2022年安徽省合肥市第一中学高一下学期期末模拟英语试卷.docx

合肥市第一中学2021-2022学年度高一年级期末模拟考试卷

英语

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第二部分阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TwoworldchampionshipsweredecidedthisweekendonoppositesidesoftheAtlanticOcean.InEngland,theRugbyWorldCupwasdecided.InNewYork,thebaseballseasonsawitsfinalmatch.Morethan80,000audienceswatchedNewZealandwintheRugbychampionship34-17overAustralia.ThematchwasheldonSaturdayatthefamousTwickenhamStadiumnearLondon.

ItwasthesecondworldtitleforNewZealand.Fanscalltheteam“AllBlacks”becauseoftheirblackuniforms.Adaylater,thebaseballWorldSeriescametoaclosewithawinbytheKansasCityRoyalsovertheNewYorkMets.

IntheWorldSeries,thefirstteamtowinfourgamesclaimsvictory.TheRoyalswonfourofthefirstfivegamesplayedwiththeMets.KansasCitylastwonin1985.

TheRugbyWorldCupopenedonSeptember18,whenEnglanddefeatedFiji.Forty-eightmatchesandsixweekslater,NewZealandwonthetitle.Goingintothetournament,theAllBlackswererankedNo.1intheworld.

Everytournamentlikethishasa“favorite”,ortheteamexpectedtowin.Thetournamentalsohasan“underdog”,ortheteamlesslikelytowin.Buttheunderdogoftenbecomesafavorite.ThisyearintheRugbyWorldCup,the“underdog”teamwasJapan.

Comingintothetournament,Japanwasranked13thintheworld.Butafteraninspiringshowinginthegroupstageofthetournament,Japanmovedupthreeplacesto10th.Asidefromthechampionshipgameitself,thematchthatcreatedthebiggestsurprisecamewhenJapandefeatedworldNo.3SouthAfrica34-32.TheAssociatedPresscalledit“thebiggestshockinRugbyWorldCuphistory”.

SouthAfricawasatwo-timeWorldCupchampion.JapanhadonlyeverwononematchintheWorldCupbeforethatga