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1、广东省揭阳市2020-2021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,theWrightbrothersflewabovethecrowdatapublicexhibitionintheUnitedStates.For
2、alongperiod,thewholeworldwasstillinshock.TheWrights’successisworthreviewingtodaybecauseitchallengesthe21stcentury’sbeliefthat,foryoungengineers,coursesinartsandhumanitiesarenotasimportantasmathandscience.Infact,however,neitheroftheWrightbrotherswenttocollegeorhadanyformaltechnicaltra
3、ining.ToseewhatwecanlearnfromtheWrightbrotherstoday,wemustconsiderwhatmadethemdifferentthen.TheWrightbrothersgrewupinafamilywheretherewasalwaysencouragementoncuriosity.Thebookshelvesintheirhomewerefilledwithnovels,poetry,andancienthistory.TheWrights’parentshadgreatcuriosityforlearnin
4、g.Theyencouragedtheirchildrentoreadwidelyandfindoutthetruthontheirown.Intheirlate20s,theWrightsbeganreadingbooksonthemovementofbirdwings,whichledtotheiroriginalair-controlsystem.TheWrightbrothersoftencomparedthemselvestoartistsbecausetheirinventionhadalottodowitharts.Forexample,thear
5、tofflyingwasactuallyacomplicateddancebetweenman,machineandair,whichrequiredthousandsofhoursofpracticetoperfect.Technicalskillsandmathwerecertainlynecessarytobuildthemachine,butmuchofthechallengelayintheartofflyinginordertohavebeautifullinesduringflightandlanding.17Iftoday’sschoolshop
6、etohavemoreextraordinaryengineers,theyshouldbroadenthelimitedacademicrequirementsandencouragestudentstobecuriousaboutdifferentsubjectsastheWrightbrothersdid.21.WhatwaspeopledattitudetotheWrightbrothers,flightinParagraph1?A.Theywereeagertofly.B.Theywondereditssafety.C.Theywereshockeda
7、tit.D.Theydoubtedifitwastrue.22.Whichofthefollowingledtothebrothers,successaccordingtothepassage?A.Formaltechnicaltraining.B.Researchonbirds’movement.C.Mathandscienceincollege.D.Curiosityaboutfindingthetruth.23.Whatdoesthepassageencouragetoday’sschoolstodo?A.Toabandonacademicrequirem
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