云南省玉溪师范学院附属中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学检测英语试题

云南省玉溪师范学院附属中学学年高二上学期开学2023-2024检测英语试题

一、阅读理解Chinese foodis consideredto bethe biggestcultural exchangebetween China and othercountries.The followingdishes areeach specialin theirown way.Peking DuckThis famous dishcan befound atrestaurants allaround Beijing.High classrestaurants takethisdish soseriously thatsome evenhave theirown duckfarms anduse onlya specialkind ofduck fortheirspecific Peking Duck dish.PekingDuckisfamousfor its,thin skin,and itsdelicious meat,which ishighlypopular amongall foreigners,including foreigncelebrities andleaders.Won TonSoupWon TonSoup,called HHunDunn inChinese,is ahighly welcomingdish inChina.Since Chinaisa countryof manynationalities anddifferent cultures,each regionhas theirown shapesfor wontons.Won tonsare usuallyboiled andserved insoup,but theycan alsobe deep-fried.DumplingsDuring theSpring Festival,Chinese familieswill gettogether andhave dumplingparties.It issaidthat thedish wasinvented byZhang Zhongjing,one of the finestChinese physiciansin history.Dumplings have a1,800-year-long history,which iswhy itis oneof themost populartraditional foodsinChina andextremely popular in Westerncountries.They maybe cookedby boiling,steaming,simmering,frying orbaking.Egg-fried RiceFirstlyfrom Chinasancient westernregions,egg-fried ricehas nowbecome part of Chinesepeoplesdaily food.Famous forits pleasantsmells,soft tasteand handsomeappearance,one caneasilyfind thispopular dishanywhere inChina,from highclass hotelsto family-run restaurantson thestreet.While itis fairlyeasy tomake,there aresome pointsthat should be keptin mind:use left-over riceratherthan newlycooked ricefor bettertaste.Additionally,before frying,the riceshouldbechurned up.

1.Which of the followinghas itsown farm*A.Restaurants servingWon TonSoup.B.Restaurants,serving PekingDuck.C.Restaurants servingdumplings.D.Restaurants servingEgg-fried Rice.

2.What makesdumplings sopopularinChinaandWestern countriesA.The longhistory.B.The differentshapes.C.The specialtaste.D.The uniquestyle ofcooking,

3.What canwe learnabout egg-fried riceA.It tastesbetter ifcooked withnewly maderice.B.It firstappeared in the northernpartofChina.C.It isserved inrestaurants ofdifferent classes.D.It wasinvented byan ancientChinese physician.Cruz Genet,11,and AnthonySkopick,10,couldnt agree.Were the birds outon the ice ducksor（冒险）geese Soon acold Januaryevening lastyear,the twofriends venturedonto the frozen pondneartheir homesin Frankfort,Illinois,to geta betterlook.First,they threwa rockonto theice totest it,Cruztold NBC5Chicago.Then westepped onit.Convinced theice wouldhold theirweight,Anthony tookafew steps,but thenhe fellthrough theseemingly frozensurface.Cruz rushedto helphis panickedfriend.However,the pondswallowed him,too.Cruz managedtolift himselfout ofthe extremelycold waterand ontoa moresolid section.He thengingerly workedhisway towardAnthony.But theice didnthold,and hefell inagain.This ime,he couldntget out.The boyswere upto theirnecks inicy waterand quicklylosing feeling.Any chanceof theirfreeingthemselves wasslipping away.Cruz wassure thathe wasgoing todie.Anthonys oldersister hadseen the boys fallthrough theice andstarted screaming,wishingsomeone tosave them.John Lavin,a neighbordriving nearbyon his way to the grocerystore,heard her.He quickly（抓住）（救生圈），pulled over.Seeing theboys,he grabbeda nearbybuoy kickedoff hisshoes,andran intothe coldwater,struggling hisway throughtheice.Lavin madehiswayto Cruzand Anthonyandpulled themback toland.The boyswere takentothehospital,where doctorsdiscovered thattheir five-minute stayin thewaterhad loweredtheir bodytemperature nearlyten degrees.Fortunately,they havefully recovered,though theyare stilla littleamazed bytheir fearlessneighbor.Just tothink/9says Cruz,if hehadntbeen there,1could havedied.”

4.Why didtheboysventure ontothe frozenpondA.To havea betterlook atthefrozenpond.B.To catchthe birdsin the pond withrocks.C.To findout whatthebirdson theice were.D.To testthe thicknessoftheice inthepond.

5.What doesthe underlinedword gingerly“in paragraph2probably meanA.Casually.B.Proudly.C.Firmly.D.Cautiously.

6.What drewJohn Lavinsattention tothe boysA.Anthonys oldersisters cryfbr help.B.Cruzs loudand frighteningscream.C.Their shoesalong thenearby pond.D.Their neighbors,pulling themback.

7.Which ofthe followingwords canbest describeJohn LavinA.Hard-working andhelpful.B.Warm-hearted andcourageous.C.Curious andselfless.D.Active andgenerous.Cities usuallyhaveagood reasonfor beingwhere theyare,like anearby portor river.Peoplesettle inthese placesbecause theyare easyto getto andnaturally suitedto communicationsand trade.New YorkCity,for example,is neara largeharbour atthe mouthoftheHudson River.Over300years itspopulationgrew graduallyfrom800people to8million.But notall citiesdevelop slowlyover alongperiod oftime.Boom townsgrow fromnothing almostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,was（荒野）.unmapped wildernessBut goldwas discoveredthere in1897,and twoyears later,it wasone ofthelargest citiesintheWest,with apopulation of30,

000.Dawson didnot haveany ofthe naturalconveniences ofcities likeLondon orParis.People wenttherefor gold.They travelledover snow-covered mountainsand sailedhundreds ofmiles up。