2020-2021福建省南平市邵武市高三（上）中期考试英语试卷人教版.docxVIP

第 = PAGE 1*2-1 1页 共 = SECTIONPAGES 8*2 16页 ◎ 第 = PAGE 1*2 2页 共 = SECTIONPAGES 8*2 16页 第 = PAGE 2*2-1 3页 共 = SECTIONPAGES 8*2 16页 ◎ 第 = PAGE 2*2 4页 共 = SECTIONPAGES 8*2 16页 2020-2021福建省南平市邵武市高三（上）中期考试英语试卷 一、阅读理解 ? 1. Even in the best and most loving of times, families can feel impossibly confined（受限制的）. Teens are irritable and furious. Parents are annoying and embarrassing. For Esther and her daughter Chaya, the tiny novel coronavirus changed all that. Esther was born in Wuhan—a dynamic and culturally rich place that she deeply loves—but moved to the US During the winter holiday, they went to Wuhan to visit Esthers parents. Gradually at first, then more frequently, they noticed face masks on city streets. To be safe, they wore their own masks and stopped going to public gatherings. Then, suddenly the city was on lockdown. No one could leave. Their reservations home on a China Southern airlines flight were worthless. I feared for my daughters life, said Esther. If it got worse, there could be chaos. She doesnt speak much Chinese. For days, Esther repeatedly called and emailed for help. It was nonstop. She stayed online, checking all the time. Chaya felt distressed and helpless. Its awful seeing her mother go through that—without having anything she could do to help in the hotel. Their luck changed with one email. For the 1,000 Americans stuck in Wuhan, there were 230 available seats on one outbound flight, it said. Esther bought two $1,100 seats. After a 12-hour wait at the airport, they got clearance to leave, and arrived at March Air Force Base, where they were isolated in two small connected rooms with a shared bath for two weeks. There were daily medical checkups, twice-daily temperature checks and a 10 a. m. briefing（简报）. But there was no WiFi, TV or friends. For emotional support, Esther phoned her husband Haim, an engineering manager for Uber, and their two other children, aged 13 and 11. Now home, they are basking in（沉