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高二英语下学期第一学段考试试题
2019-2020年高二英语下学期第一学段考试试题
注意:
本试卷共8页,满分100分,时间90分钟
第一部分阅读理解(共15小题,满分30分)
A
Flamenco(弗拉门科舞)isatypicaldanceandmusicinthesouthofSpain.ItwasbroughttoSpainbygypsy(吉卜赛)peopleingfromEasternEuropeinthe15thcentury.
Thethreethingsneededtodoflamencoareagoodsinger,aSpanishguitar,andagooddancer.Normally,thesceneofaflamencoshowisaplankfloor,anditcanbeinanytheaterorbar.ButforsomethingdifferentinGranada,youcanseeFlamencointypicalcaveswherefamiliesofgypsypeoplelivedinancienttimes.
Flamencoisdividedintotwogroups,thegroupofsingersandthegroupofdancers.ThegroupofsingersisnormallyformedofmenwhosingandplaytheSpanishguitar.Themenusuallywearblacksuits,andthebottomsoftheirshoesaremetal.
Thegroupofdancersisusuallyformedofwomen.Themostbeautifulthinginthispartishowfasttheycanmovetheirfeetandthesoundyoucanlistento.Thesoundoftheshoeshasthesamerhythmasthemusic.IwouldliketodescribeanightinGranadawhenwedecidedtogotoseeaFlamencoshow.AsIsaid,inGranadathesceneisacave,andthatmakesyoufeeldifferent.Thesoundofthemusicwiththesoundsfromthebottomsofthedancers’shoesmademefeelhappy.Thepeoplewatchingweretryingtoclaptotherhythmofthemusic,butit’simpossibletodoitbecausethisartisjustforprofessionalpeople.
Wesawthejoyofthegypsypeople.Theywerehappyandcharmingandtheytransmitted(传达)thistouswiththeirmusic.Flamencoisdefinitelyagreatart!
1.WeknowfromthepassagethatFlamenco________.
A.camefromsomecountriesofEurope
B.hasbeenpopularinSpainfor15centuries
C.wasinventedbygypsypeople
D.wasfromthecountrysideofSpain
2.WhatdoweknowaboutFlamenco’splayers?
A.Somesingersaremenandothersarewomen.
B.MenplaytheSpanishguitarwhilesinging.
C.Dancersarepartlymadeupofwomen.
D.Whatsingerswearisnothingunusualexceptblacksuits.
3.Whatmakesthewriterfeelunusualisthat________.
A.womenhadtomovetheirfeetasfastastherhythmofthemusic
B.otherpeoplejoinedsingersanddancerstoplaytogether
C.thepeoplewatchingcouldn’tclaptotherhythmofthemusic
D.theperformancehesawwasplayedinacave
B
WhenIwasgoinghometoIndialastyear,IcalledupmymothertoaskifshewantedanythingfromChina.
WhenIndiahadnotopenedupitsmarketstotheworld,Icarriedsuitcaseloadsofdarkglassesandjeans.Thankfully,wecangetalltheseanywhereinIndianow.
Still,heranswersurprisedme,“Greentea.”
AslongasIcanremembershedidn'tevendrinkIndiantea.
IdutifullyboughtabigpacketofLongjingandheadedhometohearthestory.Mymotherandherbrother,bothregularnewspaperreaders,believedthatChinesegreenteawasthewonderdrugforallillnesses.
Attheturnofthecentury,ChinawasnotreallyfamiliartotheaverageIndians.Itwasastrangecountry.
Howthingschange!
Andhowsoon!
Noweverytownofanysizeseemstohavea“ChinaMarket”.AndeveryoneistalkingaboutChina.
ThegovernmentofIndiahasplannedtosendateamtoChinatoseehowthingsaredone.AministeroncesaidthatIndiamustopenthedoorsformoreforeigninvestments(投资)andsuchastepwould“workwondersasitdidforChina”.
Butit'satwo-waystreet.IjustheardaboutathousandShenzhenofficeworkerswhohavegonetoBangaloretotraininsoftware.Meanwhile,alltheIndianITmajorsaresettingupastrongpresenceinChina.
Nowonderthattrade,whichwasonlyinthemillionsjusttenyearsago,wasexpectedtohitabout$15billionforlastyearand$20billionbyxx,agoalsetbybothgovernments.
Nowonder,mycolleaguewrotesomeweeksagoaboutthisbeingtheSino-Indian(中印)centuryasthetwocountriesstartedonJanuary1theSino-IndianFriendshipYear.
ButwhatisstillawondertomeismymotherdrinkingChinesetea.
4.WhydidthemotheraskforChinesegreentea?
A.ShewastiredofIndiantea.
B.ShehadasonworkinginChina.
C.Shebelievedithadacuringeffect.
D.ShewasfondofChineseproducts.
5.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“it'satwo-waystreet”inParagraph10?
A.TheexchangesbetweenIndiaandChinabenefitboth.
B.ChinaandIndiahavedifferenttrafficrules.
C.TeatradeworkswondersinbothIndiaandChina.
D.ChineseproductsarepopularinbothChinaandIndia.
6.WhatdoweknowabouttheIndianITindustry?
A.ItwillmoveitsheadofficetoShenzhen.
B.Ithasattractedaninvestmentof$15billion.
C.ItcaughtupwiththeUSITindustryinxx.
D.ItisseekingfurtherdevelopmentinChina.
7.Inthetexttheauthorexpresses________.
A.hisconcernforhismother'shealth
B.hissurpriseatChina'srecentdevelopment
C.hissupportfordrinkingChinesegreentea
D.hiswonderatthegrowthofIndia'sITindustry
C
Travellingcanbeawaytogainlifeexperiences,especiallyduringSpringBreak—aweeklongschoolvacationintheUnitedStates.Butwhatifyou'reastudentanddon'thaveenoughmoneyforatrip?
Don'tworry.Herearesomeusefulsuggestions.
●Save:
Thisprobablyisthemostimportantpreparationfortravelling.Cutexpensestofattenyourwalletsoyou'llhavemorechoicesaboutwheretogoandhowtogetthere.
●Planahead:
Don'twaituntilthelastminutetoplanyourtrip.Ticketsmaycostmorewhenboughtonshortnotice.Givingyourselfseveralmonthstogetreadycanmeansecurity(安全)andsavings.
●Doyourhomework:
Nomatterwhereyougo,researchtheplacesyouwillvisit.Decidewhattosee.Travelbookswillprovideinformationonthecheapesthotelsandrestaurants.
●Plansensibly:
Writedownwhatyouexpecttospendforfoodandhotels.Sticktoyourplanoryoumaynothaveenoughmoneytocovereverything.
●Travelingroups:
Findsomeonewhoisinterestedinvisitingthesameplaces.Bytravellingwithothersyoucansharecostsandexperiences.
●Workasyougo:
Needmoremoneytosupportyourtrip?
Lookforworkintheplacesyouvisit.
●Gooffthebeatenpath:
Touristcitiesmaybeexpensive.Youmaywanttorethinkyourtripandgotoalesser-knownarea.Smallertownscanhavemanyinterestingactivitiesandsights.
●Packnecessarythings:
Themostimportantthingstotakearenotalwaysclothes:
Remembermedicineincaseyougetsickandsnacksincaseyoucannotfindacheaprestaurant.
●UsetheInternet:
TheNetcanhelptosavemoney.SomeusefulwebsitesincludeTravelocity.,bargains-lowest-fareandEconomic-travel..
Byplanningsensibly,evenstudentscanenjoythetravel.Yourtravelexperienceswillberememberedforalifetime.
8.Thispassageismainlyabout________.
A.howtotravelwithenoughmoneyB.howtoplanyourtravel
C.howtomakeyourtravelinterestingD.howtogetlifeexperiences
9.Beforeyourtrip,thefirstthingyoushoulddois________.
A.tobuyticketsinadvanceB.tomakeaplanoftheroute
C.tosavemoneybyspendinglessD.togetinformationontheInternet
10.Duringyourtrip,________.
A.youcangainvaluablelifeexperiences
B.youneedmoreshoesthanclothes
C.youshouldn'tlookforworkalltheway
D.youshouldforgettodoyourhomework
11.Theauthorofthepassageadvisesyou________.
A.nottovisitdangerousplacesB.tosharecostswithanyotherpeople
C.tobuyanythingyouwanttobuyD.togotolesser-knownarea
D
ReuelTolkien(1892—1973),theBritishlinguist,writer.HecreatedafantasynovelTheLordoftheRingsthewell-knowntrilogy(三部曲).
TolkienwasborninBloemfontein,SouthAfrica.Whenhewas4yearsold,hisfatherdiedandhisfamilymovedbacktoEngland.TolkiengraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywhenhewas23yearsold,andparticipatedintheFirstWorldWar.Duringthewar,Tolkiensufferedfrom“trenchfever”andstayedinthehospitaluntiltheendofWorldWarⅠ.Itwasduringthedaysinthehospitalthathebeganhiswritingcareerfirst.
Afterthewar,Tolkienbecamealinguist.HewasaneditoroftheNewEnglishDictionaryof1918—1920.However,hewasmoreresearchingintoAnglo-SaxonlanguagewhichmakeshisextensivecontactsinBritainandtheNordicspreadalloverthefolkloreandmythology.
In1937,TolkienpletedhisfirstworkTheHobbit.Althoughthiswasafairytale,itwasalsosuitableforadultstoread.Becauseofgoodsales,thepublisherAllen&UnwinconvincedTolkientowriteitssequel.ThisencouragedTolkientopletehismostfamousworkstheepic(史诗)trilogyTheLordoftheRings.TheworksofwritingwentonforalmostayearwiththesupportfromhisgoodfriendLewis.
AtthebeginningTheLordoftheRingswassimilarworksforchildren,butafterthatwritingstylequicklybecameseriousanddark.TheLordoftheRingswasoneofthemostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcenturyintermsofsalesandreaders'evaluation.Tolkien'sinfluenceisimportant,forthesuccessofTheLordoftheRingsmakesthefantasynovelsofthisliteraturegenre(体裁)developrapidly.
12.WhendidTolkientakepartinWorldWarⅠ?
A.1915.B.1896. C.1916.D.1937.
13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Tolkien'sfatherdiedof“trenchfever”.
B.TolkienwrotetheNewEnglishDictionaryhimself.
C.Tolkienbeganhiswritingcareerinthehospital.
D.TheLordoftheRingswasfinishedabouthalfayear.
14.WhatisTolkien'sTheLordoftheRingsconsideredtobe?
A.ThefirstworksofTolkien.
B.Alwaysseriousanddark.
C.Themostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcentury.
D.Beneficialtothedevelopmentofthefantasynovels.
15.Theword“evaluation”inthelastparagraphisclosetothemeaningof“________”.
A.valueB.opinionC.interestD.hobby
第二部分英语知识运用