江苏省泰州中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期初检测英语试题（扫描版）

hiding from that world, they try to change it in a way that will allow them to control it successfully. This is why every September, I ask my students to read the most difficult books i can find. I don't do this to hurt them. Literature is practice. And I want my students, through these difficult books, to practice living. I want them to practice recognizing historical gaps and to bridge them But this too is true: stories can save us, "writes Tim O Brien in The Things They Carried believe and stick to that idea, year after year, on the first day of school. Not because these stories will save my students. But because I'm hoping my students will grow up and save the rest ofus 21. What are the young adults of the 2010s like according to. the Collins Dictionary? A. Unsocial and anxious B Stressed but strong-willed C Sensitive and greedy D. Enthusiastic but self-centered 22. What does the underlined word"buy"in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A Pay B Believe. C Obtain. D Suspect 23. Why does the author disagree with what the young adults are called? A. The author has no knowledge of the young adults B. What the author wants is to help the young adults hide C. The author doesn't know the meaning of"snowflake generation D. The author knows a lot about the young adults from teaching them 24. What is the purpose of this text? A To comment on the new generation again. B. To recommend some trauma literature C. To introduce some teaching experiences D. To seek some advice from the public B We know that cigarette smoking kills. So, producers made electronic cigarettes as a safer smoking choice -safer than tobacco. Although e-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine like cigarettes, they do not use tobacco and you do not light them. They are powered by battery (ErE) However, if e-cigarettes are so safe, why has the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) seen an increase in telephone calls about e-cigarette poisonings? The answer is children. Most of the calls are from people wo