2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题(36)

抚顺市三校研训体2018－2019上学期高二期中考试

英语试卷

命题单位：抚顺县高中

本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，考试时间为100分钟，满分150分。

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

(共15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

Music

Opera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The season runs June through August, with additional performances in March and September. The Opera honours Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone: 241­2742. htt p：//.

Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June. Call 723­1182 for more information. http:__//.

Symp hony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381­3300. Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall and in summer at Riverbend. http：///home.asp.

College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main campus(校园) of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theatre. CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the w ell­known LaSalle Quartet, CCM's Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with I．D. cards can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the b ox office at 556­4183. htt p：///events/calendar.

Riverbend Music Theatre: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theatre with the closest seats under cover (price difference). Big name shows all summer long! Phone：232­6220. htt p：//.

21. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?

A. 241­2742.

B. 723­1182.

C. 381­3300.

D. 232­6220.

22. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?

A. February.

B.. November

C. August.

D. May.

23. Where can students go for free performances with their I．D. cards?

A. Music Hall.

B. Patricia Cobbett Theatre

C.. Memorial Hall.

D. Riverbend Music Theatre.

24. How is Riverbend Music Theatre different from the other places?

A. It offers membership discounts.

B. It gives shows all year round.

C. It has seats in the open air.

D. It presents famous musical works.

B

There was a king who gave his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. So the king asked to search for it and put a reward for＄50,000 for anyone who found it.

One day, a clerk was walking home along a river when he saw something shinning in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to try and catch it to get the ＄50,000 reward.

He put his hand in the river and tried to catch the necklace, but somehow missed it and didn’t catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there. He tried again.

But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He came out and started walking away, feeling sad. Just then, an old man walking by saw him, and asked him what was the matter. The clerk didn’t want to share the secret with him, thinking he might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell him anything.

The old man could see this man was troubled. He again asked the clerk to tell him the problem and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The clerk told him about the necklace and how he tried and tried to catch it, but kept failing.

The old man then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead of in the river. The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was hanging on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to take a reflection of the real necklace