山西省忻州二中届高三英语上学期期中试题文档格式.docx

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

CanyouimaginehowgreattheUnitedKingdomis?

ThequeenofBritain,QueenElizabethII,isalsothequeenofother16countries,includingAustralia,NewZealand,CanadaandJamaica.Herfaceisseenonstampsandcoinsallaroundtheworld.

ElizabethAlexandraMaryWindsorwasborninLondononApril21st1926.HerparentswereGeorge,theDukeofYork,andElizabeth,thedaughteroftheEarlandCount-nessofStrathmore.Asachild,PrincessElizabethlivedwithherparentsandyoungersisterinLondonandWindsor.Everysummer,shetraveledtoScotlandtovisithermother’sparents.Shewasinterestedinallsortsofsports,butherfavoriteswerehorseridingandswimming.Shewasalsofondofacting,artandmusic.

AsprincessElizabethgrewolder,shestartedtoplayapartinBritishpubliclife.Whenshewas14,shebroadcastaradiomessagetoallthechildrenofBritainandtheCommon-wealth（共和国）.Twoyearslater,shecarriedoutherfirstpublicengagement,andstartedtogoonofficialtoursshortlyafterthat.AfteratourtoSouthAfricain1946,shemarriedPhilipMountbatten.Thecouplehadfourchildren:

PrinceCharles,bornin1948,PrincessAnne,bornin1950,PrinceAndrew,bornin1960andPrinceEdward,bornin1964. 

Afterherfatherdied,PrincessElizabethbecameQueenElizabethIIinaceremonyheldinLondonin1953.Asaqueen,shehasmanyduties,andleadsaverybusylife.Shetravelsthroughouttheworld,meetingtheleadersofothercountries,andattendsalargenumberofofficialfunctions.ShealsoholdsameetingeveryweekwiththeBritishPrimeMinister.Everyyear,onChristmasDay,shebroadcastamessagetothepeopleofBritishandtheCommonwealth,talkingaboutherhopesforthefuture.

QueenElizabethhasbeenonthethroneformorethan40yearsandhasbecomeoneofthemostfamouswomenintheworld.LotsofpeopleinBritishbelievethatshetrieshardtounderstandherpeopleandbeagoodqueen.Morethanhertitle,thisqualityhasearnedhermuchloveandrespect.

1.QueenElizabethII________

A.isonlyqueenoftheUnitedKingdom. 

B.isqueenofAustraliaandtheUSA

C.isqueenof16differentcountries 

D.isqueenof17differentcountries

2.Asshegrewolder,PrincessElizabeth_______.

A.startedtotakepartinBritishpubliclife. 

B.broadcastseveralradiomessages

C.wentonmanytourstoSouthAfrica 

D.stoppedplayingapartinBritishpubliclife.

3.QueenElizabeth’sfourchildrenarecalled________.

A.PrinceCharles,PrincePhilip,PrinceEdwardandPrincessElizabeth

B.PrinceAndrew, 

PrincePhilip,PrinceCharlesandPrincessAnne.

C.PrincessElizabeth,PrinceCharles,PrinceAndrewandPrinceEdward 

D.PrinceEdward,PrincessAnne,PrinceAndrew,PrinceCharles

4.Today,QueenElizabeth__________

A.holdsameetingeveryfortnightwiththeBritishPrimeMinister

B.isalwaysbusycarryingoutherroyalduties.

C.doesnotleadaverybusylife.

D.rarelyleavestheUK.

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.Shetalksaboutherhopesforthefutureeveryday.

B.PrincessElizabethbecameQueenElizabethIIin1960.

C.Shehasbeenonthethroneformorethanfortyyears.

D.LotsofpeopleinBritaindepreciateher.

B

Savingmoneyisagoldenruleineverydaylife.Andinthewesterncountriesitisespeciallyobvious.Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the“do-it-yourself”（DIY）trendintheUScontinuestogrow.

“Weneedfurnitureforourlivingroom”,saysJohnRose,“andwejustdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrytomakingafewtablesandchairs.”

Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRosestooka2-weekcoursefor$280atanightschool.Nowtheymakealltheirfurnitureandrepairsaroundthehouse.

JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedied.Hehasafull-timejobathomeaswellasinashoe-makingfactory.Lastmonth,hereceivedacarrepairbillfor$420.“Iwasdeeplyupsetaboutit.NowI’vefinishedacarrepaircourse,Ishouldbeabletofixthecarbymyself.”

JohnandJimarenotunusualpeople.Mostfamiliesinthecountryaredoingeverythingtheycandotosavemoneysotheycanfightthehighcostofliving.IfyouwanttobecomeaDIY,youcangotoDIYclasses.Andforthosewhodidn’thavetimetotakeacourse,therearebooksthattellyouhowyoucandothingsyourself.

6.Itcanbeinferredthatmanynewlymarriedpeople_________________.

A.findithardtopayforwhattheyneed 

B.seldomgotoadepartmentstoretobuythings

C.havetolearnhowtomaketheirownfurniture 

D.musttakesomecoursestobetter