学广东省仲元中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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第一部分阅读理解（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

MorganMotorCompanyFactoryTourandCreamTeaforTwo

Descriptions

TheMorganMotorCompanyFactoryisbasedinMalvernbutisfamousallovertheworldfortheircars'

characterandcharisma（魅力）．Notonlywillyouenjoyaguidedtouroftheonlycarmakerintheworldtostillberunbythefoundingfamilyafteracentury,youcanalsomakethedaycompletewithacreamteafortwo.

Activities

Duringthisfascinatingtouryouwillseehowthecarsaremadefromstarttofinishusingamixtureofmoderntechnologyandtraditionalmethods,asyouvisittheworkshops.Afterthetouryouwillbeabletoviewthemuseumatyourleisure,takeyourtimetodiscoverthewonderfulhistoryofthisautomobile.YouwillalsoenjoyacreamteaintheMorganCafetomakeitjustalittlebitmorespecialforfree.

Participantguidelines

Minimumage:

5（under16smustbeaccompaniedbyanadult）．

Availability

Availableonweekdaysonly.ThefactoryclosesforoneweekatEaster,duringJulyandatChristmas,pleasecheckwiththefactoryfortheirclosuredates.

Weadvisebookingatleastfourweeksinadvancebutduringthesummermonthsthisincreasestosixweekstoensurethatdatesareavailable.Thisisonlyaguidelineandweadviseyoutobookasearlyaspossibletoensurethatdatesareavailablebeforetheexpirydatelistedonyourvoucher.Allbookingsaresubjecttoavailability.

Additionalinformation

TheVisitorCentreCafeisopendailyandcancaterforgluten－free（无谷蛋白）diets.

TheMorgangiftshopisopendaily.

TheMorganmuseumisopendailyandfreeofchargetovisit.

Thereisalargevisitorcarpark.

Allareasarewheelchairsfriendly.

PackagingandDelivery

Forinformationonourpackaginganddelivery,pleaseclickhere.

1.AvisitortojoininMorganMotorCompanyFactoryTourcanknow________．

A．thedevelopmentofthescience

B．thewaytomakethecreamtea

C．theproductionprocessofcars

D．thesecrettorunacarcompany

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A．Childrenaged12canvisittherealone.

B．Visitorscanenjoythefreemealsthere.

C．Peoplecanvisitthefactoryanytimeonweekdays.

D．Thedisabledcanusetheirwheelchairsinthefactory.

3.Wherecanwefindthistourinformation?

A．Inanewspaper.B．OntheInternet.

C．Inageographybook.D．Inamagazine.

B

In1800,onlythreepercentoftheworld'

spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity—Beijing—hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyearslater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;

andin2008,theworld'

spopulationcrossedatippingpoint—morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatcouldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.

Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively—crowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization（城市化）isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.

HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeople”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothereasily,andattractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.

AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.Mostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.

Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;

it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.

4.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.

B.