1、Module 1Europe.阅读理解A2023年沈阳市高三教学质量监测Various cultural activities always take place on campus in springy March. This year, the Office of Student Affairs is going to organize the South and Southeast Asian Cultural Festival to present cultures of these two regions across the boardthe opening ceremony, f
2、ood and cultural booths, talks and workshops, and many others. Dont be spoilt for choice!Local South and Southeast Asian MarketThe Cultural Square will be transformed into a local market where diverse South and Southeast Asian cultures meet. Visitors can taste local food, meet the locals and experie
3、nce some local ways of life, so remember to drop into this wonderful marketplace! Date：6 & 7 March 2023年(Wednesday & Thursday) Time: 12：0014：30 Venue: Cultural Square, Main CampusTofu Making Workshop Soft or firm, salty or sweet, steamed or fried, tofu is wellknown for its nice taste and good nutrit
4、ion. It plays an important role in East Asian and Southeast Asian food culture, so we may well have eaten it, but do you know how it is made? Here comes a chance for you to try your hand at making this widely enjoyed food! Date: 10 March 2023年(Sunday) Time: 15：0016：30 Venue: Room 201B, 2/F WS Centre
5、 Fee: $ 100An Introduction to Dandiya Raas Dandiya Raas, a traditional folk dance of India, is associated with scenes of Holi, which is a famous spring festival known as the festival of colors. At this workshop, our Indian students will introduce the dance to the participants by dancing together and
6、 feel the soul of their unique music culture. Date: 13 March 2023年(Wednesday) Time: 18：3020：30 Venue: Room 502, WFY Building Quota: 20(First come, first served)Thai Loy Krathong Festival Loy Krathong, or Water Lantern Festival, is a widely celebrated occasion in Thailand where people pray for good t
7、hings for the year ahead. In this workshop, participants can try their hand at making their own krathong under the guidance of Thai students! Date: 14 March 2023年(Thursday) Time: 18：3020：30 Venue: ILOUNGE, 3/F YIA Quota: 20(First come, first served)1These activities above are aimed to _.Aintroduce s
8、everal traditional festivalsBpray for good things for the coming yearCspread cultures of some Asian countriesDpromote exchanges of some local dances2If you are free after 3 pm every Wednesday, you can go to _.ATofu Making WorkshopBThai Loy Krathong FestivalCAn Introduction to Dandiya RaasDLocal Sout
9、h and Southeast Asian Market3What can we know from the text?AAll the cultural activities are accessible free of charge.BAll the activities dont limit the number of participants.CLoy Krathong is held to express thanks to the ancestors.DDandiya Raas is linked with scenes of the wellknown festival Holi
10、.B2023年成都第二次诊断Author Walter Dean Myers died at the age of 76 after a brief illness. Walter Dean Myers was the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults and received many top awards. The prolific author was loved for his vivid description of the lives of African American children, a
11、nd for writing books for young people that covered different subjects. “Myers has written about all those subjects with deep understanding and a hardwon, qualified sense of hope，” said Leonard S. Marcus in 2008. He was born in 1937 and was adopted by Florence Dean and Herbert after his mother died w
12、hile giving birth to his younger sister. They loved him very much and his mother read to him from a very young age. Reading pushed him to discover worlds beyond his landscape. He began writing at an early age. He wrote well in high school and an English teacher recognized this and advised him to kee
13、p on writing no matter what happened to him. “Its what you do，” she said. He dropped out of high school at 17 and joined the army. After finishing his service, he entered a dark period in his life. Myers began writing at night to pull himself through that miserable time. In an essay published in The
14、 New York Times earlier this year, Myers described how a short story by James Arthur Baldwin helped change the course of his life. “I didnt love the story, but I was lifted by it，” he wrote, “for it took place in Harlem, and it was a story concerned with black people like those I knew. By humanizing
15、 the people who were like me, Baldwins story also humanized me. The story gave me a permission that I didnt know I needed, the permission to write about my own landscape, my own map.” “I write books or the troubled boy I once was，” he wrote, “and for the boy who lives within me still.”4What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?AHow popular Myers was.BHow Myers became successful.CWhat makes Myers works popular.DWhat people think of Myers works.5Who discovered Myers writing talent?AJam
