广东省广州市第四中学、第三中学2021-2022学年高二上学期期中四校联考英语（原卷版）.docx

2021学年高二第一学期期中“四校联考”检测题

英语试卷

本试卷8页，满分130分，考试用时120分钟。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共5小题；每小愿2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文。从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最传选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂照。

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4PopularPlacestoGoThisWinter

HarbinChina

ChinaHarbin’swinterisforthebraveones—theaveragetemperatureis1.8°F-butthosewhobravethecoldwillberewardedwithexperiencingoneoftheworld’slargestwinterfestivals.2021marksthe37thHarbinInternationalIceandSnowSculptureFestival(January-March),whenmassivefrozenstructuresriseandarelitup,transformingthecityintoawinterwonderland.

Lyon,France

ParismaybecalledTheCityofLight,buteveryDecember,lighttakescenterstageinLyon,France’sthird-largestcity.That’swhentheannualFestivalofLights(aroundDecember8)takesover,withlightinstallations(装置)thattransformthecity’sstreetscapesintomodernworksofart.ThecityisalsohometotwoChristmasmarkets(oneinLaCroix-Rousse;theotheratthePlaceCarnot;throughDecember25).

Lima,Peru

Peru’scapitalLimaishometotheworld’shighestnumberofcookingschoolsperperson.Asidefromitsdelicatedining,thecityalsohasgreatcocktailbarswhereyoucantasteclassicorcontemporarytakesonthePiscoSour.Combinethatwiththeoceanfrontsettingandtemperaturesinthe80s,andyou’llunderstandwhyLimashouldnolongerbeignoredthiswinter.

Vermont,US

WinterinVermontmeansskiingandsnowboarding,Manyresorts(度假胜地)havegreatlyupgradedtheirsnowmakingabilitiesaspartofa$15millionstatewideprogramthatreplacedmanyoutdatedsnowgunswithnew,low-energymodels.Thesenewmachineswillalsoimprovethequalityofsnowsurfacesandlengthentheseason,meaningthiswillbeoneofthebestwintersforskiingandridinginVermontinrecentmemory.

1.Whatsimilaritiesdothefirsttwoplaceshave?

A.Theyaredecoratedwithlights. B.Theyoffersnowsculptures.

C.Theyhavethree-dayfestivals. D.Theyareextremelycold.

2.Whichpr