2023-2024学年度（上）周口恒大中学高三期中考试英语试题注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）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、CD四个选项中选出最佳选项。AMobileLoaves&FishesMobileLoaves&Fishes(MLFY)isasocialserviceorganizationthathasbeenchangingcommunitiesintoalifestyleofservicewiththehomeless.Foundedin1998inAustin,Texas,theorganizationprovidesservicesthroughthreemainprograms.TruckMinistryMobileLoaves&Fishes'foodtruckvolunteershitthestreets7nightsaweek,365daysayeartoservethehomeless,deliveringfood,clothing,hygieneproductsandotherlifeitems.Withthesupportofmorethan19,000volunteersandover5millionmealsserved,MobileLoaves&FishesisthelargestpreparedfeedingprogramtothehomelessandworkingpoorinAustin,Texas.CommunityFirstVillageCommunityFirstVillageisa51-acremasterplannedcommunitythatprovidesaffordable,permanenthousingandasupportivecommunityforthedisabledandhomelessinCentralTexas.Since2005,thistransformativeresidentialprogramhasbeenapartofMobileLoaves&Fishesandhasbecomethelargestcommunity-basedmodelinthecountryliftinghomelessmenandwomenupoffthestreetsintocommunityandhome.CommunityWorksMobileLoaves&FishesdevelopedtheCommunityWorksprogramatCommunityFirstVillage.Itprovidesjobopportunitiesfortheresidentswhoarecomingoutofhomelessnesstoearnanincome.Inaddition,theprogramrequestsMobileLoaves&Fishesvolunteerstoservealongsideandbuildenduringrelationshipswithourfriendsastheydevelopnewskills.OpportunitiesformorevolunteersThankyouforyourinterestinMobileLoaves&Fishes!Wehaveavarietyofvolunteeropportunities.PleasereadtheservicerequirementscarefullybeforeyourapplicationtofulfillservicehourswithMLF.●Volunteershiftsaremadeavailableonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.●ALLvolunteersundertheageof18MUSTbeaccompaniedbyanadult.●Allvolunteersmustwearspecificclothingandshoesforthatjob.●Volunteersmustarriveontimeortheirshiftwillberescheduleduponarrival.1.WhatdoesTruckMinistrydowiththehomeless?A.Itremovesthemoutofstreets. B.Itoffersthemjobopportunities.C.Itprovidesthemapermanenthouse. D.Itdeliversthemmorethanasandwich.2.WhatdotheresidentsoftheCommunityWorksdo?A.TheybecomevolunteersofMLF. B.Theyareofferedworktogetmoney.C.Theypreparefoodfortheprogram. D.Theybuildrelationshipswithfriends.3.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A.Toencouragedonation. B.TointroducetheMLF.CToprovidenewservices. D.Toadvertiseformorevolunteers.BNobodyeverimaginedthatafterbeinglostformorethanhalfacentury,theintangibleculturalheritageknownasGaolouMixianwouldberestoredandpasseddownbyayoungman.“AssomeoneofGaolouorigin,Ihavearesponsibilitytorestoreourancestors’artform,”saidChenGuorui,theworld’sonlyinheritorofthisancientart.GaolouMixianusesricepaste(米糊)togluetogetherselectedgrainsoftransparentricetocreaterealisticfiguresorstructures.ItisauniquefolkartthatdevelopedduringtheQingDynastyandreacheditspeakduringthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.EachhouseholdinGaolouvillagewouldmakericestructuresthattheyputondisplayintheirancestralhallsduringtheChineseNewYear,whichattractedpeoplefromallsides.However,duetothewetweatherinsouthernChina,theserice-madeartworkswouldonlylastthreetofourmonthsbeforelosingtheirshape.ItisforthisreasonthattheseworksarenotseeninmuseumsinChina.Duetovarioushistoricalreasons,mostpeopleinGaolouvillagedidnotpassdowntheartform,whichcausedittodisappearnearly70yearsago.Chenfoundoutaboutthisafterhearingoneformerresidentexpressdisappointmentaboutitsloss.Curious,hestartedtodoresearchandtriedoutthemethodsheheardaboutfromolderpeopleinthevillage.Afterseveralmonthsofexploration,Chenfinallycompletedhisfirstsuccessfulwork.Overthepastfiveyears,Chenhasgraduallyimprovedhisskillsandevenbegunusingnewtechniques,suchascreatingsomecolorfulartworkswithcoloredgrainsofrice.Since2017,peopleathomeandabroadhavetakenaninterestinthislong-lostartform.Toavoidbeingthelastinheritor(传承者),ChenhasbeengivingclassestosomestudentsataprimaryschoolinFuzhouwiththesupportoflocaleducationauthorities.4.WhatdoweknowaboutGaolouMixian?A.Itismainlymadeofrice. B.Itisstableinwetenvironment.C.Itisapopularartformnationwide. D.Itwascreatedforreligiousreasons.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4referto?A.Thetechniqueoftheartworks. B.Thedisappearanceoftheartform.C.Thedisappointmentofthevillagers. D.Thereasonwhytheartworkslosetheirshape.6.Totrainmoreinheritors,whathasChenGuoruidone?A.Givingclassestoprimarystudents. B.Creatingmanycolorfulartworks.C.Improvinghisskills. D.Askingoldervillagersforsuggestions.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ChenGuorui’sSuccessfulWorks.B.APopularFolkArtofAChineseVillage.C.TheRestorationofIntangibleCulturalHeritage.D.ALong-lostChineseArtFormanditsRestoration.CInthemodernworldmoreandmorepeoplemeettheproblemofidentity.Themostinterestingexampleisthatofaso–called“banana”whichreferstoanAmericanwhohasanAsianfacebutholdsWesternvalues.InShanghai,therenowliveagroupofpeoplefromabroad.TheylooknodifferentfromthelocalsandspeakfluentChineseorevenShanghaidialect,butwhenitcomestowritingChinesecharacters,theyarealmostilliterate（文盲）.Jackissuchanexample.HeneverlearnedtoreadorwriteChinesecharacters,whichhef