新疆乌鲁木齐市六校联考2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

Wonderful trip around the Mediterranean

Days 1-2 Barcelona Spain

Discover the interesting buildings, Catalan culture and Gothic Quarter in Gaudi's city of Barcelona.

Day 3 BoardRegal Princess

Day 4 Relaxing at sea

Day 5 Gibraltar

You've got a full day to get to know this British territory (领土), home to many cultures. Choose to ride the cable car (缆车) for great views of the Rock of Gibraltar or discover the beautiful lighthouse.

Day 6 Relaxing at sea

Day 7 Marseille, France

Enjoy a full day discovering all that Provence has to offer — flower fields, fishing boats or Roman ruins (遗迹). City or countryside, you decide.

Day 8 Genoa, Italy

Get to know this busy town by walking through the wonderful streets and piazzas (public squares, especially in an Italian town).

Day 9 Florence / Pisa

Choose to visit wonderful wineries (酒庄) in Tuscany or the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa on your last day in Italy.

Day 10 Disembark (下船) Regal Princess

Go to the airport for your flight home.

Your holiday includes

• Direct flights

• 2 nights 4 star Barcelona hotel incl breakfast

• 7 nights aboard Regal Princess

• Private guide

10 day holiday from

Single room £1,199

Mini double room £1,949

Growing up, Steph Clemence didn't live in any one place for long because her mother was always on the move. By the time she was a senior in high school, Steph had lived in 25 places. Still, she had good grades and thought she would be going to college. But when her father died in a car accident, leaving her mother to support three daughters, paying for college was out of the question.

Steph found a job and tried to work out what to do with a life that had deviated(偏离) from the plan she'd carefully laid out.

The answer came one afternoon when she was cleaning her drawer (抽屉) and found a handout titled "Mrs. Clark's Book List." It was from the English teacher she'd had in her junior year at McKenzie High School in Vida, Oregon. One afternoon, Mrs. Clark walked into the classroom carrying a pile (摞) of handouts. She asked each student to take one. It could be a road map, she said. "Some of you mightn't go on to higher education," Mrs. Clark said, "but you can continue to learn." She'd spent months creating a list of 153 books from the United States and abroad.

Steph studied the list. And so it began. "I was hopeful and decided to improve myself," Steph says. "I would read every book in the order they appeared."

Over the years, the reading list was a constant (不变的事物) in her life, traveling with her even on vacations. When the original (原先的) list wore out, she typed up a new copy. And then another.

Now Steph is 70, and she never did get to college. But she has only four books left to read from the list. She expects to finish them sometime in 2023. "Each of the books has added something to who I am and how I see the world," she says. "They've opened so many doors for me about the environment, history, etc. I'm no expert, but I now have the background to see why things happened and what they might mean."

Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.

Proper nutrition (营养) is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of "fuel"(燃料). Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein, like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.

Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality.Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.

Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命). Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.

If everybody were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.

No one knows exactly when jazz was invented, or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 1900s. Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and New Orleans was its birthplace. Here are some information about jazz.

Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music was not written down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white musicians to learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz. The popularity of this music spread. From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago, then to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians, both black and white. Many of them were famous. One man was better than the rest. His name was Louis Armstrong.

Louis Armstrong was a born musician. He was not only talented but also hard-working. He also had a good sense of humor and a big, good-natured smile. These personal qualities were valuable in his rise to fame. After he became famous, he traveled around the world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy, especially at the beginning.

Louis Armstrong was bornin1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and his mother could hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents separated, and Louis lived with his mother. How hard their life was can readily be imagined. And yet Louis smiled through everything. He later wrote, "My whole life has been happiness. Life was there for me and I accepted it. Whatever happened has been beautiful to me. I love everybody."

It is natural for us teenagers to feel upset.  Here I am offering some useful suggestions.

Move your body.

Have you ever noticed that you feel happier and have a sense of achievement after a good workout? That's because working out creates endorphins — body chemicals that make us feel happy. No matter how low you are feeling, your mood will get a well-deserved boost (改善) after a workout. Exercise also helps you keep your heart in shape, makes you stronger and helps you stay at a healthy weight. And exercise is totally fun — and it's great for your self-esteem, too.

Talk about it.

Friends' ears can be a great source of support since you're all in the same boat. And don't forget your mom — she was once a teenager as well and may understand more than you realize. Even talking to your pet can help — just saying things out loud can help you see things differently and calm you down.

Laugh a lot.

Humour can rescue you from an upset moment or make you feel better when you're in an unpleasant mood. No matter what's going on, the ability to laugh at yourself and your situation is really important. It's true! Using your smile muscles tells your brain to make more endorphins and that boosts your mood.

Cry — it's okay!

Sometimes the only way to get out of your feelings is to cry — so go ahead! Shut yourself in your room and cry your eyes out! No one says you have to be happy all the time. 

A Why not pack up your suitcase and take a trip?

B. We can't say enough good things about exercise.

C. But still we should find ways to manage our feelings.

D. So smile at whatever is happening and choose to be happy.

E. And do you know just smiling can help better your mood?

F. When you are done, you'll be ready to face the world again.

G. Don't hold in all those feelings until you are ready to explode.

A long time ago, there lived a girl named Lilly. When she started going to school, she was1 . All her classmates bullied(欺侮) her for her shy behavior. If the teacher asked any questions, she wouldn't answer because of her shyness. But she was a2 student and she knew all the3 .

Out of all the subjects, her favorite subject was sports. She always4 to be a football player on her school team. But the students always made fun of her.5 , she didn't care what her6 would say as she wanted to7 that she could be a football player.

So during the day, Lilly8 her school, and at night, she would practice football at her home. Her mother installed(安装) some more lights in their garden so that her daughter could9 properly .

Finally, the selections for the inter-school for football competition came. Lilly, without a thought,10 to go for it. Her classmates11 her, and said, "Boo! you will not make it. Back off ! " But Lilly decided not to12 their words.

As she began to play, everybody was13 her excellent skills. The judges were so wowed by her confident14 that they not only selected Lilly but also made her the captain. Now, everybody wanted to become Lilly's friend and soon she became the15 girl in the school.

Nowadays, playing table tennis has become an important part of our life. The(true) is that playing table tennis improves the quality of life. It's not only fun, but it also keeps us from the stressful life. Playing sports(help) children develop well.

The health of the individual is the backbone of a(success) life. Indoor table tennis equipment is important fordevelopment of the physical and mental health of the individual. Table tennis has its advantages, and exercise is a characteristic common to almost all types of sports,play an important role in children's physical and mental health and mostly help to avoid common injuries to your children.

Playing table tennis also helps the kids in making friends,(share) their unique experiences and feelings. It won't be wrong to say that they explore the attractive side of the life to make them feel better and happier.

One of the(great) aspects of table tennis is supporting your teammates even if they show(limit) progress, which will encourage them to go back and try harder than before.(additional), this type of daily experiences in sportsturn helps in developing determination in children's mind.

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