辽宁省葫芦岛八高中2020–2021学年上学期高三月考考试英语试题

葫芦岛八高中2020–2021学年上学期高三期中考试 （科目：英语 命题人： ） 答题时间：100 分钟 总分数：120 分 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50分） 第一节（共15 小题;每小题2.5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。 A Choose Your One-Day Tours Tour A—Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge—?37 until 26 March and ?39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years. Tour B—Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s house—?32 until 12 March and ?36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires（尖顶）” from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder. Tour C—Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace—?34 until Ⅱ March and ?37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VIII’s favourite palace. Fee time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze（迷宫）where is easy to get lost! Tour D—Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great—?33 until 18 March and ?37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city? A.Tour A. B.Tour B. C.Tour C. D.Tour D. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March? A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. B. Oxford & Stratford. C. Bath & Stonehenge. D. Cambridge. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction? A. It used to be the home of royal families. B. It used to be a well-known maze. C. It is the oldest palace in Britain. D. It is a world-famous castle. B For Canaan Elementary’s second grade in Patchogue, N.Y., today is speech day, and right now it’s Chris Palaez’s turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the class. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the kind of kid who would enjoy public speaking. But he’s nervous. “I’m here to tell you today why you should... should...” Chris trips on the “-ld,” a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support. “... Vote for... me...” Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him. A son of immigrants, Chris started learning Engl ... ...