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.Itisoneoftheusef

2、ulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamins.Butinthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous(有毒的).Theycalledtomatoes“poisonapples”.Presiden

3、tThomasJefferson,however,knewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePre

4、sident’sparty.Thegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygood.TheyneverthoughttheirPresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored(忠实的)guestsaboutthefact.1.Afteryoureadthepassage,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Americansneve

5、ratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesinthe18thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.2.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasapresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes　　　. A.while

6、hewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks-13-3.Accordingtothetext,　　　cookedthebeautifulpinksoupatthePresident’sparty. A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcookC.thePresident’scookD.thePresident’swifeBInsummer,millionsofpeoplewillh

7、eadforthebeach.Andwhiletheoceancanbeagreatplacetoswimandplay,itmayalsobeusefulinanotherway.Somescientiststhinkthatwavescouldhelpmakeelectricity.“Haveyoueverbeenonasurfboardorboatandfeltyourselfbeingliftedupbyawave?Orhaveyoujumpedinthewaterandfelttheenerg

8、yaswavescrashedoveryou?”askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburghinScotland.“Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves.”Scientistsareworkingonusingthatenergytomakeelectricity.Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblow