【英语】山西省吕梁学院附属高级中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期末考试

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1、吕梁学院附中2014—2015学年下学期高二年级期末考试第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A.WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDoctorGibbs.Hedidn'tlooklikeanydoctorI'deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard,butwasalwaysverykind.WhenDoctorGibbswasn'tsavinglives,hewas

2、plantingtrees.Hehadsomeinterestingtheoriesaboutplantingtrees.Hebelievedintheprinciple:"Nopain,nogain".Hehardlywateredhisnewtrees,whichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.OnceIaskedwhyandhetoldmethatwateringplantsspoiledthembecauseitmadethemgrowweaker.Hesaidyouhadtomakethingstoughforthetreessothato

3、nlythestrongestcouldsurvive.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadethemdevelopshallowrootsandhow,iftheywerenotwatered,treeswouldgrowdeeprootsinsearchofwater.So,insteadofwateringhistreeseverymorning,he'dbeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree'sattention.DoctorGi

4、bbsdiedacoupleofyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandthen,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI'dwatchedhimplantsometwentyfiveyearsago.Theywerealltallandstrong.Iplantedacoupleoftreesmyselfafewyearsago.Twoyearsofattendingthesetreesmeanttheygrewupweak.Wheneveracoldwindblew,theirbranchestrembled.Adve

5、rsity(逆境)seemedtobenefitDoctorGibb'streesinwayscomfortandeasenevercould.EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Ioftenpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI'vebeenthinkingthatit'stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeetwithhardship.There'salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere.Whatweneedt

6、odoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon'tbetornapart.21.Withthetreesplanted,DoctorGibbsoften__________A.keptwateringthemeverymorningB.paidlittleattentiontothemC.talkedtothemtogettheirattentionD.beatthemtomakethemgrowdeeproots22.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthewayDoctorGibbspla

7、ntedtrees?A.strangeandharmfulB.interestingandfunnyC.originalandreasonable11D.cruelandunacceptable23.Whichprayerdoestheauthorwishforhissons?A.Haveaneasylife,withouttoomuchtoworryabout.B.MeetpeoplelikeDrGibbsinthefuture.C.Have