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2021年广州增城区新塘中学北校区高三英语期中试卷及答案解析
第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
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IfyouareplanningtovisitthehistoriccapitalcityofScotland,Edinburgh,atraveldestinationthatpeoplecrowdtofromaroundtheworld,andwanttoattendoneFestivalwhileyouarethere,keeponreadingtodiscovermoreinformation.
AKA.ImaginateFestivalWhen:22May–2June2021Where:TraverseTheater,AssemblyRoxy
AfestivalwherekidstakeoverEdinburgh.Withawholerangeoffreepop-upperformances,takeyourkidstoseesomeofthemostinspiringtheatreanddancefromawholerangeoftalentedperformers.
EdinburghInternationalFilmFestivalWhen:19June–29June2021Where:FilmHouse,FestivalTheater
Originallytheverybestininternationalfilm,itwasestablishedin1947.Thedynamicprogrammefeatureseverythingfromdocumentariestoshorts,alongwitharangeofexperimentalcinema,inanattractivesettingwithasprayofredcarpetcharm.
EdinburghArtFestivalWhen:25July–25August2021Where:CityArtCenter,TheScottishGallery
Withover40exhibitionstoattend,theEdinburghArtFestivalistheUK’slargestvisualartseventwhereyoucanseeeverythingfromhistoricalworkstocontemporarymasterpieces.
TheRoyalEdinburghMilitaryTattooWhen:2–24August2021Where:EdinburghCastle
Withadifferentthemeeveryyear,over200,000visitorscrowdtoEdinburghtoseethemilitarybandsandthesymbolicpipersetagainstthebackdropofEdinburghCastle.1.WhoistheAKA.ImaginateFestivalintendedfor?A.Children.B.Talentedperformers.C.Parents.D.Dancers.2.What’sspecialaboutEdinburghArtFestival?A.Itincludesallformsofarts.

B.Itisaboutgreatworksinhistory.C.Itisthelargestfestivalintheworld.D.Itlastsforthelongesttime.
3.WhichFestivaloffersperformancesbysoldiers?A.EdinburghArtFestivalB.AKA.ImaginateFestival
C.TheRoyalEdinburghMilitaryTattooD.EdinburghInternationalFilmFestival
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IntheworldofChinesearchaeology(考古学,asignofadig'simportanceisthesightofZhouMingshengatwork.AfieldtechnicianwhohasworkedatarchaeologicalsitesallaroundChina.MasterZhouiscreditedwiththegentlesttouchinhisprofession.Bornintoafarmingfamily,heisa“national-levelcraftsman”withatalentforusingsimpletoolstogetrelics(遗物thatwouldcrumbleinotherhands,sayshiscurrentboss,WangXu,directorofanarchaeologicalsiteatShuanghuaishu,aNeolithic(新石器时代的settlementneartheYellowRiverinthecentralprovinceofHenan.
ItisnotbeautythatattractsvisitorstoShuanghuaishu.At5,300yearsold,thesettlementistheworkofaculturetoosimpletohaveleftbehindmanyburiedtreasures.Thesinglemostpreciousfind,todate,isafinger-lengthsculptureofasilkworm.Noristhesettinglovely:anareasurroundedbydeafeninginsects,betweenahighwayandtwopowerstations.Rather,thesite'simportanceishistorical.ForsincethebirthofChinesearchaeologyinthe1920s,ithasbeeninseparablefromclaimsthatChinahastheoldestunbrokencivilisationonEarth.
Leadingarchaeologistssaythatthesitehastherightcombinationoflocation,ageanddistinctiveculturalelementstobethecapitalofanearlyChinesekingdom.ThatwouldmakeitabridgebetweenChina'swrittenhistoryandtheeraoftheYellowEmperor,whoissaidtoruleoverthesecentralplainsalmost5,000yearsago,thoughmanyforeignscholarsdoubthisexistence.ChinesemediacallthesiteproofofChina's5,000yearsofhistory.
Foreignerscomplainaboutalackofwrittenrecords,Mr.Wangnotes.Perhapstheyaremissingsymbolsthatwillonedaybeunderstood,forinstanceinpatternedpottery.Outsiders“can'tkeepusingWesternstandardstoapplytoChineseruins,”heargues.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“crumble”inParagraph1mean?

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