河南省许昌私塾学府2021-2022学年北师大版高二上学期英语期中测试
2021-2022年度北师大高二上学期英语期中测试卷
一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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Friends should always be honest with you,right？So when they lie,it can be really hard to take.You want to trust your friends and that means knowing that they'll tell it to you straight no matter what it is.But a friend who lies isn't always trying to hurt you.Why does this happen？
Protect your feelings
One of the biggest reasons friends lie is simply to avoid hurting your feelings.
Some people don't understand the difference between being gently honest with a friend and being so straightforward（直截了当的）that they leave a verbal wound.They choose to avoid these two extremes in the form of a lie.
What you can do:Encourage your friends to be straight with you.No matter what their answer is，let them know you are grateful for it.
They feel embarrassed
Sometimes friends will lie about things in their life because they are too embarrassed to admit the truth.
Maybe they are going through a rough time and they just don't want you to know about it.
What you can do:Avoid trying to badger（纠缠）your friend into telling you what's wrong.Instead，make it clear that you are there for them if they are ready to talk.
Avoid an argument with you
Perhaps your friends know that if they tell you the truth,you'll get angry with them.Avoiding conflict isn’t always healthy for a friendship because it allows problems to grow over time.If you lave a bad temper（脾气），your friend might try and avoid getting into an argument with you and instead just tell you what you want to hear.
What you can do:Make sure that if a friend tells you something unpleasant，you don't overreact.Consider what's being said and why your friend is telling you this. If you do end up arguing, do it in a respectable way.
Exclude you 
Lying isn't always a sign that friends are trying to protect you, however. Sometimes they lie because they want to exclude you from their plans.
What you can do: When you find out with certainty that your friend is lying to you, try and face it. Be alert, however, that if a friend begins to lie, he or she may lie when asked a direct question about his or her dishonesty. Go with your guts on this. If you feel your friend is lying because he or she doesn't want to be around you, that's your wake-up call to move on.
- According to the passage, friends sometimes lie ______.
A. out of respect B. in a straight way
C. under social influences D. because the truth hurts
2. When you find a friend lying, you are advised to _______.
A. let it go
B. take it personally
C. handle it respectably
D. break up with him or her
3. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?
A. Have the courage to handle the situation.
B. Ignore the truth that you are being lied to.
C. Go to have a fight with whoever lies to you.
D. Base your judgment on your understanding,
4. What's the passage mainly about?
A. Ways to avoid telling lies.
B. Ways to promote friendship.
C. Reasons for making friends.
D. Reasons for lies and solutions.
B
Jo Piazza's story is surprising to us all.
When she was in her mid 30s,she was diagnosed with a rare muscle disorder.It would stiffen（使变僵）her muscles，leading to her suffering pain and difficulty even with simple activities such as walking.
She had recently married her husband,Nick，when the diagnosis happened.Despite her obvious physical restrictions,she was destined（注定的）to accomplish something great.Jo Piazza felt that she was holding Nick back and tried to convince him to divorce her.She wanted him to live the best life he could and continue doing the things she couldn't do by herself，such as biking，climbing，and hiking.But，despite her limitations，he stuck with her.
And,after some time of talking,the two decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro together,a volcano located in Tanzania（as well as the highest point in Africa).Over the course of the climb,their relationship was intense.Jo felt her deteriorative（恶化的）health held holding Nick back and tried to convince him to divorce her.She wanted him to live the best life he could and continue doing the things she couldn't do by herself，such as biking,climbing,and hiking.But,despite her limitations,he stuck with her.
And,after some time of talking,the two decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro together，a volcano located in Tanzania（as well as the highest point in Africa）.Over the course of the climb,their relationship was intense.Jo felt her deteriorative（恶化的）health held Nick back,and Nick blamed himself for not helping her more.However，despite their clear issues,the two made it up most of the mountain.On the third day of their climbing,Nick got injuries to his legs,causing them to go down the mountain.Jo was suffering from a disability that put her body and their relationship under the most stress they'd ever been in.
When she finally got down to the foot of the mountain,she didn't feel defeated-she felt happier and stronger than ever.She was able to prove to herself that she was capable of so much more than she'd thought before,and was happy to say that her relationship with Nick had never been better.
5. Why did Jo want to divorce her husband?
A. Because she didn't love him any longer.
B. Because she was about to die at any time.