20182019学年第一学期第二次月考试卷高二英语第一部分 阅读理解（两节共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：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。（每小题2分，共30分）AZoos give people a chance to get close to animals from every continent in the world. But zoos that offer more than just a chance to see animals are worth visiting. Singapore ZooAt Singapore Zoo, enjoy breakfast while a family of orangutans (猩猩) sits nearby enjoying theirs. A zookeeper tells the breakfast crowd about each member of the family. Or join the Wild Discoverer tour for a detailed look at some of the animals.Bronx ZooThe Bronx Zoo in New York City houses 6,000 animals. Those who want to sleep with zebras (斑马) have a chance at this zoo. Special overnight journeys allow families to camp out on the zoo grounds and meet some amazing animal guests.Taronga ZooThe Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia offers special animal contact. Visitors can see a koala up close, feed a giraffe or hold a reptile. For those who want to learn what its like to work at a zoo, Taronga offers a “Keeper for A Day” program for anyone over 18 years old.San Diego ZooAt Southern Californias San Diego Zoo, animals live in natural-looking areas. Wildlife photography (摄影) lovers can take a class to learn the secrets of photographing animals. The zoo offers people opportunities to meet a lion or feed a rhino. The zookeepers also teach people how to talk to the animals so they will talk back.1Where can you breakfast with orangutans?AAt Bronx Zoo. BAt Taronga Zoo.CAt Singapore Zoo. DAt San Diego Zoo.2The “Keeper for A Day” program is intended for ._Aanimal protectors Bwildlife researchersCadults working with keepers Dadults interested in keepers life3At San Diego Zoo, you can ._Asleep with lions or rhinosBjoin the Wild Discoverer tourCcamp out overnight on the zoo groundsDhave a better communication with animalsBEach time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. Yes, honey. Of course. she said. Can we write him a letter? She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, Yes. My heart jumped. How? Does the mailman go there? I asked. No, but I have an idea. Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for. Just wait, honey. Youll see. Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face. She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining. Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, hed persevere, dart up, and finally transcend (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.4. When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _Afelt it hard to answer Bthought her a creative girlCbelieved it easy to do so Dfound it easy to lie5.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _.Ajumped with joy Bbecame excitedCstarted writing immediately Dwas worried that it couldnt be delivered6In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like? AAn incurable disease. BAn unforgettable memory.C.The hard time her father had. DThe failures her father experienced.7What would be the best title for the passage? AAn unforgettable experience BThe strong red balloonC Fly to paradise DA great fatherCWe often think of future. We often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years time. Think of space, perhaps a permanent(永久的) station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system(太阳系). When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets. Great progress will have been made in medicine,too. Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most t