吉林省遼源市東遼縣20xx-20xx學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題(編輯修改稿)

　

【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 he Inter, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the WiFi. “ I don?t need it,” I said. However, as we return to post vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I?m back at work? There are times when the need to know what?s being said right now is great. And I have no intention of giving up my convenience pletely. But I hope to resist the temptation (誘惑 ) to check my every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two. I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to bee more productive. Here I hope this one worked. 28. What do we know about the author?s last summer vacation？ A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view. B. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable. C. He hated himself for acting as if he were at work on vacation. D. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel. 29. What did the author do to keep away from the Inter this year？ A. He cut off his cellphone signal. B. He handed his iPad to his wife. C. He refused to cheat in his house. D. He listened to the radio most of the time. 30. When back at work, the author will probably choose to_______. A. continue to read more and more books. B. stay away from the Inter for ever. C. stop checking what is being said right now pletely. D. keep control of when and how to use the Inter. 31. What is the author?s opinion of a great vacation in the passage？ A. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative. B. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wished to. C. A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day. D. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued. D To develop one?s taste in English， the most effective way is to read English books extensively. However, one may be at a loss to choose the appropriate books， especially as a would like to share some of my experience. My first English novel was Jane Austen?s Pride and Prejudice， remended by many English teachers and professors as an ideal book for English learners. But I had great difficulty in understanding the novel， let alone enjoying it. It?s not the vocabulary that troubled me， but rather the way Austen constructs sentences， and her way of thinking， which seemed too remote to me at that time. My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Hemingway?s novel Farewell to Arms. I particularly liked his brief and lively style. So my first suggestion is， as a beginner, you?d better choose contemporary novels instead of classical ones. However， reading novels is not the only way to improve your English. English essays can at once inform you， entertain you, and improve your taste in English. The best example is Bertrand Russell?s work. Its language is plain, yet you cannot help feeling the elegance and the unique sense of humor. His simple language enables his philosophy(哲理 ) within the reach of ordinary people. Here es my second suggestion—essays are indispensable. Never follow other?s opinions blindly， however famous or influential the person might be. As a saying goes， one man?s meat is another man?s poison. With that in mind， we are sure to find out our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English. 32. What made the author?s first English novel hard to understand? A. Complex conversations. B. Not knowing the social background. C. The oldfashioned vocabulary. D. Sentences and Austen?s thinking pattern. 33. Which can best replace the underlined word“ indispensable”? A. necessary B. challenging C. related D. boring 34. What advice does the author give in the last paragraph? A. Choose interesting books. B. Read books of good quality. C. Don?t be easily affected by other?s choices. D. Compare the prices of books before buying. 35. What is the author?s purpose of writing the passage? A. Give ments on literature works. B. Tell beginners how to choose English books. C. Encourage people to read more English books. D. Remend firstclass books to English learners. 第二節(jié) (共 5 小題；每小題 2 分 , 滿分 10 分 ) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容 , 從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 Do you have a spare room in your house? Do you like to share your driveway in front of your garage with others? 36 Many people are benefiting from this new business of renting. Perhaps the bestknown example of a pany i