河南省驻马店市新蔡县第一高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期3月月考英语试题（含答案）

新蔡县第一高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期3月份月考英语试题第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2．5分，满分37．5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe9thAsianWinterGameswillkickoffonFebruary7，2025inHarbin，Heilongjiangprovince．Therewillbe34countriesandregions-themostintheevent’shistory-takingpartintheGames．HerearesomefunfactsabouttheGames．Torch（火炬）Thetorchstands735mmtallandisinspiredbyabeautifullilac（丁香花），Harbin’scityflower．Thethemeofitsdesign，“Surging”，aimstoexpressthestrongenergyoflifeinnature．Itshowsthatthe9thAsianWinterGameswillbefilledwithenthusiasmandpassion．Thedesignofthetorchtakestheformofafloweringlilac，integratingcolorssuchasChinaRed，LilacPurpleandSnowWhite，symbolizingthesincerity，warmth，openness，andinclusivenessofHeilongjiangprovinceandthecharacteristicsofthehostcity，Harbin．Emblem（徽章）Theemblem，named“Breakthrough”，combinessymbolsofshorttrackspeedskaters，flowingribbons（丝带）andlilacs．Itscolors，inshadesofblueandpurple，reflectthebeautyofsunlightoniceandsnow．Thefigure’sshapelooksliketheChinesecharacter“九”，representingthe9thGames，and“合”，representingunityandfriendship．Throughthisemblem，HarbinextendsawarmwelcomeandexpresseshopesforsharedgrowthamongAsiancountries．Mascots（吉祥物）ThemascotsfortheGames，BinbinandNini，aretwolovableSiberiantigers．Binbinrepresentsicesportsandwearsiceskates，whileNini，representingsnowsports，ridesasnowboard．Theirnames－“Binbin”from“Harbin”and“Nini”fromtheChinesewordfor“you”-cometogethertoformamessage：“Harbinwelcomesyou!”ThesetigermascotswereinspiredbytworealtigersborninHarbinandrepresentvaluesofstrength，courageandpositivity．EventsTheupcomingGameswillfeature64eventsintotal，with31％makingtheirfirstappearance，includingneweventsinspeedskating，shorttrackspeedskatingandskimountaineering．Notably，skimountaineeringwillalsobeincludedintheMilanoCortina2026WinterOlympics，makingtheAsianWinterGamesatestinggroundforthesport．HYPERLINKhttp://www.henanjk.com21．Wheredidtheideaforthetorchcomefrom?A．AcuteanimalinSiberia．B．Aspeediceskaterinaction．C．Aflowingribboninthewind．D．Abeautifulflowerofthehostcity．22．Whatcommonmessagedotheemblemandthemascotscarry?A．Asharedfuture．B．Awarmwelcome．C．Unityandfriendship．D．Courageandpositivity．23．WhatisspecialabouttheupcomingGames?A．OneoftheeventswillbeincludedintheOlympics．B．Thenumberofathleteparticipantswillbreaktherecord．C．HalfoftheeventswillappearattheGamesforthefirsttime．D．ManyneweventswillbetestedfortheOlympicsattheGames．BHYPERLINKhttp://www.henanjk.com/Mymother，whowasn’tgoodatdrivingandusingtechnology，plannedtodriveforUber，anonlineplatformthatprovidesride-hailing（打车）services．Onedayonherwayhomefromgroceryshopping，sheturnedontheapp，whichmatchedherquicklywitharidernamedMatthew．Asshemadeherwaytowardhim，thepanicseizedher—thesilentnavigation（导航），thedistractingscreenandtheswipe／tapconfusion．Itwasjusttoomuch．Naturally，sheturnedoffherphone．Shedidnotcanceltheride，nordidshecontacthimtoexplain．Sheturnedhercarandracedtowardhome．Afewminuteslater，Momturnedonherphonetocheckhertextmessages．ShehadseveralmissedcallsfromMatthew，whohadbeenwatchingheronhisscreenandhadseenherdriveintheoppositedirectionforthepastfiveminutes．Matthewcalledagain．Shehesitated，andthenpickedupthephone．“Whyareyoudrivingintheoppositedirection?”heasked．“Listen，”sheexplained．“ThisismyfirsttimewithUber，andIdon’tknowhowtouseit．”ThenMomfoundthedestinationandMatthewgotinthecar．Matthewwasahandsomemaninhisearlythirtieswithakindface．MomtoldMatthewhewouldneedtomanagethetechnologyifhewantedtoarriveontime．“So，startthetrip，”sherequestedandtossedherphonetoMatthew．Hewasgladofservice．Theylaughed，talkedandeventuallyarrivedatYorkdale—althoughatthewrongentrance．“I’msorry，”shesaid．“It’sOK，”laughedMatthew．“Everyoneisabeginneratsomepoint．”Heendedthetrip，returnedherphoneandstartedtoclimboutofthecar．“Matthew，”shecalledfromherwindow，“you’dbetternotratemeonestar．”“I’mratingyoufiverightnow!”hesaidandhereallydid．Matthewdisappearedintothemall，smiling．Shesmiled，too，proudthatherfirstridewassuchasuccess．24．Whydidtheauthor’smotherturnoffherphone?A．Shewasatalosswhattodothen．B．ShehaddifficultyinfindingMatthew．C．Shecouldn’tgetintouchwithMatthew．D．Shehadsomethingurgenttodealwith．25．WhatdidMatthewdobeforehemettheauthor’smother?A．Hecanceledtheorder．B．Hefollowedhercarhome．C．Heissuedawarning．D．Hephonedherseveraltimes．26．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’smotherandMattew’strip?A．Ittookshorterthanusual．B．Itledtoalastingfriendship．C．Theyhadagreattimeduringit．D．Theydidn’tgetalongwellduringit．27．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMatthew?A．Humorous．B．Understanding．C．Intelligent．D．Responsible．CAfewyearsago，weboughtaLegoTajMahal（泰姬陵）formydad’sbirthday，hopingtocombinehisloveforarchitecturewithfamilytime．Eachevening，mydadandIgatheredaroundthelargediningtabletobuildthemodel．Wefacedthousandsoftinywhitepieces，eachpackagedwithprecisioninnumberedplasticbags，accompaniedbyathickinstructionbook．Theeveningspassedquickly，andthebuildingrosebeforeoureyes．Wecouldseeoureffortsproducinggoodresults，andasweturnedtotheboringtaskoforderingthecoloredbricksonthebuilding’sfloor，ourconversationtootookaturn．We