2024_2025学年河南驻马店新蔡县高二第二学期6月期末英语试卷[有答案].pdfVIP

河南省驻马店市新蔡县2024-2025学年高二下学期6月月考

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一、听力(共两节，满分30分)略

二、阅读理解(共两节，共20小题.每小题2.5分，满分50分)

第节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，共37.5分)

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Valencialives,forthetimebeing,inamobilehomepark.

HegreetedmewhenIarrivedandpouredmeacupofcoffee.Hetoldmethathisdadhadworkedat

abrick-manufacturingplant.Hismotherworkedathome.Mostofhissevenbrothersandsisters

didn’tgotocollege.

Valenciawasdeterminedtobethefirst,despitehislatestart.Hesaidhewasanaveragestudent

strugglingwithmathandwenttocommunitycollegeayearaftergraduatingfromhighschoolbut

decidedquicklyitwasnotforhim.

Hegotintoconstructionandthentheinsuranceindustry,buthe’dalwayslikedtowriteanddo

crosswordpuzzles.“AndIlovedtoread.Alot,”hesaid.Andhejokedwithhismotherthatifhe

wonthelottery,he’dusethewinningsforcollege.

Itwasaround2007.Valenciagottiredoftellinghimselfhewasgoingtogobacktoschool.Hetold

hismotheritwasfinallyforreal.Shesaid,“Ihopeyoumakeit,Jerry.”AndItoldher,“I’mgoingto

makeit,Mom.Surely!”

Theplanwastocapitalizeonhisformerconstructionexperiencetostudycivilengineering—the

design,buildingandrepairofroads,bridges,etc.Buthediscoveredotherinterests.

“Hewasnottheyoungeststudent,”saysGrantTovmasian,coachoftheforensicsdebateteam

Valenciajoined.“Buthewasthemostmotivatedanddedicated,encouragingfellowstudentsand

inspiringthemtoliveamoresatisfyinglife?”

Valencia’ssisterSindiMajorssaysherbrotherwasalwaysbright,buthewentthroughacoupleof

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roughexperiencesinhislife.

BecauseValenciahasnearlyalwaysbeenhomeless,sheboughthimamotorhome,wherehelived

from2009to2018.

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