山西省晋中市和诚中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第六次周练试题（11.2）

山西省晋中市和诚中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第六次周练试题（11.2）考试时间：60分钟满分：100分命题人：班级________考号________姓名________一、阅读理解（15*3=45）AFivepeoplearetalkingaboutworkingfromhome.Chris:I'malanguagegraduateandI'vebeentranslatingfromItaliantoEnglishformostofmycareer.We'vebeeninMilanfornearly20yearsandI'vebeenworkingfromhomefor12years,sincemyfirstchildwasborn.I'vefoundthatmywork-lifebalancehasbeeneasiertomanagesinceIstartedworkingfromhome—anditneedstobeeasytomanagewhenyou'vegotchildren!Miranda:I'mawriterandI'vebeenworkingfromhomeforthelast18months.Imustsayit'sbeenprettydifficult.ForonethingI'vebeenpayingalotmoreforheating.AndI'vemissedtheofficegossip(闲聊).Tobehonest,it'squitelonely.IalmostwishIcouldgobacktomyoldjob.Jordan:Workingfromhomehasreallychangedmylife.Iloveit.Ilovebeingmyownboss.I'vebeenworkingfromhomeasawebsitedesignersinceIleftmylastjobin2004.Ihaveabitmoretimethesedays.I'veboughtmyselfanewguitarandI'vebeentakingguitarlessonsforthelastsixmonths.Ahmed:It'snotforeveryone,butIlikeworkingfromhome.Idocontractworkindesign.ThebestthingisthatIdon'thavetocommute(通勤)toworkoncrowdedtrains.I'vehadlotsmoretimeandI'vebeenlearninganewlanguagesinceIstartedworkingfromhomeinJanuary.I'vealwayswantedtolearnSpanish.Rageh:I'mGermanbutI'vebeenlivingabroadforfiveyears.I'vebeenworkinginmarketingforapharmaceutical(制药的)companynearLondonandI'vebeenworkingfromhomepartofthetimesinceJanuary.Iworkfromhomethreedaysaweekandcommutetotheofficetwiceaweek.Iwasveryluckytogetthisopportunity.WhenIworkfromhomeIgetuplateandworklateintheevenings.I'veneverbeenamorningperson.1.WhatisChris?A.Adesigner.B.Atranslator.C.Anovelwriter.D.AnInternetseller.2.WhatisMiranda'sopinionaboutworkingfromhome?A.It'sboringandcostly.B.It'sfreeandcomfortable.C.Itleadstopoorqualityofwork.D.Ithelpstokeepwork-playbalance.3.WhatdoweknowaboutRageh?A.Heisanightowl.B.Heisamusiclover.C.HeworksinGermany.D.Hehasstrictworkingtimetables.BIamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke(唤起)anemotion，avisualimage，acomplexidea，orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia，I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers，Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”，asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed，asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused，“limitedEnglish”，forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad，asifeverythingislimited，includingpeople’sperceptions(认识)ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.Iknowthisforafact，becausewhenIwasgrowingup，mymother’s“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis，becausesheexpressedthemimperfectly，herthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme：thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores，atbanks，andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously，didnotgivehergoodservice，pretendednottounderstandher，orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotoday，IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith：theEnglishsheusedwithme，whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”；andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese，herinternal(内在的)language，andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence，butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure.Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow：herintention，herfeelings，therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A．AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.B．Theauthor’smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.C．Theauthor’smotherhadpositiveinfluenceonher.D．BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.5．Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother’sEnglishis________.A．wellstructuredB．intheoldstyleC．easytotranslateD．richinmeaning6．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thechangeoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.B．Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.C．Theauthor’smisunderstandingof“limited”English.D．Theauthor’sexperiencesofusingbrokenEnglish.CHowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowuponthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt’shouse，andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying，andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact，IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism，buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried，andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotu