辽宁省大连市2020_2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

辽宁省大连市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 注意事项1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的名字、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5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。 A Start Something You Won t Want to Stop If you are hunting for a chance to get close to some nice books, Reader, s Digest USA will never let you down. The following books are recommended by the third month of 2021. Finding Your （Lost） Joy Author Laurel Khiabani Price Hardback | Paperback | E-book 22.99 | 14.99 | 3.99 If you suffer anxiety, or depression, this book will raise your state of mind; you can add your joyful things and make it yours. Steerage And Amour Author Edward L. Divita Price Hardback | Paperback | E-book 36. 99 | 20. 99 | 3. 99 This book talks of the history of several generations of the Italian Divita family as related to the unstable social and political climate, especially in Italy and America during the early 1900s. Connie Gets More Than Her Backyard Author Patti Whitehead-Gill Price Hardback | Paperback | E-book 34.99 | 26.99 | 3.99 This tale centers on six-year-old Connie who has recently moved to a town from the city. She learns that she s adopted, meets her best friend and falls in love with an orphan puppy. How It Feels to Float Author Helena Fox Price Hardback | Paperback | E-book 23.99 | 13.99 | 3.99 If you re looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, sadness and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it. 1. How much should you pay for a hardback book about Italian society in the early 1900s A. 20. 99. B. 22. 99. C. 36. 99. D. 34. 99. 2. Who writes a story about an adopted girl A. Helena Fox. B. Laurel Khiabani. C. Edward L. Divita. D. Patti Whitehead-Gill. 3. What can be known about How It Feels to Float A. A girl s space adventures.B. Challenges of growing up. C. The murder of a teenager.D. A poor girl with special powers. B At only 9 years old, Lesia Cartelli was badly burnt in a gas explosion at her grandparents, house. The burns were so severe that her own grandfather didn t recognize her. Lesia could have remained withdrawn for her whole life. But now, this woman uses her painful past to help other burn victims find healing（治愈）. “My life got better when I started to look at my life as a gift, Lesia said. Lesia started Angel Faces, a national nonprofit organization offering week-long supportive retreats （休养所）for adolescent female burn victims. These retreats, for girls from 11-19 years of age, provide meetings to help the girls heal emotionally. “She s like a ball of sunshine, said Casi Smith, a 17-year-old with burns on her face she received as a baby. Looking at her, I can see everything she s been through. But here she is; instead of hiding, she s helping people. To me, that is amazing. I don t know if