams (1860-1935)
     Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
     Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
     If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
     Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)
     When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the  U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.
     Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
     On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off

the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.
1. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?
  A. Her social work.             B. Her teaching skills.
  C. Her efforts to win a prize.      D. Her community background.
2. What is the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?
  A. Her lack of proper training in law.
  B. Her little work experience in court.
  C. The discrimination against women.
  D. The poor financial conditions.
3. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?
  A. Jane Addams.             B. Rachel Carson.    

C. Sandra Day O’Connor.     D. Rosa Parks
4. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?
  A. They are highly educated.       B. They are truly creative.
  C. They are pioneers.                D. They are peace-lovers.

B

     An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window. The father asked his son, "What is that?" The son replied, "That is a crow."
       After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, "What is that?" The son said, "Father, I told you just now. It's a crow." After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, "What is that?" This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, "It's a crow, a crow."
       After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, "What is that?" This time his son shouted at his father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?"
     A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.

    "Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn't at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
     If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, "I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave."

5. The writer mainly intends to ______.

A. tell us the function of a diary     

B. call on us to love our parents[来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K]

C. teach us what a crow is          

D. introduce a pair of son and father

6. The underlined word "affection" probably means______.

A. puzzle      B. hatred(恨)   C. worry        D. love

7. We can infer that the father wrote that piece of diary at the age of ______.

A. eighty          B. thirty-five       C. thirty-eight     D. forty-five

8. Why did the father ask his son questions about the crow?

  A. Because he wanted to test his son’s patience.  
B. Because he had difficulty in hearing.       
C. Because he didn’t want to be treated as a burden.
D. Because he tried to remind his son of what he did in the past .

C

English is a little like a living thing that continues to grow. English began to grow more quickly when William Caxton returned to Britain in the year 1476. He had been in Holland and other areas of Europe where he had learned printing. He returned to Britain with the first printing press. The printing press made it possible for almost anyone to buy a book. It helped spread education and the English language. Slowly, during the 1500s, English became the