2020级高二下学期东莞东华高级中学佛山市第一中学惠州市第一中学汕头市金山中学湛江第一中学名校联考英语本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第一部分阅读理解(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。ABooksarethespiritualwealthofmankind.Theyplayasignificantroleinthegrowthofteenagers.Theyarenotonlyteens’goodfriendsbutalsotheirlifeteachers.Hererecommendfourbestinspirationalbooksforteens.The6MostImportantDecisionsYourTeenwillEverMakeAlsotheauthorofThe7HabitsofHighlyEffectiveTeens,SeanCoveyuseshisexpertiseinthisbookaswell,showingteenshowtomakesmartchoicesregardingthesixmostimportantpointsthey’llfaceduringtheirteenageyears.Heusesreal-lifestoriestoshowteenshowtosucceedinschool,makegoodfriends,getalongwithparents,buildself-confidence,andmore.Besides,Coveyusescartoonstokeepteensinterested.DoYourBestForgettheRestTheteenwholovestodoodle(乱写乱画)willprobablygetpleasurefromthismotivationalcoloringbook.Readerscancolorthebackgroundpictureswhilereadingover30mottosthatprovidealittleinspirationforeverydaylife.Inthisbooktherearetwocopiesofeverypicture,sotheycanbeshared.What’smore,coloringhasbeenproventohelpdecreasestressandincreaserelaxation,soyourteencangetrelaxedwhileusingthebook.WhatColorIsYourParachute(降落伞)?Designedtohelphighschoolandcollegestudentszeroinontheirfavoriteskillsandfindtheirperfectmajororcareer,thebookincludesactivitiesandadviceoninformationinterviewing,socialmedia,internships,andmore.Aschoolteachersaidtheyboughtacopyofthisbookforeachoftheirstudentsandtheyfoundthematerialhelpfulandengaging.ThePowerofPositiveThinkingMakinganybigdecisionorgettingthroughanydifficultstageoflifeusuallyboilsdowntoonething:thinkingpositively.Thisbookhassoldoverfivemilliontimesthankstoitshelpfultipsonfindingafulfillinghappylife.Theobjectivesofthebookincludegettingpeopletobelieveinthemselves,developingthepowertoreachtheirgoals,andimprovingpersonalrelationships.1.WhatdoesSeanCoveyusetoarouseteens’interestinhisbook?A.Motivationalmottos.B.Personalexperiences.C.Real-lifestories.D.Amusingdrawings.2.Whichbookwouldyoupreferifyouarechoosingyourmajor?A.The7HabitsofHighlyEffectiveTeensB.DoYourBestForgettheRestC.WhatColorIsYourParachute?D.The6MostImportantDecisionsYou’llEverMake3.WhatmakesThePowerofPositiveThinkingsellwell?A.Complexplots.B.Beneficialsuggestions.C.Affordableprice.D.Powerfulpersonalities.BThisyearmarksmy21stasapublishedauthor.ThemediareleaseissuedbyPenguinformylatestnovelsaysI’vewritten13booksinthattime:12novelsandacollectionofshortstories.ButIhavetoadmitthatthemediareleaseiswrong.I’vewritten16books.Three—thankfully—haveneverseenthelightofday.Thefirstbookwasrejectedbymypublisherin2001.Iwroteitinthemonthsaftermyfatherdied,ingreatgrief.I’dbeencontractedtowritearomanticcomedy.SoonafterI’dsentoffthemanuscript,myagentgotacallfromthepublisher.“IsMonicaokay?”Iwasgiventhreemonthstostartafresh.Thesecondrejectioncamefrommyhusbandandmysister,alwaysmyfirstreaders.I’dbeenaskedtowriteanovelforanationalreadingcampaign.Thedeadlinewastight.SoImadethecentralcharacterasockpuppet.Mysisterandhusbandreaditindependently.“Areyouokay?”myhusbandasked.“Iseverythingallright?”mysisterasked.Icalmeddown,keptonecharacter(notthesockpuppet)andwroteadifferentstory.ThethirdbookIrejectedmyself.I’dspenttwoyearswritingit,duringadeepl...