高二英语考试卷 第二部分 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、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Pacific Island Film Festival will be held on Thursday from 6 pm to 7:30 pm in the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. CONTENTS: The Library for the Performing Arts hosts the opening for the Pacific Island Film Festival: Two short films show Pacific Island dance and culture. It also has a live performance by dancers and a discussion about the importance of dance, film and art in the local environment. SEATING POLICY: Programs are free and open to all, but registration is requested. Check-in line forms 45 minutes before the start time. Registered guests will enter 15 to 30 minutes before start time. Five minutes before the start time, all seats will be given to those in the standby line (候补队伍). If you arrive after the program starts, you will be seated by our front-of-house staff. Please note that there is no food or drink allowed inside. STANDBY LINE: If registration is full or has ended, do not be upset! We welcome you to come to the library and wait in our standby line, which forms 45 minutes before the start time. While this is not sure, we will do our best to get you into any of our programs. AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING: Programs may be photographed and recorded for the Performing Arts. Attending any program means your agreement to being filmed or photographed. It also means your agreement to the use of your recorded image. However, please note that all recordings are not allowed without the agreement from the library. 1. Which activity will be included in the event? A Two classic documentaries. B. A wonderful live performance. C. A cultural exhibition. D. A serious scientific discussion. 2. What’s the result of arriving late for the registered guests? A. Waiting for a long time. B. Being refused to enter. C. Sitting in other seats. D. Paying admission fee. 3. What does it mean by attending the event? A. Being sure to be filmed. B. Having to hand in your photo. C. Having the rights to record. D. Being willing to be photographed. B Cooking and eating were such an important part of Eliza Acton’s world that I began to think of her ingredients (原料) almost as characters in some books. I looked through her cookery books, cooking from them regularly and writing lists of the ingredients she used. I often had to cook the dishes, sauces, and cakes to fully understand them. More importantly, I had to eat them very slowly. Food is about many things, particularly if you’re both cooking and eating as Eliza and her assistant were. I had to consider smell, taste, and temperature. I kept a notebook by my side just as Eliza had and wrote down my observations of each ingredient I bought and each dish I cooked. But that was only the first step. I wanted to write a book that made readers feel so hungry that they would be impelled (迫使) to stop frequently in order to visit the fridge. So b ... ...
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