精品解析：广东省天河中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

广州市天河中学高中部 2022 学年第一学期期末考试 高二英语试卷 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共 8 页，满分 150 分 考试用时 150 分钟 第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分 45 分) 第一节 阅读理解(共 10 小题;每小题 3 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Climbing, I once thought, was a very manly activity, but as I found my way into this activity, I came to see that something quite different happened on the rock. I started climbing when I was an undergraduate in Liverpool. I didn’t come from a climbing family, but I reveled in outdoor activities. I often swam in rivers and pools, walked around in fields and went out for Sunday walks in the hills and woods. Moving to Liverpool was quite a contrast. Suddenly, I was in a busy city environment, surrounded by streetwise kids. It was fun, but I felt out of place. Therefore, I joined the university mountaineering club. I began climbing inside an old church in Liverpool and instantly fell in love with the sport. Indoor climbing was safe, warm and fun. It made me sociable. I loved placing my body on the wall and following the lines of hold-ups towards the ceiling. I soon got the hang of climbing. When the climbs went well, everything flowed in a delightful dance. With those same mountaineering friends I began rock climbing. But climbing on real rock did not bring me the same instant rush of pleasure. Fumbling (笨拙地摸找 ) for routes and following more experienced male leaders, I struggled with moves and was frequently told off for using my knees on crags (峭壁) — apparently that was bad form. I fell off and hung on the rope, shouting for help from my partner who would do his best to help me by shouting out directions down from the top of the crag. But climbing has taught me to better deal with risk, understanding my own vulnerability while also developing strengths I never had before. I have gained an insight into the movements between people and stone. Working with gravity, geology and rhythms of weather, I gain a unique relationship with the earth. This connection lies at the heart of my passio