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1、玉溪一中2020学年高2020届第七次月考英语试卷第 卷第一部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFun with Shadow PuppetsPeople around the world have been making shadow puppets(皮影戏) for a very long time. In a shadow puppet show, the puppets cannot be seen. Only their shadows can
2、be seen.HOW TO PREPARE THE STAGEA cardboard(纸板) puppet stage can be made using a piece of poster board(硬纸板).Lay the poster board down flat.Fold the edges in 6 inches on each side.Cover the opening with a piece of white cloth. Fasten it with tape(胶带). This cloth will be thestage “curtain”.The puppets
3、 hide behind the curtain. Have a bright light set up behind the puppets. When the light behind the puppets is turned on, black shadows that resemble, or look like the puppets appear on the white curtain. When the puppets move, the shadows move.HOW TO MAKE SHADOW PUPPETS1. Choose a story with two or
4、three talking characters.2. Draw the shape of each person or animal on a piece of black poster board. It will be easy tofollow the lines if you draw them with a white pencil or crayon.Make the characters so that they are facing to one side.Make each character different. Remember that only the shadow
5、 will show, so the outside shapeis what is important.3. Use scissors to cut out the puppets carefully.4. Attach a drinking straw(吸管) to the back of each puppet with tape. Let the bottom of the strawhang below the body of the puppet. This will be used as a handle. Use it to control themovements of th
6、e puppets across the stage.5. Have a friend read the story while you move the puppets. Then you can take turns.6. You are now ready.LET THE SHOW BEGIN!1. Why does the stage need a light？A. The light helps locate the puppets.B. The light gives the stage a fancy look.C. The light signals that the show
7、 has started.D. The light helps to make a shadow on the curtain.2. Which item could best be used in place of a drinking straw? A. A pencil.B. A ribbon.C. A broom.D. A string.3. What is TURE about making a puppet show?A. A white pencil is a must.B. At least two people are needed.C. The characters sho
8、uld face the same side.D. The color of the characters is very important.BSuddenly screams echo through the forest as alarmed animals such as spotted deer warn each other of a predators(食肉动物) approach. Lying on my stomach with my camera in front of me, Ive been watching a nearby stream for hours, wai
9、ting. This may be it.Yes! A 380-pound lioness steps from the trees and heads toward the stream. She crouches(蹲伏) down to drink. Shes close to me no more than 50 yards away. She stands up and begins to walk toward me, not knowing Im there.When she is Just about 20 yards away, I move my camera slightl
10、y. I dont want to shock or panic her. She freezes for a moment, then takes a crouching position and continues toward me which was not really the reaction I wanted! Im thinking, “Uh-oh, Im about to become cat food!” Ive approached lions before, but this is a first. The lion approaches me.The lioness
11、comes closer and closer until shes only about four yards from me the closest distance that still allows me to focus my camera lens surprisingly, she lies down, posing like a statue in front of me. This makes me feel very small and humble. Then she rolls over and looks at me upside down! She seems a
12、little puzzled and appears to be trying to figure me out Hmm, are you suitable to be eaten? You dont look dangerous. I think youre OK.Breathe slowly, I remind myself, even though my heart is beating fast. I carefully back up my tripod(三脚架) just a bit to where I can focus and shoot the picture.Sudden
13、ly so fast that it surprises me she leaps up. In a flash, she runs away. I m left overwhelmed with emotion the experience like a gift from the forest. Getting this photograph took a long time. I spent two years waiting for a permit to track the extremely rare Asiatic lions in the Gir Forest of India
14、. Then I spent three months on foot searching for them. There are only about 300 of these endangered lions left.4. Which of the following can best describe the feeling of the author when the lioness comes near? A. Relaxed and calm.B. Bored and puzzled. C. Anxious but proud.D. Frightened but excited.
15、5. When the lioness comes close to the author, she . A. pretends to be deadB. stays and then goes away C. tries to find the moment to attack himD. recognizes the author and makes him laugh6. It can be learnt that the author . A. used to live in the forestB. stops working on seeing the lioness C. made great efforts to shoot the lionsD. congratulate himself upon his narrow escape7. The text is probably taken from . D. a research paperB. a TV interview C. a tourist guideA. a personal diary COne form of social prejudice against older people is the belief that they ca
