辽宁省六校协作体学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题含详细答案Word文档格式.docx
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120分考试用时:
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第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(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
Herearesomerecommendationsfortouriststochoosefrom.
Banff,Canada
Banff,locatedintheRockies,hasaviewoftallmountains,deepvalleysandlakes,makingitthefirsttowntobecomepartofthecountry’snationalparks.Touristscanenjoyitsbeautybyhiking,horseridingandboattrips.Banffwasfoundedin1883whilearailroadwasinconstruction.Itwasthewaterspringsthatdrewtheengineers’attentiontotheplaceasasettlement.Withsuchafantasticview,it’snosurprisethatBanffhostsanumberofculturalfestivals.
Lisbon,Portugal
LisbonisthecapitalofPortugal,withthewarmestwintersofanymajorEuropeancity.
BelemTowerandJeronimosMonasteryarelistedasUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Theformerwasbuiltinthe16thcenturyasasymbolofPortugal’sExtraordinaryAgeandthelatterisoneofthegreatestexamplesofthePortugueselate-Gothicstyleofarchitecture.TheLisbonOceanaiumisamongEurope’sfinestaquariums.TheMuseumCalousteGulbenkianisamongthebestmuseumsinEuropecontainingpricelessartworkscovering4000yearsfromancientEgyptiantimestothelate20thcentury.
Portland,US
Portlandisfrequentlyrecognizedasoneoftheworld’smostenvironmentally-friendlycitiesbecauseofitswell-builtpavements,largecommunityofcyclistsandconvenientpublictransportation.Usclimateisidealforgrowingrosesandit’scalledthe“CityofRoses”.Besides,theseaportisalsoknownasacityofbeer:
ithasthelargestnumberofbeerbreweries(啤酒厂)ofanycityintheworld.Today’sPortlandisbetterknownforitsmusic.It’scalled“thecapitalofkaraoke”and“oneofthemostexcitingmusicscenes”intheUS.
Bordeaux,France
Bordeauxattractstouristswithitsrichculturalheritage,especiallyitswealthofarchitecturaltreasures.BesidestheCathedralofSaintAndrewdatingbackto12thcentury,theBasilicaofSaintMichaelisanotheroneofthecity’sUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Ittook200yearstobuildfrom14thto16thcenturies.OthersignificantbuildingsincludetheGrandTheaterbuiltin1780inthenewClassicalstyleandtheStoneBridgebuiltin1821.
21.WhatmaybethemainreasonforBanfftohostanumberofculturalfestivals?
A.It’sthefirsttowninthecountry’snationalparks.
B.Itprovidesimpressiveviewwithitsnaturalbeauty.
C.Itprovideshorseriding,wintersportsandboattrips.
D.Itswaterspringsdrewengineerstobuildarailwayhere.
22.WhatcanweknowaboutLisbon?
A.LisbonenjoysthewarmestwintersofallEuropeancities.
B.TheLisbonOceanaiumisrecognizedastheworld’sfinestaquarium.
C.TheMuseumCalousteGulbenkianisoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld.
D.JeronimosMonastaryistypicalarchitectureofthePortugueselate-Gothicstyle.
23.WherearetouristslikelytobeimpressedbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSites?
A.BanffandPortland.B.LisbonandBordeaux.
C.PortlandandBordeaux.D.LisbonandBanff.
B
Thefirstdrawingsonwallsappearedincavesthousandsofyearsago.LatertheAncientRomansandGreekswrotetheirnamesandprotest(抗议)poemsonbuildings.Moderngraffiti(涂鸦艺术)seemstohaveappearedinPhiladelphiaintheearly1960s,andbythelatesixtiesithadreachedNewYork.Thenewartformreallytookoffinthe1970s,whenpeoplebeganwritingtheirnames,or“tags”,onbuildingsalloverthecity.Inthemid-seventiesitwassometimeshardtoseeoutofasubwaycarwindow,becausethetrainswerecompletelycoveredinspray(喷射)paintingsknownasmasterpieces.
Intheearlydays,the“taggers”werepartofstreetcrowdswhowereconcernedwithmarkingtheirterritory(领地).Theyworkedingroupscalled“crews”andcalledwhattheydid“writing”—theterm“graffiti”wasfirstusedbyTheNewYorkTimesandthenovelistNormanMailer.ArtgalleriesinNewYorkbeganbuyinggraffitiintheearlyseventies.Butatthesametimewhenitbegantoberegardedasanartform,JohnLindsay,thethenmayorofNewYork,declaredthefirstwarongraffiti.Bythe1980sitbecamemuchhardertowriteonsubwaytrainswithoutbeingcaught,andinsteadmanyofthemoreestablishedgraffitiartistsbeganusingroofsofbuildings.
Thedebateoverwhethergraffitiisartordeliberatedamageisstillgoingon.PeterVallone,aNewYorkcitycouncilor(顾问),thinksthatgraffitidonewithpermissioncanbeart,butifitisonsomeoneelse’spropertyitbecomesacrime.“Ihaveamessageforthegraffitidestroyersoutthere,”hesaidrecently,“andyourfreedomofexpressionendswheremypropertybegins.”Ontheotherhand,Felix,amemberoftheBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCity,saysthatartistsarereclaiming(开拓,改造)citiesforthepublicfrom