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　　信阳高中高二12月月考英语试题
　　第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）
　　（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
　　June came and the hay was almost ready for cutting．On Midsummer's Eve, which was a Saturday, Mr．Jones went to Willington and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back till midday on Sunday．The men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out rabbiting, without bothering to feed the animals．When Mr．Jones got back, he immediately went to sleep on the living-room sofa with the "News of the world" over his face, so that when evening came, the animals were still not fed．At last, they could stand no longer．
　　One of the cows broke into the door of the store-house with her horns（角） and all the animals began to help themselves to the grains．It was just then that Mr．Jones wop．The next moment he and his four men were in the store-house with whips （鞭子） in their hands, whipping in all directions．This was more than the hungry animals would bear．Together, though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand, they jumped upon their masters．
　　Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being struck with horns and kicked from all sides．The situation was quite out of their control．They had never seen animals act like this before, and this sudden uprising （起义） of creatures whom they were used to beating and whipping just as they chose frightened them．After only a moment or two, they gave up trying to defend themselves．A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road, with the animals running after them joyfully．
　　21．Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
　　A．Willington was the name of a relative．   
　　B．Red Lion was the name of a bar．
　　C．News of the World was a TV program．  
　　D．Store-house is a place to feed the cows．
　　22．The cows broke into the store-house to feed themselves because          .
　　A．They were so angry at their masters       B．They wanted to fight with the men
　　C．They wanted to go on strike              D．They-were too hungry
　　23．The cows jumped upon their masters because _________．
　　A．they were not fed                      B．they were so hungry
　　C．they were whipped so hard               D．they were so happy
　　24．What would be the best tile for the story?
　　A．Midsummer's Eve                     B．A Bad Sunday
　　C．Cows and Their Masters                D．Rebellion of Cows
　　B
　　The Future Stars
　　General introduction
　　The Future Stars was set up in 1988 as a non-profit service center for child development devoted to providing quality childcare in a loving and educational environment for children 6 weeks to 6 years of age. Our funds mainly come from public donations.
　　A healthy curiosity about learning is the most important quality for early childhood development. We aim at offering high quality developmentally age-appropriate activities for early childhood, the most Important time of child development, so that they can do better after they start formal schooling.
　　Hours of operation
　　Childcare will be provided for the child from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday except for holidays. Children may not arrive before 7:00 am or remain after 6:00 pm. Should an emergency arise, the parent should immediately mas know in consideration of our work arrangements. A late charge of $ 1.00 per minute will be assessed if the child is not picp by 6:05 pm. Charges for these services are to be paid directly to the staff person that has been looking after your child until your arrival, not to the center. Failure to pay late charges may affect continued services with the center.
　　Tuition (学费)
　　When it has been confirmed that a position is available for your child, you must pay a registration (注册) fee of $200 per child.
　　The weeition fee is $ 98.00. You can make payments either by credit card or in cash on Monday every week. If your payment is not made by Tuesday at 9:00 am, you will be charged a $ 25.00 late fee.
　　For more information, please call 434-293-6110 or visit www.childdevelopmentcenter.com.
　　25. The Future Stars is intended for______.
　　A. would-be parents B. teenagers C. child experts D. pre-school children
　　26. What can we know about late pickups from the passage?
　　A. They may affect continued services with the center.
　　B. Parents have to pay late charges for them to the center.
　　C. Parents have to inform the center of them right away.
　　D. They greatly disturb the work arrangements of the center.
　　27. If you want your child to receive childcare services from the Future Stars you must ___.
　　A. pay extra for delayed payment B. pay every Tuesday
　　C pay $ 98 for registration D. pay in cash
　　28. What is the purpose of the passage?
　　A. To attract public donations. B. To promote early education.
　　C. To tell the benefits of childcare. D. To introduce a child development center.
　　C
　　You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
　　“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “They (elevators) are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
　　We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pat