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【全国市级联考】江苏省如皋市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末教学质量调研英语试题

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一、阅读理解（题型注释）

AmsterdamDestinationGuide

Amsterdamisoneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsintheworld,famousforitsbeautifulcanals,topartmuseum,cyclingculture,andRedLightDistrict.ItisthecapitalandmostpopulouscityintheNetherlandsandoftenreferredtoasthe"VeniceoftheNorth"becauseofitsexpansivesystemofbridgesandcanals.HerearesomeofthekeypointstorememberasyouplanyourtriptoAmsterdam.

Must-SeeAttractions

MostvisitorsbegintheirAmsterdamadventureintheOldCentre,whichisfulloftraditionalarchitecture,shoppingcenters,andcoffeeshops.Don'tmisstheDamSquareandtheareasaroundSpuiandNieuwmarkt.TheinfamousRedLightDistrictisalsointhisarea,anddefinitelyworthavisittoseewhatthetypeisabout.You'llalsowanttocheckoutAmsterdam'sMuseumQuarterintheSouthDistrict,whichisgreatforshoppingattheAlbertCuypMarketandhavingapicnicintheVondelpark.ThetopmuseumstovisitaretheRijksmusuem,theAnnFrankHouse,andtheVanGoghMuseum.

IfYouHaveTime

Thereareseveral,andyoushouldtrytoexploreasmanyofthemastimeallows.TheCanalRingisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethatwasoriginallybuilttoattractwealthyhomeownersandisacoreforcelebrityspottingandnightlifetoday.ThePlantageareahasmostofthecity'smuseum,includingtheJewishHistoricalMuseum,theScheepvaartMuseum,andthebotanicalgardens.

FreeThingstoDo

Haveapicnicandbringabottleofwinetorelaxandpeople-watchinVondelparkSoakupsomesunatoneofcity'sbeaches.

Takeawalkalongthecanals,smelltheflowers,andbrowsemarketsalongtheway.HopononeofseveralfreeferryservicesacrosstheIJRiverforlovelycityviews.

MoneySavingTips

Unlessyoureallywanttoseethetulipsblooming,avoidbookingbetweenmid-Marchandmid-May.Thisiswhenhotelandflightpricessurge.

LookforaccommodationsinAmsterdam'sSouthDistrict,whereratesaregenerallycheaperthaninthecitycenter.

Buytrainticketsatthemachineinsteadofthecountertosaveabitofmoney.

Insteadofhiringatourguide,hoponacanalboat.They'reinexpensiveandwillgiveyouauniquepointofviewofthecity.

Checkoutourhomepagetoviewpricecomparisonsforflights,hotels,andrentalcarsbeforeyoubook.

1、Accordingtotheauthor,ifyouvisitAmsterdam________.

A．youmustbeginyouradventureintheOldCenter

B．youcanlivewithawealthyfamilyintheCanalRing

C．youshallhaveacupofwinefreeofcharge

D．youcanseethetulipsbloomingbetweenmid-Marchandmid-May

2、Whereisthetourguidefrom?

A．ANewspaper.          B．Abrochure.          C．Awebsite.          D．Amagazine.          

InHollywood,asinwar,truthisoftenthefirstcasualty.Storiestoldonscreendemandheroes,devilsandaclearplotline.Reallife,ontheotherhand,tendstogetmessy—thelinesbetweengoodandbadoftencross.Twoyearsago,directorOliverStonewasseverelycriticizedinthepressforplayingfastandloosewithcertainfactsinJFK.JimSheridan'sIntheNameoftheFatherhaslargelyescapedsuchcriticismintheU.S.,butonlybecauseAmericansareunfamiliarwiththestoryitisbasedon.InBritain,wherepeoplehavelivedwiththecaseoftheGuildfordFourfor20years,thefilm'sreceptionhasbeenconsiderablystormier.

ThemovietellsthetaleofGerryConlon,whoalongwiththreeotheryouthswasfalselyaccusedofkillingfivepeopleina1974I.R.A.bombingoftwopubsinGuildford,England.Thefour—threemenandawoman—served14yearsinprisonbeforetheirconvictions（定罪）wereoverturned.SevenfriendsandrelativesofConlon's（theMaguireSeven）,includinghisfather,alsoservedmanyyearsonfalsechargesofhavingmadethebombs.

ThoughSheridanneversetouttomakeadocumentary,hehasbeenattackedforneedlesslytwistingthefactsofthecase.Thefilm,forinstance,showstheMaguireSevenontrialwiththeGuildfordFour,thoughthecasesweretriedseparately.Insomeofitsmostaffectingscenes,itshowsConlon,playedbyDanielDay-Lewis,sharingajailcellwithhisfather,thoughthetwowereoftennoteveninthesameprison.AgrandandheroicpartiscarvedforactressEmmaThompson,playingConlon'slawyer,GarethPeirce,butinrealityPeircewasaminorfigureandanotherlawyer,AlastairLogan,deservesmostofthecreditforfreeingtheFour.AnimportantsceneinwhichPeircestealsacrucialpieceofevidencefromapolicefilewasfabricatedforthefilm;itwasapoliceinvestigationthatuncoveredtheburiedevidenceofConlon'sinnocence.

Sheridaninsiststhathewasseekingan"emotionalhonesty"andthattherealsubjectofhisfilmwasason'schangingrelationshipwithhisfather.Butifthatwashisintendedsubject,saysomeclosetothecase,thedirectorshouldhaveusedsomeoneelse'sstory."ThetruthisthatGerryConlonhadverylittletimeforhisfather,"saysSeanSmyth,anuncle."It'sagoodfilm,wellactedandeverything,"admitsConlon'saunt,AnneMaguire."ButIthinkifthey'dputmoreofthetruefactsin,itwouldhavebeenamuchmorepowerfulfilm."

3、Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.

A．filmsmadeinHollywoodareoftenthereflectionofreallife

B．OliverStone,awell-knowndirector,deservedhighpraiseforhisworkinJFK

C．thefilmIntheNameoftheFatherisbasedonthecaseofGuildfordFour

D．UnlikeAmericans,BritishpeoplethinkhighlyofthefilmIntheNameoftheFather

4、Accordingtothecontext,theunderlinedword"fabricated"（Para3,）means"________".

A．remarked          B．invented          C．convinced          D．inspired          

5、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisthetruthaboutthecaseGuildfordFour?

A．ItwasthepolicethatfinallyprovedColon'sinnocence.

B．Inall,sevenpeople,includingConlon'sfather,wereputintoprison.

C．Colonandhisfatherweretriedtogetheratthecourt.

D．EmmaThompson,Colon'slawyer,playedakeyroleinfreeinghim.

Rentcontrol,likeallothergovernment-mandated（强制执行的）PRICECONTROL,isalawplacingamaximumprice,ora"rentceiling,"onwhatlandlordsmaychargetenants（房客）.Itisaprogramdesignedtostoprentsfromrisingrapidlyandisusedmainlyinlargeurbanareaswheretherearemorepeoplethanhousing.Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivingintheapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;therefore,theyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.However,almostallthecriticsconcludethatrentcontrolisdestructive.Theysayafteralongtime,rentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.

Ina1990surveyof464peoplepublishedintheMay1992issueoftheAmericanEconomicReview,93%ofUSrespondentsagreedthataceilingonrentsreducesthequantityandqualityofapartmentsavailable.Landlordsaretoocautious（perhapstoosmart）toputtheirfaithinrentalapartmentsbecausetheyknowthattherental-controlledapartmentscannotincreasetheirprofits.Therefore,theyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlled.Asaresult,newapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.

Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilled,low-payingjobs.However,iftheminimumishigh,employersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Theprice,whichisthewagethatemployersmustpay,increases.Therefore,otherthingsbeingequal,thenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thus,criticsclaim,anincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.Somepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwage.

Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity,Becauseofthelaw,workerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermore,employerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.Butthesupportersmakeabigerror.Theyfailtorealizethatitispossibleforsuchalawtoincreasewagesbeyondthevalueofwhattheworkerscontributes.

Economictheoriespredicttheresultsofeconomicdecisionssuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproduction,rentcontrol,andtheminimumwage.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectonlyif"otherthingsareequal".Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagree,however,thattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.

6、Accordingtothepassage,rentcontrolwill________.

A．encouragelandlordstoinvestinapartments

B．improvethequalityofapartments

C．protectthetenants'interests

D．causeashortageofapartments

7、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A．manypeoplewon'tfindjobsiftheminimumwageisset

B．someeconomistsdonotagreewiththeeconomictheories

C．economictheoriesarenotalwayscorrect

D．theresultsofeconomicdecisionscannotalwaysbepredicted

8、Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A．therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemand

B．thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrols

C．theeconomictheoriesaboutrentcontrol

D．theurgencyofgettingridofrentcon