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1、2018-2019学年度上学期第一次月考测试（高二）英语试卷分值 120分 答题时间 100分钟 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）略 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）ADo you want to start writing? Take some writing tips from famous writers.Hilary mantel-a little pride can be a great helpThe most helpful quality a writer can develop is self-confidence -
2、 pride, if you can manage it. You write to make the world accept your ideas, and you have to believe in your own ability when the world shows no sign of agreeing with you.Leo Tolstoy and HP Lovecraft-pick the hours that work best for youTolstoy believed in starting first thing: “I always write in th
3、e morning. I was pleased to hear lately that Russeau, too. After he got up in the morning, he went for a short walk and sat down to work. In the morning, ones head is particularly fresh. The best thoughts most often come in the morning after waking while you are still in bed or during the walk.”Or s
4、tay up late as HP Lovecraft did: “At night, when the objective world has left dreamers to their own world, there come inspirations (灵感) at quiet hours. No one knows whether or not he is a writer unless he has tried writing at night.”William Faulkner-read to write“Read, read, read everything-rubbish,
5、 classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter (木匠)who works as a beginner and studies the master. Read! Youll take it in. Then write. If it is good, youll find out. If its not, throw it out of the window.”21. Which quality is needed for a writer in Hilary Mantels opinion?A.
6、A strong belief. B. An open mind C. Self-confidence. D. Imagination.22. What did Leo Tolstoy and HP Lovecraft have in common?A. They stayed up late at night.B. They chose the best time to write .C. They preferred working on the bed.D. They went for a short walk after waking.23. What is William Faulk
7、ners advice on being a writer?A. Reading widely.B. Studying classics.C. Keeping on writing.D. Learning from others.BMy mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother
8、and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a trick. My mother had only received
9、 a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to
10、a B- student to a C-student, but I didnt care.One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, Ill give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you c
11、an have all the shirts you want.”I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.I also realized
12、 that immediate satisfaction wasnt going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.Over the years my mothers changeless faith in G
13、od has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forev
14、er; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.My story is really my mothers story a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her
15、 children.24. When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she .A. advised him to earn money by himself B. asked him to try to manage their moneyC. persuaded him not to buy them patiently D. agreed to buy them for him immediately25. What do we learn about the author?A. He now works as a docto
16、r. B. He disliked watching TV as a kid.C. He received little formal education. D. He often did housework when young.26. The underlined word “this” in the last but one paragraph refers to .A. Gods throwing me away B. my own medical illnessC. the operation on my spine D. my mothers changeless faith in God27. In writing the
