新蔡县高一2024年11月份月考英语试题 注意事项： 1.答题前请填好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息； 2.请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。 一、听力(共两节，满分30分)略 二、阅读理解(共两节，共20小题.每小题2.5分，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，共37.5分) A In the early 20th century, in a small town nestled along the edge of the Pacific Ocean, a young girl named Ursula grew up surrounded by the quiet company of books and the wild beauty of nature. Her father was an anthropologist (人类学家), a weaver of stories about ancient cultures, and her mother was a writer. In such a household, Ursula learned that words had the power to shape worlds and that imagination was boundless. As a child, she read plenty of myths, legends, and fairy tales. But unlike most, Ursula didn’t just read stories — she dreamed of creating her own. She would sit for hours, crafting worlds filled with strange creatures, powerful magic, and deep questions about life. Little did she know her imagination would one day reshape how the world thought about science fiction and fantasy. Years later, Ursula published her first major novel, A Wizard of Earthsea. It wasn’t just a fantasy tale; it was a story about balance, identity, and the power of names. The hero, Ged, was not a typical knight or warrior but a flawed boy who had to face his own shadow. Her world of Earthsea was a group of islands filled with magic and wisdom. But Ursula wasn’t done yet. Her curiosity drove her to explore themes far beyond wizards and dragons. In The Left Hand of Darkness, she imagined a world without fixed (固定的) sexes, forcing readers to question their ideas about identity and society. In The Dispossessed, she tackled capitalism (资本主义) and anarchism (无政府主义) through the lens of two opposite planets. Her stories were as much about the human spirit as they were about alien worlds. Though she never sought fame, Ursula K. Le Guin became one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. She proved that science fiction and fantasy weren’t just escapism — they were tools to ask the biggest, most profound questions of humanity, and imagination was not just a refuge — it was a revolution. Even now, her books continue to inspire dreamers, thinkers, and storytellers to imagine worlds that challenge and change our own. 21．What does the underlined word “boundless” in paragraph 1 mean A．Flexible. B．Measurable. C．Unaffected. D．Unlimited. 22．Which of the following statements is true concerning her works mentioned A．Ged was a perfect knight in A Wizard of Earthsea. B．The Left Hand of Darkness challenged readers’ opinions of sexes. C．She created two similar planets in The Dispossessed. D．Her stories were more about the human spirit than about alien worlds. 23．What could imagination be considered as according to Ursula’s life and her works A．A refuge. B．A revolution. C．A challenge. D．An inspiration. 24．Which word is NOT suitable to describe Ursula A．Curious. B．Imaginative. C．Revolution ... ...
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