高一下学期期末实战模拟卷二-【创新教程】2022-2023学年新教材高一下册英语期末实战模拟卷

高一下学期期末实战模拟卷二　 　[主题阅读２]人与社会———历史与传统　　 (时间４０分钟,满分５０分) Ⅰ．阅读理解(共１５小题;每小题２．５分,满分３７．５分) A Forlate１９thＧcenturyNorthAmericansandEuropeans,adisplayoftableware(餐具) couldrevealmuchaboutsomeone􀆳ssocialposition,asthewealthytookgreatcaretogetdifＧ ferentkindsofforksforeverything．Beforethe１８thcentury,peopleofalclassesusualy atewithaknifeandaspoon． Thefork􀆳spathtothetablewashardＧwonandslow．InancientEgypt,Greece,and Rome,forkswereusedforslicingfoodintopiecesorliftingmeatfromapotorfire． Folowingareductioninsize,theforkappearedtohaveentereddiningareasinthe courtsoftheMiddleEastandByzantineEmpirebytheeighthandninthcenturies,andbeＧ camecommonamongwealthyfamiliestherebythetenthcentury．Earlyinthe１１thcentuＧ ry,itappearedinvariouspiecesofEuropeanart．Inthelate１１thcentury,St．PeterDamian from OstiawroteaboutaByzantineprincesswhousedforksandregardedherdyingofa diseaseaspunishmentforsuch“luxury”． Thefork􀆳sslowconquestofEuropewascarriedoutfromItaly．Motivatedbythesame concernsforhygiene(卫生),forkswereboughtbywealthyBritons,inspiredbyQueenVicＧ toria,whoregardedforkuseasasignofgoodmanners． Thefork􀆳sintroductiontoNorthAmericadatesbackto１６３３,whenJohnWinthrop,a founderoftheMassachusettsBayColony,wasgiftedasetofforks．TheIndustrialRevoluＧ tionstrengthenedthefork􀆳spresenceondiningroomtablesasproductionofflatwarebeＧ camelessexpensive．Writingin１８９６inSocialEtiquette,MaudC．Cookedeclaredthefork hadfinalyconqueredtheknifeinAmericaand“anyattempttogivetheknifeimportanceat tableislookeduponasanoffense(冒犯)againstgoodtaste．” １．WhatcanwelearnaboutforksfromParagraph１? A．Theywereusedimproperlyinthe１８thcentury． B．Theyhadmanydifferenttypesinthe１９thcentury． C．TheywerepopularinEuropebeforethe１８thcentury． D．TheyledtoNorthAmerican􀆳sriseinsocialposition． ２．WhatwasafunctionofforksinancientEgypt? A．Toeatfood． B．Todecoratetables． C．Tocutfood． D．Tocreateworksofart． ３．Whowasagainsttheuseofforks? A．St．PeterDamian． B．ThomasCoryate． C．QueenVictoria D．MaudC．Cooke． ４．Whatmarkedthebeginningofthefork􀆳sintroductiontoNorthAmerica? A