河北省正定中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.pdf

河北省正定中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

Likeflavorsoficecream,peoplehavedifferenttastesandpreferencesformusic.Youneed

tomapoutyourplaylistbasedonthethemeofyouressay.Hereareafewfilmscoresfordifferent

themes,youcandecidewhichisthebestmusicforwriting:

NutmegbyAlexandreDesplat

FearWillFindYoubyHansZimmer

TheStationInspectorbyHowardShore

Ifyouareastudentwritingareflectionpaperaboutamovieyourteacheraskedyouto

watch,listeningtoitsfilmscorewouldgetyourcreativejuicesflowing.Besides,youcaneven

addwhatyoufeelaboutthemusicanditsimpactonthemovie.Solessworkforyouandmore

additionalpointsonyourpaper.

Somewouldbehappytolistentoanythingwhileothersaremorespecific.Forexample,

therearepeoplewhowouldhappilylistentoanymusicwhilesomearemoreparticularandprefer

classicalmusictojazz.Ifyouareoneofthem,hereareafewclassicalpiecesyoucanlistento

whilewriting:

Tambourinchinois,Op.3byFritzKreisler

TheGadflySuite,Op.97a:VIII.RomancebyDmitriShostakovich

TheLarkAscendingbyRalphVaughanWilliams

Thenumberoneproblemthatwriterscomplainaboutiswriter’sblock.Evenifyouarenot

aprofessionalandjustwritinga2000-wordresearchpaper,youcanstillexperiencewriter’sblock

andnotknowhowtogetstarted.Withthat,hereareafewsongstogetyouallpumpeduptowrite:

IronMaiden’sbyTheTrooper

RunBoyRunbyWoodkid

KnightsofCydoniabyMuse

Ifpopularsongsarenotyourthing,thenyoucanjustlistentofamousscoresfrommovies.

1．Whichisclassicalmusic?

ANutmeg.BRunBoyRun.

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