学年湖北省枣阳一中下学期期末考试英语.docx
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学年湖北省枣阳一中下学期期末考试英语
ф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。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
A
WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings(缺点).Weekbyweekherlistgrew:
Iwasverythin,Iwasn’tagoodstudent,Italkedtoomuch,Iwastooproud,andsoon.ItriedtohearallthisaslongasIcould.Atlast,Ibecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.
Helistenedtomequietly,andthenheasked,“Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?
Janet,didn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?
Well,younowhavethatgirl’sopinion.Goandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretrue.Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.”
Ididashetoldme.Tomygreatsurprise,Idiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchange(likebeingverythin),butagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochange.ForthefirsttimeIgotafairlyclearpictureofmyself.
IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.“That’sjustforyou,”hesaid.“Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolisten,notjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelhurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrue,you’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyourduty.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemall,buthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.”
Daddy’sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.Inmylife,I’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvice.
21.Whatdidthefatherdoafterhehadheardhisdaughter’scomplaint?
A.Herefusedtotakethelistandhavealookatit.
B.Hetoldhernottopayanyattentiontowhather“enemy”hadsaid.
C.Hewasangryandtoldhertoovercomehershortcomings.
D.Hetoldhertowritedownallandpayattentiononlytothethingsthatweretrue.
22.Whatdoes“Weekbyweekherlistgrew”mean?
A.Weekbyweekshediscoveredandpointedoutmoreshortcomingsofmine.
B.Shekeptonaddingnewonestothelistsoitwasgrowinglongerandlonger.
C.Iwashavingmoreandmoreshortcomingsastimewenton.
D.Weekbyweek,myshortcomingsgrewmoreserious.
23.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.MyFather
B.MyChildhood
C.TheBestAdviceI’veEverHad
D.NotanEnemy,buttheBestFriend
ConsideringAustralia'ssizeandthefactthatearlysettlementswerefarapart,Australiansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous(同种的).Itscitizensarefundamentallyprosperousandthewayoflifeinthemajorcitiesandtownsismuchthesamehowevermanymilesdividethem.Ittakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.
However,thereissomedifferenceinlifestylebetweencitysettlersandthecountrypeople.Almost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastandhaslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert.Themajorcitiespreserveimagesofcolonialheritage,buttheoverallimpressionismodem,withnewbuildingsreflectingthecountry'syouth.Incontrast,theruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservative.Formanyyears,Australiawassaidtohave"riddenonthesheep'sback",areferencetowoolbeingthecountry'smainmoneyearner.However,itisnolongerdominant(主宰的).MuchofAustralia'srelativelysoundeconomyisnowachievedfromnaturalcoalandwheat,andbybeingthelargestdiamondproducerintheworld.Newerindustriessuchastourismandwinemakingarealsoincreasinglyimportant.Australiansaregenerallyfriendlyandrelaxed,withamodestsenseofhumor.
Yet,contrarytowidespreadbelief,veryfewAustralianshavetrueprisonerorigins.WithinonlyonegenerationofthearrivaloftheFirstFleetin1788,Australiahadbecomeanationofimmigrants.OriginallycomingalmostentirelyfromtheBritishIsles,todayoneinthreeAustralianscomesfromelsewhere.Australia'sliberalpostwarimmigrationpoliciesledtoaflowingofsurvivorsfromwar-tornEurope,mostnotablyGreeks,Italians,PolesandGermans.
TheemphasishasshiftedinrecentyearsandtodaythemajorityofnewimmigrantsarefromSoutheastAsia.TodayAustraliaisa"mixtureofnations"andalthoughsomeracismexists,ithasgenerallybeenasuccessfulexperimentandthecountryisreasonablyproudtohaveoneofthemostharmoniousmulticulturalcommunitiesintheworld.
24.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying"haslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert"inthesecondparagraph?
A.Themajorpopulationhasacloserelationshipwiththedesert.
B.Thefast-pacedcitiesarejustlocatedbythedesert.
C.Themajorpopulationknowslittleaboutthedesert.
D.Themajorpopulationisfamiliarwiththepeoplelivinginthedesert.
25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thepaceoflifeinthecityisdifferentfromthatinthecountry.
B.OnethirdofpeoplelivinginAustraliacomefromEurope.
C.TheAustralianeconomyisdependentonsheepexports.
D.MostAustralianshaveancestorswhowereprisoners.
26.WhatusedtobeAustralia'smainmoneyearner?
A.Wheat.B.Wool.C.Tourism.D.Diamond.
27.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.
A.nothingaboutAustralia'scolonialpartinmodemcitiescanbeseenbyvisitors
B.tourismandwinemakingresultedinfastdevelopmentinruralcommunitiesonly
C.immigrantsfromEuropehavebroughtracialproblems
D.Australia'srecentimmigrationpolicyencouragesimmigrantsfromSoutheastAsia
Theoldmanfishedaloneinasmallrowboatandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafishtheboy’spatentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowbadluck,andorderedtheboytojoinanotherboat,whichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisboatemptyandhealwayswentdowntohelphimcarryinthefishinglinesortakedowntheold,patchedsail.
“Santiago,”theboysaidtohimastheydraggeduptheboattothesand.“Icouldgowithyouagain.I’vemadesomemoney.”theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhim.“No,”theoldmansaid.“You’rewithaluckyboat.Staywiththem.Youmustobeyyourfather.”“Wecanbeluckyagaintoo.Rememberwhenwedidn’tcatchafishfor10days,thencaughtabigoneeachdayforamonth?
”saidtheboy.“CanIofferyouabeeronthebalconyandthenwe’lltakethestuffhome,”saidtheboy.“Whynot?
”theoldmansaid.
“Santiago,”theboysaidastheysatonthebalcony,“IfIcannotfishwithyou,Iwouldliketoserveinsomeway.”“Youboughtmeabeer,”theoldmansaid,liftingthebottletohismouth.“DoyourememberthefirsttimeItookyououttofish?
”theoldmanasked.“Iwasfive.Irememberthetailofahugefishslappingagainsttheboat,thenoiseofyouclubbinghimandthesweetbloodsmell.Iremembereverythingfromwhenwefirstwenttogether,”theboysaid.Theoldmanlookedathimwithhissun-burned,lovingeyes.
“MayIgetsomesardinesfortomorrow?
Letmegetfourfreshones,”saidtheboy.“One,”theoldmansaid.Hishopeandhisconfidencehadnevergone.Butnowtheywerefresheninglikeaseabreeze.“Two,”theboysaid.“Thankyou,”theoldmansaid.Hewastoosimpletowonderwhenhehadattainedmodesty.Butheknewhehadattaineditandheknewitwasnotdisgracefulanditcarriednolossoftruepride.“Tomorrowisgoingtobeagooddaywiththiswind,”hesaid.“Iwillrowfaroutbeforeitislight.Therewillgoingtobeagooddaywiththiswind,”hesaid.“Iwillrowfaroutbeforeitislight.Therewillbeabigfish?
”askedtheboy.“Ithinkso.AndIknowmanytricks.”
28.Whywastheboyforcedtostopworkingfortheoldman?
A.Itwastoodangeroustocontinuefishing.
B.Itwastimefortheboytoreturntoschool.
C.Theoldmanwasthoughttobeapoorteacher.
D.Theboycouldn’tearnenoughmoneywiththeoldman.
29.Inparagraph2,theboyprobablymentionedtheirpastfishingexperiencesinorderto
__________.
A.convincetheoldmanthatheshouldnotretire
B.explainwhyhehadtostopworkingfortheoldman
C.persuadetheoldmantolethimreturnashisassistant
D.warntheoldmanaboutthedangeroffishinginthedeepsea
30.WhichofthefollowingdidtheboyNOTdofortheoldman?
A.Buyhimabeer.B.Repairthesail.
C.Draguptheboat.D.Takeinthefishingequipment.
31.Whatcanweleanabouttheoldmanfromthelastparagraph?
A.Heremainedoptimisticaboutcatchingfish.
B.Hewasthemostskillfulfishermaninthevillage.
C.Hewouldstayoutlongerthananyotherfisherman.
D.Hewouldusuallygooutfurtherthananyotherboat.
DennisSinar,51,adoctorfromNewYork,isquicktoexplainwhyhetookayear-longbreakfromhisjob.“Iwasprettyburnedoutafterpracticingmedicinefor26years.Ineededarecharge.”Sohetooka“gapyear”,fromJuly2011toJune2012,toexplorethingslikeancientbuildings,andtraditionalEasternmedicine,inlocationsincludingAlaska,NepalandRomania.
“Takingabreakfromworkisanexcellentwayforadultstogointoanewcareerorrefreshanoldone,”saidHollyBull,presidentofPrinceton,N,J.“Inrecentyears,mid-careerbreakshavebeengainingmoreinterest,”shesaid.AreportonadultgapyearspublishedthisyearbyamarketresearchcompanyalsodesbribedthepotentialAmericanmarketforgapyearsasa“sleepinggiant.”
“Agapyearisachallengefortheolderindividualtostepoutofcomfortzoneandtakearisk.Ienjoyedthatsidemost.”SaidDr.Sinar,whokeptadailyblogabouthisexperience.HistimestudyingEasternmedicineathisoldjob,
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