广东省荔湾区真光中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中 英语 试题

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广东省荔湾区真光中学 2022-2023 学年高二英语下学期期中考试
第一部分 听力(省略)
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Singapore is a very modern country in Southeast Asia. If you’ve been traveling in its capital city, Singapore, it
can be a shock when it comes to accommodation prices. For backpackers they have no choice but to stay outside of
the central area. If you are a visitor, I think it’s best to stay in the historic central area to make the most of your
time. For first-timers I have put together this list of the best areas to stay in Singapore.
Chinatown
Chinatown is where the original community of Chinese immigrants settled in Singapore. The area is lined with
Chinese stores, markets, and great places to eat for all budgets. It lies next to the downtown area and there is a
variety of accommodation choices, from hostels (招待所) to 5-star hotels.
Little India
Little India is where most of the original Indian migrants made their home. Today it is still famous for temples,
markets, and lots of places to eat delicious Indian foods. It’s the most popular spot for backpackers and there are
some good mid-range choices here.
Kampong Glam
A short walk from Little India is the Kampong Glam area. This is where Arab traders set up shops, with street
names such as Haji Lane, Baghdad St, and Arab St. The neighborhood is now one of the trendiest in Singapore.
Changi Airport
With one of the biggest airports in the region, the chances are you might just be passing without time to stay.
Changi Airport is awarded as one of the best in the world, so if you have to do an overnighter at an airport, then you
couldn’t have a better experience than at Changi. I didn’t get any sleep but it was an enjoyable stay for an airport.
1. What will make backpackers disappointed in Singapore?
A. The remote location of the hotels. B. The system of accommodation.
C. The high charges of the hotels. D. The accommodation with poor facilities.
2. Which area is close to the center of Singapore?
A. Chinatown. B. Little India. C. Changi Airport. D. Kampong Glam.
3. What do we know about Changi Airport?
A. It witnesses a noisy environment. B. It has gained a fairly good reputation.
C. It offers passengers worse service. D. It is the biggest airport in Singapore.
B
A Bachelor of Arts degree requires basic skills in a second language. It means you have to complete two years
of university-level language study. I was lucky because I had studied Spanish before, though I wasn’t good at it, so
I chose this language to learn at college. But that first day of Spanish class practicing mock(模拟的) conversations
in an overcrowded room felt like the worst days of middle school Spanish classes. I felt I was not improving.
After my first year in college, I decided to travel to a Spanish-speaking country for part of the summer to
improve my Spanish. I traveled to Guatemala for three weeks study: two in Quetzaltenango, which is a mid-sized
town, and one in rural area. I lived with a host family, had one-on-one language classes, learned traditional
weaving, and drank the most delicious hot chocolate I have ever tasted and went to strange places by myself. I
communicated. I learned.
It was not until I traveled that I discovered the power of a second language. I had opened the door to
conversations with people on a whole continent. By the time I did my official study abroad in Valdivia, Chile for
the spring quarter of my second year of college, I was already at a fluent speaking level. I could make friends. I
could talk about ideas and people’s lives. I could ask questions. I could be myself.
When you’re trying to learn a second language in a classroom, you’re surrounded by other people who also
don’t speak the language. So whatever stage of language learning you’re now at, try to push yourself to find a
couple of non-class opportunities to improve your skills. If you’re in a university town, there are probably language
learners looking for language partners. There are increasing opportunities for formal and informal tutoring online in
various languages. They’re all out there; it’s just up to you to find them.
4. How did the author most probably find his Spanish class at college?
A
.
Useful. B. Interesting. C. Disappointing. D. Challenging.
5. What did the author do in Guatemala?
A. He took private Spanish classes.
B. He taught the locals to weave.
C. He traveled all around the country.
D. He explored strange places with friends.
6. What can be learned about the author from Paragraph3?
A. He traveled a lot during college.
B. He found language learning difficult.
C. He had a difficult time in Valdivia.
D. He made great progress in Spanish.
7. Why does the author write the text?
A. To advertise online language classes.
B. To encourage language learners to put the language to use.
C. To show the power of a second language.
D. To explain how to get a Bachelor of Arts degree.
C
About 6.000 different languages are spoken around the world. The Foundation for Endangered Languages
estimates that between 500 and 1,000 of those are spoken by only a handful of people. And every year the world
loses around 25 mother tongues. This week a conference organized by the foundation is being attended by about
100 academics. They are discussing rare languages in Ireland, China, Australia and Spain.
“I do think it is a good thing for a child on the Isle of Man to learn Manx(the language of the Isle of Man with
about 100 speakers now). I value continuity in a community,” says Nicholoas Ostler, the foundation’s chairman. In
Europe, Mr Ostler’s view seems to command official support. There is the European Charter for Regional or
Minority Languages (ECRML), which every European Union (EU) member has signed, and the EU has a project
called the European Language Diversity for All (ELDIA), designed to protect the most threatened native tongues.
At the end of last year the project received $2.7m to identify those languages most at risk.
But for some this is not just a waste of resources but a misunderstanding of how language works. “To have a
public policy that a certain culture or language should be preserved shows a fundamental misunderstanding. In the
end, whether or not a language can exist is very simple. If a language is one that people don’t participate in, it’s not
a language anymore,” says writer and broadcaster Kenan Malik.
American journalist Jeff Bell agrees that languages are decided by people not politicians. And Mr Bell says
politicians make a “category mistake” when they try to get in the way of language
,
mentioning an experiment in
Glasgow’s schools. “Offering Gaelic to children of people who don’t speak it seems like the preservation of lost
glories. It’s very romantic to try and save a language but nonsense,” says Bell.
“Language is not a plant that rises and falls, lives and dies. It’s a tool that is perfectly adapted by the people
using it. Get on with living and talking.” adds Bell.
8. What do the ECRML and the ELDIA aim at?
A. Studying the origins of minority languages.
B. Introducing more official languages to the EU.
C. Identifying regional languages across the EU.
D. Preventing rare languages from extinction(灭绝).
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