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　　北大附中河南分校2015-2016学年上学期考试试卷
　　高二英语
　　考试时间100分钟  满分120分
　　第二部分: 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
　　第一节  (共15小题;每小题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 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 arrows, 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.
　　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 dringh 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 maples 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 skies and flies over the lake.
　　21. What can be learned from Paragraph 2?
　　A. The scenes are colorful and changeable.   B. There are many windows in the wooden house.
　　C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.
　　D. The latside the windows are quite different in color.
　　22. By mentioning 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 tools
　　23. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
　　A. The change of seasons 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 text?
　　A. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.
　　B. To introduce her children’s 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.
　　B
　　Spring 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, but 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 backs. 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.
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