2025-2026学年甘肃省兰州五十一中高二（上）期末英语试卷 一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。 A On a rainy afternoon,maybe one of the following books will keep you company leisurely,allowing you to spend your time alone as well as stepping into a different world. Don't Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets,by Patricio Pron In April 1945，Italy,a writer disappeared at a conference and was found dead at another place.Thirty years later,a young man interviewed survivors from the conference,trying to uncover the truth about what happened and its consequences.This novel,by a well-known Argentine writer,explores art,crime and politics. When Breath Becomes Air,by Paul Kalanithi At thirty-six,Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed（诊断）with stage IV lung cancer.One day he was a doctor treating the dying,and the next he was a patient.This autobiography finds hope and beauty in the face of death as Kalanithi attempts to answer the question "What makes a life worth living？". To Kill a Mockingbird,by Harper Lee Set in a small Alabama town in the 1930s,the story focuses on honest,highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch,who puts his career on the line when he agrees to represent Tom Robinson,a black man accused of committing a crime. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me：A true（as told to me）story,by Bess Kalb Bess Kalb saved every voicemail from her grandmother Bobby Bell who died at ninety.In this book,Bobby is speaking to Bess once more,in a voice as loving as it ever was in life and brings us several generations of brave women.They include Bobby's mother,who traveled alone from Belarus to America to survive,and Bess's mother,who always fought against convention. 1.What type of book is the first novel？ _____ A. Sci-fi. B. Biography. C. Detective books. D. History books. 2.Which book explores life and death？ _____ A. To Kill a Mockingbird. B. When Breath Becomes Air. C. Don't Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These Streets. D. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me：A true （as told to me）story. 3.Who is the main character in the last novel？ _____ A. Bobby Bell. B. Bess Kalb. C. Bess's mother. D. Bobby's mother. B Byron Howard，one of the chief directors of Zootopia Series，still remembers the day in 2016 when audiences first stepped into the all-animal city. "We had painted a world without humans，but full of human problems，" he says.Yet the moment the film ended，fans asked， "What happens next？" That question kept echoing in Howard's mind for years. In 2020 he and long-time partner Jared Bush locked themselves in a tiny story room at Disney Animation.Index cards covered every wall：some showed Nick and Judy on new cases；others pictured reptiles （爬行动物） who had never appeared in the city. "We wanted a bigger world，not just a bigger case，" Howard explains.Between cups of cold coffee they finally found the clue — why were reptiles absent from the first film？Answering that became the emotional engine of the sequel （续篇）. To feel what ... ...
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