福建省莆田市第二十五中学2018-2019学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题（无音频听力与文字材料）

莆田第二十五中学2018-2019学年度下学期月考一试卷高二英语 （考试时间：120分钟） 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Best sellers in children’s activities ＆ crafts books The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Winfield Martin $ 14.96 4.9 out of 5 stars Age Range:1-3 years With beautiful and sometimes humorous pictures, this is a book that parents will love reading over and over to kids, calming them down before sleeping. It has a loving and truthful message that will last for a lifetime. Peek a WHO by Nina Laden $ 4.06 4.8 out of 5 stars Age Range: 3—7 years With colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts, the guess of who’s hiding on the next page, and the bright and attractive pictures will keep children guessing and laughing all the way to surprising endings. How to Draw People by Barbara Soloff Levy $3.56 4.6 out of 5 star Age Range: 5-10 years By joining circles and other common shapes, even the beginners can easily create 30 different characters, a fireman, a mailman, a cowboy, an astronaut and more. Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations and blank practice pages make it even easier. You can color the pictures when you are done. It’s a fun-filled way to teach art to young children that enjoy drawing. Karina Garcia’s DIY by Karina Garcia $5.78 4.2 out of 5 stars Age Range: 1—14 years Get ready to become a slime (软泥) master with fifteen DIY projects! Full-color and with step-by-step pictures, this book also includes tips on how to store your slime, all the amazing things you can do with slime, and cool facts about Karina. 21．Which book is the best choice for bedtime stories? A．Karina Garcia’s DIY B．Peek a WHO C．How to Draw People D． The Wonderful Things You Will Be 22．How much should you pay for a suitable gift for a hide and seek lover? A．$ 3.56. B．$14.96 C．$ 5.78 D．$ 4.06 23．What can we learn from Karina Garcia’s DIY? A．How to buy high-quality slime. B．How to keep slime in good condition. C．How to create full-color pictures. D．How to arrange different colors. B “Wars of the next century will be fought over water.” This latest warning comes from the World Bank, the largest international investor in water projects. So, is the world running out of water? No.The total quantity of fresh water on the earth surpasses (超过) all possible human needs.But tell that to the government of Jordan, which has drawn its underground water almost dry since Israel diverted much of its largest water source, the River Jordan. There is no world water crisis, but there are crises of under investment, of political conflict over rivers that cross national boundaries, and of rather foolish water management. The Middle East is the likeliest place for future water wars.A long-term settlement between Israel and its neighbors will depend at least as much on fair allocation (分配) of water as that of land.Iraq and Syria watch and wait as Turk ... ...