云南省文山州砚山县重点中学2022-2023学年高二下学期3月月考英语试题

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Our Courses

No matter which course you choose, your language ability will be developed both quickly and effectively.

Our Stand Course guarantees(保证) a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with 4 areas--speaking, listening , reading and writing.

Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with another 10 lessons per week, guaranteeing the effectiveness of language learning.

Checking

Most of the students will take an online language test before starting their programme. Students will be placed into classes according to their current language skills. However, if the test is not usable, students will take an exam on the first Monday courses.

Arrivals and Transfer

Our programme offers the full package--students will be taken good care of from the start to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their place to live in comfort. We require the students' full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.

I returned home the other night, tired. My husband asked me how my evening was. "Great." I told him. I had spent 90 minutes in a gym with 10 ping-pong tables and all kinds of players, all of whom were playing little balls over the net. By 9 p. m, I was tired but excited and satisfied. I had beaten two young men half my age and lost battles against other competitors. For an observer, the night was common, but for me, it was lucky experience that I hadn't expected.

I had taken up ping-pong during college, and in my 30s, I took more advanced lessens. However, a serious accident hurt my leg, which made me unable to take exercise anymore. Months later, I tried to play ping-pong, but my leg had pained for a week. Since then, I put the game out of my mind.

When I was 53, one day my bad leg was working a little bit better. Could I play ping-pong now—in my condition, at my age? After thinking for a while, I tried to play ping-pong again.

Ping-pong is a sport which requires endurance(耐力). players need quick foot work and upper body movements to return balls, requiring faster response time compared to tennis.

Playing ping-pong offers benefits to the human brain. A study investigated 164 women aged 60 and above. The study showed that playing ping-pong could improve people's cognitive(认知) function more, compared with dancing, walking or doing gymnastics. "The greatest thing about this sport is that it can be played by anyone," said Jimmy Butler, a four-time national USA Table Tennis Association winner.

Years passed and my endurance improved. I began to win the games again and again. People started to praise my shots. I felt wonderful, and I believe this sport is the fountain(源泉)of youth.

The sky is extremely blue, and the sun shines on the head of gargoyle (滴水嘴怪兽) of the Ponte Neuve in Paris, where Mr. Gallais has been peddling (叫卖）dusty classic books to various tourists for more than 30 years.

Parisians and tourists around the world would come to Mr. Callais's shop and 230 other open-air booksellers' go along the left and right banks of the Seine for nearly four miles before. However, as lockdown bans to control the COVID-19 pandemic promulgated(公布), the booksellers had to face the problem of losing the tourists these years. Many of them are worrying this time might be the last period for the centuries-old profession that is regarded as a landmark to the Louver and Note Dame.

Sales have decreased by an average of 80 percent this year, Mr. Callais said, which throwing many booksellers into dangerous situations. Still, some booksellers want to work. They are eager to keep the tradition that dates back to the 16^th century. many of the booksellers are retired workers living on pensions(养老金). They are the collectors of literature and magazines. A growing number of people in their 30s and 40s have joined their ranks. They are attracted by the freedom of working outside an office in rain or shine.

Even before the pandemic, the booksellers were fighting with the cultural changes that people don't read physical books as much as they used to. If they do read physical books, most readers often chose Amazon to buy books.

A mother goat pick out her own baby from its voice alone by the time the kid is just five years old.

Researchers from University of London played kids'bleatsto female goats and studied their responses. They were surprised to find that the animals were able to pick out their own kids' voice.

"The mother and the kid rely a lot on smell to recognize one another and the animals hide in grass and don't call much in the wild during the first week of their lives. It's a strategy they use to avoid enemies," Dr. Elodie Briefer explained to BBC News, who led the research. "The mother calls to the kids when she wants them to come and be feed, so we expected that kids would recognize the mother' voices." In fact, this was the case for deer, which also use this hiding strategy, although they do not belong to the same family of species as goats.

She and her team recorded and played the young kids' calls to the female goats and recorded their responses. She explained, "Even when the calls came from kids that are five to six days old, we could see the mothers responding more to the voices of their own babies." Hearing the voices of their own kids, the females would look towards the speaker that the sound was coming from, moving around and calling in response.

The scientists say that understanding how goats behave and communicate is of great importance. "This helps us understand just how smart these animal are," said Dr. Briefer. "Farmers might be able to change their way to raise goats considering this natural behavior."

Every year thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester(学期), the summer, or a year..

Why do it?

. You can also learn about another culture. You will see the world in a new way, and you'll learn more about yourself.

Oversea study may also look good on your future resume(个人简历). Many companies today want employees who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.

Making the right choice

Once you decide to study overseas, you have to make some choices To choose the right country or school, ask yourself: Where do I want to go?? How long do I want to study overseas? Do I want to live with host family, or roommates, or alone?

Getting ready to go

Get your passport and visa early! Before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs in your host country.. Bring some of it, and a credit card, with you.

After the first few weeks overseas, many students will feel a little homesick. They may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things. Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place, school, and culture. When you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to others. You can also write about your feelings in a notebook.

A. Once you are there

B. Learn about the money

C. How much do I want to pay

D. Should I ask my parents for permission

E. So a student must study in another country

F. Living in another country can help you learn a language

G. Studying overseas can be an exciting experience for many people

My name is Ally Del Monte. I remember it clearly. When I was 10 years old, my 1 and I were on our first vacation at Disney World, and we were going to a "Pirate and Princess Party". We didn't know that it was a costume (戏服) party but no 2 — my mom said she'd 3 me to get a princess dress. We 4 the land of princesses, but they didn't have one for me.

I was in the beginning stage of Lyme disease. My 5 and medication caused my overweight. I was too 6 for the kids costumes and the adult costumes wouldn't 7for me.

The lady at the shop said, "I'm sorry, she's too fat to be a princess." I was only 10 years old, and I was 8 because I thought I would never be 9 enough or skinny enough to be the princess that I wanted to be.

Several years later, I just turned 16, and instead of a party, I asked for a family 10. I chose to go to Disney World. Our trip was right in the middle of Halloween, and I knew I could wear a costume. It was still 11 to find a princess dress in my 12, but my mom and I decided to make our own, a magical princess dress to prove to my 10-year-old self that I am a princess, and I don't have to look for a certain 13 to be one.

I've 14 that no matter what you look like, you can be a princess. A princess isn't a size. It's a state of 15.

How much do you know about the Amazon rainforest? It is without doubt one of the true (wonder) of the world. The Amazon rainforest is of great(important) because it is home to thousands of animals, birds and insects.

The Amazon rainforest is in South America, (cover) most of the Amazon basin of South America. It travels across 9 different countries. (actual), the Amazon rainforest is the(large) rainforest in the world and it has been around for at least 55 million years, Many of the medicines that we use today are from plants in the rainforest. , about 2.7 million acres (英亩) of the rainforest(ruin) each year, which is bad for everyone as forests and trees help to keep our air clean. Scientists think that if climate changes are to increase the world's temperatureonly 3℃, then 75% of the Amazon rainforest will be destroyed. If all the forests continue to be cut down, 137 rainforest species will be destroyed every single day! That is(frighten). The Amazon rainforest is a very precious place on Earth, and we must protect it (make) it survive for years to come.

该句多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该句缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该句错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

1）时间；

2）活动安排；

3）欢迎他表演节目。

注意：

1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。