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1、 2018-2019学年江西省上饶市弋阳一中等六校高二12月联考英语 试卷时间：120分钟 满分：150分第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。第二部分：阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）第一节：（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）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。AMany of the worlds most wel
2、l-known people were once successful failures. Here are the stories of a few of them. Abraham Lincoln(1809-1865)Abraham Lincoln was one of Americas greatest leaders, taking the country through the Civil War(from 1860 to 1865). However, his life was never easy. He started numerous businesses that fail
3、ed. He went bankrupt twice, and was defeated in 26 campaigns for public office. He later said, “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. ”Vincent Van Gogh(1853-1890)Van Gogh is one of the most famous and influential painters in the history of We
4、stern Art. Hes renowned for paintings such as The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters and Sunflowers. However, during his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only one painting for a very small amount of money. Despite this, he carried on painting, sometimes even going without food so he could complete his collectio
5、n of over 800 known works. Albert Einstein(1879-1955)Albert Einstein won the Noble Prize in Physics in 1921. However, he wasnt always considered as a “genius”. He didnt speak until he was four, and couldnt read until he was seven. His teachers and parents thought he was slow, so he was expelled from
6、 school and couldnt get into the Zurich Polytechnic School. He later famously said, “Success is failure in progress. ”Stephen King(born 1947)Stephen King is one of the best-selling authors of all time, but his first book, Carrie, was rejected by about 30 publishers. Eventually, Stephen threw it in t
7、he bin, but his wife fished it out and encouraged him to resubmit it, which he did successfully this time! 21. Who became famous all over the world after his death? A. Abraham Lincoln. B. Vincent Van Gogh. C. Albert Einstein. D. Stephen King. 22. What was the most likely reason for Albert Einsteins
8、dropping out of school? A. He was too slow to learn. B. He couldnt speak or read. C. His teacher thought he was stupid. D. He didnt obey the school rules. 23. What do the people in the passage have in common? A. They are all Americans. B. They are known for their writings. C. They were born in the s
9、ame century. D. They all suffered failure before they succeeded. BJoy Mangano was 33 and divorced. She had three kids under age 7, and was barely keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra hours as a waitress. “There were times when I would lie in bed and think, I dont know h
10、ow Im going to pay that bill,” Mangano says.But he had a special ability for seeing the obvious thing. She knew how hard it was to mop the floor. “I was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water, wringing (拧) out a mop,” Mangano says. “So, There s gotta be a better way.How about a “self
11、-wringing” mop? She designed a special tool you could twist in two directions at once, and still keep your hands clean and dry. She set out to sell it, first a few at flea markers.Then Mangano met with the media. But would couch potatoes (电视迷）buy a mop? The experts on shopping TV were less than cert
12、ain. They gave it a try, and it failed. Mangano was sure it would sell if theyd let her do the on-camera display. She said, “Get me on that stage, and I will sell this mop because its a great item.”So QVC, a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping, took a chance on her. “ I
13、 got onstage and the phones went crazy. We sold every mop in minutes.”Today shes president of Ingenious Designs, a multimillion-dollar company, and one of the stars of HSN, the Home Shopping Network. Talking about the household invention, Mangano says, “It is as natural for me as it is for a parent
14、to talk about their child.”24. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. Manganos small home. B. Manganos work experience.C. Manganos unhappy marriage. D. Manganos hard living conditions.25. The mop can be sold successfully with the help of .A. HSN B. QVC C. couch potatoes D. experts on shopping T
15、V26. What does Mangano think of her invention?A. Special. B. Normal. C. Dissatisfied D. Unbelievable.27. What can we learn from the text?A. HSN is an Internet organization that helps such women in trouble as Manganot.B. The experts on shopping TV were confident about Manganos mop.C. Mangano got the idea of self-wringing mop from her own experience.D. Mangano once had to work seven days a week to support her family.CCities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearb
