广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学2017-2018学年高二上学期第二次阶段考试英语试题 Word版含答案

惠来一中2017-2018学年度第一学期阶段考（2）

高二英语试卷

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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Summer school is something a kid will never forget. For some, it’s a way to advance past their classmates. For most, summer school is a requirement in order to graduate with their classmates. I can remember being forced into taking a summer school course. It was not the school that forced me into this awkward situation, it was my mother.

I was a 16-year-old kid in a new school. My school did not offer summer courses so I had to take my course at an alternative school in the city. It was an experience I will never forget. I was not concerned with making friends. I was there to get credit for a course that I should have received for the previous semester. It was my doing that landed me in the situation and it was important that I understood this.

The fees were lowest but the experience was amazing. I enjoyed it so much that I didn’t miss a day. The course was from Monday to Friday for an entire month. I passed the course with an A. I was thrown into an awkward situation and actually enjoyed it. My friends didn’t even know I took the course. Most of them were still sleeping by the time my course ended each day.

Awkward situations are so important for personal growth. This situation made me feel more independent. I made friends. I finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all about. While attending college, I remembered how much I enjoyed summer school and I chose to take summer school in my first three years of college. Some kids get pushed too much but some don't get pushed enough. I was never pushed enough.

Enable your children to struggle for success. If your child needs summer school you explain to them why it’s important. Some parents are surprised by the situation and may want to be more involved in their children's education. Follow through and follow up.

1. Most students go to the summer school in order to ___________________.

A. find good jobs graduation

B. become top students in their class

C. graduate successfully on time

D. have a chance to make more

friends

2. Which of the following was NOT the benefit got by the author through attending

summer school?

A. It increased his independence

B. It helped him make new friends.

C. It helped him get rid of bad habits.

D. It helped him understand what sacrifice and hard work were.

3. What does the author think of summer school?

A. He thinks it is awkward.

B. He thinks nothing of it.

C. He doesn't think it is suitable.

D. He thinks it is significant.

B

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