2021-2022学年广东省广州十六中高一（上）期中英语试卷
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When it comes to video games,female players normally have certain preferences and expectations.Realizing the great potential in the female gaming market gaming companies have started offering them unique experiences.
Blade & Soul
Platforms：Windows,PS4 and iOS
Blade & Soul offers a high degree of freedom in character customization,where players can choo a specific race and profession to conquer their enemies.Paying attention to the concept of individual gamer's individuality,this game offers various ways for gamers to customize their appearance and weapons to create a more realistic experience within cyberspace.
Cooking Mama
Platforms：Xbox 360，Nintendo 3 DS，PS4，windows and iOS
Cooking Mama has been a pioneer in the virtual cooking genre among female gamers for a few years now.Its latest version,Cooking Mama 5：Bon Appetit,continues to offer gamers a fun cooking experience.Additionally,the cooking' mama,a lovable character worldwide,teaches players practical skills beyond the kitchen such as gardening and camping.
怎么解散Onimusha
Platforms：Play Station,Wii and iOS
Onimusha is an action-adventure game ries that tells the tales of Japane historical figures with combat and puzzle solving.In order to attract female gamers,creator Keiji Inafune designed the main characters around Takeshi Kaneshiro,a handsome Japane actor who has a big female fan ba worldwide.
World of Warcraft
Platforms：Windows,PS4，Xbox 360 and iOS
World of Warcraft has been publishing fantasy novels to attract a more diver t of gamers.The game keeps players glued to their keyboards by offering a compelling main s
toryline as well as attractive subplots.It also offers great music,which is helpful in getting rid of stress.It's no wonder so many females are willing to challenge the stereotype that World of Warcraft is just for guys.
1.What do you know about Blade & Soul？ ______
A. It is bad on a realistic experience.
B. It features in fights with various enemies.
C. It focus on the uniqueness of the character.
D. It has the greatest potential in the female gaming market.
2.If you are to learn some practical skills,which game will you choo？ ______
A. Blade & Soul B. Cooking Mama
C. Onimusha D. World of Warcraft
3.What do the four games have in common？ ______
A. They are intended for male players.
B. They keep players addicted to the games.
醋怎么做C. 深奥的句子They are supported by multiple platforms.
D. They all have storylines and subplots.
B
When I was 16 years old,I skipped school for the first time.It was easily done：Both my parents left for work before my school bus arrived,so when it showed up at my hou on that cold winter morning,I simply did not get on.The perfect crime!
And what did I do with mylf on that glorious stolen day,with no adult in charge and no limits on my activities？Did I get high？Hit the mall for a shoplifting extravaganza（狂欢）？
Nope.I built a warm fire in the wood stove,prepared a bowl of popcorn,grabbed a blanket,and read.I was thrilled and transported by a book - it was Hemingway's The Sun Also Ris - and I just needed to be alone with it for a little while.I ached to know what wo
uld happen to Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley and Robert Cohn.I couldn't bear the thought of sitting in a classroom taking another biology exam when I could be traveling through Spain in the 1920s with a bunch of expatriates（异乡客）.
I spent that day lost in words Time fell away,as the room around me turned to mist,and my role - as a daughter,sister,teenager,and student - in the world no longer had any meaning.I had accidentally come across the key to perfect happiness：I had become completely absorbed by something I loved.
Looking back on it now,I can e that some subtle things were happening to my mind and to my life while I was in that state of absorption.Hemingway's language was quietly braiding itlf into my imagination.I was downloading information about how to create simple and elegant ntences,a good and solid plot.In other words,I was learning how to write.Without realizing it,I was hot on the trail of my own fate.Writing now absorbs me the way reading once did and happiness is their generous side effect.
4.Why did the author skip school on that day？ ______
A. Becau her parents left home early.
B. Becau it was a cold winter morning.
C. Becau she was fascinated by a novel.
D. Becau she hated to take the biology exam.
5.What did the author think is the source of true joy？ ______
台球摆法A. Reading by the fire.
B. Travelling in Spain.
C. Breaking the regulations.
D. Being occupied by one's passion.
6.Which can best replace the underlined phra " braiding itlf into" in the last paragraph？ ______
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A. Entering. B. Destroying. C. Mending. D. Blocking.
7.What can we infer from the passage？ ______
A. I was tired of my real-life roles.
B. Hemingway's style influenced me a lot.
C. I learnt how to write on the Internet.
D. Becoming a writer was my childhood dream.
C
King Tut,Egypt's famous boy king,was buried with many valuable objects.A dagger（匕首）discovered in his tomb has recently attracted extra attention.Rearchers have concluded that the dagger was probably made from a special material.
King Tut was only about nine years old when he became ruler of Egypt more than 3，300 years ago.The young king died when he was just 19.His body was buried in a tomb filled with objects that people believed he would need in the afterlife.
In 1922，Howard Carter discovered Tut's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.Up to now,it was the best prerved ancient Egyptian tomb ever found.In 1925，Carter found the dagger which has a gold handle and an iron blade （刀片）.The blade had confud
experts becau iron was hardly ud at that time in ancient Egypt.In fact,it was so rare that it was considered more valuable than gold.Where did the iron for the blade come from？
Around the time of King Tut,ancient Egyptians started using a new word for iron that translates as "iron from the sky".This led some experts to believe that the iron for the blade came from a meteorite（陨石）.But studies of the dagger carried out in the 1970s and 1990s didn't support that idea.
That's where modern technology comes in.Rearchers ud a new technique to examine the blade.They discovered that it was made up of iron and other materials found in meteorites.After comparing it to veral meteorites,they even found its possible match—词牌a meteorite that landed in northern Egypt thousands of years ago.
Scientists hope the new study will lead to more discoveries about other ancient Egyptian relics, "It would be very interesting to analyze more Pre-iron Age objects and we could gain precious discoveries." Daniela Comelli,who is a professor,said.
8.What do we know about Tut's tomb？ ______
A. It was built when he was 9.
B. It was well kept when discovered.
C. It has a lot of iron objects in it.
D. It was the first tomb to be found.
9.Scientists paid extra attention to the dagger becau ______ .
A. it is King Tut's favorite object
B. its blade is made of iron
C. it was more valuable than gold
D. it leads to more discoveries
10.What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 5 refer to？ ______
A. The iron. B. The material. C. A meteorite. D. The blade.
11.The rearchers ud modern technology to show ______ .
A. more valuable objects are hidden in the tombs
B. iron is widely ud in ancient Egypt
C. ancient Egyptian objects are excellent
D. Tut's dagger was likely made from a meteorite
D
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