学年河南省商丘市九校高二上学期期末联考英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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第Ⅰ卷（选择题；

共70分）

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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamels’hair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcats’hairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.

Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged（蓬乱）.Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.

Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,Mr.Pennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings（版画）byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin’sparentsifhemighttaketheboytoPhiladelphiaforavisit.

Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape（风景）painting.Wiliams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehimwork.WiliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,“Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight.”Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.

21.What 

is 

the 

text 

mainly 

about?

A. 

Benjamin’s 

visit 

to 

Philadelphia.

B. 

Williams’ 

influence 

on 

Benjamin.

C. 

The 

beginning 

of 

life 

as 

an 

artist.

D. 

friendship 

between 

Benjamin 

and 

Pennington.

22.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggest?

A.Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.B.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.

C.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.D.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.

23.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?

A.Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.

B.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.

C.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.

D.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.

24.Williams’twobookshelpedBenjaminto________.

A.mastertheuseofpaintsB.appreciatelandscapepaintings

C.gettoknowotherpaintersD.makeuphismindtobeapainter

B

WhenSteveJobswasbornonFebruary24,1955,inSanFrancisco,California,hisunmarriedmotherdecidedtoputhimforadoptionbecauseshewantedagirl.Sointhemiddleofthenight,hismothercalledalawyernamedPaulJobsandsaid,“Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;

doyouwanthim?

”ButhismothertoldhisfutureparentstopromisethattheywouldsendJobstocollege.AfterSteveJobsgraduatedfromhighschool,hewenttocollegebutdecidedtodropoutbecauseitwassoexpensivethathehadtosleeponthefloorinhisfriends’rooms.

At20,heandafriend（SteveWozniak）startedacompanyinagarageonApril1,1976.Jobsnamedtheircompany---Appleinmemoryofahappysummerhehadspentatanorchard（果园）inOregon.

After10yearsofhardtimeandfailures,startingfromtwokidsworkinginagarage,Applecomputereventuallygrewintoabigcompanywithover4000employees.

At30,Jobs,however,wasfiredfromthecompanyheco-founded.Butafterhehadtoleavethecompany,Applewasunderheavypressurefromrival（对手）Microsoftandin1996postedbillionsofdollarsinlosses.AppleneededSteveJobsandhewasappointedasApple’sCEOin1997.Underhisleadership,ApplereturnedtoprofitabilityandintroducednewproductssuchastheiPod,theiPhoneandtheiPad.

SteveJobsoncesaid,“Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick,Don’tlosefaith.I’mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.You’vegottofindwhatyoulove.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.”

25.SteveJobsdidn’tfinishhiscollegeeducationbecausehe 

_______.

A.wantedtostartacompany.B.hadfinancialproblems.

C.tooknointerestinhismajor.D.hatedtoshareroomswithhisfriends.

26.ItcanbeinferredthatApple_______.

A.wasfoundedinOregonB.developedfromagarage

C.hadadifficultbeginningD.hadasuccessfulbeginning

27.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatSteveJobssaid?

A.Interestisthekeytosuccess.B.