辽宁省朝阳育英高考补习学校2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案（无听力部分）

7533005709930育英高中 2020-2021 学年度第一学期期中考试 高二英语试卷 试题总分：120 分；考试时间：120 分钟；试题范围：选择性必修一 1-4 单元 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 37.5 分） A Exhibitions in the British Museum Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is widely regarded as one of Japan's most famous and influential artists.He produced works of astonishing quality right up until his death at the age of 90.This new exhibition will lead you on an artistic journey through the last 30 years of Hokusai's life—a time when he produced some of his most memorable masterpieces. 25 May—13 August 2017 Room 35 Places of the mind: British watercolour landscapes 1850-1950 Drawn from the British Museum's rich collection,this is the first exhibition devoted to landscape drawings and watercolours by British artists in the Victorian and modern eras—two halves of very different centuries. 23 February—27 August 2017 Room 90 Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia This major exhibition explores the story of the Scythians—nomadic tribes and masters of mounted warfare,who flourished between 900 and 200 BC.Their encounters with the Greeks,Assyrians and Persians were written into history but for centuries all trace of their culture was lost—buried beneath the ice. 14 September 2017—14 January 2018 Room 30 Politics and paradise: Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli Gift This display is part of the Museum's contribution to the India-UK Year of Culture 2017.It looks at the popular print culture of India from the 1880s until the 1950s. 19 July—3 September 2017 Room 90a If you are interested in drawings of natural scenery,you will probably go to . Room 35 B. Room 90 C. Room 30 D. Room 90a Which exhibition can you attend in October 2017? Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave. Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia. Places of the mind: British watercolour landscapes 1850-1950. Politics and paradise: Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli Gift. 3.Where can we most probably find the passage? A. In a health report. B. In a story book. C. In a parenting magazine. D. In a tour guide. B Four days after Dad’s 67th birthday, he had a heart attack. He was lucky—he survived. But something inside him had died. His enthusiasm for life was gone. My husband and I asked Dad to live with us on our small farm, hoping the fresh air would help him adjust. Within a week after he moved in, I regretted the invitation. He criticized everything I did. I became frustrated. One day I read an article about a nursing home. Several depressed patients’ attitudes had improved dramatically when they were given dogs. So, I drove to the animal shelter that afternoon. As soon as I got there, a pointer’s（指示犬）eyes caught my attention. They watched me calmly. A staff member said, “He got here two weeks ago and we’ve heard nothing. His time is up tomorrow.” I turned to the man in horror. “You mean you’re going to kill him? ... ...