此资源为用户分享，在本站免费下载，只限于您用于个人教学研究。

约4210字。

　　2015-2016学年高二上学期月考英语试题
　　考试用时： 120 分钟
　　一．阅读理解（满分30分，每小题2分）
　　A
　　When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor in the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University（SMU）in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn’t afford the operation because her family was poor.
　　Her mother ran a boarding house in Galveston, a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic（阁楼）one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript（手稿）. On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry”. It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Gainestown boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henry’s.
　　My father then set out to sell it. Eventfully, he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loves the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.
　　My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story.
　　1. Who discovered the O. Henry’s manuscript?
　　A. The girl’s mother.     B. The author’s father.   C. The girl.   D. The author.
　　2. Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?
　　A. O. Henry once worked in Houston.     B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.
　　C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines.   D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.
　　3. The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.
　　A. named   B. treated C. proved D. described
　　B
　　Want to improve your writing skills? New Writing South is directing the way!
　　•Towner Writer Squad (班组）for kids aged 13-17
　　Led by comedy and TV writer, Marian Kilpatrick, Towner Writer Squad will meet once a month at the contemporary art museum for 11 months, starting 12 October, 2014.
　　The FREE squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry to play writing and lyrics (抒情诗）to flash fiction, to support the development of young writers.
　　Application & Selection
　　If you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample piece of your writing (about 500 words), responding to the title‘LUNCH,’with your name, age, address and e-mail address to: debo@newwritingsouth.com.
　　Once all applications are in, you will be invited to an open selection event on 17 September，4-5pm, at the gallery of Towner. This will be an informal opportunity to meet the Squad Leader, Squad Associate and other young people.
　　You will also have a chance to get to know the fantastic gallery space and get a taste of what’s to come.
　　Deadline for applications: 8 September, 2014
　　For further information go to: facebook.com/towner or towner.org.uk or newwritingsouth.com
　　Any questions 一 feel free to send your e-mail to Towner Writer Squad Associate: whame@towner.gov.uk
　　﹡   ﹡   ﹡  ﹡   ﹡   ﹡    ﹡   ﹡   ﹡
　　•Beginner Writing Project for kids aged 10-13
　　Due to popular demand, a writing project will be started for eager beginners.
　　Start time: 6 September, 2014
　　Meet every other Saturday，2-4pm, at the Towner Study Centre.
　　Study and write at your own pace 一 you do not have to rush 一 as you have a year to go through the project. Practise under the guidance of some experienced writers and teachers who can help you with basic writing skills. Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing!
　　No previous experience or special bacnd is required. Many others have been successful this way. If they can do it, why can’t you?
　　Fee: £179
　　For more information，go to newtowner.org.uk or generate.org.uk
　　4. Towner Writer Squad will be started _______.
　　A. to train comedy an