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2020届广州市西关外国语学校高三英语期中试题及参考答案
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A
Nooneknowswhenthefirstprintingpresswasinventedorwhoinventedit.buttheoldestknownprintedtextoriginatedinChinaduringthefirstmillennium(千年AD.TheDiamondSutra(《金刚经》,aBuddhistbookfromDunhuang,ChinaduringtheTangDynasty,issaidtobetheoldestknownprintedbook.TheDiamondSutrawascreatedwithamethodknownasblockprinting(雕版印刷,whichusedboardsofhand-carvedwoodblocksinreverse.
ItwassaidthatthemoveabletypewasdevelopedbyBiSheng.HewasfromYingshan,Hubei,China,livingfrom970to1051AD.HismethodreplacedpanelsofprintingblockswithmoveableindividualChinesecharactersthatcouldbereused.ThefirstmoveableChineseCharacterswerecarvedintoclayandbakedintohardblocksthatwerethenarrangedontoanironframethatwaspressedagainstanironplate.
TheearliestmentionofBiSheng’sprintingpressisinthebookDreamPoolEssays,writtenin1086byShenKuo,whonotedthathisnephewscameintopossessionofBiSheng’stypefaces(字体afterhisdeath.ShenKuoexplainedthatBiShengdidnotusewoodbecausethetextureisinconsistent(不一致的andabsorbswetnesstooeasily.
BythetimeoftheSouthernSongDynasty,whichruledfrom1127to1279AD,bookshadbecomepopularinsocietyandhelpedcreateascholarlyclassofcitizenswhohadthecapabilitiestobecomecivilservants.Largeprintedbookcollectionsalsobecameastatussymbolforthewealthyclass.1.WhenwasBiSheng’sprintingpressfirstintroducedinhistory?A.AfterBiShengdiedandhisnephewsownedhistypefaces.B.WhenbooksbecamepopularintheSouthernSongDynasty.C.Aftertheblockprintingwasreplacedbythemoveabletypeprinting.D.WhenTheDiamondSutrawasprintedintoabook.2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.ShenKuomadegreatcontributionstoprinting.
B.Themoveabletypeprintingwasinventedearlierthanblockprinting.C.PrintedbookswerehardtogetintheSongDynasty.
D.BytheSouthernSongDynasty,bookshadhelpedpeoplegettohighersocialpositions.3.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?
A.ToshowthatBuddhismwaspopularintheTangDynasty.B.Tointroducetheearlyhistoryofprinting.
C.TomemorizeBiSheng,developingthemoveabletypeprinting.D.Toindicatetheadvantagesofmoveabletypeprinting.
B
NaomiCookewaswalkingwithafriendandtheirdogsthroughherlocalparkinBurnside,onTuesdaywhensheheardsomeoneshouttowatchout.Cooketurnedandhardlyhadtimetoreactbeforeaflyingdischitherinthefacewitha"bigbang”,leavingherrightcheekswollenalmosttothesizeofagolfball.
TwomenplayingdiscgolfatthecourseinJellieParkwereabout20metresfromthepairwhenoneofthemthrewthedischard,aimingforanearbygoal.
AfterbeinghitCookeimmediatelywenttotheemergencydepartment,wheretwoCTscansonherfaceandcheekfoundshehadescapedanybrokenbones."I'mluckyitdidn'thitmyeyebecauseIthinkIwouldhavelostit."Cookesaid.
Cookeoftenwalksherdogattheparkandsaiditwasalwaysbusywithpeopleplayingdiscgolf,butitwasnotuntilafterTuesdaythatshebecameconcernedaboutpublicsafetythere.
Therewerenosignsaboutthediscgolfcourseinthepark,shesaid,andtheareaissharedwithchildrenandpeoplewalkingtheirdogs.
“Ifithadhitoneofthekidsinthehead,itcouldhavekilledthem.”Cookedidnotthinkshewastheonlypersonwhohadbeenhitbefore,andsaidtherewouldbeotherswhoshareherconcerns.
Cookeplannedtogotothecouncil,sayingitneededtorealisehowdangerousitwasforthespacetobesharedbyeveryoneandtoprovidediscgolferswithaspacewheretheycanplaysafely."Thereshouldberulesabouthowit'sdone,makingitsafeforeveryone.”4.WhathappenedtoCookeonTuesday?
A.Shewasstruckbyagolfball.B.Shewashitbyaflyingdisc.C.Shewasbeatenbytwomen.D.Shewasfrightenedbyamaddog.5.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thepair"inParagraph2referto?A.Cookeandherfriend.B.Cookeandherdog.C.Thetwodiscgolfers.D.ThetwoCTscans.
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