宁夏吴忠中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
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一、阅读理解
Online cours offer people abundant opportunities to learn. Try some of the Harvard online cours about humanities.
The Path to Happiness
From Confucianism to Daoism, the philosophies developed over two thousand years ago are among the most powerful in human history. This cour brings voices from the past into modern contexts to explore the path to a good life today.
Duration: June 16, 2021—June 14, 2022
Fees: Free of charge
Pace: Self-paced
Difficulty: Introductory
Introduction to the Ancient Greek World
This cour is about ancient Greece with its unique places, ways of life and historical changes. We survey the most important social institutions and cultural traditions. We also study everyday features such as food and dress.
Duration: June 21—August 6, 2021
Fees: $3400
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Pace: Instructor-led
Difficulty: Introductory
Biotechnology and the Human Good
Biotechnology offers exciting and promising prospects for healing the sick and relieving th
撤职和免职e suffering. In this cour we consider possible functions beyond common treatments like making people look younger, perform better and become perfect.
Duration: June 21—August 6, 2021
Fees: $ 3400
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Pace: Instructor-led
Difficulty: Intermediate
Superheroes and Power
What makes superheroes popular? How can they help us think about super powers? In this cour, we explore tho questions in Marvel and DC favorites (especially the X-Men) as well as independent comics novels.
Duration: June 22 —August 6, 2021
Fees: $ 3400
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Pace: Instructor-led
Difficulty: Intermediate
1．Which cour can you take if you are free in Oct. 2021?
A．The Path to Happiness B．Introduction to the Ancient Greek World
C．Biotechnology and the Human Good D．Superheroes and Power
2．What does Biotechnology and the Human Good deal with?
A．Powers of superheroes. B．More us of biotech.
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C．Ways to increa happiness. D．Clinical practices of biotech.
3．What do the four cours have in common?
A．They are of the same level. B．They are free of charge.
C．They belong to the same subject. D．They are instructor-led.
Jessica Long, from Baltimore, Maryland, USA is a champion by all definitions of the word. She is one of the world’s most decorated swimmers. Jessica was the youngest athlete to win a Paralympics (残奥会) medal. But her path to becoming a champion has been anything but easy.
Jessica was born in Irkutsk, Russia with a vere and rare dia — fibular hemimelia (腓侧半肢畸形). This means that part of her leg bones was missing or abnormal. Becau of that, her young mother placed her in a Russian orphanage (孤儿院), fearing she could not care for Jessica.
Fortunately, she was adopted by an American family when she was 13 months old. She required 25 different surgeries to help her leg condition. But unfortunately, both of her legs had to be removed when she was just 18 months old. Jessica learned to walk with artificial legs. As a child, she took to sports including gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, biking and rock climbing.
She began swimming at her grandparents’ hou when she was 6. She started competiti
ve swimming about 4 years later. She did really well in swimming. Shortly after she started competing, Jessica was lected as Maryland’s Female Swimmer of the Year with a Disability. Even though Jessica was annoyed with her physical limitations, she was encouraged to enter her first Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. She won three gold medals in swimming at 12! But she did not rest on her success.
Jessica has gone on to win 23 medals for Team USA at the Paralympics! While she began her career out of anger and annoyance, she now has a positive force on a mission to inspire the next generation of Paralympians! Her attitude and growth have been keys to her success. Jessica always believed she could do anything. As she says, “The only disability in life is a negative attitude.”
4．What happened to Jessica when she was a baby?
A．She was abandoned in the wild. B．She had 25 operations on her leg.
C．She had her legs cut becau of a dia. D．She was adopted by a Russian family.
5．When did Jessica begin to receive professional swimming training?
A．At the age of 4. B．At the age of 6.
C．At the age of 10. D．At the age of 12.
名声英语6．What can we infer about Jessica from the text?
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A．She was the youngest athlete in US history.
