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2023-2024学年第二学期阶段性调研测试 高三英语 第I卷 第一部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A Ben Miller is a British actor, as well as a productive writer for children. Here, he shares his favorite books. King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green I loved reading when I was little. My parents were both English teachers, and our home was full of books. Dickens was a family favorite. But the book that really fired my imagination was King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green. Buy King Arthur and His Knight of the Round Table here Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith I’m a fool for a classic, and I’m so glad I finally managed to finish Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith. Put simply, its the funniest book I’ve ever read, with text by George and illustrations by Weedon. Buy Diary of a Nobody here Exhalation by Ted Chiang It’s never too late to have your life changed by a book， and it happened to me again recently when I read Ted Chiang’s collection Exhalation. Story of Your Life, one of the best in it, inspired the sci-fi alien visitation classic Arrival. I love that too, but each and every piece in Exhalation is its match in imagination. Buy Exhalation here Ben Miller’s new book The Night We Got Stuck in a Story is available now. * This post contains some links, so we may earn a small amount of money when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you. 1. Who wrote the book Ben Miller considers the most amusing? A. Dickens. B. Roger Lancelyn Green. C. Ted Chiang. D. George and Weedon Grossmith. 2. Which category does the book Exhalation most likely fall in? A. Fairy tale. B. Poetry. C. Science fiction. D. Comics. 3. What’s the main purpose of the text? A. To advertise some books. B. To attract new subscriptions. C. To recommend a famous actor. D. To share Miller’s reading habits. B I’m a grandma in my 60s. In the spring of 2020, lik