精品解析：广东省佛山市第一中学2023-2024学年高一上学期入学素养测试英语测试试题

佛山一中2023级入学素养测试 英语 本试卷共8页，71小题，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第一部分 阅读理解(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) A Lying on the north-south axis (轴线) line of Beijing City, Bell and Drum Towers were built in 1272 and rebuilt twice after two fires. In one period in history they were the time-telling center of the capital city during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (1271-1911). Bell Tower The Bell Tower is 47. 9 meters high. This brick-and-stone-made building has two floors. Located on the second floor, the bell is the largest and heaviest in China. It is 7. 02 meters high, with a weight of63tons (吨). It was made of copper (铜), and you can hear its clear sound from far away. Drum Tower Situated 91 meters south to the bell tower, it was placed on a 4-meter-high stone and brick groundwork. It is 46. 7 meters high. It is a two-floor wooden building. There was one big drum and 24 smaller ones before, but only the big remains now. On New Year’s Eve 1990, the bell was rung again and the drum was rung on New Year’s Eve 2001 after being silent for so long. Since then, the drum and the bell have sounded 108 times every New Year’s Eve. How to get to Bell Drum Towers By Subway: 1. Take Subway Line 8 and get off at Shichahai Station. 2. Take Subway Line 2 and get off at Guloudajie Station. By Bus: 1. Take Bus 5, 60, 82, 107, 124, or 635 and get off at Gulou (Drum Tower) Station. 2. Take the Sightseeing Bus 3 and get off at Gulou (Houhai) Station. Ticket Price: Bell Tower: CNY 15; Drum Tower: CNY 20 Ticket for both places: CNY 30 Opening Hours: 09: 00 to 17: 00 Drum Performances at the Drum Tower: 09: 30, 10: 00, 11: 30, 13: 30, 14: 30, 15: 30, 16: 45 Note: an extra performance is at 17: 15 in high season. 1. What do we know about Drum Tower? A. Drums are beaten every hour on the hour. B. There are 8 drum performances in total in high season. C. Drum Tower is a little bit higher than Bell Tower. D. In all there are twenty-five old drums now. 2. What do Bell and Drum Towers have in common?