内蒙古自治区赤峰市红山区校级联考2023-2024学年高三上学期12月期中英语试题

1 2023 -2024 学年第一学期高考模拟考试 高三英语 注意事项： 1. 回答选择题时，选出每道小题的答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目 的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。 2. 本试卷共 120 分，考试时间为 100 分钟。 第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) A The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Autumn, the 13th solar term, reflects the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. The fruitful season is approaching. The following are several things you should know about it. “Autumn Tiger” Although Start of Autumn indicates the beginning of autumn, hot weather won’t come to an end. The period of hot days after Start of Autumn, is called “Autumn Tiger”. Because of decreasing rainfall, it is even more sweltering (闷热的) during this period than during Major Heat. Eating longans The Start of Autumn period is harvest time for Taiwan longan. People believe that eating longan will help their children become senior officials. Eating red beans Starting from the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, people in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, have eaten red beans on Start of Autumn day. They take 7 to 14 little beans, 2 swallowing them with well water. When taking the beans, one must face west, it is said, so as not to get dysentery (痢疾) during the autumn. Eating gourds (葫芦) During the Qing Dynasty, people would put gourds outside for a day before the Start of Autumn, and eat them on Start of Autumn day to drive off the summer heat. Today people in Tianjin still keep this custom, believing that eating melons such as towel gourd, white gourd and bitter gourd can prevent diarrhea (腹泻) in autumn. 21. What causes “Autumn Tiger” according to the passage? A. The reducing rainfall. B. The ending of summer. C. The approaching autumn. D. The beginning of the solar term. 22. What is the common belief for people to eat red beans and gourds? A. To avoid heat. B. To keep the custom. C. To prevent diseases. D. To help children become senior officials. 23. In which column of a magazine might the passage be taken from? A. Sports. B. C