辽宁省大连市普兰店区第三十八中学2023高一英语下学期第二次考试试题.docVIP

PAGE / NUMPAGES 辽宁省大连市普兰店区第三十八中学2023高一英语下学期第二次考试试题 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共10个小题，每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The reason why some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to get in touch with their inner child in a proper environment is that they think it is good to do so from time to time . A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid again． At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show—and—tell，arts—and—crafts such as finger paint，games like musical chairs and even take naps．The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day． 30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos，the brain behind the adult preschool，studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher．She’s always looking for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood．A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead． According to Candice, her best friend，Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children. “I realized all the importance of what we learn in preschool，”said the founder Michelle Joni，“People come here and get in touch with their inner child．It’s magical．We are bringing ourselves back to another place，another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves，more confident and ready to take on the world．” “One person’s here because they want to learn not to be so serious．”Michelle said．“Anothers here to learn to be more confident．”She explained that most of the classes were planned．However，Joni added that while the planned activities were fun，it was often the spontaneous(自发的)moments that attracted students．“It’s the things you don’t plan for，the sharing between friends and learning from each oth