精品解析：河南省沁阳市高级中学2022-2023学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题

沁阳市高级中学高一返校摸底考试 英语试卷 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) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Imperial Bricks Imperial (皇家) bricks were made completely for imperial buildings, especially palaces, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Mainly made in Suzhou, the bricks were transported through the Grand Canal to Beijing. They have a fine quality, and are strong and hard. They have a pure blue-green coulor like a mirror and produce a metal sound when knocked. Given their high cost, they are properly called the golden bricks . The craft (工艺品) has been on the national-level intangible cultural heritage list since 2006. Peking Duck Peking duck has been a famous dish from Beijing since the imperial times, characterized by its delicious skin and meat. The cooked duck is cut into pieces and eaten with green onion, cucumber and sweet bean sauce, often with pancake rolled around fillings. It was selected as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Shadow Play Shadow play (皮影) is an ancient form of storytelling that uses flat cut-out figures or shadow play between a source of light and a screen. Various sight effects can be achieved by moving both the dolls and the light source. It is popular in many places along the Grand Canal, including Hebei and Zhejiang. In 2011, Chinese shadow play was listed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Kunqu Opera Kunqu opera, one of the oldest existing forms of Chinese opera, came from Kunshan of what is now Suzhou city in Jiangsu province. Using emotional lines from poetry classics and through sweet and beautiful singing, it made progress in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and naturally reached other parts of the country via the Grand Canal. 1. Which makes Imperial Bricks get the name of golden bricks? A. Their color. B. Their value. C. Their shape. D. Their history 2. Where did the lines of Kunqu Opera come from? A. Theater writers. B. Ancient stories.