2020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。AFour books that will inspire you to travel the worldTheres 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 WalterThis 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 Hollywoods 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: $28.90SEATTLE: Whered You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleMaria Semples 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 selfinvolved as the characters in her book. What really shines through is the strange storytelling and the laughs. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $26.60ENGLAND: Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelYou cant travel to Thomas Cromwells England without a time machine, but reading Mantels prizewinning 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: $25.10NANTUCKET: Heres to Us by Elin HilderbrandElin Hilderbrand has built a writing career out of writing about her hometown island of Nantucket. Her latest book is Heres to Us, which, perhaps not surprisingly, is a great beach book. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $30.8021. Which book has been produced into a film according to the text?A. Heres to Us. B. Wolf Hall.C. Beautiful Ruins. D. Whered You Go, Bernadette.22. What is the feature of the Whered You Go, Bernadette?A. Its low price. B. Its characters.C. Its content about love. D. Its storytelling and laughs.23. Why is Heres to Us suitable for reading on the beach?A. Because its about the authors hometown island.B. Because it needs a time machine.C. Because its about ancient buildings.D. Because it exposes yourself to other cultures.BIt 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 wanted for her. I wanted her to “live happily ever after”.Still, deep in my heart I knew that this couldnt always be so. I knew that there would be times when her heart was broken. I knew there would be times when she cried in sorrow and I couldnt comfort her. I knew there would be times when all she felt was fear, sadness, sorrow, and despair. As I stroked(轻抚) her hair and smiled at her I hoped that those times would be brief and that she would have joy in her life more often than not. Living happily ever after, though, seemed out of the question.It takes me a lot of years to realize that it is possible to live happily ever after. You just have to do it “one day at a time”. Happiness you see isnt some reward that you get at the end of your journey. Happiness isnt something that depends on what life you own. Happiness is something you create in your life choice by choice and day by day.The truth is happiness comes when you love. Love is a gift from God. It is love that mends broken hearts. It is love that heals grief. It is love that gives us joy. Choose to “live happily ever after, one day at a time”.24. What is the authors wish to his daughter?A. Getting a good job in the future. B. Making many friends in her school.C. Traveling around the world in her life. D. Having a happy life ever after.25. What can we know from Paragraph 2?A. Lifes meaning consists in devotion.B. Living happily ever after seemed out of question to the author.C. There are times that life goes against us.D. Everyone has the right to obtain happiness and freedom.26. How to get happiness in authors opinion?A. Reward yourself once a day. B. Create it by yourself in your daily life.C. Get rid of those disturbing things. D. Take charge of your life independently.27. What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To show the significance of love. B. To describe a daughters growth.C. To introduce the definition of love. D. To tell a young fathers experience.CTablets（平板电脑） are useful devices, but their b