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1、山西省祁县中学2020学年高二英语4月月考试题本试卷满分：150分 考试时间： 100分钟第一卷（共100分）第一部分：听力部分（略）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。ANo one knows who made the first ice cream. Some people think that water ices and milk ices may have been made by the Chinese between three thousand and a
2、 thousand years ago. In that time, the dish reached India. The Indians, in turn, many have passed on the secret to the Arabs and Persians.Marco Polo, an Italian who travelled widely in the thirteenth century, noted that he found the Chinese had long been making ices out of fruit juices and milk. Fro
3、m the fourteenth century on, ices becamepopular first in Venice and then throughout Italy.In 1535, when Catherine de Medeicis left Italy to marry the future King Herry II of France, she took her cooks with her. They made desserts the French had never tasted before, which was ice cream.At first ice c
4、ream was a luxury in France. Only rich people had the money to buy it. Then,in 1660, a young man from Sicily, Francisco Procopio, arrived in Paris. He opened a shop that sold ice cream at prices people could afford. Then his ice cream became so popular that other shops wereopened.About 1640, King Ch
5、arles introduced ice cream to England and soon ice cream quickly becamepopular in England too.21Ice cream was unknown in France until _.A. 1535 B. 1660C. 1640 D. 177422Ice cream was introduced to England by _.A. Catherine de Medeicis B. Francisco ProcopioC. King Charles D. Marco Polo23What will be p
6、robably talked about in the next paragraphs?A. Marco Polos travel in the worldB. Development of ice cream in FranceC. Development of ice cream in EnglandD. Development of ice cream in other countries24This passage is mainly about _.A. Marco Polos travel B. the history of ice creamC. Catherines marri
7、age D. one of Chinese inventionsBThe China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation with utilities paid for, 9
8、0 per cent medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, elevenday public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.Senior Business EditorYou must:assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them;be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think cr
9、eatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff;ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails;have had at least five years editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry
10、 software.Senior Copy EditorYou must:work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions;have had at least two years editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry s
11、oftware.Copy EditorYou must:be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions;be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with i
12、ndustry software.Graphic DesignerYou must:have excellent skills in information graphics;be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts;have a good sense of typography;have good news judgment;be wellversed with Macintosh software, including InDesign, Il
13、lustrator and Photoshop;be fluent in English.For enquiries or to apply, write to job .25Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The employees have to pay for their own food and accommodation.B. The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay.C. The employees have the rig
14、ht to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.D. The senior business editors only job is to help the business editor to set goals.26How many positions need editing experience?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.27Which can be the title of the advertisement?A. China Daily: New Employees WantedB. China Daily: New
15、spaperC. China Daily: An International TeamD. China Daily: The Best Working Condition28What is NOT required about Graphic Designer?A. Be well-versed with Photoshop.B. Have excellent skills in information graphics.C. Having a good sense of typography.D. Writing snappy headlines and captions.CEarlier this year, my family experienced an unexpected tragedy. The kind of tragedy which knocks you out of yourself and turns your whole world upside down. A tragedy which also caused me to be out of work for three mon
