浙江省衢温“5+1”联盟2023-2024学年高一下学期期中联考英语试卷(含答案).docx

浙江省衢温“5+1”联盟2023-2024学年高一下学期期中联考英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

AJokeandBalloon

In2001,ayounggirlcalledLauraBuxtonreleasedaballoonfromherbedroomwindowinStaffordshire,England.AttachedtotheballoonwereajokeandLaura’se-mailaddress.“Atthetime,Ithoughtitwasfunny,”saidten-year-oldLaura.Amazingly,sixweekslater,Laurareceivedane-mailfromanotherten-year-oldgirlwholivedinthetownofButon,about200kilometersaway.Inthee-mail,theyounggirlexplainedhowshehadfoundtheballoonandsheenjoyedthejoke.Incredibly,thelittlegirl’snamewasalsoLauraBuxton.

AWalkingBook

DuringatouroftheUS,theBritishactorSirAnthonyHopkinslostoneofhisfavoritenovels,acopyofTheGirlfromPetrovkabyGeorgeFeifer.Insidethebookwasadedication(献词)fromhismother.Hesearchedeverywhereforit,butthebookhaddisappeared.However,threeyearslater,HopkinswasontheLondonUndergroundwhenhenoticedacopyofthebookontheseatnexttohim.Onopeningthefirstpage,hesawhismother’sfamiliarhandwriting.

SupermarketSurprise

66-year-oldJohnFoundergenofLiverpoolhadbeentryingtotracehisbrotherfordecades.Manyyearsbefore,therehadbeenafamilyargumentandthetwobrothershadn’tseenoneanothersince.However,oneday,Johnmetawomaninasupermarketwhosaid,“Hey,youknow,youlookjustlikemyhusband.”Youcanguesstherest.

DelayedGratitude

In1965RogerAkua,agedfour,wassavedfromdrowningbyawomancalledAliceBlaise.Nineyearslater,Rogersawamandrowningonthesamebeach.Rogerdivedinandsavedtheman.RogerlaterfoundoutthatthemanwasAliceBlaise’shusband.

1．WhydidLauraBuxtonreleaseaballoon?

A.Totellastory. B.Toaskforhelp. C.Tohavesomefun. D.Toconveyherkindness.

2．WhatcanwelearnaboutthebookHopkinsfoundontheLondonUnderground?

A.ItiswrittenbyaBritishactor.

B.Hopkin