高二上学期期末英语试题及答案.pdfVIP

高二级第一学期 英语期末考试试题卷 第一部分阅读理解（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 After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a conclusion on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at a few in his list. ’ The Pilgrim s Progress by John Bunyan (1678) A story of a man in search of truth told with the simple clarity and beauty of Bunyans prose makes this the English classic. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719) By the end of the 19th century, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions and translations. This world-famous novel is a complex literature that one cannot resist. ’ Gulliver s Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726) ’ A great work that’s been repeatedly printed, Jonathan Swift s Gulliver’s Travels comes third in our list of the best novels written in English. Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748) Clarissa is a tragic heroine, pressured by her dishonorable family to marry a wealthy man she dislikes, in the book that Samuel Johnson described as “the first book in the world that shows the knowledge about the human heart.” Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749) Tom Jones is a classic English novel that gets the spirit of its age and whose characters are well-known since they have come to represent the society at that time. Emma by Jane Austen (1816) Jane Austens Emma is her most outstanding work, mixing the best parts of her early books with a deep sense of feelings. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe (1838) 1 Edgar Allan Poe s only novel - a classic adventure story with supernatural el