【正文】 es would happen once every 100000 years without global warning. Preliminary (之前的 ) data show that 18 counties broke their records for the hottest day ever. White House science adviser John Holdren said we should get used to climate disasters or do something about global warning. The science is clear that we can expect more and more of these kinds of damaging events unless and until society39。 100year event 39。 It was a cold and cloudy afternoon. I was on the bus with my children, aged four and two, heading home when it started to rain. I realized this would mean a wet walk home 16 the bus stop. Home was only two blocks away 17 it was not a pleasant walk with one small boy fast asleep in the pram (手推嬰兒車 ), the other one in a raincoat and no umbrella for myself. A pickup truck passed us on the road and, a few minutes later, I saw it 18 (pull) back and the driver looking directly at us. A young man put the window down. “Hey, here?s an umbrella for you please take it.” He called out. I stood there 19 (astonish), barely believing that the man, 20 existence was unknown to me only moments ago, could be so 21 (thought). “Come on, give this to your mummy,” he said to my older son. I gratefully accepted the offer, 22 (thank) him and watched the truck disappear down the road. This man might have needed the umbrella for 23 later during the day but preferred to give it to me. It was a lesson to me 24 it?s possible to give without expecting anything 25 return. Ⅱ .閱讀 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 50 分 ) 第 —節(jié) 閱讀理解 (共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從 26—45 題所給的 A、 B、 C 和 D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 廣東省 恩平市華僑中學(xué) 20212021 年 高一第二學(xué)期 英語(yǔ) 期末考試題 考試時(shí)間： 120 分鐘 滿分： 135 分 Ⅰ .語(yǔ)言知識(shí)應(yīng)用 （共兩節(jié)；滿分 45分） 第一節(jié) : 完形填空 (共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分 ) 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 115 各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Several factors make a good newspaper story. First， 1 ， it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for 2 . They usually respond 3 it in one of three ways. One by providing 4 detail, ment or background information. One by finding a new 5 on the day?s major stories. One by printing pletely different stories which 6 doesn?t broadcast. What else? Well—it also has to be 7 . People don?t want to read about 8 , everyday life. Because of this, many stories 9 some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be 10 news, “ Plane lands safely—noone hurt ”doesn?t sell newspapers. “Plane 11 —200 feared dead !” does . Next, there?s human interest. People are interested in other 12 —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, 13 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers . Finally, for many editors, 14 is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That?s 15 the stories in Tokyo?s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires. 1. A .gradually B. extremely C. obviously D. precisely 2. A. newspapers B. publications C. reporters D. broadcasters 3. A. with B. on C. of D. to 4. A. extra B. available C. reliable D. memorable 5. A. direction B. look C. angle D. section 6. A. TV B. inter C. newspaper D. radio 7. A. conventional B. dramatic C. professional D. sensitive 8. A. mon B. usual C. ordinary D. special 9. A. urge B. neglect C. increase D. involve 10. A. good B. bad C. exciting D. informative 11. A. crashes B. bumps C. strikes D. drops 12. A. places B. people C. things D. news 13. A. in addition B. in any case C. for example D. after all 14. A. personality B. similarity C. tolerance D. familiarity 15. A. that B. why C. because D. what 第二節(jié) 語(yǔ)法填空 (共 10 小題；每小題 分，滿分 15 分 ) 閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填人一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)?詞或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為 l625 的相應(yīng)位置上。 A “ Most experiences of absentmindedness ,fetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room , are caused by a simple lack of attention, ” says Schacter. “ You?re supposed to remember something, but you haven?t encoded（編碼） it deeply.” Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impres