湖北省2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷学校：_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Immersion (沉浸) in music is a remarkable way to relax. Now， music lovers he a chance to please your ears. The following four festivals must bring you great surprise.Moab Music FestivalWhere： Moab， UtahWhen： Aug. 29 Sept. 9This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992， it has hosted a private festival that brings classical， jazz， Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts， including there “Grotto Concerts”， where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.Jacobs Pillow Dance FestivalWhere： Becket， MassachusettsWhen： June 15 Aug. 24Each summer， this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights (最精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlems production of Alvin Aileys “The Lark Ascending”， which opens the festival.Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. jacobspillow.org.Cheyenne Frontier DaysWhere： Cheyenne， WyomingWhen： July 19 28Theres something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival， from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction， with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the worlds largest outdoor stage.Competition tickets start at $18， and concert tickets at $23. .The Glimmerglass FestivalWhere： Cooperstown， New YorkWhen： July 6-Aug. 24Each summer， opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This years performances include Wagners “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdis “King for a Day”， in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers (作曲家).Tickets start at $26. glimmerglass.org.1Which date is suitable for you to enjoy a “Grotto Concert”?AJune 15.BSeptember 4.CAugust 24.DJuly 19.2Youre advised to go to _ if you like Verdi.AJacobs Pillow Dance Festival.BCheyenne Frontier Days.CThe Glimmerglass Festival.DMoab Music Festival.3Which part of a website is the text probably chosen from?AArt.BLiterature.CBusiness.DEducation.二、阅读理解At Beijings Palace Museum， it sometimes seems that time stands still， but the clocks keep ticking at a small workshop there. This is where clock conservator (文物修复员) Qi Haonan works. . As part of the fourth generation of conservators to repair and restore antique (古老的) clocks at the museum since 1949， Qi has returned more than 100 clocks to their former glory. After having majored in mechanical automation during his university studies， Qi joined the cultural relics restoration department at the Palace Museum in 2005. “In the beginning， everything in the palace was new to me. It made me excited to even think about repairing antique clocks，” the 41-year-old told China Daily. But reality soon weakened his warmth. There is a rule at the museum： For the first year you can look， but not touch. From 8 a. m. to5 p. m. every day， he checked and took apart watches and clocks collected from his friends to practice. After a year of repeated work， he could finally get his hands on the clocks in the museum and get a better understanding of the job. To him， restoring such clocks doesnt mean making them look brand-new. Through cleaning and restoration， he tries to keep them in their original form， bringing back their former function. Qi still remembered the excitement he felt when the hands of his first repaired clock began to move. It was a French clock， which took him a month to restore. “What amazes me most about these clocks is that they combine the scientific advances， technological precision (精确) and trends in decorative art of their particular times，” Qi told China Daily. Although the antique clock repairing special skills at the Palace Museum were listed as a national intangible (非物质的) cultural heritage in 2014， it was still a little-known skill and the specialty was in short supply of professionals. Until 2016， a 3-part TV documentary， Masters in the Forbidden City， made it possible to the public. Qi started posting videos about the antique clocks on social media in 2019， giving viewers a look into the work. “With rising attention and influence， antique clock restoration can not only be further developed， but also expanded to more museums which house antique clocks and watches，” Qi told China Daily.4What can be known about the clock conservator Qi Haonan?AHe began to work at the Palace Museum in 1949.BHe learned how to restore antique clocks at university.CHe has decided to rescue the cultural relics restoration.DHe is part of the fourth generation of clock conservators.5Why did Qi Haonan lose a bit of warmth at the beginni