仿真卷(二)-2024年普通高中学业水平测试合格考英语

仿真卷(二) [本卷满分100分，考试用时90分钟] 得分栏 第一部分 第二部分 第三部分 第四部分 总得分 第一部分　听力测试(共两节，满分20分)略 第二部分　阅读(共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A In 1867 when Canada was created，a towering Silver Maple tree standing in front of Alexander Muir's house in Toronto gave him an idea. He would write a poem and a song about the great tree，so common in Canada and so symbolic，to celebrate Canada's confederation (联邦). His song was called The Maple Leaf Forever and it has been the unofficial Canadian anthem (颂歌) to this day. Last July during a major storm，the tree was knocked down.It fell across a house and a street.But because it was an important historic tree，most of the wood was saved rather than being destroyed. Recently woodworkers at The Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto，a community projects centre，cut the wood into logs and other usable pieces.The pieces were given to artists to create about 150 different projects. One artist took a piece of tree.On it，he'll carve (雕刻) a series of historical Canadian scenes.Another wood carver is making beautiful round wooden bowls.Yet another made an interesting candlestick from the tree's branches. Other woodworkers are making wood wig (假发) stands for cancer patients who lose their hair.Still others are taking small pieces of wood and making them into pens.And some of the wood was made into gavels (小木槌) to be used by Toronto's city councilors. Some of the projects will be on public show while some will be personally owned. The people in Toronto who lived near the tree for years，and tried to protect it from harm，were very sad to see the old tree go. But they are glad to see that their maple tree will live forever in the hearts and homes of many people. 21.Why was the wood of the tree preserved by many people? A.The tree has practical value. B.They used it to honour Alexander Muir. C.They thought the tree was publicly owned. D.The tree was closely tied to Canadian history. 22.How did people in Toronto feel about the fa