学年辽宁省铁岭市辽宁省开原高中高二上学期适应性考试英语试题.docx

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学年辽宁省铁岭市辽宁省开原高中高二上学期适应性考试英语试题

开原二中2020-2021学年高二上学期适应性考试

英语试题

（考试时间100分钟、分值150分）

第一卷选择题部分

（请考生从21题开始涂答题卡）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

A

LastJuly,myparentsandIwenttovisitmyauntanduncleinSeattle,acityonthenorthwestAmericancoast.Daddidsomeresearchandhadnodifficultyinfindinguscheapticketsonline.

Onthedayofourflight,wehadtowakeupveryearly.Whenwecheckedourbagsin,wefoundthatonebagweighedtoomuch,sowehadtopayafine.Afterthat,dadinsistedthatwegoandhavesomebreakfastattheairportrestaurant.Wehadalotoffunwatchingmanydifferentpeoplethere.Thenwerealizeditwasgettinglate,sowerushedtothegate.Ittookonehourforeveryonetogetontheplane,butfinallythedoorwasshutandwewereonourway!

IthinkmyfavoriteexperienceduringourtripwasourvisittoMountRainier,avolcanonearSeattle.ItwasnothinglikeIhadexpected.Beforeweleft,myauntlentushatstoprotectusfromgettingsunburned,soIsupposedthatitwouldbeveryhot.ImaginemysurprisewhenwedroveupthemountainandIdiscoveredthetopwascoveredwithsnowandice!

Myuncleledustoasmallpathbeyondthemaintrailstoincreaseourchancesofseeingwildlife.Wewalkedoverasmallhill,andsuddenlybeforeusthereappearedafieldofsnow.Smallwildflowersgrewupthroughthesnow;underneaththesnowwecouldhearrushingwater—asmallstream.Littleanimalsstoodstilltoavoidbeingnoticed;tinybirdsroseintotheair.ItwasthemostbeautifulsightthatI’deverseen.

21.Whatticketdidthefatherbuyforthefamily?

A.BusB.ShipC.TrainD.Airplane

22.Whydidtheypayafine?

A.Becausetheygotuplate.

B.Becausetheydidn’twaitinline.

C.Becausetheycametotheairportlate.

D.Becausetheirbagwasoverweight.

23.Whatwasthewriter’smostimpressiveexperience?

A.TheflighttoSeattle

B.Thebreakfastintheairport

C.ThevisittoMountRainier

D.Thediscoveryofasmallstream

24.Whydidtheychooseasmallpathinsteadofthemaintrails?

A.Toenjoymoreofthewildlife

B.Totakeashortcuttosavetime

C.Toavoidthesnowyroad

D.Toavoidbeingattackedbyanimals

B

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses”isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriestolookasrichashisneighbors.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.

Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”because“Jones”isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

Peopleneverseemtogettiredof（厌烦）keepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare“Jonses”ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

25.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey_______.

A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbors

B.wanttobehappy

C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich

D.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

26.ArthurMomandusedthename“Jones”inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause“Jones”is_____.

A.animportantname

B.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

C.hisneighbor’sname

D.notagoodname

27.Accordingtothewriter,itis________tokeepupwiththeJoneses.

A.impossibleB.interestingC.correctD.good

C

HelenThayer,oneofthegreatestexplorersofthe20thcentury,loveschallenges.Shesays,“Iliketoseewhat’sontheothersideofthehill.”Shehasgonealmosteverywheretodothat.

In1988,attheageof50,shebecamethefirstwomantotravelalonetotheNorthPole.Shepulledherownsledpiledwith160poundsofsupplies,andduringhertripnoonebroughtherfreshsupplies.AccompaniedonlybyherdogCharlie,shesurvivedcoldweatherandmeetingswithpolarbears.Infact,Charliesavedherlifewhenoneofthemattackedher.Neartheendofhertrip,aforcefulwindblewawaythemajorityofhersupplies.Thelastweekofthetrip,shesurvivedonahandfulofnutsandalittlewatereachday.

Helengoestochallengingplacesnotonlyforadventure,butalsoforeducation.BeforeherArcticjourney,shestartedawebsitecalledAdventureClassroom.Onthesite,shesharesheradventuresinordertomotivate（激发）students.Sheexplains,“Althoughkidsoftenseetheworldinanegativeway,withouthopefortheirfuture,weworktoinspirethemtosetgoals,planforsuccessandnevergiveup...”

HelengrewupinNewZealand.Herparentswereathletesandmountainclimbers.Followingherparents’example,sheclimbedherfirstmountainat9.Later,sheclimbedthehighestmountainsinNorthandSouthAmerica,theformerUSSRandNewZealand.

In1996,shetookonanotherchallenge—theSaharaDesert.Sheandherhusband,Bill,walked2,400milesacrossit!

In2001,sheandBilltraveledonfootfromwesttoeastthroughtheGobiDesertinMongolia.TheyhopetotraveltoSichuanandTibetinChinatostudypandasthisyear.

Helenplanstocontinuetakingtrips.She’lluseherexplorations,writing,photographyandenvironmentalworktocreateprogramsforherAdventureClassroomwebsite.Shewantstoinspireherstudentsnevertostopfacingchallenges!

28.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.HelenThayeristhefirstpersontoreachtheNorthPole.

B.HelenThayeratenothingduringthelastweekofhertrip.

C.CharliepreventedHelenbeingattackedbypolarbears.

D.HelenThayertraveledtotheNorthPoletogetherwithherhusband.

29.WhydoesHelentraveltodifferentplacesworldwide?

A.Foreducation.　　B.Forfun.C.Formoney.D.Forfame.

30.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheWomanWhoLovesAdventure.

B.AFamousWoman.

C.AWomanMountainClimber.

D.TheOwnerofAdventureClassroom.

31.WhichofthefollowingplaceshasHelennotvisitedyet?

A.TheNorthPole.

B.TheSaharaDesert.

C.TheGobiDesert.

D.SichuanandTibet.

D

Ihadtoknockonthetaxitogethisattention.Finally,thedriver,amanabout60,lookedupfrombehindthewheelandapologized,“I'msorry,butIwasreadingaletter.”Hesoundedasifhehadacoldoracough.

SinceIwasinnohurry,Itoldhimtofinishhisletter.Heshookhishead,explainingthathehadalreadyreaditseveraltimesandalmostknewitbyheart.Curious,Iaskedwhetheritwasfromachildormaybeagrandchild.“Thisisn'tfamily，”hereplied,“thoughhemightjustaswellhavebeenaregularmemberofthefamily.OldEdandIgrewuptogether.”

Theywerealwaysfriends.Butsincehemovedawayfromtheneighborhood30yearsago,it'dgenerallyjustbeenpostcardsatChristmastimebetweenthem.Acoupleofweeksago,Eddied.“Ishouldhavekeptintouch.”Herepeatedthis,moretohimselfthantome.Tocomforthim,Isaidsometimeswejustdidn'tseemtofindthetime.“Butweusedtofindthetime，”hesaid.“Takealook.”Hehandedtheletterovertome.

Thefirstsentence“I'vebeenmeaningtowriteforsometime,butI'vealwaysdelayedit.”remindedmeofmyself.Itwentontosaythatheoftenthoughtaboutthegoodtimestheyhadhadtogether.WhenIreadthepartwhereitsaid“Yourfriendshipreallymeansalottome,morethanIcansaybecauseI'mnotgoodatsayingthingslikethat”，Ifoundmyselfnoddinginagreement.

Wehadgoneseveralkilometersandwerealmostatmyhotel,soIreadthelastparagraph：

“SoIthoughtyou'dliketoknowthatIwasthinkingofyou.”Anditwasendedwith“YourOldFriend,Tom.”

“Ithoughtyourfriend'snamewasEd，”Isaid.

“I'mTom，”heexplained.“It'saletterIwrotetoEdbeforeIknewhe'ddied.Ineverputitinthemailbox.IguessIshouldhavewrittenitsooner.”Hisfacewaspaleashewipedhiseyeswithahandkerchief.

WhenIgottomyhotelroom,Ididn'tunpackrightaway,Ihadtowritealetterandpostit.

32.Whowrotetheletter?

A.Tom.B.OldEd.C.Theauthor.D.Thedriver'sgrandchild.

33.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedriverregretted________.

A.missingEd'sfuneral

B.movingawayfromhisneighborhood

C.forgettingtosendEdChristmascards

D.notbeingabletokeepintouchwithEd

34.FromParagraph4,wecanlearnthattheauthorofthepassage________.

A.oftenfailedtowritetohisfriends

B.hadnointentiontowritetohisfriends

C.hadmanygreatmomentswithhisfriends

D.wasgoodatexpressingfeelingstohisfriends

35.Whatmessagedoesthepassageprobablytrytoconvey（传递）?

A.Comfortyourfriendswhentheyarefeelingdown.

B.Lifeisunpredictable,soliveeachdayasifitwerey