广东省江门市培英高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期3月阶段考试（期中）英语试卷（含解析）

广东省江门市培英高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期3月阶段考试（期中）英语试题 一、阅读理解（本大题共5小题） Leather-making in Florence dates back hundreds of years to the 13th century. A look at leather craftsmen in Florence will help you know more about Italian leather.The leather factory — PIEROTUCCI Join a free tour of the factory and you’ll get a deep dive into the process of making a handbag. After seeing what it takes to make a bag by hand, you’ll no longer wonder why PIEROTUCCI prices come with two zeros at the end. And you’ll know that if you do spend the money, the bag will last foreverThe leather shoe store — STEFANO BEMER STEFANO BEMER was famous for its hand-tailored shoes. The elegant store that sells shoes that cost hundreds, and in some cases thousands of dollars is also where apprentices (学徒) learn their skills: visible in the front section of the store.The leather school — Scuola del Cuoio Walking into the courtyard of the Scuola del Cuoio feels a little like walking onto a mini college campus. You leave the busy street as you enter the historic building. The school specializes in making one-of-a-kind bags and in teaching paying students the secrets of high-quality leather working.The bookbinding (书籍装订) store — IL Torchio Il Torchio is a beautiful bookbinding store run by Erin Ciulla. If you ask Ciulla, she might take you to see the “guillotine”, which is actually a very large, antique-looking machine that’s used to cut large amounts of paper. Beyond binding with leather covers, Ciulla also covers books, journals, and photo albums in hand-made papers. 1．What is the main reason for Pierotucci’s high price A．The special material. B．The handmade process. C．The high cost of the visit. D．The long history of the factory. 2．Which places provide the opportunity to learn leather-making A．Pierotucci and IL Torchio. B．Seuola del Cuoio and IL Torchio. C．Pierotucci and Stefano Bemer. D．Stefano Bemer and Scuola del Cuoio. 3．What can you do in the bookbinding store A．Buy a high-quality leather bag. B．Buy an antique-looking machine. C．Have a photo album covered with leather. D．Have the leather covers cut by the guillotine. Last Saturday, when my grandfather got frustrated at the name of the singer of a song, I grabbed my smartphone and found it in seconds. This astonished my grandfather, who didn’t understand how I’d checked the information so quickly. I laughed and explained, but afterwards, it made me think about how much I depend on technology. When I reflected on its impact on my education, I saw that technology has been significant in many ways. Returning to the story of my grandfather, he had asked me more about how I used it and about university life. He said he thought we had an easy life compared to previous generations. I could see his point. Not only are we lucky enough to have the same educational benefits as those of previous generations, but we have so many more. We still have walk-in libraries; howev ... ...