芮城中学高二年级月考英语试题本试题共150分,时间120分钟第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ATakeaview,theLandscape(风景)PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,oneoftoday'smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshasshownthattheAwardsaretheperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.TakeaviewisadesirableannualcompetitionforphotographersfromallcornersoftheUKandbeyond.MikeShepherd(2011)SkiddawinWinterCumbria,EnglandItwasanextremelycoldwinter’seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.Iclimbedtothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,andthoughitwasonlyashortclimb,IfoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingatawonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesunsettinginthewest.Iusedclassicaltechniques,translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,toachievetheblack-and-whiteimage(图像)TimothySmith(2014)MacclesfieldForestCheshire,EnglandIwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.WalkingupapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingstoe,alocalhighpoint,Icameacrossasmallclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.ThesmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromtheforegroundrightthroughintotheforest.1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?A.Writers.B.Photographers.C.Painters.D.Tourists.2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?A.Theyarewinterimages.B.Theyareinblackandwhite.C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.D.Theyfocusonsnow-coveredforests.3.Wherecanthetextbefound?A.Inahistorybook.B.Inanovel.C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inabiography.BEugeneO'Neill,whowasbornin1888,inNewYork,wasaleadingAmericandramawriterandthewinneroftheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1936.Hisfatherwasasuccessfultouringactor.Becauseofthat,Eugenespenthisearlychildhoodinhotels,ontrains,andbackstage.Althoughlaterinhislifehegrewtohatehisfatherfornotgivinghimsecurityinhisearlyyearsandalovingandcomfortablefamily,hehadthetheaterinhisblood.Asastudent,O'Neillwenttoboardingschoolsbutspentthesummersinamoderatehousehisfamilyowned.HeleftPrincetonUniversityin1907,onlyaboutoneyearafterheenteredit,tostartwhathelatercalledhisrealeducationin"lifeexperience".Attheageof24,hewashiredasareporterandpoetrycolumnwriterfortheNewLondonTelegraph,whereheworkedforonlyafewmonths.O'Neilldidn'tcutafigureinplaywritinguntilthesummerof1916,whenhewasinapeacefulvillageofProvincetown,Massachusetts,wheresomeyoungwritersandartistshadfoundedanexperimentaltheater.Beforethat,hehadwrittenawkwardmelodramas(情节剧)thatwerehardlyacceptedbythemainstreamofAmericantheater.WhileO'Neillwasonlyoneofthosewhoseplayswereproducedbythetheater,heledthegrouptosuccessbecauseofhiscontributionwithinthenextfewyears.Between1916and1920,thetheaterproducedallofO'Neill'sone-actseaplays.Bythetimehisfirstfull-lengthplay,BeyondtheHorizon,wasproducedonBroadwayonFebruary2,1920,attheMoroscoTheater,theyoungplaywrightalreadyhadasmallreputation.TheatercriticsspokehighlyofBeyondtheHorizonforitstragicrealism.TheplaybroughtO'Neillmorepublicattention,aswellashisfirstPulitzerPrize,apartfromwhichhewonanotherthreeforAnnaChristie,StrangeInterlude,andLongDay'sJourneyIntoNight.Overthenexttwodecades,O'Neillcontinuedtogainreputationnationallyandglobally.Hebecamethemostwidelytranslatedandp...