2019-2020学年上海市建平中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案

2019-2020学年上海市建平中学高三英语期中考试试题及答案

第一部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

In his 402nd anniversary year, Shakespeare is still rightly celebrated as a great language master and writer.

But he was not the only great master of play writing to die in 1616, and he is certainly not the only writer to have

left a lasting influence on theater.

While less known worldwide, Tang Xianzu is considered one of Chinas greatest playwrights and is highly

spoken of in that country of ancient literary and dramatic traditions.

Tang was born in 1550 inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince. Unlike Shakespeare's large body of plays,poems and

sonnets (十四行诗), Tang wrote only four major plays: The Purple Hairpin, Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》), A Dream

under the Southern bough, and Dream of Handan. The latter three were constructed around a dream narrative, a

way through which Tang unlocked the emotional dimension of human desires and ambitions and explored human

nature beyond the social and political limits of that time.

Similar to Shakespeare, Tang's success rode the wave of a renaissance (复兴) in theater as an artistic practice.

As in Shakespeare'sEngland, Tang's works became hugely popular inChinatoo. During Tang'sChina, his plays were

enjoyed performed, and changed. Kunqu Opera, a form of musical drama, spread from southernChinato the whole

nation and became a symbol of Chinese culture. Combining northern tune and southern music, kunqu Opera was

known for its poetic language, music, dance movements and gestures. Tang's works benefited greatly from the

popularity of kunqu Opera, and his plays are considered classics of kunqu Opera.

While Tang and Shakespeare lived in a world away from each other, there are many things they share in

common, such e humanity of their drama, their heroic figures, their love for poetic language, a lasting popularity

and the anniversary during which we still celebrate them.

1. Why is Shakespeare mentioned in the first paragraph?

A. To describe Shakespeare's anniversary.

B. To introduce the existence of Tang Xianzu.

C. To explain the importance of Shakespeare.

D. To suggest the less popularity of Tang Xianzu.

2. What's possibly one of the main theme of Tang's works? A. Social reality. B. Female dreams.

C. Human emotions. D. Political environment.

3. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 4?

A. The influence of Kunqu Opera on Tang's works.

B. Tang's success in copying Shakespeare's styles.

C. The way Kunqu Opera became a symbol of Chinese culture.

D. Tang's popularity for his poetic language and music.

B

With graduation days being celebrated all over the country, a student who has to use a wheelchair honored

his mother on his graduation day in a special way. Easley High School graduate, Alex Mays surprised people

present when he got up and walked across the stage at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum.

“I was really happy—it made me feel good,” Alex said.

Alex was not given a chance to live right from his birth. He was born at 25 weeks and weighed just 1 pound,

10 ounces at birth. When he was very young, he had a disease and lost the ability to walk. After his mother's

death in 2013, Alex had several other difficult life changes until he came to live with his grandparents, Dousay and

her husband, Dewayne. Dousay said that when Alex came to live with them, they decided to bring him up in the

best possible way they could.

Last fall, Alex said that he would walk across the stage to get his diploma to honor his late mother. He

practiced hard and worked with a physical therapist for 9 months to complete his plan.

The only help Alex got was from his mom's best friend, Tonya Johnson, who pushed his wheelchair to the

stage wearing one of his mother's favorite shirts. “I had support from my family. I couldn't have done it without

them,” Alex said.

“Alex made everyone in the building feel encouraged that day” Pickens County School District public

information specialist John Eby said. “The school teachers knew he was going to get up to get his diploma, but the

distance he walked was a surprise, even to them,” Eby said.

“Some of life's most important tests aren’t given in a classroom; Alex tested himself and passed with flying

color1 s,” Eby added.

4. In what way did Alex honor his late mother on his graduation day?

A. By dressing like her. B. By saying sorry to her.

C. By inviting her best friend. D. By walking to get his diploma.