2024-2025学年安徽省六安市叶集区皖西当代中学高二上学期12月月考英语试卷(含答案）

2024-2025学年安徽省六安市叶集区皖西当代中学高二上学期12月月考英语试卷 本试卷共 8页，全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 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 Bill Gates isn’t doing much light reading this summer. For his annual list of reading recommendations for the season, he’s picked four books that you can really sink into on vacation. Upheaval, Jared Diamond Diamond examines how people react to the different crises in their lives. Specifically, he looks at how six countries responded to big challenges, and learned how to adapt in the face of adversity. Gates writes. “I finished the book even more optimistic about our ability to solve problems than I started.” Nine Pints, Rose George Gates glowingly recommends this deep dive into what you ever wanted to know about the stuff in your veins (静脉). He thinks everyone should know more about this topic. “There is nothing that more people have in common than blood,” he writes. A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles It’s 1922 and Alexander Rostov has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life under house arrest in a Moscow hotel. Even though this book is sure to please anyone who is interested in learning more about Russia, Towles goes beyond just politics in his best-seller. “The book is technically fiction,” Gates writes. Presidents of War, Michael Beschloss Beschloss studies how presidents dealt with nine different US conflicts from the War of 1812 to the Vietnam War, and makes critical connections about their decisions and power as leaders. “It is hard to read about today’s conflicts without thinking about how they might connect to the past,” Gates writes. 21. Which book would most appeal to those interested in serious politics A. Upheaval. B. Nine Pints. C. Presidents of War. D. A Gentleman in Moscow. 22. What is Nine Pints mainly about A. Tricks of diving. B. Illustrations of blood cells. C. A thorough study of blood. D. A glimpse of blood function. 23. What is Bill Gates’ reflection after his reading the fourth book A. It’s impossible to solve all the problems. B. It’s critical to make far-sighted decisions. C. It’s difficult to understand today’s conflicts. D. It’s necessary to connect the present to the past. B Thanks to a generous and kind soul, this winter is not cold any more. A Stockton teen will make sure seniors are staying warm and unforgotten during the holiday season, because dozens of elders across the nation are getting socks for Christmas — they couldn’t be happier about it. Elle Gianelli, 17, is a student in high school, but most of her friends are elders. She has been making colored socks with silly designs for years, sending them to seniors in nursing and care homes to brighten up their day. It all started from the closer-than-close friendship she has with her grandmother, which taught the value of spending time with elders. “I’m a grandma’s girl, I love love lo ... ...