学年四川绵阳南山中学高二入学考试英语卷含答案及解析Word格式.docx
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一、阅读理解
1.OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:
Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.
Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom.”Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.
Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical(相同的)tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.
Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.
Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:
Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.
Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous(奇迹般的)”experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutramarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDintheliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.
1.Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto___________.
A.encouragehimtodomorewalking
B.lethimspendameaningfulsummer
C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblem
D.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons
2.Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause________.
A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals
B.itremindedhimofhisowndog
C.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand
D.helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch
3.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?
A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.
B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.
C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.
D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagrah?
A.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.
B.Theauthor’smotherreadthesamebook.
C.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhimwithbooks.
D.Theauthorhashadhappysummereversince.
5.Whichonecanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheCharmofaBook
B.Mum’sStrictOrder
C.ReunionwithMyBeagle
D.MyPassionforReading
2.ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.
Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakofthe‘declineofclass’and‘classlesssociety’inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.
Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingstudyofpubicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinaparticularclass;
73percentagreeedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety.;
and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimprtantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.
OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson’sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduringthe1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice.Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounds‘educated’and‘soft’.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregional(地区的)cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas‘common’and‘ugly’.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.
Inrecentyears,however,younguppermidder-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong‘CommonPeople’putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay‘wanttolivelikecommonpeople’theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworkingclasslife.
1.ArecentstudyofpubicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain_________.
A.itistimetoendclassdistinction
B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass
C.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclass
D.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent
2.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_________.
A.varietyB.division
C.authorityD.qualification
3.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.
A.regionalB.educated
C.prejudicedD.unattractive
4.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.
A.havealongtradition
B.arebasedonregionalstatus
C.aresharedbytheAmericans
D.havechangedinrecentyears
5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Themiddleclassisexpanding.
B.Aperson’saccentreflectshisclass.
C.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety.
D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.
3.Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:
AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,“No,thanks.I’vegotagoodhorseunderme.”
Thecityplannersdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage(排水)system,buttheresimplywasn’tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.
AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity’sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.
Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:
dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:
eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebulidingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructuresliketheTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?
That’swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructurelikeTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews(螺旋千斤顶)beneaththebuilding’sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman’ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayedopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn’tevennoticeanythingwashappening.
Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago’searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago’swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity’snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.
1.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow_________.
A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicago
B.Chicago’streetswereextremelymuddy
C.Chicagowasverydangerousinthespring
D.theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous
2.ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyElllisChesbroughto__________.
A.getridofthestreetdirt
B.lowertheChicagoRiver
C.fightagainstheavyfloods
D.buildthepipesaboveground
3.Theunderlinedword”hoist”inParagraph4means___________
A.changeB.liftC.repairD.decorate
4.WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?
A.Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.
B.Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.
C.ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.
D.Itseparatedthebuldingfromitsfoundation.
5.ThepassageismainlyaboutearlyChicago’s_________
A.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluences
B.environmentaldisastersandtheircauses
C.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutions
D.successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements
二、七选五
4.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
1._______________
Safetyinthehighwayisnottotallyoutofourhands.Herearefourwayswecanprotectourselveswhenwetravel.
2.__________peopleinsmallcarsareinjuredmoreoftenandmoreseverelythanpeopletravelinginlargecars.Factoriesofsmallcarsarestrengtheningtheirproducts’safety,whichhelps.Butthemixoflargecarsandsmallcarsontheroadisthemainreasonoftheproblem.
Beingthrownintoglassandmentalcarsparts,orbeingthrownfromthecarcanreallyhurtorevenkillyou.
3._______Thesafet