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2021-2022学年高二上学期第一次月考英语考试试题精选汇编

阅读理解专题

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。

A

FiveoftheBestTheatreShows

WarHorse

ItispossiblytheNational'sbiggesthit,havingplayedin11countriestomorethansevenmillion

people.Now,MarianneElliottandTomMorris'sproductionreturnstothevenue11yearsafteritsfirst

show.AChristmastreat.

NationalTheatre,November8toJanuary5

ChristmasSpectacular

ThesmallNorfolk(ownofFakenhamreceivesaround110.000visitorsannuallyfbrthisseasonal

institution,whichhasbeenrunningfor42years.Eventheroyalfamilyhavecometotheshow.

ThursfordCollection,November6toDecember23

Company

Thetrendforgcndcr-changcrolescontinueswithStephenSondheim's1970musical,inwhich

theheroBobby--turning35andatanemotionalcrossroads-becomesthefemaleBobbie.Itworks.In

theupdatedCompany,theplotremainsthesameandthere'sfunnyactingfromRosalieCraiginthe

lead.MarianneElliottdirectswithherhabitualimagination.

GielgudTheatre,November7toMarch30

Macbeth

TherehavebeenacoupleofversionsoftheScottishPlaythisyear.TheGlobehopesforabelter

openingforitswinterseason.TherestoftheseasonincludesMarlowe'sDoctorFaustuswithPauline

MclynnasMcphistophclcs,andRichardIIwithacastofwomenofcolour.

Shakespeare'sGlobeTheatre,November7toFebruary2

TroilusandCressida

TopresentPoloniusinHamlet,theproductionofthisuproblemMplayiscomical-historicalin

newRSC（英国皇家莎士比亚剧团）staging.ThereiseventhefirstdeafactorinamainstreamRSC

role,CharlotteArrowsmith,signingherlinesasCassandra.

RoyalShakespeareTheatre,November8toNovember17

1.ThefollowingshowscanbewatchedonChristmasDayEXCEPT.

A.WarHorseB.ChristmasSpectacularC.CompanyD.Macbeth

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutCompany?

A.TheheroBobbybecomesaladyinthemusical.

B.BobbyfallsinlovewithBobbieinthestory.

C.In1970,StephenSondheimwroteanovelcalledCompany.

D.MarianneElliottstarsinCompanyandheractingisinteresling.

3.WhichroledocsthefirstdeafactorplayinRSC?

A.Polonius.B.Charlotte.C.Cassandra.D.Hamlet.

Ateleven,Idecidedtolearntoswim.TherewasapoolattheY.M.C.A.offeringexactlythe

opportunity.Mothercontinuallywarnedagainstit,andkeptfreshinmymindthedetailsofeach

drowningintheriver.ButtheY.M.C.A.poolwassafe.

Ihadachildhoodfearofwater.Thisstartedwhen1wasthreeyearsoldandfathertookmetothe

beach.Thehugewavesknockedmedownandsweptoverme.

Thepoolwasquiet.Iwasafraidofgoinginallalone,soIsatonthesideofthepooltowaitfor

others.Thencameabigboy.Heyelled,"Hi,Skinny!Mow'dyouliketobeducked?"Withthathe

pickedmeupandthrewmeintothedeepend.Ilandedinasittingposition,andswallowedwater.But

Iwasnotfrightenedoutofmywits-whenmyfeethitthebottom,Iwouldmakeabigjump,comeoutof

(hesurface.1(seemedalongwaydown.IgatheredallmystrengthwhenIlandedandmadewhatI

thoughtwasagreatspringupwards.ThenIopenedmyeyesandsawnothingbutwater.Itriedtoyell

butnosoundcameout.Iwentdown,down,endlessly.

WhenIcametoconsciousness,Ifoundmyselflyingonthebedinthehospital.

Ineverwentbacktothepool.IavoidedwaterwheneverIcould.Thismisadventurestayedwith

meastheyearsrolledby.Itdeprivedmeofthejoyofboatingandswimming.Finally,Idecidedtoget

aninstructor.Piecebypiece,hebuiltaswimmer.Severalmonthslater,theinstructorwasfinished,but

Iwasnot.Sometimestheterrorwouldreturn.

ThiswentonuntilJuly.IswamacrosstheLakeWentworth.Onlyoncedidtheterrorreturn.

WhenIwasinthemiddleof(helake,Iputmyfaceunderandsawnothingbutbottomlesswater.I

laughedandsaid,"Well,Mr.Terror,whatdoyouthinkyoucandotome?"

Ihadconqueredmyfearofwater.

4.Tlieaulhofsoriginalfearofwaterwascausedby.

A.hispoorskillinswimming

B.hismother'swarningofdrowning

C.anoutingtothebeachwithhisfather

D.anunpleasantmemoryofthepool

5.Whywastheauthornotscaredtodeathwhenhewasthrownintothewater?

A.Heknewhowtoswiminthepool.

B.HefeltthattheY.M.C.A.poolwassafe.

C.Hewaswaitingforotherstosavehim.

D.Hecameupwithanideatogoupwards.

6.By"butIwasnot"inparagraph5,theauthorprobablymeans"

A.hewasstillapoorswimmer

B.hehadnotovercomethefearyet

C.hewasnotafraidofdrowninganymore

D.hewasnotsatisfiedwith(heswimmingtraining

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Goodbye,Mr.Terror

B.Hello,ChildhoodFear

C.ASwimmingAdventure

D.MyPassionfbrSwimming

C

Researcherscontinuetoshowthepowerbehindoursenseofsmell.Recentstudieshavefound,

amongotherthings,thatthesmelloffoodslikepizzacancauseuncontrollableangerindriverson

roads.

Thereviewexplains(hatsmellisuniqueinitseffectsonthebrain.AccordingtoConradKing,the

researcherwhocarriedoutthereview,"morethananyothersenses,thesenseofsmellgoesthroughthe

logicalpartofthebrainandactsonthesystemsconcernedwithfeelings.Thisiswhythesmellof

bakingbreadcandestroythebestintentionsofadieter."

Smell,whichdictates（heunbelievablecomplexityoffbcdtastes,hasalwaysbeen（heleast

understoodofoursenses.Ournosesareabletodetectupto10,000distinctsmells.Ourabilitytosmell

andtastethisextremelylargerangeofsmellsiscontrolledbysomethinglike1,000genes（基因），

whichmakeupanamazing3%ofthehumangenome.ResearchersRichardAxelandLindaBuckwere

togetherawardedaNobelPrizein2004fortheirground-breakingresearchonthenatureofthis

extraordinarysense.Thesetwoscientistswerethefirsttodescribethefamilyof1,000olfactory（嗅觉）

genesandtoexplainhowourolfactorysystemworks.

Accordingtoonestudyintheresearchreview,smellingfreshpizzaoreventhepackagingoffast

foodscanbeenoughtomakedriversfeelimpatientwithotherroadusers.Theyarcthenmorelikelyto

speedandexperienceuncontrollableangeronroads.Themostreasonableexplanationisthatthesecan

allmakedriversfeelhungry,andthereforedesperatetosatisfytheirappetites.

Incontrast,thesmellsofpeppermintandcinnamonwereshowntoimproveconcentrationlevels

aswellasreducedrivers'impatience.Similarly,thesmellsoflemonandcofifccappearedtopromote

clearthinkingandmentalfocus.

However,thewaygenesregulatesmelldiffersfrompersontoperson.Astudybyresearchersin

Israelhasidentifiedatleast50olfactorygeneswhichareswitchedoninsomepeopleandnotinothers.

Theybelievethismayexplainwhysomeofuslovesomesmellsandtasteswhileothershatethem.The

Israelresearcherssaytheirstudyshowsthatnearlyeveryhumanbeingshowsadifferentpatternof

activeandinactivesmell-detectingreceptors.

8.Wha（didRichardAxelandLindaBuckfindout?

A.Thecategoryoffoodsmells.

B.Thelogicalpartofhumanbrain.

C.Thenatureofhumanolfactorysystem.

D.Therelationshipbetweenfoodandfeelings.

9.Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopleconcentrate?

A.Bread.B.Fruits.

C.Coffee.D.Fastfood.

10.Whatdoweknowfrom(helastparagraph?

A.Somepeoplecanrecognizeupto50smells.

B.Everypersonhasadifferentpatternofgenes.

C.Differentpeoplearesensitivetodifferentsmells.

D.Therearestillsomeolfactorygenestobefoundout.

11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Logicandbehaviour.

B.Smellanditsinfluence.

C.Senseabilityandfoodtastes.

D.Olfactorygenesanditssystem.

D

It'sgenerallybelievedthatpeopleactthewaytheydobecauseoftheirpersonalitiesand

attitudes.Theyrecycletheirgarbagebecausethecareabouttheenvironment.Theypay$5fora

caramelbruleelattebecausetheylikeexpensivecoffeedrinks.

It'sundeniablethatbehaviorcomesfromourinnerdispositions(性情),butinmanyinstanceswe

alsodrawinferencesaboutwhoweare.assuggestedbythesocialpsychologistDarylBem.by

observingourownbehavior.Wecanbestrangerstoourselves.Ifweknewourownminds,whywould

weneedtoguesswhatourpreferencesarefromourbehavior?Ifourmindswereanopenbook,we

wouldknowexactlyhowmuchwecareabouttheenvironmentorlikelattes.Actually,weoftenneed

tolooktoourbehaviortofigureoutwhowcarc.

Moreover,wedon'tjustuseourbehavior(olearnaboutourparticulartypesofcharacter-we

infercharactersthatweren'ttherebefore.Ourbehaviorisoftenshapedbylittlepressuresaroundus,

whichwefailtorecognize.Maybewerecyclebecauseourwivesandneighborswoulddisappmveif

wedidn't.Maybewebuylattesinordertoimpressthepeoplearoundus.Weshouldnotmistakenly

believethatwealwaysbehaveasaresultofsomeinnerdisposition.

Whateverpressurestherecanbeorinferencesonecanmake,peoplebecomewhattheydo.

thoughitmaynotbeincompliance(符•合)withtheirtruedesires.Therefore,wcshouldallbearin

mindKurtVonnegut'sadvice:uWearewhatwepretendtobe,sowemustbecarefulaboutwhatwe

pretendtobe.”

12.Accordingtothepassage,personalitiesandattitudesarecommonlybelievedto___.

A.determineone'sbehavior

B.reflectone'staste

C.influenceone'ssurroundings

I),resultfromone'shabits

13.WhichofthefollowingwouldDarylBemmostprobablyagreewith?_

A.Thereturnofawalletcanindicateone'shonesty.

BAkindpersonwillofferhisseattotheold.

C.Onerecyclesplasticstoprotecttheenvironment.

I).Onebuyslatteoutoftrueloveofcoffee.

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?___

A.Wefailtorealizeourinnerdispositions.

B.Wecanbeinfluencedbyoutsidepressures.

C.Ourbehavioristheresultofourtruedesires.

D.Ourcharacterscanshapeoursocialrelationships.

15.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?___

A.Personalitiesandattitudes.

B.Preferencesandhabits.

C.Behaviorandpersonalities.

D.Attitudesandpreferences.

河南省信阳高级中学2021-2022学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题

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A、

B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

BestPlacestoTravelforaGirls*Holiday

Cannes

WhenyouthinkofFrance,oftenthefamouscapitalParisconiestomind.However,you'rewith

yourgirls.SowhynotleavethecityofloveandjourneysouthtoCannes?Thisholidayisforthegirls

thatwanttolivelikethestarsforaweekendortwo,andhavebudgetedforittoo.Notonlydoesitoffer

abeautifulview,butalsoyouwillfeellikecelebritiesasyouwanderaroundtheplacefilmstarscall

homeduringtheCannesFilmFestival.

Ibiza

Noplacesaysgirls,holidayislikeatripbutIbizadoes.Whetheryouarelookingtowanderthe

SanAntonioSunsetStripat2：00amorwalkalongthecobbled（鹅卵石的）streetsoftheoldtown,

Ibizahasitall.Forthepartylovers,you'llfindahomeinSanAntonio.Partyingfrommorningtonight

isrightforyou.SobeginyourdayatAiyannaIbiza,inCalaNova.

Brazil

AsoneofthefewplacesonEarththatarewarmallyearround,wheretemperaturesrarelydip

below20℃,Brazilistheperfectdestinationforagirls,holiday.BeingthelargestcountryinSouth

America,it'snosurprisethatithaseverythingforeveryone.

Thailand

StartwithBangkok,thecityofangels.Forthegirls,tripthat'sallaboutsightseeing,avisittoWat

Phoisamust.HometotheRecliningBuddha,thisincrediblestatueiscoveredingoldleavesand

standsatfifteenmeterstallandforty-sixmeterslong.Fromtheclearwaterfalls,theelephantsandthe

fullmoonparties,Thailandofferscountlessadventuresforagirls,trip.

1.WhatcanweleaniaboutCannes?

A.ItliestothesouthofParis.B.Itoffersbeautifulsceneryonly.

CItishometoallthefilmstars.D.Itsuitsgirlswithtightbudgets.

2.Whichplaceis(hebestchoiceforgirlsfondofparties?

A.Cannes.B.Ibiza.C.Brazil.D.Thailand.

3.WhatkindofgirlsmaypreferThailand?

A.Fashionable.B.Adventurous.C.Outgoing.D.Ambitious.

B

Likemostcouples,myhusbandandIdreamedofbecominghomeowners.Sure,apartmentliving

comeswithitsownsetofadvantages——lesshousework,sharedcomfort,lesstocleanupandcarefor,

andusuallycheaperrent.Asaresult,wedecidediodowngradefromourneatfive-bedroom,

2,700-square-foothouseonthewatertoathree-bedroom,1,369-square-footapartment,withtwokids.

Oncewcarrivedinournewapartmentwcweresurprisedtofindthatthingsflowedrelatively

smoothly.Therewassomuchlesstokeepupwith—fewerfloorstomop,fewerwindowstoclean,

fewerwallstowipe,etc.NowIthinkofourhomeasourlittleplayhouse,sinceit'smuchsmallerand

everythingisclosertogether.Thatalsomakesitsomucheasierformetokeepupwithasamom.I

collectlaundryallononefloorcomparingwithhavingtoclimbstairstothehouse'ssecondfloor!

Inournewhome,weuselotsofshoeorganizersinsideofeveryclosetdoorformorethanjust

shoes—babyitems,officeitems,andmedicines.Wcalsohaveafunctionalroomthatservesasan

officeandgym.SincebothmyhusbandandIworkfromhome,werequireatleastoneroomtoshareas

anofTicewithfitnessequipmentfittedintoacomer.

Whilemanypeoplechasetodownsizeforfinancialreasons,thatactuallywasn'tafactorinour

decision.Wewantedtobeinalivelyareawithlike-mindedyoungfamilies.Thatwasourfirstpriority.

Thoughwemaystillbuyanotherhouseinthisareaatsomepointdowntheline,fornow,we'rethrilled

withtheconceptofrentinganapartment.Letmeputitthisway：We'renotreallythetthandy^^types,so

beingabletocallmainienance（维修）fbranyrepairsiswortheveryremcoin!

4.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?

A.Ouroldhousewasupgraded.B.Livinginahousehasadvantages.

C.Ournewapartmentwasdownsized.D.Smallersizemeansmorehousework.

5.Howdothecouplefeelaboutthenewapartment?

A.Confused.B.Amazed.C.Tired.D.

Challenged.

6.Whydothecouplemakechangestotheirnewhome?

A.Tobuilduptheirbody.B.Tocreateahomeoffice.

C.Tbenlargealltherooms.D.Tomakefulluseofspace.

7.Whatisthecouple'sfirstconcernwhenmoving?

A.Transportation.B.Neighbourhood.

C.Repairwork.D.Money.

C

Sugarcanc（甘蔗）containsaround10%sugar.Butthatmeansitcontainsaround90%

non-sugar-thematerialknownasbagasse（甘蔗渣）whichremainsoncethesugar-bearingjuiceis

squeezedout.Worldproductionofcanesugarwas185milliontonnesin2017,whichresultsinalotof

bagasse.

Atthemoment,mostofitisburned.ButZhuHongli,amechanicalengineeratNortheastern

University,inBoston,thinksitcanbeputintobetteruse.Asshe,andhercolleaguesdescribe,in

Matterthisweek,withahitofimprovingbagassemakesanexcellentandbiodegradable（可生物

降解的）replacementfbrtheplasticusedtbrdisposablefoodcontainerssuchascoffeecups.

Dr.Zhuisnotthefirstpersontohavethisidea.Butpreviousattemptstendednottosurvive

contactwithliquids.Sheknewfrompreviousresearchthatthemainreasonwhypasteffortsfellto

pieceswhenwetisthatbagasseiscomposedofshortfibreswhichareunabletoholdthefinished

product.Shethereforesought'toinsertasuitablylong-fibredsubstance.

Bambooseemedtobethebestchoice,itgrowsquickly/degradesreadilyandhasappropriately

longfibres.Anditworked.Whentheresearchersblendedbambooremainingintobagasse,theyfound

thattheresulthadastrongcrossingofshortandlongfibres.

Toputtheirnewmaterialthroughitspaces,Dr.Zhuandhercolleaguesfirstpouredhotoilontoit

andfoundthat,ratherthanpassingthroughthematerial,asitwouldhavewithprevious,bagasse

products,theoilwasresistedbytheirinvention.

Theyalsofoundthatwhentheymadeacupoutofthestuffandfilleditwithwaterheatedalmost

toboilingpoint,thecupremainedunbrokenformorethantwohours.Thoughthisisnotaslongasa

plasticcupwouldHast,it-islongenoughforallpracticalpurposes.

8.Whatdoweknowaboutbagasse?

A.1（iswidelyused.B.Itisusuallywasted.

C.Itcannotbedegraded.D.Ittakesup10%ofsugarcane.

9.Whydothepreviousattemptsfail?

A.Thecupsarcnotdisposable.B.Thefibresofbagassearcshort.

C.Theplasticcannotbereplaced.D.Thematerialisnotbiodegradable.

10.WhatisspecialaboutZhu'sinvention?

A.1(canletoilpassthrough.B.Itcanbeboiledinthewater.

C.Itcanholdliquidandresistheat.I).Itcanreducetheuseofbamboo.

11.Whalwouldbe(hebesttitleforthetext?

A.NewBambooContainersB.ANewApplicationofFibres

C.YoungandPromisingMaterialsD.APerfectMixofCaneandBamboo

ARussiannaturalgastankerhascompletedanexperimentalroundtripalongtheNorthernSea

Route(NSR)—thefirsttimethepathacrosstheArctichasbeenmadeatthistimeofyear.Itreturned

totheRussiangasstationatSabettaonFebruary19.ThevoyagebytheChristophedeMargerietanker

throughtheiceisthelatestvisualindicatorofclimatechangeinthecoldregion.

ThetankersetoutfromaChineseportonJanuary27afterdeliveringitscargo.Itentered(he

NorthernSeaRoute,whichtraverses(横越)Russia'snorthcoast.AfewdayslaternearCapeDezhnev,

itwasmetbytheRussiannuclearicebreaker50LetPobedy(50YearsofVictory).Togetherthey

completedthe2,500-nautical-milevoyagethroughtheicein11daysand10hours.

Theshipmanaged-tocompletethefirstlegofthe(ripfromRussiatoChinawithoutanicebreaker.

Bothofthejourneysbrokerecordsforwinternavigation(航行)duetothechangingclimateinthe

Arcticallowingpassagethroughthinnerice.UsingtheNorthernSeaRouteletsshippersinRussiaand

othercountriesavoidamuchlongersouthernjourneyaroundEurope,theMiddleEastandallof

southernAsia,savingmillionsofdollars.

Theshipsencounterednomulti-yearbuildupofoldiceontheroute,andthedeepesticewas

about5feet(hick.However,meteorologistandjournalistEricHolthauscalledthataclearindicatorof

"aclimateemergency".

LastMayChristophedeMargeriebecamethefirstlarge-capacitycargoshiptocompletean

eastboundtransitoftheNorthernSeaRoute,twomonthsearlierintheyearthanthejourney

traditionallymade.

"AsaresultoftheearlyNorthernSeaRoutevoyagecompletedbyChristophedeMargeriein

May2020aswellasthecurrentNSRvoyage,thenavigationintheEasternpartoftheArcticwas

practicallydoubled."EricHolthaussaid.Henotedthatfordecadesthetransitroutealongthatpartof

theNSRhadtypicallyremainedclosedbyicefromNovemberuntilJuly.

12.WhichfactorcontributedmosttoChristophedeMargerie'ssuccessfultrip?

A.Theidealequipment.B.Theoceancurrent.

C.Thenuclearpower.D.Theclimatechange.

13.What'sEricHolthaus'attitudetothegastanker'stripacrosstheArctic?

A.Skeptical.B.Concerned.C.Critical.D.Tolerant.

14.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"encountered"inpaiagiapli4mean?

A.Pickedup.B.Preparedfor.C.Cameacross.D.Depended

15.HowlongcantheNSRroutebeusedbycargoshipsnow?

A.2months.B.3months.C.4months.D.6months.

河南省驻马店市新蔡县第一高级中学2021-2022学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题

第一节供15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

BestYoungAdultandChildren'sBooksoftheYear

ThePoetX,ElizabethAcevedo.

Astcnth-gradcrXiomaraBatista'srelationshipwithherfamilyandherownbodygrowmore

complex,Xiomarachannelsherenergyintopoetrytomakeherselffeelheard.Toldthroughthose

poems.ThePoetXpo-theNationalBookAwardwinnerforyoungpeople'sliterature—vividly

detailsayoungperson'sdiscoveryofherownpowerandhergrowingabilitytoshareit.,、

DariustheGreatIsNotOkay,AdibKhorram

ThisnoveltellsthestoryofDariusKellner,ahighschoolstudentwhocan'tfindhisplacein

AmericaorIran.InPortland,he'sstnigglingsociallyandthinksheisadisappointmenttohisfather.In

Iran,hefacesharsh（苛亥U的）judgementfromrelatives.Khorranicaptures（记录）theinsecurities

ofbeingateenagerthroughDarius,wholearnsthatsometimeshandlingwhat'suncomfortableiswhat

helpsusgrow.

HarborMe,JacquelineWoodson",

Sixmiddleschoolstudentssharearoomonceaweek—ARoomtoTalk.Thissafespaceallows

（hemtofreelyexpresswhat'sontheirminds.In（henovel,Woodsonusesthesesixstudents'stcriesto

showhowimportantitistoteachkidstosupportoneanother.

Love,MattdelaPena

Whatislove?ToMaltdelaPena,ilisexperiencedinthelittlemomentsofeveryday—walking

outsideasubwaystation,watchingyourgrandfatherashefishes...AccompaniedbyLorenLong's

attractivepictures,thisbook,alsoavailableinSpanish,celebrateshowloveexistsintheordinaryand

whywcshouldtreasuremoments,bigandsmall,withthepeopleinourlives.

1.WhichauthorwontheNationalBookAward?

A.AdibKhorramB.MattdelaPena

C.ElizabethAcevedoD.JacquelineWoodson

2.WhatcanweknowaboutDariusKellner?

A.Hepreferstowritepoems.

B.HelivesahappylifeinPortland.

C.Hegetsalongwellwithhisrelatives.

D.Heseesdiscomfortinapositiveway.

3.WhichbookhasaSpanishversion?

A.Love.B.HarborMe.

C.ThePoetX.D.DariustheGreatIsNotOkay.

B

Manypeoplecannotforgetthebeautifulthousandhandcanceperformedbydisabledpeople

duringthe2005CCTVSpringGala.（晚会）Manyofthesedancerscannothearorspeak,buttheir

performancesarewonderful.

Theleadingdancerisabeautifulyoungwoman,TaiLihua,whowasbornhealthybutloseher

hearingwhenshewastwoyearsoldbecauseofafever.Notlongafter（hat,shealsobecamemuteand,

fromthenon,herworldwassilent.Shedidnotrealizethisatfirst,bulwhenshewasfive,sheplayeda

gameaboutsoundswithherschoolfriendsanddiscoveredshewasdifferent.Shefeltverysad.Her

fatherwenttomanyplaceslookingfortreatmentsforherdisabilities,butnothingworked.

Whenshewassevenyearsold,TaiLihuawentaschoolfordeafandmutechildren,whereshe

didverywellinherstudies.Herteachersaidsheusedherbrainmorethanotherchildrenandwasvery

goodatexpressingherfeelingsthroughmovements.

Thenwhenshewasfifteen,shestartedleaningtodancc.Atfirst,shefounditdifficultbutshe

didn'tgiveup.Shespentalotoftimepracticingandbecameabrilliantdancer.Inthelastfewyears,she

hasperformedinmanycountriesandismuchadmiredbyforeignaudience.Dancinghaschangedher

lifeandbroughtherworldwidesuccessandfame.

4.Whichofthefollowingisexpressedinthepassage?

A.Wherethereislife,thereishope.

B.Nooneisloooldtolearn.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

5.TaiLihuadiscovered(hatshewasdifferentfromotherchildrenwhenshewas.

A.twoB.fiveC.sevenD.fifteen

6.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.TaiLihuawasbornhealthy.

B.TaiLihuaisn'tsuccessfulnow.

C.TaiLihua'sparentsdidn'ttakegoodcareofher.

D.TaiLihuahadanaturalabilitytodanceverywell.

7.Whichof(hefollowingwouldbethebest(ideforthepassage?

A.DanceperformanceintheCCTVSpringFestivalGala.

B.disabledgirl.

CAbeautifuldancer.

D.Adancerinasilentworld.

C

Manyofusthink,wrongly,thatthemoondoesn'tchange.Forexample,theTangDynastypoet

ZhangRuoxuoncewrotethat''Generationshavecomeandpassedaway;fromyeartoyearthemoons

lookalike,oldandnew.”

However,anewstudypublishedinthejournalNatureGeoscienceshowsthatthemoonisinfact

slowlyshrinkingovertime.Forthestudy,agroupofUSscientistsexaminedandanalyzedthousands

ofphotographstakenbytheNASAorbiterLunarReconnaissanceOrbiterCamera.Theyfoundthat

therewerelotsoffaultsonthesurfaceofthemoon.Thesefaultswereformedbyrecentmovementon

(hemoon.

AccordingtoNASA,themoonismadeupofpiecesofrockswithahotcore.Themooncortinued

toexpandasitwasborn.Butinthisprocess,itreleasedenergyandcooleddown.Thenitbeganto

shrink,likeagrapeshrinkingintoaraisin.Overthepastseveralhundredmillionyears,ithas

bccomc46meters"skinnier".Butduetoitshardandrockycrust,themoon'ssurfacecontinuestopush

up."SomeofthesequakescanbefairlystrongaroundfiveontheRichterscale,“saidThomasWatters,

aseniorscientistat(heSmithsonianInstitutionsNationalAirandSpaceMuseumintheUS.

Butdoesthatmeanthemoonisadangerousplacethathumanshouldn'ttrytoexploreandliveon

inthefiiturc?”Mayben