奋斗中学2020年第二学期第一次月考试题
高二英语 第I卷
第二部分：阅读理解（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，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项。 A
▲Sunday Cushion Concerts Times: 10 am.&11am. Tickets: $5 per person
The regular Sunday Cushion Concerts introduce children and their families to different instruments and styles of music. Bring your own cushions and secure places by booking in advance! Tickets are available to book over the phone 01865 325325.
▲Christmas Show: The Elves (精灵) and the Shoemaker 17-22 December 2020 Tickets: $7 per person
A poor shoemaker is down on his luck, but as Christmas draws close, a simple act of kindness inspires some magical elves to offer their services. Their amazing shoes attract customers from far and wide, earning the shoemaker fame and fortune! But how will he ever repay them?
This classic story is brought to life for 3-to 7-year-olds and their families. Please book in advance to secure places! For other details, call us at 01865 325331. ▲Moving Music
Michaelmas Term Concert: 6 October 2020
Times: 11:30am & 2pm Tickets: $5 per person
Please reserve your places in advance, and pay on the door.
This series of concerts is designed especially for people living with dementia(痴呆), and their families, friends, and carers, to enable them to enjoy a concert experience together and to help unlock memory and movement through the power of music. Concerts are held approximately every three months.
For more details or to arrange access for transport: Phone 01865 286660. ▲Turtle Key Opera
Friday mornings in Trinity Term: April-June 2020
Turtle Song is FREE to all participants. To sign up or for more information contact Turtle Key Arts on 01865 525265.
Turtle Song is an opportunity to compose and sing your own songs with professional musicians. The group will meet weekly over a nine-week period between April and June 2020. The aims are to help people with all forms of dementia and people with memory problems.
21. Which event should you choose if you want your kid to learn about different
styles of music? A. Moving Music. B. Turtle Key Opera. C. Sunday Cushion Concerts.
D. Christmas Show: The Elves and the Shoemaker.
22. Which number should you call if your 4-year-old girl likes magical stories?
A. 01865 325325. C. 01865 286660.
B. 01865 325331. D. 01865 525265.
23. What’s the similarity between the last two events?
A. They are both free of charge.
B. They are both held every three months. C. They both benefit people with dementia. D. They both allow people to sing their own songs. B
Author Avi, winner of a Newbery Award, a Scott O’Dell Historical Fiction Award, and several Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, may have seen his first children’s book published in 1970, but that doesn’t mean he’s lost his talent for connecting with young fans.
The American writer, born in 1937, agrees that getting involved with his readers is one of the key reasons he keeps writing, and that he’s been fortunate enough to hear directly from readers about the impact (影响) his books have had. “I have been touched many times by readers who find some special connection between their lives and something I have written: the Danish girl who read something of mine in Danish, and struggled to communicate that in her poor English; the autistic (自闭症的) boy who somehow found something meaningful about my books that reached his own inner life; the women who have told me how important The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle was to them when growing up.”
Beyond his fans’ questions about the characters he’s created, the writer’s most commonly heard question may be about his own use of the single name “Avi.” “As a young adult, I was a reader of French literature, which has that one name tradition: Moliere, Racine, Anouilh, Gide, and so on,” he explains. “Avi was given to me by my twin sister when we were very young children, and it stuck. Then my family discouraged me from taking up writing as a career because they considered my writing poor. By using Avi, I was
showing my determination to them.”
Although he believes－and has the awards to show－that his writing skills have improved, writing still doesn’t come easily to him, despite having over sixty books to his credit. “I never studied writing in any formal sense. I taught myself to write by reading, and by imitating what I was reading,” he says.
The writing task may be tough, but the payoff is big. “To create, share, and support the gift of reading and literature, is to give young people the gift of many worlds, within and without,” Avi states. 24. What do the readers mentioned by Avi have in common?
A. They often seek help from him.
B. They can find themselves in his books. C. They have been influenced by his works. D. They have offered helpful suggestions to him.
25. What’s the main reason why author Avi uses the name Avi?
A. It was given to him by his parents. B. It is used in memory of his sisters. C. It encourages him to achieve his dream.
D. It is the name of one of his favorite characters. 26. What do we learn about Avi from the text?
A. He is a self-made writer. B. He often sends his readers gifts. C. He considers writing an easy job.
D. He is against copying other writers’ styles. 27. What is the text mainly about?
A. How Avi looks at his fans. B. Some important book awards.
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