安徽省部分市2023-2024学年高二下学期期末英语汇编：阅读理解

安徽省部分市2023-2024学年高二下学期期末英语汇编

阅读理解

安徽省阜阳市2023-2024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

一、阅读理解

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2024 “Chinese Bridge” Competition

for Eastern United States Region

To provide a platform for young Chinese language learners in the United States to show their proficiency and talents, ignite (点燃) their interest and enthusiasm, and promote Chinese language education in the U.S., the 2024 “Chinese Bridge” Competition in the Eastern United States Region is officially launched for college students, secondary school students, and elementary school students. This event is organized by the Chinese Consulate General in New York and hosted by China Institute in America. We warmly welcome all eligible (具备条件的) Chinese language learners to apply.

Eligibility

●Applicants must currently enroll in an accredited (官方认可的) school in the United States.

●Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have a native language other than Chinese.

●Applicants must currently reside in the Consular District of the Chinese Consulate General in New York, which includes New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island.

●Students who attended the 2023 final “China Bridge” global competition in China are NOT eligible to apply.

Format and Requirements

This year’s competition consists of two rounds: the preliminaries (预赛) and finals. Registration is open now for the preliminary round. To enter the competition, applications must submit the following materials.

A Chinese Speech Video (80% of the total score) that:

●is no more than 3 minutes in duration

●is in MP4 format

●is shot clearly

Typical topics include self-introductions, aspects of Chinese culture, or personal stories related to China.

A Chinese Cultural Talent Performance Video (20% of the total score) that:

●is up to 4 minutes

●is in MP4 format

●is shot clearly

Content may include a showcase of Chinese cultural talents, such as dancing, singing, martial arts, calligraphy, paper cutting, or stand-up comedy.

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Deadline for Preliminary Round Entries: 5:00 PM, April 25, 2024

1．Who is eligible for the competition mentioned in the text?

A．A finalist in the 2023 competition.

B．An overseas student from the U.K.

C．A student learning at a university in California.

D．An American child from a public school in Ohio.

2．Which of the following may meet the requirements for the competition?

A．A five-minute self-introduction in MP4 format.

B．A four-minute silent comedy film in MP4 format.

C．A three-minute piano performance in MP4 format.

D．A two-minute speech about paper-cutting in MP4 format.

3．What can be best used as a subtitle to replace “ ▲ ”?

A．The competitions in previous years

B．Approaches to submitting videos

C．Information about the organizers

D．The awards for the finalists

B

Teachers always do their best within the classroom, but actual learning happens outside those four walls during excursions, says Sherielyn Choi, an English teacher at the all-girls secondary school, Canossa College, in Hong Kong.

“Excursions offer valuable hands-on learning opportunities and help students consolidate (巩固) what they learn at a theoretical level in class,” Choi says. “Additionally, every time our students return from their excursions, I observe that they improve socially and emotionally, with better communication and cooperation skills.”

She speaks from fresh experience since her students recently took part in the educational tour,  “Macau Unlocked: A Journey of Discovery for Students 2023-2024”, jointly organised by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and South China Morning Post.

The day trip has been specially designed for young people to help them learn about Macao’s rich history, vibrant (充满活力的) culture and sustainable practices.

Jayde e Lai, a Year 11 student at Canossa College, says, “I’d never been to Macao before the tour, so as a newcomer, I felt that the tour did a good job of compacting (压缩) Macao’s 400-year history into a day’s event. I definitely learned a lot of fun facts, history and culture of Macao.”

The tour was led by experienced MGTO tour guides, who are knowledgeable about Macao’s history and culture. Students taking part in the tour went to many historic sites that are not often visited, including the Old City Walls, Natacha Temple, the Ruins of St. Paul’s, Macao Museum and Mount Fortress.

Lai says she was most fascinated to learn about some of Macao’s sustainable practices. “Besides the exhibits in the Macao Tea Culture House, we also learned how tea leaf residues (残渣) are recycled to produce items such as cups and even furniture,” she says. “We were asked to smell these products, and they really do smell like tea!”

Choi feels it is great that her students had the opportunity to go on such an interesting tour. “They were talking excitedly about the activities they did and I think it really helped to arouse their curiosity,” she says. “Excursions are truly necessary for students to become well-rounded individuals.”

4．What does the underlined word “excursions” in the first paragraph mean?

A．School hours. B．Social activities.

C．Short journeys. D．Sports competitions.

5．What can we know about the activity?

A．It is a tailored project. B．It is funded by MGTO.

C．It takes traditional routes. D．It better suits newcomers.

6．What impressed Jayde e Lai most?

A．The stories behind the historic sites.

B．The expertise of the local guides.

C．Macao’s sustainable practices.

D．Macao’s vibrant cultural life.

7．How does Sherielyn Choi feel about the event mentioned in the text?

A．She feels it can be perfected.

B．She is highly favourable to it.

C．She is surprised about its effect.

D．She expects more challenging activities.

C

Over the past few years, libraries and archives (档案馆) across the world have worked to digitize their resources. Many have been investing heavily in expanding digital collections for their records. A recent attack on the British Library (BL) has raised some questions about it.

On Oct. 28, 2023, the British Library’s website was hacked, making it nonfunctional for several weeks. The library didn’t restore its home page until Dec. 19, and it was a month before its basic catalogue was searchable again. The bulk (主体) of the library’s online resources will take much longer to restore, leaving students and scholars with research plans across the world in trouble.

Digitization has been a powerful weapon in the battle against both intentional destruction and the neglect of records. It helped scholars preserve the records while also allowing understaffed libraries to preserve materials suffering from the degradation (毁坏) of neglect. It enables users to access records from all over the world, helping them overcome the barriers of geography and the costs of travel. Digitization can help us hold ourselves to account for the past.

The hack at the British Library, however, exposes the vulnerabilities (易受打击) of digitization. It forces us to ask: what happens to our records if a cyberattack severs us from our digital records? Since the BL has physical (if somewhat outdated) catalogues, restoring access for scholars won’t be a mission impossible. But it is still extremely expensive. So what happens if digitized collections in other countries are attacked in the same way? As with the BL, it could prevent our access to physical records by destroying digital catalogues and reference material. That means even though the original physical records may still exist, we may struggle to access or use them effectively. And repairing the damage could require resources that the institutions in question might not have.

Digitization has been a transformative tool for scholars and a valuable shield against the dangers that threaten paper-based historical records. But it’s time to consider the vulnerabilities of digital repositories as well. Fires, theft, and physical neglect are no longer the only major threats archives face: now we must also add ransomware (勒索软件) to the list.

8．What have many libraries and archives focused on recently?

A．Building new facilities. B．Researching their records.

C．Expanding digital collections. D．Collecting historical materials.