18学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案.docx
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18学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案
赤峰二中2016级高二上学期期末考试
英语试卷
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
ExhibitionsintheBritishMuseum
Hokusai:
beyondtheGreatWave
KatsushikaHokusai(1760-1849)iswidelyregardedasoneofJapan'smostfamousandinfluentialartists.Heproducedworksofastonishingqualityrightupuntilhisdeathattheageof90.Thisnewexhibitionwillleadyouonanartisticjourneythroughthelast30yearsofHokusai'slife—atimewhenheproducedsomeofhismostmemorablemasterpieces.
25May—13August2017
Room35
Adults£12,Members/under16sfree
Placesofthemind:
Britishwatercolorlandscapes1850-1950
DrawnfromtheBritishMuseum'srichcollection,thisisthefirstexhibitiondevotedtolandscapedrawingsandwatercolorsbyBritishartistsintheVictorianandmoderneras—twohalvesofverydifferentcenturies.
23February—27August2017
Room90
Free,justdropin
Scythians(斯基泰人):
warriorsofancientSiberia
ThismajorexhibitionexploresthestoryoftheScythians—nomadictribesandmastersofmountedwarfare,whoflourished(繁荣)between900and200BC.TheirencounterswiththeGreeks,AssyriansandPersianswerewrittenintohistorybutforcenturiesalltraceoftheirculturewaslost—buriedbeneaththeice.
14September2017—14January2018
Room30
Adults£16.50,Members/under16sfree
Politicsandparadise:
IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGift
ThisdisplayispartoftheMuseum'scontributiontotheIndia-UKYearofCulture2017.ItlooksatthepopularprintcultureofIndiafromthe1880suntilthe1950s.
19July—3September2017
Room92
Free,justdropin
1.Ifyouareinterestedinpaintingsofnaturalscenery,youwillprobablygoto______.
A.Room35B.Room90C.Room30D.Room92
2.Whichexhibitionbestsuitthetasteofanexpertinancientcivilization?
A.Hokusai:
beyondtheGreatWave.
B.Scythians:
warriorsofancientSiberia.
C.Placesofthemind:
Britishwatercolorlandscapes1850-1950.
D.Politicsandparadise:
IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGift.
3.Thepurposeofthepassageis_________.
A.toadvertisetheBritishMuseum
B.Tomakeprofitsbyattractingvisitors’interest
C.tointroduceexhibitionsintheBritishMuseum
D.toencouragevisitorstogototheBritishMuseum
B
BeijinghasbecomethefirstcitytohostbothSummerandWinterOlympicGamesafterbeatingKazakhstan’sAlmatytoholdthe2022WinterOlympics.
Followingaclosed-doorvotebyInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)members,PresidentThomasBachannouncedthatBeijingisthewinnerof2022WinterOlympicsduringthe128thIOCSessioninKualaLumpuronFridayafternoon.
Withafully-preparedfinalpresentationbyanall-starteam,Beijinghassuccessfullyconvincedthecommitteemembersthatthe2008OlympicshostcityisamorefavoredcandidatefortheWinterGames.Thehigh-powereddelegationassuredIOCmembersthatBeijingwasthesafechoicebecauseithadalreadyproveditcouldstagetheGamesandsaiditwouldtakewintersportsintothebackyardoftheworld’smostpopulatedcountry.
ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsentaletterofappreciationtoPresidentThomasBachonFridayevening,expressingthankstoIOCforitstrustandsupportinselectingBeijingtogetherwithZhangjiakouasthehostofthe2022OlympicandParalympicWinterGames.
TheBritishOlympicAssociation(BOA)congratulatedBeijingonwinningthebidandbelievedtheChinesecapitalwillhosta"great"WinterOlympics.
ThecapitalpromisesasustainableandprudentOlympicsbytakingfulladvantagesofexistingstadiums.Anditwilltakeaseriesofmeasurestotackleairpollutionforasuccessful2022Games.
Bidofficialssaidwinningthehostingrightsforthe2022WinterOlympicswillfuelregionalintegrationbetweenBeijing,TianjinandHebeiprovince,especiallyontransportation,airpollutioncontrolandtourism.
4.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?
A.Beijingistheonlycitytohost2022WinterOlympics.
B.BeijingisthefirstcitytohostbothsummerandWinterOlympicGames.
C.BeijingistheWinnerof2022WinterOlympicsafterbeatingKualaLumpur.
D.IOCmembersheldanopendoormeetingtovoteforthewinnertohostthewinterOlympicGames.
5.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“stage”inthethirdparagraph?
A.floorB.levelC.celebrateD.organize
6.WhatwillBeijingdoinordertohostasuccessful2022games?
A.Beijingwillprepareanall-starteamtowelcometheguestsallovertheworld.
B.BeijingwillfuelregionalintegrationbetweenBeijing-TianjingandHebeiProvince.
C.Beijingwillmakefulluseoftheexistingstadiumsanddealwithairpollution.
D.Beijingwillmakeitselfmorebeautifultoattractthetouristsallovertheworld.
7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Beijingwinsbothsummerandwintergames.
B.BOAcongratulatedBeijingonwinningthebid.
C.All-starteamhelpsBeijing.
D.Beijingwinsthe2022WinterGamesbid.
C
Manypeoplewronglythinkthatcitiesdon’thavefarmsandthatfruitsandvegetablesareonlygrowninthecountry.Believeitornot,therearemoreandmoreurbanfarmspoppingupincitiesallovertheworld.
AlexandraSullivan,afoodsystemresearcherinNewYorkCity,studiesurbanagriculture.Urbanagricultureisanothernameforfarmingandgardeninginacityenvironment.Ms.Sullivanstudieseverythingfromtinygardensinemptylots(小块土地)betweenbuildingstobiggerfieldsthathavebeenplantedandgrown.AccordingtoMs.Sullivan,“Urbanagriculturehasexistedsincecitieshave,acrosstheworld.”
Thenumberofhumanslivinginurbanareas,orcities,isincreasing.Theamountofpeoplewhowanttogardeninurbanareasisalsorising.Ms.Sullivansays,“Insmallgardens,onrooftopsandindoors,theygrowfruits,vegetables,grains,andherbs,andraiseanimalstoproducemilk,eggs,honey,andmeat.Theyusethesefoodsassupplementstofoodproducedbyruralagriculture.”Eventhoughsomepeoplewholiveinurbanareasgrowcrops,urbanresidentsstillneedtorelyonfoodgrowninruralareas.Thisisbecauseacitydoesn’thaveenoughspacetogrowenoughfoodforeveryonelivinginit.
InNewYorkCity,urbanfarmershavecomeupwithmanydifferentwaystogrowtheirownproduce,eventhoughthereisn’talotofroom.Forexample,BrooklynGrangeisafarmingoperationthathastworooftopvegetablefarmsinNewYorkCity.Alltogether,thefarmsaremadeupof2.5acresofrooftopspace.ThismakesBrooklynGrangeoneofthelargestrooftopfarmingoperationsintheworld.
BrooklynGrangegrowsallkindsofthings.Thefarmingcompanysellsitsvegetablestolocalresidentsandrestaurants.Andbecausethefarmsareonrooftops,theyarespeciallyadaptedtotheirurbanlocation.Theyuseavailablespacethatisnotneededforanythingelse.Asmoreurbanfarmersfindwaystogrowfoodincities,urbanresidentswillbebetterabletogetfreshermaterialsfortheirmeals.
8.WhichofthefollowingisMs.Sullivan’sopinionaccordingtothetext?
A.Thenumberofpeoplelivingincitiesisincreasingslowly.
B.Urbanresidentsstillrelyonfoodgrowninruralareascompletely.
C.Urbanagriculturehasahistoryaslongascities.
D.Urbanagriculturecanprovidehugeincome.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?
A.Farmers.B.Cityresidents.C.Ruralresidents.D.Companies.
10.WhatcanwelearnaboutBrooklynGrangeinNewYorkCityfromthetext?
A.Ithaslargefarmingareas.
B.Itcanonlygrowsingleproducts.
C.Itproducesenoughfoodforcitizens.
D.Itmakesuseofrooftopspacetogrowvegetables.
11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FarmsinCities
B.FutureFoodSystem
C.FoodGrowninCities
D.AgricultureofNewYorkCity
D
Whatdoyoudoifyournationhasaseverewatershortageandhappenstobelocatedinadesert?
Ifyouhavetheresources,youturntotechnology,whichiswhatacompanyintheoil-richUnitedArabEmirates(阿联酋)(UAEforshort)isplanningtodo.Thecountry,whichgetslessthanfourinchesofrainperyear,couldsolveitsissuewithwatershortagebydraggingicebergsfromAntarcticatoitsshores.Thefirstsuchattemptwillbeginin2018.
OncetheicebergisatUAEshores,theiceabovethewaterlinewouldbecutoffandcrushedintodrinkingwater,whichwouldthenbestoredinlargewatertanks.Theicebergwouldalsohaveabroaderimpact,saysAbdullahMohammadSulaimanA1Shehi:
“ColdairoutfromanicebergclosetotheshoreoftheArabianSeawouldcauserainstormsacrosstheArabianGulfandthesouthernregionoftheArabianPeninsulaallyearround.Astherisingairexpands,coolsandcondenses(冷凝)duetothedecreaseinairpressure,watervapor(水蒸气)iscollectedintheclouds,whichbecomesheavyandfallsasrain.”
Moreicebergswillbringmorewatervaporandclouds,creatingaprofoundeffectontheregionalclimateoveradecade,turningthedesertinto“greenmeadows”.ThemeltingicebergwouldalsoaddfreshwatertotheArabiansea,returningbio-diversity.Therewouldalsobeaboostfortourismfromallthepeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergs.
TheEmiratesIcebergProjectcomesfromagroupofeffortsbyNABLcalled“FillingtheEmptyQuarter”.Theprojectaimstodramaticallyinfluencethedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”,theplanet’slargestsanddesert.Theregionisalsotherichestoil-producingareaintheworld,includingpartsofSaudiArabia,Oman,UAEandYemen.
12.WhatistheUAEplanningtodoaccordingtothetext?
A.TocollectfreshseawaterfromAntarctica.
B.TodragicebergsfromAntarcticatothecountry.
C.TomakeicebergsfromAntarcticamelt.
D.Toget20
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