内容正文:
山东省2021年冬季普通高中学业水平合格考试
英语试题
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分20分)略
第二部分 阅读(共10小题:每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列文本,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Mary, a reporter from History Weekly, is interviewing Malcolm, the curator (馆长) of the Powell Cotton Museum.
Mary: Hello, I’m Mary. Nice to meet you.
Malcolm: Hello, I’m Malcolm. I’m the curator of the Powell Cotton Museum. Welcome.
Mary: Could you show me around the museum?
Malcolm: Sure, come in.
Mary: So who started this museum?
Malcolm: The museum was built by an Englishman called Powell Cotton. He was born in 1866 and died in 1940.
Mary: Who was he?
Malcolm: He was an adventurer, explorer and hunter.
Mary: So which countries did he visit?
Malcolm: He visited mostly Africa but also parts of Asia as well, including Ladakh and some parts of India.
Mary: Did he have a favorite country?
Malcolm: I don’t know about a favorite country, but certainly his favorite continent was Africa.
Mary: What was his longest trip?
Malcolm: His longest trip was thirty months and that was in 1903 to Africa.
Mary: What is your favorite thing in the museum?
Malcolm: My favorite thing is this lion. This is the same lion that attacked Powell Cotton in 1906. He survived because the local Africans killed the lion.
1. Who is the curator of the museum?
A. Mary B. Malcolm.
C. Powell Cotton. D. An African.
2. What do we know about Powell Cotton?
A. He was a Frenchman.
B. He never went to Asia.
C. He liked adventures.
D. He died in 1903.
3. What can we learn about the lion in the museum?
A. It was moved to England in 1903.
B. It was killed by Powell Cotton.
C It killed Powell Cotton.
D. It was from Africa.
B
Once upon a time, there lived a very wise farmer who could grow very good corn. Each year he would take part in the state farmer’s fair (展览会) and win a top award for his corn. He became famous and attracted the villagers nearby to visit his farm. And big companies came to buy his corn as well.
The story of the farmer reached the ears of a reporter. Curious about the secret of