辽宁省六校协作体2018-2019学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2018--2019学年度下学期省六校协作体高二期中考试 英语试题 卷面总分：120分 考试用时：100分钟 第一部分听力（略） 第二部分阅读理解（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 Four books that will inspire you to travel the world There's truly nothing like travel when it comes to gaining perspectives and exposing yourself to other cultures. To get you in the adventuring mood, we asked Amazon Senior Editor Chris Schlep to help you come up with a list of books that transport readers to another time and place. Below, see his list of four books that will inspire you to travel the world. ITALY: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter This book by the popular author Jess Walter is a love story that begins on the Italian Coast in the early 60s and eventually concludes in contemporary Hollywood's screen. As the settings shift from Italy to Edinburgh and Los Angeles, you will find yourself longing to go as well. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $28.90 SEATTLE: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Maria Semple's first novel is not exactly a love story in Seattle, but if you read it, you just might want to come here to see if people are really as self?involved as the characters in her book. What really shines through is the strange storytelling and the laughs. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $26.60 ENGLAND: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel You can't travel to Thomas Cromwell's England without a time machine, but reading Mantel's prize?winning novel is the next best thing. It will make you long to see the ancient buildings and green grass of the English countryside, most of which are still there. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $25.10 NANTUCKET: Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand Elin Hilderbrand has built a writing career out of writing about her hometown island of Nantucket. Her latest book is Here's to Us, which, perhaps not surprisingly, is a great beach book. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $30.80 21. Which book has been produced into a film according to the text? A. Here's to Us. B. Wolf Hall. C. Beautiful Ruins. D. Where'd You Go, Bernadette. 22. What is the feature of the Where'd You Go, Bernadette? A. Its low price. B. Its characters. C. Its content about love. D. Its storytelling and laughs. 23. Why is Here's to Us suitable for reading on the beach? A. Because it's about the author’s hometown island. B. Because it needs a time machine. C. Because it's about ancient buildings. D. Because it exposes yourself to other cultures. B It was many years ago. I was a young dad sitting on the couch reading a fairy tale to my little girl. She sat next to me with her head on my arm as I told the tale. When it came to the end I finished with those famous words: “And they lived happily ever after.” As I looked over to her with her wavy(鬈曲的), brown hair and big, innocent eyes I could see the smile on her face and I never wanted it to end. Then I realized that the ending of the book was what I wan ... ...