广东省东莞市东华高级中学、东华松山湖高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题(含答案))

2024-2025学年广东省东莞市东华高级中学、东华松山湖高级中学高二上学期第一次月考英语试题 (本试卷共7页, 满分135分, 考试时间120分钟) 第一部分阅读理解(共两节, 满分42.5分) 第一节(共12小题: 每小题2.5分, 满分30分) 阅读下面三篇短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 23-year-old Rachna Kumari is a soft-spoken young woman selling unique wheat stalk paintings (麦秆画) handmade by herself. Every morning, even before her mother awakens, she finishes cooking and cleaning before cycling 5km to run her shop alone. Over the past year, she has sold about 200 of her paintings, 50 of which were bought since she opened her shop in April this year. However, back in 2019, Rachna had almost given up on life after having to leave school due to family’s financial problems. She became depressed, thinking she would have to spend the rest of her days doing household chores. Around this time, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) came into the picture with Project Lehar, started to provide vocational training, entrepreneurship (创业), and life skills courses to young women. Project Lehar, run by AKF in partnership with The King’s Trust International, enables girls and young women from disadvantaged backgrounds to rediscover and realise their potential. This was a good opportunity for Rachna to not just continue her studies but also to convince her parents to drop her marriage plans. After she was admitted into college through Project Lehar, she was also given some suggestions on entrepreneurial and career prospects. One such session on wheat stalk painting made her fall in love with this traditional art form of Bahraich and her creativity was brought out. Now she is economically independent by selling wheat stalk paintings. However, Rachna is not resting on her achievements. Her shop also doubles up as a training centre where other girls from disadvantaged backgrounds like her who want to stand on their feet get a second chance to change their lives like she did. While teaching these enthusiastic young girls is a joyful experience, what gives Rachna more pride is being chosen as a wheat stalk painting trainer by the foundation. From being a trainee under this project to now becoming its paid trainer, Rachna’s life has come full circle. 1. What once left Rachna in low spirits A. Losing her favorite job. B. Dropping out of school. C. Riding to her shop alone. D. Doing household chores. 2. How did Rachna benefit from Project Lehar A. She received some donations from it. B. She had a new attitude toward marriage. C. She was sponsored to open her own shop. D. She got the chance to continue her studies. 3. Which words can be used to describe Rachna A. Talented and modest. B. Outgoing and successful. C. Wealthy and independent. D. Hard-working and creative. 4. What brings Rachna more sense of achievement A. Becoming a first-rate woman artist. B. Giving financial help to disadvantaged girls. C. Being selected as a wheat stalk painting trainer. D. Set ... ...