高二英语月考试题及答案吕梁学院附属高级中学学年高二下学期第三次月考Word文档格式.docx
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ItishardtoavoidwritersinReykjavik.ThereisaphraseinIcelandic,“adgangamedbokImaganum”,meaningeveryonegivesbirthtoabook.Literally,everyone“hasabookintheirstomach”.Onein10Icelanderswillpublishone.
“Doesitgetrathercompetitive?
”Iasktheyoungnovelist,KristinEirikskdottir.“Yes.EspeciallyasIlivewithmymotherandpartner,whoarealsofull-timewriters.Butwetrytopublishinalternateyearssowedonotcompetetoomuch.”
“Writersarerespectedhere,”AglaMagnusdottirtellsme.“Theylivewell.Someevengetasalary.”MagnusdottirisheadofthenewIcelandicLiteratureCentre,whichoffersstatesupportforliteratureanditstranslation.“Theywriteeverything---modernsagas(长篇英雄故事),poetry,children'
sbooks,literaryandextraordinaryfiction---butthebiggestboomisincrimewriting,”shesays.Sowhathasledtothisphenomenalbookboom?
Iwouldsayitisduetoacropofgoodwriters,tellinginterestingtaleswitheleganteconomyandfantasticcharacters.
Iceland'
sblacklava(火山岩)riverbeds,itssteaming,bubblingearth,withitstoweringvolcanoesandfairytalestreamsalsomakeittheperfectsettingforstories.SolviBjornSiggurdsson,anIcelandicnovelist,sayswritersowealottothepast.“Weareanationofstorytellers.Whenitwasdarkandcoldwehadnothingelsetodo,”hesays.“Thankstothepoeticworksandmedieval(中世纪的)sagas,wehavealwaysbeensurroundedbystories.AfterindependencefromDenmarkin1944,literaturehelpeddefineouridentity.”SiggurdssonshowsrespecttoIceland'
sNobelLiteraturewinner,HalldorLaxness,whosebooksaresoldinpetrolstationsandtouristcentresacrosstheisland.LocalsnametheircatsafterLaxnessandpayavisittohishome.“WhenLaxnesswontheNobelPrizein1955heputmodernIcelandicliteratureonthemap,”Siggurdssontellsme.“Hegaveusconfidencetowrite.”
1.Theunderlinedphraseinthepassagesuggeststhat________.
A.Icelanderslovecollectingbooks.
B.Icelanderslovewritingverymuch.
C.therearealotofgreatbooksinIceland.
D.itiscompetitivetopublishabookinIceland.
2.WhatkindofbookisthemostpopularinIceland?
A.Poetry.
B.Medievalsagas.
C.Crimenovels.
D.Children’sstories.
3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
.
A.SiggurdssonwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1955.
B.Icelanderspublishbookstoincreasetheirincome.
C.WritersinIcelanddon’tbenefitfromitsliterarytradition.
D.Icelandpossessessomefactorstobeaperfectsettingforstories.
B
Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhascausedanotherfloodofsuchclaims.Andoneoftheplayersthatbenefitthemostfromthisstoryisthemedia:
theideaof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformoreexcitingnews.
ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyinTheNewYorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents.”HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis(危机)。
ButtheUnitedNations’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite—therehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdrynessinNorthAmerica.Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachinesinceclimatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.
And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesareplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation(通货膨胀):
Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.So,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s.
Finally,Krugmanforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol(乙醇),whichraisesthepriceofcorn–attheexpenseofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople.
BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianAbouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlytellsusthatfiercewildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike.
Infact,thelateststudyonglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireincidencehasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel.
Whenwell—meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,theyoftenendupmakingoverstatements.Andexaggerated(夸张的)claimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrustandunconcern.Thatisunfortunate,becauseglobalwarmingisarealproblem,andwedoneedtoaddressit.
4.Inwhatwaydothemediabenefitfromextremeweather?
A.Theycangivevoicetodifferentviews.
B.Theycanmakethemselvesbetterknown.
C.Theycanchoosefromagreatervarietyoftopics.
D.Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.
5.Whatistheauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest?
A.Itwilleventuallygetproofin2048.
B.Itisbasedonanerroneousclimatemodel.
C.Sofarthereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.
D.Atimemachineisneededtotellifitistrue.
6.Whatisthechiefreasonfortheriseincornpricesaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Inflationrateshavebeenskyrocketingsincethe1970s.
B.Aconsiderablepartofcornisusedtoproducegreenfuel.
C.Climatechangehascausedcornsupplytodropmarkedly.
D.Demandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries.
7.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheexaggeratedclaimsinthemediaaboutglobalwarming?
A.Theyleadtopublicdistrustaboutscience.
B.Theycreateconfusionaboutclimatechange,
C.Theyarestrategiestoraisepublicawareness.
D.Theydoadisservicetoaddressingtheproblem.
C
MyfatherpassedawayinanursinghomeonaSeptemberday.Ineverrememberedhimtellingmehelovedme.Uponhearinghisdeath,Ididn’tfeeltheneedtocry.Istruggledwithmylackofstrongfeelingsoverhispassing,knowingitwasnothealthyformetoavoidsadness.
OnChristmasDayoftheyear,IwasreflectingonasmanygoodmemoriesofmyfatherasIcould.Idecidedtoworkoutmyfeelings,soIsatdownandwrotemyfatheraletter.
DearDaddy,
Iremembersomethingtoday.IrememberwhenIwas3yearsold,momcarriedmerightbeforebedtimeandyousang“NowILayMeDownToSleep”tome,andIrememberyourvoicelikeitwasjustyesterday.IrememberthewarmthofyoulyingnexttomeandhowspecialIfeltatthatmoment.Thenmymomcarriedmeofftomyownbedtotuckmein.
IremembertimeswhenIcouldsitoutontheporchwithyouandwatchanapproachingthunderstorm,andyouwouldtellmethescientificfactsbehindlightningandthunder.Ithoughtyoukneweverything.
Irememberyoutakingmytwobrothersandmeontripstoastreamoutinthecountryonsummerdays.Wewouldwalkalongthestream,pickingwildflowerstotakehometomother.
IwanttothankyouforgivingmeanappreciationofnatureandscienceandofGod’sbeautifulcreation,Earth.Iwanttothankyouformakingustakepartin“familyworship”everyeveningafterdinner.IrememberthatBiblestoriesandtheGoldenRuleonhowtotreatothers,andIlearnthowtoappreciatemusicinmylifefromthehymnswesang.Ialsolearnttoharmonizewithmysisters.
Andmostofall,Iwanttoforgiveyou.IforgiveyoufornotbeingabletotellmethatIwasaspecialgirlandthatyoulovedme.Ilongedforyourspokenaffection.ButIrealizesomethinginyourownupbringingwouldnotallowyoutoexpressyourfeelingsverbally(口头地).Irealizethatyoudidthebestthatyoucouldwithwhatyouknew.
IsignedtheletterandputitintomywoodenboxtojoinmanyothercardsandlettersfrommyfamilyandlovedonesthatIcherished.Butsomehow,ithadnotbroughtanyreliefIdesired.
OnNewYear’sEve,Irememberthelettertomyfather.Itookitoutsidetotheyard.ThenIbuiltafireanddroppeditintotheflameandwatcheditburn.
AsIthankedmyfatherforgivingmelife,thetearscame.Ireleasedallthegriefandwhispered,“youweremyfather…andIloveyou.”
8.Whydidthewriterstrugglewiththefeelingsuponhearingherfather’sdeath?
A.Becauseshecouldn’tacceptherfather’sdeath.
B.Becauseshewantedtoholdbackhersadness.
C.Becausesheknewsheshouldhavefeltsad.
D.Becauseshehadamixedfeelingofloveandhatred.
9.ThewriterspentmuchhappytimedoingmemorablethingswithfatherEXCEPTthat___.
A.fathersangsongsforherbeforebedtime
B.fathertaughthernature,science,andhistory
C.fathertookherontripsinnature
D.fatherreadBiblestoriesforher
10.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.
A.thewriterburnedtheletterdirectlyafterfinishingwritingit
B.father’sgrowthinfluencedhiswayofexpressinghimself
C.thewriterneverexpectedfathertoexpresshistruefeelings
D.thewriterdidn’tforgiveherfathercompletelyafterhisdeath
11.Whichcanbechosenasthebesttitleforthestory?
A.Daddy,Imissyou.B.Aregretfullettertofather
C.HappytimewithdaddyD.Theflamesofforgiveness
D
Whentheswimseasonbegan,my11-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,andIcutadeal.Shewouldgotopracticethreetimesaweek,andIwouldn’tmakehercompeteinswimmeets.
Elizabethdoesnotlikeswimmeets,shegetshorriblynervousbecausesheisafraidthatshewilldosomethingwrongandleteveryonedown.shestartedtotalkaboutquittings
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