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1、 甘肃省高台县第一中学2014年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷第卷、阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AShe is a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets towards her mother, who is very pleased with her. But these days she has become not so open as before. She has
2、diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worrying about her: what if she falls in love, which is too early for a girl of her age. After all she is reaching the “dangerous stage . These thoughts have caused trouble in the mothers mind. One weekend the girl came to tell her moth
3、er that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed, and she couldnt help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that time
4、 the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, just like nothing had happened. “Mum, Im back. “Yeah. “Sorry to be late. Still sitting up? “Yes. Oh, that- Whos that
5、boy? The daughter was stunned for some time. “Ah. Its my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mum Im going to bed. “All right. Go to sleep early. Next morning when the mother went to the daughters room to do some cleaning, she found her diary left on the bed. After a few minutes thinking ,she
6、 at last opened it to the page of the night before. It reads: Mum, its love that made you ask, but it would be tacit (心照不宣的)understanding if you hadnt.( )1.Which is the correct order according to the story? a. She took a lift back in her monitors car. b. She went to see a film with her classmate. c.
7、 She wrote a diary to her mother. d. Her mother was watching TV. e. Her mother worried about her daughters returning late. A.e, b, a, d, c B.b, e, a, d, c C. b, a, e, d, D. b, e, a, c, d ( )2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story? A.What the daughter did these days worried her mother
8、. B.The girl knew her mother would ask her the question about the boy. C. The mother wanted to read her daughters diary the next day. D. The girls diary was always on the bed. ( )3.From the diary, we can see the daughter _. A. thanked her mother for asking her. B. thought her mother cared about her
9、very much C.thought her mothers understanding is better than simple love. D. thought it was her mothers duty to ask ( )4.The main purpose of this article is to show that parents should _. A. not read their children,s diary B. not give much freedom to their children C. talk with their children about
10、their early love D. care about what their children really think and feel BTIME is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the US. Hadden was considered carefree, liked to tease Lu
11、ce and saw TIME as important but also fun. That accounted for its heavy coverage of celebrities (including politicians), the entertainment industry, and pop culturecriticized as too light for serious news.It tells the news through people, and for many decades, the magazines cover depicted a single p
12、erson. On Haddens death in 1929, Luce became the most important man at TIME and a major figure in the history of 20th-century media.TIME is also known for its signature red border, first introduced in 1927. It has only changed four times since then. The issue released shortly after the September 11
13、attacks on the United States featured a black border to symbolize mourning. However, this edition was a special “extra” edition published quickly for the breaking news of the event; the next regularly scheduled issue contained the red border. Additionally, the April 28, 2008 Earth Day issue, dedicat
14、ed to environmental issues, contained a green border. The next change in border was in the September 19, 2011 issue, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a metallic silver border. The most recent change (again with a silver border) was in the December 31, 2012 issue, n
15、oting Barack Obamas selection as Man of the Year.TIME has a division magazine, TIME FOR KIDS (TFK), which is especially published for children and is mainly distributed in classrooms. TFK contains some national news, a “Cartoon of the Week”, and a variety of articles concerning popular culture that the younger U.S. citizens are interested in. All the stories in TFK are written by young reporters.In some advertising campaigns, the magazine has suggested that the letters TIME stand for “The International Magazine of Events”.( )5.TIME has a history of _. A. about 50 years B. ab
