四川省成都外国语学校2018-2019学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（含听力）

成都外国语学校2018-2019学年度上学期期中考试 高二英语试卷(笔试) 第Ｉ卷 （选择题 共70分） 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） （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。 A Founded in 1764 by French traders, St.Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the USA. There are many attractive destinations for tourists. American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog Dog lovers who visit St.Louis won't want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, watercolors, and a variety of other dog art objects. The museum is open all the year round Tuesday through Saturday 10 am. to 4 pm., and Sunday 1 pm. to 4 pm. Admission is $5 for adults, $2.5 for students, and $1 for children up to 10. Anheuser-Busch Brewery The Anheuser-Busch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House, where visitors can enjoy how beer is made. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale Stables. The tours are always free. Gateway Arch Designed by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country's national monuments. The arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one million people per year come to the top of the arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city. St. Louis Zoo First version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair, but in the century it has grown into one of the foremost zoos in the world. The Zooline Railroad, a passenger train takes visitors around the zoo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species. The zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year's Day, with summer hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the rest of the year of 9 p.m.. Admission to the zoo is free. If you (a student) plan to visit the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog with your parents and your five-year-old brother, how much will you pay? A. $8.5.　　　　 B. $12. C. $13.5. D. $16. 2. Which of the following can you visit if you are interested in how to make beer? A. American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. B. Anheuser-Busch Brewery. C. St.Louis Zoo. D. Gateway Arch. 3. What can we know about the Gateway Arch from the passage? A. It was made of stones. B. President Jefferson was buried there. C. You can see the city clearly on the top of the arch. D. It was built in two years. 4. At the St. Louis Zoo, you can visit all animals there_____. A. by train B. by bicycle C. by bus D. on foot B WASHINGTON—Thousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade, according to a survey. But another contrary trend has educators and policy makers abuzz: a rush by schools in all parts of America to offer instructions in Chinese. Some schools are paying for Chinese classes on their own, but hundreds are getting some help. ... ...