辽宁省朝阳育英高中2021届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案（无听力部分）

育英高中2020-2021学年度第一学期期中考试 高三英语试卷 试题总分：120分； 考试时间：120分钟； 命题人： 第一部分 阅读理解（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） A　 Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare’s World Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up. The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare’s family until 1806. The House has welcomed visitors travelling from all over the world, for over 250 years. ◆Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeare’s World, a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare. ◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up. ◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare’s period. ◆Enjoy the traditional (传统的) English garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poet’s works. ★The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map；nearest is Windsor Street (3 minutes’ walk). ★The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre, its exhibition, and the garden are accessible (可进入的) to wheelchair users ★The Shakespeare Coffee House (opposite the Birthplace). 21. How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？ A. ￡9.80. B. ￡12.00. C. ￡14.20. D. ￡16.40. 22. Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace？ A. Behind the exhibition hall. B. Opposite the Visitors’ Centre. C. At Windsor Street. D. Near the Coffee House. 23. A wheelchair user may need help to enter . A. the House B. the garden C. the Visitors Centre D. the exhibition hall B I was 16 years old the day I skipped school for the first time. It was easily done: Both my parents left for work before my school bus arrived on weekdays, so when it showed up at my house on that cold winter morning, I simply did not get on. The perfect crime! And what did I do with myself on that glorious stolen day, with no adult in charge and no limits on my activities? Did I get high? Hit the mall for a shoplifting extravaganza （狂欢）？ No. I built a warm fire in the wood stove, prepared a bowl of popcorn, grabbed a blanket, and read. I was thrilled and transported by a book — it was Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises —and I just needed to be alone with it for a little while. I ached to know what would happen to Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley and Robert Cohn. I couldn't bear the thought of sitting in a classroom taking another biology exam when I could be traveling through Spain in the 1920s with a bunch of expatriates （异乡客）. I spent that day lost in words. Time fell away, as the room around me turned to mist, and my role — as a daughter, sister, teenager, and student — in the world no longer had any meaning. 1 had accidentally come across the key to perfect happiness: I had become completely absorbed by something I loved. Looking back on it now, I can see that some subtle th ... ...