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1、成都外国语学校2018-2019学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试卷注意事项:1.试题分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2.满分150分，考试时间120 分钟。 3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号准确无误地填写，填涂在答题卡规定的位置上；使用2B铅笔填涂。4.考试结束后将答题卡交回，不得折叠、损毁答题卡。 第卷 （选择题 共70分）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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。AFounded in 1764 by French traders, St.L
2、ouis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the USA. There are many attractive destinations for tourists.American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog Dog lovers who visit St.Louis wont want to miss this 14,000squarefoot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, watercolors, and a variety of other dog a
3、rt objects.The museum is open all the year round Tuesday through Saturday 10 am. to 4 pm., and Sunday 1 pm. to 4 pm. Admission is $5 for adults, $2.5 for students, and $1 for children up to 10.AnheuserBusch BreweryThe AnheuserBusch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the hist
4、oric Brew House, where visitors can enjoy how beer is made. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale Stables. The tours are always free.Gateway ArchDesigned by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stai
5、nless steel to build. It is the tallest of the countrys national monuments. The arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one million people per year come to the top of the arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.St. Louis ZooFirst versi
6、on of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis Worlds Fair, but in the century it has grown into one of the foremost zoos in the world. The Zooline Railroad, a passenger train takes visitors around the zoo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species.The zoo is open every day but
7、Christmas and New Years Day, with summer hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the rest of the year of 9 p.m. Admission to the zoo is free.1. If you (a student) plan to visit the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog with your parents and your fiveyearold brother, how much will you pay?A. $8.5.B. $12.C. $
8、13.5. D. $16.2. Which of the following can you visit if you are interested in how to make beer?A. American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog.B. AnheuserBusch Brewery.C. St.Louis Zoo.D. Gateway Arch.3. What can we know about the Gateway Arch from the passage?A. It was made of stones.B. President Jefferso
9、n was buried there.C. You can see the city clearly on the top of the arch.D. It was built in two years.4. At the St. Louis Zoo, you can visit all animals there_.A. by train B. by bicycleC. by bus D. on footBWASHINGTONThousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade,
10、according to a survey. But another contrary trend has educators and policy makers abuzz: a rush by schools in all parts of America to offer instructions in Chinese. Some schools are paying for Chinese classes on their own, but hundreds are getting some help. The Chinese government is sending teacher
11、s from China to schools all over the worldand paying part of their salaries. No one keeps an exact count, but rough calculations based on the governments survey suggest that perhaps 1,600 American public and private schools are teaching Chinese, up from 300 or so a decade ago. And the number is grow
12、ing exponentially（成倍地）. Its really changing the language education landscape of this country, said Nancy C.Rhodes, director at the center. Other indicators point to the same trend. The number of students taking the Advanced Placement test in Chinese, introduced in 2007, has grown so fast that it is
13、likely to pass German this year as the third most-tested A.P.language, after Spanish and French, said Trevor Packer, vice president at the College Board. Weve all been surprised that in such a short time Chinese would grow to surpass A.P.German, Mr. Packer said. A decade ago, most of the schools wit
14、h Chinese programs were on the East and West Coasts. But in recent years, many schools have started Chinese programs in heartland states, including Ohio and Illinois in the Midwest,Texas and Georgia in the South, and Colorado and Utah in the Rocky Mountain West. America has had the study of a foreig
15、n language grow before, only to see the bubble burst. Many schools began teaching Japanese in the 1980s, after Japan emerged as an economic rival. But thousands have dropped the language, the survey found. Japanese is not the only language that has declined. Thousands of schools that offered French, German or Russian have stopped teaching those languages, too, the survey found.5. Whats the meaning of the underlined word abuzz in the first paragraph?A. Be noisy like the sound of a bee. B. Be lively for various activities.C. Cause people to discuss somethin
