宁夏育才中学学益校区2021年高二下学期第二次（6月）月考考试试题及答案一、阅读理解（共4题）1.WhenIwasinseventhgrade,Iwasacandystriper(护士助手)atalocalhospitalinmytown.Ivolunteeredabout30to40hoursaweekduringthesummer.MostofthetimeIspenttherewaswithMr.Gillespie.Heneverhasanyvisitors,andnobodyseemedtocareabouthiscondition.Ispentmanydaysthereholdinghishandandtalkingtohim,helpingwithanythingthatneededtobedone.Hebecameaclosefriendofmine,eventhoughherespondedwithonlyanoccasionalsqueeze(紧握)ofmyhand.Mr.Gillespiewasinacoma(昏迷).Ileftforaweekforavacationwithmyparents,andwhenIcameback,Mr.Gillespiewasgone.Ididnthavethecouragetoaskanyofthenurseswherehewas,forfeartheymighttellmehehaddied.Sowithmanyquestionsunanswered,Icontinuedtovolunteertherethroughmyeighth-gradeyear.Severalyearslater,whenIwasajuniorinhighschool,IwasatthegasstationwhenInoticedafamiliarface.WhenIrealizedwhoitwas,myeyeswerefilledwithtears.Hewasalive!IgotupthenervetoaskhimifhewasMr.Gillespie,andifhehadbeeninacomaaboutfiveyearsago.Withanuncertainlookonhisface,herepliedyes.IexplainedhowIknewhim,andthatIhadspentmanyhourstalkingtohiminthehospital.Hiseyeswelledupwithtears,andhegavemethewarmesthugIhadeverreceived.Hebegantotellmehow,ashelaytherecomatose(昏睡的),hecouldhearmetalkingtohimandcouldfeelmeholdinghishandthewholetime.Hethoughtitwasanangel,whowastherewithhim.Mr.Gillespiefirmlybelievedthatitwasmyvoiceandtouchthathadkepthimalive.Thenhetoldmeabouthislife.Weexchangedahug,saidourgood-byesandwentourseparateways.AlthoughIhaventseenhimsince,hefillsmyheartwithjoyeveryday.IknowthatImadeadifferencebetweenhislifeandhisdeath.Asimportantly,hehasmadeagreatdifferenceinmylife.Iwillneverforgethimandwhathedidforme:Hemademeanangel.21.Whentheauthorvolunteeredatalocalhospital,she.A.mainlyhelpedthenurseswiththeirpaperworkB.madeuphermindtobecomeanurseherselfonedayC.spentmostofhertimetakingcareofamaninacomaD.becamefriendswithMr.Gillespiesvisitors22.TheauthordidntaskwhereMr.Gillespiehadgonebecause.A.sheknewforsurethathehadrecoveredB.sheforgotallabouthimwhenshereturnedtothehospitalC.shehadbeenconcernedthathemightstayincomaforeverD.shefearedthathemighthavedied23.Judgingfromthearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theauthorcontinuedhervolunteerworkinthehospitaluntileighth-grade.B.TheauthormetMr.Gillespieatagasstationseveralyearslater.C.Mr.Gillespierecognizedtheauthorsvoicethemomenthemether.D.NooneinthehospitalbelievedthatMr.Gillespiewouldrecoverfromhiscoma.24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsummarizesthepointofthestory?A.Thosewithfaithinthemselveswillsucceed.B.Ifyouspreadhappinessyouwillbehappyyourself.C.Respectpeopleandtheywilltryhardtoimprove.D.Kindnessislovingpeoplemorethantheydeserve.2.Goodreadersknowthatreadingisntjustaboutknowingwordsitsawayofthinking.Smartreadersthinkbefore,duringandafterreading.Herearesometipsthatmaybeofsomehelp.Thinkbeforeyouread.Beforeyoureadthetext,askyourselfthequestionswhyyouarereadingitandwhatyouwanttogetfromit.Answeringthequestionswillhelpyouchoosewhatwordsyouneedtoknowandwhatwordsyoucanskiporscan.Thinkwhileyouarereading.Canyougetthemeaningofthetextwithoutlookingupnewwordsinadictionary?Arethereanycluesinthetext?Atextwilloftengiveexamplesthatmayhelpyouunderstandwhatsomeofthewordsmean.Letstakethefollowingsentenceforexample:ManylargeRussiancities,suchasChelyabinskandIrkutsk,havetakenstepstoprotecttheirculture.Thewords“Chelyabinsk”and“Irkutsk”maybenewtous,butthesentencetellsusthattheyareexamplesof_.Thinkafteryouread.Doyouunderstandthetext?Whatisthemainideaofthetext?Canyouguessthemeaningofthenewwords?Whichwordsdoyouneedtolookup?Isthetexttooeasyortoohardforyou?Ifyoupracticereadingandthinkinginthiswayyouwillbecomeasmarterreaderandyouwilllearnfasterandbetter.25.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom_.A.anewspaperforgeneralreadersB.amagazineforlanguageteachersC.abookforlanguagelearnersD.anadvertisementforanewbook26.Whichofthefollowingcanbestbeputintheblankinthepassage?A.countriesB.mountainsC.riversD.cities27.TheauthorofthepassageadvisesustodoallthefollowingEXCEPT_.A.weshouldthinkbefore,whileandafterwereadapassageB.wedbetterlookupeverynewwordinadictionaryC.weshouldlearntoguessthemeaningsofnewwordsD.thecluesinapassageshouldbemadeuseof3.Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewants,andhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesit,andthebusinessoftryingitongoesforwardatonce.Allbeingwell,thedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveryonessatisfaction.Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenam