安徽省十联考（合肥市第八中学等）2022-2023学年高二上学期11月期中联考英语试题
一、阅读理解
European Cities That Are Making Streets Become Car Free
The quality of life in cities would be so much better if they were car-free. So the following European cities are trying to reduce the number of cars in the streets.
● Copenhagen, Denmark
Beginning in the 1960s, Denmark’s capital pioneered walker-only zones and the city now has over 321 kilometers of bike routes. Over half of the people in Copenhagen ride bicycles to work. Denmark is building a superhighway of 28 routes for bikes that’ll connect the city to its surrounding suburban areas. The first of the routes opened in 2014.
● Hamburg, Germany
The German city is planning on making walking and biking the main forms of transportation b
y reducing the number of cars allowed in specific areas of the city by 2035. The project calls for a green network of places people can go to without cars, which will cover 40 % of Hamburg. The green network will include parks, playgrounds and sports fields.
● Milan, Italy
In this Italian city, for every day that drivers leave their cars parked at home during working hours, they’ll receive a 1.5 Euro ticket reward good for the use of public transportation. The city has buses, subways, trams (有轨电车) to choose from, so it pays to leave the driving to them.
● Paris, France
In 2017， the French capital announced it would ban diesel (柴油) cars by 2024. Cars that run on gas are expected to be removed by 2030. There’s already an older car ban from the city center for working hours on weekdays. “If you live in Paris and get rid of your car, you can claim benefits of around $ 700 to buy a bike,” according to Fast Company.
1. What is under construction in Denmark?
A．A bike-sharing system.
B．More bike-only zones.
C．A green business network.
D．A superhighway for bikes.
2. Which city rewards people to take public transportation?
A．Copenhagen, Denmark.
B．Hamburg, Germany.
C．Milan, Italy.
D．Paris, France.
3. What’s the deadline of removing all the cars that run on traditional energy by Paris?
A．2017.
B．2024.
C．2030.
D．2035.
21 Spoons is a restaurant aimed at bringing back the appeal of intimate (亲密的) dining. “This restaurant kind of fell into my lap,” says chef and owner Ann Butler, “I own the cooking school next door to it, and this space was empty for quite some time, and it seemed to be saying, ‘Do you want me?’”
After working in Fairfax and Chesterfield public schools, Butler started her cooking school, Edible Education, 12 years ago, hoping to change the dietary habits of kids.
The occurrence of the pandemic halted Butler’s cooking classes, as students were unable to attend in person. “We didn’t have any kids taking classes,” she says. “I didn’t know how long it’d be before we saw students again, so I thought, we got to do something.” So, Butler opened 21 Spoons in March of 2021, focused on small plates and shared bites from ratatouille flatbread to deep-fried deviled eggs.
“I took it over at a time when everyone was closing their restaurants in Richmond,” Butler says. This allowed her to start her new business in a way that made people feel more at ease during such a stressful time. Butler says the service and size of the restaurant-24 seats are what make people feel more comfortable and what allow them to open during the pandemic. “We opened during a time when everyone was scared, so we wanted to build a space where you could come and rest, back to old-school, old-fashioned service.”
Butler says the architectural plat (建筑区) for the space was unit 20. “I saw somewhere that
a chef has 39 spoons,” she says, “and it was unit 20, so I thought, ‘How about 21Spoons?’ since we opened in 2021.”
While Butler says there’ll be no 22 Spoons, she describes 21 Spoons as a “creative gift”, allowing her to combine passions and build something beautiful for the community.defending
4. What does the underlined word “halted” mean in paragraph 3?
A．Stopped.
B．Improved.
C．Added.
D．Reduced.
5. Which word best describes the atmosphere of eating in 21 Spoons?
A．Amazing.
B．Inspiring.
C．Relaxing.
D．Touching.
6. Why is unit 20 mentioned in the text?
A．It is where the restaurant is currently located.
B．It started Butler’s passion for the food industry.
C．It is associated with the menu of the restaurant.
D．It offered inspiration for naming the restaurant.
7. In which section of a website can we probably read the text?
A．History and education.
B．Food and drink.
C．Art and music.
D．Shopping and style.
Jason M. Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition. Now, his award-winning image is stirring debates about whether art can be generated by a computer, and what, exactly, it means to be an artist.

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