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1、辽宁省辽河油田第二高级中学2020届高三英语4月月考试题第二部分 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。APizza is a pretty common treat, but where did it start? Here are three things you probably dont know about pizza.1: Pizzas Origins Are Half-Baked.The Neapolitans in Italy are prou
2、d of saying they invented pizza, but its probably more accurate to say they perfected it. The idea of putting toppings on a flatbread and baking it started in the 6th century B. C. But the people of Naples were the first to put the tomato on a flatbread in the 16th century. From its start, pizza was
3、 the food for the poor, as it was cheap, filling and easy to eat on the run. In Italian, the word “pizza” refers to anything that is made and then pressed flat.2: Pizza Margherita Is Not Exactly a Symbol of Italy.It is said that one day in 1889, a local baker named Raffaele Esposito created three pi
4、zzas for Queen Margherita when she was on a tour of Italy. The queen loved the version that had the tomato, basil and mozzarella cheese, and it just happened to match the colors of the Italian flag. So Esposito named the pizza after her.But Scott Wiener points out that Italy was unified in name only
5、 in 1889 so it was unlikely any Neapolitan baker would want to celebrate the “Northern conqueror”. Further, the letter of gratitude for the pizza from the royal household that Pizzeria Brandi displays appears to be a fake and may just have been a marketing strategy.3: Hawaiian Pizza Invented by a Ca
6、nadian.Sam Panopoulos, from Greece, originally moved to Canada at the age of 20. In 1962, he decided to put some ham and pineapple on a pizza at one of his restaurants in Ontario.“We just did it for fun to see how it was going to taste,” he told the BBC in 2020. Panopoulos named it the Hawaiian pizz
7、a after the brand of the canned pineapple he used. The mixture of sweet and savory toppings became popular with a certain part of the pizza-loving public. The inventor died in 2020.21. Who was pizza first made for?A. People who were very busy. B. People who were running away.C. The poor people who c
8、ould afford it. D. Soldiers.22. What is Pizzeria Brandis purpose of displaying the letter?A. To show honor for Queen Margherita.B. To hatch a marketing plot.C. To prove the pizzas relation with the royal family.D. To tell the world Pizza Margherita is exactly a symbol of Italy.23. The name of the Ha
9、waiian pizza came from .A. another brand of foodB. a Canadian restaurantC. the founders own interestD. its unique Hawaiian flavorBMy daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations, and is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs lo
10、udly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this bas been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new
11、 sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids triathlon (三项全能).On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my sons birthday party
12、 later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment shed need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to fini
13、sh before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ev
14、er seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasnt because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquer
15、ed that fear with confidence and a fire I hadnt seen before.All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.Shine on, sweet baby.24. Kelly is nervous when .A. boys are arou
16、nd herB. she changes into a leaderC. she is away from her momD. situations are new to her25. We can know from Paragraph 3 .A. the race began in the early morningB. the whole family gave Kelly supportC. Kelly was eager for her turn in the raceD. Kelly prepared for her brothers birthday party26. Seeing Kellys performance in the race, the author felt
