山西大学附属中学校2022-2023学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

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2022～2023 学年第一学期高二年级期中考试

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共 100 分)

第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分 60 分)

第一节 (共15 小题，每题 3分，满分 45 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, 并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

They are the world’s fittest people. But even Olympic athletes have had their share of difficult, heart-breaking

or embarrassing moments.

1904 Olympics, St Louis, USA

American Fred Lorz crossed the finish line of the Olympic marathon with a time of 3 hours and 13 minutes.

He had beaten the second runner by 15 minutes. Lorz looked happy and fresh, and smiled for the photographers.

Just before they gave him the gold medal, the race officials arrived and took away the medal, and Lorz was banned

from races for a year. Then an official told the truth. He had travelled by car for 11 miles of the marathon!

1908 Olympics, London, England

The Italian Dorando Pietri was one of the unluckiest marathon runners. When he arrived in the stadium, he

was very tired. The people were cheering, but Pietri couldn’t continue. He fell down and got up again four times.

Finally, around seven metres from the finish line, he fell down again and didn’t move. Worried officials ran over

and picked him up. He crossed the finish line and won the gold medal. But a few hours later the Olympic officials

had to take it away from him again. They said he couldn’t be the winner because Olympic officials had helped him

cross the line.

2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia

Eric Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea became one of the most loved athletes of the 2000 games. His race

was the 100-metre freestyle swim. He jumped into the pool and started swimming. After the first 50 metres he was

very tired. He went more and more slowly and almost stopped in the middle of the pool. The officials worried that

he was drowning. But Moussambani continued and finished the race with a time of 1 minute and 52 seconds, the

slowest in the history of the Olympics. Still, Moussambani was happy. He had never swum in a pool of that size

before.

1. Lorz’s gold medal was taken away at the 1904 Olympics because ______.

A. he broke the rules B. officials made a mistake

C. officials picked him up halfway D. he beat the second runner badly

2. What happened to Pietri at the 1908 Olympics?

A. He broke a world record.

B. B. He finally won the gold medal.

C. He fell down after finishing the race.

D. He received help as he crossed the finish line.

3. How did people look at Moussambani?

A. They felt sorry for him. B. They admired him greatly.

C. They showed no interest in him. D. They had mixed feelings about him.

Being highly successful in any field is pretty rare. It takes a combination of natural talent, luck, determination,

and plenty of outside support for someone to make it big in sports, entertainment, or business. But what if

competing is all that matters to you, whether you are likely to succeed or not? This was the goal of Michael

Edwards, better known as Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, and his reaching that goal was an amazing achievement.

Born in the U.K. in 1963, Edwards was a passionate downhill skier whose dream was to compete for Britain in

world-class competitions. He would have liked to represent his country in the 1984 Winter Olympics, but there

were a large number of downhill competitors, and Edwards didn’t qualify. Seeing his chance elsewhere, he

switched to ski jumping. Ski jumping didn’t cost as much as downhill skiing, and there was almost no competition

for a place on the British team.

But a number of hurdles could have meant the end of Edwards’ dream. He weighed more than most

competitors. He had no financial support for his training. Poor eyesight meant that he had to wear glasses under his

goggles (护目镜) — not a good thing when they steamed up at high altitudes. But he couldn’t let any of these

discourage him. He saw himself as a true lover of the sport who simply wanted the chance to compete. Winning

wasn’t the point. Having the opportunity to try was all he cared about. And nothing could stop him from trying.

In the end, Edwards took 55th place at the 1987 World Championships. He then went on to the Calgary

Olympics in 1988, where he finished last in both of his events. Many athletes would have been embarrassed by this

result, but he is proud of his achievements to this day. His determination to fight against all the odds made him a

global hero, and in 2016, the inspiring film Eddie the Eagle was made about his life.

4. Why did Michael Edwards choose ski jumping?

A. The equipment was cheaper. B. There was little competition.

C. It took fewer skills. D. It was easy to win the championship.

5. What does the underlined word “hurdles” mean in paragraph 3?

A. Doubts. B. Changes.

C. Options. D. Obstacles.

6. What made Michael Edwards outstanding?

A. His determination to win.

B. His attitude towards the Olympics.

C. His passion for the sport.

D. His ability to overcome physical disabilities.

7. What is the best title of the text?

A. Michael Edwards: A Household Athlete

B. Competition Is All That Matters to Michael Edwards

C. Michael Edwards: Took Every Chance to Learn

D. Nothing Can Stop Michael Edwards Seeking Success

When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at

the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as main

entertainment, but certainly not an education priority (优先). This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is

beneficial and important for all students.

Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking

and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as a

Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is

obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values.

It gives us identity as a society.

Music provides a kind of perception (感知) that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how

the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotional meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible

way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.

The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols.

They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we

express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, and our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to

our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an

important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music

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