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大成双语学校2024-2025学年高二下学期3月月考英语试题

考试时间：60分钟总分：100分

一、阅读理解（3分×20题，共60分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Britainseemstohavegreatcreativity—especiallyintheperformingandvisualarts.

Theatricaltradition

TheatersinBritaindatebackatleasttothe16thcentury,andthemostfamousplaywrightisofcourseWilliam

Shakespeare.Acompanywasfoundedinhisname,withastageathisbirthplace,Stratford-upon-Avon.Ithas

trainedgenerationsofactors.Inthe20thcentury,classicalandmoremodernplayswerealsoperformedatmany

regionaltheaters,whereactorsandwritersgainedexperience.

Filmstars

Theworldoffilm-makinghasinvolvedBritishcreativetalentfromthebeginning.CharlieChaplin,bornin

povertyinLondon’sEastEnd,beganasachildentertainerinmusichalls.Hethenbecameapioneerofsilent

moviesinHollywoodandcreatedmanyblack-and-whiteclassicsduringtheFirstWorldWar.Britishactors,who

wereoftenclassicallytrainedintheater,LaurenceOlivierandAlecGuinnessbecamehouse-holdnamesafterthe

SecondWorldWar.

Supportingtalent

Film-makingcreativityhasbeensupportedbytwomajorstudios.ProductionsatSheppertonhaveincluded

RichardAttenborough’sGandhiandRidleyScott’sAlien.Pinewood’smostfamousproductsmustbetheJames

Bondfilms.Boththeaterandfilmhavetheirownannualfestivals,includingoneofthebiggestfestivalsin

Scotland’scapital,Edinburgh.

Visualexpression

ThevisualartsalsoshowBritain’screativespirit,fromRomanticAgepainterslikeTurnerandConstableto

groupssuchasthePre-RaphaelitesandthemodernistsculptureofHenryMooreandBarbaraHepworth.Today’s

famousartists—DamienHirstorTraceyEmin—regularlyshowinthenewspapers,andtheirworksaresoldat

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