重庆市第一中学校2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

试卷第1页，共11页 重庆市第一中学校2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读理解

Paris is one of the most-visited destinations in the world. There are lots to explore and

there’s delicious food on every comer. A relaxing trip to Paris takes a little bit of planning.

Here are some tips for you to make your trip smooth.

Planning your trip

Have a valid passport for international travel. A passport costs $ 110 and takes 6-8 weeks to arrive after you apply.

Booking Flights

The cheapest period to fly is during the Spring time, especially if you can leave on the

first three days of the week. You’ll save even more money by booking around 90 days in

advance. In the summer months, tickets will be more expensive no matter when you book.

Enjoying Your Time

Visit the Eiffel Tower.

The Eiffel Tower is the most recognizable symbol of Paris. To avoid the crowds, go to

the Eiffel Tower early in the morning. It costs €25 to go to the top, or €10 to climb to the first

2 levels on foot. See the Notre Dame Cathedral.

At present, the Notre Dame Cathedral is not accessible to tourists due to the fire that

ruined parts of the cathedral. However, you can still visit the outside of the cathedral.\

Go to the Louvre to world-famous art.

The Louvre hosts the Mona Lisa along with 35, 000 other pieces of art. If you’re pressed

for time, visit the highlights. The Louvre costs €15 at the museum or €17 in advance (to skip

most of the line).

Take a day trip to Versailles.

If you have a day to spare, head to the palace of Versailles, around 14 miles southwest of

the city. Take a tour to see King Louis XVI’s palace and gardens. It costs e 20 to visit the

palace and grounds.

1．How can one save the most money if booking plane tickets ahead of time?

A．If he leaves on a Monday in June. 试卷第2页，共11页 B．If he leaves on a Wednesday in December.

C．If he leaves on a Tuesday in May.

D．If he leaves on a Thursday in March.

2．Which tourist attraction is not open to visitors at the moment?

A．The Notre Dame Cathedral. B．The Eiffel Tower.

C．The Louvre. D．Versailles.

3．Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A course plan. B．A research paper.

C．A travel brochure. D．An encyclopedia.

My son loves hockey (曲棍球). As his supportive fan, I watched him paying in all the

matches across half of USA this year, and I’ve learned that losing maybe best for kids.

In his third season in 2022, my son’s team never lost more than three straight games.

There was happiness, boasting, celebration, pizza. In short, it was a typically good youth

hockey season. He improved as a player, but did not much change as a person.

However, what happened the next year added its story to the legends of sporting inability.

Not only weak but prettily bad, this team lost 40 of their first 50 games, most of the defeats

coming in the course of two losing streaks (倒霉的时刻). For a time, I worried that these

streaks would kill my child’s love of the game.

But that’s not what happened. As bad as it got, the losing was clarifying. It kept out the

kids who were in it less for the game than the glory, leaving just the die-hards behind. What

started as a list of 17 of the team was cut down to 12. It was especially instructive for the kids.

It taught him a great truth of the world: For everyone good, there is someone better.

What more, the kids were learning the game in a way that only losing can teach. Each

player got to play everywhere, to learn and appreciate the role of every position on the ice.

They kept an eye on the payers from the other team too, studying and applying the tricks of

success. In an effort to break the streak, they went back to basics, accepted the intelligence of

the hockey ancients: If playing like a team, they can defeat a collection of all-stars; If doing

small and unimportant tasks well, they can get the goal.

This new team had personalities and could never be listed, no matter the score. They had

learned the most important lesson: You can lose without being beaten. They squeaked into the

state game, then made it all the way to the final, where the winner was decided in overtime 试卷第3页，共11页 (超时赛). When they lost that game and went into the handshake line, it was not as

runners-up but as a team that had been made into winners in the only way that will stick —

by losing.

4．What does the author think about his son’s team in the third season in 2022?

A．The team succeeded as a result of good luck.

B．The team had an extremely impressive performance.

C．The team didn’t live up to the author’s expectations.

D．The team behaved rather badly in three straight games.

5．What does the underlined word “clarify” refer to?