山西省祁县第二中学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

山西省祁县第二中学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题第I卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AThefollowingbooksprovidetipsonhowtolearnlanguagesforlanguagelearners.TheVocabCookbookbyKerstinHammesThebookismainlyaboutthebestvocabularylearningmethodsandexplainsthemstepbystep.Itshowsyouhowtochooseyourbestvocabularylearningmethod,wheretofindthebestsystemforrememberingwordsforever,howvocabularylearningmethodscanbeturnedintoyourownlearningstyles,andhowrememberinggrammarisdifferentfromrememberingvocabulary.Buyfrom:Amzon.comorAmazon.co.ukFluentin3MonthsbyBennyLewisBennyLewis,whohasbeentravellingaroundtheworldandlearninglanguagessince2003,runsthelanguage-learningblog,FluentIn3Months,andworkshardtofindbetter,faster,andmoreefficientwaystolearnlanguages.Thisbookisacollectionoftipsonhowtolearnanylanguagequickly.Manyofthetipshaveappearedonhisblog,andmanytipsandresourcesareavailablethereforreadersofthisbook.Buyfrom:Amazon.comorAmazon.co.ukHowtoLearnAnyLanguagebyBarryM.FarberIfyou'reconsideringlearningalanguageandarenotsurewhereorhowtostart,thisbookwillhelppointyouintherightdirection.It'sfullofpracticaltipsonhowtostudyandincludesabriefintroductiontosomeoftheworld'smainlanguages.Buyfrom:Amazon.conorAmazon.co.ukLanguageisMusicbySusannaZarayskyThebookmakeslearningforeignlanguagesfun,easyandaffordablethroughwatchingTV,listeningtomusic,goingtoculturaleventsandotherenjoyableactivities.Alsoitincludessuggestionsofmanyonlineresourcesyoucanusetohelpyoulearnlanguages.Buyfrom:Amazon.comorAmazon.co.uk21.Ifyouhavedifficultyrememberingwords,yourbestchoiceis__________.A.LanguageisMusicB.TheVocabCookbookC.HowtoLearnAnyLanguageD.Fluentin3Months22.Whouseshisorherblogtohelpreaderslearnlanguages?A.SusannaZarayskyB.BarryM.FarberC.KerstinHammesD.BennyLewis23.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.TointroducesomebooksforlanguagelearnersB.ToprovidetipsonhowtolearnChinesewellC.ToshowtheimportanceoflanguagelearningD.ToshowtheconnectionsbetweenlanguageandmusicBIwashavingapicnicdaywithmysister.Webothliketoridehermotorcycleandthatdaywedrovetothenearestpark.Weboughtsomecoffeeandcakes,andthenwewereenjoyingourfood.Withinafewhours,theskywaschangingandlookedreadytodropaheavyrain.Wepackedeverythingandwerereadytogo.Mysister,whowassittingonabench,suddenlywasverystillandcouldn’ttalktome.Shedidn’tmove.Hereyeswererollingandshewasabouttoloseconsciousness.Iheldherinmyarmsandaskedifshewantedtorest.Shedidn’tanswerandonlysaid“Sorry”.ItstartedtorainandIdidn’tknowwhattodo.Shewasfightingtostayawarebutherskinwaspaleandhereyeswereactingstrange.Suddenly,fromnowhere,awomanonabicycleappeared,wearingaraincoat.“Sheisn’tlookinggood.Doyouwantmetocallanambulance?”“Yes,please,yes!”Ibegged.Shedid.Strugglingwiththerain,shemanagedtocallsomepolicemen,whoquicklyhelpedmecarrymysistertoasaferplace.Theambulancearrivedandwewenttoahospital,whereshewastreatedintimeandshecametolifeinthemorningafterrestandmedicalhelp.AninterestingfactwasthatIguessedthewomanintheraincoatwasadoctororanurse.Ilaterlearnedfromoneofthepoliceofficerswhotoldme:“No,shewasanordinarypersonwhotooksomecoursesonemergencysituations.”Iamsogratefulthatsheappearedexactlyatherightmoment.Idon’tknowwhyorhow.Ididn’tevengetthechancetosaythankstoher.24.Whathappenedtotheauthorandhersister?A.TheyhadafightB.TheywerecaughtintherainC.HersisterfellillsuddenlyD.Theyhaddifficultypackingthings25.Howdidthewomanhelptheauthor?A.BygivingfirstaidtohersisterB.ByaskingforemergencymedicalhelpC.BycarryinghesistertothehospitalD.Byprotectinghersisterfromtherain26.Whydidthewomancallthepolicemen?A.TokeeporderintheparkB.TosendthesickgirltohospitalC.TocarrythesickgirlontotheambulanceD.Topullthesickgirltoasaferplacequickly27.Whatwastheauthor’smainattitudetowardsthewoman?A.FriendlyB.ThankfulC.DoubtfulD.AdmirableCIfyouhavetoattendapartyorothersocialeventswherealotofpeoplewillbepresent,doyoufeelconfidentthatyouwillmakeagoodimpressiononothers?Ordoyoufeelshy?Inanycase,youshouldincreaseyourconfidenceatsocialevents.Wheneveryouaremeetingnewpeopleatanysocialevent,youshouldwearproperclothes.Beforeyouattendtheevent,trytofindouthowotherpeoplewillbedressing.Ifeveryoneelseiswearingbusinessclothes,youshould,too.Iftheeventisinformal,youshouldwearinformalclothessothatyoucanfitin.Ifyouaregoingtomeetpeoplefromacertainbusinessorprofession,trylookingthroughafewprofessionalmagazinesorcheckingontheInternetaheadoftimetogetsomeconversationideaswhicharerelatedtotheirfieldsofinterest.Thiscanpreventyougettingtongue-tiedattheevent.Whenyouareattheevent,don’tworryaboutwhetherornototherpeopleyouaretalkingwithlikeyou.Instead,tryyourbesttofindreasonstolikethem.Whenyouaremakingconversationwithpeople,besuretokeepgoodeyecontact,andmakeyourfacialexpressionsoft.Nodtoshowyou’relistening.Letyourfaceandbodyrelaxsothatyoucanmakenaturalgestures.Aftertheeventisover,takeabitoftimetothinkofyoursocialperformanceandtheconversationyouhadwithpeople.Tellyourselfexactlywhatyoudidverywellattheevent.Forexample,perhapsyoumadeabigefforttoreallylistentothepeopleyouweretalkingwith,oryoumayhaveaske