高级中学名校试卷
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广西壮族自治区2024-2025学年高二下学期4月期中
英语试题
第一部分听力（略）
第二部分阅读理解（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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Herearefourbooksthatwerepublishedin2023.Let’sreflectontheseexcellentworks.
Yinka,WhereIsYourHusband?
byLizzieDamilolaBlackburn
AvailableJanuary18,2023
Arrivingtowidespreadpraise,LizzieDamilolaBlackburn’sfirstpublishednovelisincrediblyrelatabletoanybodywhosefamilymembersfrequentlyquestiontheirrelationshipstatus.InYinka,WhereIsYourHusband?athirty-somethingNigerianwomanattemptstofindherselfaweddingdateandlearnssomevaluablelessonsaboutlifeandlove.
ThePerfectEscape
byLeahKonen
AvailableJanuary4,2023
LoveLeahKonen’sAlltheBrokenPeople?Prepareyourselfforhernewestthriller(惊悚小说),ThePerfectEscape,aboutagroupoffriendswhosegirls’weekendgoeswrongwhentheylandthemselvesindeeptroubleintheCatskillsandoneofthemgoesmissing.
Violeta
byIsabelAllende
AvailableJanuary25,2023
IsabelAllende’swidecollectionofworkcontinueswithVioleta—thestoryofawomannamedVioletaDelVallewhogivesreadersafront-rowseattohistoricmomentsofthe20thcentury,fromtheSpanishflutotheGreatDepressiontothewomen’srightsmovement,asshedecribesthehighsandlowsofher100-yearlifeinaseriesofletterstohergrandson.
GreenwichPark
byKatherineFaulkner
AvailableJanuary25,2023
Talkaboutsuspense!KatherineFaulkner’sGreenwichPark,writtenfromthreeperspectives,centersonapregnantwomanwhomeetsanothermom-to-bewhocouldn’tbemoredifferentfromher.Astheirfriendshipdevelops,theyrealizetheymaybemoreconnectedthantheythink.
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutLizzieDamilolaBlackburn?
A.Shehasneverwrittenathrillerbefore.
B.Sheisskilledatcreatingaromanticstory.
C.Sheiswidelyacknowledgedbythepublic.
D.Sheattemptstofindherselfaweddingdate.
2.Whatisthebest