山西省运城市临晋中学2021-2021学年高二下学期英语期末考试试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题3分，共45分）1.(2020高二下·晋中期末)阅读理解Name:OfftheBeatenPathCoverprice:$30.00Ourprice:$l9.80Thebest-sellingReader'sDigesttravelbookhas40%newcontentincludingover200newsites,over200newfull-colorphotographs,andall-new,up-to-datemaps.Itspotlightsoverl,000oftheUnitedStates'mostoverlookedmust-seedestinations.Name:ContainerGardensbyNumberCoverprice:$l5.95Ourprice:$9.49Auniquebookcontains50easy-to-followcontainerdesigns.Eachdesignprovidesasimplenumberedplantingplanthatshowsexactlyhowtocreateeachdisplay,withaninstructionofthefinishedplanterandin-depthplantinformation.Theplansareeasytofollowandforanytypeoflivingspaceorgarden.Name:BestWeekendProjectsCoverprice:$l7.95Ourprice:$l3.96Choosefrom80uniqueideastocreateanextraordinarylivingspace.Theprojectsarepractical,aswellasattractive,andwillimproveyourhomeandyardandcanbemadeinaweekend.These80well-designedprojectsarepresentedinaclear,easy-to-followstylethataddressesreadersinanaccessible,user-friendlytone.Name:l80lHomeRemediesCoverprice:$40.00Ourprice:$29.96Plentyofhealthcomplaintscanbehandledathome.Eachandeveryremedywillbetestedbyadoctortomakesureitissafeandsound.Dozensofconditionsarecovered,fromheadaches,sunburn,badbreath,andblisterstoallergies,andhiccups.（1）Howmuchmoneycouldyousaveifyouwanttobuyatravelbook?A.$6.46.B.$l0.20.C.$l3.96.D.$l9.80.（2）Whichofthefollowingcouldhelpyoutodealwithcommondiseaseswithoutadoctor?A.OfftheBeatenPath.B.ContainerGardensbyNumber.C.l80lHomeRemedies.D.BestWeekendProjects.（3）What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tosharehisopinionaboutthebookswithreaders.B.Toadvisereaderstoreadmoreinsparetime.C.Tosharethepleasureofreadingwithreaders.D.Toadvisereaderstobuytheirbooks.2.(2020高二下·晋中期末)阅读理解SandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren,sheoftenfeltlikeshehad"sevenfathers,"becausehersixbrothers,aswellasherfather,triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant,sheretreated(躲避)intobooks.Despiteherloveofreading,shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate.Inhighschool,withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher,Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterarymagazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege,butinsteadofsearchingforahusband,shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.Attheuniversity'sWriters'Workshop,however,shefeltlonely----aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher"Creativevoice.""ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman,butIdidn'tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalanceinmylife,butithadeverythingtodowithit!That'swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn'twriteabout."Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork,TheHouseonMangoStreet,whenshewastwenty-nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish-speakingareainChicago,muchliketheneighborhoodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen,Cisneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry,achildren'sbook,andashort-storycollec...