江苏省前黄高级中学2022-2023学年高二上学期第一次学情检测英语试卷(含答案).docxVIP

江苏省前黄高级中学2022-2023学年高二上学期第一次学情检测英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

MyfavouriteBooks

—PostedbyCatherineChung.agreatwriter

StoriesofYourLifeandOthersbyTedChiang

Thiscollectioncontainsseveralmathsstories.TheoneIrecommendisDivisionByZero,aboutJaneParkinson,abrilliantGermanmathematician.Tohergreatdespair,sheendsupprovingthatmathematicsisinconsistentandisabletoprovethatanytwonumbersareequal.Abeautiful,thought-provoking(发人深省的)storyaboutbelief,understanding，andfaith.

TheHousekeeperandtheProfessorbyYokoOgawa

Itsaboutawomanwhocomestoworkforaonce-greatmathematician.Duetoabraininjury,hehasonly80minutesofshort-termmemoryavailabletohimbeforeheforgetseverything.Itisfilledwithbeautifulmaths,simplyandclearlydescribedalongsidefinelydrawnrelationshipsbetweenthecharacters.

TooMuchHappinessbyAliceMunro

Kovalevskayawasa19th-centurymathematicianatatimewhenwomenwerenotallowedinmostofEuropetoattenduniversity.ShemarriedamanwhopromisedtotakehertoGermanytostudy.ShemademajorcontributionstothefieldandbecamethefirstwomaninRussiatoobtainadoctorateinmathematics.

TheOreMinersWifebyKarlIagnemma

Itisaboutaminerwhothinkshesdiscoveredtheprooftotheproblem:constructasquare,equalinareatoagivencircle.Hiswife,notknowingwhathassuddenlytakenhisattentionandhistime,fearsheisbeingunfaithful.Amovingexplorationofthejoysofenteringaproblemwholeandthedesireandimpossibilityoftrulyknowingthosewelove.

1、WhatdoesIrefertoinParagraph1?

A.CatherineChung. B.TedChiang. C.JaneParkinson. D.YokoOgawa.

2、WhichbookisaboutapioneeringRussianwomanmathematician?

A.StoriesofYourLifeandOthers. B.TheHousekeeperandtheProfessor.

C.TooMuchHappiness. D.TheOreMinersWife.

3、Whatdothelistedbookshaveincommon?

A.Theytel