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1、荥阳高中2017-1018学年上学期实验班阶段性测试（四）高二英语第二部分阅读理解（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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“IamnotanAmerican,”marktwain(1835-1910)oncesaid,“IamtheAmerican.”Hehadgoodreasontosayso.ANobelwinnerinliterature,USplaywrightEugeneO’Neillcalledhim“thefatherofAmericanl
2、iterature”.TwainissomeoneAmericansaretaughttolove.Olderrelatives,Englishteachersandthemediaoftenpraisehim.ButwhenyouactuallytakethetimetoreadtheadventuresofTomSawyer,whichwasfirstpublished140yearsago,youfindthathisworkismorewonderfulthanyoucouldeverhaveimagined.Thenoveldescribesayoungboyna
3、medTomSawyergrowingupinasmalltownalongtheMississippiRiver.Heexploresthecountrysideonariverboatwithhisfriends,fallsinlovewithgirls,startssecretclubsandsearchesfortreasure.Twain’sideaofchildhoodismagical–atimeofimagination,wonderand,ofcourse,adventure.Moreimportantly,throughtheeyesofTomSawye
4、r,TwaincleverlymakesfunofUSculture.Forexample,Tomhatesgoingtochurch,andTwainusesTomtomakefunofreligionanditsoldtraditions.“Often,thelessthereistojustifyatraditionalcustom,theharderitistogetridofit,”hewritesinonechapter.Twain’swritingisfullofthesekindsofcriticalpointsaboutcultureandpolitics
5、.That’swhyheissolovedintheUS–hewasn’tafraidtostatehisopinions,andhedidsoclearly.Forinstance,Twaindidn’tlikeUSwarsabroad.In1900,aftertheUSinvadedthePhilippines,Twainwroteinanewspaperarticle:“Wedonotintendtofree,buttosubjugatethepeopleofthePhilippines…Wehavegonetheretoconquer.”Healsobelieved
6、stronglyinwomen’srighttovoteinelectionsandgaveafamousspeechonthesubject,called“VotesforWomen”,in1901.15“Tomwasaglitteringherooncemore–thepetoftheold,theenvyoftheyoung,”TwainwritesinTomSawyer.Buthecouldjustaswellbedescribinghimself.1．Accordingtotheauthor,afterreadingTheAdventuresofTomSawyer
7、,youarelikelytothink .A.it’snotworthallthepraiseB.it’saswonderfulasyouexpectedC.it’sbettertoreaditwithteachersD.it’sevenbetterthanyouexpected2．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Abriefdescriptionofthenovel.B.WhereTwain’sideaofchildhoodcomesfrom.C.Hownaughtyandad
