【高二英语】2023北京八一学校下学期期中试卷及答案.pdf

北京市八一学校2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试

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Oneevening,PaulO’SullivanfeltboredinhisBaltimoreapartment.Sohegotonto

Facebooktofindoutjusthowmanyothersonthesocialnetwork1hisname.Moments

later,dozensofPaulO’Sullivansfromaroundtheworldfilledhis2.The

then-27-year-oldemployeesentfriendrequeststothemall.

ManyofhisfellowPaulO’Sullivansignoredhim,butafewfelttoo3topassuphis

invitation.PaulO’SullivanfromRotterdamintheNetherlandssays,“Myfirstreactionwas

‘Whoisthisguyandwhatdoeshewantfromme?’SoIthoughtaboutitforawhile .”

Ultimately,hecouldn’tresisttheunusualfriendrequest.AsBaltimorePaulscrolledthrough

theprofilesofthePaulO’Sullivanswhoacceptedhisinvitation,henoticedsomethingfourof

themhaveincommon:Theywereall4.Wouldn’titbefunnyiftheyformedaband

calledThePaulO’Sullivans?TheotherPaulsall5andtheycreatedasortofmusical

assemblyline.InMarch,theyputontheirfirstsongaboutlong-distancerelationships.When

Covid-19slowlyshutdowntheworld,writingasongwithsomeoneacrosstheoceanmade

themfeelless6.

Butjustmonthslater,BaltimorePaulbeganexperiencinghealthissuesthat7him

totaketimeofffrommakingmusic.TomakesureBaltimorePaulneverfeltalone,8

withthemilesbetweenthem,theotherPaulssharedfamilypictures,chattedliveon

Instagram,andcheckedinonBaltimorePaulandononeanother.

“Whataretheodds(机率),”saysBaltimorePaul,thatarandomFacebook9would

leadnotonlytonewmusicbutto10aswell?“Somethingsarejustmeanttobe.”

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