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1、此卷只装订不密封班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 2018-2019学年下学期高二期中考试卷英 语 注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型B后的方框涂黑。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）(略)第二部分
2、 阅读理解（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。AScience on SundaysScience on Sundays is a new series of informal, drop-in plant science talks at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden suitable for 12+.27 Mar.A trick(花招) of the light? How flower surfaces attract
3、pollinators(授粉昆虫)?Professor Beverley Glover, Director of the CUBG (Cambridge University Botanic Garden) and Head of Group, Plant Evolution and Development Research, Department of Plant Sciences24 Apr.The shapes that feed us: a pleasing journey into grass leaf shapeDr. Devin OConnor, the Leyser Group
4、, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University29 May.Natures geometry(几何学): the interesting world of plant patterns(图案)Dr. Siobhan Braybrook, Plant Growth Mechanics Group, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University26 Jun.A birds-eye view of the natural world: learning about forests from aircraftDr. Davi
5、d Coomes, Head of Group, Forest Ecology and Conservation, Department of Plant Sciences24 Jul.Extreme green: plant adaptations(适应) to the worlds most difficult environmentsDr. Sam Brockington, Head of Group, Molecular Systematics&Evolution, Department of Plant SciencesScience on Sunday talks last 30
6、minutes and are free(as long as you have paid to get into the Garden); there is no need to book; just drop in to the Classroom at the Brookside Gate at 11am(each talk repeated at 2pm).www.botanicxam.ac.ukCUBotanicGarden21. Who is the director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden?A. Devin OConn
7、or.B. Beverley Glover.C. David Coomes. D. Siobhan Braybrook.22. What is the talk about in April?A. Tricky light.B. Leaf shape.C. Plant patterns.D. Plant adaptations.23. Where is the text probably taken from?A. A monthly review.B. A science report.C. A gardening guide. D. A local notice.BUnlike most
8、other holidays, the history of April Fools Day, sometimes called All Fools Day, is not totally clear. The only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582, in France. Before that year, the New Year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25th. The celebr
9、ation reached the highest point on April 1st. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian calendar(公历，阳历) was introduced, and New Years Day was moved to January 1st.However, because in those days communications were not as developed as they are today, many people did not receive
10、the news for several years. Some people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1st. These backward people were considered “fools” by other people. They were often sent on “fools” errands(徒劳无益的工作) or were made the targets of jokes.This developed, over time
11、, into a tradition of playing a trick on someone on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the Britain and France. April Fools Day thus developed into an international fun fea
12、st, so to speak, with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families.24. According to an earlier calendar, New Years Day in France was _.A. March 25thB. January 1stC. April 1stD. April 3rd25. Which of the following first had the tradition
13、 of celebrating the April Fools Day?A. France.B. England.C. Scotland.D. America.26. What was peoples attitude towards the new calendar?A. They accepted it happily.B. They refused it immediately.B. Some recognized it.D. Some laughed at it.27. The passage mainly tells us _.A. what the French did on Ap
14、ril Fools DayB. how April Fools Day came into beingC. when was the new calendar introducedD. why some people were fooled in FranceCEducation is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.In
15、 some modern countries, it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupid, one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough: we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful. But we have only to thin
