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2017-2018学年湖北省武汉常青一中等三校联合体高二下学期期中考试英语试题

第二部分阆读理解（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

Choosingwheretolivemaybeoneofthebiggestdecisionsyou’llmakewhenyoumovetoSydney,butyou’llhaveplentyofhelp.

Temporaryarrivalaccommodation

BeforeyoumovetoSydney,werecommendthatyoubookatemporaryplacetostay.Onceyougethere,youcanlookforlonger-termaccommodation.

--Sydney.edu.au/accommodation/short-term

On-campus-residentialcolleges（fullycatered饮食全包的）

TheUniversityhaseightresidentialcollegesontheCamperdown/DarlingtonCampus,includingInternationalHouse,aresidentialcommunityofglobalscholars.Collegesprovidecomfortable,fullyfurnishedsingleroomsanddailymeals,alongwithsporting,cultural,leadershipandsocialprograms.Theyalsoincludeon-sidetutorials（辅导课）inadditiontocampus-basedclasses.

--sydney.edu.au/colleges

On-campusresidences（self-catered饮食自理的）

TheUniversityhastwoself-runresidences-QueenMaryBuilding（QMB）andAbercrombieStudentAccomodation-ontheCamperdown/DarlingtonCampus.Bothjustunderayearold,theyhouseupto1000students.Theseresidencesprovidemodernsingle-studyroomswithlargecommonliving,learningandstudyspaces,sharedkitchens,atheatre,gyms,soundproofedmusicrooms,skyloungesandrooftopgardens.

-sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html

Off-campusliving

Morethan90percentofourstudentsliveoffcampus.TheUniversityisclosetomanydynamicandmulticulturalsuburbssuchasAnnandale,Newtown,ChippendaleandGlebe.Agreatplacetosearchisourlargeonlinedatabaseofproperties.

-sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html

21.Wherecanyoufindaplacetolivetemporarily?

A.On“Sydney.edu.au/colleges”.

B.On“Sydney.edu.au/accommodation/short-term”.

C.On“Sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html”.

D.On“Sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html”.

22.WhatdostudentslivinginQMBhaveaccessto?

A.Theirownkitchens.

B.On-sitetutorials.

C.Dailymeals.

D.Gyms.

23.Whatisthemostpopularchoiceamongstudents?

A.Livingoffcampus

B.Livinginhostfamilies.

C.Livinginself-cateredflatsoncampus.

D.Livinginfullycateredhousesoncampus.

B

Atfirstsight,AlmaDeutscher,atwelve-year-oldgirlfromEnglandappearstobelikeanyothertypicalpre-teen.Shelovestoskiprope,readandplaywithheryoungersister.Butthismodestyoungster,whocomposedherfirstmusicalworkatagesix,firstshortoperaatageseven,andfirstfull-lengthoperabasedonCinderellaatageten,isanythingbutaverage.Thoughherparentsdownplayherextraordinarytalent,youngAlmaisbeingdescribedas“littleMozart”bythemusicworld

Alma’soperatictakeontheclassicfairytale,whichshebeganwritingatageeight,hasaslighttwist.HerCinderellaisamusicianwhomeetsherPrinceCharmingthroughasong.“InmyCinderella,shesingsthebeginningofaballad---butatmidnightsheflees.Eventually,theprincefindsherafteraskingallthemaidensofthelandtosingtheendoftheballad.”

TheoperawasfirstperformedinVienna,AustraliaonDecember29,2016,wherethetheneleven-year-oldskillfullyswitchedbetweenthepianoandtheviolinandreceivesenthusiasticreviews.Theyounggeniushassinceperformedtwonewpianoworks,onceinAustraliaandtheotherinChina.

Whilethismayappeartobealotforsomeonesoyoung,Almaisnotworried.Shesays,“OfcourseIhavetoworkhard.Butallchildrenhavetoworkhardforexams,andatleastwhenIworkhard,Iworkhardforsomethingincrediblyexciting,likeseeingmywholeoperaputonstage.

Alma’smusicaltalentfirstcametolightbeforeshecouldeventalk.Herparentsrecallthatasan18-month-oldtoddler,shewasabletohumapitchperfectversionofthechildren’srhymeTwinkleTwinkleLittleStar.

However,Alma’sabilitiesonlygainedinternationalattentionin2012,afterafamilyfriendpostedavideoonlinecomparinghertoMozart.ThefamilywassuddenlyswampedwithmediarequestedandAlmabecameanovernightstar,dubbed“littleMozart”.Thisnicknamemakesherparentsunhappybecausetheybelieveitputsaddedpressureontheyounggirl.Theywouldinsteadpreferhertobecalled“acomposerandmusician”.

Almadoesnotwanttobecomparedtothefamousartisteither,saying,“TherewasonlyoneMozart,andIprefertobelittleAlma.”Regardlessofwhatshecallsherself,thetwelve-year-oldischangingtheworldofmusicforever!

24.WhatdoweknowaboutAlmaDeutscher?

A.Shecomesfromafamousmusicalfamily.

B.Shehasshowngreatmusicaltalentfromayoungage.

C.SheregularlyperformstheclassicalmusicofMozart.

D.Shehasadaptedsomefamousworksofclassicalmusic.

25.HowdidAlmagettobe