广东部分学校2024-2025学年高二下学期期中联考英语试卷（PDF版含解析）

1.Which of the following is considered as Sweden's national dish
A.Goose dinner stuffed with fruit.
广东省2024一2025学年第二学期期中联考
B.Cured salmon enjoyed with sauce.
C.Meatballs paired with mashed potatoes.
D.Pickled herring served with buttered bread.
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2.What can we know about the brand Abba
A.It has a long history
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B.It has a unique recipe.
C.It is named after a music band.
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D.It is homemade in different flavors
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3.Where does the name“gravlax'”come from
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A.The way it was once preserved.
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B.The place where it was first made.
上无效。
C.The holiday celebrated in Sweden
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D.The ingredients used to make salmon.
B
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In the summer of 2022,ecologist Trond Larsen from Conservation International led 12 Peruvian
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scientists,aided by local Awajun tribe guides,to the Alto Mayo region in northern Peru.Despite
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deforestation for agriculture,the expedition()yielded remarkable results over 38 days.On the first
A
night,Larsen found a rare Bolitoglossa salamander(火舌蝾螈)new to science in a small white sand
Here we take a deep dive into Swedish food culture,its most popular traditional dishes and regional
forest patch.By the end of the trip,they'd documented 2046 species,27 of which had never been
specialties.
recorded by scientists.
Meatballs
A swimming mouse particularly captured the hearts of the team.This newly-described species is
If Sweden had a national dish,it would be meatballs served with mashed potatoes.You can't go
part of a larger group of rare semi-aquatic rodents().It has partially webbed toes and lives a
wrong with a plate of steaming-hot beef balls in sauce and paired with buttery mash,green peas and
lot of its life underwater,swimming and hunting aquatic insects.Rounding out the list of mammals was
jam.The best meatballs are homemade,using a recipe that has been passed down through the
a squirrel,a bat and a spiny mouse.The discovery of four new mammal species was remarkable.
generations.
Among the fish,eight new species were described,like the blob-headed catfish.Interestingly,this
Pickled herring(腌制鲱鱼)
fish was already part of the Awajun's traditional diet.Yulisa Tiwi,an Awajun woman on the team,
found it amusing that it was new to science
Also central to the holiday food is pickled herring of all sorts.Whether homemade or store-bought,
the fish is strong and rich in flavor.It pairs well with buttered bread or potatoes.The leading brand of
However,finding the Atelopus frog surprised Tiwi.Her grandparents had told her stories of this
frog's poison used on weapons.Seeing it again made her thrilled.
Swedish pickled herring Abba-like the pop group,though unrelated-dates back to 1838.
Tiwi hopes future researchers working in Peru will cooperate with Awajun women.She believes
Cured salmon
they have valuable traditional knowledge about the land,food,plants,and forest navigation.Larsen
Another festive favorite is gravlax(盐渍生鲑鱼)，thinly sliced salmon made with salt,sugar and
echoed this,stressing that the expedition's success was largely due to the Awajun people's protection of
dill.Served cold,it's often enjoyed with a sweet mustard sauce,along with bread or potatoes.The
their indigenous lands,the forests and the biodiversity.
name of the dish comes from the Swedish word“grav”as it was once“buried”in the ground to
Given that scientists hadn't expected to find so many new species in a human-dominated area,right
preserve.These days you'll find it prepackaged in high-quality grocery stores worldwide.
under people's noses,it makes us wonder:What else is waiting right in front of us
Goose dinner
4.What was the main discovery of the expedition team
St.Martin's Eve has been celebrated with a goose feast in various parts of Europe.In Sweden,the
A.A white sand forest in the Alto Mayo region.
custom is typical of Skane,the southernmost province,home to its large goose breed.The traditional
B.2046 documented species including 27 new species
meal consists of "black soup"(goose blood seasoned with cloves and wine),the roast goose served
C.Some scarce insects and new mammal species.
with goose-liver sausage,potatoes and sprouts,followed by apple cake for dessert
D.A recipe for the Awajun people's traditional diet
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