高级中学名校试卷

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江苏省徐州市2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试

英语试题

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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheTerracottaArmyisacollectionofterracottasculpturesshowingthearmiesofQinShiHuang,thefirstemperorofChina.Itisaformoffuneraryartburiedwiththeemperorin210-209BCwiththepurposeofprotectinghiminhisafterlife.TheTerracottaArmywasdiscoveredinLintongCounty,Shaanxi,on29March1974.

History

Theconstructionofthetombbeganin246BC,soonafterYingZheng(thenaged13)succeededhisfatherasKingofQin,andtheprojecteventuallyinvolved700,000workers.SimaQianwrotethatQinShiHuangwasburiedwithpalaces,towers,valuableartifactsandwondrousobjects.

Terracottafigures

Theterracottafiguresarelife-sized,typicallyrangingfrom175cmtoabout200cm(theofficersaretypicallytaller).Theyvaryinheight,uniformandhairstyleinaccordancewithrank.Thefiguresareofthesegeneraltypes:

Thequantityofinfantrywarriors(步兵俑)isthemostinthethreepitsofTerracottaArmy,around7,000piecesunearthed.Accordingtotheirdiverseheadwear,dressingstylesandshoes,peoplecanrecognizetheirstatuseasily.

Eachcavalrywarrior(骑兵俑)standsinfrontofitshorse.Bothofthewarriorsandhorsesarelife-sized.ThesevividcavalryfiguresandhorsesaretherealreflectionofthecavalryimageoftheQinDynasty.

Thekneelingarcherswearlongrobescoveredwitharmorandsquaredshoes.Severalkneelingarchersfoundinpit2arethebest-preservedandattractlotsoftouristsfortheirincrediblecolorfulappearancewithblackhair,pinkfaces,vermilionheadbands,powderygreencoatarmors,sky-blueandpinklegguards.

1.Whatisspeciallymentionedaboutthekneelingarchers?

A.Thecolour. B.Thenumber. C.Thesize. D.Thevividness.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TheTerracottasoldierswereburiedwithQinShiHuang.

B.TheTerrac