湖南省湘潭市两校2022-2023学年高三上学期期末线上联考试卷英语试题

高三英语试题 第一部分　听力(共两节,满分30分)略 第二部分　阅读(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A “You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way.”The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. As the summer holiday is here, are you planning a trip to relax after working so hard for a half year? Traveling, just like reading, is a refreshing journey, and a temporary retreat (逃避) from the busy world. Here are 4 books we recommend that you take on your trip. Destination: Central Europe Recommended book: Life is Elsewhere, 1969, by Milan Kundera Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” The book describes a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship.        Experience the artist’s passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life. Destination: Kenya, Africa Recommended book: West with the Night, 1942, by Beryl Markham This book is about a direct, stylish and engrossing story of a marvelous life well-lived. Markham described her childhood in Kenya and her experiences as a bush pilot in the 1930s—evoking (描述出) the landscape, people, and wildlife in rich detail. Destination: Provence Recommended book: A Year in Provence, 1989, by Peter Mayle Provence, well-known for its lavender(薰衣草), is not only a tourist attraction, but more a symbol of a lifestyle. The book doesn’t teach you how to deal with the hardships in life, but to avoid them happily. With a cup of wine and a rocking chair, time flows slowly here. The author and his wife are living a reclusive(隐居的) life here. When you make a trip following the author’s footsteps, you may encounter him in Provence. Destination: Istanbul, Turkey Recommended book: My name Is Red, 1998, by Orhan Pamuk The book, featuring a peak masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Orhan Pamuk, has been t