学年广东省广州市仲元中学高二下学期期中考试英语解析版.docx

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学年广东省广州市仲元中学高二下学期期中考试英语解析版

2015-2016学年广东省广州市仲元中学高二下学期期中考试英语

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.

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.Changestakingplacewithincities.

C.Howcitieshavegrownovertime.

D.Whymoderncitiesarechanging.

5．Howhaveexperts’attitudestowardscitieschangedinrecentdecades?

A.Theynowviewtheweaknessesasstrengths.

B.Theynolongerseecity-rivingasattractive.

C.Theyacceptcitylifeinspiteofitsproblems.

D.Theythinkcity-rivingprovidesmorebenefits.

6．WhichofthefollowingwouldEdwardGlaeseragreewith?

A.Citiesprovidemoreeconomicopportunities.

B.Citypeoplegetalongbetterwitheachother.

C.Over-crowdedcitiesresultinproblems.

D.Citieslimittheflowofideas.

7．AccordingtoParagraph4,whatwouldbetheresultofmovingpeopleoutofcities?

A.Economicproductionwouldbereduced.

B.Therewouldbelessfarmlandavailable.

C.Peoplewouldtravellessfrequently.

D.Housevalueswouldfallgreatly.

FrommyearliermemoryofMotheritsomehowseemedquitenaturaltothinkofherasdifferent,norofeverydaythingsasFatherwas.Inthosedayshewasayoung-lookingman.Hedidnothesitatetomakefriendswithchildrenassoonastheywereabletotalktohimandlaughathisstories.Motherwasolderthanhewas.Shemusthavebeenawomanofnearlyforty,butsheseemedevenolder.Shechangedlittleforalongtime,showingnoindicationofgrowingoldatalluntil,towardstheendofherlife,shesuddenlybecameanoldlady.

IwasalwaysinquisitiveaboutMother’sage.Sheneverhadbirthdayslikeotherpeople,nordidanyoneelseinourfamily.Nocandleswereeverlitorcakesmadeorpresentsgiveninourhouse.Tomyfriendsinthestreetwhotalkeddelightfullyabouttheirbirthdayparties,Iwouldrepeatmymother’swordsthatsuchcelebrationswereonlyfoolish.

“Nothingbutdeception,”shewouldsay.“Asthoughlifecanbemarkedbybirthdays.It’sdeeds,notyears,thatmatter.”

AlthoughIoftenrepeatedherwordsandevenpridedmyselfonnothavingbirthdays,IoncecouldnothelpaskingMotherwhenshewasborn.

“Iwasborn.I’maliveasyoucansee,sowhatmoredoyouwanttoknow?

”shereplied,sosharplythatIneveraskedheraboutherageagain.

InsomanyotherwaysMotherwasdifferent.WhereasalltherestofthewomenIknewintheneighboringhosestookprideintheirhousewifelyabilities,theirnewfurniture,theneatappearanceoftheirhomes,Motherregardedallthosethingsasoflittleimportance.Ourhousealwayslookedasifwehadjustmovedinorwereabouttomoveout.

8．HowdidFatherimpresstheauthor?

A.Helikedwritingstories.B.Helovedmakingfriends.

C.Hewasaveryyoungman.D.Hewaspopularwithchildren.

9．Beforetheendofherlife,Mother___________.

A.lookedquiteyoung

B.lookedlikeanoldlady

C.lookedyoungerthanshewas

D.lookedlikeaforty-year-oldwoman

10．Whatdoestheword“inquisitive”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.CertainB.Curious.C.Cautious.D.Confident.

11．WhatdowelearnaboutMother?

A.Shewaslazy.B.Shewasstrict.

C.Shewasproud.D.Shewasspecial

Intoday’sconsumerworld,we’veneverhadsomuch,yetitseemswe’veneverbeensounsatisfied.Thecostofhousinghasbeenrisingfordecades,andthecosttotheplanethasbeenhuge,too.Butthereisawaytoliveasimpler,greener,andmoreaffordablelife:

buyaTinyDwellinghome!

TinyDwellinghomesareverysmall,yetcomfortablehousesataffordableprices.EachTinyDwellinghomehasacontemporarydesignandincludedalivingroom,kitchen,bathroom,upstairssleepingarea,andconvenientstoragespace.TinyDwellinghomesarecheaptorunandecologically-friendly,too.Allyouneedisasmallheatertokeepyourhousewarmincoldweather,andsolarpanels（太阳能电池板）inordertoprovidelightandelectricity.

TinyDwellingispartofthesmall-livingmovementthatbeganinthelate1990s.Backthen,agrowingnumberofpeoplebegantoliveinverysmallhomes.Theywantedtoreducetheirpossessions,livingspace,andenergycosts,soastoleadmoreecologically-friendlylives.Butthesmall-livingmovementreallytookoffaftertheeconomiccrisisof2008,whenmanypeoplerealizedthattheycouldn’taffordtokeeplargehomes.

LizzyMorriaon,asmall-livingenthusiast,startedTinyDwellinghomesin2008tomeettheneedsofthesepeople.Sincethen,Lizzyhasbeendesigningandbuildinghomesnonstop,andTinyDwellinghomeshavebecomesopopularthatthousandsofpeoplehaveboughtone.AndLizzyhasn’tonlydesigningandbuildinghouses.Shehasalsobeenteachingpeoplehowtobuildthem.Simplybuytheplansandmaterialssothatyoucanbuildyourownhome,andsaveevenmoremoney!

12．ItisimpliedinParagraph1that__________.

A.richpeopleareveryunsatisfied

B.peoplearedamagingtheenvironment

C.therearemorepoorpeoplethanbefore

D.peoplespendmuchmoneyinsavingtheplanet

13．Whatdoweknowaboutthesmall-livingmovement?

A.Itaimedtohandletheeconomiccrisis.

B.Itwasstartedbypeoplewithouthouses.

C.Itwaswellreceivedbyhousedesigners.

D.Itdidnotbecomequitepopularuntil2008.

14．WhatisthemainattractionofTinyDwellinghomes?

A.Theyareaffordable.

B.Theyprovidestoragespace.

C.Theyhaveu