2023-2024学年安徽省安庆市怀宁县第二中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题.pdfVIP

2023-2024学年安徽省安庆市怀宁县第二中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题

一、阅读理解

1.ATreeGrowsinBrooklyn,byBettySmith

ATreeGrowsinBrooklynwasn’tanewbookwhenmymotherwasyoung.It’sthestory

ofFrancieNolanstrugglingupinatenementslum(贫民区)throughthecracksinthepavement

toreachthesun.ItmaybethebestbookI’veeverreadaboutpoverty,parenthood,the

immigrantexperience,andjustabouteverythingelse.Myfirstborndaughterisnamed

FrancieNolan.

Tobuy$18,.

TheMalteseFalcon,byDashiellHammett

Myall-timepersonalfavorite.Ilovethisbook,allofit:theplot,thecharacters,the

dialogue,muchofwhichwasliftedverbatim(逐字逐句地)byJohnHustonforhisscreenplayfor

thebelovedmovieofthesamename.Thesinglebestmonologueinfictionappearstowardthe

end,whenSamSpadetellsBrigidO’Shaughnessywhyhe’sgivinghertothepolice.To

buy$14,.

Gilead,byMarilynneRobinson

Oh-sohardtochoose!ButI’llgowithGilead.Anupliftingtaleofloveinitsmanyforms,toldin

astyleinwhicheverywordisperfect.Ajoyousread.Tobuy$15,.

FarFromtheTree:Parents,ChildrenandtheSearchforIdentity,byAndrewSolomon

Ifyouthink700pagesonthemanywaysinwhichunusualkids(autistic,deaf,criminal,

genius)canstretch(延伸)theirfamilies’conception(理解)oflovedoesn’tsoundlike

summertimereading,FarFromtheTree:Parents,ChildrenandtheSearchforIdentitywillteach

youotherwise.Tobuy$37.50,.

(1).WhatisspecialaboutTheMalteseFalcon?

A.Itcan’tbeboughtonline.

B.Itwasmadeintoafilm.

C.It’sabouthowtobeaparent.

D.Ittellshowtotreattheloved.

(2).HowmuchshouldyoupayforoneFarFromtheTreeandoneGilead?

A.$52.50.

B.$29.

C.$32.

D.$55.50.

(3).Whichofthefollowingtellsushowtogetalongwellwithourfamily?

A.Gilead

B.TheMalteseFalcon.

C.ATreeGrowsinBrooklyn.