精品解析：吉林省长春市东北师范大学附属中学2022-2023学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

2022-2023学年 东北师大附中高一年级(英语)学科试卷 下学期期中考试 第一部分 听力(略) 第二部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Jeremy Pound recommends compositions inspired by the beauty of the British countryside. Frederick Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring A bird, cuckoo, in Bradford born Delius’s short work for orchestra. In this instance, the call of the bird is heard in one wind instrument and later another, while a soft, gentle tune in the strings promises sunny days ahead. Arnold Bax: November Woods Bax’s 1917 symphonic poem for orchestra has, as the title suggests, a wonderfully autumnal feel. A storm gathers in the first half but eventually the music switches to a calmer mood. Few works display the British weather so delicately. Gustav Holst: Egdon Heath Though the title of Holst’s 1927 orchestral work comes from a fictional location described by Thomas Hardy, the composer was initially inspired to write it by long walks in the south of England. The musical landscape here is rough and sometimes predictive. Edward Elgar: Cello concerto Is an ageing Elgar looking back over recent global and personal ups and downs in this grand but sorrowful 1919 work, or expressing the beauty of the British countryside? A bit of both, one feels—he associated a passage from it with the Malvern Hills. 1. Which of the following is the first inspiration of Holst’s 1927 composition? A. The call of a bird. B. A storm in the autumn of England. C. The long walks in southern England. D. A famous novel by Thomas Hardy. 2. What do we know about Cello Concerto? A. It is one of Elgar’s early works. B. It involves Elgar’s personal experiences. C. It is developed in a joyful tone. D. It focuses on the beauty of Malvern Hills. 3. What do the four compositions have in common? A. They are composed in spring. B. They are musical works of the 1910’s. C. They are conducted by Jeremy Pound. D. They are inspired by the British countryside. B Last year I went to the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, and it b