2021-2022学年河南省信阳市商城县观庙高级中学高二（下）第一次月考英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）
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Smith,Williams,Brown are common surnames that you will meet in Britain.However,you may come across some strange English surnames.The following surnames are rare,but they are real.
Gotobed
You are not going to meet many people with the surname "Go-to-bed".The first recorded person to have this surname was John Gotobedde of Cambridge in 1269.Professor Reaney,an authority on English surnames,explains the surname originated from people who had a bed,which was rare back in the 12th century.People were proud that they could buy have a bed,thus adding it to their name.Strange but true!
Onions
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This surname,which was first popular in France and Ireland before coming over to the UK，dates back to 1279 and identified a person's job.He was either a ller or a grower of the vegetable.
Nutter
Nutter means a crazy or silly person in spoken English.You wouldn't usually call yourlf a nutter,but it's genuinely a surname that originates from Yorkshire and Lancashire.It's a variation of the old English surnames "Notere"，which means a clerk,and "Nothard"，which means a person that keeps oxen.
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You might have guesd that "Hardmeat" must have something to do with a family of butchers.In fact,it might just have been a misspelling of the village that the name came from,which was "Hardmead" in England.Wish they had a spellchecker back then!
1.ntr是什么的简称Which of the following surnames can tell a family's wealth？ ______
A. Nutter. B. Onions. C. Gotobed. D. Hardmeat.
2.奥林比亚What do Onions and Nutter have in common？ ______
A. They originated in the UK.
国考热门岗位万里挑一B. They mean silly people.
C. They date from the l3th century.
D. They show the occupations（职业）.
3.Where does the surname of Hardmeat come from？威胁英文 ______
A. An incorrectly-spelt village name.
B. A place famous for hard meat.
C. A village without a spellchecker.
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D. A family of butchers.
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Have you ever heard about Alice Moore？She is a teenager entrepreneur （创业者），who in May 2015 t up her business AilieCandy.By the time she was 13，her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a super-sweet treat that could save kids' teeth,instead of destroying them.
It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad.On the outing,she was offered a candy bar.However,her dad reminded her that sugary treats were bad for her teeth.But Moore was sick of missing out on candies.So she desired to get round the warning, "Why can't I make a healthy candy that's good for my teeth so that my parents can't say no to it？" With that in mind,Moore asked her dad if she could start her own candy company.He recommended that she do some rearch and talk to dentists about what a healthier candy would contain.
With her dad's permission,she spent the next two years rearching online and conducting trials to get a recipe that was both tasty and tooth-friendly.She also approache
d dentists to learn more about teeth cleaning.Conquently,she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners,which can reduce oral bacteria.
Moore then ud her savings to get her business off the ground.Afterwards,she and her father their chances to meet a supermarket owner,who finally agreed to ll Moore's product - CanCandy.
As CanCandy's success grows,so does Moore's credibility as a young entrepreneur.Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created,and she's also positive about what the future might bring.She hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile.
Meanwhile,with her parents,help,Moore is generally able to live a normal teenage life.Although she founded her company early on in life,she wasn't driven primarily by profit Moore wants to u her unique talent to help others find their smiles.She donates 10% of AilieCandy's profits to Big Smiles.With her talent and determination,it appears that the sky could be the limit for Alice Moore.
4.How did Moore respond to her dad's warning？ ______
A. She tried to find a way out.
B. She argued with him.
C. She paid no attention.
D. She cho to consult dentists.
5.believeme什么意思What is special about CanCandy？ ______
A. It is sweeter than other candies.
B. It is free of sweeteners.
C. It is beneficial to dental health.
D. It is produced to a dentists,recipe.
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6.What does the underlined word "cure" mean？ ______
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A. foree B. gain C. rever D. split
7.What can we learn from Alice Moore's story？ ______
A. A youth is to be regarded with respect.
B. Fame is a great thirst of the young.
C. Success means getting personal desires satisfied.
D. Positive thinking and action result in success.
C
In July 1984，the famous writer and runner Jim Fixx died of a heart attack while running.One lesson from his death：just becau you run does not mean you are safe from heart problems.
