河南省许昌市长葛一中2023年高三英语第一学期期末检测试题含解析

河南省许昌市长葛一中2023年高三英语第一学期期末检测试题考生须知全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答选择题必须用铅笔填涂;非

1.2B选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号

2.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效

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5301.It is almost fiveyears sinceJimmy taughthigh schoolstudents andhe as aninterpreter in a foreignenterprise.A.served B.had servedC.is servingD.would serve

2.Please yourashes beforeit failson the carpet.A・cut offB.knock offC.get offD.drop off

3.This filmis verywith young people,which tellsa reallyromantic story.A.familiar B.popularC.similar D.particular一

4.Is Petercoming一No,he hismind aftera phonecall at the lastminute.A.changes B.changedC.was changingD.had changed一

5.All thecontainers have been unloaded!Can it have beendone byFrank—Impossible!He hiscar last night.A.has fixedB.had HxedC.would fixD.was fixing

6.How Iwish Imy mouthbefore Ishouted atmy mum!A.shut B.have shutC.had shutD.would shut

7.—Are youcoming toJefFs party—Fm not sure.I goto theconcert instead.A.must B.wouldC.should D.might

8.The countryschief exportsare coal,cars andcotton goods,cars the mostimportant of these.A.havebeenB.areC.being D.are being

9.their finalmedical check,the astronautsboarded theirspacecraft.These treasuresinclude anawe-inspiring collectionof classicguitars andother instruments,posters,music,etc.Throughout itshistory,HRC has been governedby aspecial service philosophy:“Love一All ServeAH.”Since itwas established,HRC hastaken part in awide varietyof humaneactivitiesaround the world.Following itsidea of being morethan justa restaurant,HRCtries toconnect itsbusiness andits passionto makethe eartha safer,healthier andbetterplace to live.All in all,Hard RockCafe Internationalis anentertainment companythat continuestosuccessfully expand the Hard Rock brandthrough countlessmusic-related activities.、1What isthe purposeof the first paragraphA.To explainwhy HRC is asuccess.B.To showthe characteristicsof HRC.C.To describe the excellentservice ofHRC.D.To introducewhat youcan sharein aHRC.、2Why didPete sendhis guitarto the first HRCin LondonA.He wanted to occupya seat.B.He wanted to payhis billwith it.C.He wantedhis guitarto beassessed.D.He wantedhis guitarto beput onits wall.、3What dowe knowabout the HRCs collectionA.It isrelated torock nroll.B.It ishoused in thefirst HRC.C.It wasadvocated byEric Clapton.D.It wasfinanced byregular customers.、4What doestheHRCsservicephilosophyimplyA.HRC welcomeseveryone to the cafe.B.HRCisoperated for a charitablepurpose.C.HRC offersvarious activitiesto itscustomers.D.HRC provides the bestservice at the lowestprice.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从

1.530短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D（分）（爱国主

26.30My parentsfixed inme theideas offamily,faith andpatriotism义）when I was young,1we struggledto makeends meet,they2to me and myfour brothersandsisters how3we weretolivein a great countrywith4opportunities.I gotmy firstreal5when I was ten.My dadinjured hisback workinginafactory and（）had to be6asahairstylist.The ownerof theshopping centergave Dada n7on hisrent for（停车场）cleaning theparking lotthree nightsa week,which meanta little8that lookedlike（害!）草机）.a lawnmower Momand Iemptied garbagecans and9waste byhand.It tooktwoto threehours toclean thelot.rd10in the car on the wayhome because of tiredness.I didthis fortwo years,but the11I learnedhave lasteda lifetime.I12discipline and a（道德准贝!|）,（）strong workethic andlearned at a n13age theimportance ofbalancinglifes14interests-in mycase,school,homework anda job.This really15during mysenioryear ofhigh school,when Iworked40hours aweek ata fast-food restaurantwhile takingcollege-pre16・The hardwork

17.I attendedthe U.S MilitaryAcademy andwent ontoreceive graduatedegrees in18and businessfrom Harvard.19❷I joineda（议会）.big LosAngeles lawfirm andwas electedto theCalifornia StateAssembly Inthesejobs andin everythingelse Ivedone.I havenever forgottenthose20in theparking lot.、1A.Now thatB.If onlyC.Asif D.Even though、2A.stressed B.announced C.suggested D.admitted、3A.important B.surprising C.fortunate D.satisfying、4A.several B.limitless C.fewer D.instant、5A.chance B.dream C.success D.job、6A.retrained B.regarded C.considered D.respected、7A.increase B.order C.discount D.explanation、8A.bag B.machine C.knife D.stick、9A.brought upB.gave upC.made upD.picked up、10A.sleep B.talk C.study D.sing、11A.knowledge B.information C.lessons D.skills12A.cancelled B.acquired C.、13A.common B.legal C.old D.earlyevaluated D.forgot、14A.competing B.developing C.supporting D.increasing、15A.turned B.changed C.helped D.improved、16A.measures B.courses C.messages D.tours17A.came trueB.took offC.went aheadD.paid off、18A.law B.medicine C.science D.arts、19A.However B.Indeed C.Later D.Before、20A.people B.nights C.cars D.opportunities第二节每小题分，满分分阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内

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27.15My hometownis Hangzhou,which attractsa greatmany touristsevery year.Hangzhou playeda veryL importancerole inChinese history,so ithas anumber ofgreatheritage siteswell reserved.Lying on the westdistrict ofHangzhou city,West Lake

2.be thesymbol ofHangzhouas wellas oneof the most beautiful

3.sight inChina.West Lakehas allalong beenpraised asasparkling pearl.If you want to enjoy wholeWest Lake,there arethree kindsof sightyou needto see.Thesunny one,the rainyone and the nightview ofit.There is a sayingthat thesunny West Lake isnot equal5,the rainyWest Lake,and therainyWest Lakeis lessbeautiful thanthe WestLake atnight.At lastthere is a lovetale,

6.happened atWestLake.It issaid thata whitesnakechanged into a beautifullady,who7・call Bai Suzhen.She waswilling torepay XuXian for8,save herlife500years ago.Then shemarried him,living together9,happy.But theMonkFa Haikept doingwrongs to her.He finally made thempart.BaiSuzhenwas shutinthe Leifengtower andthe couplehad nochance10・meet again.第四部分写作共两节第一节短文改错满分分10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下

28.10作文文中共有处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或10修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号八，并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线\划掉修改在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意.每处错误及其修改仅限词；11只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分

2.1011Mr.Turner turnedover inbed fromtime totime inlastnight,for he was soexcited that hecould notfall sleep.Yesterday morning,he wentto abig gardeningcompany,knowing asGreenFingers,for theinterview.Mr.Turner,who likedto helphis grandfathergrew flowersin the garden,looking forwardto the job offeredby thecompany.When he got thecompany,he foundthere were many peoplewaiting andhe hadno ideaswhether he could getthe job.While waiting,he helpedthe workersthere toremove thefallen treesand clearthe road.Luckily,he was the onlyone whofinally gotthe job,so themanager decided to givethe job to第二节书面表达（满分分）whomever hebelieved washelpful.

2529.（25分）假如你是李华，代表学校邀请外教彼得（Peter）参加端午节活动请给他写封邮件，内容包括.活动时间、地点、内容；

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100.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯2参考词汇端午节the Dragon Boat Festival；粽子Zongzi；农历五月初五the fifth day of thefifth monthof lunarcalendarDear Peter,Pam writingto inviteyou toYourssincerely,Li Hua参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

530、1C、2B、3B、4B、5D、6C、7D、8C、9D、10A、11C、12D、13C、14B、15A、16C、17C、18C、19C、20D第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出40A BC D最佳选项、、211D、2C、3A、4A、5B、6C、、

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396.D、、231D、2C、3C、4A、、241D、2B、、251B、2D、3A、4A第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从短文后

1.530各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D、、261D、2A、3C、4B、5D、6A、7C、8B、9D、10A、11C、12B、13D、14A、15C、16B、17D、18A、、19C20B第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词

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25、29Dear Peter,Fam writingto inviteyou tobe partof usin thecelebration for the DragonBoatFestival inour schoolthis Saturdayevening・The DragonBoat festival,in memoryof agreat poetQu Yuan,is oneof the most importantChinesefestivals.It fallson thefifthdayof thefifth monthof lunarcalendar.People eat Zongzi andhaveDragonBoatraces for the bigday.During thatevening,we willmake andeatZongzitogether.After that,we willwatch adragonboat race.It isa goodchance foryou toexperience atypical Chinesefestival.Looking forwardto yourearly reply・A.Received B.Being receivedC.To receiveD.Having received一

10.There areno relativearticles onthe Internet.What shallwe do一My God!There arealways notany usefularticles whenyouwant・A.one B.it C.that D.any

11.Being happyisaskill thatcan belearned,and oneway toourselves tobehappy isto writedown the little thingsthat cheerus upeach day.A.convey B.appeal C.trainD.attempt

12.many Chineseholidays aredirected towardsservices rememberingancestors,the ChingMingFestival isbeyond doubtthe largest.A.Unless B.SinceC.OnceD.While一

13.Sorry,I didnthear thedoor bellring.—Your bell・Perhaps itneeds repairing.A.never workedB.is neverworkingC.never worksD.had neverworked

14.I amsorry Iam verybusy now.If Itime,I wouldcertainly goto themovies withyou.A.have B.hadC.have hadD.had had

15.This semesterour schooloffers manyoptional coursesforthestudents,appeals tomanystudents.A.each ofwhich B.all ofwhomC.each ofwhom D.all ofwhich

16.—Betty wasfeeling prettyblue for a while,but shesbetter now.A.Oh,thaf skind ofyou B.CongratulationsC.Oh,Fm gladto hearthat D.If smy pleasure

17.As to the long-term effectsof globalwarming somebelieve that the damagehasbeendone,.A.otherwise we take steps to makeup nowB・now that wetake stepsto make upC.whether wetake stepsto makeup nowor notD.unless wetakestepstomakeup now

18.Jane establisheda program,youngpeopleto takepart inactivitiespromote greaterconcern forthe environment.A.to encourage;where B.having encouraged;whereC.encouraging;that D.encouraged;which

19.Without myparents encouragementand supportI definitelywhere Iamtoday.A.wasnt B.hadn5t beenC.wouldnt beD.wouldn9thavebeen

20.I think it agreat honorto visityour country.A.to inviteB.inviting C.having invitedD.tobeinvited第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出40A BC D最佳选项（分）

21.6A cardealership in my hometownof Albuquerquewas sellingsix toeight new cars aday.I wasalso toldthat72percent of this dealershipsfirst-time visitorsreturned for a second visit.I wascurious.How doesa cardealership get72percent of its first-time visitorsto returnAndhow canthey sellsix toeight carsa dayinadeclining carmarketWhen I walked intoSaturn of Albuquerque thatFriday,the staffthere didntknow mefromAdam;yet theyshared withme theirpricing policy,the profitmargin onevery model,and staffincome.They evenopened theirtraining manualsfor myreview andinvited meback onSaturday ifIwanted more information.On Sunday,the dayafter mysecondvisit to theSaturn store,my wife,Jane,and Iwere walkingaswe frequentlydo.On thisparticular Junemorning,Jane gentlyslipped herhand inmine and saidtenderly,I dontknow ifyou remember,but todaysmy fifth anniversary ofbeing cancer-free.n Iwassurprised,partially becauseIwasembarrassed thatI hadforgotten and,partially because....Well,I didntknow whatto dowith Janesinformation.The nextday,Monday,Jane wentoff towork teachingschool.Still notknowing whatto dotomark thisspecial occasion,I didthemostimpetuous thingIve everdone inmy life:I boughta newSaturn.I didntpick thecolor orthe model,but Ipaid cashand told them Idbring Janein onWednesday at4:

30.1told themwhy Iwas buyingthecar.On Tuesday,it dawnedon methat Janealways wanted a whitecar.I calledthe sales consultantat Saturn,and I asked himif he had anythingwhite inthe store.He saidhehadone leftbut hecouldntguarantee itdstill beavailable onWednesdayat4:30because theywere sellingso fast.I saidId takemy chancesand askedhim to put itinthe showroom.Wednesday came.Unexpectedly,someone inour familywas admittedto thehospital.So,itwasnt until9:30Saturday morningwhen wefinallymadeour wayto theSaturn store.Jane hadneverbeen ina Saturnstore.When wewent throughthe frontdoor,the Lordtook controlof herfeetand hermouth.She sawthat little white Saturn coupe allthe wayacross theshowroom floor.Shequickly passeda multi-colored seaof automobiles,sat inthelittlewhite Saturnandsaid,Oh,what aprettylittle car.Can Ihave a new carI said,No.Not untilour songraduates fromcollege.n Shesaid,Im sickand tiredof drivingthat oldDodge,I wanta newcar.n I said,I promise,just threemoresemesters andhell beout.nNext,Jane walkedaround tothe front of thecar.As shelooked itover,she letout themostblood-curdling,shrill screamId everheard in29years ofmarriage.Now,before Itell youwhy Janescreamed,let metell youwhat thesalesconsultanthad done.Hehad ordereda large,professionally engravedsign whiteletters onblue.The signstood aloneon thehoodof thelittlewhiteSaturncoupe.It saidCongratulations^Jane.This caris yours.Five yearscancer-free.Lets celebratelife.From TeamSaturn”Every employeeat Saturn ofAlbuquerquehadsigned theback ofthat sign.Jane sawit,screamed,collapsed inmy armsand criedloudly.I didntknow whatto do.Iwasin发票tears.I tookout myinvoice fromthe previousMonday,pointing tothe whitecoupe,said,No,honey,this carisnt yours.I boughtyou this one.n Itapped theinvoice withmy indexfinger.Janesaid,”No,I wantthisoneright here.nWhile thisconversation wasgoing on,there wasno oneinthe store.The salesconsultant hadarrangedit sothatwecould share the momentalone.Even so,its impossibleto have a lot of privacywhenso manypeople arestanding outsidetheshowroomwindows lookingin.When Janescreamedand collapsedinmyarms,I saweverybody outsideapplaud andbegin tocry.、1Why didthe writervisit theSaturnofAlbuquerque thatFridayA・He wanted to collectsome rawmaterials forhis story.B・He wasasked towrite areport aboutthat car store.C.He wastoldthecar storewas launchinga pricereduction activity.D.He simplywantedtosee whythecarstore enjoyedso muchpopularity.2^Why didthe writerbuy anew SaturnA.Because hiscar wasso oldthathedidnt wantto driveit anylonger.B.Because Janewantedanewcarfor herfifthanniversary ofbeing cancer-free.C.Because hewantedtomark his wifes fifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.D.Because hethought thecar couldbe helpfulto hiswifes recoveryfrom cancer.、3When didthe writerdecide uponthe whitecarA.On thenext Tuesday.B.On thefirst Friday.C.On thesecond Wednesday.D.On thefirst Saturday.、4How didJane feelwhen shesaw thesign onthe carA.Surprised andthrilled.B.Angry butsatisHed.C.Shocked andfrightened.D.Skeptical butoverjoyed.5^Which of the followingbelongs tothemostwonderful partofthis storyA.Paying cashforanew Saturn.B.Picking upthe newcar inthe store.C.The couplesconversation onthe street.D.The writersfirst visittothecarstore.、6The purposeof thewriter writingthisstoryis.A.to introduceanewtype ofcarB・to tellreaders ofhis lovelywifeC.to singhigh praiseforacar storeD.to showhis deeplove forhiswife（分）

22.8Cherish theMoments withOur ParentsThere was somethingin anelderly womansbehavior thatcaught myeye.Unsure ofher steps,the woman moved slowly,along witha younger woman whoI guessedwas herdaughter.Thedaughter wasrolling hereyes andchecking herwatch everyfew seconds.The olderwoman leftthe youngerone andbegan totick throughthe DVDsonthenearest shelf.Without hesitation,Iwalkedover andasked ifI couldhelp herfind something.The womansmiled atmeand showedmeatitle ona pieceof paper.Rather thanrush offto locatethe DVDforthe woman,I askedher towalk withme soI couldshowher whereshe couldHnd it.Looking back,I thinkI wantedtoenjoyher companyfora moment.Her movementsreminded meof myown mother,who hadpassed awaythe previousChristmas.As wewalked,thewomanseemed gladof theunrushed companyand casualconversation.Wefound themovie andshe toldme itwastheone shedenjoyed whenshe washer sonsage andthat shehopedhe wouldenjoy itas muchas shehad.Maybe,she saidhecouldenjoy itwith hisown youngchildren.I accompaniedher tothe queueat thecashier.As thecashier putthe DVDinto aplastic bag,Iwent overtotheyoungerwoman,who wasstill tappingher footatthefrontofthestore.uIs thatyour mom”Iasked.I hadexpected herto tellme itwas noneof mybusiness.But sherolled hereyes andsaid,Yeah.Therewasannoyance inher reply.Still watching the mother,I said,“Mind someadvice”“Go ahead/9said the daughter.I smiledto showher Iwasnt criticizing.66Cherish her,“Isaid,“When shesgone,if sthe littlemomentsthafll comeback toyou.Moments likethis.I know.”It wastrue.I missedmy momstill andremembered withsadness themoments whenrd usedmyimpatience tomake herlife miserable.The elderly womanmovedslowly backtoherdaughter.Together theymade theirway towardthestores exit.They stoodthere foramoment,side byside,watchingtherush ofthe holidaycurrent.Then thedaughter glancedover andslowly placedher armwith apparentlyunaccustomed affectionaroundher mothersshoulders andgently guidedher home.、

192.The daughterchecked herwatch frequentlybecause she.A.had towait fora friendB.wantedtobuy anew watchC.was impatientto shopwith her mom D.was uninterestedin watchingthe DVD、

294.From Paragraphs3and4we knowthat.A.the elderly woman hadntseen themovie beforeB.the elderlywoman foundher sonsfavorite movieC.the authorandthe elderlywomanhurried tofind theDVDD.the authorandtheelderlywomanenjoyed eachothers company

3、96・We canlearn fromthe passagethat・A.the authorhad treatedher momvery wellB.theelderlywoman lookedlike the authors momC.theauthorscolded thedaughter forher behaviorD.thedaughterchanged herattitude towardhermom（分）

23.8The researcherssay aperson losestwo monthsfor everykilogram overweighttheyare—and sevenyears forsmoking apacket ofcigarettes aday.Unusually,the Edinburghuniversity teamfound theiranswers byanalysing differencesinpeoples genetic code orDNA.Finally theythinkitwill shownew waysof helpingus tolive longer.The groupused thegenetic codeof morethan600,000people whoare takingpartina naturalexperiment.If someonesmokes,drinks,drops outof schooland isoverweight,it canbe difficulttoidentify theimpact ofone specificunhealthy behavior.（变异）Instead,the researchersturned tothe naturalexperiment.Some peoplecarry mutations（食欲）in theirDNA thatincrease ormake themmore likelytoput on weight,so researcherswereable tocompare thoseprogrammed toeat morewith thosewho werenot.The researchteam also（寿命）.found specificmutations inhuman DNAthat alterlifespan（）•Mutations ina genea setof instructionsin DNAthat isinvolved inrunning theimmunesystem couldadd sevenmonths oflife onaverage.•People witha mutationthat increasedlevels ofbad cholesterolknocked eightmonths offlifespan.•A raremutation ina gene—APOE—linked todementia reducedlifespan by11months.•And onethat madesmoking moreappealing cutlives byfive months.Dr Joshisays thatwhile genesdo influencelifespan,youve goteven moreinfluence“throughthe choicesyou make.Dr Joshisaid,“We hopeto discovergenes affectinglifespan togive usnewinformation aboutageing andconstruct treatmenttor ageing.”There arealso somedisease mutationsthat clearlyaffect lifespanand todestructive effect,suchas theHuntingtons gene.People withHuntingtons oftendie intheir20s.However,in orderto followpeople untilthe endof theirlives,many ofthe peoplestudied wereborn before

1940.、1What isthemostdifflcult forthe researchersto findA.The differencesin peoplesgeneticcode.B・The reasonswhy peopleputonweight veryeasily.C.The resultsof manynatural andmassive experiments.D.One bad behaviours effecton peoplewith manybadbehaviours.2^Which ofthe followingmutations affectslifespan mostgreatlyA.One linkedto controllingimmune system.B・One increasingunhealthy cholesterol.C.One calledAPOE involvedin dementia.D.One makingsmoking moreattractive.、3Whats themeaning ofDr JoshisstudyA.To helpstop mutations.B.TO finddiseases earlier.C.TO makepeople livelonger.D.TO reducethe effectsof genes.、4Why didresearchers mainlystudy peoplebornbefore1940A.To followthem untilthey die.B.TO educatethem anextra year.C.To showthey aremore important.D.To makethem livehappier.（分）

24.8Fantasy asa genreis oftenunfairly wronged.While there are plentyof authorswhoseem tobe paidby the word andare onlyconcerned withexpanding volume,there aremany authorsproducingfantastic worksthat areworthy ofthewordliterature.While thereweremanyworthycompetitors,herearewhat weconsider tobethegreat workofthegreatest fantasyseries of all time.

1.The Dark Tower byStephen KingTheDarkToweractually sharessome similaritieswith The Wheel of Time.In bothseries thefirstfour booksarethestrongest,and youalso getthe sensewith bothRobert Jordanand Stephen Kingthat theydidnt quiteknow howto endtheir creation,which ledtoavery controversial ending inTheDark Tower*case alongwith somequestionable decisionsby Kinglike hisself-insertion inthe story.King hascreated oneofthemost iconicfantasy charactersofall time inthe GunslingerRolandand the world hecreates,with allofitssimilarities toour reality,isaprosperous one.Ifs toobad that（涉猎）StephenKingdoesnt dabblemoreinfantasy,because heclearly has a talentfor worldbuilding.Not tomention everythinghe writesseems tobe phonebook sized,which wouldfit rightinwith thefantasy genre.

2.Harry Potterby J.K.RowlingWhen consideringa rankingofthegreatest fantasyseries ofalltime,the questionof HarryPotterisatricky one.Theres inevitablyopposition whensomething isas popularas Rowlingswork,and addto thatthe factthattheseries isseemingly meantfor childrenand youhaveacase thatnaturallyinspires alotofdebate.Pm notsure Ibelieve Rowlingdid anythingparticularly newwithHarry Potter,but awork doesntnecessarily havetobeinnovative forittobe great.Nearly everyfantasyseries owesa debtto Tolkienfor instance,but thatdoesnt meanTolkien haswritten theonlywork offantasy thatmatters.Rowling didntreally comeup withanything new,but theconnectionshe madewith tensof millionsof readersis praiseworthy.People willbe readingHarry Potterfordecades tocome,and Fmnotsurea betterintroduction tofantasy couldbe found.、1What dowe knowabout thetwo booksA.Kings workTheWheelofTimehasacontroversialending.B.People havedebate onJ.K.Rowlings bookbecauseofher innovation.C.King isblessed witha giftfor worldbuilding.D.Tolkien hasagreatinfluence onJ.K.Rowling.

2、The passageis mostprobably takenfrom・A.a newsreport B.a bookreview C.a historybook D.a researchpaper（分）

25.10“No matterwhere youare orwhat timeit istheres somethinggoing onataHardRock Cafe.All over theworldour cafesnot onlyserve greatfood,but theyserve upgreat music.（团结的）Hard RockCafes aroundtheworldsymbolize thetimeless energy,originality andunifyingspirit thathave helpedto shaperock musicoverthelast century.（）Founded bytwo Americans,thefirstHard RockCafe HRCopened itsdoors tothe publiconJune14,1971,in London.Today,HRC hasbecome aglobal phenomenonwith morethan180cafes indifferentcountries.HRC hasalso becomethe worldsleading collectorand exhibitorof rock4n5roll memorabilia.Itall startedwhen EricClapton,a regularatthefirstHRC,asked thestaff ifthey couldhang hisguitar（凳子）onthewall tomark hisfavourite stoolas“his spot”.They didand oneweek later,a packagefromPete Townshendarrived witha guitarandanote withthe message,Mines asgood ashis!Love,Pete.”Ever sincethen,HardRockCafes havebeen collectingpieces of rock memorabiliaand coveringtheirwalls withthem.Their collectionis rotatedfrom restauranttorestaurant andprovidestheworlds mostcomprehensive“visual history“ofrockroll.。