2021-2022学年高一下学期南京市南航附中期中考试 第二部分 阅读理解（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 This year we had kids and caregivers in mind. So here are some favorite books for kids picked by readers and expert judges to while away the hours at home. The Snowy Day -- by Ezra Jack Keats One morning, a little boy in Brooklyn wakes up to a changed world -- shining with fresh snowfall. Young Peter is black. Author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats was white, but his sensitive description of a child’s first experience with snow won the Caldecott Medal and was embraced by parents and children of all colors.（For ages 0 to 2） Dreamers -- by Yuyi Morales Yuyi Morales was born in Mexico and came to America with her baby boy in 1999. She builds that experience into a poetic praise for the immigrant experience --for learning a new life and language and for the dreams, hopes and talents immigrants bring to the USA.（For ages 4 to 8） Hidden Figures -- by Margot Lee Shetterly and Laura Freeman Margot Lee Shetterly adapts her groundbreaking book about Black female mathematicians at NASA for young readers, with illustrations by Laura Freeman. A great pick for any future mathematician or astronaut. （For ages 4 to 8） Wells & Wong Mysteries -- by Robin Stevens Best friends Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong do what any ambitious young women at boarding school would do: They form a detective agency and quickly run up against their first real case when Hazel finds the body of their science teacher on the gymnasium floor.（For ages 10 and up） 21. Which writer is an award winner A. Ezra Jack Keats. B. Yuyi Morales. C. Margot Lee Shetterly. D. Robin Stevens. 22. Which book is suitable for those who love detective stories A. The Snowy Day. B. Dreamers. C. Hidden Figures. D. Wells & Wong Mysteries. 23. What do Dreamers and Hidden Figures have in common A. The way they are created. B. The authors’ experience. C. The ages of the potential readers. D. The theme they try to convey. B Edward O. Wilson, known as “ant man”, was born on June 10, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama. His parents divorced when he was young, and he was moved frequently throughout his childhood. Wilson grew up exploring the forests and wildlife. One of these adventures left him party blind, but they also set off his lifelong fascination （着迷）with ants and their social structures. Wilson earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Alabama. In 1955, he received his Ph. D. from Harvard and worked there until retirement. Wilson’s early study of ants led to his first major discovery in 1959: how ants communicate through the release of chemical signals. Later, in 1990, Wilson and German biologist Bert Holldobler published their Pulitzer-winning The Ants. It detailed the insects’ social structure that was both valued by scholars and accessible to general readers. Another of Wilson’s major works ... ...
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