四川省成都外国语学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期入学考试试题

成都外国语学校2019—2020学年度上期入学考试高二英语笔试试卷注意事项：1、本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。2、本堂考试共120分钟，满分150；3、答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、学号填写在答题卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。4、考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第I卷（选择题共70分）第一部分阅读理解（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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AThingstoDoinAtlantaNeedarun-downofthetopthingstodothisweekend?Hereiswhat'soninAtlanta.IntheMoodDate:May22throughMay26,2018Time:2:00pm—5:30Phone:[phone]Ifyoulovethemusicofthe1940s,thenhere'swhatyouneedtodothisSunday.Gotoa1940smusicalshowatCobbEnergyPerformingArtsCentre.ThemusicofGlennMillethasadistinctivesound.Noneedtoaskmetwice.AreyouIntheMood?PartyWiththePenguins(企鹅)Date:May20throughMay25,2018Time:11:30am—2:00pmPhone:404-581-4000CelebratePenguinAwarenessDayatGeorgiaAquarium'sannualPartywiththePenguins.Thepartywillfeaturefunactivities,includingthechancetoseeanAfricanpenguinupcloseandteamhowtohelpprotectthisin-dangerspecies.CallanwoldeArtsFestivalDate:May21toMay22,2018Time:10:30am—5:30pmPhone:404-872-5338LocatedatCallanwoldeFineArtsCenter,thiseventisafestivalforartistsandbyartists,lettingthemhaveavoiceinthecreationandoperationsofthefestival.Ifyouareoftheartisticpersuasionorenjoyacreativescene,don'tmissout.Foollio'sHoodillyStorytimeDate:May21throughMay27,2018Time:1:00pm—4:30pmPhone:404-523-3141Wemakeupabrand-newstoryeveryweek.ComeandenjoyanewstoryeachtitheatDad'sGarageTheatre.Littleoneswillgettohelpprovidekeypartsofthestoryandevenaddintheirownjokes.Interactiveandout-of-the-ordinaryfunforkidsandparents!1.Whereshouldyougoifyouareamusicfan?A.GeorgiaAquarium.B.Dad'sGarageTheatre.C.CallanwoldeFineArtsCentre.D.CobbEnergyPerformingArtsCentre.2.Whicheventappealstoanimallovers?A.IntheMood.B.PartywiththePenguins.C.CallanwoldeArtsFestival.D.Foollio'sHoodillyStorytime.3.InwhatwayisFoollio'sHoodillyStorytimeuniquefromtheotherevents?A.Itprovidesbooksasgifts.B.Itisacharge-freeevent.C.Itrunstheshortesthours.D.Itisverychild-friendly.BLucianoBaietti,aretiredschoolheadmasterfromItaly,holdstheGuinnessrecordforthemostuniversitydegrees.The70-year-oldcurrentlyhas15bachelorsormastersdegreesfromvariousuniversitiesacrossItaly,andisgettingreadytogethis16th.Gettingmorethanonecollegedegreeisnotexactlyunheardof,but15isapparentlyquiteimpressive,sinceit’sonlybeendonebyoneman.Althoughhespendshisdaysworkingaroundhishouseandgarden,likemostpeopleofhisage;atnight,Barettiturnsintoastudentagain.Everymorning,at3a.m.,whenmostoftheworldissleeping,hewakesupandstudiesbythelightofhisdesklamp.Heclaimsstudyinghelpskeephismindactiveandthateverydegreehehasobtainedhashelpedbroadenhisknowledgeoftheworldaroundhim.“Thankstobooks,Ifeelfree.Afterall,thewordssharethesameroot,”hesays,referringtotheItalianwordslibro(book)andlibero(free).Heclaimstohavebeeninspiredbythe19thcenturyFrenchessayistLouis-FrancoisBerlin,whoseportrait(肖像)isalsoondisplayinhisstudy,alongsidehismanyframeduniversitydegrees,andwhomhedescribesas“amanofcultureandknowledge”.BaiettifirstmadeitintotheGuinnessBookofRecordsin2002,afterhiseighthdegree.Thenhespentthenext15yearsaddingsevenmorebachelorsandmastersdegreestohiscollection.“EachtimeIsetmyselfanewchallengetoseehowfarmybodyandmybraincango.”At70-years-old,Baiettithinkshehasenoughenergyforatleastonemoredegree,thistimeinfoodscience.ProbablythemostimportantthingaboutBaietti’sachievementisthathemanagedtogetmostofhisuniversitydegreeswhileworkingasheadmasterofasecondaryschool,andvolunteeringwithItaly’sRedCross.Thesecretwasalwaysgettingupat3inthemorningtomakesurethathisthirst(渴求)forknowledgedidn’taffecthisprofessionalactivityandhisfamilylife.Hespent3hoursstudyingeveryday,andthatwasapparentlyallheneededtopasshisexamsandwritehisthesis.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Louis-FrancoisBerlinisongoodtermswithBaietti.B.BaiettiisthefirstItaliantobreakaGuinnessrecordtwice.C.NobodybutBaiettihasevergotmorethanonecollegedegree.D.ChallenginghimselfopensupabroaderworldtoBaietti.5.Baietticanbebestdescribedas.A.honestandconsiderateB.optimisticandgenerousC.determinedandhardworkingD.reliableandimaginative6.ThekeytoBaietti’ssuccessis.A.thesupportfromhisfamilyB.hiseagernessforfameC.hisnonstopdailylearningD.hisunusualbrainandenergy7.WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofBaietti?A.Wellbegunishalfdone.B.Nevertoolatetolearn.C.Takethingsastheycome.D.Striketheironwhileitishot.CWeareluckytoliveinaworldthatisfullofincredibletechnology.Ourlivingroomsarepackedwithcomputers,LCDTVs,videogamesystems,andBlue-rayplayersthathelpusenjoythelatestentertainment.Althoughtheseitemsbringusjoyandconvenience,theyalsocreatealotofjunk.Eachdeviceneedsitsownplugandadaptortokeepitsbatteriesrecharged,andovertimethesewiresgettangled(缠绕在一起的).Thankfully,somethinghascomealongtohelpridourhomesofthismesswhilestillsupplyingthesedeviceswiththepowertheyneed.It’scalledwirelesschargingandthistrendisjuststarting.Wirelesscharginghasalotofpotentialforsmartphonesandotherelectronicdevices.Electronicdevicescanabsorbtheelectricityoncethey’replacedonaspecialchargingmat.Thereareseveraladvantagesthatwirelesschargingoffersovertraditionalmethods.Forstarters,cords(电线)haveate