四川省遂宁市2022届高三上学期零诊考试英语试题

Arbeia Roman Fort (城堡) and Museum

Location and History

Arbeia Roman Fort is situated on Hadrian's Wall. It was the most important structure built by the Romans in Britain, and now it has been a World Heritage (遗产) Site. Built around AD 160, Arbeia Roman Fort was the military supply base for the soldiers who were stationed along Hadrian's Wall. The fort has been gradually uncovered and some original parts have been revealed. There are reconstructions that show how Arbeia Roman Fort would have looked.

The Reconstructions

The reconstructions of the Commanding Officer's house and soldiers' quarters are strikingly different. The accommodation for soldiers is dark and uncomfortable, while the Commanding Officer's house is spacious and luxurious, with courtyards with fountains for him and his family to enjoy.

The Museum

Visit the museum and see many objects that were found at Arbeia. They are historically important and show what daily life was really like at that time. You will see weapons, tools, jewellery, and so on. You can also discover how the Romans buried their dead and see tombstones (墓碑) which survive to this day. There is a "hands-on" area allowing visitors to dig on a certain site and study their findings with the help of museum staff. You can piece together pottery (陶器), or try writing just as the Romans would have done. For children, they can build this ancient Roman fort with building blocks by themselves.

Opening Times and Getting There

April 1-October 31:

Monday to Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm-5:00pm.

November 1-March 31:

Monday to Saturday 11:00am-4:00pm, closed Sunday. (Closed

December 25-26 and January 1)

Entry is free.

Arbeia is only a ten-minute walk from the bus station at South Shields. Free car park nearby.

Website:

www.twmuseums.org.uk/arbeia

Chinese young gun Yang Qian claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Olympics with a victory in women's 10 m air rifle (气步枪) on July 24 in Tokyo, Japan. Russian markswoman Anastasiia Galashina took the silver and Nina Christen of Switzerland bagged the bronze. Yang, who was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251.8 points in the final, beating Galashina's 251.1 points to set off Team China to a fine start in Tokyo.

Trailing by a mere 0.1 point ahead of the final two shots, Yang saw the gap widen despite a 10.7-point shot, as her rival made an impressive 10.8. However, when it came to the last shot that would define the eventual champion, Galashina surprisingly shot for 8.9 points, and lost the Olympic title to Yang, who had a 9.8.

"I am very happy and proud to win this gold," said the 21-year-old in a calm tone. The result set the standard for future Olympic competitors as Tokyo 2020 is the first games under new competition rules for the event. "I was extremely nervous before the final shot, and all I could do was to calm down," the young Olympic champion recalled. "I wasn't as calm as I appeared to be. During the qualification and the final I kept adjusting my mentality (心态) gradually, trying to shake the pressure off me, and I think I did well in doing so."

Yang had to stand up to a long wait for other shooters to finish their shots before reaching the final. The favored Indian duo, world record holder，Apurvi Chandela and world No.1 Elavenil Valarivan, bowed out after the 60-shot qualification round. Norwegian Jeanette Hegg Duestad was the dark horse in the qualification, setting an Olympic record of 632.9 points. But the 22-year-old narrowly missed the medals in the final.

In 1939, seven-year-old Mariam Schreiber should have started first grade. Instead, she spent that year — and the following five — trying to survive. She was living in Poland when World War II broke out. "My entire life was ruined within minutes," she says. "I was looking forward to starting school." She never made it. And not having a degree has always been a thorn in her side.

Decades later, though, the now-89-year-old Holocaust survivor finally got something she had always longed for. Kapiloff Brander, director of community programs at Jewish Family Services, reached out to the New England Jewish Academy, a Jewish high school, to ask whether the school could help Mariam fulfill her wish. Richard Nabel, the principal of the school, brought a few senior students to Mariam's home to hear her story before they came up with the idea of presenting her an honorary diploma at the school's 2020 graduation ceremony.

Mariam suffered a lot in a slave labor camp in Siberia before she got liberated in 1946. She and her remaining family members went to a refugee camp in Germany, where she got married and had her first child at the age of 16. Having spent years in refugee camps in different countries, she finally immigrated to America in 1960. Getting a formal education was never an option for her but she learned seven languages over the years. "I educated myself," she says. "I read books day and night. I still do."

On August 16, during a socially distanced ceremony in the school gym, Mariam was presented with a high school diploma from the New England Jewish Academy. "There weren't too many dry eyes among the 30 of us there," says Nabel. Mariam's family was especially moved. "I'm not sure she even realizes the importance of that moment to me," says Bernie, her eldest son. "I am so proud of her."

Home appliances and consumer electronics products witnessed strong sales during the Spring Festival holiday, as stay-at-home consumers purchased cutting-edge (尖端的) digital products to keep themselves entertained and to send wishes to family members in other cities. According to the Ministry of Commerce, sales of communication equipment and home appliances rose by 39 percent and 29. 9 percent during the seven-day holiday.

Ma Ke, a white-collar worker in Beijing, did not go back to her hometown in Wuhan, Hubei Province during the holiday. Instead, she bought a 5G smartphone and a smartwatch for her parents as New Year gifts. "My father is a fan of electronic products. He always wants to be an early user of the latest phones and smartwatches," Ma said. Consumers like Ma are answering the local measures to stay where they work during the holiday period in a bid to reduce the potential spread of the COVID-19 (新型冠状病毒). While staying put, they are buying the latest digital products and adopting cutting-edge digital technologies. Some of them have bought new fitness device, as the stay-at-home-fitness trend is booming in China.

Sensing many consumers have not traveled during the holidays, shopping malls have also come up with new ideas to better entertain them. Shopping malls in Shenzhen and Beijing, for instance, have set robots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to issue a variety of coupons (优惠券) for dining, movies, sports and other activities to attract consumers.

Jacky Han, vice-president of marketing at tech company Cheetah Mobile, said shopping malls play a central yet complicated role in the retail ecosystem. "AI-powered robots can help merchants to convert foot traffic into intelligent data, by functioning as an interactive advertising platform and information desk and transforming the customer experiences," Han said.

Food is a deeply rooted expression of identity, values and ways of life. That is, eating is an element of common ground in terms of human existence and an experience that brings people together. Food is family treasure in the way recipes are passed on from one generation to another, maintaining family connection and cultural and geographical ancestral links.

Food is an expression. What we cook is an expression of who we are and where we come from. The traditional meals of a place touch on identity and ancestry. Every destination has a dish or cuisine associated with it, which is fixed on culture and identity.

You may not know it, but that is why experiencing the local dishes of a new place usually tops one's to do list in a foreign land. It is one of the interactions and processes of connecting with the people.

Food is symbolic. Home is where the heart is and in sensory response to food, familiar flavor arouses homesickness. The ordinary smell of food takes one back to particular times in the past. The beautiful and merry essence of eating with family and friends from home adds to the pleasant tastes of meals.

Food and food habits serve as a culture channel of display of affection and emotional association and the sharing of delicious, nutritional food signals a bridge of closeness and acceptance.

A. Accepting food is hard.

B. Eating food is a universal experience.

C. Food is largely cultural as well as nutritional.

D. Food is therefore a reminder of fond memories of home.

E. Eating a local dish is a way to connect with the local people.

F. Food, however, sometimes gives us bad emotional experiences.

G. This is obvious in how seafood is popular with the coastal people.

At thirteen, I was diagnosed (诊断) with a kind of attention disorder. It made school 1 for me. When everyone else in the 2 was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to 3 a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I 4 my hand right away and said, "Mrs. Smith, you see, the 5 said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it." She 6 me through her glasses, "You are no different from your classmates, young man."

I 7 then, but I didn't finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to 8 it home. In the 9 of my bedroom, the story 10 all became clear to me! It was about a (an) 11 person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn't get much 12. But Louis didn't give up. Instead, he 13 a reading system of raised dots (点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn't I the "blind" in my class, being made to learn like the "14" students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to 15. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no16 from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way 17 of his problems, why should I ever give up?

I didn't 18 anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith so it was quite a 19 when it came back to me the next day -- with an "A" on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: "See what you can do when you keep 20 ?"

The Great Wall is the longest building in the world. It begins from Shanhaiguan and ends at Jiayuguan,  (cover) more than 6,000 km. It was built to prevent the enemy from getting into the Central Plains. The completion of the Wall  (take) a long time. Its first section was built in  7th century BC. After over 2,000 years rebuilding and connecting different sections thus came the present Great Wall.

The best  (preserve) section is at Badaling, which is also the best place to appreciate the greatness of the Great Wall. (it) three parts, namely the pass, the wall and the watchtower, were once greatly significant. The Chinese saying: "If one man guards the pass, 10,000 are  (able) to get through." shows the importance of the pass. The wall is the main part. During the ancient war time, those soldiers (brave) defended the border on the wall. There is a watchtower every several kilometers used to pass military information.

 a historic site, the Great Wall symbolizes for Chinese people courage, strength and strong will. So, there's a Chinese saying: "Hehas never been to the Great Wall isn't a true man."

In 1987, the Great Wall (list) on the World Heritage List.

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The coming-of age ceremony is held in our school in last month. During the ceremony, our headmaster congratulated us on step into the adult. He also reviewed the growth period what we had experienced. After that, they all watched the video of Chinese fighting against the epidemic.

Through the activity, what I feel are that I am able to shoulder the responsibility. It makes us adolescents strong and more determined as well. When face with the difficulties and failures, I must overcome them. In the future, I will be good doctor to heal the wounded and rescue the dying, devoting myself to my works.

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2）原因；

3）你的看法。

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Dear Tony

……

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua