辽宁省大连市重点中学2021-2022学年高二上学期测试英语试题

高二英语试卷 一、阅读理解（本大题共15 小题，共30.0 分） A Here are four tourist attractions in Havana in Cuba. Museum of the City The Museum of the City was built in 179L The building once served as the Presidential Palace and home to colonial governors. The museum's exhibits include collections of weapons,history and art as well as rooms documenting wars for Cuban independence. Tel： +53-7-861-6130 . Open： 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.， Monday through Saturday. Admission：＄ 3 Revolution Square Revolution Square is one of the largest open public spaces in Cuba and one of the largest public squares in the world. The site is home to the 138-foot Jose Mart Memorial, the tallest structure in Havana,which celebrates the national hero. Cuba's important leaders, including Fidel Castro, usually use the platform in front of the memorial to address the large crowds that gather on the square. The Jose Marti Memorial also includes a museum and an elevator that takes tourists to the top of the monument. Tel： +53-7-338-6363 Open： 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.，Monday through Saturday. Admission：＄ 5 Cigar Factories Cubans famous cigar-making factories are open to the public. Three cigar factories in Havana offer public tours that show how Cuba's cigars are hand-rolled in the traditional way. The Partagas Cigar Factory,founded in 1827，is the oldest in Havana. The other two factories open for tours are La Corona and Romeo Julieta, and they include gift shops. Tel： +53-7-338-060 Open： 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.， Monday through Friday. Admission：＄ 10 Old Havana Old Havana is the capital's historic district,which dates back to 1519 when Spain used the city as a colonial port. Old Havana was important Spanish naval （海军的）base. Presently,Old Havana's stone streets are home to museums, hotels and restaurants among the grand colonial buildings that once housed Spanish power. Tel： +53-7-885-752 Open： daily. Admission： free 1. When is the Museum of the City closed？ ______ A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday. D. Monday 2. Where might you see Fidel Castro？ ______ A. In front of the Jose Marti Memorial. B. On the stone streets of Old Havana. C. In the Partagas cigar factory. D. In the Museum of the City. 3. Which number should you call if you want to know about cigarette production？ ______ A. +53-7-338-060 B. +53-7-885-752 C. +53-7-338-6363 D. +53-7-861-6130 B Music is an international language.The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere. Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class,after class and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers（扬声 器）and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work.They also listen to the news about sports,the weather,politics,and activities of the American people.But most of the radio broadcast is music. Pop or popular music singers make much money.They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state.Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country,young people buy his or her tapes.Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer.Wherever the singer goes,all the young people want to meet him or her.Now the singer has become a national star. Besides pop music,there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans.One is called folk music.It tells stories about the common life of Americans.The other is called western or country music.This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.Today,any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music.Music for instruments is called orchestra music,such as the symphonies（交响乐）of Beethoven.There is opera for singers,ballet for dancers like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China. 4. In what way can music be regarded as an international language？ ______ A. Popular music is what everyone enjoys. B. The wonderful songs are popular with the world people. C. When music is played,it seems as if it were speaking to us. D. Music is too popular for everyone to be able to play it. 5. What can we know about music and people in America？ ______ A. Adult drivers listen to news as well as music when they drive to work. B. Adult drivers never listen to music when they drive to work. C. Student drivers carry small radios with earphones when they drive on the streets. D. Students always listen to music before class,in class and after class. 6. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage？ ______ A. All people in America like popular music. B. Pop singers can get all the money from the tapes. C. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is a kind of pop music in China. D. Now,western or country music is a little different from its beginning. 7. What's the best title of the passage？ ______ A. International language. B. Music in America. C. Pop music. D. Music listeners. C Bangkok（曼谷），Thailand,is known for having some of the best street food in the world. But officials have announced plans to ban food vendors（摊贩）in an effort to clean up the city. An assistant to Bangkok's governor told The Nation newspaper the move is meant to improve the appearance,walkability and safety of city streets. "The street vendors have seized the pavement space for too long and we already provide them space to sell food and other products legally in the market,"the assistant said. "So there will be no let-up in this operation-every street vendor will have to move out. " Bangkok was recently named the world's finest street food location for the second year by Cable News Network （CNN）. Vendors can be found in all of Bangkok's busiest areas. They serve everyone from business people to tourists to local citizens. The chairs and tables are basic. Customers have to deal with Bangkok's extreme heat and polluted air while they eat. But the tasty food keeps people coming back again and again. Nont Nontskiul is a financial worker in Bangkok. He lives in a part of the city where street vendors will be some of the first to be removed. He told the Associated Press that,"Even people who eat at pricey restaurants every day can't avoid street food. It's faster,tastes better,and costs less than half the price. " Critics of the street food clean-up campaign say low-income people-including food vendors and their customers-will be most affected by the ban. They have called on the government to do more to help the vendors keep their businesses going in a legal way. Ubolwattana Mingkwan is a coffee vendor in Bangkok. She charges 85cents for a cup of coffee. She says she cannot afford the cost of rent required to do business in a government-approved area. "I've asked city officials for help and understanding,"she told the Associated Press,"All they say now is 'no,no,no. ' They've already received their orders. " 8. Why do the officials want to Forbid street traders？ ______ A. To force them to leave. B. To remove street food. C. To keep the city in order. D. To offer convenience to residents. 9. How does the author think of the street traders in Bangkok？ ______ A. They pollute the air in the city. B. They usually sell unhealthy foods. C. They work in too hot surroundings. D. They play an important rule in daily life. 10. What's the problem with government-approved areas for street traders？ ______ A. Their rents are too high for them. B. They will make food hard to sell. C. They are controlled by the government. D. No one will go there for food. 11. What is the author's attitude toward the ban？ ______ A. Supportive. B. Regretful. C. Optimistic. D. Angry. D Discovery's astronauts arrived to an exciting celebration Wednesday as nearly 700 people crowded an airplane storage place, waving flags and holding signs that read： "Welcome Home, Astronauts!" The seven-person team returned to Earth on Tuesday after being the