雅礼教育集团2020下学期期中考试试卷高二英语时量：120分钟总分：150分第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AYoucaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Traveling,justlikereading,isarefreshingjourneyfromthebusyworld.Books,brainfood,cankeepyoucompanyonyourtravel.OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouacThebookisagloballypopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.ThemaincharacterinthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.ThebookcanbeagoodpartnerwithyoutoexploretheUnitedStates.LifeIsElsewhere,1975,byMilanKunderaJeanJacquesRousseauoncesaid,“Manisbornfree,andeverywhereheisinchains.”Thebooktellsayoungartist’sromanticbutmiserablelife,abouthowhereads,dreams,andhasarelationship.Experiencetheartist’spassionatelifeinthebookduringatriptoCentralEurope.The,bookinvitesyoutodeeplyreflectonyourcurrentlifeTheStoriesofSahara,1967,bySanmaoThebooknarratestheauthor’ssimplebutadventurouslifeintheSaharaDesert,whichseemsadesolateanddullplace.Thefancynaturalsceneryandlifethere,alongwiththeauthor’sromanticandintensiveemotion,willinspireyoutoexplorethemysteriousland.Readingthebookislikeparticipatinginadialoguewiththeauthor,whoissincereandhumorous.Lotus,2006,byAnnbabyThisnovelsetinTibet,tellsthreepeople’sstories,eachwiththeiruniquecharacteristics.Itrevealsmodempeople’semotionsandinnerlife,theirconfusionaboutlove,andexplorationofBuddhism.ThebookisagoodpartnertobringyoutothesacredlandTibet.21.Whichbockisabouttheexplorationoflifevaluethroughajourney?A.OntheRoad.B.LifeIsElsewhere.C.TheStoriesofSahara.D.Lotus22.WhosebookcouldbethemostsuitableforyourtriptoGermany?A.JackKerouac’s.B.Sanmao’sC.Annbaby’s.D.MilanKundera’s.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.LotusisareligiousbookexploringTibetanBuddhistculture.B.OntheRoadadvisesaclassicroutefordrivingacrosstheUS.C.TheStoriesofSahararecordsitsambersownlifeinthedesert.D.LifeIsElsewheredemonstratesJeanJacquesRousseau’sownlife.BRodneySmithisamanwithatask.TheBermudanativeisinthemidstofatripthatwilltakehimtoeverystateinthenation,mowinglawns(修理草坪)Fiveyearsago,Smithcameacrossaseniormenmowinghislawnandstoppedtohelp.“WhenIcameacrosstheelderlyman,mylifechanged”hesaid.Afterthat,SmithwentontocreatetheRaisingMenLawnCareService(RMLCS)tomow1awnsfortheelderly,disabledsinglemomsandformersoldiersfreeofcharge.Aspartofprovidingfreeyardwork,theorganizationteacheschildrenaboutservingtheircommunitiesandlawnmowersafety.AkeycomponentofRMLCSisits50-yardchallenge.whichsetsagoalforchildrennationwidetomow50lawnsforfreeintheircommunity.WhenakidsignsupforthechallengethegroupsendsthemawhiteshirtwiththeRaisingMenlogo(标识),shadesandearprotection.Theparticipantsreceiveadifferentcoloredshirtafterevery10thlawntheymow.Whentheyhavecompletedthetaskfor50yards,theyreceiveaspecialvisitfromSmithorsomeonewithRMLCS.Theygivethevolunteeranewlawnmower,freeofchargeandcutotherlawnswiththem.Sincethischallengestartedin2016,12kidshavealreadycompletedthechallenge.Andbothboysandgirlsarepartofit.Atpresenttheyhave130kidsnationwidetakingpartinthischallenge,including7inBermudaandtheU.KandoneinCanada.Soit’sspreadingworldwideEventheQueen...
