2022-2023学年广东省广州彭加木纪念中学高一上学期10月月考卷英语试题
1. At the foot of the Tianmu Mountain in Zhejiang, a homestay (民宿) is attracting travelers from far and wide, which has won architectural medal at the 2021 German iF Design Awards.
The owners of the homestay are a couple in their late 30s who decided to return to their hometown three years ago. Li Xiumei used to be in charge of a division at a company in Hangzhou, and her husband was a sales director. It was an ordinary situation where Li’s husband was on business trips a lot and Li still worked on weekends. City life sometimes is not easy.
In 2018, they quit jobs and went back to Dongtianmu village, which lies in a forest of bamboo. The first time they drove into the village was one late afternoon. The cooking smoke was rising from the foot of the mountain, which gave them a very different feeling from the city.
The homestay was built beside her husband’s old countryside house. The old house is preserved (保留), while a brand-new building was built on its side and the whole site is made up of four courtyards. It has been updated to have a hall, a tea room, a kitchen, a dining room. Japanese cherry trees are planted in the east courtyard. A swimming pool is placed in the west courtyard, with a bar located on one side.
Li and her husband love gardening and music, and their new home gives them enough space to continue their interests and relax in the heart of nature. Li wants to share the quiet country life, so she makes her new home a homestay. In 2019, the homestay became an online hit after guests shared their experiences on social media. “The longer I stay here, the more I feel it was the right choice to come back, and this is more meaningful than making money,” Li says.
1. What impressed the couple when first driving to the village?
A．The forest of bamboo.
B．The smoke of cooking.
C．The fresh air in the village.
D．The feeling of loneliness.
2. What can we infer about the homestay from paragraph 4?
A．It is ancient and broken.
B．It can hold many guests.
C．It must have been carefully designed.
D．It has been rebuilt by the couple.
3. What’s more meaningful than earning money according to Li?
A．Continuing their music dream.
B．Living in the countryside.
C．Staying at the old house.
D．Developing a city.
2. Can you think of something that has been around for thousands of years and is still used in different cultures around the world? Something that fits this description is makeup.
Even though makeup might seem new, it was an important part of daily life in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago. At that time, both men and women utilized things like eyeshadow, eyeliner and lipstick nearly every day.
For a better make-up result, a wealthier Egyptian woman would first clear her dead skin using salts from the Dead Sea. Then, she would use a milk-and-honey face mask to wet her skin. Taking milk baths was also a way to make the beauty routine (日常) a more luxurious experience. After all of this, the makeup could then be applied.
But people in ancient Egypt didn’t just use makeup to look more attractive. They also used it for rituals (宗教仪式). For example, a black powder called kohl was used around the eyes to protect them from the bright desert sun. In fact, the Egyptian word for “makeup palette” comes from a word that means “to protect”.
These makeup palettes (调板) were used to mix colored powders with animal fat or vegetable oils to make the different products. They usually had symbols (符号) of animals or goddesses on them. It was believed that the powers of these animals would be put into the makeup when it was mixed together, giving the wearer unusual talents.
Interestingly enough, makeup was also an important part of ancient Egyptian burial rituals. From life into death and beyond, makeup helped to shape ancient Egyptian cultur
e. Even though makeup is still used in modern times, it is interesting to know that it is linked to the ancient world.
1. What does the underlined word “utilized” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．bought.
B．used.
C．removed.
D．changed.
2. What would wealthy ancient Egyptian women do before putting on their makeup?
A．Go swimming in the Dead Sea.
B．Drink milk to wet their skin.
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C．Remove the dead skin with honey.
D．Follow a beauty routine.
3. What did ancient Egyptians think about makeup palettes?
A．They helped deliver messages from goddesses.
B．They protected them from bad luck.
C．They gave people special abilities.
D．They brought the dead back to life.
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