河南省焦作市2023-2024学年高三上学期11月期中联考英语试题

河南省焦作市2023-2024学年高三上学期11月期中联考英语

试题

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

一、阅读理解

Our 100-word-story competition is your chance to show the world your storytelling talents!

Rules

Entries are now open. Multiple entries are allowed per person. We are unfortunately only able to consider UK-based entries.

Please ensure that submissions are original, not previously published and exactly 100 words long (not including title). Don’t forget to include your full name, address, email and phone number when filling in the form.

Terms and conditions

The competitors are divided into three categories: adults, children aged 12-18 and children under 12. The only adult winner will receive £1, 000 and one runner-up will receive £250. The 12-18 child winner can get a £200 book voucher (代金券) and a £100 book voucher for their school, and the runner-up in this category will receive a £100 book voucher for themselves. In the under-12 category, the winner will receive £100 of book vouchers and £100 of book vouchers for their school, and the runner-up will receive a £50 book voucher.

Please submit your stories by 5:00 pm on January 5, 2024 either online or by post.

The editorial team will pick a shortlist (入围名单) of entries, and the three best stories in each category will be posted online on February 1, 2024.

You can vote for your favorite, and the one with the most votes will win the top prize. Voting will close on February 29, 2024 and the winning entries will be published in our May 2024 issue, and posted online on April 16, 2024.

1．What is requested for the entries?

A．They are limited to 100 words.B．They can be co-authored.

C．They must be from the UK.D．They must be submitted in person. 2．What’s the submission deadline for the entries?

A．January 5, 2024.B．February 1, 2024.

3．What do we know about the winning entries?

A．They will be available in print only.

B．They will be selected by popular votes.

C．They will be polished by the editorial team.

D．They will be on a shortlist of no more than three.

Throughout my twenties I told myself that I would give up smoking one day. That seemed comfortably far away to prevent me panicking too much, but also definitive enough to fool myself into thinking I’d give up before it killed me. But then my thirties came and went and nothing happened.

Then, my aunt died from lung cancer. I had a moment of fear: unless I decide to stop smoking, there will be a high probability that at some point in my life I’ll have a cough or some other symptom (症状) and it will be cancer or a similar awful disease. Still, I didn’t act.

But I couldn’t help beginning a good, hard think about my smoking and what I was going to do about it. The more I thought about it, the more I questioned what I really loved about it. Then came the sudden realization: I was an addict-I was making all the kind of excuses that the alcohol and drug addicts made.

I decided to quit. But after a few days when out for drinks with friends, I yielded to temptation (诱惑) and had one. The next day I bought a pack of cigarettes and my very first quit attempt was well and truly a failure. But I learned from this and decided the next attempt would be better planned. I investigated different options online, and met with a smoking cessation (戒烟) nurse at my local surgery who used some techniques to change my thinking about smoking.

With all the support around me, I felt so confident about my ability to quit. I actually looked forward to the date I’d set to stop. That was nearly 10 years ago and I haven’t looked back. Of course, in the early days it wasn’t always plain sailing. There were times when I was weak and times when I nearly slipped up. But I was prepared for this and didn’t let it throw me off. Stopping smoking was one of the best things I’ve ever done.

4．What can we know about the author from the first two paragraphs?

A．He was ignorant of cigarettes.

B．He cared little about his health.