湖南长沙市麓山国际实验学校2022-2023-学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(含参考答案)

2022-2023-2 麓山国际高二下期中考试 英 语 时量： 1 2 0 分钟 满分： 1 5 0 分 第一部分 听力 （ 共两节，满分 3 0 分 ） 略 第二部分 阅读 （ 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 、 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Northumberland coast may, not be Britain ’ s best-known seaside destination, but it has an attractive and interesting nature. This is a really special landscape. The information below is meant to assist you book a place to put up while hiking along the coast. Shoreside Huts, Alnmouth Artistically designed camping huts( 小屋 ) overlook the beach. Each hut has a wood, burner, s uper-comfortable double bed, small kitchen and toilet. Prices from £80 per hut. 0166 5830554 ; alnmouthhuts.com Bamburgh Castle Inn, Seahouses This friendly waterfront inn has a fine beer garden with amazing views of the Farne Islands. There ’ s even a spa and swimming-pool area for guests. Prices from £99 for a double. 0166 5720283; inncollectiongroup.com/bamburgh-castle-inn The Lindisfarne Inn, Beal A traditional country pub with comfortable rooms. This inn ideally lies, on the edge of the mainland causeway overlooking Holy Island. Doubles from £80. 0128 9381233; inncollectiongroup.com/lindisfarne-inn Berwick YHA, Berwick-Upon-Tweed Located on the dockside beside the River Tweed, this unique youth hostel mixes modern and original features and has an unusual Tower of Pisa-like lean. R oo m s are basic and clean. Doubles from £39. 0345 3719676; yha.org.uk/hostel/yha- b erwick 21. If you want to cook by yourself, you can contact _____________. A. 0166 5720283 B. 0166 5830554 C. 034 5 3719676 D. 0128 9381223 22. What is unique about Bamburgh Castle Inn? A. It offers double beds. B. It has an amazing view of the beach. C. It enables guests to swim in the inn. D. It has a mixture of modern and original features. 23. Which hotel best suits those who are tight on budget ? A. Shoreside Huts. B. Bamburgh Castle Inn. C. The Lindisfarne Inn. D. Berwick YHA. B At noon, I would race breathlessly home, a ten-minute walk from my school. My mother was waiting for me with pleasure to have lunch while I shared what happened at school. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had rehearsed( 排练 ) my lines so hard with me. But no matter how easily I acted at home, hardly had I stepped on stage when every word escaped me. Finally, my teacher asked me to change to a narrator ’ s( 解说员 ) part. Her word, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl. I didn ’ t tell my mother what had happened that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard. Under the rose vine, we could see yellow dandelions( 蒲公英 ), as if a painter had touched our landscape with shades of gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. “ I ’ m going to dig up all these weeds, ” she said, pulling it up by its roots. “ From now on, we ’ ll have only roses in this garden. ” “But I like dandelions,” I argued. “All flowers are beautiful — even dandelions.” My mother asked thoughtfully, “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn ’ t it?” I nodded, pleased I had won her over. “ And that is true of people too, ” she added. I burst into tears, a mixture of relief and regret swelling up as I told her what had happened. “But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, encouraging me as she did. “The narrator ’ s part is important, too.” Composing myself gradually, I began to accept the narrator ’ s part. Then came the performance day. I was still nervous, but it was at that very moment that I found a dandelion in my pocket. It was obvious that my mom secretly put the flower there, which magically gave me confidence. 24. Why did the author get changed to the narrator ’ s part? A. She was shy. B. She lacked