2021-2022学年安徽省宿州市十三所重点中学联考高二(上)期末英语试卷.pdf

2021-2022学年安徽省宿州市十三所重点中学联考高二

（上）期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）
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Here'salistof4booksthatIthinkarenotonlyhelpfulbutimportantfortoday's

teenagers.Thesebookscontainpowerfulstoriesandpracticalconceptsforcriticalthinking.

IKnowWhytheCagedBirdSingsbyMayaAngelouEventually,everyteenwillhavetoputup

withsufferingandloneliness.Thisbookshowshowtoapproacheventhemostchallenging

trialsoflife.Angelou'smemoir（回忆录）ofherchildhoodisheartbreaking,butthestrength

ofherspiritandheroptimismandhopehelpreadersmakesenseoflife.Mayashowsusthatit's

possibletodevelopsomethinginsidethatcanshinebrightly,eveninthedarkestnight.

TheWarofArtbyStevenPressfield

Thisbookhighlightsaveryuncomfortabletruth：ifaboutyoulifewanttocreatesomething,you

willfacemanydifficulties.Whetherit's（唱反调者），naysayersself-doubt,orlaziness,there

arelotsofthingsthatwillkeepusfromdoingwhatwelongtodo.Pressfieldhelpsuseasilyand

clearlyidentifytheenemyofcreativity,andoutlinesabattleplantodefeatthisenemywithin.

ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLee

ThisisverynearlytheperfectbookforteenagersandaclassicAmericannovel.Thestoryistold

withsuchgoodness（andwarmthandhumor）thatit'snearlyuniversallyloved.Itisso

powerfullywrittenthatitcanactuallyachievesomethingunbelievable：itincanitsreaders

buildempathy（共情）forthe"other."Andifthere'sonethingteensneedintoday'sworld,it's

moreempathy.

EssentialismbyGregMcKeown

Doyoueverfeelbusybutnotproductive？Essentialismshowsyouhowtoachievethepursuit

（追求）ofless.Thepursuitoflessallowsustoregaincontrolofourownchoicessowecan

putourtime,energy,andeffortintomakingthehighestpossiblecontributiontowardthegoals

andactivitiesthatmatter.

1.Whichofthefollowingisbasedontheauthor's？______ownlife

，
A.Essentialism.

B.TheWarofArt.

C.ToKillaMockingbird.

D.IKnowWhytheCagedBirdSings.

2.WhatisthepurposeofTheWar？of______Art

A.Toshowhowtomakeabattleplan.

B.Toexplainwhybeingcreativeisimportant.

C.Toshowhowtobreakthroughone'sbarriers.

D.Toexplainwhyoneshouldstayawayfromnaysayers.

3.Whosebookshouldyouturntoif