山西省朔州市怀仁某校2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhenIwasgrowingup，Idreamedaboutbecomingacowgirl，aspyoragreatactress．Notadentist，likemyfather，orahomemaker，likemymother-certainlynotawriter，althoughIalwayslovedtoread．Ididn'tknowanythingabutwriters，eventhoughIlovedtomakeupstoriesinsidemyhead．ImadeupstorieswhileIbounced（反弹）aballagainstthesideofourhouse．Imadeupstoriesplayingwithpaperdolls．AndImadethemupwhileIpracticedthepiano，bypretendingtogivepianolessons．Ialwayshadanactiveimagination．ButIneverwrotedownanyofmystories．WhenIgrewup，myneedforstorytellingdidn'tgoaway．Sowhenmyowntwochildrenstartedpre-schoolIbegantowriteandI'vebeenwritingeversince!MycharactersliveinsidemyheadforalongtimebeforeIactuallystarttowriteabookaboutthem．Then，theybecomesorealtomethatItalkaboutthematthedinnertableasiftheywerereal．Somepeopleconsiderthisweird．Butmyfamilyunderstand．ManyofmybooksaresetinNewJerseybecausethat'swhereIwasbornandraised．Ilivedthereuntilmykidsfinishedelementaryschool．ThenwemovedtoNewMexico，thesettingforTigerEyes．IalsospenttwoyearsinConnecticut，whereJustAsLongAsWe'reTogetherandHere'sToYou，RachelRobinsonareset．Idon'tthinkIcouldsetabookinaplacewithoutknowingitreallywell．NowIliveinNewYorkCitywithmyhusband，GeorgeCooper．Betweenuswehavethreegrownchildrenandonegrandchild．Ourlivesarebusy，sometimestoomuchso，butneverdull．Andyes，I'mstillwriting．1．Whenthewriterwasyoungshe___．A．heardmanylovestoriesB．enjoyedwritingstorybooksC．neverthoughtofbecomingawriterD．couldmakeupstoriesofdifferentpeople2．Thewriteralwayshadagiftfor___．A．playingathomealoneB．creatingallkindsofstoriesC．attractingother'sattentionD．solvingproblemsbyherself3.Thewriterstartedtowritewhen___．A．shebeganprimaryschoolB．herfirstgrandchildwasbornC．herchildrenstartedpreschoolD．shegotmarriedtoGeorgeCooper4．Whatcanbeconcludefromthetext？___A．Itisnevertoolatetolearn．B．Wellbegunishalfdone．C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords．D．Interestisthebestteacher．BAfunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationsrevolution：westoppedtalkingtooneanother．Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhiscellphonerang,interruptingourconversation．Therewewerewalkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand…Ibecameinvisible,absentfromtheconversation．Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent．Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent．Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisatragedytotheclosenessofhumaninteraction(互动)．Withemailandinstantmessagingovertheinternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother．Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone．Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine．Asalmosteverycontactwecanimaginebetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomated(自动化),thealienationindex(疏远指数)goesup．Youcan'tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanymore．Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomated．Iamnotagainstmoderntechnology．Iownacellphone,anATMcard,avoicemailsystem,andanemailaccount．Givingthemupisn'twise…they'reagreathelptous．It'ssomeoftheirpossibleconsequencesthatmakemefeeluneasy．Moreandmore．Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforcon...
