2019学年内蒙古高二上第二次月考英语卷【含答案及解析】姓名班级分数题号-二二三四五六总分得分、阅读理解1. BillJavistookoverourvillagenews-agencyatatimeoflifewhenmostofusonlywanttorelax.Hejustthoughthewouldlikesomethingbutnottoomuchtodo,andthenews-agencywasready-made.Thebusinessproducedlittleenoughforhim,butBillwasamanwhoonlywantedthesimplicityandorderandregularityofthejob.HehadbeenaIong-servingsailor,andallhislifehaddoneeverythingbytheclock.Everydayheopenedhisshopatsixa.m.tocatchtheearlytrade;thepapersarrivedonhisdoor-stepbeforethat.ManyofBillscustomerswerecityworkers,andtheshopwasconvenientforthestation.Businesswastailingoffby10oclock,soatelevensharpBillclosedforlunch.Itwashardluckonanybodywhowantedapaperormagazineintheafternoon,formostlikelyBillwouldbedownontheriverbank,fishing,andhisnearestcompetitorwasfivekilometersaway.Sometimeintheafternoon,theeveningpaperIandedonthedoormat,andat4oclockBillreopened.Theeveningrushlastedtillseven,anditwasworthwhile.Helivedinaflatabovetheshop,alone.Exceptintheverybadweather,youalwaysknewwheretofindhimintheafternoon,asIhavesaid.Once,onasunnyafternoon,Iwalkedhomealongtheriverbankfromashoppingtriptothevillage.Bymywatchitwasthreeminutespastfour,soIwasastonishedtoseeBillsittingthereonhislittlechairwithalineinthewater.Hehadhadnoluck,Icouldsee,buthewasmakingnoefforttomove.“Whatswrong,Bill?”Icalledoutfromthepath.Foranswer,heputahandinhisjacketandtookoutabig,goldenobject.ForamomentIhadnoideawhatitcouldbe,andthenitsuddenlywentoffwithanoiselikeafireengine.Stoppingthebell,Billheldthethingupandcalledback,“Tentofour,yousee,andthisisdeadright.”Ihadneverknownanyonecarryingabrassalarmclockroundwithhimbefore.1. BillJavisbecameanews-agentwhen.A. heneededthemoney.B. hedecidedtotakethingseasyC. hewasquiteanoldmanD. hegaveupclock-repairing2. Billopenedtheshopsoearlyinthedaybecause.A. helikedtodoasmuchaspossiblebeforehewenttoworkB. theshophadtobeopenwhenthemorningpaperscameC. hewasneversureoftimeD. itwasthenthathedidalotofbusiness3. Onthatsunnyafternoon,thewriterwassurprisedwhenhesawBillbecauseA.hethoughtitwaslateforBilltobestillfishingB.hethoughtBillwasill,sincehewasnotmovingatallC.Billhadnotcaughtanything,andthatseemedstrangeD.Billstayedinhisflat4. Whatsthemeaningoftheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2?A. becomenoisyB.becomelessC.becomestrongerD.becomebusy2. Geneticallymodified（转基因）foodshavebecomeafocuspointofagriculturethroughoutthenewstoday.Thishasaneffectonmanydifferentaspectsoftheagricultureworld.Fromtheseeddealer,tothefarmerthatbuystheseed,totheworkersthatthefarmersellsto;allareaffectedbythenewtechnologiesthatareinvolvedinthispartofproductionagriculture.Geneticallymodifiedfoodshavecomeunderheavyfirelately.Therearesomecountriesthatareagainstbuyingthesetypesoffoods.TheyaretestedforsafetybythebestscientificexpertsinEurope,theUSandtherestoftheworld.Theyarenotforsaleuntiltheyhavegonethroughthiscompletesafetyprocess.Sincetheyareanewproduct,andanyslightproblemwiththemcouldaffectawholecountry,thesetestsareverynecessary.ThesesafetytestsarecarriedoutbecauseofthenewrulesthatweremadewiththeNovelFoodsRegulation.BeguninMayof1997,theNovelFoodsRegulationsetupanEU-widepre-marketsystemforallnovelfoods.AnovelfoodisdescribedasonethathasnotbeeneatenbyEUconsumerswidelyinthepast.BysettingupthisprogramtheEUhopestokeepitsconsumerssafefromanypossiblesideeffectsofanynewfoodproducts.Thereareavarietyofwaysinwhichgeneticmodificationhashelpedfoodproducers.Theycanimprovethenutritional（营养的）valueorthestorageconditionsofthefood.Todaythereareonlytwogeneticallymodifiedfoodsthathavebeenallowedforuse,theseareGMsoybeanandGMmaize.Despiteanysafetychecks,manypeoplearestillcautiousabouteatinggeneticallymodifiedfoods.Byprovidingthesepeoplewiththenecessaryinformation,wecanallowthemtomakedecisionsaboutthesefoods.1. Whatdoweknowaboutthenovelfood?A. ItsverypopularinEU.B. Itsbadforpeopleshealth.C. Itsanewkindoffood.D. Itsstoryhasbeenpublished.2. GeneticallyfoodsareallowedtobesoldiftheyareA. testedforsafetyB. ofhighqualityC. morenutritionalD.growninEurope3. Fromparagraph2,wecanlearnthatgeneticallymodifiedfoodsA. donoharmtopeopleB. havecausedsomeproblemsC. arewellreceivedafterbeingtestedD. arecriticizedandattackedbymanypeople4. Whatsthewritersattitudetowardsgeneticallymodifiedfoods?A. Weshouldwarnpeoplethattheyaretoodangeroustobeeaten.B. WeshouldgivepeopleinformationaboutthemsothattheycandecidewhethertobuythemC. Weshouldencouragepeopletoeatthembecausetheyaremorenutritional.D. Weshouldtellpeoplethattheyaretryingtofoolthefarmers.3. InthelastfewyearsthepopularityofeBookshasexploded.Theadvantagesareclear:Youcancarryasmanybookswithyouasyouwant.Youcansimplydownloadeven7booksyoulikeandinstantlystartreadinginsteadofhavingtowaitforthebooktoarrivebymail.However,onethinghadntchanged.Ifyouwantedtorentabookyouwerestillforcedtousehardcopybooks.UntilnowthatisAmazon.comrecentlyannouncedthestar