山东省滨州市邹平县2017-2018学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题（一区）（无答案）（时间120分钟，满分150分）第I卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30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。AAftersufferingthroughmanymonthsofunemployment(失业)，mywifeandImovedthisweekfromColoradotoOhio，whereshewasstartinganewjob.Notknowinganybodythere，wewereprettyconcernedabouthowwe’dgetourentirehomeunloaded(卸下)withoutkillingourselves.Wemadeaphonecalltohire(临时雇用)acoupleofcollegestudentstohelpwithalltheheavyliftingoncewegotthere.Butoneneighborafteranotherstoppedbytohelpus.What？Havewemovedtosomeothercountry？Maybewe’vediedandgonetoheaven!Unloadingactuallybecamefunandjoybecausethereweresomanywonderfulnewfriendstohelpwhenweworked.Themorepeoplehelped，theeasiertheworkbecame.Wewereafraidthejobmighttakedaysforthetwoofusalone，butitwasfinishedinafewhours.Manytotalstrangerswouldeitherwalkbythesidewalkordrivebytoaskusifweweremovingin.Manywerehappythatthisoldhousethathadsatemptyforsolongwascomingtolifeagain.Wewereinvitedtoanoutdoormealyesterdaybyneighborsonthesamestreet.Allthetime，mybrainwasrestingonthisnewsenseofhopethatpeoplecanbesofriendlytostrangers.Amongalltheconversationwerelotsofofferstohelpeachotherinallkindsofways.It’swonderfultoliveinsuchakindlittletown.Ifeelsogratefultobehere，andwishtherestoftheworldcouldseehowanentirecommunitycanmodel(做榜样)whatit’sliketohelpeachother.21．TheauthorandhiswifemovedtoOhiobecause________.A．theylikedmovingfromoneplacetoanotherB．theywerebothoutofworkinColoradoC．thestudentsofhiswifewerelivingthereD．hiswifehadfoundanewjobthere22．Fromtheunderlinedpart，wecanlearnwhenofferedhelp，theauthorfelt________.A．gratefulB．surprisedC．boredD．crazy23．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor’sneighbors________.A．thoughtithardworktomoveinB．werecuriousaboutthenewcomersC．weregladthattheoldhousewouldhaveitsnewownerD．hiredtwocollegestudentstohelphim24．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．wedon’tknowwhatisgooduntilwehavelostitB．kindnessisthesunshineofsociallifeC．wherethereisawill，thereisawayD．thereisnoplacelikehomeBZhengHewasoneofChina’smostfamousexplorers.Towardstheendofthefourteenthcentury,hisfleet(舰队)sailedtocountriesfaraway.ZhengHehadover300ships,someofwhichwereover150meterslong,andcouldcarryupto1,000people.Besides,theshipscarriedgold,silver,silk,chinaandothertreasurestogiveasgiftstotherulersofothercountries.Someshipsevenhadearthonboardsothatthesailorscouldgrowtheircropsforfood.OnZhengHe’sfirstvoyage,hesetsailacrosstheIndianOcean.Hisfleettravelledmanydaysfarawayfromland.Oneday,theywerehitbyastorm.Allthesailorsthoughtthefleetwasgoingtosink.Thenastrangelightappearedandafterthat,thestormpassed.Thestrangelightwasprobablyelectricityfromthethunderstorm(雷雨),butthesailorsinZhengHe’sfleetbelieveditwasasignofprotectionfromthegods.Withthebelief,theywerehappytofollowZhengHewhereverheledthem.ZhengHecompletedsevenfamousvoyagesbetween1405and1433.HevisitedmanycountriesinAsiaandAfrica.Hebroughtbackmanygiftsfromthecountrieshevisited,suchasmedicines,pearls(珍珠)andstrangeanimals.Themostfamousofthemwereagiraffeandazebra.In28yearsoftravelling,ZhengHehadmanagedtosharethegloryofChinawithmanydifferentcountries.Whenhediedin1435,thestoriesofhistravelsmadehimoneofChina’smostf...
