精品解析：北京市八一学校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

北京市八一学校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试 英语 第一部分 知识运用(共两节，30分) 第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 One evening, Paul O’Sullivan felt bored in his Baltimore apartment. So he got on to Facebook to find out just how many others on the social network ___1___ his name. Moments later, dozens of Paul O’Sullivans from around the world filled his ___2___. The then-27-year-old employee sent friend requests to them all. Many of his fellow Paul O’Sullivans ignored him, but a few felt too ___3___ to pass up his invitation. Paul O’Sullivan from Rotterdam in the Netherlands says, “My first reaction was ‘Who is this guy and what does he want from me?’ So I thought about it for a while .” Ultimately, he couldn’t resist the unusual friend request. As Baltimore Paul scrolled through the profiles of the Paul O’Sullivans who accepted his invitation, he noticed something four of them have in common: They were all ___4___. Wouldn’t it be funny if they formed a band called The Paul O’Sullivans? The other Pauls all ___5___ and they created a sort of musical assembly line. In March, they put on their first song about long-distance relationships. When Covid-19 slowly shut down the world, writing a song with someone across the ocean made them feel less ___6___. But just months later, Baltimore Paul began experiencing health issues that ___7___ him to take time off from making music. To make sure Baltimore Paul never felt alone, ___8___ with the miles between them, the other Pauls shared family pictures, chatted live on Instagram, and checked in on Baltimore Paul and on one another. “What are the odds (机率),” says Baltimore Paul, that a random Facebook ___9___ would lead not only to new music but to ___10___ as well? “Some things are just meant to be.” 1. A. shared B. called C. mentioned D. liked 2. A. mind B. screen C. apartment D. time 3. A. cheerful B. bored C. curious D. disappointed 4. A. musicians B. writers C. employees D. workers 5. A. applied B. clapped