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2020年重庆市渝高中学高三英语第二次联考试题及参考答案

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What are you waiting for? A new series of movies shown this year can’t be missed. Have you enjoyed them

already?

Frozen II

Frozen was the highest grossing (票房) animated film ever. In Frozen II Elsa, Anna, Olaf and Krist left off

Arendelle to seek thesource of Elsa’s icy magic. Although the millions of children who loved the first film are older

now, they might give it a reception.

Last Christmas

A festive romantic comedy, Emilia Clarke stars in Last Christmas as Bridget Jonesy , a shop assistant, whose

life in London is a mess, and Henry Golding as the eligible bachelor(黄金单身汉)who tidies it up. The film’s

director, Paul Feig, and co-writer, Emma Thompson, promise that the film is worth expecting.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Tom Hanks stars in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as the only American celebrity(名人) more famous

than he is. As the host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for more than 30 years, Fred Rogers is a legend of

pre-school children’s television, which appeals to a large audience.

Charlie’s Angels

Hollywoodaction movies starring women are rare. But have you seen a movie starred, written and directed by

women, too? Charlie’s Angels is one of the first. A reboot (翻拍) of the 1970s TV series, not to mention the two

films from 2000 and 2003, the new version is directed by Elizabeth Banks. She also plays Bosley, one of the female

detectives who are employed by Charles Townsend to go on global adventures.

1. Which moviebecame the most popular cartoon film this year?

A. Frozen II. B. Last Christmas.

C. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. D. Charlie’s Angels.

2. Which character works on a TV station?

A. Krist. B. Emilia Clarke.

C. Fred Rogers. D. Bosley.

3. Which action movie was directed and starred by a woman?

A. Frozen II. B. Last Christmas.

C. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. D. Charlie’s Angels.

B

When Rich Jean wanted to help his daughter, Abigail, learn to read, he took her to the library near their home

in Brooklyn, N. Y. That's where they met Hasina Islam, who Jean says arose her interest in reading and the library.

“You see what you started? You see that spark that you put in this child?” Jean told Hasina Islam at

aStoryCorpsconversation in 2016. At the time, Abigail was 7 and Islam was 27. Their friendship began when Abigail

was 3. Through the years, Islam has offered book suggestions that Abigail has read with great enthusiasm. “What's

cool is that Hasina has recommended a lot of books that I, at the time, thought might be a little too advanced for

you," Jean told Abigail. “Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Abigail said.

Islam's own love of the library was sparked when she was in the third grade. She lived near the main branch

of the Queens Public Library in New York City, and she went there to research Henry Hudson, an English explorer,

for a school project.

"The librarian made me feel so special. She remembered my name, and my favorite thing was that she gave

me book recommendations," she said." When I was graduating from college, I thought about how I was going to

make a difference in the world. And I remembered my librarian，and I remembered that feeling that she gave me

every single time I went to the library. ”

4. When might Abigail and Hasina Islam first meet?

A. In 2012. B. In 2016.

C. In 2018. D. In 2020.

5. What do we know about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from the text?

A. It was Islam's favorite book. B. It might be hard for Abigail.

C. It was a best seller at that time. D. It was important for Abigail.

6. How did Hasina Islam help Abigail?

A. By offering books to her. B. By reading together with her.

C. By giving advice on books. D. By introducing great libraries.

7. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. Islam's special college life. B. Islam's working experiences.

C Islam's living conditions. D. Islam's reasons for loving library.

C

Born in 1954, Oprah Winfrey is best known for her multi-award-winning talk show as the most influential

woman in the world. It's no surprise that her recognition can bring overnight sales fortune that defeats most, if

not all, marketing campaigns. The star features about 20 products each year on her "Favorite Things" show.

There's even a term for it: the Oprah Effect.

Her television career began unexpectedly. When she was 16 years old, she had the idea of being a journalist

to tell other people's stories in a way that made a difference in their lives and the world. She was on television by

the time she was 19 years old. And in 1986 she started her own television show with a continuous determination

to succeed at first.

TIME magazine wrote, "People would have doubted Oprah Winfrey's swift rise to host of the most popular

talk show on TV. In a field dominated by white males, she is a black female of big size. As interviewers go, she is no

match for Phil Donahue. What she lacks in journalistic toughness, she makes up for in plainspoken curiosity, rich

humor and, above all understanding. Guests with sad stories to tell tend to bring out a tear in Oprah's eye. They, in

turn, often find themselves exposing things they would not imagine telling anyone, much less a national TV

audience."

"I was nervous about the competition and then I became my own competition raising the bar every year,

pushing, pushing, pushing myself as hard as I knew. It doesn't matter how far you might rise. At some point you

are likely to fall if you' re constantly doing what we do, raising the bar. If you' re constantly pushing yourself higher,

higher the law of averages, you will at some point fall. And when you do, I want you to know this, remember this:

there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction" as Oprah addressed

graduates at Harvard on May 30.

8. What does the Oprah Effect refer to in the first paragraph?

A. the influence on talk show hosts B. the power of Oprah's opinions.

C. the effect on a business. D. the audience of Oprah's talk show.

9. What can be inferred about Oprah's television career?

A. She must have been challenged a lot B. She gained fame as planned.

C. It lives up to her parents' expectation. D. She once gave up on her choice.

10. What message did Oprah give to Harvard graduates?

A. Success comes after failure. B. Pushing physical limits makes no sense

C. Aiming higher hurts D. Failure is part of life.

11. Which of the following best describes Oprah Winfrey?

A. Friendly. B. Humorous

C. Determined. D. Patient

D

I’ve never been the kind of person to say, “it’s the thought that counts” when it comes to gifts. That was until a

couple of weeks ago, when my kids gave me a present thatblew me away.

For years now, I’ve been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband and I raised our kids. But to me,

this house is much more than just a building.

In the front room, there’s a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines, marking the progress of my children’s growth.

Every growth stage is marked in grey, with each child’s name and the date they were measured. Of all the objects

and all the memories, it’s this one thing in a home that’s the hardest to leave behind. Friends I know have

returned home after work only to discover their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint job

wouldn’t normally be greeted by tears, but erasing that evidence of motherhood hurts more than it should. Our

kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their progress, right there for everyone to see.

Over the years, I’ve talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I moved, even though the

last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing.

So one day, while I was at work, my childrendecided to do something about it.

They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer whose work is about capturing (捕捉) the beautiful

things in life, from clear lakes and skies to diamonds and ballgowns (舞会礼服).

She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, took photos of the hundreds of drawings and

lines, little grey fingerprints (手印), and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph all those years of

memories perfectly. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image, transforming them into a

beautiful history of my family.

Three weeks later, my children’s wonderful gift made its way to me—a life-size photo of the pencil lines and

fingerprints that represents entire lifetimes of love and growth.

12. The underlined phrase in Para. I “blew me away” probably means “________”.

A. attracted me B. surprised me

C. accepted me D. refused me

13. What does the house really mean to the author?

A. A house. B. Buildings.

C. An object. D. Memories.

14. What surprised the friends I know after work?

A. Finding the wall repainted.

B. Erasing the fingerprints.

C. Greeting them by tears.

D. Leaving the wall unfinished.

15. What is the best title for the text?

A. Gift Made with Love

B. Buildings Made by Children

C. A Very Wonderful Painting

D. A Family History

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Can just one person make a difference to the community? You bet! In a community every person counts, and

getting involved is not difficult. Find out your own talents and interests. Then find a need or an issue you really

care about.___16___. Here are just a few ways to make a difference in your community.

Clean up the community.

Neighborhood cleanups are often sponsored by local business or schools. But if your community doesn’t have

a cleanup program, get together with friends to organize one. You could pick up trash in a larger area twice a year,

or you could clean a smaller area every few months.___17___.

___18___.

Do you know anyone who is trapped in the house? Almost all neighborhoods have a few people who are

limited to their homes. These people are often elderly and unable to leave their homes to perform simple tasks.

But they belong to the community, too! By letting them “borrow” your legs and eyes, you can make them feel

included.

You can do the daily routine for them like shopping or paying bills. They might like you to read to them if their

eyesight is failing.___19___. And that’s what communities are for!

Round up some readers

Readingclubs are popular all over Europe andNorth America. Members might read at home to prepare for

discussion, or they might read aloud to each other and talk about what they just read.___20___. The clubs are a