四川省蓉城名校联盟学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题Word文档格式.docx

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3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Athome.C.Inahotel.

4.WhatwillMarydothisweekend?

A.Dooutdooractivities.B.Writeareportathome.C.Visithergrandpa.

5.Whywasthemanlateforthefilm?

A.Hisfriendvisitedhimunexpectedly.

B.Hehadanunexpectedaccident.

C.Hedidn’tlikethefirstpartofthefilm.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。

6.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.Hurrytothenextclass.B.GototheStudentClub.C.Meetsomefriends.

7.Whenistheman’snextclass?

A.At10:

30.B.At11:

00.C.At11:

15.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whomarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Ablackleader.B.Apoliceman.C.Awriter.

9.Whathappenedtothepersonin1964?

A.Hebecameapriest（牧师）.

B.Hewroteafamouspoem.

C.HewontheNobelPeacePrize.

10.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Workmates.B.Classmates.C.Teacherandstudent.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Wherewasthewomanborn?

A.InFrance.B.InAmerica.C.InEngland.

12.Whoheldtheartshow?

A.Theman.B.Theman’sstudents.C.Theman’sdaughter.

13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sdaughter?

A.SheisstudyinginLondon.

B.ShegraduatedfromNewYorkUniversity.

C.Shelikespaintingandplayingthepiano.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Houseagentandcustomer.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Fellowstudents.

15.Whatkindofflatdoesthewomanwanttorent?

A.Aone-bedroomflat.B.Aquietflat.C.Alargeflat.

16.Howmuchdoesthefirstflatcostamonth?

A.£

100.B.£

90.C.£

80.

17.Whydoesthewomanlikethesecondflat?

A.It’scheaper.B.Ifswellfurnished.C.It’smoreconvenient.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhenwillpeoplelighttheChristmastreeonTrafalgarSquare?

A.OnDecember6th.B.OnDecember10th.C.OnDecember23rd.

19.HowdopeopleinLondoncelebratethecomingoftheNewYear?

A.BysingingChristmassongs.

B.Bywatchingfireworksshow.

C.BywatchingthemarchonTV.

20.Whatisthepurposeofthisspeech?

A.ToinvitepeopletosingChristmassongs.

B.TointroducetwoshoppingstreetsinLondon.

C.TowelcomepeopletovisitLondoninDecember.

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，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。

A

PeopleinScituate,Massachusettswillstopattheoldhouse.Whattheywanttoseeistheoldstonewellbesideit—andtheiron-boundwaterbucketthat’sputonitsedge.

Twohundredyearsago,thisfarmhousewasthehomeofSamuelWoodworth.Duringthelongsummersofhischildhood,youngSamuelwouldoftenpauseatthewell.Itwasawelcomebreak,especiallyonahotafternoon.Onsuchadayhewouldeagerlydrawabucketfulofcoldwaterandsatisfyhisthirstwitharefreshingdrink.

Whenhewasfourteen,WoodworthleftScituateandsetoutforBostontoworkasaprinter’sbeginner.ThenhetravelledtoNewYorkcity,wherehestartedhisownnewspaper.Laterheworkedasaneditoratothernewspapersandmagazineswhilewritingnovels,plays,andpoetryinhissparetime.Hislifewasbusy,andherarelyhadtimetovisitthefamilyfarm.

ButWoodworthneverstoppedthinkingofhisScituatehome.WorkinginhecticNewYorkmadehimhomesickforthepeaceandlonelinessoflifeinthecountry.

Afterworkoneevening,Woodworthpouredhimselfaglassofcitywater.Itwasn’tveryrefreshing.Casuallyheremarkedtohiswife,Lydia,howwonderfulitwouldbetohavealong,cooldrinkfromtheoakenbucketathisfather’swell.Lydiahadasuggestion:

Whynotputittopoetry?

ItwasasuggestionWoodworthcouldnotresist.Thatnighthewrote“TheBucket.”Inithecapturedtheworldofhischildhoodonahotsummerdayandthesimplejoyofstoppingforadrinkathisfather’swell.

Hispoemwasanimmediatesuccess.Itseemedtotoucheveryonewhohadeverbeenhomesick.Attheheightofitspopularity,“TheOldOakenBucket”（asitcametobecalled）wastranslatedintofourlanguages,andthewordsweresettoapopulartuneofthetime.Overtheyears,countlesspeoplehavereadorsungWoodworth’sodetohisboyhood.TodayitistheofficialsongofScituate,Massachusetts.

Inhistime,SamuelWoodworthwasasuccessfulwriter.Nowhispoemsandplaysareallbutforgotten.Hewouldbe,too—ifithadn’tbeenforaglassofwarmwater,somegoodadvicefromhiswife,andhisloveofthoselong-agodaysonthefarm.

21.WhatexperiencemostlikelyhelpedWoodworthwrite“TheBucket”?

A.LivinginScituate.B.Growinguponafarm.

C.WorkinginNewYork.D.Workingforanewspaper.

22.WhatwasWoodworthspurposeforwritingthepoem?

A.Toshareamopinion.B.Tocomplainaboutthewaterinthecity.

C.Toexpressanemotion.D.Toexplainthenewspaperbusiness.

23.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheOldOakenBucket.B.LivingInNewYork.

C.GrowingUpOnTheFarm.D.GoodSuggestionsFromWife.

24.Whatdoesthe“bucket”inthepassagestandfor?

A.Nature.B.Memories.C.Adventure.D.Entertainment.

笛q市itin市

B

FoodFestivalsinBritaininSeptember

Brighton&

HoveFood&

DrinkFestivalwww.brightonfoodfestival.co.uk

ThefoodmarketshowcasesthebestfoodanddrinkinEastSussex,withmorethan50ofBrighton’srestaurants,barsandstadiumsand70plusSussexproducers.

EveryweekendinSeptember,HighlandFeastwww.highlandfeast.co.uk

VariousvenuesacrosstheHighlandswillofferaseriesofcookingeventswitharangeofcelebritychefsandmasterclasses.Includingwhiskytastings,seafoodandbubblylunchesandtheInvernessBeerFestival.

YorkFestivalofFoodandDrinkwww.yorkfestivalofF

HighlandsincludeaYorkshireproducemarket,withfoodtreatsrangingfromrare-breedmeatstolocaldottedcream（奶油）,aswellasbeerandwhiskyfestivals.Celebritychefswillgivecookerydemonstrationsandtherewillbeayoungchef’scompetition.

NantwichFoodFestivalwww.nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk

Billedas“Britain’sTastiestFestival”，itisthelargestfestivalofitskindwithmorethan2,000productstotasteduringthethree-dayevent,offeringthechancetosamplethebestregionallyproducedfoodagainstthesceneofthehistoricmarkettown.

TheDufftownAutumnWhiskyFestival

Tours,talksandspecialmenusatseveraldistilleries（蒸馏厂），whichareusuallyclosedtothepublic.AchancetolearnaboutandsamplewhiskyinitsScottishheartland.

AldeburghFoodandDrinkFestivalSnapeMaltings,nearAldeburgh,Suffolkwww.aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk

Nowinitsthirdyear,thefestivalwarmsupaweekearlierwithtastingsinfarmshopsanddelicatessens（熟食店），farmwalks，localfooddinnersandmushroomgrowing.Thetwo-dayeventshowcasesmorethan65localfoodproducersfromEastSuffolk,andhascookerydemonstrationsanddiscussionforums.

GreatBritishCheeseFestival,CardiffCastle

Cheese-makingdemonstrations;

wine,beerandcidermatchingcheesemasterclasses;

460differentcheeses,100BritishandIrishcheesemakers;

tastethestrongestcheeseinBritainortrythisyear5snewkidsontheblock,plusaTasteofWalesmark.

25.Accordingtothepassage,cookerydemonstrationsareofferedinthefollowingfestivalsexcept________.

A.HighlandFeastB.YorkFestivalofFoodandDrink

C.GreatBritishCheeseFesivalD.AldegurghFoodandDrinkFestival

26.Ifyouwanttoknowhowwhiskyismade,thebestplacetogotois________.

A.TheDufftownAutumnWhiskyFestivalB.NantwichFoodFestival

C.HighlandFeastD.GreatBritishCheeseFestival

27.ItisimpliedintheYorkFestivalofFoodandDrinkthat________.

A.thefestivalwillbeheldinYorkshire

B.famouschefswillgivecookingshows

C.acontestofcookingwillbeheld

D.onecantastemeatsthatareunusual

28.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.

A.therearemanyfoodsamplesinBritaininSeptember

B.foodfestivalsinSeptemberinBritain

C.contactingwaysofthefoodfestivals

D.manyfoodswillbedemonstratedatthefestivals

C

Iwasidlingonthecomputeronenightlastweek,halfwatchingtelevisionandhalfcheckingemailswhenanoldfriendwholivesoverseassentmeachatmessage.SheaskedmeaquestionthatIhavebeenaskedoncetoooftenbymanyofmyfriends,aquestionthatIhaveaskedmyselfonlytoooftensinceIwas24yearsold-whatamIwasdoingwithmylife?

Shesaidshehadbeenwondering,thinkingaboutwhatwouldsatisfyandcompleteher.Itoldherthatit’saprocessthateveryoneneedstogothroughatsomestage,andtheprocessisdifferentforeveryone.Isuggestedthatshestartwiththeprocessofelimination（淘汰）-workoutwhatitisthatshedoesnotwanttobedoing,andthentryafewthingsthatshemightliketodo.

“Buttryingtakestime,”shereplied.“Arewegoingtogogroping（求索）around?

Untilwhen?

”

“Untilyoufindits,”wasmyreply.Itoldherthatit’snotalwaysastraightpath.Andsometimesitcouldbesomethingthatshealreadyknew,buthaveyettofullyaccept.Herlegendwassomethingshehadtodiscoveronherown,inherowntime.

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