河南省开封第二十五中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题

-1-/12开封市第二十五中学2020届高二下期期中考试英语试题注意事项：1．本试卷总分120分，考试时间100分钟。2．考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。3．作答时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。Ⅰ.阅读理解：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）第一节：阅读下列短文，然后从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACasteldell’OvoToursCasteldell’OvoisoneofNaplesmostfamousmonuments.ItofferssweepingviewsoverthecityandMountVesuviusinthedistance.TheBasicsThesiteonwhichCasteldell’Ovonowstandshasalonghistory,beginningasasettlementforGreekcolonists(殖民地定居者).Thecurrentcastlewasbuiltinthe15thcentury,andtoday,the19th-centuryfishingvillageofBorgoMarinari,knownforitsexcellentseafoodrestaurantsandmarina(游艇停靠区),sitsatthebaseofthecastle.TheEggCastleTheoriginofthecastle’snamecomesfromastoryabouttheRomanpoetVirgil,whoissaidtohaveplacedamagicalegginthefoundationsbeneathwherethecastlenowstands.Aslongastheeggstayswell,Casteldell’Ovowillremainstanding.ThingstoKnowBeforeYouGo·Casteldell’Ovoisamust-seeforhistoryandarchitectureenthusiasts.·Admissiontothecastleandthemuseumisfree.·Theinnerhallsofthecastleareopentothepubliconlyduringspecialeventsandexhibitions,theramparts(城墙)andtowersarealwaysopen.-2-/12·Thereisaliftfromthegroundfloortotheramparts,makingthecastleaccessibletowheelchairs.HowtoGetThereCasteldell’OvoislocatedintheBayofNaplesjustoffthecoastalroad.Bus151fromthetrainstationand140fromtheportstopatCasteldell’Ovo.WhentoGetThereThecastleisopenMondaythroughSaturdayfrom8:30amto7pm,andSundaysandholidaysfrom8:30amto1:30pm.ThePrehistoricMuseumisopenonlyonweekendsfrom10amto1pm.AsNaplesisoneofItaly’smostvisitedcities,itssightscanbeverycrowdedinthehigh-seasonsummermonths.Visitintheearlymorningorlateafternoontoavoidthecrowdsandtotakeadvantageofthebestlightfortakingphotosfromthecastlestowers.BookOnlineorCall+1(702)648-587321.1.WhichofthefollowingcorrectlydescribesCasteldell’Ovo?A.ItliesnexttoMountVesuvius.B.It'salsonamedtheEggCastle.C.Itwasoriginallybuiltinthe19thcentury.D.It'swell-knownforitsseafoodandmarina.2.WhatshouldyouknowbeforeyoutourCasteldell’Ovo?A.Theticketshavetobebookedinadvance.B.Thosewithlegproblemscannottourtheramparts.C.It'seasilyaccessiblebybusfromthetrainstation.D.Thetowerscanbevisitedonlyduringspecialevents.3.WhenshouldyougotothePrehistoricMuseum?A.OnSundaysfrom8:30to13:30.B.Onholidaysfrom9:00to13:30.C.Onweekdaysfrom8:30to19:00.D.Onweekendsfrom10:00to13:00.B-3-/12AuthorAvi,winnerofaNewberyAward,aScottO’DellHistoricalFictionAward,andseveralBostonGlobe-hornBookAwards,mayhaveseenhisfirstchildren’sbookpublishedin1970,butthatdoesn’tmeanhe’slosthistalentforconnectingwithyoungfans.TheAmericanwriter,bornin1937,agreesthatgettinginvolvedwithhisreadersisoneofthekeyreasonshekeepswriting,andthathe’sbeenfortunateenoughtoheardirectlyfromreadersabouttheimpact(影响)hisbookshavehad.“IhavebeentouchedmanytimesbyreaderswhofindsomespecialconnectionbetweentheirlivesandsomethingIhavewritten:theDanishgirlwhoreadsomethingofmineinDanish,andstruggledtocommunicatethatinherpoorEnglish;theautistic(自闭症的)boywhosomehowfoundsomethingmeaningfulaboutmybooksthatreachedhisowninnerlife;thewomenwhohavetoldmehowimportantTheTrueConfessionsofCharlotteDoylewastothem.”Beyondhisfansquestionsaboutthecharactershe’screated,thewriter’smostcommonlyheardquestionmaybeabouthisownuseofthesinglename“Avi.”“Asayoungadult,IwasareaderofFrenchliterature,whichhasthatonenametradition:Moliere,Racine,Anouilh,Gide,andsoon,”heexplains.“Aviwasgiventomebymytwinsisterwhenwewereveryyoungchildren,anditstuck.Thenmyfamilydiscouragedmefromtakingupwritingasacareerbecausetheyconsideredmywritingpoor.ByusingAvi,Iwasshowingmydeterminationtothem.”Althoughhebelieves---andhastheawardstoshow---thathiswritingskillshaveimproved,writingstilldoesn’tcomeeasilytohim,despitehavingoversixtybookstohiscredit.“Ineverstudiedwritinginanyformalsense.Itaughtmyselftowritebyreading,andbyimitatingwhatIwasreading,”hesays.Thewritingtaskmaybetough,butthepayoffisbig.“Tocreate,share,andsupportthegiftofreadingandliterature,istogiveyoungpeoplethegiftofmanyworlds,withinandwithout,”Avistates.4.WhatdothereadersmentionedbyAvihaveincommon?A.Theyoftenseekhelpfromhim.B.Theycanfindthemselvesinhisbooks.-4-/12C.Theyhavebeeninfluencedbyhisworks.D.Theyhaveofferedhelpfulsuggestionstohim.5.What’sthemainreasonwhyauthorAviusesthenameAvi?A.Itwasgiventohimbyhisparents.B.Itisusedinmemoryofhissisters.C.Itencourageshimtoachievehisdream.D.Itisthenameofoneofhisfavoritecharacters.6.WhatdowelearnaboutAvifromthetext?A.Heisaself-madewriter.B.Heoftensendshisreadersgifts.C.Heconsiderswritinganeasyjob.D.Heisagainstcopyingotherwritersstyle.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.HowAvilooksathisfans.B.Someimportantbookawards.C.HowAviimproveshiswritingskills.D.Apopularwriteramongyoungreaders.CIn1961,atEcoleMonseigneurValoisinPierrefonds,Que,aperfectspellingtestorextraneatworkallowedyoutoscoreabeautifulpicture.Imanagedtoearnafewbeautiesinmyfavouritesubject:penmanship(书法).However,whattrulyinspiredmewasthebandofcurling(弯曲的)letterscirclingtheroomabovetheblackboard---realgrown-uphandwritingfromAtoZ.HowIlongedtobedonewithmathsanddiveintothosebeautifulletters.AfterIhitmotherhood,maternaldesiretohelpmychildsucceed