辽宁省沈阳市浑南区东北育才学校2023-2024学年高二下学期6月月考英语试题.pdf
辽宁省沈阳市浑南区东北育才学校2023-2024学年高二下学期
6月月考英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
Thebestsciencebooksinspireasenseofwonderandmakeyouamazedattheincredible
worldwelivein.Herearefourofthemtofeedyourimagination.
AShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingbyBillBryson
Howdiditallbegin?Andhowdidwegethere?Combininghistoryandscience,thebook
offersacomprehensiveyetentertaininganswertothesequestions.BillBrysontakesthereaderon
animpressivejourneythroughthegreatestscientificdiscoveriesinhistory.Itexplainsscientific
topicsinavividway,butit’squitealongread.
ThingExplainerbyRandallMunroe
Howdohelicopterswork?Orcells?RandallMunroeexplainshowthingsworkusing
illustrationsandonlythemostcommon1,000wordsinEnglish.Itwillshiftyourapproachto
explanation.So,nexttimeexplainhowsomethingworksratherthanmerelycallitbyitsname.
However,additionallyprovidingmoretechnicaltermsmighthaveenhancedtheunderstandingand
learningexperience.
AskanAstronautbyTimPeake
Whatdoesitfeelliketoflyintospace?Howdoyouprepareforit?AstronautTimPeake
answersallthequestionsyouneverknewaboutgoingintospace.Thebookgivesinsightsintothe
cutting-edgescience,aswellastheday-to-daylifeonboardoftheInternationalSpaceStation.Its
questionandanswerformatmakesiteasytoquicklyfindanswers,butitcanbecomeless
appealingduetothelackofdescriptivelanguage.
DeepTimebyRileyBlack
Wanttoknowthestoryofourplanet?RileyBlacktakesusonajourney,intheorderof
time,throughthegeological(地质的)eventsthathaveshapedourplanet.Thefascinatinghigh-
qualityimagesaresupportedbyeasilydigestibleex