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1、甘肃省武威第五中学2020学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题 一、阅读理解第一小节（本题共计15 小题 ，每题 2 分 ，共计30分 ）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA few weeks ago, I called an Uber to take me to the Boston airport for a flight home for the holidaysAs I slid into the back seat of the car, the warm intonations（语调） of the drivers accent washed ove
2、r me in a familiar wayI learned that he was a recent West African immigrant with a few young children, working hard to provide for his family I could relate: I am the daughter of two Ethiopian immigrants who made their share of sacrifices to ensure my success I told him I was on a college break and
3、headed home to visit my parentsThats how he found out I go to Harvard An approving eye glinted at me in the rearview window, and quickly, we crossed the boundaries of rider and driver I became his daughter, all grown up the product of his sacrificeAnd then came the fateful question: “What do you stu
4、dy? ” I answered “history and literature” and the pride in his voice faded, as I knew it might I didnt even get to add “and AfricanAmerican studies” before he cut in, his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history? ”Here I was, his daughter, squanderin
5、g the biggest opportunity of her life He went on to deliver the ageold lecture that all immigrant kids know We are to become doctors （or lawyers, if our parents are being generous） to make money and send money back home The unspoken demand, made across generations, which my Uber driver laid out plai
6、nly, is simple: Fulfill your role in the narrative（故事） of upward mobility so your children can do the sameI used to feel anxious and backed into a corner by the questioning, but now as a junior in college, Im grateful for their support more than anything This holiday season, Ive promised myself I wo
7、nt huff and get annoyed at their inquiries I wont defensively respond with “but I plan to go to law school!” when I get unrequested advice Ill just smile and nod, and enjoy the warmth of the occasion1. What disappointed the driver？_A.The authors attitude towards himB.The school that the author is at
8、tendingC.The authors majors in history and literatureD.The authors interests in African American studies2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “squandering” in Paragraph 4？_A.wastingB.creatingC.valuingD.seizing3. Why are immigrant kids expected to be doctors or lawyers？_A.Their pa
9、rents want them to move upward in societyB.Their parents are high achieving as wellC.They have more opportunitiesD.They are very smart in general4. How did the author react to the drivers questioning？_A.Getting upsetB.Feeling satisfiedC.Defending herselfD.Appreciating his concernBIn 1812, the year C
10、harles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain People had been writing novels for a century-most experts date the first novel to Robinson Crusoe in 1719- but nobody wanted to do it professionally The steam-powered printing press was still in its early stages; the literacy（识字）rate
11、 in England was under 50% Many works of fiction appeared without the names of the authors, often with something like “By a lady” Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral or just plain badIn 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first professional writer and publi
12、sher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose characters-from Oliver Twist to Tiny Tim were held up as moral touchstones Today Dickens greatness is unchallenged Removing him from the pantheon （名人堂）of English literature would make
13、about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona LisaHow did Dickens get to the top? For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass Some 60, 000 novels were published during the Victorian age, from 1837 to 1901;
14、 today a casual reader might be able to name a half-dozen of them Its partly true that Dickens style of writing attracted audiences from all walks of life Its partly that his writings rode a wave of social, political and scientific progressBut its also that he rewrote the culture of literature and p
15、ut himself al the center No one will ever know what mix of talent, ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a distinguished writer But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possible-and important for our own culture-to understand how he made himself a lasting one5. Which of the following best deseribes British novels in the 18th century？_A.They were difficult to understandB.They were popular among the richC.They were seen as nearly worthlessD.They were written mostly by women6. Dickens is compared with the Mona Lisa in the text to stress_
