四川省成都市蓉城高中教育联盟学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题cd.docx

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EdinburghisthecapitalcityofScotlandanditisanadministrative,financialandlegalcenter.ItisthesecondlargestScottishcityafterGlasgow.Edinburghiswell-knownfortheannualEdinburghFestival,theworld’slargestartsfestival.Establishedin1947,thefestivaltakesplaceinthecityduringAugustalongsideseveralotherartsandculturalfestivals.

Edinburghistheworld’s“festivalcity”.Thecityholds12festivalsthroughouttheyear,halfofwhicharecelebratedduringthemonthsofJulyandAugust.HundredsofthousandsofpeoplevisittheScottishcapitalduringthesummer.Herearesomeoftheeventstheycanenjoy.

TheEdinburghInternationalFestival

ThisistheoriginalEdinburghfestival,whichbeganin1947.Actors,musicians,dancersandoperasingersfromallovertheworldperformforlargeaudiences.Youneedticketsformostofthefestival’sevents,whichtakeplaceintheatersaroundthecity.Forothers,therearealwayssingers,actorsandmusiciansofferingfreeshowstothecrowds.

TheEdinburghFestivalFringe

Thisisthelargestartfestivalintheworld,withthousandsofperformances.Anyonecanperformatthefestival.Over20,000artistscantakepart.GototheRoyalMile,oneofEdinburgh’smainstreets,towatchperformerssuchasmagicians,acrobats（杂技演员）andcomedians.However,itcangetverybusy,asthousandsoftouristsandlocalpeoplefillthecitystreetstoenjoytheshows.

TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestival

Thelargestbookfestivalintheworldbeganin1983andtakesplaceeveryyearinCharlotteSquareGardensinthecenterofEdinburgh.Thereareover700eventsforchildrenandadults.Youcanmeetmanyauthors,talktothem,askthemtosignabookorlistentothemtalkabouttheirstories.

TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestival

Musicloverscometothisfestivaltoenjoymusicalperformancesalloverthecity.Artistsperformstreettheater,danceandcircusshowsinamazingcostumes.Everyonecanenjoythemusicanddanceperformances.

Edinburghisafantasticcityworthvisitingalltheyearround.Don’tmissit.

1．Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?

A．Edinburghisfamousforitsfestivals.

B．EdinburghisthecapitalofScotland.

C．OnlysixofEdinburgh’sfestivalsareheldinJuly.

D．ThebesttimetovisitEdinburghisnotsummer.

2．Ifyouareinterestedinmusic,whichofthefollowingfestivalswillyougoto?

A．TheEdinburghInternationalFestival.

B．TheEdinburghFestivalFringe.

C．TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestival.

D．TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestival.

3．Thepassageismeantto.

A．provethatEdinburghistheworld’sartcenter

B．makethecityofEdinburghknowntopeople

C．introducesomefestivalsinEdinburgh

D．encouragemoretouriststovisitEdinburgh

Foralltheathletes,agesplayanimportantroleintheirlives.Athletesallhavetheir“goldenyears”.ForArgentinesuperstarsoccerplayerLionelMessi,whoturned32earlierthisyear,“hisbestdaysarealreadyrecordedinthehistorybooks,”anarticlebynewsnetworkRTsaid.

However,Messiisstillasurprisingperson.ThisyearonSeptember24,hewonhissixthFIFAMen’sPlayeroftheYearaward.Noonehaswonthisawardasmanytimesashehas.

Hiswinhascomewithsomedebate.ManyexpectedtheawardtogotoLiverpooldefender（防守球员）VirgilvanDijk,whowasnamedastheUEFAMen’sPlayeroftheYearinAugust.

Inaddition,Messi’sArgentinenationalteamhasnotdonesowell.Theylostthesemi-finalsoftheCopaAmericatournament（锦标赛）inJulyandwhat’sworse,theyplayedpoorlyintheWorldCuplastyear.

However,Messihimselfisstillplayingataveryhighlevel.Hescored51goalsin50gameslastseason.Hecontinuestosetrecords,suchasearningthemostLaLigaandSpanishSuperCuptitlesinthehistoryofclubBarcelona.

“Ibelieveheshouldhavewonit.HecarriesBarcelonaonhisback,whichhehasdoneforyearsandyears,”BritishsoccerplayerDarrenBenttoldSkySports.Evenhiscriticsadmitthatheisstillapowerfulplayer.“Messiisclearlystillasstrongandpowerfulagoal-scoringthreatashehasbeenthroughouthiscareer,”theRTarticlesaid.

Messihimselfisconfidentabouthisfuture.“MyideaistocontinuehereforaslongasIcanperformwellandmybodyallowsmetodothat,”hesaidinaninterviewforThe18.

4．WhatdoweknowaboutMessi?

A．Heisstillinhis“goldenyears”asasoccerplayer.

B．Hehasbeenplayingsoccerforover30years.

C．HewroteanarticleaboutastorybynewsnetworkRT.

D．He’sreceivedtheFIFAMen’sPlayeroftheYearawardsixtimes.

5．WhatdoParagraphs3and4tellus?

A．MessiwasnamedtheUEFAMen’sPlayeroftheYear.

B．VirgilvanDijkisabettersoccerplayerthanMessi.

C．SomepeoplehavedebatedMessi’swin.

D．Messiisn’tgoodatplayingsocceranymore.

6．AccordingtoDarrenBent,Messiis.

A．skillfulB．attractive

C．responsibleD．strange

7．Whatdoweknowfromthestory?

A．MessiandVirgilvanDijkareonthesameteam.

B．Messiplayed51gameslastseason.

C．Messihasbrokenmanyofhisownrecords.

D．Messihasnoplanstostopplayingatpresent.

YoumighthavebeentoldbeforethatwatchingAmericanTVseriesisagoodwaytoimproveyourEnglish.TheshowFriendsisoneofthemostcommonlysuggestedshowsforEnglishstudents.

FriendsisaclassicAmericansituationcomedy,orsitcomforshort.Eversinceitsfirstepisode（集）airedin1994,ithasbeenoneofthemostpopularsitcoms.Whathasmadetheshowsopopular?

Itshumoris,ofcourse,themainreason.SitcomslikeFriendsarefulloflightheartedandfunnyjokes.AccordingtoresearchdonebyAmericanTVbloggerTalibVisram,thenumberofjokesinpopularUSsitcomsrangesfrom3.4to7.4perminute.Friendstakesamoderatepaceandhas6jokesperminute.Thispaceofhumorkeepstheaudiencerelaxed,butalsofullyinvolvedintheshow.

Whenyoulaughatthejokes,youmighthearpeoplelaughingalongwithyouontheshow.

Thisisanotherspecialfeatureofsitcoms—thelaughtrack（音轨）.Datingbacktothe1940s,thelaughtrackaimstocreateatheaterexperienceathome.Thismakestheshowevenmoreinteresting—whenotherslaugh,wewanttolaughtoo.

Butsitcomsarenotonlyaboutjokesandlaughs.AsAmericanwriterKenSanessaid,sitcomsareoftenaboutthesmallmattersofdailylifeandeverycharacterisasrealasweare.Theyhavefears,desiresandfoolishemotions,andalsodocrazythings.Theweaknessestheyshowhelpusrelatetothem.

“Sitcomsgiveuspermissiontomovebeyondtheidealizedimagesofourselvesandtheworld,”asSaneswrote.“Theygiveuspermissiontobeimperfect.”

Howsitcomschangeourlanguage?

Sitcomsinfluencepeopleonaculturallevel.Onewaytheydothisisthroughlanguage.Manysitcomcharactershavetheirowncatchphrases（流行语）.Whentheybecomepopular,theycanchangethewaypeopletalkinreallife.

8．Friendsispopularamongpeoplemainlybecause?

A．itbringspeoplelaughterandrelaxation

B．itisthebestwaytohelppeoplelearnEnglish

C．ithasbeenpopularformorethan30years

D．itwassuggestedbyexpertsintheUS

9．Whatdoweknowaboutthelaughtrack?

A．Itisthemostimportantpartofasitcom.

B．Ithelpspeoplecreatethefeelingofsittinginatheater.

C．Ithelpstheactorslaugh.

D．Itwasfirstusedinsitcomsin1940.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemeaninparagraph6?

A．persuadeB．understand

C．amuseD．confuse

11．Whatistheauthorgoingtotalkabout?

A．Whattheactorswilldowhentheybecomepopular.

B．Theactorsworkhardtomakemoresitcoms.

C．Theauthorwillgivesomeexamplesofhowtheactorsinfluencethewaypeopletalk.

D．Peoplefollowtheactorstobecomepopular.

Downloadanapp,openit,placeyourorder,andwaitforyourfoodtobedeliveredtoyourhome—thisisapictureofhowmanypeopleeatinChinathesedays.AccordingtothelatestdatafromtheChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenter,421millionChinesepeopleuseonlinefooddeliveryservices.That’sequaltohalfofthetotalnumberofinternetusersinChina.

Whichgroupofpeopleisorderingfoodonlinethemost?

Unsurprisingly,it’smainlyyoungpeople.Arecentreportthatwasjointly（联合）publishedbytheChinaHospitalityAssociationandMeituan,afooddeliveryservice,showedthat86.3percentoftheservice’susersarebetween20and34yearsold.Thesepeople,whoaremorelikelytoliveinsmallfamilies,arethemajorforcedrivingthedevelopmentofthefooddeliveryindustry.

Smallfamiliesdependgreatlyonfooddeliveryservices.AccordingtotheNationalBureauofStatistics,Chinesefamilieshavechangedinsizeoverthepastdecade.In2002,only7.7percentoffamiliesweresingle-personhouseholds.Butthisnumberincreasedto15.6percentin2017.Thepercentageoftwo-personfamiliesrosefrom18.4in2002to27.2in2017.Forsmallfamilies,relatively,peoplespendmoretimeandresourcesincooking,theythinkit’sawasteoftimeandresources,soorderingfoodonlinehasbecomemorepopular,whichissoconvenient.

TheimprovementofChina’sfooddeliveryserviceshasalsoattractedmorecustomers.AccordingtoMeituan’sreport,theaveragetimeittakestomakeafooddeliverydroppedfrom38minutesin2016to29minutesin2019.Manydeliveryplatformsarealsoofferingmoreservices,deliveringproductssuchastoys,fruits,vegetables,medicineandflowers,evenfurnitureandelectricalequipmentandsoon.Asitsservicescontinuetoimprove,it’smorelikelythatthefooddeliveryindustrywillkeepgrowing.

Whendopeopleorderfoodonline?

12．Accordingtothestory,