北大附中河南分校2015-2016年高二上第一次月考英语试卷及答案

北大附中河南分校2015-2016学年上学期九月考试试卷高二英语考试时间100分钟满分120分第二部分: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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOnahill600feetabovethesurroundingland,wewatchthelinesofrainmoveacrossthescene,themoonriseoverthehills,andthestarsappearinthesky.Theviewsinvitealonglookfromacomfortablechairinfrontofthewoodenhouse.Everywindowinourwoodenhousehasaview,andtheforestandlakesseldomlookthesameasthehourbefore.Eachlookremindsuswhereweare.Thereisspaceforourthreeboystoplayoutside,toshootarrows,collecttreeseeds,buildearthhousesandclimbtrees.Ourkidshavelearnedthenamesofthetrees,andwiththenameshavecomefamiliarityandappreciation.Astheytellallwhoshowevenapassinginterest,maple（枫树）makesthebestfightingsticksandwhitepinesarethebestclimbingtrees.Theairiscleanandfresh.Thewaterfromthewellhasapleasanttaste,anditisperhapsthehealthiestwaterourkidswilleverdrink.Thoughtheyhaveoneglassadayofjuiceandtherestiswater,theyneversayanythingagainstthat.Theseasonschangejustoutsidethedoor.Wewatchthemaplesturneveryshadeofyellowandredinthefallandnotethepoplars’（杨树）puttingoutthefirstgreenleavesofspring.Therainbowsmeltfillsthelocalsteamastheicegraduallydisappears,andthewoodfrogsstarttosinginpoolsafterbeingfrozenforthewinter.Afamilyofbirdsrulesourskiesandfliesoverthelake.21.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph2?A.Thescenesarecolorfulandchangeable.B.Therearemanywindowsinthewoodenhouse.[来源:学科网ZXXK]C.Theviewsremindusthatweareinawoodenhouse.D.Thelakesoutsidethewindowsarequitedifferentincolor.22.Bymentioningthenamesofthetrees,theauthoraimstoshowthat______.A.thekidslikeplayingintreesB.thekidsareveryfamiliarwithtreesC.thekidshavelearnedmuchknowledgeD.thekidsfindtreesusefullearningtools23.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Thechangeofseasonsiseasilyfelt.B.Theseasonsmakethesceneschange.C.Theweatheroftenchangesintheforest.D.Thedoorisagoodpositiontoenjoychangingseasons.24.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorwritingthetext?A.Todescribethebeautyofthescenearoundthehouse.B.Tointroduceherchildren’shappylifeintheforest.C.Toshowthatlivingintheforestishealthful.D.Tosharethejoyoflivinginthenature.BSpringpeepersarefoundinwoodedareasandgrassylowlandsnearpoolsinthecentralandeasternpartsofCanadaandtheUnitedStates.Theseloudanimalsarerarelyseen,butastemperaturesbegintoriseinMarchandApril,themalescertainlyareheard.Theirpeep...peep...peepcreatesanother-worldlywhistlingsoundthat,tomany,isthefirstsignofspring,comparedwiththatofsomebirds.SpringpeepersarebrownincolorwithdarklinesthatformanXontheirbacks.Theygrowtoabout1.5inches(3.8centimeters)inlength,andhavelargespecialtoesforclimbing.Thesecreaturesareactiveatnight,comingouttofeedonants,beetles,flies,andspiders.Whenthewarmerweatherarrives,malefrogsattempttoattractamatewithaspringsong.Thefrogsnormallyperforminsinging.Theonewhostartseachroundusuallyhasthedeepestvoice.Thevocalsacsundertheirmouthsallowthefrogstosing.Theyfilltheirvocalsacswithairuntiltheylooklikeaballoon,andthentheyletoutapeepastheyreleasetheair.Theypeepaboutonceeverysecond.Thesesoundscanoftenbeheardasfarasahalf-mileawayAfterafemaleandmalepeepermate,thefemalelayshereggsinwaterandspendstheremainderoftheyearintheforest.Duringthewinter,theysleepunderlogsorbehindloosebarkontrees.Themusicdiesdownduringthecoldmonths,butthesoundsofpeeperswillsoonbeheardagain,soundingthecomingofspring.25.Thetextiswrittenmainlyto_____.A.tellpeoplewhatspringpeeperslooklikeB.letpeopleknowmoreaboutspringpeepersC.explainwhyspringpeeperssingD.showenvironmentalharmonyinnature26.Whatcanweknowaboutthespringpeepersfromthetext?A.TheyprefertoliveinthedryareasinNorthAmerica.[来源:学科网ZXXK]B.Theyarethefirstanimalstomakesoundsinspring.C.Theycanlivebothinwaterandonland.D.Theyareactiveduringthecoldmonthsoftheyear.27.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordreleaseinParagraph3mean?A.turnout.B.breakout.C.leaveout.D.letout.28.Thebesttitleforthistextmightbe_____.A.TheRingofTinyFrogsinSpringB.TheRelationshipbetweenAnimalsandSeasonsC.TheLivingConditionsofSpringPeepersD.TheInvitationfromaMalePeeperCWindbreaksarebarriersformedbytreesandotherplants.Farmersplantthesebarriersaroundtheirfields,whichhelppreventthelossofsoil,stopthewindfromblowingsoilaway.Theyalsokeepthewindfromdamagingordestroyingcrops.Besides,extratreesandplantscanbecutdownandusedorsoldforwood.Windbreakscanbehighlyvaluableforprotectinggraincrops.Forexample,inpartsofWestAfricagrainharvestswereasmuchastwentypercenthigherinfieldsprotectedbywindbreakscomparedtofieldswithoutthem.Buthereissomethinginterestingaboutwindbreaks.Theyseemtoworkbestwhentheyallowsomewindtopassthroughthebarrieroftreesorplantsaroundafield.Ifnot,thenthemovementofairclosetothegroundwillliftthesoil.Thenthesoilwillbeblownaway.Forthisreason,awindbreakworksbestifitcontainsonly60to80percentofthetreesandplantsthatwouldbeneededtomakeasolidline.Aneasyruletorememberisthatwindbreakscanprotectareasupto10timestheheightofthetallesttreesinthewindbreak.Thereshouldbeatleasttwolinesineachwindbreak.Onelineshouldbelargetrees.Thesecondline,rightnexttoit,canbeshortertreesorotherplantswithleaves.Locallygrow