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1、我们在这里，召开私营企业家联谊会，借此机会，我代表成都市渝中工商局、渝中区私营企业协会，祝各位领导新年快乐、工作愉快、身体健康，祝各位企业家事业兴旺2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷 本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分, 共150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷第一部分： 阅读理解 （共两节， 满分60分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。AThe Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful
2、 one. If it didnt exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj
3、Mahan, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne. He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen. He summoned the best artists and archite
4、cts from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahan, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6-7 m
5、eters high. Towers rise from each of the four corners. The Taj itself soars another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble.The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. Howev
6、er his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.1. The whole passage tells us about _. A . a beautiful fairy tale B. the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife C. white and bla
7、ck marble tombs made for two emperors D. the story of the Taj Mahal2. The emperors own tomb was designed to be _. A. meters high B. eight-sided C. black-coloured D. white-colored3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Taj Mahal? A. It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of
8、the best artists and workers. B. A lot of people took part in the building work C. It is a magnificent building. D. It is a tomb for the emperors beloved wife.4. The emperor _. A. died soon after Taj Mahan died B. died after 1648 C. was beloved by his people D. was killed by his sonB President Xi an
9、nounced Thursday that China will cut its military by 300,000 troops, a significant reduction in one of the largest militaries in the world and a move that the Chinese leader called a gesture of peace. “The great renewal of the Chinese nation requires efforts of one generation after another,” Xi said
10、 in a speech at Tiananmen Square remembering the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific. “Having created an impressive civilization of over 5,000 years, the Chinese civilization will lead to an even brighter future,” he said.Xis announcement came as China staged a massive militar
11、y parade in central Beijing, sending a stream of troops, tanks, and ballistic missiles(弹道) down a major east-west street as fighter jets flew overhead with multicolored smoke. Xis speech kicked off the parade. An estimated 12,000 troopsabout 1,000 of whom hailed(致敬)from Belarus, Cuba, Tajikistan, an
12、d other countries-marched along the 10-lane Changan Avenue from the commercial center wangujing to Tiannmen Square, about 1.5 miles away. They were joined by 200 fighter jets and 500 pieces of military hardware, including tanks and ballistic missiles. Representatives from 49 countries were in attend
13、ance, including Russian leader Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U. N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Rory Medcalf, head of the national security college at Australian National University, said the Beijing may have decided to cut 300,000 troops “in the name of efficiency and c
14、ost saving.” Xi conducted a “troop inspection” after his speech, riding down Changan Avenue in a Chinese-made Hongqi parade car. On Thursday morning, Chinas popular microblogging site Sina Weibo filled up with 350 million comments related to the parade. While many users expressed their love of their
15、 country and pride, few posts were filled with criticism. “The soldiers are too serious,” wrote one user. Others complained about the cloud of gray exhaust that followed a column of tanks.5. Why did China make the military reduction? A. For the efficiency and cost saving B. For the peace of the whole the world C. For the celebration of the end of World War II D. For the renewal of the Chinese civilization6. What can we infer from the passage? A. The majority of web users think highly of the parade B. Many web users thought that the soldie
