安徽省阜阳第一中学2023-2024学年高二12月月考英语试题

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安徽省阜阳第一中学 2022 级高二学期 12 月检测

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）

第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 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。

There was once a jeweler, known for many virtues. One day, the Jewish elders came to him to buy some

diamonds to decorate part of the dress of their high priest (神父，牧师), which the Bible calls an ephod.

They told him what they wanted, and offered him a fair price for the diamonds. He replied that he could not let

them see the jewels at that moment, and requested them to call again.

As they wanted them without delay, and thought that the object of the jeweler was only to increase the price of

the diamonds, the elders offered him twice, then three times, as much as they were worth. But he still refused, and

they went away angrily.

Some hours after, he went to them, and placed before them the diamonds, for which they again offered him the

last price they had named, but he said, “I will only accept the first one you offered to me this morning.”

“Why, then, did you not close with us at once?” asked they in surprise. “When you came,” replied he, “my

father had the key of the box, in which the diamonds were kept, and as he was asleep, I should have been obliged to

wake him to obtain them. At his age, a short hour of sleep does him a great deal of good, and for all the gold in the

world, I would not be wanting in respect to my father, or take from him a single comfort.”

The elders, affected by these feeling words, spread their hands upon the jeweler’s head, and said, “Thou shalt

be blessed of Him who has said: Honor thy father and thy mother, and thy children shall one day pay thee the same

respect and love thou hast shown to thy father.”

1. Why did not the jeweler give two elders the diamonds at first?

A. He wanted a higher price B. He had to get his father’s permission.

C. He didn’t have them in the shop then. D. He didn’t have the key to the container.

2. What the underlined part might mean?

A. You will get as many honors as you want. B. Your children will live a rich and respectable life.

C. You and your family are blessed by God. D. Your father will live a long and healthy life.

3. What might be the best title of the passage?

A. A devoted son B. An honest businessman

C. A reasonable price D. A luxurious dress

Health officials in Canada are very busy these days. They are placing chickens at fixed points all along their

border with the United States of America. That’s an enormous distance of 2,500 km.

It’s not a practical joke, nor have the Canadians gone mad. They are using these chickens to see if the deadly

West Nile virus is lurking around. The virus infects birds, so they think that the chickens have a good chance of

catching the virus. Or the virus will catch the chickens.

Countries around the world are realizing something important. That it may just be possible to stop certain

kinds of people from entering their land, but it is very difficult to try and stop viruses that travel from one end of

the earth to another. When they travel to new places, they adjust very easily to those climates and sometimes start

destroying the local plant and animal life. These biological polluters are called smart polluters.

These smart polluters can be carried across borders of countries unknowingly. Just as we humans are travelling

across the globe more often than earlier, these biological polluters have also started journeying much more. They

slide into aircraft through their wheels. They bore their way into objects that air travelers may be carrying from one

country to another.

Suddenly, a lot of things become clearer. Like why the customs officials in many foreign countries prevent you

from bringing in a small plant, or a decorative item made of wood that is in its natural form… They tell you that it’s

in the rules.

They have these rules because they know that these varieties of plants that are special to specific places have

the power to spread new diseases among native plants and animals. They are called biological polluters and they

always create problems in places where they do not belong. They could be special varieties of plants, bugs or even

animals.

4. Why did the author talk about what Canadian officials’ are doing?

A. To introduce a successful case B. To arouse readers’ curiosity

To describe a phenomenon D. To introduce the topic

5. Which of the following can’t be called smart polluters?

Tiger mosquitoes from Asia are busy biting Americans.

B. Pandas from China are wining millions of American’s hearts.

C. The small lobsters from Mexico are taking over most of lakes in America.

D. Tree snakes from New Guinea are busy eating up bird varieties in the country of Guam.

6. What might be the main reason for more and more smart polluters?

A. A lot of profit can be made from introducing foreign species.

B. People want to add more species to their surroundings.

C. People nowadays travel overseas more frequently.

D. There are more domestic flights than before.

7. What’s the purpose of writing this passage?

A. To convince B. To warn C. To inform D. To entertain

On Grytviken island in the South Atlantic Ocean lies the South Georgia Museum, one of the most remote

museums in the world.

South Georgia Museum is located in the island’s old whaling station. Whaling, or the hunting of whales for

their usable natural products, such as meat and oil, ceased there in 1964. The building that now houses the museum

once served as the whaling manager’s home and office and went unused for over 20 years before it opened to the

public as a museum in 1992.

There are no passenger flights to or from Grytviken, so the majority of visitors arrive on a ship. The island

itself only sees about 10, 000 visitors a year and there are no permanent residents, only a group of 20 scientists,

maintenance staff, and museum workers who brave the island’s cold weather conditions. Traveling to the museum

requires advance planning. South Georgia Museum staff all travel to the island from abroad for the southern

hemisphere (半球) spring, or mid - October, and most come from the United Kingdom, around 8, 000 miles north.

The museum, which offers free admission, “aims to make this history and heritage accessible both to the

visiting public and to those unable to visit this remote region through education, exhibitions and outreach”.

according to its website. It houses a natural history collection, artifacts, exhibitions related to the early history of

sealing and whaling as well as Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton, and more. The museum rooms are named

after individuals who contributed to the growth or conservation of the island in some way.

The temperature is ideal for visitors October through December, but sill, daytime highs don’t often reach

above 40 degrees Fahrenheit. For those who work there, Internet access is patchy and fresh food options are rare.

It’s not a place for everyone, but for the staff that calls it home for parts of the year, it’s a unique form of paradise.

“Stepping away from the world has been a treat,” said Pierce, one of the staff.

8. What can we learn about the South Georgia Museum?

A. It is accessible to visitors by air. B. It has 20 maintenance workers.

C. It opened to the public in 1964. D. It used to be a whaling station.

9. Who are the rooms of the museum named after?

A. Managers of the whaling station.

Adventurers exploring the Antarctic.

C. Those who made contributions to the island.

D. Individuals who conserved whales from extinction.

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