广东省广州市协和中学2019-2020学年高一第二学期英语科期中考试.doc

广州市协和中学2019-2020学年高一第二学期期中考试

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分34分）

第一节（共 12小题；每小题 2分，满分 24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Swift ’ s family ran a farm. “I had her sitting on a small horse when she was nine months old, ”said Swift ’ s mother dream had gone well, she ’ d be in a horse show right now. ” The only obvious先驱)oforerunner (

Swift’ s musical talent was her grandmother, an opera singer.

That talent showed itself early: when the family went to see a Disney musical film, Swift would

come out of the theater singing all the songs correctly. At the age of 11, she sang -Spangled “ The Banner ” at a Philadelphia 76ers game. The experiences during herpre-teen years encouraged the

creativity to go with Swift’ s talent. As a child, she attended the academically competitive Wyndcroft

School in Pottstown, but then switched to public schools in Wyomissing. Although it was her

hometown, she didn’ t know anyherofclassmates, and she was terrified. Swift began to understand

the storytelling feature of country songs, and put her feelings into songs of her own.

One of her future hits,“ The Outside” , was written when she was only 12.“ I wrote that about scariest feeling I’ ve ever felt: going to school, looking at those faces, and not knowing who you

gonna talk to that day, ” she said. “ In the music, I could never feel the kind拒绝of )rejectionthatI (

felt in middle school.” Swift’ s parents quicklyhatthr e yalizedhad someonet special on their hands.

They sold their farm when she was 13 and moved the family to Hendersonville, Tennessee.

Swift had the ability, above all, to put feelings into words with accuracy ( 准确) far beyond her years.

In “ Our Song ” she wrote, “ Our song is the slamming screen door, going out late, tapping on your

window. ” In the summer of 20**, “ Tim McGraw ”came out, and almost from the beginning the

16-year-old Taylor Swift was a star.

1． When she was in her childhood, Taylor Swift ________.

A.dreamed of being a horse rider

B.showed her talent for music early

C.was expected to help on the farm

D.learned singing from her grandmother

2． Which of the following can best describe

Swift petitive. B.Helpful. C.Difficult. ’ s school days in Wyomissing?

D.Joyful

3． Taylor Swift’ s parents moved the family to Hendersonville ________.

A.after they realized her musical talent

B.after“ The Outside” became a hit

C.because she was rejected in school

D.when she was twelve years old

4． Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. “ The Outside ” came out when Swift was only 11.

B. Taylor Swift ’s Early Life and Some of Her Song.

C. Taylor Swift, a Talented Songwriter

D.Taylor Swift ’s Unhappy School Life.

B

If you have a chance to go to Finlan d, you will probably be surprised to find how “ foolish ”the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US

dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you

have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not

show the least sign of anxiety.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel

guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The

most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With

such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine

free of charge.

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have

agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱 ). From then on, they just say how many hours they have

worked and they will be paid accordingly(相应地).

With so many loopholes( 漏洞 ) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love

to take“ petty advantages” . But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back

to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found