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2019-2020学年福州闽江学院附属中学高三英语第三次联考试题及参考答案
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
WashingtonD.C.Sightseeing
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TheOldTownTrolleyTour
Itofferssomethingforthewholefamily.Notonlywillitgivethemsomethingfuntodo,butitwillgivethemahistorylesson.Thistourwilllastaboutthreehoursandit’sproperforpeopleofallages.
AfricanAmericanHistoryTour
BesuretotakethistourbecauseAfricanAmericanshavehadanimportantroleinthemakingofourcountry.Takethishistoricalfour-hourtour,whereyouwillvisitsomeimportantsitesincludingMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture.
ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.
Thisisagreatexperienceallowingyoutoenjoythecapitalinanewway.Thewalkingtourlastsforaboutonehourandthirtyminutes,whichtakesplaceinlessthanamilejourneyfromthestartingplace.
D.C.TwilightTour
CheckouttheD.C.TwilightTourforauniqueviewofsomeofthemostfamoussites!Whatmakesthistwo-hourguidedtourtrulyuniqueisthatyoucanviewmanywonderfulsitesatnighttime!1.Whichtourisrecommendedtoatouristwhoisfondofhiking?
A.TheOldTownTrolleyTourB.AfricanAmericanHistoryTourC.ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.D.D.C.TwilightTour2.Whichtourlastslongest?
A.TheOldTownTrolleyTourB.AfricanAmericanHistoryTourC.ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.D.D.C.TwilightTour3.Wherewillyoureadthistextmostlikely?A.Inaguidebook.B.Inamagazine.
C.Inanewspaper.D.OntheInternet.
B
IvreaisatowninthePiedmontprovinceofnorthernItaly.Itisknownforitslocalcarnival(狂欢节)organizedinFebruary.
ThemainpartofthecarnivalisthefamousBattleoftheOranges(Labattagliadellearance.TheBattleincludesnineteamswhothroworangesateachotherduringthreecarnivaldays–Sunday,MondayandTuesday.
Orangeswerenotalwaysusedinthebattle.Inthemiddleagespeopleusedbeans.Twiceayearthelocalfeudallordgaveapotofbeanstothepoorfamilieswho,assignofrebellion,threwthemoutoftheirhomes.Laterbeansbecamepartofcarnivalassortof“ammunition”forthrowingatpeoplepassingby.
Itisstillnotknownwhyexactlypeoplestartedusingoranges.Itisbelievedthattheoriginforthistraditionisinthemid19thcentury.Thelegendsaysthatlocalgirls,standingonbalconies,startedtothrowsomeoranges,togetherwithconfetti,lupins(白羽扇豆andflowers,ontotheparadecarriages.Thegirlsactuallywantedtodrawattentionofboysinthecarriages.Boys“answered”bythrowingsomeobjectsbackatgirls.Littlebattlestartedthatway.
BattleoftheOrangesgotstrictrulesaftertheWorldWarII.Thebattlesareorganizedontown'ssquares.Thebattlesarefoughtbetweenteamsincarriages(symbolizinglocaltheguardsoflocaltyrant(恶霸andtheteamswalkingbesidethosecarriages(symbolizingrebelliouspeopleofIvrea.
OrangesfortheeventarebroughtfromtheislandofSicily.Theorangesusedareoflowquality,notsuitableforhumans.About270,000kilogramsoforangesareusedeachyear.
Thecarnivalendswithasilentmarchonthenightof“FatTuesday”.TheCarnival"general"saysgoodbyetoeveryonewiththephrase"SeeyounextFatThursdayat1p.m."
Specialprizesareawardedtothreebestfootteams,threecarriagesdrawnbytwohorsesandthreecarriagesdrawnbyfourhorses.Differentelementsarejudgedlikeforexamplethrowingability,fairplayordecorationofcarriages.
4.Theword"ammunition"(paragraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.decorationB.bulletsC.advertisementD.presents5.InBattleoftheOranges,theteamswalkingbesidecarriagesactas________.A.theCarnivalgeneral