1、北大附中河南分校2023-2023学年上学期九月考试试卷高二英语考试时间100分钟 总分值120分第二局部: 阅读理解 (共两节，总分值40分)第一节 (共15小题;每题2分，总分值30分)阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the
2、 sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house. Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are. There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arro
3、ws, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees. Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple（枫树）makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.
4、 The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that. The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the ma
5、ples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars（杨树）putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our
6、skies and flies over the lake.21. What can be learned from Paragraph 2A. The scenes are colorful and changeable. B. There are many windows in the wooden house.来源:学科网ZXXKC. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.D. The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.22. By mentionin
7、g the names of the trees, the author aims to show that _ .A. the kids like playing in trees B. the kids are very familiar with trees C. the kids have learned much knowledge D. the kids find trees useful learning tools23. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph meanA. The change of se
8、asons is easily felt. B. The seasons make the scenes change.C. The weather often changes in the forest.D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.24. What is the main purpose of the author writing the textA. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.B. To introduce her child
9、rens happy life in the forest.C. To show that living in the forest is healthful.D. To share the joy of living in the nature.BSpring peepers are found in wooded areas and grassy lowlands near pools in the central and eastern parts of Canada and the United States. These loud animals are rarely seen, b
10、ut as temperatures begin to rise in March and April, the males certainly are heard. Their peep.peep. peep creates an other-worldly whistling sound that, to many, is the first sign of spring, compared with that of some birds.Spring peepers are brown in color with dark lines that form an X on their ba
11、cks. They grow to about 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) in length, and have large special toes for climbing. These creatures are active at night, coming out to feed on ants, beetles, flies, and spiders.When the warmer weather arrives, male frogs attempt to attract a mate with a spring song. The frogs n
12、ormally perform in singing. The one who starts each round usually has the deepest voice. The vocal sacs under their mouths allow the frogs to sing. They fill their vocal sacs with air until they look like a balloon, and then they let out a peep as they release the air. They peep about once every sec
13、ond. These sounds can often be heard as far as a half-mile awayAfter a female and male peeper mate, the female lays her eggs in water and spends the remainder of the year in the forest. During the winter, they sleep under logs or behind loose bark on trees. The music dies down during the cold months
14、, but the sounds of peepers will soon be heard again, sounding the coming of spring.25. The text is written mainly to _.A. tell people what spring peepers look like B. let people know more about spring peepersC. explain why spring peepers sing D. show environmental harmony in nature26. What can we k
15、now about the spring peepers from the textA. They prefer to live in the dry areas in North America.来源:学科网ZXXKB. They are the first animals to make sounds in spring.C. They can live both in water and on land.D. They are active during the cold months of the year.27. What does the underlined word release in Paragraph 3 meanA. turn out. B. break out. C. leave out. D. let out.28. The best title for this text might be _.A. The Ring of Tiny Frogs in Spring B. The Relationship between Animals and SeasonsC. The Living Conditions of Spring Peepers D. The Invitation from
