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优质部编学年高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版新版3
2019高二期中考试
英语试题
卷面总分:
120分考试用时:
100分钟
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Herearesomerecommendationsfortouriststochoosefrom.
Banff,Canada
Banff,locatedintheRockies,hasaviewoftallmountains,deepvalleysandlakes,makingitthefirsttowntobecomepartofthecountry’snationalparks.Touristscanenjoyitsbeautybyhiking,horseridingandboattrips.Banffwasfoundedin1883whilearailroadwasinconstruction.Itwasthewaterspringsthatdrewtheengineers’attentiontotheplaceasasettlement.Withsuchafantasticview,it’snosurprisethatBanffhostsanumberofculturalfestivals.
Lisbon,Portugal
LisbonisthecapitalofPortugal,withthewarmestwintersofanymajorEuropeancity.
BelemTowerandJeronimosMonasteryarelistedasUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Theformerwasbuiltinthe16thcenturyasasymbolofPortugal’sExtraordinaryAgeandthelatterisoneofthegreatestexamplesofthePortugueselate-Gothicstyleofarchitecture.TheLisbonOceanaiumisamongEurope’sfinestaquariums.TheMuseumCalousteGulbenkianisamongthebestmuseumsinEuropecontainingpricelessartworkscovering4000yearsfromancientEgyptiantimestothelate20thcentury.
Portland,US
Portlandisfrequentlyrecognizedasoneoftheworld’smostenvironmentally-friendlycitiesbecauseofitswell-builtpavements,largecommunityofcyclistsandconvenientpublictransportation.Usclimateisidealforgrowingrosesandit’scalledthe“CityofRoses”.Besides,theseaportisalsoknownasacityofbeer:
ithasthelargestnumberofbeerbreweries(啤酒厂)ofanycityintheworld.Today’sPortlandisbetterknownforitsmusic.It’scalled“thecapitalofkaraoke”and“oneofthemostexcitingmusicscenes”intheUS.
Bordeaux,France
Bordeauxattractstouristswithitsrichculturalheritage,especiallyitswealthofarchitecturaltreasures.BesidestheCathedralofSaintAndrewdatingbackto12thcentury,theBasilicaofSaintMichaelisanotheroneofthecity’sUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Ittook200yearstobuildfrom14thto16thcenturies.OthersignificantbuildingsincludetheGrandTheaterbuiltin1780inthenewClassicalstyleandtheStoneBridgebuiltin1821.
21.WhatmaybethemainreasonforBanfftohostanumberofculturalfestivals?
A.It’sthefirsttowninthecountry’snationalparks.
B.Itprovidesimpressiveviewwithitsnaturalbeauty.
C.Itprovideshorseriding,wintersportsandboattrips.
D.Itswaterspringsdrewengineerstobuildarailwayhere.
22.WhatcanweknowaboutLisbon?
A.LisbonenjoysthewarmestwintersofallEuropeancities.
B.TheLisbonOceanaiumisrecognizedastheworld’sfinestaquarium.
C.TheMuseumCalousteGulbenkianisoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld.
D.JeronimosMonastaryistypicalarchitectureofthePortugueselate-Gothicstyle.
23.WherearetouristslikelytobeimpressedbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSites?
A.BanffandPortland.B.LisbonandBordeaux.
C.PortlandandBordeaux.D.LisbonandBanff.
B
Thefirstdrawingsonwallsappearedincavesthousandsofyearsago.LatertheAncientRomansandGreekswrotetheirnamesandprotest(抗议)poemsonbuildings.Moderngraffiti(涂鸦艺术)seemstohaveappear
edinPhiladelphiaintheearly1960s,andbythelatesixtiesithadreachedNewYork.Thenewartformreallytookoffinthe1970s,whenpeoplebeganwritingtheirnames,or“tags”,onbuildingsalloverthecity.Inthemid-seventiesitwassometimeshardtoseeoutofasubwaycarwindow,becausethetrainswerecompletelycoveredinspray(喷射)paintingsknownasmasterpieces.
Intheearlydays,the“taggers”werepartofstreetcrowdswhowereconcernedwithmarkingtheirterritory(领地).Theyworkedingroupscalled“crews”andcalledwhattheydid“wri
ting”—theterm“graffiti”wasfirstusedbyTheNewYorkTi
mesandthenovelistNormanMailer.ArtgalleriesinNewYorkbeganbuyinggraffitiintheearlyseventies.Butatthesametimewhenitbegantoberegardedasanartform,JohnLindsay,thethenmayorofNewYork,declaredthefirstwarongraffiti.Bythe1980sitbecamemuchhardertowriteonsubwaytrainswithoutbeingcaught,andinsteadmanyofthemoreestablishedgraffitiartistsbeganusingroofsofbuildings.
Thedebateoverwhethergraffitiisartordeliberatedamageisstillgoingon.PeterVallone,aNewYorkcitycouncilor(顾问),thinksthatgraffitidonewithpermissioncanbeart,butifitisonsomeoneelse’spropertyitbecomesacrime.“Ihaveamessageforthegraffitidestroyersoutthere,”hesaidrecently,“andyourfreedomofexpressionendswheremypropertybegins.”Ontheotherhand,Felix,amemberoftheBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCity,saysthatartistsarereclaiming(开拓,改造)citiesforthepublicfromadvertisers,andthatgraffitirepresentsfreedomandmakescitieslivelier.
Fordecadesgraffitihasbeenaspringboard(跳板)tointernationalfameforafew.Jean-MichelBasquiatbegansprayingonthestreetinthe1970sbeforebecomingarespectedartistinthe80s.TheFrenchmanBlekleRatandtheBritishartistBanksyhaveachievedinternationalfamebyproducingcomplexworks
withstencils(模板),oftenmakingpoliticalorhumorouspoints.WorksbyBanksyhavebeensoldforover£100,000.Graffitiisnowsometimesbigbusiness.
24.Whywastheseventiesanimportantdecadeinthehistoryofgraffiti?
A.Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstappeared.
B.Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstbecamereallypopular.
C.ThatwaswhengraffitifirstreachedNewYork.
D.Thatwaswhengraffitifirstappearedonsubwaycarwindows.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taggers”inthesecondparagraphmean?
A.Namesofpeoplewhodrawgraffiti.
B.Buildingwherepaintsweresprayed.
C.Peoplewhomarkedsurfacewithgraffiti.
D.Peoplewhowereinterestedingraffiti.
26.TheBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCityholdstheviewthat_____.
A.involvingyoungpeopleingraffitistopsthembeinginvolvedwithseriouscrime.
B.graffitihelpsthepublictoownthestreetsandtakecontrolawayfromadvertisers.
C.graff
itiactuallyincreasesthevalueofpropertybymakingtheareamoreattractive.
D.graffiticanfreeartistfrombeingcaughtbythepolice.
27.Whatistheauthor’sfinalopinionaboutgraffiti?
A.Graffitihasnowbecomemainstreamandcanbenefitartists.
B.Graffitiisnotagoodwaytobecomearespectedartist.
C.Somepopulargraffitiartistsendupbeingignoredbytheartworld.
D.Somegraffiticausedinconveniencetothelocalenvironment.
C
Ahybridelectricvehicle(混合动力车)orHEVisavehicledrivenbythecombinationofpetrolengineandelectricmotor.TerrencehasbeendrivingaHEVforfiveyears.Hereallydoesn’tunderstandwhymorepeoplearen’tacceptingthem.“Iprobablyspendabout$7adayonpetrol,”
thetaxidrivertoldnews.com.au.InhispreviousconventionalvehicleTerrencesaidhewasspendingupto$30adayonpetrol,meaninghesavesalmost$6000everyyear.
TheToyotaspokesmansaidthiswasquiteahighsavingandofficialtestsestimate(估计)anaveragedriverwouldonlysaveabout33percentofftheircurrentbill.Thismeansadriverpaying$30adayonpetrolwouldseetheirbilldroptoabout$20usingthehybrid.“Ataxidriverthatdrivesinbuilt-upareasandspendslittletimeonhighwayswillnoticeahigherfuelsaving,”hesaid.“Lowspeedsallowtheelectricmotorstobeusedmoreandthepetrolengineusedless.”
Whilesomepeopleareskepticalabouthowreliablehybridsare,Terrencesaidhehadneverrunoutofpower.HisCamrycostabout$34,000andsoafterfiveyears,it’snearlypaidforitself.“Forcabdrivers,it’sarealadvantagebecauseofthecost-effectiveness,”hesaid.Terrencehasnocomplaintsaboutthecar.“Iloveit,thecalmandquietnessofit,thesimplicityofit—youjustjumpinandgo.Themaintenance(保养)isreallylow.Buttheonlydifficultyisfindingsomeonetoservicethecarastherearenotmanyexperiencedmechanics(机修工).”
Terrencesaidit’s“extraordinary”thatmoredriversaren’tbuyingmorehybridelectricvehiclesandthatgovernmentsarenotencouragingthismore.“Ithinkpeoplehaveaviewthatyouhavetoplugitin,whichisnottrue.Alackofinformationaboutthecarsmaybestoppingpeoplefromt
akingtheplunge.It’snotpromotedatallforthepublictounderstand—it’ssimplifyingtheactualowningofacar—youdon’thavetodosomanythingstoownitandrunit,it’sjustsomuchsimpler.Whywouldn’tthegovernmentpromotesuchathing?
”
28.Howmuchdoesanaveragedriversaveeachdaybydrivingahybrid,accordingtotheToyotaspokesman?
A.$30B.$20C.$10D.$7
29.Terrence’sproblemwithhisHEVatthemomentisaboutthe________.
A.speedB.powerC.priceD.service
30.Whensaying“extraordinary”,Terrencethinksitis________.
A.understandableB.wonderfulC.doubtfulD.unbelievable
31.WhatdoesTerren
cethinkpreventthepopularityofhybridcars?
A.Thedifficultyinservicingthecar.
B.Therestrictionofthegovernment.
C.ThelackofinformationaboutHEV.
D.Theinconveniencewithchargingthecar.
D
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