1、新疆哈密石油高级中学2023学年第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ADiary of a Do-it-Yourself BookThis book based on Greg Hefleys own diary lets kids express themselves in an exciting wayIn the book, kids will be asked: What was the best dream you have ever had? The worst thing you have ever eaten? The best s
2、ecret you have ever heard? This Do-It-Yourself Book is unique and special because it has blank pages for readers to write their own stories and keep their own diariesAuthor: Jeff Kinney List Price: $1095Price: $657 Buy it on Amazoncom You save: $438（40%）Train to SomewhereMarianne, heading west with
3、fourteen other children on a train, is sure her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. Stop after stop goes by, and there is no sign of her mother in the crowds that come to look over the children. No one shows any interest in adopting shy Marianne, either. But that is all right.
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8、f a Do-It-Yourself Book BThe Way Science WorksCChinese Childrens Favorite Stories DTrain to Somewhere2Chinese Childrens Favorite Stories is written for_,AChinese children aged 6 to 10 Bteenagers in other countriesCforeign children aged 6 to 10 Djunior students in other countries3Whose book would you
9、 like to read if you are interested in science and technology?AJeff Kinneys BRobin Kerrods CMingmei Yips DEve BuntingsBGeography once played a big role in how we chose our friends, but that is changing fast. In the past, it could be difficult to keep up a relationship with someone from the next town
10、, not to mention someone from a different state or country. These days the Internet has made it easier than ever to meet friends online, whether those friends live right down the street or halfway around the world.In fact，this ability to bring together different people from different walks of life i
11、s one of the great advantages of the Internet. If you have always wanted to meet friends online from around the world, all you need to do is log on and search. The process of meeting new friends online can be a fun new adventure, and many people have found a great number of friends from all over the
12、 world using the power of the Internet.In many ways the ability to meet friends online is an extension (延伸) of the pen pals we used to have as kids. Back then we would wait patiently by the mailbox for those pen pal letters to arrive. And on the other side of the world, our special friends would ant
13、icipate the same kind of thing to happen. The Internet age has taken that pen pal age to a wholly new level, making it easier than ever to meet friends. With just a click of a mouse you can meet friends online from faraway lands, sharing stories and experiences or just spending some time chatting to
14、gether.A number of websites have made it even easier to meet friends, and those with an interest in this can definitely check those websites out. These specialized websites allow people from around the world to quickly and easily meet friends online with just a click of a mouse.4According to the pas
15、sage, with the help of the Internet, people now _.Akeep up a relationship with others more easilyBcan do more adventures than they used toCtotally neednt meet friends by writing lettersDcan make more close friends than ever5What does the underlined word “anticipate” in the passage probably mean?AExpect.BCheck. CAccept. DWorry.6The third paragraph mainly tells us _.Ait is difficult to find a pen pal Bpen pals have now been out of dateCto be a pen pal, you should be patient Dme
