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1、内蒙古开鲁县蒙古族中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中测试试题二第二部分：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） A My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, dow
2、nhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin. One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age
3、of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted. The moment came whe
4、n my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, Im sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly
5、paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted, “The war is over!” For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men line
6、d up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didnt last a tiny bit longer.21.What the grandfather was most worried about was .A
7、. the spread of the world war B. the safety of his two cousinsC. a drop in his living standards D. his relatives killing each other22. The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “ ” A. order for army service B. train ticket for EuropeC. letter of rejection D. note of warning23. What did the “service
8、 pins” (in Para.2) stand for in the eyes of the little girls?A. Strength. B. Courage.C. Victory. D. Honor.24. Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story? A. Disappointing. B. Unexpected. C. Uncertain. D. Inspiring.B When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my
9、 dad. But the only thing that wasnt very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldnt catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish”, I remember being even more upset then bec
10、ause, “Im not a fish!” I didnt know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does？ As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending
11、the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish dont have any
12、eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them. When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like salespeople.” But it didnt completely make sense. My dad neve
13、r once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customer
14、s. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.25What did the authors father really mean？A. To read about fish. B. To learn fishing by oneself.C. To understand what fish think.D. To study fishing in many ways.26According to the author, fish are most likely to be found _.A. i
15、n deep water on sunny days B. in deep water on cloudy daysC. in shallow water under sunlightD. in shallow water under waterside trees27After entering the business world, the author found _.A. it easy to think like a customer B.his fathers fishing advice inspiringC. his first bosss sales ideas reasonableD. it difficult to sell services to poor people28This passage most likely comes from _.A. a fishing guide B. a popular sales bookC. a novel on childhood
