甘肃省武威第十八中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

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1、甘肃省武威第十八中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题时间：100分钟满分：120分第Ⅰ卷第一部分 阅读理解（两节共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：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。（每小题2分，共30分）AMostpeopleusuallytravelledbyshipandtrainwhicharedrivenbysteamengine.Itplayedanimportantpartinmanykindsofvehiclesseveralscoresofyearsago.Whoinvented

2、steamengineandwhatunitscouldbeusedtomeasurethepowerofengine?Theword“horse-power”wasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWattfromaworker’sfamilymadetheworldfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Atfirst,hecouldn’ttellpeoplehowpowerfulitwas,becausetherewerenounitsatthattime.Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestr

3、onghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Henamedthatunitonehorse-power.Inthiswayhecouldmeasuretheworkofhissteamengine.　　Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairinoneminute.Hisenginecouldlifta3300-poundweight100feetinoneminute.Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalled

4、itatenhorse-powerengine.1.Themainideaofthepassageis_____.　A.JamesWattinventedthesteamengine　B.JamesWattfirstusedhorse-powerasaunitofmeasure　C.howmuchpowerdoesahorsehave　D.whyWatt’sengineiscalledatenhorse-powerengine2.ThestorysaysthatWattmadethefirst____.A.engineB.horse-powerengineC.usefulengin

5、eD.widelyusedsteamengine3.JamesWattwasbornin_____.A.aworker’sfamilyB.afarmer’sfamilyC.ateacher’sfamilyD.adoctor’s4.Wattwantedtofindawayto____.A.measuretheworkhisenginecoulddoB.tellpeoplehowpowerfulhisenginewasC.lifta3300-poundweightD.bothAandB5.Onehorse-powermeansthe____.A.workahorsecoulddoina

6、minuteB.weightahorsecoulddointenminutesC.workahorsecoulddointenminutesD.weightofonehorseBIcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.Aftertheaccident,myroommatecalledadoctorforme.Iwa

7、sverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextday,heaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddone.Iwasastonished.Hehadgoodreasontochargeme,hesaid.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjury,I’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.