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2022-2023学年上海市第四中学高一上学期期末考试英语试卷
(完成时间 90 分钟)
I. Listening comprehension
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II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
A Wonderful Tour of Nanjing
During my last Spring Festival holiday, I went on a wonderful tour of Nanjing with my sister. After having our reunion meal with our family, we began our tour the following day. This journey was quite memorable and meaningful for us.
Wandering along the City Wall, we came to Zhonghua Gate, the south gate of Nanjing City, ____1____ is the biggest castle-style city gate in China and the most complicated castle in the world. Zhonghua Gate, built from 1366 to 1387, boasts of the great skill needed to complete its construction. It is said that 27 tunnels were built in the castle ____2____ (store) large quantities of food, weapons, and about 3,000 soldiers.
Jiangnan Examination Hall (江南贡院) , I assume, was the most interesting area for us that day. There was not much to see at the site itself but the museum located there went beyond ____3____expectation. We walked along a sidewalk down to the bottom. One side is composed ____4____ rolls of bamboo slip (竹简). Within the building, we learned about the history of the imperial examination system while we proceeded to walk up one floor after another.
We spent another day in the Zhongshan Mountain Scenic Area, including Meiling Palace, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (陵墓), Linggu Temple, and Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum.
Meiling Palace is a delicate structure that is famous for its aerial (鸟瞰的) views in autumn. Its zigzag path is planted with plane trees (法国梧桐), which form a chain like a necklace when ____5____ (view) from the air. In the center is located the magnificent palace with its green roof, which stands out just like