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1、12018-2019 学年度高二年级第一学期期中考试英 语 试 题第 卷第 一 部 分 听 力 ( 共 两 节 , 满 分 30 分 ) (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 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 。AMonthly Talks at London Canal MuseumOur monthly talks start a
2、t 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training
3、others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.December 5thIce for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for fo
4、od preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how Londons ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal
5、will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and AitsThames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.
6、uk/bookMore infor:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondon Cannal Museum12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RTwww.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:0207713083621.When is the talk on James Brindley?A. February 6th. B. March 6th. C. November 7th. D. December 5th.22.What is the topic of the talk in F
7、ebruary?A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the MetropolisC. Eyots and AitsThames Islands D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals23.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne.BI was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was ext
8、remely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled(贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of e
9、ach other.War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!“ Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed togethe
10、r for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬) under 2her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden,
11、a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didnt notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression of disbelief.
12、 Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.“Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didnt always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.24.What made Kate so angry one evening?A
13、. She couldnt find her books. B. She heard the author shouting loud.C. She got the news that her grandma was ill. D. She saw the authors shoes beneath her bed.25.The author tidied up the room most probably because _.A. she was scared by Kates anger B. she hated herself for being so messyC. she wante
14、d to show her care D. she was asked by Kate to do so26.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?A. By analyzing causes. B. By showing differences.C. By describing a process. D. By following time order.27.What might be the best title for the story?A. My Friend Kate B. Hard Work Pays OffC. How to Be Organi
15、zed D. Learning to Be RoommatesCWe are naturally drawn to friends and colleagues with familiar voices, scientists have found. People prefer those who have a similar accent, intonation and tone of voice to themselves, they discovered.Previous research has focused on how a male or female voice sounds.
16、 Men with deeper voices and women with slightly higher voices were thought to sound more attractive, because they suggest a bigger or a smaller body.But the new study, published by a linguistics expert in Canada, suggests there is a more complex mechanism(机制)at play. Dr Molly Babel, from the Univers
17、ity of British Columbia in Canada, said, “The voice is an amazingly flexible tool that we use to construct our identity. Very few things in our voices are changeless, so we felt that our preferences had to be about more than a person s shape and size.She recorded 30 volunteers voices and asked each
18、to rate the others attractiveness on a scale of one to nine. Each participant was from western America, with similar accents. The people we assessed were all in the same dialect group, but they showed that dialect to different degrees.“We seem to like people who sound like we sound, we like people w
19、ho fit within what we know, ” Dr Babel said. She also found that breathy voices in women-typified by the famous American actress Marilyn Monroe-were seen as more attractive.The breathy tone, caused by younger and thinner vocal cords(声带), implied youthfulness and health. A creaky (咯吱作响的)voice, sugges
20、ting a person has a cold, is tired or smokes, was seen as unattractive. The participants preferred men who spoke with a shorter average word length and deeper voices.28.The main purpose of the text is to _.A.inform readers of the new findings of voices B.compare male voices with female voicesC.argue
21、 against womens voices of speaking D.encourage men to use deeper voices to speak29.Dr. Molly Babel mentions Marilyn Monroe in order to_.A.introduce a creaky voice B.explain a breathy voiceC.challenge previous research D.promote her reputation30.In terms of voice preferences, the new findings stress
22、_.A.body size and shape B.shorter word lengthC.thicker vocal cords D.the same social groups31.Whose voice may be unattractive according to the text?3A.A young lady with a thin voice B.An old lady with a silvery voiceC.A deep-voiced man with a dry throat D.A little man with a quiet and gentle voiceDI
23、ts a popular belief that a fishs memory lasts for only seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they dont remember what theyve eaten or where theyve been, and they dont recognize you or any of their friends - every moment in their life would be like seeing the world for the first time.But dont b
24、e so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have a much better memory than we used to think. In fact, certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago.In the study, researchers from MacEwan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African
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