广东省中山市中山纪念中学2020届高三英语上学期校内第一次质量检测试题
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广东省中山市中山纪念中学2020届高三英语上学期校内第一次质量检测试题（无答案）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheCostaBookAwardsconsistentlypickwinnersthatarebothofthemomentandsubsequentlyendure.It'sourpleasuretoconfirmthisyear'sCategoryWinners.FirstNovelAwardWinnerBook:EleanorOliphantisCompletelyFineAuthor:GailHoneymanEleanoris31yearsold;workfinishesonaFridayandbeginsagainonaMonday.Between,heronlycompanywillbetwobottlesofvodkaandherownsolitary,uniquewit(机智.Itiscontentment,ofakind,butanunexpectedsharedexperiencesuddenlyopensthedoortopossibility.Challengingreaderexpectationswithaliving,breathingcharacter,GailHoneyman'sdebutisafunnyandmovingdiamond.BiographyAwardWinnerBook:IntheDaysofRainAuthor:RebeccaStottTheExclusiveBrethrenwereaclosedcommunitywhobelievedtheworldisruledbySatan.IntothisisbornRebecca.HerfatherhadbeenaninfluentialBrethrenMinister.Asherfatherlaydying,hebeggedhertohelphimwritethememoir(回忆录.HewantedtotellthestoryoftheirfamilywhoforgenerationshadallbeenmembersofafundamentalistChristiansect.PoetryAwardWinnerBook:InsidetheWaveAuthor:HelenDunmoreTobealiveistobeinsidethewave,alwaystravellinguntilitbreaksandisgone.Thesepoemsareconcernedwiththeborderlinebetweenthelivingandthedead—theunderworldandthehumanlivingworld—andtheacutelyintensebeingofboth.Children'sAwardWinnerBook:TheExplorerAuthor:KatherineRundell,HannahHornFourchildrensurvivetheiraircraftplungingintotheAmazonjungle,butforFredandhisfriendsit'sonlythebeginningofacruelbattleforsurvival.Brimmingwithadventureandarealcommandofcharacterandincident,Rundellhasfewpeersinsuperbchildren'sfiction.1.WhatkindoflifedoesEleanorlead?A.Boringandlonely.B.Funnyandtouching.D.Ordinaryandhappy.A.TointroducebeliefsoftheExclusiveBrethren.B.Tohelpherfatherfulfillhislastwish.1C.Excitingandcomplex.2.WhydidRebeccaStottwriteIntheDaysofRain?
C.TosharethelifeoffundamentalistChristians.D.Topassonherfamilytraditions.3.Forayoungadventuroussoul,whichbookseemsmoreappealing?A.EleanorOliphantisCompletelyFine.C.InsidetheWave.BMy11-year-olddaughterhasbeenawardedanacademicscholarshiptoaprivateschool.It’sonlyasmalldiscount,butthescholarshipmeansshe'llskipthewaitinglist—providedmyhusbandandIcancover$20,000ayear.Shouldwepaytheprivateschoolfees,orchoosefreeeducationinstead?Ialwaysassumedmychildrenwouldgotoaprivateschool,likeIdid.Notbecausemyfamilyiswealthy,butbecauseIbelievethatthebesteducationisprivate.Ittookyearsformetomakepeacewiththefactthatmytwochildrenattendedourlocalpublicprimaryschool.They'llgotoaprivatehighschool,Itoldmyself.Yethereweare.Myeldestisnowinherlastyearofprimaryschool,andmyhusbandandIwillstruggletoaffordprivateschool.Ifso,Icouldincreasemyworkhours.Mylawdegreewassupposedtobemytickettoagoodjobandasolidincome,butthat'snotquitehowitturnedout.Duringmanysleeplessnights,Ifelttroubledbythedecision.AlthoughIwantthebestformydaughter,Ihavemyowndreamstoo.Ican'tsacrificeeverythingformypreciousgirl.IexplainthatIwanttobeapositiverolemodelformydaughter,andanunhappyparentisaterriblestrainonafamily.Ipointoutthatnoteventheprivilegeofprivateschoolwillprotectmychildrenfromdisappointmentorstruggle.Andfinally,it'sdecided.Mydaughterisgoingtothepublicschoolbehindourhome.Shecouldn'tbemorepleased.It'stakenmealittlelonger,butnowI'mcontent.Morethanmyfancyprivateschooleducation,it'smyfamilythatshapedme.Withhighschoolnow25yearsinthepast,IcannolongerrememberthemathematicalproblemsandShakespeareanquotesIonceknewsoperfectly.Thelessonsfrommychildhoodhome,however,haveprovedimpossibletoforget.4.Fromthepassageweknowthat__________________.A.thescholarshipherdaughterwoncouldcovermostofherschoolfeesB.hertwochildrenattendedtheirlocalprivateprimaryschool.C.thewriterhadagoodjobandasolidincome.D.Ittookalongtimeforhertomakethefinaldecision.5Whydidthewriterwantherdaughtertogotoaprivateschoolatfirst?A.Becauseherdaughterearnedanacademicscholarship.B.Becauseshewantedherdaughtertoreceivethebesteducation.C.Becauseshewantedherdaughtertoskipthewaitinglist.D.Becauseherdaughter’spotentialwaswastedatthepublicprimaryschool.6.Theunderlinedword“strain”inparagraph3refersto_______.A.angerB.comfortC.burdenD.relief7.Whatdoesthepassageindicate?A.Parentsshouldmakeeverysacrificefortheirchildren.B.Financeshouldbetakenintoaccountwhenitcomestoeducation.C.Privateschooleducationisnotasgoodaspublicschooleducation. 