新课标版20xx-20xx学年高二英语上学期第四次月考试题

新课标版20xx-20xx学年高二英语上学期第四次月考试题内容摘要：

ent of the masses. Nowadays, Nadam is always held in summer or autumn when the grasslands are beautiful and flocks and herds are ready for tallow. It often lasts for three to seven days. During this time, herdsman will e from all over in pletely new national costumes, riding their horses, carrying tent, all kinds of meat and milk products on their light wooden carts. While putting up the tent, people begin to boil tea and stew meat. From ancient times, the “three skills”, wrestling, horse racing and archery, have been used as standards to judge ability. Such activities can be performed any time and anywhere, since special fields, equipment or a fixed number of people are not necessary. Mongolian wrestling is different from other forms by its rules, methods, uniforms and fields. There are no weight or age distinctions, nor fixed numbers. All wrestlers are matched by drawing straws or by respected judges. The game uses a single elimination rule in that victory or defeat is determined once. The loser is not allowed to pete again. Half of the contestants will be eliminated each time. As soon as the judge gives an order to start, the opponents first shake hands to show respect to each other, and then begin to wrestle. There is no time limitation and the opponents can tick, pull, kick, trip, push and hold. The person who touches the ground with any part of the body above the knees is the loser. festival Nadam Fair in Mongolia _____. A. is developed to keep people brave B. is intended for entertainment C. always remains unchanged D. is used to celebrate the harvest the festival, there are many activities EXCEPT _____. A. horseracing B. polo C. wrestling D. diving is probably held in _____. A. July or August B. December or January C. March or April D. November or February D Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities was set in the years before and during the French Revolution(1789— 1799)． During its course， French revolutionaries brought down the empire and established a republic of free and equal citizens． In reading the work， one sees that Dickens distorted some details of the French Revolution． At the beginning， Dickens notes that， in 1775， France was busy spending money． This mention of France’s spending touches briefly on what is perhaps the major cause of the French Revolution． Before the revolution， the government often borrowed money because it spent more than it raised in taxes． The increased spending and borrowing made many people’s blood boil， yet Dickens focused instead on the nobility’s oppression (压迫 )and exploitation of the working class， including peasants， as the causes of the revolution． The Marquis ， one of the book’s characters ， illtreats and kills many people． Thus， he represents the nobles who mistreat the lower classes． One reviewer criticized this picture as an unfair representation of French society in the mid1700s． The reviewer pointed out that the government would have punished nobles who mistreated or murdered． Nobles may have been guilty of other evils， however，such as not feeding the starving masses after bad weather ruined crops 1789． Dickens’account of the storming of the Bastille (巴士底狱 ) fails to mention that the gang that stormed the prison was looking for bullets and bombs to use in defense against a possible attack by the king’s troops ． Dickens does include some accurate details， however， such as the crowd’s finding only seven prisoners and freeing them and the pack’s execu ting(处决 ) the prison administrator and sticking his head on a post． The scene that the women knit(编织 )as they watch the executions may seem to be an odd detail， but actually many women did knit stockings for the war effort as they watched the killing machine at work． Dickens’descriptions of the steady stream of sentenced people into prison and the carts taking them to their deaths give readers some idea of the frequency with which officials jailed and executed people during the Rule of Terror， which lasted about a year． During the Terror， the government jailed(拘留 ) about 250 thousand people， tried(审判 )and killed about 17 thousand， and executed about 12 thousand without a trial． Those executed included people who opposed the revolution， people who offended the revolutionaries（革命者） ， and even some revolutionaries． About 15 percent were members of the ministry or nobility． 32． What does the word “distorted” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A． Discussed． B． Expose． C． Provided． D． Twisted(扭曲 )． 33． Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A． A wild crowd rushed into the Bastille to fight with the royal soldiers． B． The nobles’ mistreating and killing people is the main cause of the revolution． C． About thirty thousand people lost their lives in the course of the Rule of Terror． D． Women were forced to work for the war supplies while watching people killed． 34． What can be inferred from the passage? A． Dickens was once。