辽宁省本溪满族自治县2020学年高二英语12月月考试题

2016—2017学年上学期高二12月月考试卷

英语

考试时间：120分钟试卷总分：150分

说明：本试卷由第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷组成。第Ⅰ卷为选择题，一律答在答题卡上；第Ⅱ卷为主观题，按要求答在答题纸相应位置上。

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。

A

It took some t ime for spring to arrive but now it’s here that UK’s gardens are enjoying it. Many flowers that would usually be over by now are still at their best. Here are some of the best gardens right now.

Kew Gardens, London

The rock garden is one of the places to head for at Kew right now. It will be at its peak in the days ahead. The garden has waterfalls and streams over the land, and many plants and flower buds are all at their best. Equally those who can not be missed are the flowering cherry (樱桃) trees.

Open daily 9:30 am-6:30 pm, adults £16, children free.

Wentworth Castle Gardens, near Barnsley

A yellow carpet surrounds Wentworth Castle at the moment, as the daffodils (水仙花) are still in full bloom. Another wonderful spot is the Victorian flower garden, created from an old bowling (保龄球) green in the 19th century.

Open daily 10:00 am- 5:00 pm, adults £5.50, children £2.95, family £12.50.

Harlow Carr, Harrogate

The earlier bad weather means many daffodil varieties were extremely late, but at Harlow Car plenty of the plants can be found at the moment. The garden also has one of the longest streamside plantings in the country.

Open daily 9:30 am-6:00 pm, adults £8.50, children £4.25, family £20.70.

Bon Stewart, Newtownards

There are great smells as well as great sights at Bon Stewart. Lady Londonderry, who created the garden in the 1920s and 1930s, love plants with a sweet smell. So go up to rhododendron (杜鹃花) hill. It’s one of the best places here right now.

Open daily 10:00 am-6:00 pm, ad ults £6.63, children £3.31, family £16.00.

21．To enjoy pleasant-smelling flowers, you might visit ______.

A. Kew Gardens

B. Harlow Carr

C. Bon Stewart

D. Wentworth Castle Gardens

22．You can probably enjoy the flowers beside the stream in ______.

A. Kew Gardens and Bon Stewart

B. Harlow Carr and Kew Gardens

C. Bon Stewart and Harlow Carr

D. Wentworth Castle Gardens and Bon Stewart

23．What can we learn about Wentworth Castle Gardens?

A. It offers a great place to play bowling.

B. It is surrounded by flowering cherry trees.

C. It provides the shortest visiting time in a day.

D. It charges a couple with a child at least £ 13.95.

B

Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”

The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandp a laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again