江苏省南京浦口中等专业学校2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

江苏省南京浦口中等专业学校2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 Reading Comprehension（本题共15小题，每题2分，共30分） 1．（8分）Passage A It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps，but everyone needs some rest to stay alive.That's all doctors thought，until they heard about Al Herpin.Al Herpin，it was said，never slept.Could this be true？The doctors decided to see the strange man themselves. Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey.They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind.So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made.But they were surprised.Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day，they never saw him sleeping.In fact，he did not even own a bed.He never needed one.The only rest Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers.The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness.They asked him many questions，hoping to find an answer.They found only one answer that might explain his condition.Herpin remembered some talk about his mother's having been injured several days before he was born.But that was all.Was this the real reason？Nobody was sure.Herpin died at the age of 94. （1）The main idea of this passage is that 　 　. A.large numbers of people do not need sleep B.a person was found who actually didn't need any sleep C.everyone needs some sleep to stay alive D.people can live longer by trying not to sleep （2）The doctor came to visit Herpin，expecting 　 　. A.to cure him of his sleeplessness B.to find that his sleeplessness was not really true C.to find out why some old people didn't need any sleep D.to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping （3）One reason that might explain Herpin's sleeplessness was 　 　. A.his mother's injury before he was born B.that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit C.that he hadn't got a bed D.his magnificent physical condition （4）Herpin's condition could be regarded as 　 　. A.a common one B.curable C.very healthy D.a rare one 2．（10分）Passage B On April 26，1986，I was five years old.I can't remember this day very well，but it turned out to be a disaster not only for our family，but also for thousands of people from many countries.It was a really nice，warm and sunny day. I was outside with my elder brother and my little 13﹣day﹣old sister，who was sleeping in a pram under a tree. Suddenly dark clouds appeared in the sky and a strong wind started to blow.Our mum told us to come into the house.While we were gathering our toys，she was trying to take the pram.The first drop of"rain"fell on my sister.It was only later that we found out the rain was radioactive water. At first we were not told anything about the accident.The government"didn't want people to panic."But they were afraid that the second reactor（反应堆） would blow up.Trains were made ready to send people away from our city. Since then the word"radiation"has come into and changed our lif ... ...