广东华侨中学2022-2023学年高二第二学期期中考试英语试题

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广东华侨中学 2022-2023 学年第二学期高二英语期中试题

第二部分阅读理解（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 四个选项选出最佳选项。

Saint Paul has four ice rink ( 溜冰场) locations. All hockey (冰球) rinks have boards and nets. See

below for locations, hours, and updates.

Cold Weather Policy: Rinks will close if temperatures reach -25F.

Warm Weather Policy: In order to prevent extended closures due to damaged ice, rinks will close if

melt water is visible on the surface.

Rink Hours & Locations:

Rink hours and conditions are subject to change without notice. Rinks will close periodically for

maintenance. Appointed hockey rinks may be unavailable for open skating doring hockey practices or

scheduled open hockey times. Please call the numbers listed below to confirm details.

Rink Name Status Lighted Hours Contact

Groveland Closed Lights turn off at 7 pm daily 651-695-3714

Langford Park Closed Lights turn off at 9 pm daily 651-298-5765

Palace Open Lights turn off at 5 pm daily 651-298-5677

Phalen Open

Mon-Fri: Lights turn off at 9pm

Sat & Sun: Lights turn off at 7pm

651-793-6600

Our maintenance crew and dedicated volunteers work hard to keep the rinks clean, but Saint Paul

snow piles up fast and freezes easily, which can quickly reduce the skateable surface area of the rink. Even

if you feel you can’t commit to volunteering, you are still desired to help by clearing snow while visiting

the rinks. Thank you for doing your part to make Saint Paul rinks great.

21．What situation can cause rinks to close?

A．No water is found on the surface. B．The temperatures are below 25F.

C．Rinks undergo maintenance checks. D．The boards and nets are almost broken.

22．Which rink will you go to if you are available at 8 pm on Tuesdays?

A．Phalen. B．Palace. C．Groveland. D．Langford Park.

23．What is the purpose of the last part of the text?

A．To advertise Saint Paul’s ice rinks. B．To present Saint Paul’s snow piles.

C．To stimulate visitors to remove snow. D．To praise rinks’ crew and volunteers.

When he was 7, Diebedo Francis Kere left his native village Gando at the insistence of his father so

that he might learn to read and write. Gando had neither a school nor electricity nor running water. Kere

returned home on holidays, and at the end of every visit, the women villagers would reveal a penny tucked

in their waistbands — often their last penny — that they’d give him as a parting gift. The pennies were

their way of contributing to the boy’s education.

It was a worthwhile investment: Kere is now an architect, and in 2001, he did return to Gando to build

his first education building, Gando Primary School. Kere settled on a method of fortifying ( 加固) locally

made clay bricks with concrete and created a floating, double-roof system that allows hot air to rise out of

the building and cool air to come in. Colorful shutters ( 百叶窗) allow teachers to direct sunlight into the

room depending on the hour of the day. Most significantly, the school was built by village members — who

helped produce the bricks, build the walls and polish the mud floors. This not only allowed the village to

build a new school in a timely and economical fashion but it also taught marketable construction techniques

to untrained laborers.

For this work and other high-profile projects, Kere became the first African architect to win the

Pritzker Architecture Prize. “Francis Kere’s work shows us the power of materiality rooted in place. It is

sustainable to the earth and its residents — in lands of extreme scarcity (缺乏),” announced Tom Pritzker,

chairman of the award.

Of his work, Kere said in a statement, “It is not because you are rich that you should waste material. It

is not because you are poor that you should not try to create quality.”

24．What does the underlined word “tucked” mean in the first paragraph?

A．Spread. B．Chosen. C．Occupied. D．Hidden.

25．What can we learn about Gando Primary School?

A．It was made from modern materials. B．It was built together by local residents.

C．It reflected the villagers’ high techniques. D．It was equipped with good air conditioners.

26．What made Kere honored with the prize?

A．His African origin. B．His living environment.

C．His sustainable projects. D．His education background.

27．Which of the following best describes Kere?

A．Critical and careful. B．Generous and cautious.

C．Curious and responsible. D．Ambitious and creative.

In Iceland, these green houses melt into the natural landscape, a technique that first appeared with the

arrival of British settlers during the 9th through 11th centuries. Unlike their previous warm and wet climate,

wood was rare and slow to regenerate. Turf (草皮) became their first pick to make shelters.

Across Europe, turf bricks — widely available — were cut from local bogs (沼泽) and transported for

use at higher lands. The turf was then laid over a wooden structure to form walls and a thick roof — to keep

cold out from tough northern climates. Turf walls were replaced as frequently as every 20 years, and even

up to 70 years.

It is difficult to find out its precise origins in the archaeological record. However, evidence of similar

constructions can be found in many countries throughout the ages. Historic records suggest that up to 50

percent of Icelandic houses were partly comprised of turf until the late 19th century. As populations began

to gather in cities like Reykjavik, wood buildings replaced stones and earth architecture. After fires burned

up the city in 1915, concrete became the material of choice. In 1918 Iceland gained independence from

Denmark, setting in motion a wave of nationalism that threatened the survival of turf houses. Advocates of

modernization argued that Reykjavik paled in comparison to the grand architecture that graced the skylines

of Paris, Berlin, and London. Traditional techniques were criticized as “rotten Danish wood” from a

troubled era, and there was a campaign to clear them in favor of modern buildings — a move later

criticized by many as destruction of cultural heritage.

A tourism boom in the latter half of the 20th century encouraged Iceland to reexamine the value of

traditional architecture. Do Icelanders still live in turf houses? The quickest way to answer this question

would be no. You might still see an occasional grass roof but that has everything to do with architecture and

Icelanders wanting to hold on to their beloved heritage rather than any need for turf as insulation ( 隔热)

material.

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