2020-2021学年五华县皇华中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案

2020-2021学年五华县皇华中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

A brother and a sister have been reunited (重逢) after more than 60 years, thanks to a letter in the Welwynand Hatfield Times. For years John Hannant kept a photo of his long-lost sister, hoping they would meet again.

Margery, the eldest of three children, had signed up with the Royal Air Force as part of the war effort, when John was still a baby.

The family lost touch and as many years passed only a single letter gave a clue to her whereabouts (下落). The clue was enough for a WHT reader to recognize Margery and put the family back in touch.

John, 67, said he had been searching for a long time and a friend suggested writing to the paper.

“That’s the one that made it, the letter to the paper,” he said. “It’s like a dream that comes true. The last time we ever heard from Margery was in 1953 after the terrible floods. She wrote home to know if we were all right.My sister Dorothy wrote back, but Margery had moved again and never got the letter.”

Having retired from his job as a gardener at Park House, Mr Hannant decided to take action.

He and his wife Doreen traveled to Margery’s home in Chelwood Avenue, Hatfield, which she shares with her husband Jack Cooke.

Now 88, Margery was recovering from her heart operation, but immediately recognized her brother. John said, “It’s something I never thought that was going to happen but I always hoped it would.” AS well as finding his sister, John has also discovered he now has a nephew, a niece and six grandnieces and grandnephews.

1.The headline of the news would be “________”.

A.An unforgettable and moving experience

B.The Hannant family lost touch because of war

C.A brother and a sister reunited after 60 years

D.The importance of a letter to WHT

2.Margery left her family because ________.

A.she attended the air school

B.she joined the Royal Air Force

C.she had to feed her family

D.a big flood hit her hometown

3.Who helped the family reunite after many years?

A.Margery’s husband Jack Cooke

B.The photographer of the photo of Margery.

C.A neighbour of Mr Hannant.

D.A reader of WHT.

B

I was at the hardware store the other day and overheard a woman tell Ed., the manager, that fall was her favorite time of year. Ed., because he liked to keep his customers happy, agreed that fall was a wonderful season, but I could tell he was lying.

I was going through my mind recently, trying to find sweet memories of fall. I failed. I met my wife in the summer and married her two summers later. My sons were born in the winter and summer, my granddaughter in the winter. I’ve been fried twice in my life, both in fall. One October, a truck carrying tofu ran a red light and hit me, destroying my favorite car, combining the three things I most hate - trucks, tofu and October.

I'm not saying fall is without its attractions. The leavesare beautiful. But fall's vacillation (立场摇摆)is troubling, its effort (努力)to please everyone, its continuous search for the middle ground to be all things to all people. Say what you will about summer and winter, at least they have the courage to keep their opinions strong, even if they kill us with extreme heat or cold.

I recently read a story of a man coming out of a three-month coma (昏迷). It started in early fall and ended just as winter came. I hope if I were ever in a coma I would be just as lucky as the man.

Upon my awakening, one of my families who stood around my bed would ask. "Don't you remember anything from the past three months?"

"Not the first thing," I would happily report.

If I ever have enough money. I'm going to buy a second home inAustralia, so that when fall starts here, I can move there for three months, just when spring is starting.

4. What did Ed think of the customers words according to the author?

A. Ed understood them and supported the customer completely.

B. Ed might hold a different opinion on the topic.

C. Ed believed the customer wasn't telling the truth.

D. Ed thought they stood for most peoples' opinion.

5. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?