学年全国各地高二英语上学期月考阅读理解汇编1.docx

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阅读理解汇编

（1）（同步类）高二

北京市京源学校10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A

Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbedexceptme.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthattroublesomestufftheycall“books”.

Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.“WhencanIgotobed?

”Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswer.InfactIdarednot.

Theclockstrucktwelve.“Oh,dear!

”Icried.“TenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!

”Wepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworld.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy.

Theclockstruckone.Iwasquitedesperatenow.IforgotallIhadlearned.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcould.Iprayed,“OhGod,pleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.Idopromisetoworkhardafterwards,Amen.”MyeyesweresoheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.Afewminuteslater,withmyheadonthedesk,Ifellasleep.

51.Theunderlinedword“wretched”inParagraph3probablymeans____________.

A.happyB.disappointedC.unhappyD.hopeful

52.Reviewinghislessonsthatnightdidn’thelphimbecause____________.

A.itwastoolateatnightB.hewasverytired

C.hiseyelidsweresoheavythathecouldn’tkeepthemopen

D.hehadn’tstudiedhardbeforetheexamination

53.Whatdoyousupposeprobablyhappenedtotheauthorthenextday?

A.Hewenttoachurchtoprayagain.B.Hepassedtheexamallbyluck.

C.Hefailedintheexam.D.Hewaspunishedbyhisteacher.

54.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe____________.

A.TheNightBeforetheExaminationB.WorkingFarintotheNight

C.ASlowStudentD.GoingOverMyLessons

答案：

51-54CDCA

B

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses”isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.

Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”because“Jones”isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare“Jonses”ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

55.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey____________.

A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighboursB.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD.wanttobehappy

56.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo____________.

A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkcity

C.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbours

57.ArthurMomandusedthename“Jones”inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause“Jones”is____________.

A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

C.hisneighbour’snameD.notagoodname

58.Accordingtothewriter,itis____________tokeepupwiththeJoneses.

A.correctB.interestingC.impossibleD.good

答案：

55-58BABC

C

Besuretobookatableiftherestaurantyouchooseisanexpensiveorapopularone.Youwillfeelembarrassedtoshowupwithoutbookingandhavingtowaitforatable,leavingverybadimpressiononyourfriend,especiallyyourgirlfriend.Also,besuretochecktoseeifyouneedtobeproperlydressedandtellyourfriendaheadoftimewhattowear.

Whenyourfoodarrives,properdiningmannersmakeyoueatatarightpacesothatyouhavetimetotalk.Agoodmeasureofhowfastyoushouldeatistocount10secondsbetweeneachmouthfulandit’sbadmannersifyoueattoofastandthenspendtherestofthetimewatchingyourfriendeat.

Don’tmakenoisewhenhavingsoupandchewing,orchewwithyourmouthopen.Yournapkinshouldbeplacedonyourlapatalltimes.Don’tputitinanyotherplace.Ifyouhavetogetup,placeitneatlyonyourseat.

Wheneating,putyourforkstraightinyourmouth.Don’tplaceyourforkinthesideofyourmouthasitincreasesthechancesofdroppingyourfood,whichcouldbeveryembarrassing.Ifyougetfoodstuckinyourmouth,don’tpickitoutwithyourfingersorforkatthetable.Excuseyourselfandgotorestroomandgetitoutwithatoothpick.

Whendining,keepyoureyesonyourfriendatalltimesandtrytosmilebetweenmouthfuls.Sometimes,youshouldmakeanefforttoshowsomeinterestandaskquestionslike,“Howdoyoulikethebeef?

”ifsheneeds,youaretheonewhoissupposedtoflagdownthewaiterbyagentlewaveofthehanduntilsomeonenoticesyou.

59.Ifyouwanttoeatinapopularrestaurant,theauthorofthepassagesuggeststhat____________.

A.youbookatablebeforehandB.youbookatablebeforehandandchecktobeproperlydressed

C.yougowithafriendD.youjustshowupanytimeyouwant

60.GoodeatingmannersdoNOTinclude____________.

A.eatingataproperpaceB.makingsoundstoshowhowmuchyouenjoyfood

C.placinganapkinonyourlapD.showingsomeinterestinyourfriendwhendining

61.Thepassageismainlyabout____________.

A.dinningmannersB.anexpensiverestaurantC.whattowearD.whattoeat

答案：

59-61BBA

D

Today,thetownofSilverCliff,Colorado,hasapopulationofonly100people.Once,however,itwasarichmining（矿业）townwherethousandscamewithdreamsoffindingsilverandmakingtheirfortune.

Lateonenightin1880,agroupofminersheadedbacktotheircampafteragoodtimeintown.Theywerestilllaughingandjokingastheyapproachedthegraveyard（墓地）onahilloutsideSilverCliff.Thenoneofthemenscreamedandpointedtowardthegraveyard.Theotherslookedandfellsuddenlysilent.Ontopofeachgrave,theysawflame-likebluelights.Thesestrangeandfrighteninglightsseemedtobedancingonthegraves,disappearingandthenappearingagain.

ThiswasthefirsttimethatpeoplehadseenthebluelightsofSilverCliff.Therehavebeenmanyothersightingsovertheyears.In1969,EdwardLinehamfromNationalGeographicalMagazinevisitedthegraveyard.Lineham’sarticletellsofhisexperience:

“Isawthem…Weak,roundspotsofblue-whitelightamongthegraves.I…steppedforwardforabetterlook.Theydisappeared.Iaimedmyflashlightatoneandturnediton.Itshowedonlyatombstone（墓碑）.”LinehamandothershavesuggestedvariousexplanationsforthebluelightsofSilverCliff:

Thelightsmighthavebeenimagesoflightsfromthetown,butSilverCliff’slightsseemedtooweaktohavethiseffect.Theycouldhavebeencausedbytheburningofgasesfromthingsthathavegonebad,butthisusuallyhappensinswamps（沼泽）,andtheareaaroundSilverCliffisdry.Or,perhaps,thelightsarelightsusedbydeadminerswanderingthehillsinsearchofthefortunetheyhadcomefor.

62.WhatisstrangeaboutSilverCliff?

A.Itusedtobeaplacewherepeoplewenttomaketheirfortune.

B.Peoplehavebeenseeingstrangelightsfromthegraveyard.

C.Itwasarichminingtown.

D.Itisnolongeratownofsilver.

63.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2show?

A.Itsuggeststhattheyweretoofrightenedtospeak.

B.Itshowsthattheywereabitcurious.

C.Itmeanstheywerereadytodosomeresearchwork.

D.Itexplainshowinterestedtheywereintheflame.

64.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtopeople’sexplanationofthebluelights?

A.Thelightsmightbefromcitylights.

B.Theburningofgasescausedthoselights.

C.Thelightsmightbefromthelightsusedbythedeadminers.

D.Somethinginthegravegivesoutlights.

65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ThingseasilygowronginSilverCliff.

B.Thebluelightshavesomethingtodowithsilver.

C.ManypeopleleftSilverCliffbecauseofthebluelights.

D.Mostofthepeoplewhosawthebluelightsdied.

答案：

62-65BADC

北京市重点高中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A

SriLankaisknownasthe“PearloftheIndianOcean”,anditiseasytoseewhy.Thislittlecountryneverfailstopleasevisitors.

Arrive

ThenationalairlineisSriLankanAirlines,whichfliesfromColombotoLondonandacoupleofotherEuropeancities.Thecountry’smainairportisColomboBandaranaike,located29kmnorthofthecapitalcity.

Whynow?

ThebesttimetovisitSriLanka’ssouthernbeachesisfromNovembertoApril.Sobygoingearlyintheseason,you’llgetthebestweather.AlsoinNovember,Deepavali,knownas“Diwali”orthe“FestivalofLights”,isSriLanka’smainreligiousfestival,celebratedthroughoutthecountry.

See

ThereisplentytoseeinSriLanka.TheancientcapitalcitiesofPolonnaruwaandAnuradhapuraareworthseeing,andsoa