安徽高中会考：《英语》2023年考试真题与答案解析.pdfVIP

安徽高中会考：《英语》2023年考试真题与答案解析

第一部分：阅读理解

共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个

选项中，选出最佳选项。

[A]

GeorgeDanielslivesinLondon.Heisawatchmaker.Hisworkcontinuesthetradition

oftheEnglishwatchmakersofthe18thand19thcenturies.Todaythistraditionis

almostdead.Danielsistheonlymanintheworldwhodesignshisownwatchesmakes

alltheparshimselfandthenputsthemtogether.

ADanielswatchistheproductofhishandsalone.Oneofhiswatcheswhichisnowin

anAmericanmuseumtook3500hourstocomplete.Heusuallymakesonewatcha

year.Eachoneisinscribed(刻)with“DanielsLondon”andcostsabout$10,000.Of

coursethesearenotordinarywatches—theyareverybeautifulandwilllastthree

centuries.

GeorgeDanielshasalwaysbeenattractedbyclocksandwatches.Whenhewasfive

heusedtotakehisfather’sclockapartandputitbacktogetheragain.Atschoolhe

usedtorepairhisteacherswatches.

Heisnowinternationallyfamousandmanypeoplewouldlikehimtomakewatches

forthem.Butmostofthemwillbedisappointed.Hechooseshiscustomersvery

carefullyindeed.Itmustbesomeonewhounderstandsthesubject,”hesays“not

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someonewhowillleavethewatchinthedrawerandonlyshowittodinnerquests.”

1．WhoisGeorgeDaniels?

A．Oneofthefewwhorepairedwatchesintheolddays.

B．Theonlymanwhocollectsoldwatchesintheworld.

C．Oneofthefewremainingwatchdesignersintheworld.

D．Theonlymanwhodesignsandmakeswatchesbyhimself.

2．HowlongcanaDanielswatchkeepworking?

A．10,000hours.

B．300years.

C．200years.

D．3,500hours.

3．WhichofthefollowingshowsDaniels’earlyinterestinwatches?

A．Heplayedwithhisfather’sclock.

B．Hetaughtpeoplehowto