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