精品解析：广东省湛江市第七中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

湛江市第七中学高二级期中英语试题 一 阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A Libraries Britain’s First Public Library The first public library in Britain opened in Manchester in 1852. Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards. Edwards attended the library’s opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there too. How to Join a Library To join a library, go to your local library and fill in a form. You’ll receive a library card which is needed when using library services. Library Services Modern public libraries have something for everyone. Most of them have audio books, CDs, newspapers and DVDs as well as books to borrow. All Aboard the Library! A school in London didn’t have space for a library inside the building. However, everybody agreed that it was still important to have a school library. So, the head of the school, Graham Blake, decided to park an old bus in the school parking area and change it into a library. Pupils helped to paint the bus, and after eight months, the new library was ready. 1. Who was the first librarian of the first public library in Britain? A. Charles Dickens. B. William Thackeray. C. Edward Edwards. D. Graham Blake. 2. What do library services usually NOT include? A. Playing DVDs. B. Listening to audio books. C. Borrowing books. D. Selling books. 3. Why did the school in London build its library on an old bus? A. Because parents offered the school an old bus. B. Because pupils thought it was fun to read on a bus. C. Because the school didn’t have enough money to buy books. D. Because the school didn’t have enough space inside the building. B Fancy Dress High School Many American schools don’t have a dress code (规范). Sometimes students can dress in the wildest ways you could imagine! I noticed this during my first term as an exchange student at Macon High School in Missouri. One day, I saw all the students at my school were dressed up in strange clothing.