1 甘谷一中甘谷一中 20182018 20192019 学年第二学期高二第一次月考学年第二学期高二第一次月考 英语试卷英语试卷 第一部分阅读理解 共两节 第一部分阅读理解 共两节 满分满分 4040 分分 第一节 第一节 共共 1515 小题 小题 每小题每小题 2 2 分 分 满分满分 3030 分分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的 A B C 和 D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 A A Shakespeare sShakespeare s BirthplaceBirthplace andand ExhibitionExhibition ofof Shakespeare sShakespeare s WorldWorld Welcome to the World famous house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he grew up The property 房产 remained in the ownership of Shakespeare s family until 1806 The House has welcomed visitors travelling from all over the w orld for over 250 years OPENINGOPENING TIMESTIMES 2020 MarMar toto 1919 OctOct Mon to Sat 9 00 am to 5 00 pm Sun 9 30 am to 5 00 pm 2020 OctOct toto 1919 MarMar Mon to Sat 9 30 am to 4 00 pm Sun 10 00 am to 4 00 pm Enter through the Visitors Centre and see the highly praised exhibition Shakespeare s World a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare s period Enjoy the traditional English garden planted with 2 trees and flowers mentioned in the poet s works ADMISSION ADMISSION Adult 4 90l Child 2 20 Family 12 00 2adults up to 3 children The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map nearest is Windsor Street 3 minutes walk The House may present difficulties but the Visitors Centre its exhibition and the garden are accessible 可进入的 to wheelchair users The Shakespeare Coffee House opposite the Birthplace 1 How much is the admission for a family of two grown ups and two children A 9 80 B 12 00 C 14 20 D 16 40 2 Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare s Birthplace A Behind the exhibition hall B Opposite the Visitors Centre C At Windsor Street D Near the Coffee House 3 A wheelchair user may need help to enter A the House B the garden C the Visitors Centre D the exhibition hall B 3 At thirteen I was diagnosed 诊所 with kind of attention disorder It made school difficult for me When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks I could not In my first literature class Mrs Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it all within 45 minutes I raised my hand right away and said Mrs Smith you see the doctor said I have attention problems I might not be able to do it She glanced down at me through her glasses you are no different from your classmates young man I tried but I didn t finish the reading when the bell rang I had to take it home In the quietness of my bedroom the story suddenly all became clear to me It was about a blind person Louis Braille He lived in a time when the blind couldn t get much education But Louis didn t give up Instead he invented a reading system of raised dots 点 which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind Wasn t I the blind in my class being made to learn like the sighted students My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance I completed the task within 40 minutes Indeed I was no different from others Ijust needed a quieter place If Louis could find his way out of his problems why should I ever give up I didn t expect anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs Smith so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day with an A on it At the bottom of the paper were these words See what you can do when you keep trying 4 The author didn t finish the reading in class because A He was new to the class B He was tried of literature C He had an attention disorder D He wanted to take the task home 5 What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage A He had good sight B He made a great invention C He gave up reading D He learned a lot from school 6 What was Mrs Smith s attitude to the author at the end of the story A Angry B Impatient C Sympathetic D Encouraging 7 What is the main idea of the passage 4 A The disabled should be treated with respect B A teacher can open up a new world to students C One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts D Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges C C A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night s sleep But now a study has found it really does help people nod off if it is milked from a cow at night Researchers have discovered that night milk contains more melatonin 褪黑激素 which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety The study by researchers from Seoul South Korea involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night Those given night milk which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggli