河南省叶县2016-2017学年高二9月月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docxVIP

叶县第二高级中学2016-2017学年9月份月考高二英语第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AYou don’t have to be an athlete--or even desire to be one--to start running.Just look at Jim Scott. In January 2003, a month after he retired. Scott began running. That November, he finished the New York City Marathon.Scott, a radio-talk show host in Cincinnati, Ohio, didn’t do much in the way of exercise before then. He played golf as often as he could but found the time for regular exercise. “When I turned 60, I thought it was a good time to reconsider things,” says Scott. “I start thinking, ‘These waist pants I’ve worn all my life are getting a bit tighter.’”Scott decided he wanted to get in better shape and feel comfortable in his pants again. Oh, and there was one more motivation to try running: I’m married to a marathon runner,” he says.Scott himself never intended to run a marathon. He simply wanted to go on Sunday morning runs with his wife, Donna Hartman, and keep on. But sometimes running can surprise you.Maybe you just want to run around your neighborhood, or explore a new one. Maybe you want to challenge your body in a different way, to build up, or lose weight. Whatever your goals, running is an excellent exercise for a beginner to try.“It’s cheap, easy, and the perfect thing to do with a friend,” says Isphording, a former marathoner and host of two health and fitness radio shows in Cincinnati. “You can go for a run in the morning and finish at your driveway with your hands in the air and you’ve had success before 7 am. This is a gift from you to you.”21. What career did Scott take up?A. A golfer B. A host C. An athlete D. A coach22. Why did Scott start to run?A. To lose weight B. To fight with illnessC. To improve his golf skills D. To prepare for a marathon23. We can know from the text that________ .A. Scott ran with his wife every morning B. Scott did’t mean to run a marathon at firstC. Scott’s wife was concerned about