2023-2024学年高二下学期英语期中检测题（陕西专用）（含解析）

高二下学期英语期中检测题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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 Four European Festivals You Don't Want to Miss in 2023 Festival Medieval (中世纪的) de Sedan For an unforgettable slice of Medieval France, head to Festival Medieval de Sedan in May. Held at the largest medieval castle in Europe, the Ch teau de Sedan, the festival brings the spirit of the Middle Ages alive. Exciting tournaments and atmospheric parades take place around the castle grounds. Around 15,000 people come to explore the castle. Just be prepared to climb a lot of stairs! La Fête de la Musique There's music in the air throughout France on 21 June. This is when La Fête de la Musique (Music Day) takes place. The first all-day musical celebration was first held in Paris in 1982 but later became celebrated in 120 countries around the world. During the festival, thousands of musicians gather in the streets, bars, and cafés giving free public performances. Festival d'Avignon Another fantastic French festival not to miss is the Festival d'Avignon. The annual theater festival is held in July in the courtyard of the Palais des Papes in Avignon. During this time, Avignon transforms its architectural heritage into various grand performance venues. Tens of thousands of theater lovers of all ages come to enjoy theatre, dance, visual arts, and live music. Bastille Day Celebrated nationwide on 14 July, Bastille Day is the biggest and most important festival in the French calendar. It marks the day that Parisian civilians and peasants stormed the fortress (堡垒) and prison of Bastille. This caused events that would end the monarchy (君主) and start the age of liberty and equality. Celebrations are held all over France, including large-scale public events and parties. 21. Which of the following holidays takes place earliest A. Bastille Day. B. Festival d'Avignon. C. La Fête de la Musique. D. Festival Medieval de Sedan. 22. What can people do on La Fête de la Musique A. Explore some castles. B. Enjoy beautiful music. C. Make delicious coffee. D. Learn about the monarchy. 23. When should you go if you are interested in the most important festival A. In May. B. In June. C. In July. D. In August. B Like everybody else, I was addicted to my devices. When realizing its harm, I decided to make a change. “I’m doing Tech-Free Sundays now!” I told my mother on the Saturday night before my no-tech journey started. “Oh,” she said. “So are you giving up, like, the wheel ” I defined my terms. No: computer, phone, iPad. No: email, Twitter, Instagram. Yes: wheels, modern medicine. But when I woke up in the morning, I failed. The problem was my work: I needed to meet a deadline. I thought I could just use the computer for work, and wouldn’t check Twitter. And I didn’t, for many hours. And then I did. It was right there! And though I checked it very briefly, jus ... ...