河南省宝丰一高2015-2015学年高二上学期第一次月考 英语试题
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、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter．
One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer，the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, “Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question. ” Then it was decided to give it the following day.
The next morning, Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch（束）of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece（杰作）and fixed their eyes on it.
Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice. the girl artist blushed（脸红）like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why?
21. The underlined part “superior to” most probably means ________．
A. not so better than B. better than
C. not so good as D. as good as
22. Which of the following is TURE?
A. Kerry didn’t accept Alice’s suggestion．
B. Kerry wasn’t sure of his painting so he dropped his offer．
C. Kerry did go the next day，but he failed to take a picture.
D. Kerry agreed to Alice’s suggestion．
