河南省新野县第一高级中学高二英语上学期第三次月考试题

1 2016-2017学年高二第三次月考

英 语 试 题

第I卷(共100分)

第一部分 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、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The Opening of

The Book Nook

Saturday, October 4 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

You will not want to miss the opening of your new neighborhood bookstore! Located at

2289 Main Street, the Book Nook is within walking distance of schools and many homes and

businesses. Come and check out the Book Nook on Saturday!

Activities will include:

• Live music by local musicians

• One Book-of-the-Month Club membership giveaway

Wide Selection

The Book Nook has three floors with books of all kinds — any kind you could want. If

we do not have the book you are looking for, we can specially order it for you. You will

have it in your hands within two days!

Reading Nooks

We are proud of our children’s reading area on the first floor, as well as our

teenagers’ nook on the second floor. Come for the activities and stay a while! Settle in

one of these inviting reading areas; take a seat with a good book and a free cup of hot

chocolate. You will discover the perfect way to spend a few hours.

Book Events

The Book Nook will be featuring (以…为特色) monthly book signings by different authors,

giving you a chance to meet and speak with well-known writers. Do not miss the experience

of hearing these authors read aloud from their own books!

The Book-of-the-Month Club 2 Our Book-of-the-Month Club will feature 12 books each year. As a member, you will be

able to select one new book each month. The membership fee is only $10.00 per month. That

is a great price for 12 books each year!

So please join us on Saturday and learn about all that the Book Nook has to offer. You

can come anytime between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. — our activities last all day long!

1．According to “Reading Nooks”, a nook is _____.

A．a club that children may join B．a space for a certain purpose

C．a program for teenage readers D．a prize in a national competition

2．What can we learn about the Book Nook?

A．It is a well-located bookstore.

B．Any books can be found right there.

C．It is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.

D．The third floor is specially designed for children.

3．As a member of the Book-of-the-Month Club, you _____.

A．can buy any books in the Book Nook at a low price

B．may borrow as many as 12 books every week

C．need to pay 120 dollars every year

D．should be over the age of 12

4．The purpose of the text is to get more people to _____.

A．give away books B．visit the bookstore

C．learn from famous writers D．read different kinds of books

B

It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house.

Our children were upstairs unpacking, and I was looking out of the window at my father moving

around mysteriously on the front lawn. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him.

He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.” I thought it could be just about

anything. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however,

Dad would say no more, and caught up in the busyness of our new life , I eventually forgot

about his surprise.

Until one gloomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window, I saw a dot of

blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花）throughout the front lawn 一 blue, yellow and my favorite pink，with little faces moving

up and down in the cold wind. I remembered the things Dad secretly planted last autumn.

He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been 3 more perfectly timely to my needs?

My father’s crocuses bloomed each spring for the next five seasons, always bringing

the same assurance: Hard times are almost over. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming

soon.

Then a spring came with the usual blooms but the next spring there were none. I missed

the crocuses , so I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs (植物球茎). But I never

did. He died suddenly one October day. My family were in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith.

On a spring afternoon four years later, I was driving back when I felt depressed. It

was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual — my family

often talked about him, remembering how he lived up to his faith. Suddenly I slowed as I

turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. There on the muddy grass with

small piles of melting snow , bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.

How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years ago, one that hadn’t bloomed

in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its