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广东省广州市协和中学2016-2017学年高一第二学期英语科期中考试

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广州市协和中学2019-2019学年高一第二学期期中考试

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分34分）第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ATaylorSwiftwasbornonDecember13,1989,inWyomissing,Pennsylvania.Swift’sfamilyranafarm.“Ihadhersittingonasmallhorsewhenshewasninemonthsold,”saidSwift’smother.“Ifmydreamhadgonewell,she’dbeinahorseshowrightnow.”Theonlyobviousforerunner(先驱ofSwift’smusicaltalentwashergrandmother,anoperasinger.
Thattalentshoweditselfearly:whenthefamilywenttoseeaDisneymusicalfilm,Swiftwouldcomeoutofthetheatersingingallthesongscorrectly.Attheageof11,shesang“TheStar-SpangledBanner”ataPhiladelphia76ersgame.Theexperiencesduringherpre-teenyearsencouragedthecreativitytogowithSwift’stalent.Asachild,sheattendedtheacademicallycompetitiveWyndcroftSchoolinPottstown,butthenswitchedtopublicschoolsinWyomissing.Althoughitwasherhometown,shedidn’tknowanyofherclassmates,andshewasterrified.Swiftbegantounderstandthestorytellingfeatureofcountrysongs,andputherfeelingsintosongsofherown.Oneofherfuturehits,“TheOutside”,waswrittenwhenshewasonly12.“IwrotethataboutthescariestfeelingI’veeverfelt:goingtoschool,lookingatthosefaces,andnotknowingwhoyou’regonnatalktothatday,”shesaid.“Inthemusic,Icouldneverfeelthekindofrejection(拒绝thatIfeltinmiddleschool.”Swift’sparentsquicklyrealizedthattheyhadsomeonespecialontheirhands.Theysoldtheirfarmwhenshewas13andmovedthefamilytoHendersonville,Tennessee.Swifthadtheability,aboveall,toputfeelingsintowordswithaccuracy(准确farbeyondheryears.In“OurSong”shewrote,“Oursongistheslammingscreendoor,goingoutlate,tappingonyourwindow.”Inthesummerof2019,“TimMcGraw”cameout,andalmostfromthebeginningthe16-year-oldTaylorSwiftwasastar.1．Whenshewasinherchildhood,TaylorSwift________.A.dreamedofbeingahorseriderB.showedhertalentformusicearly第1页

C.wasexpectedtohelponthefarmD.learnedsingingfromhergrandmother2．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSwift’sschooldaysinWyomissing?A.Competitive.B.Helpful.C.Difficult.D.Joyful3．TaylorSwift’sparentsmovedthefamilytoHendersonville________.A.aftertheyrealizedhermusicaltalentB.after“TheOutside”becameahitC.becauseshewasrejectedinschoolD.whenshewastwelveyearsold4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.“TheOutside”cameoutwhenSwiftwasonly11.B.TaylorSwift’sEarlyLifeandSomeofHerSong.C.TaylorSwift,aTalentedSongwriterD.TaylorSwift’sUnhappySchoolLife.
BIfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate(价钱.Fromthenon,theyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly(相应地.Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewho第2页

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