广东省佛山市南海区2022-2023学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

南海区2024届高二上学期学业水平测试 英语试卷 本试卷共10页，笔试部分满分130分，考试时间120分钟。 第一部分 听说考试（独立安排，满分20分） 第二部分 综合运用（共五节，满分65分） 第一节 课外阅读（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A When James Gordon was in school, one teacher wrote a comment on his report card that “James finishes his work first and then breaks classroom rules.” Back then, no one knew what the future would be for one of the funniest actors in Hollywood. Believe it or not, he had a tough time making friends in school, because of his reading disorder. Despite that, his ability to make his classmates laugh helped him make friends. Unfortunately for Gordon, his life changed greatly after his father lost his job and his mother fell sick. These forced the family to live out of their camper van(野营车) tor a full eight months, parking in campgrounds. “When I was about 14 or 15, my father lost his job and I actually became homeless for quite some time, but of course, I grew up in Canada and I thought we’d gone camping,” James said in an interview. The famous actor attended school until he was in 10th grade when he left to work 8-hour night shifts to help the family make money. Long hours of work made him very tired, especially from the lack of sleep, and he just couldn’t focus during class. When he turned 16, his mother became ill, he had to quit school to care for her and work full-time. During the unfortunate times Gordon discovered his talent for stand-up comedy. His comedy career rocketed as he scored roles in various Hollywood TV shows and movies throughout the 1990s and 2000s. “I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation,” Gordon told CBS of his early success. “If you aren’t desperate at some point, you aren’t interesting.” 1. What do we know about James Gordon in school? A. He was good at most subjects. B. He was interested in funny jokes. C. He was often distracted in classrooms. D. He was talented in amusing his classmates. 2. What directly caused James Gordon to drop out of school? A. His mothe