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云南省德宏州2022-2023学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

Ioftenfindmyselfdrawntobooksthatexploreruralsettings.HereareafewbooksthatIvereadandloved.

RushOh!

byShirleyBarrett

RushOh!isoneofthemosttouchingbooksI’veread.ItfollowstheDavidsons,awhalingfamilyfromWales.Afterthedeathofhermother,MaryDavidsonhasmanyworries:herfivesiblings（兄弟姐妹）andcaringforherfather.TheauthorBarrett’sexplorationofthisworldandhercharactersarebittersweetandhumorous.

QuestionsofTravel

byMichelledeKretser

QuestionsofTravel,isaportraitofRavi,aSriLankanrefugee（难民）whofleestoAustraliaafterhiswifeandson’sdeath,andLaura,ayoungwomanwhomovestoLondonandbackagain.Thewritingisbeautifulandtouching.NeverbeforehaveIreadSydneybroughtsovividlytolife.

TheLifeandLovesofLenaGaunt

byTracyFarr

LenaGaunt,inher80s,looksbackonherlongandfascinatinglife.Shehaseventuallytraveledwidelyasaplayerofaninstrument.LenaGauntrevealsthepartsofherlifethatgavehejoy—hermusic,herdaughter,Grace,andherlover-aswellasthosetouchedbythesadnessofloss.

TooEasy

byJ.M.Green

TooEasyisanirresistiblenovelstarringStellaHardy,asocialworkerinMelbourne.WhenoneofStellasclientsismurderedandaneighborgoesmissing,Stellabeginstoinvestigate.TheplotsetsacrackingpacethroughpoliceinvestigationsandjourneystoWesternAustralia.

1．WhichofthefollowingissetinSydney?

A．RushOh! B．TheLifeandLovesofLenaGaunt

C．TooEasy D．QuestionsofTravel

2．WhatisthebookTheLifeandLovesofLenaGauntmainlyabout?

A．Bittersweetteenageexperiences. B．Attractivemusicalinstruments.

C．Heart-shakinginvestigations. D．Happinessandsorrowinlife.

3．Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?

A．Torecommendexcellentwriters. B．Toanalyzebookqualities.

C．Tointroducegoodworks. D．Toexpres