2018-2019学年度下学期高二月考英语试题命题人：梁秀丽复核人：曹月人第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（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,D）中，选出最佳选项。AOnceuponatime,amanwaswalkingonamountainwhenhefoundanincrediblecavewithallkindsoftreasureinsideit.So,hegaveuphisjob,hishome,andhisfriends,andspentallhistimeguardingthecave.Hewassodevotedtoitthathehardlyateordrank,andbeforelonghefellill.Oneday,whenhecouldhardlymoveatall,hedecidedtosharethetreasure.Hecrawledintothecavetogetahandfulofjewels,butdiscovered,tohishorror,thatitwasemptyexceptforasmallemerald(绿宝石).Themantookitandgaveittothefirstpersontocomeby,awoman.Thenanoldmancameby.“Whatbadluck!”themansaid.“JustamomentagoIgaveawomanthelastofthetreasureIwasguarding.”“Areyousurethereisnothingleft?”theoldmanasked.Themantookhimintothecave,wheretheyfoundachestwithjewelsandsomebagsofgold.Themanwasshocked,andtheoldmanexplainedtohim,“Atlast!Atlast!Atlastsomeonehasbrokenthespell(咒语)ofthiscave.ThisistheCaveofTreasure,andyou’rethefirsttohavepasseditsgreattest.Manyhavededicatedtheirlivestothiscave,onlytoenduprealizingtherewasnothinghere…”“Andwhydoesthishappen?”themanasked.“Thismagiccavehasonlyasmanyrichesasyourownheart.Whensomeonediscoversit,thecavefillswiththetreasuretheybringwiththem,butlater,whentheyhavedevotedthemselvestoguardingthetreasure,theirheartsbecomeempty,asdoesthecave.Theonlywaytofillitisbyfillingyourheartwithallthatisgood,asyoudidbygivingthewomanthatlastjewel.”Fromthatdayon,themanunderstoodthatitwasbettertosharethantokeep.Thankstothecaveandtheoldman,hebecamenobleandgenerous.21.Whydidthemangiveuphisjob,homeandfriends?A.Becausehepossessedavarietyoftreasure.B.Becausehedevotedhimselftoagreattest.C.Becausehehadtoguardthetreasurecave.D.Becausehewantedtofindthetreasurecave.22.Whatdidthemanfindwhenheshowedhiscavetotheoldman?A.Allkindsoftreasure.B.Achestwithjewelsandgold.C.Asmallemerald.D.Ahandfulofjewels.23.Whatdowelearnaboutthepeoplewhodevotedtheirlivestothecavebefore?A.Theyallfoundthecaveemptyatlast.B.Theyallfilledthec