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1、辽宁省瓦房店市高级中学2017-2018学年高二英语上学期12月月考试题时间：120分钟 满分:120分 命题人：第I卷（共70分）第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题2分, 满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AGrand Opening of the Book Nook Saturday, March 4 10 A.M. to 10 P.M.You will not want to miss this celebration for the opening of your new n
2、eighborhood bookstore! Conveniently located at 2289 Main Street, The Book Nook is within walking distance of schools and many homes. Come check out The Book Nook on Saturday! Festivities (庆祝活动) will include:Free food and drinksLive music by local musiciansOne Book-of-the-Month Club membership giveaw
3、ayWide SelectionThe Book Nook has four floors with books of all kinds. If we do not have the book you are looking for, we can specially order it for you. You will have it in your hands in two days!Reading NooksWe are proud of our childrens reading area (located behind the Poetry Section on the first
4、 floor), as well as our teenagers area on the third floor. Settle in one of these inviting reading areas with a good book and a free cup of hot chocolate. You will discover the perfect way to spend a few hours.Book EventsThe Book Nook will have monthly book signings by different authors, giving you
5、a chance to meet and speak with well-known writers. We also have summer reading programs for children of all ages. These programs are a great way to meet other children and share ideas about your favorite books.The Book-of-the-Month ClubOur Book-of-the-Month Club will present 12 books each year. As
6、a member, you will select one each month. The membership fee is $120. That is a great price for 12 books per year!So please join us on Saturday and learn about all that The Book Nook has to offer. You can come anytime between 10 A.M. and 10 P.M. the celebration lasts all day long!21. The Book Nook i
7、s _.A. a schoolB. a libraryC. a streetD. a bookshop22. In Wide Selection , you can _. A. choose books on several floorsB.listento livemusicbylocal musiciansC. select 12 booksD. order all special books23. The passage is written to _. A. attract people to come B. tell us of a celebrationC. advise peop
8、le to write books D. introduce a new bookstore24. Where are you likely to read the passage? A. In a story book. B. In the newspaper. C. In a research report. D. In a travel magazine. B Eating nuts and peanuts reduces the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, a new study claims. Researchers fou
9、nd they were linked with a reduced risk of death from heart disease among people on low incomes. And they believe their findings suggest peanuts may be a cost-effective measure to improve cardiovascular(心血管) health because they are so cheap.However, experts cautioned today that salt-covered nuts wou
10、ld not have the same health benefits. Nuts are rich in nutrients and peanuts, although classified as one bean, have nutrients similar to tree nuts. The new study, led by Dr Xiao-Ou Shu, of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Tennessee, analysed various groups of people. One involved 72,000
11、 low-income black and white men and women living in the US, the other 134,000 men and women living in Shanghai, China. In both groups, men ate more peanuts than women. In the US group, about half of the nuts consumed were peanuts, and in the Chinese group only peanut consumption was considered. The
12、researchers found that overall, eating nuts reduced the risk of death from heart disease. This was regardless of gender, race, body condition, smoking, alcohol consumption and conditions such as diabetes(糖尿病), high blood pressure and obesity.In the US, the highest consumption resulted in a risk redu
13、ction of 21 per cent.In the Chinese group, it was 17 per cent.Dr Shu said: We observed no significant associations between nut or peanut consumption and risk of death due to cancer and diabetes. She added the findings highlight the large public health impact of nut or peanut consumption in lowering
14、deaths from heart disease - especially for their affordability. The research was published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Dr Mitchell Katz, deputy editor of the journal, added: Of course, peanuts are not really nuts - they are legumes since they grow in bushes, unlike tree nuts. But who cares if they he
15、lp us to live longer at an affordable price?25. Peanuts are considered very useful in improving heart health mainly because_.ANuts are rare.B. peanuts and nuts are the same.CPeanuts are peoples favorite.D. People can afford to buy peanuts.26. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Peanuts have no effects on cancer.B. The Chinese eat less peanuts than Americans.C. Peanuts are classified as nuts.D. People care if they can live longer.27. In paragraph 2,the underlined word “cautioned” is probably the closest to_.
