2023年高考考前押题卷2

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Four famous British film locations

American and Canadian visitors to Britain are usually never quite as interested in film sites as British tourism folks seem to expect. For classical film lovers， however， Britain hardly lacks memorable film locations. Here is a great selection of recognizable locations from some of our favorite films.

Castle Howard， Yorkshire

Brideshead Revisited put Castle Howard on the map. The Yorkshire estate is a wonderful visit， virtually unchanged since the filming of Evelyn Waughs classic there in 1980. You can easily see Charles Ryder and Sebastian Flyte rowing on the lake. Its an easy drive， or a bus ride east from York.

Cambridge， Cambridgeshire

There are many scenes from Cambridge recognizable from the Academy Award⁃winning movie Chariots of Fire. Perhaps none are as memorable as the race Harold Abrahams and Lord Lynley ran against the clock around Trinity College Great Court. Visit Gonville & Caius College and Kings College Chapel as well.

Dorchester， Dorset

So much of the surrounding countryside is recognizable as “Thomas Hardy country”. Dorchester itself， though， is Casterbridge played out in The Mayor of Casterbridge， Tess of the DUrbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd. You almost expect to see Alan Bates or Julie Christie walking along Corn Street.

Castle Combe， Wiltshire

Long termed “the prettiest village in England”， Castle Combe just might be. The southern Cotswolds village near Chippenham has been a film set many times， perhaps most famously with Rex Harrison in Doctor Dolittle （1967）.

1. Who is one character of Evelyn Waughs work？

A. Sebastian Flyte.     B. Julie Christie.

C. Harold Abrahams.    D. Rex Harrison.

2. What makes Dorchester famous？

A. Corn Street.

B. Its unusual location.

C. Thomas Hardys works.

D. Its surrounding scenery.

3. Which film was set in the southern Cotswolds village？

A. Brideshead Revisited.

B. Chariots of Fire.

C. Doctor Dolittle.

D. Far from the Madding Crowd.

B

French post office， La Poste， on Saturday issued two stamps to celebrate Chinese New Year， the Year of the Rabbit， which started on January 22， 2023.

Speaking at the launching ceremony， Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said that 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit， and the rabbit is an animal of incredible cuteness， well⁃behaved， mild， gentle and quick⁃witted. “The rabbit represents the positive energy of the Chinese people who can overcome difficulties and improve themselves，” Lu noted， adding that the Sino⁃French relations will surely write a new chapter and make rapid progress in the new year.

“It has been 19 years since La Poste issued its first Chinese zodiac （生肖） stamps，”Philippe Wahl， president and CEO of La Poste said. He said that by issuing Chinese zodiac stamps to celebrate Chinese New Year， La Poste was paying sincere tribute to Chinese culture.

Featuring a crouching rabbit on a pink background， one stamp applies to the domestic mail service in France with a face value of 1.16 euro （$1.26）. The other， a rabbit looking up on the background of the moon， applies to the international mail service with a face value of 1.8 euro.

The stamps， designed by Chinese artist Chen Jianghong， are marked with “The Year of The Rabbit” characters in both Chinese and French.

Chen Jianghong was born in Tianjin， and received his degree in Chinese painting in Beijings Central Academy of Fine Arts. In 1988， he went to study in the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris， France， and held a personal exhibition in Paris in the same year. From then on， he has started his career as a painter and lived in Paris， France.

Since 2005， the French post office has been celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year each year by issuing stamps featuring the years zodiac animal.

The twelve notable animals， representing the Chinese Zodiac to record the years and reflect peoples attributes， are the rat， ox， tiger， rabbit， dragon， snake， horse， goat， monkey， rooster， dog and pig.

4. What does the rabbit stand for in traditional Chinese culture？

A. Being curious. B. Being creative.

C. Being intelligent. D. Being imaginative.

5. Why did French post office La Poste issue two stamps of rabbits？

A. To promote its influence.

B. To show their preference.

C. To be in honour of Chen Jianghong.

D. To highlight Sino⁃French relations.

6. How is paragraph 6 mainly developed？

A. By giving examples.

B. By following time order.

C. By making comparisons.

D. By making classifications.

7. What does the underlined word “attributes” mean in the last paragraph？

A. Characters. B. Adaptations.

C. Preferences. D. Opportunities.

C

A pair of businessmen are attempting to start a new human spaceflight company that， instead of launching rockets， will lift civilian passengers into the sky tied to a high⁃performance balloon.

Space Perspective aims to carry a capsule of eight passengers at a time， hanging from a balloon， 100，000 feet above the Earth. The balloon and capsule will gently rise for about two hours at 12 mph， floating along for another two hours as passengers enjoy refreshments and a view of the Earth below， and then descend back down at 12 mph and land in either the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean.