高二英语12月月考试题7
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2016—2017学年上学期高二12月月考试卷
英 语
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 time 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, adults £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 grandpa 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
the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was
impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said,
“I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.” The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached
his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was
different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or
remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
24. What puzzled the grandson most was _________.
A. why he forgot what he read soon B. whether it was useful to read books
C. what kind of book he could understand D. how he could read books like his
grandpa
25. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?
A. To get him to realize the use of reading books. B. To punish him for not reading carefully.
C. To clean the dirty basket in the river. D. To train him to run faster.
26. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. The old are always wiser than the young. B. It is foolish to carry water with a
basket.
C. You can’t expect to remember all you read. D. Reading books can change a person gradually.
