江西省九校2022-2023学年高二下学期开学考试联考英语试卷
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一、阅读理解
Whether you plan to travel to España sometime soon, or just want to take a virtual vacation, here are some of Barcelona and Madrid’s most intriguing spiritual spots.
La Sagrada Familia
No trip to Barcelona is complete without gazing at Antoni Gaudi’s crowning achievement: La Sagrada Familia. The church is expected to be completed in 2026, exactly 100 years after the architect’s death.
Once finished, it will be the tallest church in Europe at 566 feet, slightly shorter than the nearby mountain of Montjuïc, as Gaudi believed no man-made structure should be greater than God’s creation.
Clergy-baked Treats
At Monasterio Del Corpus Christi in Madrid, ring a bell labeled “monjas” and you can place your order for cookies baked by cloistered nuns (隐居的修女). Leave payment on a turntable and a box of sweets will appear as if by magic.
Holy Toledo!
city of spring怎么读
About half an hour outside of Madrid is the ancient city of Toledo, known as the “City of Three Cultures,” because of its historical significance to the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths.
Toledo’s old town is set on a hill. The winding, uphill, cobblestone streets-lined with shops selling swords and knives-will transport you to medieval times.
Barri Gòtic
Perhaps Barcelona’s most mysterious section is its Gothic Quarter, Barri Gòtic. Simply getti
ng lost in its winding streets is worth exploring, with hidden shops, artwork of saints, and lovely lampposts at every turn. On Carrer del Bisbe, you’ll find one of Barri Gòtic’s most photographed sites-Bishop’s Bridge. Under the passageway is a skull and dagger design that has many legends attached to it.
1．What do we know about La Sagrada Familia?
A．It is the tallest church in Europe.    B．It is a still-in-progress wonder.
C．It is a church in memory of God.    D．It is located in mountain of Montjuïc.
2．What is special about Monasterio Del Corpus Christi in Madrid?
A．Baking cookies with cloistered nuns.
B．Tasting sweets created by special members.
C．Being famous for its unique religious beliefs
D．Experiencing the atmosphere of medieval times.
3．Where should visitors go if they are keen on adventure?
A．Mountain of Montjuïc.    B．Monasterio Del Corpus Christi in Madrid.
C．The ancient city of Toledo.    D．Gothic Quarter, Barri Gòtic.
As a child growing up in a suburban town in the Northeast of the United States, the arrival of spring had little meaning for me. Sure, we had a weeklong spring vocation from school, but the key word there was vacation, not spring.
For the kids in my neighborhood, the arrival of spring was a non-event. There were two important seasons: winter, when we could go skating and sledding or build snow forts, and summer, when we could finally make proper use of the beach about 100 meter east of my family home. Spring and autumn were just technical details, weeks and weeks of waiting for the good times’ return.
Admittedly, spring later developed its own attractions for me- “In the spring a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love”, as the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson noted-however, it was no
t spring itself, but the other stuff bat got my attention.
In short, I never thought much at all and then I arrived in China. I had been in Beijing for about three months when my first Spring Festival rolled around, and it could hardly be ignored. Aside from the random bursts of fireworks at any time day or night, what stood out most for me was that the capital seemed to be empty.
It was as though the crowds and streams of cars and trucks commonly seen in the capital had all gone into hiding. My puzzlement cleared up when I returned to work. My colleagues explained that Chinese traditionally travel, if necessary, to visit their families during Spring Festival, and that many Beijingers were not natives of the capital.
I also got my first knowledge of something about Spring Festival that never ceases to amaze me. Regardless of when the holiday is set to begin, there is an almost immediate and sudden change for the better in the weather. Spring really does arrive.
I can’t begin to figure out how the ancient Chinese could create a system that would almost
always accurately predict when the season would shift year after year after year. But they did.
4．What did the author think of spring as a child?
A．It was a season full of promise.    B．It was always beyond his imagination.
C．It was a tiring and long holiday.    D．It hardly left a good impression on him.
5．What impressed the author most about Beijing during the Spring Festival?
A．The busy traffic.    B．The unexpected quietness.
C．Beijingers’ love for travel.    D．Occasional bursts of fireworks.

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