西和二中2020学年度第一学期高二月考试题英 语第一部分 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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑AMy husband is reading The Secret Garden aloud to our kids. They are at the part where Mary has told Colin that shes found the garden her mother loved. Its an exciting moment. But the passage Im waiting for is a few chapters on, after Colin has tasted his first breaths of fresh air and Mary has grown strong running in the garden. Its just a detail, but my kids will notice it: a delicious description of roasted potatoes and eggs.We have a tradition of trying foods from the books we read aloud. It started when we read Elizabeth Enrights The Saturdays, and one of the boys asked, “What are petit fours?” An answer, my husband and I felt, wouldnt be as good as a sample. So one Saturday we all sat down having tea and little cakes, covered with pink, green, and yellow. It was exciting for the kids to try a dessert they had learned about in a book. The petit fours they tried didnt tell them what it was like to live in New York City 60 years ago, but tasting them made the books words alive.Later, when we read C.S. Lewiss The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, we had Turkish delight. We read The Penderwicks, written by Jeanne Birdsall, and had gingerbread (姜饼). We read Paddington Bear and tried marmalade.Soon we will reach the part of The Secret Garden where Mary, Colin, and Dickon roast potatoes and eggs in a small oven (炉) in the earth. My kids will go out into the woods to find the perfect place for an oven of our own. Yes, weve eaten potatoes and eggs, but never in the open air.The world that a good book creates is whole and real, but it lies flat on the page until a reader gives life to it.1. The text is written mainly to .A. show the importance of reading aloud B. discuss food culture in childrens booksC. provide a new means of family education D. introduce some interesting books2. The author believes tasting foods from the books may help children .A. enjoy more healthy food B. be friendlier to each otherC. know more about history D. understand the books better3. The underlined words “Turkish delight” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to .A. a great time B. something deliciousC. a trip to Turkey D. more stories4. From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that the authors family .A. will look for a secret garden in the woods B. will read The Secret Garden in the open airC. will eat roasted potatoes and eggs at home D. will cook potatoes and eggs in the woods5. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?A. The taste of a good book B. The best way to make kids learnC. Eating means more than reading D. Our roasted potatoes and eggsBAbout 18,000 refugees (难民) from Burma have come to the United States each year since 2020. Some have settled in Howard County, Maryland between Baltimore and Washington. A local school began teaching English to the children of the refugees. But while the children learned the language, their parents did not. That made communication with teachers arduous.At present, almost fifty children from Burma attend Bollman Bridge Elementary School. Laurel Conran is a teacher there. She said, “The main idea is the global idea.” She teaches English to speakers of other languages. One of her students is Tha Neih Ciang. Another student is Tha Neihs mother, Tin Iang. Ms. Conran practices English with Tin Iang at the mothers workplace. Many refugees from Burma work at Coastal Sunbelt Produce, a supplier of fruits and vegetables to restaurants and other businesses.Laurel Conran started classes at the company to help refugees from Burma learn English. Laurel Conran said, “The program is a six-week session. Its once a week, on every Wednesday, from twelve to one oclock. So every Wednesday I go to Coastal Sunbelt.” As the workers eat lunch, they also practice their new language skills.Lisa Chertok has a child at Bollman Bridge. She is also a manager at Coastal Sunbelt. She helped Ms. Conran develop the lessons, which she says have really helped. Lisa Chertok said, “Well, when the Burmese employees got here, they were very, very shy. Now I find that they are more outspoken than before. Theyre more communicative. As parents, they are also more involved in their childrens school.”Jonathan Davis is the principal of Bollman Bridge Elementary School. Mr. Davis hopes the lessons will help these parents feel better about communicating with the school. He said, “Even as simple as making a phone call to say that their son or daughter is sick, even if thats the amount of English that they have got from the program, that truly will help us.”6. What is the main idea of this passage? A. A local school is providing free English lessons for the poor. B. Refugees from Burma are trying their best to learn English. C. A