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（满分：100分，考试时间：90分钟）
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1-40题涂在机读卡上，40题以后直接在试卷上作答，交卷时只交最后一张答卷
第I卷（选择题，共70分） 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Start of Summer (立夏), the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 21 this year. Start of Summer signals the change of seasons. On this day, the sun’s rays reach an angle of 45 degrees to the earth. The temperature will rise quickly during this period.
Here are four traditions to learn about the Start of Summer. Greeting Start of Summer
The term Start of Summer was originated at the end of the Warring States Period (239BC). Since it is a key time for the harvest of summer crops, ancient Chinese emperors in different dynasties attached great importance to the Start of Summer. They encouraged people to seize the key time to do farm work. It’s said that most of the decorations were arranged in the color red in order to show respect for the god of summer and pray for a good harvest.
Checking one’s weight
The custom of weighing people at the Start of Summer originated from the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180) and is still popular in South China today. It was believed this practice would bring health and good luck to the people weighted.
After lunch on this day, people would hang a basket from a beam (房梁). The young and old took turns to get weighed while the person calculating the weight would offer good wishes. It is said that those who were weighed would stay healthy in the hot summer and those who weren’t would suffer illness.
Eating eggs
In ancient China, people believed a round egg symbolized a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a prayer for good health. They put leftover tea into boiled water together
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with eggs and the original “tea egg” was created. Later people improved cooking methods and added spices (香料) to the eggs to make them taste delicious. Today tea egg has become a traditional snack in China.
Egg Competitions
As an old Chinese saying goes “hanging an egg on children’s chest can prevent them from getting summer diseases”, parents will prepare boiled eggs and put them in a bag before hanging them on their child’s chest. When at school, children gather together to play egg competitions by hitting each other’s eggs in pairs and the one whose egg is not broken wins. 1. People believe that if one is weighed on Start of Summer, he or she will ________. A. have a good harvest C. be fortunate
2. Which tradition is particularly designed for children? A. Greeting Start of Summer C. Eating eggs
B. Checking one’s weight D. Egg Competitions B. have respect for god D. suffer illness
3. What is the difference between the tradition “Greeting Start of Summer” and the other three? A. It is very old.
C. It was only popular in Zhou Dynasty.
B. It has nothing to do with health. D. It is organized by the emperor.
B
Knowing Mr I.M. Pei, and establishing the I.M. Pei Foundation with his son, Didi Pei, are among the most fortunate things to ever happen to me.
Like many Chinese Americans, I chose to study architecture in 1975, simply because I wanted to be the next I.M. Pei. He was the inspiration for my career and my life. Unfortunately when I applied for a job at his office after graduation in 1980, his associate partner, Kellogg Wong told me that I was too young and inexperienced, and advised me to try again after a few years.
In 1984, however, I set up my own firm, James Jao Associates. It was the heyday of my firm in the late 1980s, designing about 30 percent of new residential family buildings in Queens. The joke at the time was that I.M. Pei was the biggest Chinese American architectural firm with over 2,800 employees, and James Jao with 100 was the second largest.
In the summer of 1990, I had the first opportunity to pay Mr Pei a personal visit at his office. After knowing my age, he congratulated me for breaking what he thought to be the curse (诅咒) that
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no architect can be famous until after the age of 40. He even said that I had a greater influence than him. I was surprised by his nice words. However, I don’t think anyone, especially me, will ever be as influential as him.
In November, 2018, after my 60th birthday celebrations, I met Mr Pei in his apartment discussing the establishment of the I.M. Pei Foundation, a non-profit organization to promote the philosophy of his works and, most importantly, his spirit of achieving excellence in art and culture.
This morning I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of a great architectural legend (传奇) of our time. At the age of 102, Mr Pei died with great achievements to his name.
Rest in peace, Mr Pei. We will vow to carry on your torch (火炬) and your sprit because you are the one and only I.M. Pei.
James C Jao, May 16th, 2019
4. The writer chose to study architecture because ________. A. she wanted to make as much money as I.M. Pei B. she wanted to have the lessons of I.M. Pei C. she wanted to work in I.M. Pei’s office D. she wanted to be a great architect like I.M. Pei
5. The underlined word “heyday” in the third paragraph probably means ________. A. the golden period C. the darkest period
6. What did I.M. Pei think of James Jao? A. She was inexperienced. B. She was too young. C. She was very excellent. D. She was very beautiful.
7. What is the purpose of writing this passage? A. To introduce I.M. Pei C. In memory of I.M. Pei
B. To tell her successful experience D. To advertise the I.M. Pei Foundation B. the weakest period D. the toughest period
C
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