广东省佛山市南海区南执高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月份阶段性考试英语试题

广东省佛山市南海区南执高级中学学年高二上学2023-2024期月份阶段性考试英语试题10学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解Each morningGrandpa wasup earlysitting atthe kitchentable,reading hisbook.Hisgrandson wantedto bejust likehim andtried tocopy himin everyway hecould.One daythe grandsonasked,Grandpa,I tryto readthe bookjust likeyou,but I dontunderstand it,and Iforget whatI understandas soonas Iclose the book.I thinkreading booksisuseless.So whatare thebenefits ofreading booksin youreyes”（煤）The grandpaquietly replied,Take thiscoal basketdown to the riverand bringme backa basket of water.”（漏出）The boydid ashe wastold,but allthe waterleaked outbefore hegot backtothehouse.The grandpalaughed andsaid,Youll haveto movea littlefaster nexttime Jand senthim backtothe riverwith the basket totry again.This timethe boyran faster,but again the basketwas emptybeforehe returned.Out ofbreath,he toldhis grandpathat itwas impossibleto carry water ina（桶）basket,so hewent toget abucket instead.The grandpasaid,“Idontwant abucket of water;I wanta basketofwater.Youre justnot tryinghard enough.The boyagain putthe basket into theriverand ranhard,but whenhe reachedhis grandpathe basketwas emptyagain.Out ofbreath,hesaid,Grandpa,its useless!”So,you thinkit isuseless”the grandpasaid,Look atthe basket.^^The boylooked atthe basket and forthe firsttime herealized thatthebasketwas different.Ithad beenchanged froma dirtyold coalbasketandwas nowclean.“Grandson,thats whathappens whenyou readthebook.You mightnot understandorremember everything,but whenyou readit,youll bechanged,inside andout.”

1.What didthe grandsonwant toknowA.The reasonwhy heforgets soquickly.B.The advantagesthat readinggives people.C・The typesof bookswhich hecan understand.D.The waythat hisgrandfather readsbooks.

2.Why didGrandpa askhis grandson to bringabasketofwaterfor himA.To gethim torealize theuse ofreading books.B.To punishhim fornot readingcarefully.C.To cleanthe dirtybasketinthe river.D.To trainhim torun faster.

3.What lessoncan welearn fromthe storyA.The oldare alwayswiser thanthe young.B.It isfoolish tocarrywaterwith abasket.C.You cantexpect toremember allyou read.D.Reading bookscan changea persongradually.Many ofus enjoywatching animalsinthewild.They usuallymake uspleased,cheer usup and,（鹅），sometimes,even makeus frightened.But doyou knowwhat they can teachus Wildgeesefor example,teach avery goodlesson aboutteamwork.In fall,Canada wild geese flysouth toget awayfrom Canadascold winterweather.They lift（鸟off inno order.Yet veryquickly theyform a V-shape,with onebird leadingthe flock群）.Scientists havediscovered thatwild geeseflying ina V-shape canhelp themto saveenergy.Inthis way,theycanfly70percent fartherwithout restthan thoseflying alone.What canhuman learnfrom thisBecooperative.We havefound thatwildgeesemake soundin flightto encouragethose thathavefallen behindto keepup withthe speed.Team membersshould regularlycommunicate witheachother whileworking towardsa commongoal.Set a good example.When wildgeese areon theground,if somethingfrightens the leader,itmight flyoff.So doesthe flock.But iftheleaderstays calm,the flockwill dothe same.Wild geeseandpeople usuallyemulate theirleaders.When leading,we mustremember thatour actionsandfeelings willbe passedontoour followers.Whether itis inour personallives orour work,we needother people.We areencouraged bytheirenthusiasm andenergy.If weface thedifficulties alone,the risksare greater.Like wildgeese,when wework together,our burdensare lighter.

4.Why doCanada wildgeese formaV-shapeA.To fightagainst coldness.B.To promotecooperation.C.To maintainthe teamsorder.D.To reducetheir strength.

5.What doesthe underlinedword emulate“mean inparagraph5A.Stop.B.Control.C.Warn.D.Follow.

6.What isthe passagemainly aboutA,Art ofleadership.B.Life ofWild Geese.C.Lessons fromWild Geese.D.Secrets ofGeese Flight.I lovecharity shopsand sodo lotsof otherpeople inBritain.You findquite afew of them oneveryhigh street.The charity shop isa Britishinstitution,selling everythingfrom clothesto electricgoods,all atvery goodprices.You canget thingsyou wontfind inthe shopsanymore.The thingIlike bestabout themis thatyour moneyis goingto agood causeand notinto thepockets ofprofit-driven companies,and youare notdamaging theplanet,but findinga newhome forunwantedgoods.The first charity shopwas openedin1947by Oxfamto aidto rebuildpost-war German.It was（捐赠物）.so successfulthat itwas floodedwith donationsThey decidedto setup ashop tosellsome ofthese donationsto raisemoney forthe country.Now thereare over7,000charity shopsinthe UK.My favouritecharityshopin myhometown isthe RedCross shop,where Ialways findchildrensbooks,all10or20pence each.Most ofthe peopleworking inthe charityshops arevolunteers,although thereis oftenamanager whogets paid.Over90%ofthegoods inthe charityshops aredonated bythe public.Everymorning yousee bagsof unwanteditems outsidethe frontof shops,although theydont encouragethis,rather askpeople tobring thingsin whenthe shopis open.The shopshave verylow runningcosts:all profitsgo tocharity work.Charity shopsraise more（资助）than£110million ayear,funding medicalresearch,overseas aid,supporting sickand poorchildren,homeless anddisabled people,and muchmore.What betterplace tospend yourmoneyYou getsomething specialfor avery goodprice andagoodmoral sense.You providefunds toagood causeand treadlightly onthe environment.

7.Why doesthe authorlove thecharity shopA.Because ofits convenientlocation.B.Because ofits greatvariety ofgoods.C・Because ofits spiritof kindness.D.Because ofits niceshopping environment.

8.What wasthe purposeto setup thefirstcharityshopA.To sellcheap products.B・To dealwith unwantedthings.。