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1、河南省南阳市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第二次月考（5月）试题第二部分阅读理解（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,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。AWhen you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer when it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was
2、only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanies basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old
3、 clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green. “Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint.” She screamed with excitemen
4、t as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted big stripes ( 条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a
5、 beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic! The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldnt wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mothers face, I could tell that I was in
6、 deep trouble. My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, “What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors trees, but this! Come inside right now!” I stood there glaring back at her for a minute,
7、angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art. “Now go clean it up!” Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement. Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can fi
8、nd my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.1. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home? A. To introduce Stephanie to her. B. To prevent her from seeing his p
9、ainting. C. To put the materials back in the yard. D. To show his artwork to her.2. In his mothers eyes, the writer _ . A. was a born artist B. always caused trouble C. was a problem solver D. worked very hard3. The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to _ . A. the rainbow in the
10、sky B. the stripes on the pavement C. something imaginative and fun D. important lessons learned in childhood4. It can be learned from the passage that parents should .A. encourage children to paint B. value friendship among childrenC. discover the hidden talent in children D. protect rather than de
11、stroy childrens dreamsBDear Friend,The recent success of childrens books has made the general public aware that theres a huge market out there.And theres a growing need for new writers trained to create the $ 3 billion worth of childrens booksbought each year plus stories and articles needed by over
12、 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers.Who are these needed writers? Theyre ordinary folks like you and me.But Am I Good Enough?I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didnt know where to turn for help.Then, I accepted a fr
13、ee offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude(潜能), and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed.The Promise That Paid OffThe Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability.You will complete at least one manuscript (手稿) suitable to ha
14、nd in to a publisher by the time you finishour course.I really didnt expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened. I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute.Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published childrens books and
15、 over 300 stories and articles.Free Test and BrochureWe offer a free aptitude test and will send you a copy of our brochure describing our recognized home-study courses on the basis of one-on-one training.Realize your writing dream today. Theres nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades forever.Sincerely,Kristi Holl, InstructorInstitute of Childrens Literature5. From the first three paragraphs, we learn that _.A. childrens books are usually bestseller
