K12推荐学习辽宁省六校协作体学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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K12推荐学习辽宁省六校协作体学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2017--2018学年度上学期省六校协作体高二期中考试

英语试题

卷面总分：

120分考试用时：

100分钟

第一部分听力（略）

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Herearesomerecommendationsfortouriststochoosefrom.

Banff,Canada

Banff,locatedintheRockies,hasaviewoftallmountains,deepvalleysandlakes,makingitthefirsttowntobecomepartofthecountry’snationalparks.Touristscanenjoyitsbeautybyhiking,horseridingandboattrips.Banffwasfoundedin1883whilearailroadwasinconstruction.Itwasthewaterspringsthatdrewtheengineers’attentiontotheplaceasasettlement.Withsuchafantasticview,it’snosurprisethatBanffhostsanumberofculturalfestivals.

Lisbon,Portugal

LisbonisthecapitalofPortugal,withthewarmestwintersofanymajorEuropeancity.

BelemTowerandJeronimosMonasteryarelistedasUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Theformerwasbuiltinthe16thcenturyasasymbolofPortugal’sExtraordinaryAgeandthelatterisoneofthegreatestexamplesofthePortugueselate-Gothicstyleofarchitecture.TheLisbonOceanaiumisamongEurope’sfinestaquariums.TheMuseumCalousteGulbenkianisamongthebestmuseumsinEuropecontainingpricelessartworkscovering4000yearsfromancientEgyptiantimestothelate20thcentury.

Portland,US

Portlandisfrequentlyrecognizedasoneoftheworld’smostenvironmentally-friendlycitiesbecauseofitswell-builtpavements,largecommunityofcyclistsandconvenientpublictransportation.Usclimateisidealforgrowingrosesandit’scalledthe“CityofRoses”.Besides,theseaportisalsoknownasacityofbeer:

ithasthelargestnumberofbeerbreweries（啤酒厂）ofanycityintheworld.Today’sPortlandisbetterknownforitsmusic.It’scalled“thecapitalofkaraoke”and“oneofthemostexcitingmusicscenes”intheUS.

Bordeaux,France

Bordeauxattractstouristswithitsrichculturalheritage,especiallyitswealthofarchitecturaltreasures.BesidestheCathedralofSaintAndrewdatingbackto12thcentury,theBasilicaofSaintMichaelisanotheroneofthecity’sUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Ittook200yearstobuildfrom14thto16thcenturies.OthersignificantbuildingsincludetheGrandTheaterbuiltin1780inthenewClassicalstyleandtheStoneBridgebuiltin1821.

21.WhatmaybethemainreasonforBanfftohostanumberofculturalfestivals?

A.It’sthefirsttowninthecountry’snationalparks.

B.Itprovidesimpressiveviewwithitsnaturalbeauty.

C.Itprovideshorseriding,wintersportsandboattrips.

D.Itswaterspringsdrewengineerstobuildarailwayhere.

22.WhatcanweknowaboutLisbon?

A.LisbonenjoysthewarmestwintersofallEuropeancities.

B.TheLisbonOceanaiumisrecognizedastheworld’sfinestaquarium.

C.TheMuseumCalousteGulbenkianisoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld.

D.JeronimosMonastaryistypicalarchitectureofthePortugueselate-Gothicstyle.

23.WherearetouristslikelytobeimpressedbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSites?

A.BanffandPortland.B.LisbonandBordeaux.

C.PortlandandBordeaux.D.LisbonandBanff.

B

Thefirstdrawingsonwallsappearedincavesthousandsofyearsago.LatertheAncientRomansandGreekswrotetheirnamesandprotest（抗议）poemsonbuildings.Moderngraffiti（涂鸦艺术）seemstohaveappear

edinPhiladelphiaintheearly1960s,andbythelatesixtiesithadreachedNewYork.Thenewartformreallytookoffinthe1970s,whenpeoplebeganwritingtheirnames,or“tags”,onbuildingsalloverthecity.Inthemid-seventiesitwassometimeshardtoseeoutofasubwaycarwindow,becausethetrainswerecompletelycoveredinspray（喷射）paintingsknownasmasterpieces.

Intheearlydays,the“taggers”werepartofstreetcrowdswhowereconcernedwithmarkingtheirterritory（领地）.Theyworkedingroupscalled“crews”andcalledwhattheydid“wri

ting”—theterm“graffiti”wasfirstusedbyTheNewYorkTi

mesandthenovelistNormanMailer.ArtgalleriesinNewYorkbeganbuyinggraffitiintheearlyseventies.Butatthesametimewhenitbegantoberegardedasanartform,JohnLindsay,thethenmayorofNewYork,declaredthefirstwarongraffiti.Bythe1980sitbecamemuchhardertowriteonsubwaytrainswithoutbeingcaught,andinsteadmanyofthemoreestablishedgraffitiartistsbeganusingroofsofbuildings.

Thedebateoverwhethergraffitiisartordeliberatedamageisstillgoingon.PeterVallone,aNewYorkcitycouncilor（顾问）,thinksthatgraffitidonewithpermissioncanbeart,butifitisonsomeoneelse’spropertyitbecomesacrime.“Ihaveamessageforthegraffitidestroyersoutthere,”hesaidrecently,“andyourfreedomofexpressionendswheremypropertybegins.”Ontheotherhand,Felix,amemberoftheBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCity,saysthatartistsarereclaiming（开拓，改造）citiesforthepublicfromadvertisers,andthatgraffitirepresentsfreedomandmakescitieslivelier.

Fordecadesgraffitihasbeenaspringboard（跳板）tointernationalfameforafew.Jean-MichelBasquiatbegansprayingonthestreetinthe1970sbeforebecomingarespectedartistinthe80s.TheFrenchmanBlekleRatandtheBritishartistBanksyhaveachievedinternationalfamebyproducingcomplexworks

withstencils（模板）,oftenmakingpoliticalorhumorouspoints.WorksbyBanksyhavebeensoldforover£100,000.Graffitiisnowsometimesbigbusiness.

24.Whywastheseventiesanimportantdecadeinthehistoryofgraffiti?

A.Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstappeared.

B.Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstbecamereallypopular.

C.ThatwaswhengraffitifirstreachedNewYork.

D.Thatwaswhengraffitifirstappearedonsubwaycarwindows.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taggers”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Namesofpeoplewhodrawgraffiti.

B.Buildingwherepaintsweresprayed.

C.Peoplewhomarkedsurfacewithgraffiti.

D.Peoplewhowereinterestedingraffiti.

26.TheBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCityholdstheviewthat_____.

A.involvingyoungpeopleingraffitistopsthembeinginvolvedwithseriouscrime.

B.graffitihelpsthepublictoownthestreetsandtakecontrolawayfromadvertisers.

C.graff

itiactuallyincreasesthevalueofpropertybymakingtheareamoreattractive.

D.graffiticanfreeartistfrombeingcaughtbythepolice.

27.Whatistheauthor’sfinalopinionaboutgraffiti?

A.Graffitihasnowbecomemainstreamandcanbenefitartists.

B.Graffitiisnotagoodwaytobecomearespectedartist.

C.Somepopulargraffitiartistsendupbeingignoredbytheartworld.

D.Somegraffiticausedinconveniencetothelocalenvironment.

C

Ahybridelectricvehicle（混合动力车）orHEVisavehicledrivenbythecombinationofpetrolengineandelectricmotor.TerrencehasbeendrivingaHEVforfiveyears.Hereallydoesn’tunderstandwhymorepeoplearen’tacceptingthem.“Iprobablyspendabout$7adayonpetrol,”

thetaxidrivertoldnews.com.au.InhispreviousconventionalvehicleTerrencesaidhewasspendingupto$30adayonpetrol,meaninghesavesalmost$6000everyyear.

TheToyotaspokesmansaidthiswasquiteahighsavingandofficialtestsestimate（估计）anaveragedriverwouldonlysaveabout33percentofftheircurrentbill.Thismeansadriverpaying$30adayonpetrolwouldseetheirbilldroptoabout$20usingthehybrid.“Ataxidriverthatdrivesinbuilt-upareasandspendslittletimeonhighwayswillnoticeahigherfuelsaving,”hesaid.“Lowspeedsallowtheelectricmotorstobeusedmoreandthepetrolengineusedless.”

Whilesomepeopleareskepticalabouthowreliablehybridsare,Terrencesaidhehadneverrunoutofpower.HisCamrycostabout$34,000andsoafterfiveyears,it’snearlypaidforitself.“Forcabdrivers,it’sarealadvantagebecauseofthecost-effectiveness,”hesaid.Terrencehasnocomplaintsaboutthecar.“Iloveit,thecalmandquietnessofit,thesimplicityofit—youjustjumpinandgo.Themaintenance（保养）isreallylow.Buttheonlydifficultyisfindingsomeonetoservicethecarastherearenotmanyexperiencedmechanics（机修工）.”

Terrencesaidit’s“extraordinary”thatmoredriversaren’tbuyingmorehybridelectricvehiclesandthatgovernmentsarenotencouragingthismore.“Ithinkpeoplehaveaviewthatyouhavetoplugitin,whichisnottrue.Alackofinformationaboutthecarsmaybestoppingpeoplefromt

akingtheplunge.It’snotpromotedatallforthepublictounderstand—it’ssimplifyingtheactualowningofacar—youdon’thavetodosomanythingstoownitandrunit,it’sjustsomuchsimpler.Whywouldn’tthegovernmentpromotesuchathing?

”

28.Howmuchdoesanaveragedriversaveeachdaybydrivingahybrid,accordingtotheToyotaspokesman?

A.$30B.$20C.$10D.$7

29.Terrence’sproblemwithhisHEVatthemomentisaboutthe________.

A.speedB.powerC.priceD.service

30.Whensaying“extraordinary”,Terrencethinksitis________.

A.understandableB.wonderfulC.doubtfulD.unbelievable

31.WhatdoesTerren

cethinkpreventthepopularityofhybridcars?

A.Thedifficultyinservicingthecar.

B.Therestrictionofthegovernment.

C.ThelackofinformationaboutHEV.

D.Theinconveniencewithchargingthecar.

D

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TheUSPreventiveServicesTaskForcecametothisconclusionafterreviewingdozensofstudies.

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