2022年四川省乐山市高考英语二调试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）
A
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Reader's Digest,we're re-starting our much-loved -100-Word-Story Competition.
Plea make sure that entries（参赛作品）are original,unpublished,and exactly 100 words—not a single word shorter or longer!Don't forget to include your full name,address,email and phone number when filling in the form.We may u entries in all print and electronic media.
There are three categories完毕英文：
In the adult category,the winner will receive S1，000 and a Serious Readers High Definition Floor or Table Light（value up to ﹩400）and the ones who finish cond will receive S280.
In the 12-18s category,the winner will receive a ﹩200 book voucher（券） or an 8 GB Kindle Paperwhite,and the runner-up will receive a f 100 book voucher.
In the under 12 category,the winner will receive f100 of book vouchers or an 8 GB Kindle Paperwhite,and the runner-up will receive a ﹩50 book voucher.
Plea submit your stories online by 5pm on 1st May 2022，or nd an entry via post addresd to：Reader's Digest
100-Word-Story Competition Warners Group Publications West Street Bourne PE10 9 PH
The editorial team will pick a shortlist of entries by 31st May 2022，and the three best stories in each category will be posted online on 1st June 2022.
You can vote for your favorite,and the one with the most votes wins the top prize.Voting will clo at 5pm on 30th June 2022 and the winning entries will be published in our September issue.
1.What do we know about the 100-Word-Story Competition？ ______
A. Only students over 12 can enter it.
B. It will pick out 6 best entries.
C. Each entry is 100 words or fewer.
D. 车座套It has been held before.
2.What prize will be awarded to the runner-up in the adult category？ ______
A. ＄200. B. ＄280. C. ＄400. D. ＄1，000.
3.When will the participants know if their entries have been lected？ ______
A. On 1st May 2022. B. On 31st May 2022.
C. On 1st June 2022. D. On 30th June 2022.
B
Temidayo Adedokun,31，who was born in Nigeria and now is working in America,became pregnant with her first child.She couldn't hide her joy,and couldn't wait to shop for baby clothes with traditional African prints that she grew up wearing.
"I was super surprid that I failed to find affordably priced African aesthetic（美学的）products that were designed from an authentic place, "Temidayo said.
Temidayo decided to take matters into her own hands.At first,she focud on creating clothes just for her baby.But then,she put some of them on a website to e what happened.
The feedback she got gave her just enough confidence.She figured she'd make the baby clothes an after-work side business to her full-time position as a lawyer in Oakland,California,until one day she was told she was given a boot.Once again,she needed to make her own choice.That's when she decided to make it a full-time job.
"I had to evaluate：Am I going to arch for another job I don't have a great desire for？"
she said. "Or am I going to take this as a chance I'm not sure about mylf姨妈推迟的原因？After all,I'm not familiar with this field.What if something unexpected happens？However,for the symbols of children's clothing in my heart,I threw mylf into it.So I cho the latter. "Then,in March 2020，Temidayo officially announced her own brand：Ade + Ayo.
Since then,Temidayo has received much prai from other African parents informing her that her clothes help them start having conversations with their kids about what they're wearing and allow them to show their children the treasures handed down by their ancestors.And,for tho who aren't African,her clothes have been a way for parents to introduce their kids to a new and colorful world. "I feel very blesd to be able to be doing this, "she said.
4.How did Temidayo feel after trying to buy African aesthetic clothes？ ______
A. Plead. B. Confident. C. Stressful. D. Disappointed.
5.What does the underlined phra "given a boot" in paragraph 4 mean？ ______
A. Dismisd. B. Promoted. C. Well-known. D. Accud.
6.What did Temidayo originally think of her creating her own brand？ ______
A. It was informal. B. It was profitable.
C. 冯姓It was risky. D. 魅力英文It was trendy.
7.How can we evaluate Ade + Ayo？清炖鸡块 ______
A. It's created African aesthetics.
B. It's spread authentic cultures.
C. It's targeted overas Africans.
D. It's inspired people's creativity.
C
Western monarch butterflies （WMBs,西部帝王蝶）fly thousands of miles every year,flying north in spring and summer,and south in fall.Now,scientists want people in the western US to give them a hand by nding in any pictures of monarchs they take this spring.
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