2010-2024历年浙江省金华一中0910高二下学期期中考试英语试题 .docx

2010-2024历年浙江省金华一中0910高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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一.参考题库(共25题)

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Ihadneverseensanddunes（沙丘）before.IfyougototheseasideinBritain,youmayseesomesmallhillsofsand,butnothingveryimpressive.Ofcourse,Africaishometomanybeautiful“sandscapes”,butIwasinChina,soIwenttoDunhuang.

IhadspentmyfirstdaylookingatthebeautifulMogaocaves.NowIwantedtoexperiencesomethingverydifferent.

IhavebeenwalkinginAsia,EuropeandAmerica,butnothingpreparedmeforwalkingoverhillsofsand.WheneverItookastepupahill,myfeetwouldsinkintothesandandmovebackwards.SometimesitseemedasifIweremovinginthewrongdirection.

IwantedtoseethesunsetsoIhadtoclimbtothetopofthehighestsanddune.ThesunwasbeatingdownuponmybackasIwalkedslowlyoverthesand.Someplantshadmanagedtosurviveinthedrygroundbutnotmany.

AsIclimbedhigher,thehillsofsandbecamesteeperandmyfeetstartedtoslipfurtherbackwards.Iendedupwithmyhandsandknees,crawling(爬行)upwardsthroughthetop.IjustletgoifIwouldfallthewaydown.ButIrefusedtogiveup:inchbyinch,Imademywaytothetopofthesanddune.

WhenIgotthereIwasamazedbywhatIsaw.Thesandformedaverysharppoint,justlikeaknife-edge.Onesideofthedunewasbathedinsunshine,theothercoveredbyshade.AsIlookedintothedistance,thesamepatternwasrepeatedonallofthehilltops,andthedifferencebetweendarkandlightwasbeautiful.

Asthesunbegantosink,theshadowsgrewlongerandthelightbecamewarmandorange.ThewindhadcometolifeandsandwasblownagainstmylegsasIwalkedalongthedunes.SoonitwasgettingdarkandIcouldonlyjustmakeoutthelineoffootprintsthatmarkedmyjourneytothetopofthehill.Islowlymademywaydowntothebottom,mypathlitbythedyingsun.

65Theauthorprobablywenttoclimbthesanddunes__________afterhearrivedatDunhuang.

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