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1、1甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学 2015-2016 学年上学期第二次月考高一英语试卷一、阅读理解（30 分）第一节： 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）AEddie liked music very much when he was at school, but when he went to the university he decided to study medicine instead of music. When he passed his examinations and bec
2、ame a doctor, he had to work in a hospital for some time. There he discovered that a lot of patients were happier and caused less trouble if pleasant music was played to them When Eddie got an office and began to work for himself, he decided to keep his patients happy by having a tape recorder in hi
3、s waiting-room play beautiful music for them.But soon after the tape recorder had been put in, Eddies nurse heard a woman, who was sitting in the crowded waiting-room one morning, complained, “Here were all waiting to see the doctor, and hes just playing the violin in his office instead of doing his
4、 work.”1Eddie became a student of medicine at university_. Abecause he had lost interest in musicBbecause he thought medicine was more important than musicCto find out new use of music in hospitalDfor reasons unknown from this passage2Why did Eddie put a tape recorder in his office? AHe wanted to he
5、lp patients waiting to see him pass the time easily.BHe discovered that music was of help to his patientsCHe enjoyed listening to music while he workedDHe wanted to attract more patients to his office3From the passage we can see that_. Athe woman thought Eddie was an unusual doctorBthe woman didnt u
6、nderstand musicCthe woman did not understand what Eddie meant2Dthe woman hated to be kept waitingBTwo men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Lets do some
7、thing to pass the time.”“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.” “Lets make the rules first,” the businessman said. “Thats not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”“
8、Thats true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you dont know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I dont know the answer, Ill pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. Thats fair. Who will go first?”“I will,” The farmer
9、said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The business man repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, thats a good one. Im afraid I dont know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell
10、 me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I dont know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.4The story happened _. Aon a farmBin a shopCbefore a long plane journeyDbetween two passengers5What does the word “riddle” mean in this story? AA difficult question to
11、 find the answer to.BSomething to help to make rules.CSomething to win money.Da kind of game in doing business.6Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost? AHe made much more money than the farmer.BHe thought he knew more than the farmer.3CHe was interested in making riddles.DHe was
12、 better at playing riddle games.7The farmer _. Aenjoyed himself on his long journey.Bdidnt want to pay even one dollarCspent all his money on the plane ticket.Dwon fifty dollars by playing the riddle gameCDoing homework not only can help children master the knowledge they have learned, but also can
13、train their abilities of finishing the work alone, planning the time and doing the duties. But some children dont like to complete the work. Why? There are some reasons.Some children feel it is very difficult to do their homework, because they cant understand their teacher clearly, and cant follow t
14、heir teachers teaching process. Maybe there is something wrong with their intelligence.But some childrens intelligence is normal. They are even cleverer, but they dont listen to the teacher carefully. It is hard for them to sit well and pay attention to anything. It needs to carry on the attention c
15、entralized（集中注意力） training to help the children.Some children love their teacher and then they like the subject. Their interest depends on the teacher who teaches them. So every teacher should be helpful and kind. It can make children love you and the subject you teach. So they can do their homework
16、 happily.8Doing homework can help children _. Amaster the knowledgeBtrain their abilitiesClean new lessonsDBoth A and B9Some children find the homework difficult. Which reason is NOT right? AThey cant understand their teacher clearly.BThey cant follow their teachers teaching process.CThe intelligence of all the students isnt normal.DThey dont listen to the teacher carefully.10
