甘肃省武威第五中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

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1、甘肃省武威第五中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每题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，选出最佳答案选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHowAmericansBegantoEatTomatoesPeoplehavestrangeideasaboutfood.Forexample,thetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetable.Itisoneoftheusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ith

2、asrichnutritionandvitamins.Butinthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous(有毒的).Theycalledtomatoes“poisonapples”.PresidentThomasJefferson,however,knewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.Hehadb

3、eentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.Thegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygood.TheyneverthoughttheirPresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisona

4、pples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored(忠实的)guestsaboutthefact.1.Afteryoureadthepassage,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesinthe18thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotofto

5、matoes.2.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasapresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes　　　. A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks3.Accordingtothetext,　　　cookedthebeautifulpinksoupatthePresident’sparty. A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcookC.thePresident’s

6、cookD.thePresident’swifeBInsummer,millionsofpeoplewillheadforthebeach.Andwhiletheoceancanbeagreatplacetoswimandplay,itmayalsobeusefulinanotherway.Somescientiststhinkthatwavescouldhelpmakeelectricity.“Haveyoueverbeenonasurfboardorboatandfeltyourselfbeingliftedupbyawave?Orhaveyoujumpedinthewate

7、randfelttheenergyaswavescrashedoveryou?”askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburghinScotland.“Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves.”Scientistsareworkingonusingthatenergytomakeelectricity.Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacro