2021届江西省南昌县莲塘第三中学高一上学期英语期中试题第二部分阅读理解(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。AGreatBooksfromHighSchoolSummerReadingListsAllthebookslistedherearegreatforhighschoolreading.Thereisagoodchancethatyouwillopenoneofthemthissummer.ToKillaMockingbird(byHarperLee)ToKillaMockingbirdissetinAlabamainthe1930sandistoldfromachild’sviewpoint(观点).Thestorydealswithrace,outcasts（流浪者）andgrowingup.Itisaquick,well-writtenbookthatiseasytoenjoy.TheirEyesWereWatchingGod(byZoraNealeHurston)TheirEyesWereWatchingGodisanovelaboutanAfrican-AmericanwomaninruralFloridathatwasfirstpublishedin1937.Whileitisanimportanttellingoftheblackexperience,itisalsoastoryofloveandstrengthwithavoicethatwilldrawyouinandhookyou.TheGrapesofWrath(byJohnSteinbeck)Inhighschool,halfmyclasslovedTheGrapesofWrathandhalfhatedit.Ilovedit.TheGrapesofWrathisthestoryofafamilyduringtheGreatDepression,butthedescriptions(描述)andsymbolicimagerytellamuchbiggertale.ThisisdefinitelyaclassicinAmericanliterature.Dracula(byBramStoker)Readthebookthathasinspiredcountlessotherbooks,moviesandTVshows.Draculaiswrittenthroughlettersanddiaries,andwillmakeyoufeellikeanintimate(亲密的)playerinaforeignworld.TheGreatGatsby(byF.ScottFitzgerald)TheGreatGatsbyisashortbookabouttheAmericandreamwithgreatcharactersanddescriptionsoflife（forthewealthy)inthe1920s.21.Whichnovelhasprobablybeenmadeintofilms?A.ToKillaMockingbirdB.TheirEyesWereWatchingGodC.TheGrapesofWrathD.Dracula22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutToKillaMockingbird?A.ItisabookabouttheGreatDepression.B.ItisalovestoryinruralFlorida.C.Itisrelatedtoachild’sgrowingup.D.Itisfulloflettersanddiaries.23.Thepassageismainlyto__________.A.explainwhythesebooksarepopularB.showtheimportanceofreadingC.encouragehighschoolstudentstoreadD.introducesomepopularbooksB“Howareyou?”isanicequestion.It’safriendlywaythatpeopleintheUnitedStatesgreeteachother.But“Howareyou?”isalsoaveryunusualquestion.It’saquestionthatoftendoesn’thaveananswer.Thepersonwhoasks“Howareyou?”hopestoheartheanswer“Fine.”,eveniftheperson’sfriendisn’tfine.Thereasonisthat“Howareyou?”isn’treallyaquestionand“Fine.”isn’treallyananswer.Theyaresimplyotherwaysofsaying“Hello!”or“Hi!”Sometimes,peoplealsodon’tsayexactlywhattheymean.Forexample,whensomeoneasks,“Doyouagree?”,theotherpersonmightbethinking,“No,Idisagree.Ithinkyou’rewrong…”Butitisn’tverypolitetodisagreestrongly,sotheotherpersonmightsay“I’mnotsure...”It’sanicewaytosaythatyoudon’tagreewithsomeone.Peoplealsodon’tsayexactlywhattheyarethinkingwhentheyfinishtalkingwithotherpeople.Forexample,manytalksoverthephonefinishwhenonepersonsays“I’vetogonow.”Often,thepersonwhowantstohangupgivesanexcuse,“Someoneisatthedoor.”“Somethingisburningonthestove.”Theexcusesmightbereal,oritmightnot.Perhapsthepersonwhowantstohangupsimplydoesn’twanttotalkanymore,butitisn’tpolitetosaythat.Theexcuseismorepolite,anditdoesn’thurttheotherperson.Whentheyaregreetingeachother,talkingaboutanidea,orfinishingatalk,peopleoftendon’tsayexactlywhattheyarethinking.It’sanimportantwaythatpeopletrytobenicetoeachother,andit’salsoapartofthegameoflanguage.24.WhenapersonintheUnitedStatesasks“Howareyou?”,heorshewantstohear“______”.A.Howareyou?B.Hello!C.Idon’tknow.D.Fine.25.When...