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12016—2017学年上学期高二12月月考试卷英语第Ⅰ卷（共二部分满分85分）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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIttooksometimeforspringtoarrivebutnowit’sherethatUK’sgardensareenjoyingit.Manyflowersthatwouldusuallybeoverbynowarestillattheirbest.Herearesomeofthebestgardensrightnow.KewGardens,LondonTherockgardenisoneoftheplacestoheadforatKewrightnow.Itwillbeatitspeakinthedaysahead.Thegardenhaswaterfallsandstreamsovertheland,andmanyplantsandflowerbudsareallattheirbest.Equallythosewhocannotbemissedarethefloweringcherry(樱桃)trees.Opendaily9:30am-6:30pm,adults£16,childrenfree.WentworthCastleGardens,nearBarnsleyAyellowcarpetsurroundsWentworthCastleatthemoment,asthedaffodils(水仙花)arestillinfullbloom.AnotherwonderfulspotistheVictorianflowergarden,createdfromanoldbowling(保龄球)greeninthe19thcentury.Opendaily10:00am-5:00pm,adults£5.50,children£2.95,family£12.50.HarlowCarr,HarrogateTheearlierbadweathermeansmanydaffodilvarietieswereextremelylate,butatHarlowCarplentyoftheplantscanbefoundatthemoment.Thegardenalsohasoneofthelongeststreamsideplantingsinthecountry.Opendaily9:30am-6:00pm,adults£8.50,children£4.25,family£20.70.BonStewart,NewtownardsTherearegreatsmellsaswellasgreatsightsatBonStewart.LadyLondonderry,who2createdthegardeninthe1920sand1930s,loveplantswithasweetsmell.Sogouptorhododendron(杜鹃花)hill.It’soneofthebestplaceshererightnow.Opendaily10:00am-6:00pm,adults£6.63,children£3.31,family£16.00.21．Toenjoypleasant-smellingflowers,youmightvisit______.A.KewGardensB.HarlowCarrC.BonStewartD.WentworthCastleGardens22．Youcanprobablyenjoytheflowersbesidethestreamin______.A.KewGardensandBonStewartB.HarlowCarrandKewGardensC.BonStewartandHarlowCarrD.WentworthCastleGardensandBonStewart23．WhatcanwelearnaboutWentworthCastleGardens?A.Itoffersagreatplacetoplaybowling.B.Itissurroundedbyfloweringcherrytrees.C.Itprovidestheshortestvisitingtimeinaday.D.Itchargesacouplewithachildatleast£13.95.BEachmorningGrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentable,readinghisbook.Hisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedtocopyhimineverywayhecould.Onedaythegrandsonasked,“Grandpa,Itrytoreadthebookjustlikeyou,butIdon’tunderstandit,andIforgetwhatIunderstandassoonasIclosethebook.Whatgooddoesreadingthebookdo?”Thegrandpaquietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandreplied,“Takethiscoalbasketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.”Theboydidashewastold,butallthewaterleakedoutbeforehegotbacktothehouse.Thegrandpalaughedandsaid,“You’llhavetomovealittlefasternexttime,”andsenthimbacktotheriverwiththebaskettotryagain.Thistimetheboyranfaster,butagainthebasketwasemptybeforehereturned.Outofbreath,hetoldhisgrandpathatitwasimpossibletocarrywaterinabasket,sohewenttogetabucketinstead.Thegrandpasaid,“Idon’twantabucketofwater;Iwantabasketofwater.You’rejustnottryinghard3enough.”Theboyagaindippedthebasketintotheriverandranhard,butwhenhereachedhisgrandpathebasketwasemptyagain.Outofbreath,hesaid,“Grandpa,it’suseless!”“So,youthinkitisuseless?”thegrandpasaid,“Lookatthebasket.”Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimeherealizedthatthebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoalbasketandwasnowclean.“Grandson,that’swhathappenswhenyoureadthebook.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverything,butwhenyoureadit,you’llbechanged,insideandout.”24.Whatpuzzledthegrandsonmostwas_________.A.whyheforgotwhathereadsoonB.whetheritwasusefultoreadbooksC.whatkindofbookhecouldunderstandD.howhecouldreadbookslikehisgrandpa25.WhydidGrandpaaskhisgrandsontofetchabasketofwater?A.Togethimtorealizetheuseofreadingbooks.B.Topunishhimfornotreadingcarefully.C.Tocleanthedirtybasketintheriver.D.Totrainhimtorunfaster.26.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?A.Theoldarealwayswiserthantheyoung.B.Itisfoolishtocarrywaterwithabasket.C.Youcan’texpecttorememberallyouread.D.Readingbookscanchangeapersongradually.27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.GrandpaandGrandsonB.CarryingWaterinaBasketC.BasketsandBooksD.ReadingforTotalChangingCBorrowingtostartabusinessisnoteasy.Gettingabankloan,particularlyforanewsmallbusiness,islikegoingthroughtheeyeofaneedle.Banksfavorestablished-businesspeoplewithasolidcreditratingandalargebankaccount.Theyshouldalsohaveexperienceinthebusinesstheyintendtoenter,andofferwell-preparedbusinessplansthatshowtheabilitytorepaytheloans.Ifyouarenotsuchaperson,thenyouneedtodoubleyourpreparationstoconvincethebankertolendyouthatmuchneededstart-upcapital（资金）.Ifyourbusinessisnewandsmall,bankerswillneedtoknowasmuchaspossibleaboutyouandyourbusiness.4However,manysmallbusinessownersoftenmakethemistakeofnotbeingwellpreparedwhengoingtothebanktoapplyfortheloan.Surprisingly,manyloanapplicantsdon'tevenhavetheslightestideahoworwhentheyintendtorepaythemoneytheyrequest.Oftentheydon'tevenknowhowmuchmoneytheyneed.Whenaskedhowmuchmoneytheywanttoborrow,manypeoplegivethesetwocommonresponses:“HowmuchmoneycanIget?”and“Asmuchaspossible.”Isitanywonderthatlenderssayno?Sothemostimportantthingisdoyourhomeworkbeforeyouaskforaloan.28.Bysaying“Gettingabankloan..,islikegoingthroughtheeyeofaneedle”,thewriterstresses______.A.theabilitytobor