1516学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案2Word格式.docx

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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）

Anewly-weddedcoupleonafour-monthhoneymoonwerehitbysixnaturaldisasters,includingtheAustralianfloods,ChristchurchearthquakeandJapanesetsunami（海啸）.

StefanandErikaSvanstromleftStockholm,Sweden,onDecember6andwereimmediatelystranded（搁浅）inMunich,Germany,duetooneofEurope'

sworstsnowstorms.

Travellingwiththeirbabydaughter,theyflewontoCairnsinAustraliawhichwasthenstruckbyoneofthemostviolentcyclonesinthenation'

shistory.

Fromthere,thecouple,intheir20s,wereforcedtoshelterfor24hoursonthecement（水泥）floorofashoppingcentrewith2,500others.

"

Treeswerebeingknockedoverandbigbrancheswereputdownacrossthestreets,"

Mr.SvanstromtoldSweden'

sExpressennewspaper."

Weescapedbytheskinofourteeth."

Mr.SvanstromsaidtheythenheadedsouthtoBrisbanebutthecitywasexperiencingmassiveflooding,sotheycrossedthecountrytoPerthwheretheynarrowlyescapedburningbushfires.

ThecouplethenflewtoChristchurch,NewZealand,arrivingjustafteramassivemagnitude（震级）6.3earthquakeattackedthecityonFebruary22.

Mrs.Svanstromsaid,"

Whenwegottherethewholetownwasawarzone.Wecouldnotvisitthecitysinceitwascompletelyblockedoff,soinsteadwetravelledaroundbeforegoingtoJapan."

ButdaysaftertheSvanstromsarrived,TokyowasrockedbyJapan'

slargestearthquakesincerecordsbegan.

Thetremblingwashorribleandwesawrooftilesflyoffthebuildings,"

Mr.Svanstromsaid."

Itwaslikethebuildingswereswayingbackandforth."

ThefamilyreturnedtoStockholmonMarch29afteramuchcalmervisittotheirlastdestinationChina.

ButMr.Svanstrom--whoalsosurvivedthedevastating（毁灭性的）BoxingDaytsunamithathitsoutheastAsiain2004--saidthemarriagewasstillgoingstrong.

Headded,"

Iknowmarriageshavetoexperiencesomedifficulties,butIthinkwehavebeenthroughmostofthem.We'

vecertainlyexperiencedmorethanourfairshareofdisasters,butthemostimportantthingisthatwe'

retogetherandhappy."

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.ThefamilywerestuckinamallofAustraliafortwenty-fourhours.

B.TheearthquaketheSvanstromsexperiencedinTokyowasthelargestonesince

recordsbeganinJapan.

C.DuringtheirstayinNewZealand,theyalsovisitedawarzoneinthetown.

D.TheSvanstromsdidn'

texperienceanydisasterinChina.

2.TheSvanstromsthoughtthatChristchurchofNewZealandwas_____________.

A.disorderedB.interestingC.beautifulD.shaking

3.InSvanstrom'

sopinion,amarriage________________.

A.hastogopeacefullyandhappilyforalltime

B.hastoexperiencemanydisastersatthebeginning

C.mustalwaysallowthecouplebetogetherandhappy

D.shouldexperiencedifficultiestomakeitsteady

（B）

Mydadlovedpennies,especiallythosewiththeelegantstalkofwheatcurvingaroundeachsideoftheONECENTontheback.ThosewerethepennieshegrewupwithduringtheDepression（大萧条）.

Asakid,IwouldgoforwalkswithDad,spyingcoinsalongtheway—apennyhere,adime（一角硬币）there.WheneverIpickedupapenny,he’dask,"

Isitawheat?

Italwaysthrilledhimwhenwefoundoneofthosespecialcoinsproducedbetween1909and1958,theyearofmybirth.

OnegraySundaymorninginwinter,notlongaftermyfather’sdeathin2002,IwaswalkingdownFifthAvenue,feelingbereft.IfoundmyselfinfrontofthechurchwhereDadonceworked.Iwaswarmlyshowninandledtoaseat.HearingDad’sfavorite"

AMightyFortressIsOurGod"

Iburstintotears.We’dsungthatathisfuneral.Aftertheservice,Ishookthepastor’shandandsteppedontothesidewalk—andtherewasapenny.Ibenttopickitup,turneditover,andsureenough,itwasawheat.A1944,ayearmyfatherwasservingonashipintheSouthPacific.

Thatstartedit.SuddenlywheatpenniesbeganturninguponthesidewalksofNewYorkeverywhere.Igotmostoftheimportantyears:

hisbirthyear,mymom’sbirthyear,theyearhegraduatedfromcollege,theyearhemetmymom,theyeartheygotmarried,theyearmysisterwasborn.Butalas,no1958wheatpenny—myyear,thelastyeartheyweremade.

ThenextSunday,aftertheservice,IwaswalkingupFifthAvenueandspottedapennyinthemiddleofacrossing.Oh,no,itwasabusystreet；

cabswerespeedingby—shouldIriskit?

Ijusthadtogetit.

Awheat!

Butthepennywasworn,andIcouldn’treadthedate.