1高三英语上学期期中测试卷A卷-学生版(本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)略第二部分阅读(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenyouareabouttogotoaboardingschoolinEngland,therearemanydifferentquestionsthatmaycometomind.Butonceyoulookatthemwithsomeperspective,youwillcertainlyfeeleasy.Hereisanormalboardingday.EarlyMorning:Usuallyboardersgetuparound7:00amandhavearoundanhourtotakeashowerandputontheiruniformbeforebreakfast.Lessons:Classesstartat9:00amandeverylessonlastsfor50minutes.Aftertwolessons,at10:40am,you’llhaveashortbreak.Thenextperiodofclasseswillincludetwomorelessons.Lunch:Lunchisusuallyheldaround12:30pmatthedininghall,whereyou’lljoinyourfriendstoenjoyahotdish.Afteranhouroflunch,you’llhavethreeorfourmorelessonstoattend.Dinner:At5:00pmyouwillhavefinishedyourschoollessonsfortheday.MostboardingschoolsintheUKoffertheirfullboardersdifferentkindsofhotmealstochoosefrom.Activities/Sports:AllboardingschoolsintheUKprovidemanydifferentkindsofactivitiesfortheirboarders,suchasfootball,swimming,golforart.Prep:Animportantpartofboardingschoollifeisthesupervisedhomeworksessionknownas“prep”.Althoughprep2mightsoundstressful,it’sagreatwayforyoutokeepupwithyourstudies.Freetime:Onceyouaredonewithallyourclassesandactivities,it’stimetorelax.Bedtime:Inmostboardingschools,thelightsgooutaround10:30pm.Beingnervousjustbeforeyougotoaboardingschooliscompletelynormalandunderstandable.Hopefully,beingawareoftheusualroutineyou’llbefollowingcanhelpyou.Onceyouarethere,youwillalsoseehowexcitinglifeinaboardingschoolinEnglandcanbe.1.Whatcanhelpyoukeepupwithyourstudiesintheboardingschool?A.Doingactivities.B.Havinglessons.C.Enjoyingfreetime.D.Supervisedhomeworksessions.2.WhatdoweknowaboutboardingschoolsinEnglandfromthetext?A.Classesusuallystartat8:30am.B.Studentscanhaveashortbreakafterfourlessons.C.Theydon’tgivestudentsanyfreetime.D.Theyturnoffthelightsaround10:30pm.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tohelpstudentsknowaboutboarders’life.B.Toattractmorestudentstoboardingschools.C.Tointroduceanewschoollife.D.Toadvertiseforboardingschools.BTiredofworkinginITandstayingthesameinAustralia,PauloCattaneodecidedtomakeachange.In2015hestartedastrictbudgetsohecouldsaveupenoughmoneytobuyhisdreamKTM1190motorbike,acamera,andenoughfundstosupporthimselfforafewyears.Thenhegaveuphisjob,packedhisthings,andsetoffonanadventure,travellingtheworldonhismotorbike.Paulo,39,hasspentthelastfouryearsbikingthroughAustralia,SouthAmerica,NorthAmerica,andEurope,ridingupto12hoursadayandspendinghisnightsinhistentunderthestars.“AustraliaformewasmyfirstexperienceridinglongdistanceandIwasmind-blownbythebeautyoftheoldcontinent.”Paulowroteonhistraveljournal,“TravelingthroughLatinAmerica,IexploredtherainforestandlearnedSpanishandPortuguese.MexicohassomeofthebestfoodIeverhadandPeruisaninterestingplacewhere3IcanenjoytheuniquelocalIndianculture,alsocalledIncacivilization.”Paulohasmanagedtokeephistravelsgoingbykeepinghisbudgettight,sohehasn’thadtogetajobforhistravels.Tokeepcostslow,heseldomlookedforaccommodationinhotelsandwentcampinginstead.Thankfully,themotorbike,whichPauloboughtsecondhandinAustralia,hasnotrequiredanymajorrepairssincehesetoff.Thejourneyisn’talwayseasy,butPaulohasneverlookedback.Sadly,theCovi...