高级中学名校试卷

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浙江省金兰教育合作组织2024-2025学年高二下学期

4月期中英语试题

第一部分听力(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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

VirginiaWoolfdescribedstandingunderthe“vastdome”oftheReadingRoom,“asifonewereathoughtinthehugebaldforeheadwhichissosplendidlyencircledbyabandoffamousnames”(ARoomofOne’sOwn,1929).

We’recelebratingtheReadingRoomreopeningwithaliterarytourthroughsomeofthefamousnameswhohaveusedthislibrary.Builtinthemid-19thcentury,theReadingRoompreviouslyhousedtheBritishMuseumLibraryandhasbeenusedbycountlessnovelists,poetsandplaywrightsthroughtime.

HearfromnovelistTracyChevalier,writer,fashioncriticandcuratorCharliePorterandnovelistandstorytellerElifShafakonnotableauthorswhohaveusedtheReadingRoom,andhowthoseauthorsinspiredtheirownwriting.

Theeventconcludeswithabook-signingsessionbythespeakers,from19:30-20:00,ofTheGlassmaker(2024),NovaScotiaHouse(2025)andThereAreRiversintheSky(2024).ThesebookswillbeavailabletopurchaseatthebookshopintheGreatCourt.

Bookinginformation

●Booknow(Openinnewwindow)tosecureyourplace.

●Concessions(优惠)includeDisabledvisitors,job-seekers,seniors(60+)andstudents.TheeventisfreeforDisabledvisitors’assistants(bookingrequired).

●DoorstotheReadingRoomwillopenatapproximately18:00fortheaudiencetotaketheirseats.

●PleasenoteonlybottledwaterispermittedintheReadingRoom.Nofoodorotherdrinksareallowed.

●EventticketholdersnolongerneedtojoinqueuesthatdevelopoutsidetheMuseumgates.Instead,youcangostraighttothefrontofthequeue,showyourconfirmationemailorpaperticket—andsecuritycolleagueswillguideyoutothefast-tracklane(leadingtothesecuritytent).

●Pleaseallowtimetogothroughasecuritycheck,whichincludesabagcheckuponentrytotheMuseum.

Scheduleddates

●March2025

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