2024—2025学年浙江省杭州市西湖区东方中学高一上期中考高中英语试卷.docVIP

2024—2025学年浙江省杭州市西湖区东方中学高一上期中考高中英语试卷

一、阅读理解

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Manystudentslovecompetingincontests.Ifyou’reoneofsuchstudents,herearesomeconteststhatmightcatchyourattention.

TeamAmericaRocketryChallenge

Thisistheworld’slargeststudentrocketcontest.Thecontestwascreatedinthefallof2002asaone-timecelebrationoftheCentennialofFlight,butbypopulardemandbecameayearlyprogram.ItismeanttobuildastrongerUSworkforce(劳动力)inscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics.

CreativeCommunicationPoetryContest

Manystudentslovewritingpoems,whichcanbenefittheminvariousways.Nowthiscontestisagoodchoiceforthem.Inadditiontothewinningpoems,otherpoemsofhighqualityareacceptedtobepublishedandwillbereadbymorepeople.Thereisnoentryfeeandnorequiredpurchase(购买)inordertobecomepublished.Butentriesmustbestudentsin9thgradeorlowerlivingintheUnitedStates.

MathContests—HomeschoolDivision

Thegoalofthecompetitionistoencouragestudents’interestinmathandtoinspirestudentstodowellinmath.Thecontestisforstudentsingrades2,3,4and5.Anyteacherfromapublicschooloraprivateschooliswelcometoasktheirstudentstocompete.Opentohomeschoolstudentsingrades2-8.

NationalConstitutionBee

TheNationalConstitutionBeewillbeheldatthePhoenixParkHotelinWashington,DC.Toreachthestandardofjoininginthecontest,studentsmustfinishinthetop3intheirStateConstitutionBee.Thefirst-placewinnerwillreceivea$25,000collegescholarship(奖学金).Thesecond-placewinnerwillreceiveonefifthofwhatthefirst-placewinnerwillreceive.Andthethird-placewinnerwillreceivehalfthatmuchofthesecond-placewinner.

1.WhowouldbeinterestedintakingpartinTeamAmericaRocketryChallenge?

A．Studentsenjoyingoutdoorchallenges.

B．Studentslovingjoiningincelebrations.

C．Studen