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1、高考某某省某某外国语学校2020-2021学年高二英语4月月考试题第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）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEnglishischangingfasterthaneverwiththedevelopmentofsociety.Doyoulongtokeepupwiththetimes?Ifso,herearesomeold-fashionedwordsyoushouldremove
2、fromyourvocabularylist.WhippersnapperAsanalterationoftheterm"snippersnapper'',thewordfirstappearedinthe17thcentury,expressingourancestors'annoyanceatill-manneredchildren.Initsmorecontemporaryversion,thewordrelatestoayoungpersonwhoistooconfidentanddoesnotshowenoughrespect
3、toolder.TapeAreyouborninthe1980s?Ifso,youmaystillbeusingtheterm"tape"whenspeakingofrecordingmusicorTVshows.Today,thoughdigitalmediahasmadedatastorageonmagneticanoutdatedthing,thisoldlinguistichabitstillexists.StewardessIntheearlierageofairtravel,femalecrewmembersservinga
4、irlinepassengerswerecalledstewardesses.Itwasthedevelopmentofwomen'srightsmovementinthe1960s19/19高考thatthewordfelloutofuse."Stewardess"wasreplacedbyamoregender-neutralterm,"flightattendant”.DungareesWhatweknowas"jeans"todaywereoncecalled“dungarees"torefertotrousersmadeofd
5、enim（蓝粗棉布）.AstradersbeganimportingtheclothfromGenoainItaly,thiskindoftrousersgotanewname’jeans”.Sodon'tbesurprisedifyoucatchyourgrandpasayingdungarees.1.Whocanbedescribedasawhippersnappernowadays?A.Achildwhoisbad-tempered.B.Anelderwhodoesn'tlikechildren.C.Anelderwhohasco
6、nfidenceandinfluence.D.Ateenagerwhoisoverconfidentandimpolite.2.Whichofthefollowinghasbeeoutofdatewithdigitaltechnology?A.Whippersnapper.B.Tape.C.Stewardess.D.Dungarees.3.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toshowreadershowtostayyoung.B.Toexplainhowtokeepupwith
7、thetimes.C.Toanalyzethedifferencesamongmodemwords.D.Toadvisereadersnottousesomeold-fashionedwords.BEugeneO'Neill,whowasbornin1888,inNewYork,wasaleadingAmericandramawriterandthewinneroftheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1936.Hisfatherwasasuccessfultouringactor.Becauseofthat,Eugen
8、espenthisearlychildhoodinhotels,ontrains,and19/19高考backstage.Althoughlaterinhislifehegrewtohatehisfathe
