辽宁省凌源市高一英语下学期月考试题（解析版）.pdfVIP

辽宁省凌源市高一英语下学期月考试题（解析版）

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

TheZozobraFestivalisauniqueculturaleventinSantaFestagedannuallybytheKiwanisClubofSantaFe

inZozobraFieldatFortMarcyParkontheFridayofLaborDayweekendasanexcitingfinaletothelastdaysof

summer.

ThehistoryofZozobra

ArtistWilliamHoward“Will”ShusterJr.createdthefirstZozobrain1924asthesignaturehighlightofa

privatepartyforLosCincoPintores,agroupofartistsandwriterswhomadetheirwaytoNewMexicointhe1920s.

ShusterdrewinspirationfromMexico’sYaquiIndiansandtheirtraditions,whereaneffigy(塑像)isledaroundthe

villageonadonkey(驴)andthensetalight.Thepainternamedhis6-foot-talleffigyZozobra,aSpanishword

meaning“pain”or“anxiety”.

Celebratingacentury-oldtradition

“Zozobraisatraditionhere,”saysNewMexicoHistoryMuseumCuratorHannahAbelbeck.“Zozobra

wouldn’texistunlessSantaFecaredaboutitandinvestedinit.”Tocelebratethefestival’sbirthday,Abelbeck’s

museum,locatedindowntownSantaFe,hasopenedanew,two-year-longexhibition(展览)thatexplores

Zozobra’shistoryandculturalinfluences.

Puttingfearsintothefire

AsalwaysintheweeksbeforeZozobra’sburning,peopledutifullywritedowntheirfearsandanxietieson

piecesofpaperanddropthemintoboxes.Thesearecollectedandtheircontentsfilledinsidetheeffigy,adding

additionalfuelforthefire.Acrowdof75,000peopleisexpectedtocometoFortMarcy,alocalparkthat’sa

five-minutedrivefromSantaFe’sCentralPlaza,toseetheimpressiveview.Asnightfalls,thedancingFireSpirit

appearsandthenlightstheeffigyinthehopeofputtingpeople’sfearsintothefire.

1.WhatinspiredShustertocreatetheZozobraFestival?

A.Celebrationsinhishometown.B.Eye-catchin