河南省信阳高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期1月月考英语试题

2024 届高三上期学业水平质量检测 英 语 试 题 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50分) 第一节 (共 15 小题; 每小题 2.5 分, 满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Famous People Who Begin With Difficulties Oprah Winfrey Probably having one of the most famous success stories, Oprah was born into a poor family in Mississippi, raised by a single mother living on welfare. She was physically, and mentally abused during her childhood. Despite her initial struggles as a young girl, she turned herself into one of the most successful talk show hosts of our time. Jim Carrey Jim Carrey has been the star of some of the most successful movies of all time. But Carrey grew up extremely poor in Canada. When he was a teenager, his family took security jobs in a factory to help pay the bills. And during his first stand-up comedy performance, he was booed off(喝倒彩) the stage. Not shortly after, he made it big on In Living Color and then went on to star in Dumb & Dumber, The Mask, and Ace Ventura in the same year! James Dyson If you thought Thomas Edison's failures were bad, let me introduce you to James Dyson, the famous inventor of the Dyson vacuums(真空吸尘器) you see all over the television. Dyson developed over 5,000 failed prototypes(原型) before finding the bagless vacuum brand. Not only that, he put his entire savings account into his prototypes over fifteen years! Luckily, the bagless vacuum worked. Stephen King Before Stephen King became known as a great living writer-having written over 60 novels, many of which have been adapted for film and television, King was rejected over and over again. In his memoir , On Writing , King describes how he used to post his rejection letters on the wall for inspiration. His first novel, Carrie, was rejected 30 times. 21. What do Oprah and Jim have in common? A. They were abused by parents. B. They grew up in poor families. C. They were hired as comedians. D. They found jobs in a factory. 22. What did James Dyson do? A. He repaired the failed prototypes.