2022年河南省许昌市襄城县高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

襄城县实高2021-2022学年高一下学期期中考试

英语试题

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

FromItalytoIndonesia,majorrestorationworksareunderwaytopreserveandimprovesomeoftheworldsmosthistoricsites

Italy

It’sseenbeasts（野兽），battlesandbloodyexecutions，andnowtheworld’smosticonicarena（竞技场）isseeing...afloor.AnarchitecturecompanyhasdecidedtorestoretheColosseums斗兽场floortoitsformergloryandallowvisitorstoadmirethe1,950-year-oldbuildingfromitscentre，wheregladiators（角斗士）oncefought．Setforcompletionin2023,the32,300squarefeetsurfacewillbemadeupofnarrowpiecesofwoodthatcanletlightandairintotheroomsbeneath.

England

HadriansWallmarksits1,900thanniversarynextyearandissettoreceive￡30mingovernmentandcharityfunding,withthegoalofimprovingtransportlinksandupgradingvisitorcentres.Itshopedthewallwillbecomeoneofthenationstoplandmarks.KeytothestrategyisitsGameofThronesconnection-theWallinGeorgeR.R.Martinsnovelswasinspiredbyavisittothesite.

France

Afternumeroussetbacksfollowingthe2019fire,therestorationofNotre-Damecathedral巴黎圣母院issettopickupthepacethissummer.CharityFriendsofNotre-DamedeParishassetupanappealfordonationstohelppreservethechurchstreasures.Donorscanchoosewheretheirmoneygoes-whetheritsonartworks,holyrelics神圣的遗迹orthefamousuglycharacter.

Indonesia

Coralreefsareamongtheplanetsoldestecosystems,buttheyfaceadangerousfuture.AttheShebaHopeReef，offtheislandofSulawesi，19,000reefstars，seededwith285,000coralfragments（碎片），havebeenplantedaspartofwhatspraisedastheworldsbiggestcoral珊瑚restorationproject.Theschemeisledbycatfoodbrand

Sheba,whoseaimtoensureasustainablefishpopulationbenefitscats,aswellasthe500millionpeoplewhose

livelihoodsdependonreefs.

21.Whatrestoration恢复，复原workisunderwayinItaly?

A.Theres