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

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