江苏省南通市2022-2023学年第一学期期中考试高二英语模拟试题(Word版含答案).pdf

江苏省南通市2022-2023学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试题（满分120）一、阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（本题共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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.AtJus40yearsoldhiphopstarKassemDean,morepopularlyknownasSwizzBeatz,hasbuiltupatrackrerecord,lifestyleandnearly$70millionnetworththatwouldinspiremostofustoretireearly.SowhydoesDeancontinuetobothworkextremelyhardandtryprojectsthatcomewiththeriskofrejection?DuringourinterviewforUncommonDrive,avideoseriesforUSA&Mainthatseekstofindoutthemotivationsandmagicofworld-classbusinesspeople,Deanprovidedumemorableanswer:"Youonlyhavesomuchtime-onceit'sgoneyoudon'tgetitback.Don'tfocusonmoney:focusonbuildingsomethinggreaterthanyourself.Ifyou'renotmakinghistory,you'rewastingyourtimeonEarth."Whenyoulookathisanswer,youwilllearntwoimportantlessons.Thefirstisin"makinghistory".Doingsorequiresawareness.Youmustfullyunderstandwhathasandhasnotbeenachievedinthemarketyou'veentered.Deanmakeseveryeffortwiththegoalofcreatingsomethingimportantthathasnotbeendonebeforeandwillberememberedforitsimpactbeyondhisyears.Thesecondpartofhisstatementisjustaspowerful.Inthisinterview,heneveroncesaidheis“trying"tomakehistory.Instead,hehastoldhimselfthatnomatterwhatdifficultythereis,it'sjustgoingtohappen.“I'mgoingtomakehistory,"Deansaid.AftertalkingtoDeanfornearly45minutes,itwascleartomethathehasremovedallego(自我）fromastatementthatmightotherwisebemisreadasfalsepride.Ibelieveit'sabrilliantwisdom-ratherthanfocusonallthereasonswhyaprojectcan'tberealized,hehasconvincedhimselfofthepossibility.()1.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Tolistanexample.B.Toofferanexplanation.C.Tomakeasummary.D.Toleadtothemaintopic.()2.Accordingtothetext,whatpushesDeantocontinuetoworkhard?A.Hisdesiretobefamous.B.Hiswishtobewealthy.C.Hislifegoaltoleavehismarkonhistory.D.Hisadventurousspiritandimagination.()3.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsDeanaftertheinterview?A.Objective.B.Favorable.C.Doubtful.D.Reserved.(B)EnterNickSpigler’sroomandyou’llfindthedelicatenestofatreeswallowandrowsofbooksaboutbirds.Clearly,this16-year-oldboyhash