1、内蒙古师范大学锦山实验学校2023年-2023年学年高二英语上学期期中试题 （说明：本试题共120分，折合成150分；时间：100分钟）第I卷（选择题）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑A Today marks the one-year anniversary of my fathers death. Looking back at the past year, I cannot describe how hard it has been for
2、me mentally and physically.For a long time I suffered in silence. I felt as if I was running in circles(圆圈). I kept my tears to my sleep and my loneliness in my bedroom.After my fathers death, I began channeling all that pain into dance. But as a fairly new dancer, I havent had too much stage experi
3、ence. I recently performed at my schools winter concert for one of my classmates who is dealing with a rare illness. I dedicated(献上)the dance to her and my father. I only had one week. I was so anxious that I felt like I was having a heart attack.Luckily, my best friends came to my aid. What they sa
4、id to me was one of the kindest things anyone has ever said. I will never forget what one of them said: “You are so beautiful because of your heart and beautiful mind. You have more kindness than some will ever have. I saw how much that dance meant to you, especially how it connected with your memor
5、ies. It made me cry, that is how incredible you are.”Just surround（环绕）yourself with people like my friend who will never think little of you. I am so proud of how much Ive achieved and I know I will keep going, just as my father would have wished.1What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?
6、A. She had no gift for dancingB. She found it painful to dance on stageC. She suffered from a heart disease.D. She lacked experience and got nervous on stage.2We can infer from the article that the author_A. performed at her schools concertB. recovered quickly from the loss of her fatherC. is very g
7、rateful to her friendsD. is still too sad to keep moving on3The author wrote the article mainly to _.A. remind us of the importance of friends in out livesB. encourage us to deal with pain positivelyC. tell us how she became a successful dancerD. show respect to her dear fatherBHow old are the apps
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