浙江省衢温“51”联盟2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中英语试题（Word版含解析）

浙江省衢温“5 1”联盟2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中英语试题 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、阅读理解 A Joke and Balloon In 2001, a young girl called Laura Buxton released a balloon from her bedroom window in Staffordshire, England. Attached to the balloon were a joke and Laura’s e-mail address. “At the time, I thought it was funny,” said ten-year-old Laura. Amazingly, six weeks later, Laura received an e-mail from another ten-year-old girl who lived in the town of Buton, about 200 kilometers away. In the e-mail, the young girl explained how she had found the balloon and she enjoyed the joke. Incredibly, the little girl’s name was also Laura Buxton. A Walking Book During a tour of the US, the British actor Sir Anthony Hopkins lost one of his favorite novels, a copy of The Girl from Petrovka by George Feifer. Inside the book was a dedication (献词) from his mother. He searched everywhere for it, but the book had disappeared. However, three years later, Hopkins was on the London Underground when he noticed a copy of the book on the seat next to him. On opening the first page, he saw his mother’s familiar handwriting. Supermarket Surprise 66-year-old John Foundergen of Liverpool had been trying to trace his brother for decades. Many years before, there had been a family argument and the two brothers hadn’t seen one another since. However, one day, John met a woman in a supermarket who said, “Hey, you know, you look just like my husband.” You can guess the rest. Delayed Gratitude In 1965 Roger Akua, aged four, was saved from drowning by a woman called Alice Blaise. Nine years later, Roger saw a man drowning on the same beach. Roger dived in and saved the man. Roger later found out that the man was Alice Blaise’s husband. 1．Why did Laura Buxton release a balloon A．To tell a story. B．To ask for help. C．To have some fun. D．To convey her kindness. 2．What can we learn about the book Hopkins found on the London Underground A．It is written by a British actor. B．Hopkins found it written by his mother. C．A passenger gave it to Hopkins. D．The handwriting of Hopkins’ mother can be found in it. 3．What does the text mainly talk about A．Strange stories. B．Moving stories. C．Adventurous stories. D．Fairy stories. I’m approaching the Knight Street Bridge as I try to get home after work. It’s 5:15 pm. Traffic is slowing down and then it comes to a full stop. I’m stuck even before getting on the bridge. This has become my normal work commute (上下班往返) routine. Ahead of me is a heavily jammed on-ramp (匝道). I stare at the endless rows of vehicles, depressed. Seconds pass. Minutes pass. Looking at the rows of cars and trucks, I start counting — 299, 300, 301 — and I give up. Suddenly I remember I’m one of the 300 helpless drivers. When the cars do move, I move carefully, making sure not to knock into other vehicles. Finally, I make it onto the bridge. The traffic is still crawling at a snail’s pace. Tired and hungry, I be ... ...