山东省日照市2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

山东省日照市2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 一、阅读理解 Sarah Lawrence College Writers Week Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) Writers Week is a week-long workshop for high school students to improve their skills in writing. The workshop offers online and in-person programs, so that they can be more inclusive to people who do not have access to travel. The workshop also offers a theater element, so if a student is interested in both writing and theater (or writing for theater), this would be a great opportunity. In these programs, participants are guided by writers, poets, and performance artists to give a unique perspective (视角). Other instructors include the Sarah Lawrence staff, as well as some of their graduate students. ●Qualification: Students entering 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade (must be over the age of 14) ●Cost: On-campus session: $1, 550, includes lunch (limited scholarships are available to Yonkers Public School students) ●Virtual: $1, 025 ●Application deadline: Applications will open in early June of 2024 for the July and August sessions. ●Camp dates: July Session (Virtual): July 15-July 19, 2024 August Session (On Campus): August 5-August 9, 2024 Location: Bronxville, New York or virtual 1．What do we know about the workshop A．It provides flexible choices. B．It makes travel more convenient. C．It offers low-income students scholarships. D．It focuses on improving teaching methods. 2．Who is unfit to instruct students in the workshop A．A writer. B．A poet. C．An SLC teacher. D．An SLC undergraduate. 3．When can you apply for the workshop in 2024 A．June 7. B．June 25. C．July 15. D．August 9. When I was young, my mother was very much concerned for my happiness and was always there to support me. We had healthy boundaries (界限). When my own turn came for being a mother, I was determined to do so. But as my daughter and I sat down to choose courses for the seventh grade, I felt the boundaries begin to fall. Students were allowed three electives (选修课) each term. Several of these were year-long courses—band, orchestra, yearbook and Spanish, and the rest were random (随机的) — technology education, drama, leadership and PE. I hated PE in my own school days. We read the elective options carefully and sweet relief flooded through me. “You can sign up for band, yearbook and Spanish, and you won’t have to take PE ever,” I told her. I settled back into my chair, a weight taken off my chest. My daughter, however, frowned. “But I’m not sure I want to take Spanish. And I want to do the leadership class... and try drama!” I broke in on her words with more practical wisdom. “You can’t pick the electives you want, though. They’re organized randomly. So you might get drama and leadership..., or you might get gym class or technology education. You might get the classes you want, and you might not. Is it worth risking having to take PE ” Finally, she chose to take the chance and signed up for band, yearbook and one perio ... ...