山东省高一上学期期中学业水平诊断英语试卷
一、阅读理解
Which book you should read depends on your next travel plan.
If you’re visiting New York City, read the book “The Catcher in the Rye”, which mentions plenty of NYC landmarks.
“The Catcher in the Rye” is a classic tale of a lost teenager’s unplanned trip to New York City. In the novel, Holden Caulfield visits a nightclub in the East Village, goes ice skating in Rockefeller Center, and takes his sister to the Central Park Zoo.
“Midnight’s Children” is a fantastic novel that shows some of the histories of India.
Salman Rushdie’s story begins at midnight, on the night of India’s independence, when the 1,001 children born that hour are found to own magical powers. The book is set during 20th-century India with plenty of magical elements.
Haruki Murakami’s “1Q84” is an adventure that’s perfect for the plane ride to Japan.
Well-known Japanese author Haruki Murakami creates a novel called 1Q84 where nothing feels right and everything is slightly different. Set in Tokyo, Japan, this novel is sure to interest you greatly during your trip.
As you’re traveling around Amsterdam, read “The Fault in Our Stars”. There’s also a film from this book.
Made into a film in 20xx, John Green’s story of two unlucky teenagers includes a trip to Amsterdam. The Anne Frank House and The Rijks Museum are mentioned in the book. Plus, the bench in the film from this novel has even become its own tourist spot.
1.What does “Holden Caulfield” refer to in the passage?
A.A famous NYC landmark.B.The lost teenager.
C.The author’s sister.D.The author of the novel.
2.Which book may you choose to read if you believe in magic?
A.The Catcher in the Rye.B.The Fault in Our Stars.
C.Midnight’s Children.D.1Q84.
3.What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?
A.To introduce some books to travelers.
B.To describe some world-famous attractions.
C.To encourage people to read more classic novels.
D.To explain how a good novel benefits the local tourism.
A young Jewish girl begins a diary just as World War II is about to break out in Europe. She records the details of her daily life, but more than that. Eventually, the diary comes to a heartbreaking end with the girl shot to death by the Nazis. However, it’s not the story of Anne Frank. This isRenia’s Diary, a journal that was hidden for years in a safe box. Now it’s coming to light with the help of Renia’s sister and niece.
For a long time, Elizabeth didn’t even know that her older sister Renia had kept a diary as a teenager in Poland. Then suddenly one day in the 50s, Elizabeth got the diary and started to read it. She was totally stunned and couldn’t get very far. “It was too painful to read it,” Elizabeth recalls. “I just put it in the basement and didn’t think about it.”
Alexandra, Elizabeth’s daughter, grew up knowing about the locked diary. As Alexandra got older, she was more interested in it. “If I could read this diary, maybe I’ll explore some things from the past,” she thought.
She got the diary from its hiding place. When she read it, Alexandra was shocked. “It’s the description of a wonderful girl who showed great courage in terrible times. My aunt’s world comes to life as the diary shifts between a teenage girl’s daily life and the war.”
Elizabeth and her daughter Alexandra are excited that the diarywill be published. “It is a story that needs to be heard now more than ever. We should never repeat the same types of racism(种族主义) and hate that lead to violence,” Alexandra says.
1.Why was Renia’s Dairy unknown to the world for so many years?
A.The story is not as famous as Anne Frank’s.
B.It was lost in the war and no one found it.
C.Alexandra was afraid to read it.
D.Renia’s sister kept it a secret.
2.What does the underlined word “stunned” mean in Paragraph 2?
A.Embarrassed.B.Bored.
C.Excited.D.Shocked.
3.Why was Alexandra so interested in Renia’s Diary?
A.She was curious about her aunt’s experience.
B.She wanted to comfort her mother.
C.She planned to publish her aunt’s dairy.
D.She decided to prove how strong Renia was.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.A girl fighting against the racism and hate
B.Renia’s Diary is to come to light
C.Discovering the history of a Jewish family
D.A Jewish family in World War II
A large number of India’s urban(城区的) poor kids receive little or no education. Even if they enter a formal school, their dropout rates are veryhigh. Door Step School (DSS) aims tobridge the hugegap between these kids and education.
True to its name, Door Step Schoolsets up a school right at the doorstep of kids who can’t get formal education due to a variety of reasons.
The team at DSS follows a direct model—they set up a classroom in any area, a footpath, construction site, or underpass, where they foresee the greatest need. They look for proper locations, and after making sure that enough resources are in place, they accept students in the area. DSSprovides lessons of different levels. The organizationeven triesto provide classes in the local language, or whateverthe students choose.
Another interesting project of DSS is a school on wheels. It uses a bus that has been changed into a classroom, which holds about 25 kids at a time.
Since it was started in 1988, Door Step School has spread from Mumbai to the neighbouring city of Pune in Maharashtra, covering a larger area and number of kids. Now DSS has a team of more than 1,000 volunteers and teacherswho change more than 70,000 lives each year.
DSS doesn’t end at kids. The organisation educates parents on the importance of sending their kids to school. Its efforts have brought education to thousands of students in the last two decades. Their belief in education for all has not only changed children’s lives but also continued the fight against one of the biggest problems India faces. All children have the right to an education, and DSS is providing just that.
1.Why is the organization named “Door Step School”?
A.It is different from formal schools.
B.It is usually built near students’ houses.
C.It sets up schools in areas with large populations.
D.It provides education wherever children can easily go.
2.What can we learn about the lessons provided by “Door Step School”?