山西省永济中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期12月月考试题

永济中学2018—2019学年度高二第一学期12月月考英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APodcasts(播客)TheBS.ReportDesignedforthesportsfanwithasenseofhumor,theB.S.ReportishostedbythesportswriterBillSimmons.Simmonsshowisinverylooseandfreeformandit’snotuncommonforhimtogoalmostawholeshowwithoutevenmentioningsports.Wait,Wait……Don’tTellMeOneofthemostpopularProgramsonNationalPublicRadio,Wait.Wait...Don’tTellMeisnowavailableasapodcast.Theshowisanewsprogramintheformofagameshow.EachweekagroupofhumoristsandwritersjoinhostPeterSagalinChicago,wheretheyaretestedontheweeksmostimportantandfunnynewsstories.Listenersalsogettocallintoplaydifferentnews-relatedgamesforaprize.TheMothTheMothisaweeklypodcastrunbyanonprofitartorganization.Theshowismadeupofrecordingsof“truestoriestoldbeforealiveaudiencewithoutnotes”.Eachweek.thegroupreleasesshort10-20minutetalestoldbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.PastPresentershaveincludedwriters,comedians,scientists,andevenNewYorkCitypoliceofficers.FilmspottingFilmspottingisaweeklypodcastandisamust-listenforanymoviefan.Theshowisfocusedonmoviereviews,buthostsAdamKempenaarandMattyRobinsondomorethanjusttelltheirlistenerswhichnewmovieisworthseeing.Theyalsodiscussandexaminethefilmasanartform.Theshowdoesn’tjustfocusoncurrentmovies,either,asthehostsfrequentlydiscussoldfilmsaspartofthememarathons.1.Ifyouareapoliceofficer,youcantakepartin________.A.TheB.S.ReportB.Wait,Wait…Don’tTellMeC.TheMothD.Filmspotting2.WhatdoTheMothandFilmspottinghaveincommon?A.TheyareweeklyprogramsB.TheyareopentoeveryoneC.Theirhoststellstoriestothelisteners.D.Theyarenonprofitartsorganizations3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.YoucanplaygamesinTheB.S.Report.B.PeoplecantellstoriesinTheMothC.AdamKempenaarjusttellstheirlistenersoldmovies.D.TheMothisavailableonlyinNewYorkBSandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren，sheoftenfeltlikeshehad“sevenfathers”，becausehersixbrothers，aswellasherfather，triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant，sheretreated(躲避)intobooks.Despiteherloveofreading，shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate.Inhighschool，withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher，Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterarymagazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege，butinsteadofsearchingforahusband，shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.Attheuniversity’sWriters’Workshop，however，shefeltlonely—aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher“creativevoice.”“ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman，butIdidn’tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalanceinmylife，butithadeverythingtodowithit!That’swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn’twriteabout.”Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork，TheHouseonMangoStreet，whenshewastwenty-nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish­speakingareainChicago，muchliketheneighborhoodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen，Cisneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry，achildren’sbook，andashortstorycollection.4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosinherchildhood?A．Shehadsevenbrothers.B．Shefeltherselfanobody.C．Shewastooshytogotoschool.D．Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.5．ThegraduateprogramgaveCisnerosachanceto________.A．workforaschoolmagazineB．runawayfromherfamilyC．makealotoffriendsD．developherwritingstyle6．AccordingtoCisneros，whatplayedthedecisiveroleinhersuccess?A．Herearlyyearsincollege.B．HertrainingintheWorkshop.C．Herfeelingofbeingdifferent.D．Herchildhoodexperience.7．WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet?A．Itisquitepopularamongstudents.B．ItistheonlybookeverwrittenbyCisneros.C．Itwasn’tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.D．ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty-nine.CHoney(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees’nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper—alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewax(蜂蜡)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees’nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneygui