甘肃省嘉峪关一中2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

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1、嘉峪关市一中2017-2018学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试题本卷满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟第I卷（选择题共70分）第一部分阅读理解（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，选岀最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInthefallof1985,1wasabright-eyedgirlgoingtoHowardUniversity,aimingatalawcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCou

2、rtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferentstorytotell.Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer・Imadethechoic

3、etoleavecollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywithamixofadoptedandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Toputeyesonhimwaswonderfulandveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondado

4、ptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3・In2003,1gavebirthtoanotherboy.YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof&Ourhomewasacompletezoo—ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tof

5、indaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachterm.ThehardestpartwasfeelingsorryaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtogiveup,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives・In2007,Ig

6、raduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou'relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou*reinthemiddleofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon'tarr

7、iveinyourlifeononeday.Ifsaprocess.Remember:littlestepsadduptobigdreams.1.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe.A.ajudgeB.ateacherC.awriterD.adoctor2.Whydidtheauthorgiveupschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.B.Shefellinloveandgo

8、tmarried.C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife.