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和诚中学2019-2020学年度高二8月月考英语试题考试时间：100分钟满分：150分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读短文，从所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项，并填到相应位置。AMadameMarieCuriefamouslywontwoNobelPrizes,butmanyotherwomenhavealsobeenawardedtheprize,too.Herearetheirstories.SelmaLagerlofSelmaLagerlofwasaSwedishauthorandteacher.Shepublishedherfirstnovel,GostaBerling’sSaga,attheageof33.ShewasthefirstfemalewritertowintheNobelPrizeinLiteraturewhichshewasawardedin1909.Additionally,shewasthefirstfemaletobegrantedmembershipintheSwedishAcademy.GertyTheresaCoriGertyandherhusband,CarlCori,metinPragueandlivedinAustriabeforeimmigratingtotheUnitedStatesin1922,wherethetwomedicaldoctorsworkedtogetheratRoswellParkComprehensiveCancerCenterinNewYork.In1947,GertyandCarlwereawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine,makingGertyCorithefirstwomantoholdthehonor.MariaGoeppert-MayerIn1942,MariaGoeppert-MayerjoinedtheManhattanProject.Fromthere,shemovedontoLosAlamosNationalLaboratory,thentoArgonneNationalLaboratory,whereGoeppert-Mayerdevelopedthenuclearshellmodel.Forthis,shesharedthe1963NobelPrizeinPhysicswithJ.HansD．JensenandEugenePaulWigner.DorothyCrowfootHodgkinDorothyHodgkin’smotherencouragedherloveofscienceasachild,andatage18,shebeganstudyingchemistryatawomen-onlyOxfordcollege.HerworkonmappingvitaminB12earnedhertheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1964.1．WhatisSelmaLagerlofnotedforinhistory?A．Herbooks.B．Hermedicine.C．Herpoliticalworks.D．Herteachingskills.2．WhowasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine?A．SelmaLagerlofB．GertyTheresaCori.C．MariaGoeppert-MayerD．DorothyGrowfootHodgkin3．WhendidDorothyGrowfootHodgkinwinhertheNobelPrizeinChemistry?A．In1922.B．In1942.C．In1963.D．In1964.BFinlandisthehappiestplaceonEarth,accordingtothe2018WorldHappinessReportof156nations.Thereport,releasedWednesdaybytheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentSolutionsNetwork,ranksthecountriesoftheworldbasedonsixdifferentcategoriesofwell-being:income,freedom,trust,lifeexpectancy,generosityandsocialsupport.Thisyear'sreportalsopaysspecialattentiontothehappinessofeachcountry’simmigrants.TheU.S.droppedfourspotsfrom2017andlandedin18thplace,andlastyear’swinner,Norway,cameinsecondplace—followedbyDenmark,IcelandandSwitzerland.“Thetopfivecountriesallhavealmostequallyhighvaluesforthesixfactorsfoundtosupporthappiness,andfourofthesecountries—Denmark,Switzerland,NorwayandnowFinland—havebeeninfirstplaceinthesixWorldHappinessReportrankingssincethefirstreportin2012,”co-editorJohnHelliwelltoldCNN.“Inadivisionwithsuchexcellentteams,changesinthetopspotaretobeexpected.Roundingoutthetop10happiestcountrieswasCanadainsixthplace,thenNewZealand,SwedenandAustralia.Theorderofthetop10nationschangedfromthe2017listbutthecountriesdidnot,accordingtothereport.Theywerealso10ofthe11topspotsintheimmigranthappinesscategory(includingMexico—24thoverall,but10thinimmigration).“Themoststrikingfindingofthereportistheremarkableconsistencybetweenthehappinessofimmigrantsandthelocallyborn,”Helliwellsaidinastatement.“Althoughimmigrantscomefromcountrieswithverydifferentlevelsofhappiness,theirreportedlifeevaluationsresemblethoseofotherresidentsintheirnewcountries.Thosewhomovetohappiercountriesgain,whilethosewhomovetolesshappycountrieslose.”Othermajorworldpowersplacedinsignificantlylowspotsonthelist.Germanycamein15th,theUKwas19th—followedbyJapanin54thplace,Russiain59thandChinain86th.Thereport,basedonsurveyscompletedbycitizenvolunteers,camejustunderaweekbeforeWorldHappinessDayonMarch20,whentheUNdeclaredtorecognize“therelevanceofhappinessandwell-beingasuniversalgoalsandaspirationsinthelivesofhumanbeingsaroundtheworldandtheimportanceoftheirrecognitioninpublicpolicyobjectives”4．TheUSranked______in2017.A．18B．10C．14D．225．Whatisthemostsignificantfindingofthereport?A．Thatimmigrantsaredifferentfromresidentsinthecountry.B．Thatimmigrantsandlocalsfeelthesimilarlevelofhappiness.C．Thatimmigrantsbecomehappywhentheyleavethecountry.D．Thatimmigrantscomefromcountrieswithdifferentlevelsofhappiness.6．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Happinessisnolessimportantthananyotheraspectinlife.B．People’shappinessandwell-beingshouldbeconsideredwhenitcomestopolicy-making.C．ThehappinessreportcameunderaweekbeforeWorldHappinessDay.D．WhattheUNdeclaredwasbeneficialtoallhumanbeings.7．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．WorldHappinessDay.B．Happiness—foreverpursuit.C．The2018WorldHappinessReport.D．What'syourhappinessindex?CIfyourentanapartmentinBeijing,youalsorentthelandlordorlandladyforatleastayear.It'simportantyoufindagoodmatchbecauseyouhavetodealwiththeminthelongterm.Forme,itwasloveatfirstsightwiththeelderlycouplewhoownsmyapartment.ItwasquiteatoughtryingtofindtherightapartmentwhenIfirstarrivedinBeijing.TheapartmentswereeitherunsuitableorIfindfaultwiththeownerswholookedindifferentatbestandunfriendlyatworst.Butthatallchangedwhentherentingagent'scarstoppedinfrontofahutonghouseintheheartofthecapital.Isawanelderlycouple,intheir70sperhaps,wavingtome.Theywerewarmandwelcomingatfirstglance,andwhenIsawthemattentivelyhangingupthecurtainsinwhatwouldbecomemybedroom,Iwasjustsoldontheplaceandtheowner