2019-2020年高二英语上学期9月月考试题

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1、2019-2020年高二英语上学期9月月考试题考试时间：90分钟满分：100分第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共60分）第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHappybirthday!Dobirthdayreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywhenwewereborn.Besides,thatext

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3、ricans,likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess．Butgrowingold?Thatisadifferentstory.Growingoldisnotexactlyforpeopleinyouth-oriented(以年轻人为中心)Americanculture．MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.Astheoldsayinggoes,“You’reyoungasyo

4、ufeel．”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,ratherthanhowmanyyearsold．Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom．ButAmericansseemtofavorthosewhoareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart”．ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythi

5、ngbutgolden．Economically,“seniorcitizens”oftentryjusttogetby．Retirementattheageof65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonaline．Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference．Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition(营养),medicalcare,andhousing.Someevenhavetheex

6、perienceofagediscrimination(歧视).Americansociologist(社会学家)PatMooreoncedresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets．Shewasoftentreatedrudely--evencheatedandrobbed．However,dressedasayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect．Unfortunately,theelderlypopulati

7、oninAmericaisincreasingfast．Why?Peoplearelivinglonger．Fewerbabiesarebeingborn．Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers”(婴儿潮)arerapidlyenteringthegroupoftheelderly．Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles（皱纹）are“in”．Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsum

8、ers．1.Growingupisawonderfulthingbecause________.A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdays.B.peoplecanbeemoreandmatureandwiser.C.peoplecanreceivemanypresents.D.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart.2.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat___