山东省百师联盟2023-2024学年高一下学期6月月考英语试题（PDF版，无答案，无听力原文及音频）

William has published 11 books about the Great Wall in 30 years.He has also completed several
photo projects on the Great Wall."It made me so happy when our film was shown on the BBC.For the
first time we got an hour and a half to open the eyes of the British,and show them what the Great
Wall is.We received lots of emails from people saying that they really enjoyed it and didn't know that
China was so beautiful..I became a‘Great Wall ambassador（大使)'，”said William.
24.What do we know about William Lindesay
A.He runs a farm near the Great Wall.
B.He measured the length of Great Wall in 1986.
C.His father was an expert on the Great Wall.
D.He didn't climb the Great Wall in his teens.
25.What does the underlined word "obsessed"mean in paragraph 3
A.Reminded.
B.Attracted.
C.Struck.
D.Buried.
26.Why Thomas and James are mentioned in paragraph 4
A.To introduce their home's location.
B.To encourage people to protect the Great Wall
C.To describe the childhood of William's children
D.To show the Great Wall's impact on William's children.
27.What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A.William's sons will work in the film industry.
B.William has become a famous director for his film
C.William has promoted the spread of Chinese culture abroad.
D.William will work for the Chinese government in the future.
C
Groundhog（土拨鼠)Day falls on February2!Every year on this day,a crowd gathers in
Punxsutawney,Pennsylvania to see whether a groundhog named Phil will come out of his hole.If the
sun is shining and he sees his shadow before going back into his hole,it means winter will last six
more weeks.But if the day is cloudy and he remains outside,spring will come early.Curiously,Phil
is not alone.In the region around Milan,tradition has it that if the bear comes out of his hole on this
day and sees its shadow due to clear weather,he will be able to make himself a nice dry bed and then
he'll want to keep on sleeping.This will show that the winter will continue.But if it's a rainy day,the
bear will have to stay out-and spring will come soon.
"These traditions can be traced back to Indo-European civilisations 3,000-5,000 years ago,"
says Venetian historian Elena Righetto."That's why they are spread all over Europe,"she explains.
The deepest meaning of the tradition,according to Righetto,is in its seemingly contradictory
的)nature..It might seem illogical(不合逻辑的)that cold days mean the coming of spring,or that
groundhogs and bears would decide to stay out just when the weather is bad.
"The idea is that the darkest moment,when everything seems to go wrong,is when we
experience a rebirth,a new life,explains Righetto.There is a thought that life comes from
darkness,just as plants start to grow from the seeds left underground during winter.This thought is so
powerful that it crossed countries and survived centuries.
These traditions don't protect people from bad weather,death,or illness,but they protect them
emotionally from some of the anxiety related to those coming realities.They don't solve the real
problem,but they solve the mental problem-they help you live through the hard times of life.In a
way,if we can believe in the magical powers of groundhogs and bears,we might find even a longer
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