广东省揭阳华侨高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期第四次阶段考试英语试题

揭阳华侨高级中学高三级第 四 次阶段考试英语科试卷 （2023—2024学年度第 一 学期） （考试时间： 120 分钟，满分： 120 分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A If you want to understand China but can’t afford an expensive international flight, these four books can give you a complete overview of the country. River Town River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler --- This book is a journal of the author’s two years spent teaching English in a small town called Fuling, situated on the banks of the Yangtze River. Hessler writes about his experiences living in a foreign culture and observing the lives of the town’s residents. The book was published in 2001 and has won several awards, including the Kiriyama Prize. Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China It is a book that tells the story of China’s modernization. It was written by Ezra Vogel and published in 2011. The author describes how Deng Xiaoping’s policies led to significant changes in China’s economy and society. The book has received critical honors and won the Lionel Gelber Prize in 2012. The Search for Modern China by Jonathan Spence This book is a comprehensive history of China from the Ming dynasty to the present day. The author, a prominent scholar of Chinese history, provides a detailed analysis of the social, cultural, and political changes that have taken place in China over the past 500 years. The book was first put out in 1990 and has since been revised and updated several times. This book was the top bestseller for years. Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China Written by Leslie T. Chang, this book, published in 2008, is a reportage on the lives of young women who leave their rural homes to work in factories in China’s cities. Chang, a former New York Times correspondent (someone who is employed by a newspaper or a television station etc. to report news from a particular area or on a particular subject), interviewed hundreds of factory girls to provide insight into the socia