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1、山东省新泰二中2020届高三英语上学期第二次阶段性考试试题第卷听力 (共20个小题，每小题1.5分，总分30分)第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节（共16小题：每小题2.5分，满分40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。AMy 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole Most of the kids swim there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors
2、, so I had no fears for his safety Still, the firefighters first words You need to come up here to the Stillwater River made me catch my breath, and his follow-up words gave me relief: “ Your son is OK” When I got to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a tow
3、el about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine I hurried over to him You OK?I asked ”Yeah, was all he said But my eyes begged for an explanation, I didnt get it from my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest The story was this: A woman was being swe
4、pt under water Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore In an age in which the word hero is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son The teens are
5、 stubborn and self-centred, but that didnt mean they have no desire to do goodStill shocked by my sons daring, I drove him home Along the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him - but he had precious little to say The only words he said were, ”Whats for supper? I spent some time alone
6、 that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story But all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day Watching from the window,1 was reminded that still water o
7、ften runs deep21Why did the mother allow her son to swim there? A He was an excellent swimmer BThe water of the river is shallow C He was old enough to swim DThe rocks can be of help if theres danger22The underlined part who tends to play his cards close to his vest probably means A Anton is a boy f
8、ond of swimming with other kids B Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks C Anton always has a desire to help others D Anton seldom changes his mind23In the mothers eyes, what her son did was A dangerous but interesting B meaningful but difficultC unexpected and courageousD awful and absurd
9、24 What might be the best title for the passage?A My Son, My Hero B Anton, A Silent BoyC A Good Deed DA Proud MotherBMaybe you dont think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have. But the truth is that some of them have instincts, and besides this, I am sure they can feel ce
10、rtain things we humans cannot. A personal experience showed me this.Some years ago, I had a dog named Howard. From the time when he was a puppy, he was timid（胆怯的）, so we named him Howard, sounding like “coward”（懦夫）! He was especially afraid of thunderstorms. At the first flash of lightning or crash
11、of thunder, he would run whining（惨叫） into his house and hide under a table.I often went for a walk with Howard. Once, as we were walking along a road, it began to rain. I quickly ran to a bus stop for shelter. The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles. Soon after I had got there, Howard caugh
12、t my trousers in his teeth and tried to pull me away. At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior. But I decided to humor him and walked away from the shelter into the rain and started to go home. When I was about two hundred metres from the shelter, there came a flash of lightning and
13、 soon after, there was thunder which nearly deafened me. Howard stopped walking and began whining. Thinking he was afraid, I bent to pick him up. As I straightened up, I glanced at the bus shelter we had just left. I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the gr
14、ound, broken. The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning!25. The author named his dog Howard mainly because of_.A. his timid characteristicB. one of the authors friends HowardC. his loud soundD. his strange behaviors26. The reason why the author was puzzled and angry with the dog was that
15、.A. Howard had a strange behaviorB. Howard should be afraid of the metal polesC. Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightningD. Howard bit his trousers in his teeth 27. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Dogs are cleverer and better than men.B. Dogs are usually afraid of thunderstorms.C. Some animals can feel certain things humans cannot.D. Dogs are naturally born heroes.28. What can be inferred about the bus shelter from the passage?A. It was about 200 meters from the authors home.B. It was destroy
