精品全国百强校广东省仲元中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题原卷版Word文档格式.docx

1、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。AMorgan Motor Company Factory Tour and Cream Tea for TwoDescriptionsThe Morgan Motor Company Factory is based in Malvern but is famous all over the world for their cars character and charisma （魅力）Not only will you enjoy a guided t

2、our of the only car maker in the world to still be run by the founding family after a century, you can also make the day complete with a cream tea for two.ActivitiesDuring this fascinating tour you will see how the cars are made from start to finish using a mixture of modern technology and tradition

3、al methods, as you visit the workshops. After the tour you will be able to view the museum at your leisure, take your time to discover the wonderful history of this automobile. You will also enjoy a cream tea in the Morgan Cafe to make it just a little bit more special for free.Participant guideline

4、sMinimum age: 5 （under 16s must be accompanied by an adult）AvailabilityAvailable on weekdays only. The factory closes for one week at Easter, during July and at Christmas, please check with the factory for their closure dates.We advise booking at least four weeks in advance but during the summer mon

5、ths this increases to six weeks to ensure that dates are available. This is only a guideline and we advise you to book as early as possible to ensure that dates are available before the expiry date listed on your voucher. All bookings are subject to availability.Additional informationThe Visitor Cen

6、tre Cafe is open daily and can cater for glutenfree（无谷蛋白） diets.The Morgan gift shop is open daily.The Morgan museum is open daily and free of charge to visit.There is a large visitor car park.All areas are wheelchairs friendly.Packaging and DeliveryFor information on our packaging and delivery, ple

7、ase click here.1. A visitor to join in Morgan Motor Company Factory Tour can know _Athe development of the scienceBthe way to make the cream teaCthe production process of carsDthe secret to run a car company2. What can we learn from the text?AChildren aged 12 can visit there alone.BVisitors can enjo

8、y the free meals there.CPeople can visit the factory any time on weekdays.DThe disabled can use their wheelchairs in the factory.3. Where can we find this tour information?AIn a newspaper. BOn the Internet.CIn a geography book. DIn a magazine.BIn 1800, only three percent of the worlds population liv

9、ed in cities. Only one city Beijing had a population of over a million. Most people lived in rural areas, and never saw a city in their lives. In 1900, just a hundred years later, roughly 150 million people lived in cities, and the worlds ten largest cities all had populations exceeding one million.

10、 By 2000, the number of city dwellers exceeded three billion; and in 2008, the worlds population crossed a tipping point more than half of the people on Earth lived in cities. By 2050, that could increase to over two-thirds. Clearly, humans have become an urban species.In the 19th and early 20th cen

11、turies, many people viewed cities negatively crowded, dirty environments full of disease and crime. They feared that as cities got bigger, living conditions would worsen. In recent decades, however, attitudes have changed. Many experts now think urbanization （城市化） is good news, offering solutions to

12、 the problems of Earths growing population.Harvard economist Edward Glaeser, author of The Victory of the Cir, is one such person. Glaeser argues that cities are very productive because “the absence of space between people” reduces the cost of transporting goods, people, and ideas. While the flow of

13、 goods has always been important to cities, what is most important today is the flow of ideas. Successful cities enable people to learn from each other easily, and attract and reward smart people with higher wages.Another urbanization supporter is environmentalist Stewart Brand. Brand believes citie

14、s help the environment because they allow haft of the worlds population to live on about four percent of the land. This leaves more space for open country, such as farmland. City dwellers also have less impact per person on the environment than people in the countryside. Their roads, sewers, and pow

15、er lines need fewer resources to build and operate. City apartments require less energy to heat, cool, and light. Most importantly, people in cities drive less so they produce fewer greenhouse gases per person.So its a mistake to see urbanization as evil; its a natural part of development. The chall

16、enge is how to manage the growth.4. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?A. The history of modern cities.B. Changes taking place within cities.C. How cities have grown over time.D. Why modern cities are changing.5. How have experts attitudes towards cities changed in recent decades?A. They now view the

17、weaknesses as strengths.B. They no longer see city-riving as attractive.C. They accept city life in spite of its problems.D. They think city-riving provides more benefits.6. Which of the following would Edward Glaeser agree with?A. Cities provide more economic opportunities.B. City people get along

18、better with each other.C. Over-crowded cities result in problems.D. Cities limit the flow of ideas.7. According to Paragraph 4, what would be the result of moving people out of cities?A. Economic production would be reduced.B. There would be less farmland available.C. People would travel less freque

19、ntly.D. House values would fall greatly.CFrom my earlier memory of Mother it somehow seemed quite natural to think of her as different, nor of everyday things as Father was. In those days he was a young-looking man. He did not hesitate to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk

20、to him and laugh at his stories. Mother was older than he was. She must have been a woman of nearly forty, but she seemed even older. She changed little for a long time, showing no indication of growing old at all until, towards the end of her life, she suddenly became an old lady.I was always inqui

21、sitive about Mothers age. She never had birthdays like other people, nor did anyone else in our family. No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house. To my friends in the street who talked delightfully about their birthday parties, I would repeat my mothers words that such c

22、elebrations were only foolish.“Nothing but deception,” she would say. “As though life can be marked by birthdays. Its deeds, not years, that matter.”Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on not having birthdays, I once could not help asking Mother when she was born.“I was born.

23、Im alive as you can see, so what more do you want to know?” she replied, so sharply that I never asked her about her age again.In so many other ways Mother was different. Whereas all the rest of the women I knew in the neighboring hoses took pride in their housewifely abilities, their new furniture,

24、 the neat appearance of their homes, Mother regarded all those things as of little importance. Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out.8. How did Father impress the author?A. He liked writing stories. B. He loved making friends.C. He was a very young man. D. He w

25、as popular with children.9. Before the end of her life, Mother _.A. looked quite young B. looked like an old ladyC. looked younger than she was D. looked like a forty-year-old woman10. What does the word “inquisitive” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Certain B. Curious. C. Cautious. D. Confident.11.

26、What do we learn about Mother?A. She was lazy. B. She was strict. C. She was proud. D. She was specialDIn todays consumer world, weve never had so much, yet it seems weve never been so unsatisfied. The cost of housing has been rising for decades, and the cost to the planet has been huge, too. But th

27、ere is a way to live a simpler, greener, and more affordable life: buy a TinyDwelling home!TinyDwelling homes are very small, yet comfortable houses at affordable prices. Each TinyDwelling home has a contemporary design and included a living room, kitchen, bathroom, upstairs sleeping area, and conve

28、nient storage space. TinyDwelling homes are cheap to run and ecologically-friendly, too. All you need is a small heater to keep your house warm in cold weather, and solar panels （太阳能电池板） in order to provide light and electricity.TinyDwelling is part of the small-living movement that began in the lat

29、e 1990s. Back then, a growing number of people began to live in very small homes. They wanted to reduce their possessions, living space, and energy costs, so as to lead more ecologically-friendly lives. But the small-living movement really took off after the economic crisis of 2008, when many people

30、 realized that they couldnt afford to keep large homes.Lizzy Morriaon, a small-living enthusiast, started TinyDwelling homes in 2008 to meet the needs of these people. Since then, Lizzy has been designing and building homes nonstop, and TinyDwelling homes have become so popular that thousands of peo

31、ple have bought one. And Lizzy hasnt only designing and building houses. She has also been teaching people how to build them. Simply buy the plans and materials so that you can build your own home, and save even more money!12. It is implied in Paragraph 1 that _.A. rich people are very unsatisfied B. people are damaging the environmentC. there are more poor people than beforeD. people spend much money in saving the planet13. What do we know about the