2022-2023 学年 高一年级（英语）学科试卷下学期期中考试（答案在最后） 第一部分 听力（略） 第二部分 阅读理解（共15 小题；每小题2 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Jeremy Pound recommends compositions inspired by the beauty of the British countryside. Frederick Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring A bird, cuckoo, in Bradford gave birth to Deliusˈs short work for orchestra. The call of the bird is heard in one wind instrument and later another, while a soft, gentle tune (曲 调 ) in the strings promises sunny days ahead. Arnold Bax: November Woods Baxˈs 1917 symphonic (交 响 乐) poem for orchestra has, as the title suggests, a wonderful feeling of autumn. A storm gathers in the first half but eventually the music turns into a calmer mood. Few works display the British weather so well. Gustav Holst: Egdon Heath Though the title of Holstˈs 1927 orchestral work comes from a fictional location described by Thomas Hardy, the composer was originally inspired to write it by long walks in the south of England. The musical landscape here is rough and sometimes predictive. Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto Is an ageing Elgar looking back over recent global and personal ups and downs in this great but sad 1919 work, or expressing the beauty of the British countryside? A bit of both, one feels — he associated a passage from it with the Malvern Hills. 21.Which of the following is the first inspiration of Holst ˈs 1927 composition? A. The call of a bird. B. A storm in the autumn of England. C. The long walks in southern England. D. A famous novel by Thomas Hardy. 22. What do we know about Cello Concerto? A. It is one of Elgar ˈs early works. B. It reflects Elga...
