学广东省仲元中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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学广东省仲元中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
广东仲元中学2015学年第二学期期中考试
高二年级英语学科试卷
本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷
注意事项:
1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上,并用铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。
2.选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号,不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。
第一部分阅读理解(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
MorganMotorCompanyFactoryTourandCreamTeaforTwo
Descriptions
TheMorganMotorCompanyFactoryisbasedinMalvernbutisfamousallovertheworldfortheircars'characterandcharisma(魅力).Notonlywillyouenjoyaguidedtouroftheonlycarmakerintheworldtostillberunbythefoundingfamilyafteracentury,youcanalsomakethedaycompletewithacreamteafortwo.
Activities
Duringthisfascinatingtouryouwillseehowthecarsaremadefromstarttofinishusingamixtureofmoderntechnologyandtraditionalmethods,asyouvisittheworkshops.Afterthetouryouwillbeabletoviewthemuseumatyourleisure,takeyourtimetodiscoverthewonderfulhistoryofthisautomobile.YouwillalsoenjoyacreamteaintheMorganCafetomakeitjustalittlebitmorespecialforfree.
Participantguidelines
Minimumage:
5(under16smustbeaccompaniedbyanadult).
Availability
Availableonweekdaysonly.ThefactoryclosesforoneweekatEaster,duringJulyandatChristmas,pleasecheckwiththefactoryfortheirclosuredates.
Weadvisebookingatleastfourweeksinadvancebutduringthesummermonthsthisincreasestosixweekstoensurethatdatesareavailable.Thisisonlyaguidelineandweadviseyoutobookasearlyaspossibletoensurethatdatesareavailablebeforetheexpirydatelistedonyourvoucher.Allbookingsaresubjecttoavailability.
Additionalinformation
TheVisitorCentreCafeisopendailyandcancaterforgluten-free(无谷蛋白)diets.
TheMorgangiftshopisopendaily.
TheMorganmuseumisopendailyandfreeofchargetovisit.
Thereisalargevisitorcarpark.
Allareasarewheelchairsfriendly.
PackagingandDelivery
Forinformationonourpackaginganddelivery,pleaseclickhere.
1.AvisitortojoininMorganMotorCompanyFactoryTourcanknow________.
A.thedevelopmentofthescience
B.thewaytomakethecreamtea
C.theproductionprocessofcars
D.thesecrettorunacarcompany
2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Childrenaged12canvisittherealone.
B.Visitorscanenjoythefreemealsthere.
C.Peoplecanvisitthefactoryanytimeonweekdays.
D.Thedisabledcanusetheirwheelchairsinthefactory.
3.Wherecanwefindthistourinformation?
A.Inanewspaper.B.OntheInternet.
C.Inageographybook.D.Inamagazine.
B
In1800,onlythreepercentoftheworld'spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity—Beijing—hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyearslater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;andin2008,theworld'spopulationcrossedatippingpoint—morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatcouldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.
Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively—crowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization(城市化)isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.
HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeople”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothereasily,andattractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.
AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.Mostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.
Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.
4.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?
A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.
B.
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