吉林省通化县综合高中2018-2019学年下学期高二期中考试卷英语 (无听力试题）

绝密★启用前 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Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）(略) 第二部分 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。 A Science on Sundays Science 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 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 Sciences 24 Apr. The shapes that feed us: a pleasing journey into grass leaf shape Dr. Devin O’Connor, the Leyser Group, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University 29 May. Nature’s geometry(几何学): the interesting world of plant patterns(图案) Dr. Siobhan Braybrook, Plant Growth Mechanics Group, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University 26 Jun. A bird’s-eye view of the natural world: learning about forests from aircraft Dr. David Coomes, Head of Group, Forest Ecology and Conservation, Department of Plant Sciences 24 Jul. Extreme green: plant adaptations(适应) to the world’s most difficult environments Dr. Sam Brockington, Head of Group, Molecular Systematics&Evolution, Department of Plant Sciences Science on Sunday talks last 30 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.uk@CUBotanicGarden 21. Who is the director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden? A. Devin O’Connor. 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. B Unlike most 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 celebration 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 Year’s Day was moved to January 1st. However, because in those days ... ...