学年河南省开封市五校高二下学期期中联考英语试题Word版含答案.docx
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学年河南省开封市五校高二下学期期中联考英语试题Word版含答案
河南省开封市五校2018-2019学年高二下学期期中联考
英语试题
注意事项:
1.本试卷总分120分,考试时间100分钟。
2.考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。
3.作答时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
Ⅰ.阅读理解:
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
第一节:
阅读下列短文,然后从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Casteldell’OvoTours
Casteldell’OvoisoneofNaplesmostfamousmonuments.ItofferssweepingviewsoverthecityandMountVesuviusinthedistance.
TheBasics
ThesiteonwhichCasteldell’Ovonowstandshasalonghistory,beginningasasettlementforGreekcolonists(殖民地定居者).Thecurrentcastlewasbuiltinthe15thcentury,andtoday,the19th-centuryfishingvillageofBorgoMarinari,knownforitsexcellentseafoodrestaurantsandmarina(游艇停靠区),sitsatthebaseofthecastle.
TheEggCastle
Theoriginofthecastle’snamecomesfromastoryabouttheRomanpoetVirgil,whoissaidtohaveplacedamagicalegginthefoundationsbeneathwherethecastlenowstands.Aslongastheeggstayswell,Casteldell’Ovowillremainstanding.
ThingstoKnowBeforeYouGo
·Casteldell’Ovoisamust-seeforhistoryandarchitectureenthusiasts.
·Admissiontothecastleandthemuseumisfree.
·Theinnerhallsofthecastleareopentothepubliconlyduringspecialeventsandexhibitions,theramparts(城墙)andtowersarealwaysopen.
·Thereisaliftfromthegroundfloortotheramparts,makingthecastleaccessibletowheelchairs.
HowtoGetThere
Casteldell’OvoislocatedintheBayofNaplesjustoffthecoastalroad.Bus151fromthetrainstationand140fromtheportstopatCasteldell’Ovo.
WhentoGetThere
ThecastleisopenMondaythroughSaturdayfrom8:
30amto7pm,andSundaysandholidaysfrom8:
30amto1:
30pm.ThePrehistoricMuseumisopenonlyonweekendsfrom10amto1pm.AsNaplesisoneofItaly’smostvisitedcities,itssightscanbeverycrowdedinthehigh-seasonsummermonths.Visitintheearlymorningorlateafternoontoavoidthecrowdsandtotakeadvantageofthebestlightfortakingphotosfromthecastlestowers.
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1.WhichofthefollowingcorrectlydescribesCasteldell’Ovo?
A.ItliesnexttoMountVesuvius.
B.It'salsonamedtheEggCastle.
C.Itwasoriginallybuiltinthe19thcentury.
D.It'swell-knownforitsseafoodandmarina.
2.WhatshouldyouknowbeforeyoutourCasteldell’Ovo?
A.Theticketshavetobebookedinadvance.
B.Thosewithlegproblemscannottourtheramparts.
C.It'seasilyaccessiblebybusfromthetrainstation.
D.Thetowerscanbevisitedonlyduringspecialevents.
3.WhenshouldyougotothePrehistoricMuseum?
A.OnSundaysfrom8:
30to13:
30.
B.Onholidaysfrom9:
00to13:
30.
C.Onweekdaysfrom8:
30to19:
00.
D.Onweekendsfrom10:
00to13:
00.
B
AuthorAvi,winnerofaNewberyAward,aScottO’DellHistoricalFictionAward,andseveralBostonGlobe-hornBookAwards,mayhaveseenhisfirstchildren’sbookpublishedin1970,butthatdoesn’tmeanhe’slosthistalentforconnectingwithyoungfans.
TheAmericanwriter,bornin1937,agreesthatgettinginvolvedwithhisreadersisoneofthekeyreasonshekeepswriting,andthathe’sbeenfortunateenoughtoheardirectlyfromreadersabouttheimpact(影响)hisbookshavehad.“IhavebeentouchedmanytimesbyreaderswhofindsomespecialconnectionbetweentheirlivesandsomethingIhavewritten:
theDanishgirlwhoreadsomethingofmineinDanish,andstruggledtocommunicatethatinherpoorEnglish;theautistic(自闭症的)boywhosomehowfoundsomethingmeaningfulaboutmybooksthatreachedhisowninnerlife;thewomenwhohavetoldmehowimportantTheTrueConfessionsofCharlotteDoylewastothem.”
Beyondhisfansquestionsaboutthecharactershe’screated,thewriter’smostcommonlyheardquestionmaybeabouthisownuseofthesinglename“Avi.”“Asayoungadult,IwasareaderofFrenchliterature,whichhasthatonenametradition:
Moliere,Racine,Anouilh,Gide,andsoon,”heexplains.“Aviwasgiventomebymytwinsisterwhenwewereveryyoungchildren,anditstuck.Thenmyfamilydiscouragedmefromtakingupwritingasacareerbecausetheyconsideredmywritingpoor.ByusingAvi,Iwasshowingmydeterminationtothem.”
Althoughhebelieves---andhastheawardstoshow---thathiswritingskillshaveimproved,writingstilldoesn’tcomeeasilytohim,despitehavingoversixtybookstohiscredit.“Ineverstudiedwritinginanyformalsense.Itaughtmyselftowritebyreading,andbyimitatingwhatIwasreading,”hesays.
Thewritingtaskmaybetough,butthepayoffisbig.“Tocreate,share,andsupportthegiftofreadingandliterature,istogiveyoungpeoplethegiftofmanyworlds,withinandwithout,”Avistates.
4.WhatdothereadersmentionedbyAvihaveincommon?
A.Theyoftenseekhelpfromhim.
B.Theycanfindthemselvesinhisbooks.
C.Theyhavebeeninfluencedbyhisworks.
D.Theyhaveofferedhelpfulsuggestionstohim.
5.What’sthemainreasonwhyauthorAviusesthenameAvi?
A.Itwasgiventohimbyhisparents.
B.Itisusedinmemoryofhissisters.
C.Itencourageshimtoachievehisdream.
D.Itisthenameofoneofhisfavoritecharacters.
6.WhatdowelearnaboutAvifromthetext?
A.Heisaself-madewriter.
B.Heoftensendshisreadersgifts.
C.Heconsiderswritinganeasyjob.
D.Heisagainstcopyingotherwritersstyle.
7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.HowAvilooksathisfans.
B.Someimportantbookawards.
C.HowAviimproveshiswritingskills.
D.Apopularwriteramongyoungreaders.
C
In1961,atEcoleMonseigneurValoisinPierrefonds,Que,aperfectspellingtestorextraneatworkallowedyoutoscoreabeautifulpicture.Imanagedtoearnafewbeautiesinmyfavouritesubject:
penmanship(书法).However,whattrulyinspiredmewasthebandofcurling(弯曲的)letterscirclingtheroomabovetheblackboard---realgrown-uphandwritingfromAtoZ.HowIlongedtobedonewithmathsanddiveintothosebeautifulletters.
AfterIhitmotherhood,maternaldesiretohelpmychildsucceedledmebacktothoseearlyhandwritinglessons.Bythetimemysonwas9,hiskeyboardingskillsamazedme,buthishandwritingresembledsomeuglyscratchesonthepage.Wespentonesummerindaily15-minutesessionswithacopybookandpen:
handwritingpracticerewardedwithcupcakes.
Mylittleboysatatthekitchentabledayafterday,dragginghispenacrossthepapertopleasehismotherandearnatreat.However,mypatientattemptstoencouragegoodpenmanshipdidn’thavemucheffect.Today,mysonkeyboardsatthespeedoflightandsignspaperdocumentswithasignatureofstillawkwardhandwriting.
Friendlypostsandfamilypicturesonsocialmediacanbeheartwarming,butthey’retransitory.Handwrittennoteshavethepotentialtomarkpossessionsaskeepsakes(纪念品).HowItreasurethatbookwithacarefullywordedinscription(题词)atthefront,agiftfrommysister.Orthehandwrittenletterofthanksfrommyformerboss.ShewrotetomeinfountainpenandlatergavemeoneasagiftwhenIleftforanewjob.
Thesedays,likemostpeople,Icommunicatewiththewiderworldviae-mail,postortweet.ButwhenIwanttoshareamemorablemessagewithsomeoneimportant,Ireachforapentowriteanote---anoteyoucanholdinyourhandorsaveinadrawerandrevisitinyearstocome.
8.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheauthoraccordingtoParagraph1?
A.Shewasgoodatmaths.
B.Shehadalotofpenfriends.
C.Sheenjoyedcollectingbeautifulpictures.
D.Sheworkedhardtoimproveherhandwriting.
9.Whatwastheresultoftheauthor’skitchentablesessions?
A.Hertemperwaslost.
B.Hereffortswereinvain.
C.Hersonbecameimpatient.
D.Herson’skeyboardingskillsimproved.
10.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes“transitory”underlinedinParagraph4?
A.Complex.
B.Indirect.
C.Short-lived.
D.Well-known.
11.Whatwilltheauthordointhefuture?
A.Stopusingkeyboards.
B.Teachhandwritingagain.
C.Writenotestoimportantones.
D.Learntobeaconsiderateboss.
D
AWisconsinmanmadeinternationalheadlinesthisweekafteradoglick(舔)ledtoarareinfectionresultinginthelossofpartofhislegsandarms.GregManteufel,48,wasdiagnosed(诊断)withabloodinfectionfromcapnocytophagacanimorsus(犬咬二氧化碳嗜纤维菌)abacteriumfoundindogandcatmouths.DoctorsbelieveManteufelbecameinfectedafterhisbodywastouchedbyadog’stongue.Manteufel’scasewasserious.
Capnocytophagaisabacteriumfoundinthemouthsofdogs,catsandevenhumans,andisconsiderednormal,accordingtotheCDC.Upto74percentofdogsand57percentofcatshavesomeformofcapnocytophagaintheirmouths.Therearemanyspeciesofcapnocytophaga.Oneofthosespecies---capnocytophagacanimorsus,commonlyfoundindogandcatmouthscanpotentiallycauseseriousinfectionwhenpassedontohumans.
It'spossibletotestpetsforthepresenceofthebacteria,butananimalmighthavethebacteriaonedaybutnothaveitthenext,accordingtotheCDC.Andit’snotpracticaltotreatanimalswithmedicinetogetridofthebacteriabecauseit’sanormalpartoftheirbiology.
Peoplearetypicallyinfectedwithcapnocytophagacanimorsusfromananimalbite,usuallyadogbite.Somepeople,likeManteufel,becomeinfectedwithoutabite,ifananimalcarryingthebacterialicksthemandthesaliva(唾液)touchesanopenareaontheskin,likeacut.
Thebacteriumiscommon,butbecomingseriouslyillfromaninfectionisnot.“It’sjustreally,really,reallyrare,”saidScottWeese,aprofessoratOntarioVeterinaryCollege’sCentreforPublicHealthandZoonoses.“Theriskcausedbyadogisreallylow.Mostdogsarecarryingthisbacteriumintheirmouth,butfewpeoplegetsick.”Experts