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2019年高二下学期英语期末模拟试卷（无听力）
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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。
A
Every day when Glen Oliver orders his morning coffee at the drive-through window of a local cafe, he insists on paying for the order of the person behind him. He also asks the restaurant workers to tell the customer to have a great day, in case they’re not already having one.
Oliver has never made a big deal out of his own generous actions until a letter was published by a news website in November. He found out that he had not just bought someone his breakfast —he had saved a life.
According to the website, someone had written a letter stating that on July 18th, he was planning on mitting suicide. The writer said that while he was at the drive-through window, he was planning on going home, writing a note and ending his life. When he went to pay for his coffee and muffin, however, the cashier told him that the man in the SUV in front of him had picked up the tab and told him to have a great day.
“I wondered why someone would buy coffee for a stranger for no reason,” said the writer. “Why me? Why today? If I were a religious man, I would take this as a sign. This random act of kindness was directed at me on this day for a purpose.”
When the writer arrived home, he couldn’t hold back his tears and started to think about the simple good deed that had affected him so deeply. “I decided at that moment to change my plans for the day and do something nice for someone. I ended up helping a neighbor take groceries out of her car and into the house.”
The writer says that in the months following that fateful event, he does at least one kind thing for others every day. “To the nice man in the SUV, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Please know your kind gesture has truly saved a life,” he said. “On July 18, 2018, I had the greatest day.”
21. What is Oliver’s act of kindness every day?
A. Buying others breakfast. B. Greeting restaurant workers. C. Publishing positive news. D. Taking groceries for neighbors. 22. What is special about Oliver’s act of kindness on July 18, 2018?
A. It brought him thank-you letters. B. It was reported on a news website. C. It was the first time he’d paid for others. D. It stopped someone from killing himself.
23. What does the underlined phrase “picked up the tab” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Paid the bill. B. Parked the car. C. Left a message. D. Ordered a drink. 24. How did the writer of the letter feel after the event?
A. He felt guilty. B. He felt grateful. C. He felt confused. D. He felt saddened.
B
You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgotten experiences or give you some great inspiration.
Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin
And now you’ve acplished something great and important here, and it’s time for you to move on to what’s next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. … You must also mit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you’ve been blessed（赐予）with and go. J.K. Rowling, Harvard University
Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectation from my parents who were not rich…But what I feared most of myself at your age was not poverty, but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for success. Steve Jobs, Stanford University
Sometimes life’s going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith…Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking and don’t settle. Bill Gates, Harvard University
We need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities, smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the world’s inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.
25. What Michael Dell said is to urge us to ________. A. listen to our heart C. follow others’ example
B. learn from our mistakes D. pursue our dreams
26. What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university? A. Failure.
B. Hunger.
C. Poverty.
D. Appearance.
27. What does Bill Gates suggest people do?
A. Master as much advanced technology as possible. B. Work together to rid some global problems. C. Make contributions to the environment. D. Take responsibility for their own behavior.
C
Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camel's hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.
The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged (蓬乱). His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.
The cat's lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin's cousins, Mr Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin's drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings (版画) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.
In 1747，when Benjamin was nine years old，Mr Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin's parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.
In the city, Mr Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape (风景) painting. William Williams, a well-known painter，came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home.
The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said，“Those two books were my panions by day, and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books，they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist. 28．What is the text mainly about?
A. Benjamin's visit to Philadelphia. B. Williams' influence on Benjamin.
C. The beginning of Benjamin's life as an artist. D. The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.
29．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggest?
A. The cat would be closely watched. B. The cat would get some medical care. C. Benjamin would leave his home shortly. D. Benjamin would have real brushes soon. 30．What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?
A. He took him to see painting exhibitions. B. He provided him with painting materials.
C. He sent him to a school in Philadelphia. D. He taught him how to make engravings. 31．Williams' two books helped Benjamin to ________．
A. master the use of paints B. appreciate landscape paintings C. get to know other painters D. make up his mind to be a painter
D
US scientists say they have poured cold water on the theory that washing hands with hot water kills more germs (细菌) than unheated water. The small study of 20 people found using water at 15OC (59F) left hands as clean as water heated to 38OC (100F).
National Health Service (NHS) remends that people wash their hands in either cold or warm water. In this study, scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick wanted to find out if popular assumptions about the benefits of warm or hot water and official guidance on hot water — given to the food industry in the US — held true. They asked 20 people to wash their hands 20 times each with water that was 15OC (59F), 26OC (79F) or 38 OC (100F). Volunteers were also asked to experiment with varying amounts of soap. Before they started the tests, their hands were covered in harmless bugs. Researchers say there was no difference in the amount of bugs removed as the temperature of the water or the amount of soap changed.
Prof Donald Schaffner said: “People need to feel fortable when they are washing their hands but as far as effectiveness goes, this study shows us that the temperature of the water used