2022-2023学年重庆实验外国语学校高二上学期期中英语试题
1. There isn’t a more British way to spend a summer afternoon than enjoying the sun in our many parks.
Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
The dramatic landscape of Holyrood Park, with steep pathways and volcanic cliff faces, offers unparalleled views over the city of Edinburgh. A royal park since the 12th century, the beautiful Holyrood Palace remains one of the Queen’s primary residences.
Take a moment to relax beside one of the many mini lakes, enjoy a walk along the yellow-flowered hillocks, set off for the iconic Arthur’s Seat or explore the wind-whipped hillside ruins of the 15th century St Andrew’s Chapel.
Stanley Park, Blackpool
This seriously stylish park won the prestigious Fields in Trust “Best Park” award in 2017, an
d deservedly so. With an Art Deco café, Italian marble fountain, pretty bandstand and picturesque boating lake, it’s an elegant space to enjoy a summer’s afternoon.
Visitors can spend the day rowing on the lake and exploring the woodland and formal gardens. There’s also a 5000-seat cricket ground, 18-hole golf course and model village within the park, making it well worth a repeat visit.
Platt Fields Park, Manchester
Centred around a beautiful lake where enthusiastic fishermen catch carp and tench, Platt Fields has been enjoyed by the public for over 100 years. Platt Fields were envisioned as the “green lungs of the city”, providing Mancunians with an escape from the pollution and smog of the workhouses in Manchester.
Sports fans can enjoy bowling greens, basketball courts, football pitches, roller hockey, tennis courts, cycle paths and a skate park as well as a BMX track.
Bute Park, Cardiff
Described as the “green heart of the city”, Cardiff’s Bute Park is an urban oasis. Indeed, surrounded by towering trees, award-winning horticulture, a calming lake and thriving wildlife, it’s easy to forget you’re in the city at all.
Formerly the grounds of the statuesque Cardiff Castle, Bute Park is one of the largest parks in Wales, and there are several football pitches, attracting over a million visits every year.
1. Where are the sports activities unavailable?
A．In Holyrood Park.
B．In Stanley Park.
C．In Platt Fields Park.
D．In Bute Park.
2. What do the four parks have in common?
A．A palace.
B．A lake.
C．A fountain.
D．A golf course.
3. From which is the text probably taken?
A．A magazine only for Mancunicans.
B．A report on national parks.
C．A brochure for British parks.
D．A website introducing parks in Autumn.
2. We first encountered the hermit (隐士) in the summer during a holiday on the rugged southwest coast of Scotland. I was waiting for a bus from Bennane Hill Caravan Site with my mum and my brothers, Abel and Kevin.
It was Kevin, then aged five, who spotted him first and broke the silence excitedly shouting out that he’d seen a “tramp” (流浪汉) and pointing him out. I was thrilled to look up and see that there was indeed a tramp strolling along the road opposite us dressed in rags.
My poor mum was embarrassed, scolding Kevin, and saying it was a terrible thing to call someone. When he pointed out that the man must be a tramp because his clothes were all brown, she countered that maybe brown was his favourite colour. We weren’t buying it. He was a tramp.
There’s not much recorded about Snib. He seemed to live a normal life until his thirties. It is said that he worked as a banker in Dundee and was well paid, well respected and engaged to be married. The great mystery of this story, and indeed the making of it, is tha
t Snib suddenly walked away from everything at the age of 33 and no one seems to know why.
Snib’s cave was massive. In his cave, burning the driftwood he collected from the shore, Snib had the shelter he needed. There was an abundant local supply of rabbits, fish and potatoes for nourishment. For anything else he needed, Snib exchanged bottles he collected on the shore for goods at a local shop in Ballantrae.
Snib never took on the worries of promotion, status or ownership of a fancy car. But on his daily commute along the beach in rags seeking only the simple things in life, he was surrounded by beauty and regarded with respect. Even now I sometimes wonder if Snib is one of the wealthiest people I’ve ever met.
1. What does the underlined sentence probably mean in Paragraph 3?
hermit
A．We did not like brown color.
B．We did not believe mum.
C．We never bought brown clothes.
D．We would not buy a tramp’s clothes.
2. What made Snib quit his decent life at 33?
A．His failure in business.
B．His divorce with his wife.
C．His love for nature.
D．His pursuit of simplicity.
3. What do we know about Snib’s lifestyle after 33 years old?
A．Snib had no fixed shelter to live in.
B．Snib had difficulty getting enough nutrition.
C．Snib sometimes headed towards the local store for necessities.
D．Snib was hardly respected by others.
4. Why does the author think that Snib is one of the wealthiest people?

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