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1、甘肃省高台县2017-2018学年高二英语上学期第一次检测试题（无答案）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，25小题，每题2分，满分50分）第一节（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AThe National GalleryDescription： The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses adiverse c
2、ollection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13thcentury religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar
3、 Square by a ground floor entranceLayout： The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13thto 15thcentury paintings，and artists include Duccio，Uccello，Van Eyck，Lippi，Mantegna，Botticelli and Memling. The main West Wing houses 16thcentury paintings，and artists include Leonardo
4、da Vinci，Cranach，Michelangelo，Raphael，Bruegel，Bronzino，Titian and Veronese.The North Wing houses 17thcentury paintings，and artists include Caravaggio，Rubens，Poussin，Van Dyck，Velazquez，Claude and Vermeer. The East Wing houses 18thto early 20thcentury paintings，and artists include Canaletto，Goya，Turne
5、r，Constable，Renoir and Van Gogh.Opening Hours： The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free，but charges apply to some special exhibitions.Getting There： Nearest underground stations：Charing Cross (2minute walk)，Leicester Square (3minute walk)，Embankment (7minute w
6、alk)，and Piccadilly Circus (8minute walk)1. In which centurys collection can you see religious paintings? AThe 13th. BThe 17th. CThe 18th. DThe 20th.2. Where are Leonardo da Vincis works shown? AIn the East Wing. BIn the main West Wing. CIn the Sainsbury Wing. DIn the North Wing.3. Which underground
7、 station is closest to the National Gallery? AEmbankment.BLeicester Square. CPiccadilly Circus.DCharing Cross.4. According to the passage, which statement is true? A. The Gallery is open from 10am to 6pm every day. B. The Gallery is open on Fridays 10am to 9pm sometimes. C. The Gallery is free，but c
8、harges apply to some special exhibitions. D. The Gallery charges all the time.5. Whats the purpose of this passage? A. To introduce the exhibition. B. To explain the contents of the National Gallery C. To tell us how to get to the National Gallery D.To attract visitors to visit The National GalleryB
9、 In recent years ,advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue
10、that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity and to decide whe
11、n they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long and possible. And so the battle goes on without a definite answer.6.The best title for this passage is_. A. The Right to live B. The Right to die C. The
12、Doctors duty D. Life is better than death7.In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. Its because of_. A. the development of medical technology B. big hospitals C. good doctors D. both B and C8.In the writers opinion,_. A. death is better than life B. the surroundings is very unimport
13、ant to life. C. neither death nor life D. none of the above9.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Most of the medical workers join in the argument. B. The argument has ended in favor of the patient. C. The argument hasnt ended yet. D. The quality of life is not as i
14、mportant as life itself, so it is generally thought that people should not be allowed to die under any conditions.10. Some people, including some doctors, disagree these life extending measures because they think that_ A. People should have no right to die when they want. B. The quality of life is n
15、ot as important as life itself. C. People should be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. D. People should be allowed to die with dignity and to decide when they want to die.C My grandma whom we all called Nanny was a solid, first-generation, Italian immigrant. She came to this country with her family on a tiny ship during World War I when she was only 8 years old. During the trip she survived stormy seas, little food, and an attack
