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普宁市华侨中学高三上学期学业检测英语试题
普宁侨中20XX届高三级第一学期学业检测试卷·英语
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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。
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BelowaresomeofLondon'smust-seemuseums.
ScienceMuseum
TheScienceMuseumfeaturessevenfloorsofeducationalandentertainingexhibits,includingtheApollo10.TheWellcomeWingshowsdevelopmentsinmodernscience,medicineandtechnology.TheMedicalHistoryGalleryinthemuseumcontainsalargecollectionofmedicalhistorytreasures.ExhibitsintheExploringSpacegalleriesincludemodelsoftheHuygensTitanprobe(探测器)andBeagle2MarsLander.Ticketstothemuseum’sin-houseIMAXcinemacostextra.
NaturalHistoryMuseum
ThehandsomeAlfredWaterhousebuildinghousesacollectionthatcontainssome70millionplant,animal,fossil,rockandmineralsamples.TheNaturalHistoryMuseum’sLifeGalleriesaredevotedtodisplaysonanimallife.TheEarthGalleriesexplorethenaturalforcesthatshapeourplanet,thetreasureswetakefromit,theeffectwehaveonitanditsplaceintheuniverse.Themuseum’swildlifegardenattractsurbanwildlifesuchasdragonfliesandblackbirdsandhighlightsinner-citywildlifeconservation.
LondonTransportMuseum
AmongthevehiclesondisplayattheLondonTransportMuseumisthefirstundergroundelectrictrain,whichhadnowindowsbecausetherewasnothingtoseeunderground.Thetroublewasthatnoonecouldtellwhichstoptheywereat,asmallproblemsolvedbyemployinganathleticannouncerwhorantoeachcarriageateverystation,shoutingoutthestops.Datingfrom1890,thisisoneoftheseveralmuseumexhibitsyoucanboard.ThedesigngalleryisinmemoryofFrankPick,themanresponsibleforrollingouttheLondonUndergroundbrandandgivingeachlineitsowncharacter.
MuseumofLondon
ThehistoryofLondon,fromprehistorictimestothepresentistoldintheMuseumofLondonthroughreconstructedinteriors(内部)andstreetscenes,alongsidedisplaysoforiginalartifactsfoundduringthemuseum’sarchaeologicaldigs.Checkthewebsitebeforeyourvisitasapackedprogramoftemporaryexhibitions,talks,walksandchildren’seventsiscentraltothelifeoftheMuseumofLondon.
21.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto__________.
A.reporttheopeningofthelatestmuseums.B.presentabriefhistoryoffourmuseums.
C.introducefourfamousmuseumsinLondonD.showthesignificanceofvisitingthemuseum
22.WhatcanvisitorsdointheNaturalHistoryMuseum?
A.PlayonaMarsLanderB.Designanimaltoys
C.SeesomeurbanwildlifeD.LearnaboutthehistoryofLondon
23.Whywasanathleticannounceremployedforthefirstundergroundelectrictrain?
A.Toshowtouristsaroundthetrain.B.Toguidepassengerstothestation
C.ToremindpassengersoftraindelaysD.Toinformpassengersofthestops
24.Atwhichmuseumscanvisitorswatchfilms?
A.ScienceMuseumB.NaturalHistoryMuseum
C.LondonTransportMuseumD.MuseumofLondon
B
JonathanCranwellsatonahardbenchbehindthelongnarrowdeskandwatchedthefliesflylazilyinthesun.ThedroneoftheyoungerboysreadinglettersandtheolderboysrecitingLatinverbsmadehimsleepy.Jonathanhadtoforcehiseyestostayopen.Hewantedtolearnsomethingnew!
Helookedupattheschoolmaster’shighdeskinthefrontoftheroom.ThenewteacherwasfromHarvardCollege.Jonathan’sfatherhadbeenimpressedwithhim.Theboyshadalreadyhadseveralotherteachers,butnoneofthemseemedtoinspireJonathan.Sofar,therewasnothingtoshowthatthisonewasspecial,thoughhe’donlybeentheretwodays.
“It’stoohottositandmemorizelessons,”theschoolmastersaid.“We’llmoveoutdoorsforthenextpartofourlesson.”Heledthegroupofboysintotheschoolyard.“Youyoungerboys,digforgrubsandbeetles(幼虫和甲虫).Counttheirfeet.Seeifyoucandescribetheirshells”
Jonathanwatchedtheteachersurroundedbylaughingyoungstudents.Noonehadeverusedtheschoolyarditselfforaclassroom.“Whatnext?
”hethought.Soonhedidn’thavetimetothinkabouttheyoungerboys,forhewasrunningafterbutterfliesanddragonflieshimself.
Jonathanandhisfriendslikedthisnewwayoflearning.
“Itwillbeaclearnighttonight.Gooutsideandlookatthesky,”saidtheschoolmaster.“Lookatthestarsandnoticetheirbrightnessandthepatternstheymake.ThesepatternshavenamesfromGreekmythology(神话),nameslikeOrion,Aries,andothers.Tomorrowwewilllearnabouttheancientstoriesonthem.”
“Howisthenewschoolmaster?
”askedJonathan’sfatherthatevening,whenJonathanannouncedhewasgoingouttolookatthesky.
“He’sdifferentfromanyotherschoolmasterwe’vehad,”Jonathanadmitted.“Heseemsinterestedineverything