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1、2019学年四川省乐山市高二上学期期末考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名班级分数题号-二二三四五六总分得分、阅读理解1. Whe n The New Republic magazi ne predicted who would win the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Oct 6, it said:“Not Bob Dylan. That s for sure. ”But the award came as a surprise to many. On Oct 13, the famous US musician was n amed the Nobel
2、 laureate by t he Swedish Academy. He has “ created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition according to the orga ni zati on.Although Dyla n, 75, is not really thought to be a literary（文学的）writer,he has give n the world a lot of creative work over 50 years, especially whe n i
3、t comes to his folk son gs.In his 1985 album Biograph , Dyla n wrote about the appeal（魅力）of folkmusic to him. Rock songs“ weren t serious eno ugh or did n t reflect （反映）life in a realistic way, accord ing to Dyla n. But folk, was “ a more serioustype of thi ng. The songs are filled with more sad nes
4、s; more joymuch deeperfeeli ngs.Dylan s music and lyrics spoke to many people during the 1960s. His lyrics were often about great political issues, such as the civil rights moveme nt.The 1960s were a time of change when the young were making sure that their voices were heard. The idea is most famous
5、ly expressed in Dyla ns The Times They Are a - Changing （1964）, which warns the world,“ You better startswimmi ng or youll si nk（下沉） like a stone. For the times they are a-changing! ”There were complai nts that a literary prize had bee n give n to a sin ger. Butancient “ Greek poets Homer and Sappho
6、 wrote poetic works that were meant to be liste ned to, that were meant to be performed, ofte n with in strume nts andit s the same way with Dylan, the Swedish Academy s permanent secretary Sara Dan ius told CNN.It could even be said that giving the important prize to Dylan has broughtback an old li
7、terary tradition. The millions whose lives Dylan s words andmusic have changed will surely welcome the award.1. Dylan found folk music attractive because .A. it brought joy to peopleB. it reflected life on a much deeper levelC. it could be used to express feelings freelyD. it needed more creativity
8、than other types of music2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Dylan according to the article?A. He never thought that he would win the Nobel Prize.B. All of his influential works were created in the 1960s.C. His songs expressed people s feelings well during the 1960s.D. His fans were m
9、ostly young people who were active in political movements.3. According to the last two paragraphs, .A. lyrics can be seen as a literary formB. a literary prize should not be given to a singerC. Dylan s works were inspired by Greek poetsD. Dylan won the award because he influenced many song-writers4.
10、 What s the author s attitude toward giving Bob Dylan the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature?A. Unconcerned. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Supportive.2. Books have tremendous power. Between their pages, readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone or anything. Unfortuna
11、tely, many children all over the worlddon t have access to books.For several years now, Maria Keller, a 14-year-old girl from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been changing that fact.When she was 8 years old, Maria already loved reading. She also noticed that some of her classmates didn t read as much as
12、 she did. When she asked her mother why that could be, her mother said that they might not be able to afford books. Maria had never thought of this. She could not believe that some children might not have bedtime stories read to them. She became determined to change this.With her mother s help, Mari
13、a created Read Indeed. Read Indeed is a non-profit organization aiming to collect and distribute（分发 ） books to childrenin need. During the early stages of Read Indeed, Maria set the goal to collect and distribute 1 million books by the time she was 18. It didn t take long toreach that goal.Today, at
14、 age 14, she has collected over 1.8 million books and has shipped them to many states and countries around the world. She says,“ I cannot livewithout books. As I continue my mission, I have learned that the number of kids who have no books are in the hundreds of millions. So I just can t giveup, eve
15、n after reaching my original goal of 1 million books distributed.”She recently set a new goal: to distribute donations to kids in need in every state in the United States, and every country in the world. She keeps track of her progress on a large map at the warehouse（仓库 ） where they store and sortbooks. Maria believes that she can get support from even more people and help kids around the world to become better readers!1.We can know from Paragraph 2 thatA. some of Maria s classmates had no textbooksB. some of Maria s classmates didn t have money to buy booksC. some of Maria s cl
