辽宁师范大学附属中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

辽宁师大附中2019—2020学年度下学期期末考试

高一英语试题

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考试时间：100分钟 满分：120分

 

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题，每题2.5分，满分37.5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。

 

A

There are thirty-four bridges on the Thames River in London，the following are among the most famous ones.

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest, most recognizable bridges in the world. It is the bridge in London you may see in movies and on advertising writing for London. Tower Bridge is the only Thames Bridge that can be raised. It used to be raised about 50 times a day, but nowadays it is only raised 4 to 5 times a week.

London Bridge

The construction of the first stone London Bridge started in 1176 and finished years later. Houses and shops were once built on the bridge, which made the road so narrow that it was often jammed with people, horses and carts. A 'keep left' rule was made in 1733 to keep the traffic moving. This became the rule of the road in Britain. In 1757 the old bridge was pulled down and a new one was built in 1831. Interestingly, that one was pulled down again in 1967 but rebuilt in Lake Havasu City，USA，as a tourist attraction. The present London Bridge was opened in 1973.

Millennium Bridge

The Millennium Bridge is a bridge for walkers. It was built to connect the Tate Modern Art Gallery

to the City and St Paul's Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂) in 2000. Thousands of people rushed to see the new bridge. Almost immediately after opening, the bridge had to be shut because of the dangerous waving caused by too many visitors. It has now been reopened. The bridge is about 320 meters, costs 16 million pounds to build and only takes walkers.

Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster and Lambeth. The present bridge，opened in 1862，is the second on the site and took the place of an earlier bridge opened in 1750.The British romantic poet, William Wordsworth, wrote a famous poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" in the autumn of 1802.

Want to know more about the bridges on the Thames River? Click here www.bridgesinbritain.com.

1. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．The 1831 London Bridge is now in the USA.

B．Tower Bridge is much less frequently lifted today than before.

C．Cars and buses are not allowed to cross Millennium Bridge.

D．Westminster Bridge is for walkers only.

2. The passage is most probably taken from a __________.

A．school report B．website article

C．teenage magazine D．science fiction

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A. William Wordsworth wrote many poems of the bridges on the Thames River.

B. Millennium Bridge wasn't built strong enough so that it had to be pulled down and rebuilt.

C. That all the traffic is kept left in Britain was from a rule of an old London Bridge.

D. Tower Bridge is the symbol of London because it is the first bridge on the Thames River.

B

When David Carter started to study art at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin in 1971, he had big dreams of becoming an artist or a writer. But his study came to a stop at 23 after he hurt his hand in an

unpleasant event. He developed schizophrenia (精神分裂症) later and spent many years without a home.

Carter liked to spend time around UT, because he dreamt of being able to continue his study in the university and becoming a writer. After running into Carter many times, UT student Ryan Chandler decided to interview him for an assignment for the Daily Texan, the student newspaper of UT.

"I interviewed him on Austin's homeless problems. After I heard his story, we kept in touch and really became friends. I learned he wanted to get back to UT, so I decided to help him," said Chandler." He had got 87 hours, very close to a degree. Now, with changing degree requirements, he only has 64 hours to go."

With the help of Chandler, who worked with the university office, Carter was assigned an adviser by UT's College of Fine Arts. "It's the greatest gift I've ever received," Carter said. "He did what had to be done to get me back to school, and I couldn't have done it without him."

After seeing a magazine article about Carter, a UT schoolmate decided to pay his tuition fees without telling Chandler his name.

Doug Dempster, dean of the College of Fine Arts, said in a statement. "David Carter's decision to complete his degree is a testament (证明) to finishing well what was started, and stopped, even many years earlier. We welcome him back as we do many students each year whose education could not be completed easily. We're going to help him through his remaining course work."

4. Why did Carter drop out of university?

A. He hurt an artist.                   B. He couldn't afford his study.

C. He got a strange disease.             D. He had a hand injury.

5. What was Chandler's purpose in interviewing Carter?

A. To do a project on homelessness.

B. To know why he hung around UT.

C. To make friends with a homeless person.

D. To finish his homework on helping others.

6. Which of the following words can best describe Chandler?

A. Brave.                            B. Honest.

C. Warm-hearted. D. Strong-minded.

7. What can we learn from Dempster's words in the statement?