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学年甘肃省天水市一中高二下学期期末考试英语试题word版
甘肃省天水市一中2018-2019学年高二下学期期末考试
英语试题
满分:
120分考试时间:
100分钟
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
WantawonderfultravelinLondon?
Don'tmissthefollowing!
CartoonMuseum
ThishighlyentertainingLondontouristattractioncoversthehistoryanddevelopmentofBritishcartoonsfromthe18thcenturytothepresentday.Youcanfindadetailedcollectionofalltypesofcartoonsinthismuseumincludingcaricatures(讽刺漫画)andrareexamplesofcartoonart:
it’sawonderfulplacetoentertainkidsofallagesaswellasaseriouscollectionforcartoonsenthusiasts(爱好者).
Thereareoverninehundredpiecesonexhibitandthemuseumregularlyholdseventswherebothchildrenandadultscanparticipate.BookingfortheseeventsisrecommendedduetothepopularityyearroundofthisLondonMuseum.
Telephone:
02075808155
ChislehurstCaves
ChislehurstinLondonishometochalkcavesthatwereminedbyhandforover8,000years.AtourofthesecavesisanexcitingwaytoseehowBritishpeoplehaveinfluencedontheirenvironmentoverthousandsofyears.
Telephone:
02084673264
TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum
TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseumisoneLondonmuseumofferingafascinatinginsightintothemedicalprofessionofthepast.This300-yearoldherbgarret(阁楼)isBritain’sonlysurvivingoperatingtheatre,withawoodenoperatingtableandanobservationstand,fromwhichvisitorscanwitnesssurgeryperformed.
Telephone:
02071882679
CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum
RecentlyvotedoneofLondon’sbestcinemasbyTimeOutreaders,theCurzonMayfaircinemaiseverythingyouwouldexpectfromthisparticularpartoftown:
luxurious(奢华的)andtasteful.Showingmostlyart-houseandindependentfilms,theCurzonMayfairisuniqueintheworldofLondoncinemaforitsroleinscreeningthesefilmsforindustryandpress.
Telephone:
03333210104
21.WhatcanwelearnfromtheCartoonMuseum?
A.Itisdesignedonlyforkids.
B.ItistheoldestcartoonmuseuminBritain.
C.Visitorscantakepartintheactivitiesheldinit.
D.Oneneedn’tbookthemuseuminadvancetovisitit.
22.Whichwillyoucallifyou'dliketoknowmedicineofthepast?
A.02075808155.B.02071882679.
C.03333210104.D.02084673264.
23.Whichofthefollowingmayattractanaturelover?
A.ChislehurstCaves.B.CartoonMuseum.
C.CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum.D.TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum.
B
I’msittinginmykitcheninLondon,tryingtofigureoutatextmessagefrommybrother.HelivesinourhomecountryofGermany.WespeakGermantoeachother,alanguagethat'srichinstrangewords,butI'veneverheardthisonebefore:
fremdschämen.
Theexperiencegetsmetoconsider:
canweloseourmotherlanguage?
Mostimmigrants(移民)knowwhatit’sliketobenotasgoodattheirmotherlanguageasbefore.Theprocessseemsobvious:
thelongeryouareaway,themoreyourlanguagesuffers.Butit’snotquitesostraightforward.Itturnsoutthathowlongyou'vebeenawaydoesn'talwaysmatter.Socializingwithothernativespeakersabroadcanworsenyourownnativeskills.Andemotionalfactorsliketrauma(精神创伤)canbethebiggestfactorofall.
Inchildren,thephenomenonoflanguageattrition(语言磨蚀)issomewhateasiertoexplainsincetheirbrainsaregenerallymoreflexibleandadaptable.Untiltheageofabout12,aperson’slanguageskillsarerelativelyeasytochange.Studiesoninternationaladoptershavefoundthatevennine-year-oldscanalmostcompletelyforgettheirfirstlanguagewhentheyareremovedfromtheircountryofbirth.
Butinadults,thefirstlanguageisunlikelytodisappearentirelyexceptinextremecircumstances.Forexample,MonikaSchmidanalyzedtheGermanofelderlyGerman-Jewishwartimerefugees(难民)intheUKandtheUS.Themainfactorthatinfluencedtheirlanguageskillswasn'thowlongtheyhadbeenabroadorhowoldtheywerewhentheyleft.Itwashowmuchtraumatheyhadexperiencedasvictims.ThosewholeftGermanyintheearlydaysofNazioccupation,beforetheworstviolence,tendedtospeakbetterGerman–despitehavingbeenabroadthelongest.Thosewholeftlater,tendedtospeakGermanwithdifficultyornotatall.
“Itseemedveryclearlyaresultofthistrauma”,saysSchmid.“EventhoughGermanwasthelanguageofchildhood,homeandfamily,itwasalsothelanguageofpainfulmemories”.Themosttraumatizedrefugeeshadheldthemback.Asoneofthemsaid:
“IfeelthatGermanybetrayedme.Americaismycountry,andEnglishismylanguage.”
24.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphserveas?
A.AcommentB.AbackgroundC.AnexplanationD.Anintroduction
25.Whatdoparagraph4and5mainlytalkabout?
A.HowtwolanguagescoexistB.Thewaytodealwithadult’strauma
C.Thereasonsbehindadult’slanguageattriti