必修第三册 Unit 3 Diverse Cultures（word练习）-【勤径学升】2025年高考英语一轮总复习课时检测训练（人教版）

课时检测训练14　必修第三册　UNIT 3　DIVERSE CULTURES 对应学生用书P331 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2023·湖南名校联盟冲刺压轴大联考) The South African town Hamburg is situated by one of the most beautiful estuaries(河口)in the Eastern Cape. It's known for its rich Xhosa culture. It is also home to a group of women who have produced a series of extraordinary artworks that have been exhibited around the world. Keiskamma Art Project was created to teach local women embroidery(刺绣)skills to help them at a tough time economically and socially, but unexpectedly it has grown into something much bigger. Having been shown at international art galleries, many of their tapestries(挂毯)are now being displayed under one roof for the first time, at an exhibition in Johannesburg. Their story began in 2000, when Dr.Carol Hofmeyr moved from Johannesburg to Hamburg. She found that the town was struggling with high unemployment and that local women were desperate to find ways to feed their families. Having studied embroidery herself, she hoped that passing on that knowledge to local women would help empower them. From humble beginnings, more and more women heard about the project through word of mouth. Now, over 150 women are part of the project. Selling their works provides a source of income, but the project has also created a support system for the women. Initially, the women started out simply creating cushions(坐垫)and small handbags to sell to tourists. Eventually, they started receiving tasks for larger pieces. They were given panels about a meter in size to work on at home. By joining the completed panels together, they created the first of their large works and one of their most celebrated, “The Keiskamma Tapestry”, which tells the history of the Xhosa people who were subjugated(征服)through colonization and the Xhosa British Frontier Wars from 1776 to 1876. Another celebrated piece is “The Keiskamma Altarpiece”, which was produced by 130 women. The four-meter-high, four-meter-wide piece reveals the struggles that elderly Xhosa w