辽宁省大连市第八中学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
Peer ( 同伴 ) Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) is a peer-facilitated learning programme available to students enrolled ( 注册 ) in most core units of study in our business school.
PASS involves weekly sessions where you work in groups to tackle specially prepared problem sets, based around a unit of study you’re enrolled in.
PASS doesn’t re-teach or deliver new content. It’s an opportunity to deepen your understanding of the key points from lecture materials while you are applying your skills to solve problems.
You work interactively with your peers. As a peer group, you decide what is covered in each session. That way, PASS directly responds to your needs and feedback.
Registration in Term 2 will open at 9 am, 21 September 2022.
Waiting lists
If a session is full, you can register for the waiting list. We will email you if a place becomes available or if a new session is to be held.
When you are placed on a waiting list, we will email you a number which tells you where you are on the list. If you are close to the front of the list, you have a good chance of gaining a place in the programme in the near future.
Deregistering
If you miss two PASS sessions in a row, you will be deregistered and your place will be given to someone on the waiting list. Make sure you fill in the attendance sheet at each session to record your attendance.
You’ll be informed by email if you are being deregistered as a result of missing sessions. If
you believe you have received the email in error, email the PASS office at  passoffice@umbs. edu..
1．In PASS, students ________.
A．attend new lectures    B．decide their own schedules
C．prepare problem sets in groups    D．use their skills to solve problems
2．What can students do if a session is full?
A．Fill in the attendance sheet.    B．Sign up for the waiting list.
C．Report their needs and feedback.    D．Email the office their numbers on the list.
3．Students will be deregistered if ________.
A．they send emails in error    B．they fail to work interactively
C．they give their places to others    D．they miss two sessions in a row
Cyndi Decker, a schoolteacher in Florida, had recently taken an art class and made a painting of a huge white bird called an egret (白鹭). Her proud son posted a photograph of Decker on Reddit, shyly holding her painting. Below it he wrote, “My mom painted this and said no one would like it.“
Then Kristoffer Zetterstrand, an artist in Sweden, saw the photo, deciding to pay respect to the teacher by painting Decker holding her painting. He even captured the shy look on her face. Zetterstrand photographed himself holding his painting of Decker holding her painting. He posted the image on Reddit. The caption for his photograph is “I painted somebody’s mom.” Two days later, Amer, a student in Canada, painted a picture of Zetterstrand holding his painting of Decker holding her painting. Her caption read, “I painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom.” The artist Vince Law was the next to join in. The caption for his photo of his painting is “I painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom who painted an egret.” Artist Travis Simpson continued the fun.
And it happened again and again and again!
reddit
By this time, more than one million people had seen the paintings and pictures of paintings on a number of social media websites. Many artists around the world jumped into the process, many at the same time.
“I was in fear I was going to read a lot of hateful comments. You all have proven me so wrong. I’m assuming most of you could be my kids, and you all get an unjust accusation in this world. You all are caring and a ton of fun! Thanks for uplifting me! You all have inspired me instead,” she wrote on Reddit.
4．How did people join in the painting?
A．By painting the same bird.
B．By means of sharing painting process.
C．By organizing voluntary painters on the Internet.
D．By painting the photo posted by the previous painter.
5．Which of the following best describes these participants?
A．Considerate and entertaining.    B．Ambitious and patient.
C．Demanding and stubborn.    D．Caring and funny.
6．What can be learned from Decker’s words?
A．She was afraid of her painting skill.
B．Most of kids like non-photorealistic art form.
C．There exists language violence on the Internet.
D．She was instructed by the professionals.
7．Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．The Social Media Changed a Woman Art-lover.
B．One Painting Started a Worldwide Painting Party.
C．How the Painters Reacted to a Kid’s Hope.
D．How a Woman Won the Respect of People.
In 2016, in an Illinois town called Cahokia, a woman was sent to prison just because she failed to tend her lawn (草坪). In 2019, a Florida man was fined $30,000 by the city of Dunedin for allowing his grass to grow more than 10 inches in height. These examples, while extreme, are not rare occurrence in America.