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2016-2017学年度高三正月联考英语科试题 揭阳第一中学高三备课组 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节， 满分40分） （共15小题；每小题2分，满分 30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A For the Travel section, writers and editors selected special items to profile from a dozen cities. Brussels: Chocolate Nearly half the chocolate consumed in the world is eaten in Europe, and Belgium — with average consumption of 14.99 pounds per person a year — certainly covers its fair share. While Brussels, the country’s capital, is home to hundreds of chocolate makers, what makes a visit necessary is the rich heritage of traditional chocolate makers. Budapest: Paprika (红辣椒)[来源:Z§xx§k.Com] The job of preparing Hungarian paprika was once considered too dangerous for mothers to do. A woman who touched her children upon returning from work risked burning them, so only the elderly and unmarried were allowed the delicate task of separating the skin from the flesh. But by the early 20th century, sweeter varieties and a machine turned paprika into a common feature of all Hungarian cuisine. Lisbon: Tiles (瓷砖) Is there a bluer country than Portugal? The blue sky and Atlantic Ocean embrace the land. The blue moods of Fado, the dark folk music, form the national soundtrack. And all across Portugal, the typically blue designs of azulejos — ceramic tiles — are spread across churches, castles, palaces, university halls, parks... The result is a beautiful land of Christian saints, Portuguese kings, historical glories, aristocrats (贵族) at leisure, seascapes and so on. Madrid: Guitars Walking into one of Madrid’s storied guitar makers’ workshops can feel like stepping into the past. Curly wood shavings, from the palest pine to ebony, fall onto the floor as artisans (工匠) turn some humble wood into works of art. It’s painstaking work — all done by hand — with classical guitar models and the methods of making them changing little over the last century. 1. What does the job of preparing Hungarian paprika suggest? A. The popularity of Hungarian peppers.