新乡市2014-2015学年 上期期末 高二试卷

新乡市2014-2015学年 上期期末 高二试卷

新乡市2014-2015学年上期期末高二英语试卷

笔试部分

一．阅读理解。（每小题2分，共40分）

第一节（阅读短文，从每小题的四个选项中选择最佳的选项）

A In 2002 I began training to become a life coach. Many of my teachers and fellow classmates

recommended the original Chicken Soup for the Soul. I had heard of the New Youk times

bestseller ,but I would never read it . I figured I should read it to expand my personal

deuelopment knowledge. I had read only thirt sevent pager when I came across the story ―The

Smile

The story is passibly based on the experience of a captured(被俘的)fighter pilot in the

Spanish Civil War . The pilot was nervous and frightened because he was certain he would be put

to death the next day .when he borrowed a match from his jailer (看守). Their eyesight touched

unexpectedly . The pilot smiled at hin . the jailer returned the smile. The two men began to discuss

their families and even shared pictures.Later the jailer decided to free the polot and led him to

safety .i remember being absolutely amazed by the pilot‖s words:‖my life was saved by a smile.‖

The magic moment when the two souls recognized each other filled me whit hope and

possibility . the next morning on my way to work I stopped in a food shop and bought a cup of tea.

When the server handed me the cup I amiled and said thank you . he stepped back and for a

moment looked confused. Then he smilesd and said . I have been doing this all the moring ,but

you are the first to smile at me . I could not believe how good I felt

As I continued to smile throught the days .weeks and months I noticed an amazing cycle:The

more I smiled ,the friendlier everything seemed ;and the friendlier everything seemed , the more I

smile . It also seemed to me that the smiles I received in return were not just polite smiles . I flet a

connection with the person for a moment ,as though we had come to an agreement that all was

right the world .

1. Why did the author read the Chicken Soup for the Soul?

A.To get ready for her job. B. To satisfy her curiosity .

C. To relax herself a bit D. To improve her outlook

2. According to Paragraph 2, the polots smile

A. is actually a sign of giving up B. Throws the jailer intq confusion

C. makes it possible for him to be freed D. shows he has the courage to face death

3.That moring ,before the waiter served tea to the author ,

A. no other customers had come B. the author was in low spirits

C.he smiled at the author D. nobody smiled at hin

4. The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means

A. it was polite to return others smiles

B. the returned smiles came from thr heat

C. the author found an amazing cycle of smiles