名校名卷高二第一学期期末测试卷(八)- 【直击双1流·名校名卷清北卷】2023-2024学年新教材高二英语上学期同步期中期末卷（北师大版）

(10 1　 ) 10. 名校名卷高二第一学期期末测试卷(八) 英 　 语 考试时间:120 分钟　 试卷分值:120 分 第一部分　 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 分) 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。 A Suzhou is home to some wonderful classical-style gardens in China. The following are the greatest examples. The Humble Administrator􀆳s Garden It􀆳s the largest and the most famous garden in Suzhou, perhaps the finest garden in southern China. Throughout the centuries, the central part of the garden still contains its original Ming Dynasty flavour. Since it is such a large garden, with caves, forests, islands, bridges, paths, and all sorts of pavilions and halls, no simple description of the garden will do. Lingering Garden The 2. 3-hectare Lingering Garden was built in 1593. The garden has Chinese couplets beside nearly every gate and door. These are two-line poems written in classical Chinese. Their use in the garden is meant to set the tone for each section and draw attention to different features of the garden in a poetic way. Lion Grove Garden About one hectare in size, Lion Grove Garden was built in 1342. The garden gets its name because it is filled with strangely shaped rocks which are said to look like lions posing in various shapes. The garden􀆳s many paths wind through caves and more rocks than can be counted, making it easy to get lost. Apart from being beautiful and interesting, the garden is perhaps the oldest rock garden of its kind, making it important historically. Huanxiu Mountain Villa At 0. 2 hectares, Huanxiu Mountain Villa is one of the smalles