河南省信阳高级中学2015_2016学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题VIP专享VIP免费

高二上学期第一次月考英语试题命题人：审题人：第二部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIfoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsittingnexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn’tunderstand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskmeifIhadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputitonherdesk.Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissed（解散）.Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeanttogrowup;shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastostandonyourowntwofeetandberesponsible(负责任)foryourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasized（强调）thefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheatingthemselves.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthinkseriouslyaboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthosethings.Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnexttome,itlookedasifIwascopyinganswersfromthegirl’stestpaper.Itriedtoexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsaywasthatitseemedveryverystrangetoherthatIhadn’ttalkedofanythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthetest.EvenifItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirlafavorbylettingherusemypen,IamsureshecontinuedtobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.21．Thestorytookplace（发生）exactly____________.A.intheteacher’sofficeB.inanexamroomC.intheschoolD.inthelanguagelab22．Thegirlwantedtoborrowapen,because____________.A.shehadnotbroughtapenwithherB.shehadlostherownonherwaytoschoolC.therewassomethingwrongwithherownD.herownhadbeentakenawaybysomeone23．Theteachersawallthis,sosheaskedtheboy____________.A.togoonwritinghispaperB.tostopwhisperingC.toleavetheroomimmediatelyD.tostaybehindaftertheexam24．Theboykneweverything____________.A.themomenthewasaskedtostaybehind1B.whentheteacherstartedtalkingabouthonestyC.onlysometimelaterD.whenhewaswalkingoutoftheroomBDoyoueverwonderwhytheEnglishhaveonewordforsomeanimalsandadifferentonefortheirmeat?Whydotheyusepigandpork,cowandbeef,andsheepandmutton?Tofindout,wehavetogobackto1066,whentheNormanFrenchinvadedEnglandandputaFrenchkingontheEnglishthrone(王位),whichnotonlychangedthegovernmentbutalsochangedthelanguage.Frenchbecamethelanguageoftheupperclassesofsociety.Anditremainedthatwayfor300years.Onlythesehighsocietypeoplecouldaffordtoeatmeat.Asaresult,Frenchwordslikeporc（pork）andbeouf（beef）cameintotheEnglishlanguage.However,poorEnglishfarmersraisedtheanimals.SotheEnglishlanguageretainedthewordspigandcowfromtheNativeAnglo-Saxon．TheNormanFrenchaddedabout10,000FrenchwordstotheEnglishlanguage.Seventy-fivepercentofthemarestillinusetoday.Accordingtolanguageexperts,EnglishspeakerswhohaveneverstudiedFrenchmayalreadyknow15,000Frenchwords!Betweenone-thirdandtwo-thirdsofallEnglishwordshaveFrenchorigins.Somewordssuchas“possible”and“avenue”arethesameinFrenchandEnglish;onlythepronunciationschange.Otherwordssuchas“ballet”keeptheirFrenchpronunciationsinbothlanguages.InFrenchgrammar,nounshaveeitheramaleorfemalegender(性别),soadjectiv...