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山西省山西大学附中2019-2020学年高二英语上学期10月模块诊断试题考试时间：100分钟满分：100分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIfyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobecomeone—joininAppleDaytoseewhat’saround.It’scalledAppleDaybutinfactit’smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21,butsinceithasbecomepopular,eventsnowlastthroughmostofOctoberaroundBritain.Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetosee,andoftentaste,awidevarietyofapples.TopeoplewhoareusedtothelimitedkindsofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalainsupermarkets,itcanbequiteeye-openingtoseesomeclassicalapplesstillinexistence,suchasDeciowhichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn’ttasteofanythingspecial,it’sstillworthatry.Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitcertainlocalconditions.OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinette,butyou’llneedawarm,shelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowit,soit’sapipedreamformostappleloverswhofallinlovewithit.Attheappleevents,youcanalsomeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditions,andbecausethesearefamilyaffairs,childrenarewellentertainedwithapple-themedfunandgames.Appledaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruit,includingstatelygardensandcommercialorchards(果园).Ifyouwanttohavearealorchardexperience,visittheNationalCollectionatBrogdale,nearFavershaminKent.1.Whatcanpeopledoattheappleevents?A.Attendexperts’lectures.B.Visitfruit-lovingfamiliesC.Plantfruittreesinanorchard.D.Tastemanykindsofapples.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutDecio?A.Itisanewvariety.B.Ithasastrangelook.C.Itisrarelyseennow.D.Ithasaspecialtaste.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“apipedream”inParagraph3mean?A.Apracticalidea.B.AvainhopeC.AbrilliantplanD.Aselfishdesire.BAfterafewmoments,mypassengerstartedaconversation.Itbeganordinarilyenough:Howdoyoulikedrivingacab?“It’sOK,”Isaid.Imakealivingandmeetinterestingpeoplesometimes.ButifIcouldgetajobmaking$100aweekmore,I'dtakeit—justlikeyouwould.Howaboutyou?Hisreplyintriguedme.IwouldnotchangejobsevenifIcouldmaketwiceasmuchmoneydoingsomethingelse.I'dneverheardthatbefore.Whatdoyoudo?I'mintheneurology（神经学）departmentatNewYorkHospital.Ibelievethatpeopleareputtogetherforareason.Idecidedtoaskforthisman'shelp.Wewerenotfarfromtheairport.“CouldIaskafavorofyou?Ihaveason,15,agoodkid.Hewantsajob,buta15-year-oldcan'tgethiredunlesshisoldmanknowssomeonewhoownsabusiness,andIdon't.”Ipaused,“Isthereanypossibilitythatyoucouldgethimsomekindofasummerjob?”Hedidn'trespondforawhile.Finally,hesaid:Well,themedicalstudentshaveasummerresearchproject.Maybehecouldfitin.Havehimsendmehisschoolrecord.Itoreoffapieceofmybrownlunchbag,andhescribbledhisnameonitandpaidme.ItwasthelasttimeIeversawhim.AfterInagged（唠叨）,yelled,andfinallythreatenedtocutoffhispocketmoney,mysonRobbiesentoffhisgradestotheguythenextmorning.Twoweekslater,whenIarrivedhomefromwork,mysonwasbeaming（眉开眼笑）.Hehandedmealetterfrommypassenger,FredPlum,MD,Neurologist-in-Chief,NewYorkHospital.Robbiewastocallmypassenger'ssecretaryforaninterview.Robbiegotthejob.Hedidminortasks,unpaid,buthefitinwell.Thefollowingsummer,heworkedatthehospitalagainwithmoreresponsibility.Ashighschoolgraduationneared,DrPlumwaskindenoughtowritelettersofrecommendationforRobbie.Muchtoourdelight,hewasacceptedbyBrownUniversity.Finally,DrRobertStem,thesonofataxicabdriver,becameOB-GYNchiefresident(首席住院医师)atColumbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter.Somemightcallitfate,andIguessitwas.Butitshowsthatsomethingasordinaryasataxiridecanchangeyourlife.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordintriguedinthethirdparagraphmean?A．ConfusedB．BenefitedC．InterestedD．Challenged5．Aftertheauthorgotthepassenger’sinformation,he________________________.A.helpedhissongetthesummerjobimmediatelyB.foundhissonwasn’tinterestedingettingasummerjobC.haddifficultypersuadinghissontosendhisschoolrecordD.askedforthepassenger’shelpmorethanonce6.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?A.Robertwaspaidwellforhishardworkinthesummerjob.B.Robertachievedlittleprogressduringhissummerjob.C.ThesmallsummerjobledtoRobert’scareer.D.RobertbecameadoctorinDrPlum’shospital.7．Theauthordevelopsthearticlemainlyby_____.A．providingexamplesB．makingcomparisonsC．followingthenaturaltimeorderD．presentingcausesandeffectsCWhydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes—butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse'slife.Atonetypeoflibraryyoucandojustthat—eventhoughthere'snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks,youcanborrowpeople.Peoplewithuniquelifestoriesvolunteertobethebooks.Foracertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingasanyyoucanfindinabook.(Ifyouattend,makesuretoreviewthehabitsthatmakeyouagoodlistener.)Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofdepressingtopic.Youcanspeakwitharefugee,asoldiersufferingfromPTSD(创伤后遗症),ahomelesspersonandawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletotaketimetotrulygettoknowandlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeasnapjudgementabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryisaplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered.TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcamet