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黑龙江省齐市八中2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Christmasisontheway:4giftideasfromStanford’sbookshop.

ShippingAreasTeaTowel,￡9.99(enjoyinga10%discount)

Weareanationofsailorswhorelyonweatherforecaststokeepsafe.Thisbookwillhelpyou

understandtheshippingforecast,withthe30shippingareasmentionedintheNationalWeatherService.So,thenexttimeyouturnontheradioandhearabouthighwindsinCromarty,ForthandTyne,you’llknowthattheymeanstrongwindsintheseareas.You’llbewisertomakesomepreparations.

TheWriter’sMap,￡30(enjoyinga5%discount)

TheWriter’sMapcombinesmapsandliterature.Manywritersusemapstoplanouttheirstories.

Thisbookcollectsmapsthatappearinfictionandnon-fiction.JRRTolkien,afantasynovelwriter,said,“Thefactthatmanybookschoosetocontainonemapisevidencetotheimportanceofmaps.Iwiselystartedwithamap,andmadethestoryfit.”

BrutalistLondonMap,￡8(enjoyinga5%discount)

Youeitherloveitoryouhateit.Saidtohavebeencoined(创建)inthelate1950sfromtheFrenchrawconcrete,brutalism(野兽派艺术)wasabiginfluenceonthe1960sLondon’sfinestexamplesofbrutalism.Brutalismmapsofothercities,includingParis,WashingtonandSydney,arealsoavailable.

TheOrdnanceSurveyPuzzleBook,￡14.99(enjoyinga10%discount)

Thenationalmappingagency,OrdnanceSurvey,hasbeenmappingtheGreatBritainformanyyears.TheOrdnanceSurveyPuzzleBookincludeswordpuzzlesandvariousmathematicalchallenges.Itincludesmapscontainingraregeographicalcharacteristicsorplacesofspecialculturalinterest.Itwillmakeyoulookmorecloselyateverymapandtestyourmap-readingknowledge.

1.ShippingAreasTeaTowelcanhelpsailors___________.

A.knowworld-famousshippingareas

B.prepareforbadweatherinadvance

C.ha