山西省运城市永济涑北中学2019_2020学年高二英语9月月考试题(无答案)

永济市涑北中学高二年级2019—2020学年9月份月考英语试题（时间：120分钟，满分150分）2019.9第二部分：阅读理解（共两节；每小题3分，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分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。

AMy Favourite BooksJo Usmar is a writer for Cosmopolitan and co-author of the This Book Will series（系列）of lifestyle books. Here she picks her top reads.MatildaRoald DahlI once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tales on Roald Dahl's writing and it gave me a new appreciation for his strange and delightful words. Matilda's battles with her cruel parents and the bossy headmistress, Miss Trunchbull，are equally fumy and frightening, but they're also aspirational.After DarkHaruki MurakamiIt’s about two sisters —Eri, a model who either won’t or can’t stop sleeping, and Mari, a young student. In trying to connect to her sister, Mari starts changing her life and discovers a world of diverse "night people" who are hiding secrets. Gone GirlGillian FlynnThere was a bit of me that didn't want to love this when everyone else on the planet did, but the horror story is brilliant. There's tension and anxiety from the beginning as Nick and Amy battle for your trust. It's a real whodunit and the frustration when you realise what's going on is horribly enjoyable.The StandStephen KingThis is an excellent fantasy novel from one of the best storytellers around. Aftera serious flu outbreak wipes out 99.4% of the world's population, a battle unfolds between good and evil among those left. Randall Flagg is one of the scariest characters ever.1. Who does "I" refer to in the text?A. Stephen King.B. Gillian Flynn.C. Roald Dahl.D. Jo Usmar.2. Which of the following tells about Mari and Eri?A. Cosmopolitan.B. After Dark.C. Matilda.D. The Stand.3. What kind of book is Gone Girl?A. A folk tale.B. A biography.C. A horror storyD. A love story.BThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a literary masterpiece written in 1876 by the famous author Mark Twain. The story line is simple. The book is like a biography ofa summer in Tom Sawyer's life.Tom Sawyer is a smart but naughty young boy living in the small town on the Mississippi River. He is an orphan and lives with his aunt. He has many clever ideas, but doesn't like school, and always likes to escape the school to fish. Tom has a trusted friend, Huck Finn, who few of the adults approve of. Tom Sawyer and Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder. Tom overcomes fear and appears in court and speaks out the murderer. He and his friends finally discover a lot of treasures and they become millionaires.Mark Twain's writing was based on his own childhood and his personal experience. What makes this story great is that Tom Sawyer represents everything thatis great about childhood. It is a story filled with action, adventure, ingenious (巧妙的) ideas, love, and schoolyard politics. The whole story is seemingly a complication of what Twain did or wishes he did during his childhood.The book is a little difficult to read at first. Perhaps, it will take you a little while to get used to the 19th century dialect in the book. But on the whole, the book is an enjoyable read for people of all ages. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking forward to feeling young again.4. Which of the following doesn't fit in with Tom?A. He often escapes the school.B. He is a good student.C. He has a trusted friend.D. Both of his parents died when he was young.5. According to the passage, the story is concerned with the following things EXCEPT_____ .A. powerB. loveC.action D. schoolyard politics6. The author's purpose of writing this passage is to ____.A. let readers know Mark TwainB. remind people of their childhoodC. recommend the book to othersD. tell the story of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer7. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There is 19th century dialect in the book.B. Tom Sawyer prefers fishing to going to school.C. The story is about Mark Twain's personal experience.D. The whole story represents what Twain did or wishes he did during his childhood.CAn old English saying says, “laughter is the best medicine.” One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.Norman Cousins worked for a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also wrote articles about peace, travelling to many different countries to share his ideas.In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe, Mr Cousins got sick. In less than a week after he got back, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told Mr Cousins that they did not know how to cure（治疗） his problem and he might never get over the illness. Mr Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.Mr Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by unhappy thoughts. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of sleep without pain at night.Deciding that the doctors could not help him, Mr Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr Cousins rested in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to have a holiday to Puerto Rico, where he began running on the beach for exercise. After a few months, Mr Cousins was able to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.8. What is the text mainly about?A. a funny personB. an amazing lifeC. an interesting cureD. a medical experiment9. Mr Cousins thought that he could be cured by ______.A. writing comedies and being positiveB. thinking happily and laughingC. running on the beach and relaxingD. taking a holiday and taking good care of himself10. What did Mr Cousins refuse to do in his experiments with laughter?A. Watch funny TV showsB. Read funny books.C. Sleep whenever he feels tired.D. Take medicine.11. What happened to Mr Cousins at last?A. He went back to the hospital.B. He recovered from the illness.C. He wrote funny books.D. He gave up his cure.DAmericans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. The hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.Husbands and wives use doghouse when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for forgetting their wedding anniversary. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse and treats him badly. However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.12. What does the underlined expression “work like a dog” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Become successful.B. Have an unhappy life.C. Compete for the same things.D. Work very, very hard.13. If a man comes home late, what might his wife say?A. It will rain cats and dogs.B. You are in the doghouse.C. You lead a dog’s life.D. Every dog has its day.14. To support his idea, the author develops the text mainly by _______.A. listing reasonsB. using idiomsC. giving examplesD. making comparisons15. What does the text mainly talk about?A. Expressions in American culture.B. A good way to learn English well.C. Some expressions with the word dog.D. Dog’s influence on American culture. 第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。