新蔡县第一高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期5月份月考英语试题

一、听力（略）

二、阅读理解（每小题2.5分共计50分）

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BestbookschosenbyPaganKennedy

PaganKennedyisanall-roundindividualwidelyknownforherworkasallauthor，journalist,and

speaker.Belowarethebookssherecommendsofferinghopeandcompanionshipindarktimes．

Tunnel29byHelenaMerriman（2021）．In1961，awallwentuparoundEastBerlininthe

middleofthenight，preventingalmosteveryonefromfleeing．Thatstepintofascism（法西斯主义）

inspiredagroupofstudentstoengineeranescaperoute，diggingatunnelthatsnakedfromabasement

inEastBerlintofreedom．Merrimanhasreconstructedalosthistorythatunfoldslikeaheistmovie（盗

匪电影）．

Giovanni’sRoombyJamesBaldwin（1956）．Baldwintendstoberememberedasanessayistand

authorofTheFireNextTime．Butifyou’reexploringhiswork，considerstartingwiththisnovel，a

turneraboutpeopletryingtolivetheirtruthinthe1950s．

EmpireofPainbyPatrickRaddenKeefe（2021）．IwassuckedintothisbookbecauseIcouldn’t

lookawayfromitscharacters’evil．Inalightningwarofbrilliantreporting，Keeferevealshowthe

mostsinfulmembersoftheSacklerfamilybuiltaBigPharmaempireandpushedopiates（鸦片）into

doctors’officesandeventuallythestreets．

TheHandmaid’sTalebyMargaretAtwood（1985）．Yearsago，Atwoodaskedherselfaquestion，

“IfyouwantedtoseizepowerintheUnitedStatesandsetupadictatorship，howwouldyougoabout

it?”The2017TVadaptationofthisnovelwasexcellent，butyoushouldreallyholdthestoryinyour

handandreadit．Afterall，itportraysaterriblesocietyinwhichwomenhavelosttherighttoeven

touchabook．

21.WhatisspecialaboutTunnel29accordingtothetext?

A．ItwascreatedbyJamesBaldwin．

B．Itisbasedonatrue-lifestoryofescape．

C．Itwaswrittentoopposefascismdirectly．

D．Ithasbeenadaptedintoapopularmovie．

22．WhatattractedPaganKennedytoEmpireofPain?

A．The