河南省八市重点高中届高三上学期第二次质量检测英语试题.docx
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河南省八市重点高中届高三上学期第二次质量检测英语试题
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A
Introduction
BlenheimPalaceisoneoftheEurope’slargestandgreatestpalaces.Itwasbuiltbetween1705and1722asarewardoftheBritishgovernmenttoJohnChurchill,1stDukeofMarlborough,fordefeatingKingLouisXlV'sarmyatBlenheim,asmallBavarianvillageontheDanubeRiver.ThepalacewasdesignedbySirJohnVanbrugh,whichdisplayedstrengthandarmgloiy.Itisthelargestnon-royalbuildinginEnglandandisnowlistedbytheUNESCOasaWorldHeritageSite.
WinstonChurchill
In1874,thepalacewasthebirthplaceoftheduke'smostfamousdescendant.WinstonChurchill,whowastobecometheUK'sPrimeMinister(somewouldsayBritain'sgreatest20th-centurypolitician)andNobelprizewinnerforliterature.ItisalsoinBlenheimthatWinstongotmnarriedtoClementineHozierin1908.
Alastingexhibitionisdevotedtotheman'slife,workandwritings.WinstonandhiswifeareburiedinBladonChurchwithinthepalace,
OpeningHours&Admission
Blenheimisstillthehomeofthe.11thDukeofMarlboroughandisthereforenotopenallyearround(althoughtheparkis),Thepalaceopensitsdoorstovisitorsfrom12Februaryto11December.Entrytothepalace,parkandgardenscost£11,50duringthelowseasonand£13duringthepeakseason(Easterweekendandfrom28MaytollSeptember),or£6/£8fortheparkandgardensonly.
Theparkisopenall-yearroundfrom9amto4:
45pm(lastentry).Admissionis£2,50foradultsand£1.50forchildren.
Notethatnumerousdiscountsexistforseniors,students,childrenandgroups.Pleaserefertotheofficialwebsiteformoredetails.
21.WhatcanbelearnedaboutBlenheimPalace?
A.ItistheEiirope’slargestandgreatestpalaces.
B.ItisthelargestroyalbuildinginEngland.
C.Itisnowoneofthetheworld’sheritagesites,
D.ItwasbuiltinhonorofPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchill
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthetextmean?
A.Ahousekeeper.
B.Achildorachild’schild.
C.Afamilydoctor
D.Agrandparent
23.WhycannotpeoplevisitBlenheimPalacealltheyearround?
A.Theyaretoobusytoaffordthetime.
B.Repairsarebadlyneededforthepalace.
C.Someseasonsarenotconvenientforvisitors.
D.The11thDukeofMarlboroughstilllivesthere,
24.Ifacoupleandtheirfiye-year-olddaughtervisitsthepark,howmuchneedtheytheypay?
A.f6,5B.f7.5C.fll.5D.f13
B
AgroupofMississippihunterswhoshotandkilledanalligator(短吻鳄)weighting910poundsonSunday,wereamazedwhentheydiscoveredthattheanimalalreadyboreinjuriescausedbymusket(步枪)fromtheCivilWarera.Atotalof9bulletswasfound,andthevarioustestsandanalysishaveconfirmedthattheywereindeedfiredattheanimalinthe19thCentury.
NineofthewoundsontheanimalarebelievedtohavebeencausedbyEnfieldPattern1853muskets.Theseoldinjurieswereconcentratedaroundtheanimalstailandbindlegs,suggestingthatthealligatorcouldhavepossiblybeenusedasatargetforshootingpracticebyConfederatetroops.
Thehugeanimalalsoborefiveotherbulletwoundsfromthreedifferentcalibers(口径)ofhuntingguns,aswellasmanydentsandscars,whichshowsthatitsurvivedmanyfirearminjuriesinthepast.Itdidnothowever,survivethesix50-calib$rbulletsfiredathimbythegroupofamateurhuntersfromJackson,whowerefinallyabletotakeitdown.
Thebulletswereconfirmedastruemusketfrombetween1850and1870.ThisincredibleanimalbringsawholenewviewonthislargeanimalnativetothesoutheasternUnitedStates.Americanalligatorshavebeenknownforyearstolivewellover50yearsandwerethoughtcapableofpossiblylivingaslongas70or80years,butthisonewasestimatedtohavebeen185yearsoldatthetimeofitsdeath.
Othersliketurtles,havebeenknowntohavelifespansofover150years,butitisthefirstofcrocodileofsuchanoldageeverfound.ItisalsooneofthebiggestalligatorseverkilledintheUnitedStates.Theheaviesteverrecorded,weighinginatanunbelievable1,011.5lbs,waspulledoutofariverinAlabamainAugustofthisyea.
25.Whichofthefollowingfactsabouttheninewoundsisamazing?
A.Theydidn’tcausedeathtothealligator.
B.Theywereconcentratedaroundtheanimals’tailandhindlegs
C.Theyleftmanydentsandscarsonthealligator.
D.TheywereleftbymusketfromtheCivilWarera.
26.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAmericanalligators?
A.Theyhavealifespanofover150years.
B.Theycanliveaslongas70or80years.
C.Theyweighasmuchas910poundsonaverage.
D.Theyarethebiggestalligatorsofall
27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.People'sunderstandingofAmericanalligatorsmaybechanged.
B.RiversinAlabamamustbefiillofsuchhugealligators
C.Americanalligatorsareindangerofdyingout,
D.Thesix50-caliberbuiietisthemostpowerfulone.
C
Twosculpturesoflife-sizelions,eachweighingabout5tonsinancienttimes,havebeendiscoveredinwhatisnowTurkey.Thediscoveryofthemassivelions,alongwithotherpiecessuchas
alargestonebasinabout7feetindiameter,leftthearchaeologistswithamystery—whatweretheyintendedfor?
AsearchofthesurroundingarearevealednoevidenceofaHittitesettlementdatingbacktothetimeofthestatues.Also,thesteepsizeofthesculpturesmeantthatthesculptorslikelydidnotintendtomovethemveryfar.
Summersassumesthat,ratherthanbeingmeantforapalaceoragreatcity,thelionswerebeingcreatedforamonumenttomarksomethingelse一water.
“Ithinkit'shighlylikelythatthatmonumentwasgoingtobeassociatedwithoneoftheveryabundantspringsthatarequiteclose/1hesaidintheinterview."Therearegoodparallels(平行线)forassociations,ofHittitesculpturaltraditionswithwatersources.”
Indeedonewell-knownmonumentsite,knownasEflatunPnar,holdsasacredpoolthat“isfedbyaspringbeneaththepoolitself”writeYlitErbilandAliceMoutoninanarticlethatwaspublishedinthemostrecenteditionoftheJournalofNearEasternStudies,ThetworesearcherswerewritingaboutwaterreligionsinancientAnatolia(Turkey).
“AccordingtotheHittitecimeifoitnC楔形文字〉texts,waterwasseenasaneffectivepurifyingelement,”ErbilandMoutonwrite,”usedintheformofcleaningorevenfullbathsduringritualperformances,itscleaningpowerisself-cvident.”
TotheHittitesthenaturalworld,springsincluded,wasaplaceofgreatreligiousimportance,oneworthyofmonumentswithgiantlions.”Thesethings(watersources)weresacred,justastheirmountainsweresacred,”Summerssaid.
28.Accordingtothetext,howdidthetwoLife-sizelionsimpressarchaeologists?
A.VerymassiveB.Well-constructed
C.UnbelievableD.Mysterious
29.AccordingtoSummers'assumption,whywerethelionscarved?
A.Theyweremtendedtobemovedfaraway.
B.Theywereusedasamonumentinhonoroftheirancestor.
C.Theywerecreatedasamonumenttomarkwater.
D.Theywerebuilttomark1heirterritory.
30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.WaterwashighlyvaluedbythetheHittites,
B.TherewasaseriousshortageofwaterinancientAnatolia
C.Lionswereofgreatreligiousimportance
D.TheHittitesusedtofightoverwaterresources.
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.TheHittitecuneiform
B.Whatwerethelionsintendedfor?
C.Aconfusingarchaeologicalfind
D.Digginguplions
D
Theterm“toextendanolivebranch”meanstomakeanofferofpeaceorreconciliation(和好).ThistermhasBiblicalorigins,comingfromthesectionoftheOldTestamentthatdealswiththeflood;thesignthatthefloodkoverisanolivebranchbroughtbacktotheark(方舟)byadove.OlivebrancheswerealsosymbolsofpeaceinAncientGreeceandRome,andtheycontinuetobeusedinvariousworksofartthataremeanttosuggestpeace.
Somepeoplehavesuggestedthattheolivewasaveiydeliberateandwell-consideredchoiceasamptaphor(比喻)forpeace,becauseolivetreesfamouslytakeyearstomature.Waristypicallyvery,hardontfeetreesbecausepeoplecannottakethetimetonurturethemandplantnewones.Therefore,theofferofanolivebranchwouldsuggestthatsomeoneistiredofwar,whetheritbeanactualwarorafallingoutbetweenfriends.
InAncientGreekandRomantimes,peoplewouldofferactualolivebranches.InRome,forexample,defeatedarmiestraditionallycarriedolivebranchestoindicatethattheyweregivingin,andtheGreeksusedthemintoweddingsandotherceremonies.Inthemodemera,thebranchisusuallymetaphorical,ratherthanactual,notleastbecausetheplantscanbeabitdifficulttoobtain.
Manypeopleagreethatpeacenegotiations(谈判〕atalllevelsofsociety,areagoodidea.Betweennations,obviously,itisimportanttoextendanolivebranchtoensuremutualsafetyandtohelptheworldrunmoresmoothly.Thisactcanalsobeimportantonapersonallevel,asresolvingconflictandlearningtogetalongwithothersisviewedasan.importantlifeskillinmanycultures.
Atsomepointintheirlives,manypeoplewillbeadvisedtoextendanolivebranchtosettleadisputeorresolveanissue.Somepeoplebelievethatittakesanimmenseamountofcouragetotakethisaction,asitoftencomeswithanadmissionofwrongdoingandregret.
32.AccordingtotheBible,.
A.anolivebranchsuggestsfloodiscoming.
B.thearkismadeofolivetreewood.
C.anolivebranchmeansfloodisover
D.ado
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