河南省商丘市柘城县重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期联考英语试题（原卷版+解析版）

柘城县德盛高级中学 2023-2024 学年上期高二第一次月考英语试题 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!” “What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!” Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎). “Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.” An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!” After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.” 1. Why were the fathers there A. They were waiting for their wives. B. They were seeing doctors. C. They were waiting for their babies to be born. D. They were working at men nurses there. 2. Which of the following is true about the third man A. He thought the nurse made a mistake. B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words. C. He didn’t want to have these babies. D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven. 3. Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man A. He was afraid of having so many babies. B. He was seriously ill. C. He was too excited. D. He was very glad to have 7 babies. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一则幽默故事。文章讲述了四个男人在等待他们妻子分娩时的情况，看到前三个男人他们各自的工作与孩子数量的巧合，第四个男人吓晕了，因为他在7-Eleven工作。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). (4名即将成为父亲的男子在医院候诊室等待妻子的分娩。)”可知，这四名即将成为父亲的男子在医院等待妻子的分娩，也就是等着他们孩子的出生。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第五段“An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”(一个小时后，护士回来祝贺第三个人生了四胞胎。他很惊讶，只能说：“难以置信！我在四季酒店工作！”)”可知，第三个人听到自己的妻子生下四胞胎感到很惊讶。故选B。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，前三位父亲各自的工作单位的名称和自己孩子的数量惊人的一致，第一位父亲在明尼苏达双胞胎棒球队工作，他妻子分娩了双胞胎；第二位父亲在3M公司工作，他的妻子分娩了三胞胎；而第三位父亲在四季酒店工作，他的妻子分娩了四胞胎。而第四位父亲在7-Eleven工作，他害怕自己有很多孩子 ... ...