高级中学名校试卷

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河南省商丘市部分学校2024-2025学年高二下学期

4月期中考试英语试题

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。

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OnFebruary13,2025,theHarvardOfficefortheArts(OFA)hostedaspecialcelebrationtomarkits50thbirthday.Theevent,heldfrom8:00pmto10:00pm,wasanunforgettableeveningfilledwithlivemusic,dance,storytelling,poetryandvisualarts.Ithighlightedthecontributionsofstudentsandalumni(校友)whohaveshapedHarvard’slivelyartscommunityoverthepastfivedecades.

Thecelebrationfeaturedperformancesbyavarietyofstudentgroups,includingtheHarvardUndergraduateBhangra,HarvardUniversityBand,OmoNaijaXWahalaBoys,First-YearMusical,KuumbaSingersofHarvardCollege,MariachiVeritasdeHarvard,andtheHarvardChoruses.OtherhighlightsincludedtraditionalRAZAFolkloricodances,Celticmusicanddance,operaperformances,andaspecialappearancebyTheHandsomeBoysPickin’Band.

Inadditiontotheperformances,theeventincludedstorytellingsessionswithwell-knownalumnisuchasDianePaulusandKarinaCowperthwaite,actorCourtneyB.VanceandBronwynVance,visualartistTiffanyOnyeiwu,theaterartistMaranathaPaul,formerOFAdirectorJackMegan,PresidentAlanGarber,andPresidentEmeritaDrewGilpinFaust.

Followingtheperformances,guestsenjoyedart-makinginAnnenbergDiningHall.ThecelebrationwasarareopportunitytoexperiencetherichartisticheritageofHarvardUniversityandtocelebratetheOFA’ssignificantimpactonstudents’life.

Seatsfortheeventwerelimited,andattendeeshadreservedtheirfreeticketsthroughtheHarvardBoxOffice.Thecelebrationtookplaceat3OxfordStreet,Cambridge,MA02138.Formoreinformation,interestedpartiescouldcontacttheHarvardOFAviaemailatmusicdpt@fas.harvard.edu.

1.WhywastheHarvardOFAeventheldonFebruary13,2025?

A.TocelebratetheOFA’s50thbirthday. B.Toattractnewstu