黑龙江省佳木斯市第八中学2022-2023学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题.pdfVIP

2022-2023 年度高二英语期末考试 一、阅读理解 （每小题2 分） A Whatwouldlifebelikewithout commas(逗号)?Itwouldbequiteconfusing.Takethissimple sentenceasan example:Let’seatDad!Without acomma,Dadbecomesthe food.Addcomma, andDadbecomesapartner at dinner:Let’seat,Dad!Thecomma enablespeopletohaveabetter understanding ofthesentence. Here’sanother example:Tom said Sarah stolethecake.Here, Sarah isthethief.But addapair ofcommas,andTombecomesthethief:Tom, said Sarah,stolethecake. Theexamplesaboveclearly showthatpeoplecannot dowithout commasinwriting.Yet,the commacame from oral speeches.Long ago,mostpeoplecouldnotread.They listenedtothenews or storiestoldbythepeoplewhogave speeches.Thecommabegan assomethingtomark the restingplacein a sentence.Whenreading,thespeakersknewwhereto stop andtakeabreath. Inwriting,commasarelikeshiningredlightsontheroad.Theyrequirethatyouwait a momentbeforecontinuing.Anddon’t addacommawhenyou feellikeit.Therearerulesthat peopleshallnotbreak.Learnthem,andyouwon’tbeeatinganyoneormakingwrongchanges. 1．Without commas,lifewouldbe________. A．frightening B．puzzling C．relaxing D．interesting 2．Theauthorusestwo examplesin thepassageto________. A．telljokestoreaders B．showtheimportanceofusing commas C．tell storiestoreaders D．showthedifficulty ofusingcommas 3．Commaswere firstusedto________. A．indicatealong sentence B．rewritean unclear sentence C．continuea sentence D．mark abreak in a sentence 4．Accordingtothelastparagraph,weusecommasby following________. A．our feelings B．our speeches C．certainrules D．some facts 5．What isthebesttitle forthepassage? A．CommasMake SentencesClear. B．CommasMakeEnglish Interesting. C．CommasMakeWritingEasy. D．CommasMake SpeechesSurprising. B In2016,I sufferedfrom SeasonalAffectiveDisorder(SAD)aform ofdepression(抑郁症)that