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1、茂名市五大联盟学校2018届高三5月联考英 语第一部分 阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHamlet (Mandarin)“To be or not to be, that is the question.” For more than 400 years, Hamlet, arguably William Shakespeares greatest tragedy, has enthralled countless dramatists and schola
2、rs. The play tells the tale of how Hamlet, prince of Denmark, avenged his dead father, in an allegory for English and European history.Beijing Comedy Theater is putting on a Mandarin version of the play through this weekend.Time: 7:30 p. m., March 2-10 (except March 5 and 6).Venue: Beijing Comedy Th
3、eater, 11 Chaoyangmen North Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing.Tel: 400-610-3721.Ticket: 80-500 yuan ( half price for a second ticket)Classics of Shostakovich and TchaikovskyChinese conductor Zhang Guoyong will join hands with young German cello star Gabriel Schwabe and China NCPA Orchestra this we
4、ekend to perform classic music pieces by Joseph Haydn, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Dmitri Shostakovich.The repertoire will include Joseph Haydns Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major and Concerto No. 2 in D Major for cello and orchestra.Time: 7:30 p. m., March 10.Venue: Concert hall, National Center for
5、the Performing Arts, 2 West Changan Avenue, Xicheng district.Tel: 010-6655-0000.Ticket: 80480 yuan Musical feast for Japanese anime lovers Beijing Concert Hall will put on a special show for Japanese music and movie fans next Friday, with a repertoire covering melodies in films including Castle in t
6、he Sky, My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away by director Hayao Miyazaki, and Kikujiro by director Takeshi Kita-no.Time: 7:30 p. m., March 16.Venue: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 North Xinhua Street, Xicheng district.Tel: 010-6605-7006.Ticket: 100-350 yuan The Ballad of CanalThe Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Cana
7、l with a history of over 2,500 years is an artificial miracle created by ancient Chinese, apart from the Great Wall.The NCPA opera The Ballad of Canal describes the ups and downs of people along the canal, their joys and sorrows, good and evil, life and death. The show integrates Chinese opera, folk
8、 songs and folk customs, showing the unique artistic texture and charisma of folk operas.Time: 7:30 p. m., March 3-6Venue: Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, 9 Tianqiao South Street, Xicheng district, Beijing.Tel: 400-635-3355.Ticket: 100-880 yuan1. Which of the following can you appreciate on March 5
9、?A. The Ballad of Canal.B. Hamlet.C. Concerto No. 2 in D Major.D. My Neighbor Totoro.2. According to the text, who directed Kikujiro?A. Joseph Haydn.B. Hayao Miyazaki.C. Takeshi Kitano.D. Dmitri Shostakovich.3. Where can you enjoy one of William Shakespeares works?A. Concert hall, National Center fo
10、r the Performing Arts.B. Tianqiao Performing Arts Center.C. Beijing Concert Hall.D. Beijing Comedy Theater.BChina is making plans to create a large protected space for one of its most famous creatures: the giant panda. The planned Giant Panda National Park would be two times the size of Yellowstone
11、National Park in the United States.The Bank of China has promised 10 billion yuan, or $ 1.5 billion, to set up the protective area. It will be in the southwestern province of Sichuan, Chinas forest ministry said Thursday. The Sichuan office of the central bank signed an agreement with the provincial
12、 government to pay for the parks construction. The work is to be completed by 2023. The Associated Press reports that the ministry said the park will measure 2 million hectares. The project aims to help the local economy while also providing the endangered animals with a huge, unbroken area in which
13、 they can meet and mate with other pandas. Zhang Weichao is a Sichuan official involved in plans for the park. Zhang told the China Daily newspaper that the agreement will reduce poverty among the 170,000 people living within the parks proposed territory. Chinas Communist Party Central Committee and
14、 the State Council first suggested the idea for the park in January 2017, the newspaper reported.Giant pandas are Chinas unofficial national animal. They live mainly in the mountains of Sichuan, with some also living in nearby Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. An estimated 1,864 giant pandas live in the
15、wild, where they are threatened mostly by the loss of natural habitat. Another 300 live in captivity.4. Which is the main natural habitat of giant pandas?A. The mountains of Shaanxi province.B. The mountains of Gansu province.C. The mountains of Sichuan province.D. Yellowstone National Park.5. What
16、is the primary purpose of building Giant Panda National Park?A. To promote the development of the local economy.B. To develop more and more local tourism resources.C. To take in some other animals besides the pandas.D. To obtain more profits from ticket sales.6. What can we know from the text?A. It will take well over 7 years to comp
