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1、20162017学年度下学期期中考试英语试题（考试范围：综合 适用班级：高二学年 ）一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）第一节（共10小题，满分20分）AArriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children. During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some sh
2、opping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.(护照) He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubl
3、es of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in
4、their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath. My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had f
5、ound mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend. That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We
6、 still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.1. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shopping B. Take his family C. Join his family D. Find a vacation2. The girls parents got Rashids phone number from _.A. a friend of his family B. a Sydney policemanC.
7、a letter in his papers D. a stranger in Sydney3. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?A. Showed B. Gave back C. Delivered D. Sent out4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. From India to Australia. B. Living in a New Country.C. Turning Trash to
8、Treasure. D. In Search of New Friends.BMonthly Talks at London Canal MuseumOur monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindle
9、y is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of nanal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil enginerrs”.December 5thIce for
10、the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how Londons ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotsw
11、ord Canals, by Liz Payne. The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopenling. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and Aits -Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a re
12、view of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondon Canal Museum 12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RTwww.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:020 771308365.When is the talk on James Bri
13、ndley?A. February 6th. B. March 6th. C. November 7th. D. December 5th.6. What is the topic of the talk in February?A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the MetropolisC. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals7. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.A. Miranda Vi
14、ckers B. Malcolm TuckerC. Chris Lewis D. Liz PayneCIn 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival(节日) of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. It quickly attract
15、ed famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly. At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge(挑战) to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years. Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham a
