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1、甘肃省天水一中2023学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（满分：100分 时间：100分钟）第I卷（选择题 共55分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，共35分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，共30分)AFamily fights are never pleasant. Whether you are dealing with a loud sister or a stubborn mom or dad, the situation can be bad. At least thats what we have learned to expect.What if it could be differen
2、t? What if family fights and conflicts could be turned into opportunities to become closer? What if problems could be solved with everyone walking away feeling more deeply cared for and loved?Family fighting is, on one level, about power. Someone is telling someone else what to do. In a short moment
3、, emotions can be brought out and the fight is on. You can go down that old road or you can try something different.In any fight, you have a need to be listened to and understood. People raise their voices and shout at each other because theyre not being listened to. Its totally unconscious. You wan
4、t your mom or dad to listen and understand. But you always seem to forget the person youre fighting with has the same need to be listened to. So if you can put aside your need for a few minutes, the situation will change quickly. Give the other person some time to express his or her feelings, and yo
5、u will earn your turn to be listened to.And while you are listening, you have to listen for the right information. The best way to do this in emotional situations is to forget most of the words because many people cant express what they are feeling with words alone, especially when they are upset.Bu
6、t if the situation starts to get out of hand, it would be wise to just calm down and leave the problem until later because many fights happen at the wrong time. The situation will die down quickly, usually in less than 30 seconds. You can either move on to problem solving or reach an agreement to wo
7、rk on it at a better time.This way, everyone will feel respected and listened to, even when there is conflict. Emotions will be understood and respected, and it will bring your family closer together.1From the first 3 paragraphs, we can conclude that _.Apeople had better avoid family fights.Bfamily
8、members fight to control each otherCfamily fights can be changed into something positiveDwhen family members fight, its worse as they know each others weakness2In the authors opinion, the key to dealing with family fights is to _.Asatisfy the need to be listened to firstBmake sure that youre the fir
9、st to be listened toCpay no attention to what others say in emotional situationsDstop quarrelling when you feel you are giving orders3When the situation gets out of control, its best to _.Await for a suitable moment to speakBlet the other person express their feelingsCwork on a written agreement fir
10、stDmove on to problem solvingBOn the day the tornado hit, there was no sign severe weather was on its waythe sky was blue and the sun had been out. My husband Jimmy and I were watching TV upstairs.No sooner had we got the coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I h
11、ave ever heard. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. We had three flights of steps to get through to get to the relative safety of the first floor.As we struggled to reach the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Pieces of glass that looked like crushed ice flew everywhere
12、. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch flew over our heads, missing us by inches. Had we been one step up, it would have impaled us.By the time I reached the closet, Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldnt get inside himself because of the wind. I grasped Jimmys arm and tried to
13、bring Jimmy with it. My knees and head were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.“Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to.All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off
14、his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldnt believe it was over. Jimmy said hed go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Dont leave me. Dont leave me.”Our neighbor says the storm las
15、ted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.4Which of the following sentences is NOT the evidence to show the tornado is violent?AIt was t
16、he loudest thing I have ever heard.BThe bones of the house shook, and the power went out.COur neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes.DPieces of glass that looked like crushed ice flew everywhere.5From the passage, we can infer that_.AThe couple had predicted the arrival of the tornado in advance.BJimmy flew right out the back of the house
