2023-2024学年江西省鹰潭市高二上学期1月期末英语试题In September, thousands of monuments, civic buildings and private homes throw open their doors to offer a rare glimpse of normally of-limits spaces. Here are some less-known treasures around the UK.Guided tour of Gladstone’s Library, HawardenGladstone’s Library in Hawarden will be running special tours as part of the Open Doors-Wales festival. It was built as a memorial to prime minister Wiliam Gladstope, Take a tour of beautiful Reading Rooms housing 150, 000 books.September 16, 10 am-2 pm, booking required.Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, GlasgowThe atmospheric Britannia Panopticon will be showing off its collection of theatrical relics, props and costumes. Sample Victorian items at the world’s oldest surviving music hall without booking. September 15 and 16, 11 am-5 pm and September 17, 12 pm-5 pmGothic Temple, Stowe GardensVisitors to Stowe Gardens will be offered a rare chance to see inside the 18th century Gothic Temple. Though it’s normally rented as a holiday let, its circular rooms and mos aic ceilings will be open to prebooked visitors for one weekend.September 16 and 17, 10:30 am-4:30 pm, free of chargeAppleton Tower: School of Informatics, Edinburgh UniversityAs part of Scotland’s Doors Open Days festival, Edinburgh University’s Apple ton Tower will be offering tours of the world-leading School, including a visit to the study suite on Level 9 which offers far-reaching views of the Edinburgh skyline.September 23, 11 am-2 pm, booking in advance.1. What can visitors do at Britannia Panopticon Music Hall?A．They can appreciate theatre-related items.B．They can listen to the oldest surviving music.C．They can visit a study room with far-reaching scenery.D．They can read in Reading Rooms with 150, 000 books in store.2. Which of the following will appeal to architecture fans?A．Guided tour of Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden.B．Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow.C．Gothic Temple, Stowe Gardens.D．Appleton Tower: School of Informatics, Edinburgh University.3. What do Guided tou r of Gladstone’s Library and Appleton Tower have in common?A．They both last for four hours.B．They both offer classic books to visitors.C．They both honor world famous figures.D．They both require reservations.For years, I rejected this part of myself, until I realized what I was missing.I used to be proud of my southern origin. My own voice reflected my family’s past and present, all southern. While growing up, I began to realize outside of our region, southerners were often dismissed as uncultured and uneducated, ignorant and narrow-minded. In that awkward stage between teenager and adult, my accent was a symbol of everything I hated about my life in the rural South.The process of getting rid of my accent began in high school with Gilmore Girls. After each episode, I’d stand before a mirror, practicing the characters’ lines in an effort to speak like a “normal” white upper-middle-class girl. Eventually, I was successful at breaking down my tongue and rebuilding it. Every time I was asked where I was from, I would say “near Memphis” or make an ambiguous statement about my country background.Now I’m living in a big city with a respectable job downtown. Every step I walk from the train station to the office se ems victorious. However, I’ve been pretending and I’m fed up with it. Occasionally my old self escapes from my lips when encouraged by an extra glass of whiskey, but I unconsciously go back to the safety of the unaccented minutes later, making me feel as i f I’m a fraud —a girl who forgets where she comes from. Then gradually I’ve become kind of homesick that leads me to put on the old Highwomen record and dance around, singing with all the accents I’ve got left.My grandmother used to tell me, “Girl, don’t you forget where you come from?” Memories are fading by time but this one has remained impressed on my mind. So, I decide to move back. I’m still searching for what it means to be southern, but now I’m doing it with all the “y’alls”, and “ain’ts” I’ve ke pt back for so long.4. Why did the author decide to get rid of her southern accent?A．Because she got uneducated.B．Because she was misled by prejudice.C．Because it reflected her shameful past.D．Because it made her laughed at by others.5. What’s th e main idea of Paragraph 3?A．The author learnt the language well.B．The author finally succeeded in big cities.C．The author made a white upper class girl.D．The author managed to rebuild her accent.6. What contributed most to the author’s return to her southern accent?A．Her over-drinking. B．Her boredom of pretending.C．Her homesickness. D．Her grandmother’s words.7. What message does the passage want to convey?A．Stay true to yourself.B．Everyone has his own secret.C．God helps those who help themselves.D．There’s always a silver lining in the cloud.Not too long ago, 41-year-old Garrett Fisher flew a small airplane close to the surface of the largest glacier in Norway. In that environment, the plane carrying a man who pursues glaciers seemed almost like a toy. Fisher is trying to photograph every glacier on Earth before some of them disappear.Scientists say many glaciers are getting smaller because Earth’s average temperature is increasing. Information from the European Environment Agency, or EEA, says glaciers in the Alps have lost about half of their volume since 1900 and that by 2100, the size of European glaciers could decrease by between 22 percent and 84 percent. Historical records of the size of glaciers in Europe also show that glaciers are now shrinking faster. This has pushed Fisher to combine his love of flying and photography to photograph Earth’s remaining glaciers before it’s too late.Fisher believes his photographs can be of great value to future generations. So, he has launched the Global Glacier Initiative, a non-profit group to support and show his work. He plans to open his photos to the public for research.Fisher flew a small plane that has a smell of oil and feels like an old car. It was his choice to have the dangerous flying. “The weather is bad and the flying is technically challenging, ”Fisher said. Some people would ask, “Why risk flying over glaciers when satellites have a lready given pictures of them?” Fisher said that satellite images don’t catch the beauty of glaciers the way his photos can. His photos show the colors, shapes, and shadows as the light from the sun hits the glaciers.Fisher has paid for his glacier photography with his own money. But it is costly. Money is running out and Fisher is looking for people who will help support his work. He hopes his photos will be a reminder to people. He is trying to obtain the perfect image, which is so beautiful that it can make people and policymakers act.8. What caused Fisher to combine flying and photography?A．The request from the EEA.B．The beauty of Earth’s glaciers.C．The crisis of disappearing glaciers.D．The need to enrich glacier records.9. Why did Fisher launch the Global Glacier Initiative?A．To carry out research on glaciers.B．To make his photos publicly available.C．To record the size of European glaciers.D．To attract more glacier enthusiasts.10. Which words can best describe Fisher?A．Adventurous and determined. B．Optimistic and generous.C．Creative and thoughtful. D．Brave and patient.11. What’s Fisher’s expectation of his photos?A．Bringing him some financial support.B．Being recognized by policymakers.C．Strengthening the human-nature bond.D．Raising people’s concern for glaciers.Traditionally, it has been assumed that cultivating food leads to a loss of biodiversity and negative impacts on an ecosystem. In a recent study, researchers looked at 28 urban community gardens across California over five years and quantified biodiversity in plant and animal life, as well as ecosystem functions such as carbon sequestration (碳封存), food production, pest control, and human well-being.“We wanted to determine if there were any biodiversity and impact s on ecosystem function in those urban gardens,” says Shalene Jha, the lead author of the study in Ecology Letters. “What we found is that these gardens, which are providing tremendous nutritional resources and increasing well-being for gardeners, are also supporting incredibly high levels of plant and animal biodiversity. It’s a win-win.”Previous assumptions by scientists about the negative effect of food production on biodiversity have been almost entirely based on intensive rural agriculture enterprises that tend to grow only one or two types of crops, often at a massive scale. Urban community gardens, private gardens, and urban farms and orchards tend to grow more types of plants in smaller areas. The new study is the first to explore the effects of urban gardens across a wide range of biodiversity measures and ecological services.“It’s estimated that by 2030, about 60% of the world’s population will live in cities, ” Jha says. “And urban farms and gardens currently provide about 15%-20% of our food supply, so they are essential in addressing food inequality challenges. What we’re seeing is that urban gardens present an critical opportunity to support both biodiversity and local food production.”The study also found that the choices that gardeners make can have a large impact on their local ecosystem. For instance, planting trees outside crop beds could increase carbon sequestration without decreasing food production from too much shade. And covering only within crop beds could help improve soil carbon services, while avoiding negative effects on pest control.12. What’s the purpose of the study conducted by Shalene Jha?A．To analyze the cause of loss of biodiversity.B．To increase well-being of gardeners.C．To quantify nutritional levels in plants and animals.D．To study the influence of urban gardens on ecosystem.13. What may cause the loss of biodiversity according to previous assumptions?A．Inefficient pest control.B．Limited planting scales.C．Intensive agricultural pattern.D．Unsatisfactory ecological services.14. What’s Jha’s attitude towards urban gardens?A．Objective. B．Supportive C．Doubtful. D．Concerned.15. What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Urban Gardens Boost Biodiversity.B．Urban Gardens Challenge Rural Agriculture.C．Urban Farms Address Food Inequality.D．Urban Biodiversity Increases Well-being of Cardener.Some people do not always read the classics. Their reasons begin with the language being too difficult and end with the storyline to distant to the present context. Love for classics is obviously not at first sight. 16 We begin as acquaintances (熟人) and eventually become close friends with private jokes between us. So how does one approach a classic?Don’t be afraid to be confused.We get it: it’s hard to power through confusion. It doesn’t feel great when a book makes you feel confused. Every reader has to start somewhere. 17 Instead, be proud of yourself for trying, and get excited about all the new things you’ll learn.Research, research, research.18 Researching the author and the time and place they were writing about can help you situate yourself during tricky passages. The author’s experience, viewpoint, and historical context might help you make the connections you might not have otherwise.Just pick the book up.While it’s not hard to just pick a book up, we know how difficult it can be to convince yourself to do so. 19 Take a deep breath, then leap onto the deck (甲板) of Melville’s Pequod or step cautiously through the gates of Castle Dracula.Remember: there is no right answer.There is no perfect way to read a classic text. There is no defining interpretation, no exact answer. Your goal as a reader is to discover what aspects and insights are meaningful to you. 20 Even if your interpretat ion of the work isn’t quite perfect, it is still valuable!Diebedo Kere is a young architect from Africa. There was no __ school when Mr. Kere was growing up in Gando, one of the world’s poorest countries. Since childhood he had already had a keen sense of __ . His family sent him away to school when he was seven and he did not __ them. He won a scholarship from the German government and went to study in Germany.__ still studying for his architecture degree in Berlin, Mr. Kere learned that the school building in his hometown was on the point of __. The school had been built some years previously. __ to share with his village the advantages that __ had given him, Mr. Kere launched the School Bricks for Gando project and __ raising money needed to build a school.Opened in 2001, the school now __ more than 300 pupils. The school not only __ education for the village children, but is used to pass on new skills and __ to the entire village.“Africa is full of very bright and __ young people. But only through __ to education will they be able to build themselves a better world. For me, Gando School is a __ because the villagers nolonger see it as a waste of time for their children to be in school ins tead of working in the __ .” Kere said.21.A．legal B．local C．musical D．medical22.A．loss B．occasion C．family D．responsibility 23.A．cheat B．blame C．disappoint D．trouble24.A．While B．Whenever C．Although D．Since25.A．sale B．opening C．collapse D．exchange26.A．Asked B．Reminded C．Determining D．Allowing27.A．poverty B．education C．courage D．fortune28.A．set about B．insisted on C．picked up D．looked into 29.A．advises B．counts C．monitors D．abandons30.A．changes B．spares C．finds D．provides31.A．tradition B．wealth C．knowledge D．freedom32.A．ambitious B．modest C．patient D．generous33.A．devotion B．access C．tendency D．application34.A．treat B．failure C．term D．success35.A．fields B．companies C．apartments D．factories阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
