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1、广东省揭阳市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThattwobicyclesalesmenwerethefirstpeopletoflyisassurprisingtodayasitwasoveracenturyago.In1903,theWrightbrothersflewabovethecrowdatapublicexhibitionintheUnited
2、States.Foralongperiod,thewholeworldwasstillinshock.TheWrights’successisworthreviewingtodaybecauseitchallengesthe21stcentury’sbeliefthat,foryoungengineers,coursesinartsandhumanitiesarenotasimportantasmathandscience.Infact,however,neitheroftheWrightbrotherswenttocollegeorhada
3、nyformaltechnicaltraining.ToseewhatwecanlearnfromtheWrightbrotherstoday,wemustconsiderwhatmadethemdifferentthen.TheWrightbrothersgrewupinafamilywheretherewasalwaysencouragementoncuriosity.Thebookshelvesintheirhomewerefilledwithnovels,poetry,andancienthistory.TheWrights’pare
4、ntshadgreatcuriosityforlearning.Theyencouragedtheirchildrentoreadwidelyandfindoutthetruthontheirown.Intheirlate20s,theWrightsbeganreadingbooksonthemovementofbirdwings,whichledtotheiroriginalair-controlsystem.TheWrightbrothersoftencomparedthemselvestoartistsbecausetheirinven
5、tionhadalottodowitharts.Forexample,theartofflyingwasactuallyacomplicateddancebetweenman,machineandair,whichrequiredthousandsofhoursofpracticetoperfect.Technicalskillsandmathwerecertainlynecessarytobuildthemachine,butmuchofthechallengelayintheartofflyinginordertohavebeautifu
6、llinesduringflightandlanding.Iftoday’sschoolshopetohavemoreextraordinaryengineers,theyshouldbroadenthelimitedacademicrequirementsandencouragestudentstobecuriousaboutdifferentsubjectsastheWrightbrothersdid.21.WhatwaspeopledattitudetotheWrightbrothers,flightinParagraph1?A.The
7、ywereeagertofly.B.Theywondereditssafety.C.Theywereshockedatit.D.Theydoubtedifitwastrue.22.Whichofthefollowingledtothebrothers,successaccordingtothepassage?A.Formaltechnicaltraining.B.Researchonbirds’movement.C.Mathandscienceincollege.D.Curiosityaboutfindingthetruth.23.Whatd
8、oesthepassageencouragetoday’sschoolstodo?A.Toabandonacademicrequirementsonlearning
