江西省南昌市八一中学2015-2016学年高二10月月考英语试题

ggage and other things； and two， your purse is always monitored， and is just under your nose！

Credit cards are very useful in many ways. But if you misplace your credit card， it is quite easy for someone else to find it and use it to his/ her maximum benefit before you even realize you have lost it！ If you lose cash， you lose only that much cash as you are carrying. But a lost credit card means the money in your bank account is lost. So always try to use cash instead of credit card while traveling

24. Which of the following statement does the author probably disagree with？ A. Putting your money in different wallets. B. Putting your jewels in your wallet. C. Carrying a mini backpack purse. D. Using cash instead of credit card.

25. Carrying a mini backpack can help you because ？ A. It is convenient to carry and monitor. B. it is easier to carry your baby. C. it reduce the burden on your back. D. it can use to carry more things.

26. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. You shouldn’t spend money until you reach your destination. B. putting jewels at the bottom of your bag is safer.

C. one must carry a fashionable backpack purse while traveling. D. credit card are more convenient than cash while traveling. 27. What is the main idea of this passage？ A. Ways to make traveling fun and enjoyable. B. Tips on carrying valuables safely while traveling. C. Advice on traveler’s personal safety while traveling. D. Things to consider before traveling.

C

Dad was lying in the hospital weakly， but his smile was as sure as ever . It was another attack of lung illness. My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would

help Dad get home from hospital and look after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared about him too， even when we weren't with him.

Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving our grandparents’ home after a visit， each child would write a love note to their grandparents. We hid notes in oat box， under a hairbrush or next to the phone or even in the microwave oven. For days， our grandparents would smile as they discovered these reminders of our love.

So as I tidied Dad’s kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room， I wrote some notes. Some were practical， \， I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn't spoil\Some expressed my love， “Dad， I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.” Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength， but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow， \， if you have found this note， you must be feeling better. We are so glad！\

Just like his medicine strengthened him physically， these \vitamins\would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later， in one of our regular phone calls， I asked Dad how he was doing. He said， \good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs！\

28. We can infer from the text that the writer's father_______.

A. had suffered from the same illness before. B. lived with his relatives

C. asked her to return to work D. got home from hospital alone

29. The children hid notes in their grandparents' home in order to_______ A. follow a family tradition B. play jokes on their grandparents

C. show their gifts to their grandparents D. make their grandparents feel pleasantly surprised

30. Follow the family tradition， the author .

A. She called her father regularly. B. She wrote some notes to her father .

C. She bought all kinds of vitamins to her father. D. She hid some notes upstairs under her father's pillow. 31. Which of the following is true according to the text？ A. The writer believed that a family tradition was not good. B. The writer enjoyed talking with her father. C. The writer tried to comfort her father with love.

D. The writer thanked her children for looking after her father.

D

Reading is a great way to improve your English. You'll learn new words， revise previously-taught structures and absorb thousands of useful expressions and phrases... without any effort. By reading， you are receiving valuable language input. And this is how you learn！ Remember， language learning is a combination of input + practice. As you're reading， you're taking in language naturally， and you're seeing how it all fits together. This is crucial to your learning.

The great thing about reading is that learning takes place subconsciously. There are no exercises to do， no grammar rules to learn， no tasks to complete... it's all natural. The language flows in through your eyes， and gets recorded in your brain. What could be easier？

The key to effective reading is to read things that you want to read. There are millions of books， magazines and websites out there. You couldn't possibly read them all. So， the important thing is to find things that you like reading. Then， you'll be motivated to read. And then the reading won't be difficult. It'll be easy！ And then you'll learn. It's simple.

Remember: read what you want to read. What you like reading. What motivates and inspires you. But where can you start？ Well， you could read a book that you've already read in your own language. Simply find a translated version of a book that you have read and enjoyed. This will make processing the content in the target language much easier as you’ll already know what the book is about！ You could also read the news. This is great as you can read the news in your own language first， then in English. You'll see that it won't be too difficult as you'll be familiar with the topics and stories. Magazines ar

e also great. Find one that covers a topic you're interested in: business， clothing， guns， horses， houses， housekeeping， stocks and shares， sports， computers， electronics， designing， cooking... you name it， they'll have it. If not， look for information on the internet. There are also websites for every topic under the sun！ Why not join a forum？ They're a great source of English input as the language is often written in a simple， spoken style. Go to Google Groups， which has discussion groups based on common interests. Just type in the topic that interests you and join the chat.

Finally， how you read is also important. The best thing is to read without using a dictionary. Let the words flow over you. Just skip the parts you don't understand. If you make your reading feel too much like work， it'll stop being fun. Of course， you could make a note of any new words and phrases that you like or see repeated frequently， but try not to break your concentration too much. Also， set yourself mini-objectives. For example， if you're reading a novel， read 20 pages a day. Very soon， you'll have been exposed to thousands of useful phrases and words. Have fun reading！ You'll learn so much！

32. The underlined word “crucial” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

A. easy B. important C. difficult D. suitable 33. The key to effective reading is _______.

A. to read millions of books B. not to learn grammar rules

C. to be motivated to read D. to read easy things 34.You can start to read by ____.

A. reading a book that you've already read in English B. reading the news in English first

C. going to Google Groups to practice spoken English D. reading magazines containing topics you are interested in 35. From the passage we can learn that ______.

A. when you read you needn’t look up every new word in the dictionary B. the great thing about reading is that you can read without any effort