【100所名校】2017-2018年全国名师联盟高二（上）学期第二次月考英语试题（解析版）.doc

此卷只装订不密封班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 2017-2018学年全国名师联盟高二上学期第二次月考英 语注意事项：1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效4．考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交第I卷（选择题）请点击修改第I卷的文字说明一、阅读理解Wearing a red nose for a day may seem like a strange way to raise money for charity. However, it seems to work in Britain.Red Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event the UK. The aim of the day is to raise money for a charity called Comic Relief which helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.Red nose?Comic Relief was started in 1985 by the scriptwriter Richard Curtis. It’s called Red Nose Day, as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear! The money made from selling red noses goes to the charity.When is RND?Red Nose Day takes place every two years in the spring and is now so famous that many people consider it to be an unofficial national holiday. For example, many school have non- uniform days. The fast Red Nose Day was on 13th March 2015.MoneyAcross Britain, people are encouraged to “Do Something Funny for Money”. The money that is collected helps children to go to school, and educates the adults with HIV and AIDS. Comic Relief also works closely with disabled and elderly people to make sure they have equal rights and a better life.So, if you are ever in the UK an Red Nose Day, now you know why you may find normal people wearing red noses and doing silly things! It’s all for a good cause! If you want to find out more about the day, have a look at the official Red Nose Day website.1．Why do people celebrate Red Nose Day?A. To raise money for Comic Relief.B. To encourage people to make money happily.C. To raise money to help the poor all over the word.D. To encourage more American people to join the charity.2．What can we know about Comic Relief from the passage?A. It was started in 1895.B. It helps people from all over the world.C. It offers help to both children and adults.D. It mainly aims to make disabled people have a better life.3．What is probably encouraged to do on Red Nose Day?A. Making red noses. B. Working for money.C. Painting your body red. D. Making your face funny.When Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends, rooms.At 20, he and a friend started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company—Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) worker in Oregon.After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4,000 employees.At 30, Jobs, however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from the rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’s CEO in 1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad.Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.”4．Why did Steve Jobs stop his college education?A. He had financial problems.B. He took no interest in his major.C. He wanted to start a company.D. He hated to share rooms with his friends.5．What can be inferred about Apple from the passage?A. It was founded in Oregon. B. It had a difficult beginning.C. It developed from a garage. D. It had a successful beginning.6．What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. Steve Jobs invented the iPhone.B. Steve Jobs joined Microsoft in 1987.C. Steve Jobs gave Apple a second life.D. Steve Jobs set up another company at 30.7．What does what Steve Jobs said suggest?A. Courage goes with confidence. B. Attitude is everything.C. Hope helps us succeed. D. Enthusiasm is the key to success.Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town!”George never did become a lawyer and Richard never m。