辽宁省六校协作体学年高二英语上学期期初考试试题083101112Word格式.docx
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A
Whatmakesabuildingugly?
Everyone'
sgottheirownopinion,soit’shardtosay.Now,let’stakealookatsomeoftheworld’sworstbuildings.
TheTorreVelasca
TheToneVelascainMilanisinthecentreofMilan(Italy).Thetower,whichwentupinthe1950s,isabout100metrestall.ItsdesignisactuallyamodernrepresentationofatraditionalLombardcastle,wherethelowerpartswerenarrower
(狭窄的)thantheupperparts.
TheMiradorBuilding
TheMiradorBuildinginMadrid(Spain)wascreatedbyDutchstudioMVRDVandtheSpanisharchitect
BlancaLleo.Thebuilding,whichisablockofflats,openedin2005.Thereisalargerectangular
(矩形的)holeintheupperpartofit,whichisusedbytheneighbourhoodasameetingareaandplayground.
ThePragueTVTower
ThePragueTVTowerisinPrague(thecapitaloftheCzechRepublic).Itstands216metreshighandlooksabitlikeatall,thinspaceship.Pragueisfamousforitsarchitecturalbeauty,sowhenthetowerwasputupin1985byarchitectVaclavAulickyandengineerJiriKozak,manyfeltitdidn’tfitin.
TheLongabergerBasketCompany
TheLongabergerBasketCompanybuildingisinNewark,Ohio(USA).Theofficeblockwasopenedin1997andlookslikeaverylargebasket.It,sgotsevenfloorsandtwohandles
atthetop.Thehandlesweighabout150tons.Itmaynotbetheugliestbuildingintheworldbutit’scertainlyoneofthemostunusual.
21.Accordingtothetext,theTorreVelasca
_________.
A.
issimilartoaLombardcastle
B.
wascreatedbyBlancaLleo
C.
hasahistoryofover100years
D.
istallerthanthePragueTVTower
22.WhichofthefollowingbuildingsmightbetheMiradorBuilding?
A.
B.
C
D
23.WhenthePragueTVtowerwasputup,manypeople___.
A.
likeditverymuch
thoughtlittleofit
feltthatitmightfalldowneasily
thoughtthatitwastotallyuseless
B
EmmaandRyan,amarriedcouple,weredrivingtoafriend’shousewhenEmmaturnedtoRyanandasked,“Wouldyouliketostopforlunch?
”
Ryanreplied.“No,I’mnothungryyet,”andcontinueddriving.Meanwhile,Emmasatquietlyfuming(十分恼火)inthepassengerseat.RyancouldnotunderstandwhyEmmawasunhappy.Hehadthoughtshewasaskingifhewashungry,butinreality,Emmawastellinghimthatshewashungryandwantedtostopforlunch.
Misunderstandingslikethisoftenoccurbetweenmenandwomen,evenamongpeoplefromthesameculture.DeborahTannen,professoroflinguisticsatGeorgetownUniversityintheUnitedStates,hasstudiedconversationalrules.
InEmmaandRyan’ssituation,Emmawasmakingarequestintheformofaquestion.Herstyleoftalkingiscommonforwomen.SheneededRyantoagreetheywerebothhungry.So,EmmaaskedRyanwhathewanted.ShewasreallytellingRyanwhatshewanted;
however,Ryandidnotunderstandthis.Ifhehadbeenhungry,hewouldhavesaidsomethingmoredirect,suchas,“I’mhungry.Let’shavelunch.”
Tannenbelievesthatmostwomengrowupinaworldwheretal
kisusedtoexpressfeelings.However,mostmenareraiseddifferentlyandtheytendtokeeptheirfeelingstothemselves.
Tannensays,formen,talkisoftenusedasasituationusedoutsidethehometogainrespect,toentertainandgetattention,ortoexchangeinformation.Thisiswhymencommunicatebymakingeachotherlaugh,ortalkingaboutsportandwork.Thesemendonotalwaysfeelitisnecessarytotalktofeelcloseortoexpresstheirfeelings.Women,ontheotherhand,areencouragedtospeakabouttheirfeelingssincethisisawaytobuildrelationships.
24.WhatcanbeinferredfromEmmaandRyan’sstory?
A.Emmadidn’tlikeRyan.
B.Ryandidn’twanttotalktoEmma.
C.Ryandidn’twanttoeatwithEmma.
D.Emmawasn’tpleasedwithRyan’sanswer.
25.AccordingtoDeborahTannen,whatcausesthemisunderstanding?
A.Differentcultures
B.Differentcharacteristics
C.Differentwaysofcommunicating
D.Differenteducationalbackground
26.Comparedwithwomen,
men_______.
A.talklessaboutfeelings
B.communicatemorewithothers
C.aremorelikelytobecomeangry
D.arebetteratbuildingrelationships
27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Whywomenliketoexpressfeelings
B.Howmenandwomencommunicate
C.Differentwaysofsupportingachild
D.Misunderstandingsinsocialcommunication
C
Redmeat,usuallyconsideredtobebeef,pork,muttonandlambproducts,havenutritionalvalue,buteatingredmeatalsoraisessomehealthconcerns.
Redmeatisanexcellentsourceofprotein(蛋白质).ItisalsoakeysourceofvitaminB12,whichisonlyavailableinanimalproductsandiskeyforbothredbloodcellandnervehealth.