2020届广东省汕头市高三一模考试英语试题 Word版含解析

2020汕头市一模英语试题(1)

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第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。答案写在答题卡上。

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Fall into some good fiction

With the vacation around the corner, it's almost time to drop your textbooks and enjoy some personal reading. Recently, the Young Adult Library Service Association in the US and the Guardian released their top 10 young adult novels of 2019. These stories feature characters your age. You're sure to find one you'll love.

The Poet X

Unlike many who consider their lives dull, Xiomara Batista in Dominican-American writer Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X lives a life full of struggles. Every day, she struggles with her mother and her twin. What helps her to understand this life is poetry. Batista also takes her poems to the public. "Acevedo has amplified (放大) the voices of girls," US author Ibi Zoboi commented.

Deeplight

Though having great adventures may be impossible in reality, it can be achieved through reading. In UK writer Frances Hardinge's book Deeplight, readers can follow two friends — Hark and Jelt - to explore the deep seas with many mysterious gods and monsters. In face of the dangerous enemies, the two boys never surrender. They bravely fight against villains (反派).

“Deeplight is a non-stop ambitious and magical read about friendship set in a strange and fantastical world," a reader commented on the Reading Zone website.

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns

Vietnamese-American writer Julie C. Dao's Forest of a Thousand Lanterns combines Chinese history and the Snow White fairy tale.

It follows Xifeng as she goes from being a poor village girl to the Empress' lady in waiting (侍女) and has her sights set on being the next Empress. Similar to the Maleficent (《沉睡魔咒》) movies, Dao shows us the rise of a villain as Xifeng schemes her way into the palace

1. What can we learn about the book The Poet X?

A. In common with most teenagers, Xiomara Batista finds her life dull.

B. It describes how poetry influences the life of a young girl.

C. The author calls for people's attention to relationship between parents and kids.