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1、奋斗中学20182019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。 ASunday Cushion ConcertsTimes: 10 am.&11am.Tickets: $5 per personThe regular Sunday Cushion Concerts introduce children and their families to different instruments and styles of music. Bring your own c
2、ushions 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 Shoemaker17-22 December 2019Tickets: $7 per personA poor shoemaker is down on his luck, but as Christmas draws close, a simple act of kindness inspires so
3、me 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
4、 details, call us at 01865 325331.Moving MusicMichaelmas Term Concert: 6 October 2019Times: 11:30am & 2pmTickets: $5 per person来源:学&科&网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, fr
5、iends, 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 OperaFriday mornings in Tr
6、inity Term: April-June 2019Turtle 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 Apri
7、l and June 2019. 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
8、Shoemaker.22. Which number should you call if your 4-year-old girl likes magical stories?A. 01865 325325.B. 01865 325331.C. 01865 286660.D. 01865 525265.23. Whats 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
9、people with dementia.D. They both allow people to sing their own songs. BAuthor Avi, winner of a Newbery Award, a Scott ODell Historical Fiction Award, and several Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, may have seen his first childrens book published in 1970, but that doesnt mean hes lost his talent for co
10、nnecting 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 hes 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
11、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 lif
12、e; 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 hes created, the writers most commonly heard question may be about his own use of the single name “Avi.” “As a young adult, I was a reader o
13、f 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
14、poor. By using Avi, I was showing my determination to them.”Although he believesand has the awards to showthat his writing skills have improved, writing still doesnt come easily to him, despite having over sixty books to his credit. “I never studied writing in any formal sense. I taught myself to wr
15、ite 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. Whats the main reason why author Avi uses the name Avi?A. It was given
