四川省资阳市2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题（解析版，无听力部分）

资阳市2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试 英语试卷 听力略 阅读理解（共两节，满分50.0分） 11．（7.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Clifton College's The English Experience Location：Bristol Ages：12 to 17 Fees（费用）：2 Weeks： 2740；3 Weeks： 4110 Start Dates：9，16，23，13 August 2023 The English Experience challenges students while building their confidence in English and many other skills that are useful inside and outside the classroom.At the beginning of each week，students are put into small groups and given a complex problem to work through to find a solution and present it in their chosen way.Teachers are there to guide the students，which is why class sizes are 12 at most. In the afternoons，students choose an elective（选修科目） to follow for 6 hours per week.These include such courses as news reporting，a Mini UN，and creative writing.Extra electives such as professional golf，and football coaching，as well as horse riding and exam preparation Students go on two full﹣day excursions（短途旅行） per week.Mid﹣week excursions are planned around that week's topic，so on the environmental week we go to a local environmental activity centre，and include set time for shopping.Sunday excursions are shorter but also include an entrance to a local attraction. （1）What do we know about The English Experience？ 　 　 A.It has six different time periods. B.It admits 12 students at most. C.It divides students into two groups. D.It only trains students' English skills. （2）What will you have to do if you choose horse riding in the afternoon？ 　 　 A.Quit a full﹣day excursion. B.Try to learn it for 6 hours. C.Pay some extra money. D.Choose another course. （3）Which will you choose if you hope to experience the week's theme？ 　 　 A.Pre﹣week excursion. B.Mid﹣week excursion. C.Saturday excursion. D.Sunday excursion. 12．（10分） Jonathan，a Seychelles giant tortoise（巨龟） living on the island of Saint Helena，which included a special salad cake. Nobody knows for sure how old Jonathan is.But in 1882，he was brought from the Seychelles as a gift to Sir William Grey﹣Wilson，who lived in Saint Helena.Pictures taken around that time show that Jonathan was already full﹣grown.Since it takes about 50 years for Seychelles giant tortoises to become adults，Saint Helena's current governor（管理者），Nigel Phillips，1832.That's earned him the Guinness World Record for the world's oldest land animal. In 1890，William became the governor of Saint Helena.He brought Jonathan along with him to live at the governor's home，Plantation House.Since then，another three are staying there with him.Jonathan is a local star.For his birthday，he's now being honored on a series of stamps.Saint Helena held a three﹣day party.People were invited to Plantation House to visit him.People made him a special salad cake to celebrate. Jonathan was born before the Internet，computers，TVs，telephones，or light bulbs ever existed.There weren't ... ...