山西省平遥县二中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟，将正确答案写在答题卡上）第Ⅰ卷（客观题）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）AFunDayTocelebratetheYearofthedogOrganisedbyLamTinYouthCentreandKwunTongHighSchoolDate:2February2018Time:10am—5pmPlace:KwunTongPlaygroundFee:$20(buythreegetonefree)Programmes:drama,liondance,magicshowandballetperformanceHighlights:1)entertheluckydrawtowinadigitalcamera2)learntomakefestivalfoodJoinusontheFunDay!Allarewelcome!FreeSoftDrinksNote:●TicketsareavailableattheGeneralOfficeofLamTinYouthCenter●Forthosewhowouldliketobeavolunteer,pleasecontactMissOliviaWongoneweekbeforetheactivity.1.Whatyouhavejustreadisa________.A.noteB.posterC.scheduleD.report2.Whatisgoingtotakeplaceon2February2018?A.Apartyforclosefriendstomeetandhavefun.B.AbigeventtowelcomeaChinesenewyear.C.Asocialgatheringtoraisemoneyforwildlife.D.AmeetingofKwunTongHighSchoolstudents.3.Howmuchdoyouhavetopayintotaliffourofyougotogether?A.$20.B.$40.C.$60.D.$80.4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.It’sunnecessarytotakesoftdrinkswithyou.B.TicketsaresoldinKwunTongHighSchool.C.Freedigitalcamerasareprovidedforeverybody.D.Festivalfoodwillbeservedwithoutextracharge.BIleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal-thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck-offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher-tobeapublishedwriter-isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）.5.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.B.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.C.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.D.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.6.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel______.A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndreamC.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney7.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.Uncertain.B.Disturbed.C.Confident.D.Ashamed.8.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.CHotdogsmaybeafavoritefoodinAmerica—butwhenitcomestoeat...
