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,