内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第二次调研考试试题（分值120分时间100分钟）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。2.将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第Ⅰ卷选择题（共70分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项（共15小题。每小题2分，满分30分。）AWhenIwasabouttwelve,Iheadedtoarestaurantfordinnerwithmyfamily.Itwaswinter,andonthatnight,thewindwasreallyblowinghard.AsmymomandIheadedtotherestaurantfromourcar,agirlaboutmyageandhermothercameuptous.Theyaskedifwehadanysparechange.Mymomrightawayaskedwheretheylived.Theypointedtoanoldcarinaparkinglotacrossthestreet.Thegirlsaidthereweresixofthemlivinginthatcar.Mymomsaidshehadsomethingtodoafterhandingthepeopleafewdollars.Shesentmeinsidetherestaurantwithmydadandmythreesiblings（兄弟姐妹）.Butshedidn'tcome.Later,Ifoundoutshehadgonehomeandputallthefoodinourcupboardsintoafewbags.Then,shebroughtthatfoodovertothecarandhandedthebagstothefamily.Iwasn'ttherewhenthathappened,butIcanonlyimaginethejoyitbroughttothosepeople.Afewdayslater,whenIactuallyfoundoutaboutwhatshehaddone,Iaskedherwhyshehelpedthosepeople.Shetoldmethattheywerenotlucky.Irememberthefaceofthatgirlwhohadaskedusforchange.Shewasthesameageasme,yetwelookedsodifferent.HereIstood,dressedinalmostnewclothes,headedtoeatinarestaurantandthenbackhometothebedroomIsharedwithmyyoungersister.Irememberthinkingthattheothergirldidn'thaveanyfoodtoeatandshewasheadingbacktoacoldcarsharedwithfiveotherpeople.Afterpaintingthispictureinmymind,Iunderstoodwhymymomhaddonewhatshedid.Iwillneverforgetwhatshedidthatnight,andhowshetaughtmeoneofthebestlessonsIeverlearned.1.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthewriter'smotherwas______.A.humorousB.determinedC.kind-heartedD.selfish2.FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthat______.A.thepoorfamilyhadnoplacetoliveB.thepoorgirlwasolderthantheauthorC.thewriter'smotherdidn'tknowhowtocookD.thepoorgirllivedneartherestaurant3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？______A.Itwasawintermorningwhenthestoryhappened．B.Thereweresixpeopleinthewriter'sfamily．C.Afewmonthslaterthewriterfoundoutwhathermotherhaddone．D.Thewritercouldn'tunderstandwhathermotherdid．4.Whatisprobablythewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage？______A.Totelluswhytohelppoorpeople．B.Togiveanintroductiontohermother．C.Totellustoshowlovetoothers．D.Totalkaboutasocialproblem．5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？______A.HowtosupportapoorfamilyB.AfriendinneedisafriendindeedC.Thehardlifeofalittlegirl'sfamilyD.AlessoninkindnessfrommyMum．BWiththeChineselanguagegrowinginpopularity,theUKgovernmentplanstoinvest10millionpoundstohelpmorekidslearnMandarin(普通话).DoyouthinkitisnecessaryfortheUKpupilstolearnMandarin?Somepeoplesharetheiropinionsonline.Ted(UK):Thelearningofanylanguagecanbevaluableandrewarding,butitisnotsuitableforeveryone.ChineseisadifficultlanguagetolearnandtheUKhasapoorreputationforteachingforeignlanguages.WhyshouldtheylearnChinesewhenmostpeopleintheworldspeakEnglish?Mark(US):IstudiedFrenchfor2yearsinhighschoolandGermanfor4yearsincollege.IstudiedMandarininformallyforabout4monthsbeforemovingtoChina.NowIspeakMandarineverydayasmywifedoesn’tspeakEnglish.Butitisfarfrombeingfluent.Learningadditionallanguagesisagreatthing,whichoffersadifferentperspectiveontheworldaroundus.Nowadays,it’salmostnecessa...
