广东省佛山市南海区南执高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月份阶段性考试英语试卷

南执高级中学 2023-2024学年上学期10月份阶段性考试 高二英语 南执高级中学2023-2024学年上学期10月份阶段性考试试卷 高二英语 考试时间：120分钟；卷面分值：150分 第一部分 听力（满分20分） （听说考试，另行安排） 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，从每题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. I think reading books is useless. So what are the benefits of reading books in your eyes?” The grandpa quietly replied, “Take this coal (煤) basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out (漏出) before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket (桶) instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.” The boy again put the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!” “So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been changed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean. “Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.” 1. What did the grandson want to know? A. The reason why he forgets so quickly. B. The advantages t