辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2019-2020学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2019-2020学年高一下学期期

末考试英语试题

学校_________ 班级__________ 姓名__________ 学号__________

一、阅读选择

1. San Francisco is a tourist attraction. Come and explore

its cultural scenes and chase your creative spirit.

Museums

San Francisco’s must-see museums cover various topics. See fine art from antiquity (古代) to the 20th century at the Legion of Honor. Explore the most striking contemporary works at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Learn different cultures at the Asian Art Museum, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, and the Museum of the African Diaspora. Enjoy unconventional visual art at the Museum of Craft and Design.

Theaters

Whether you’re looking for the latest Broadway smash (当红作品), a 19th-century classic, or an avant-garde (前卫派) surprise, San

Fran cisco’s theaters have what you’re looking for. The Curran develops daring new works, while Broad way SF (Broadway San Francisco, LLC) brings the best of Broadway to its Orpheum and Golden Gate theaters. The San Francisco Opera regularly stages the classics in inventive new ways.

Dance

San Francisco is a city of dance. America’s first professional ballet company was founded here in the 1930s. The 20-year-old San Francisco International Hip Hop Dance Festival attracts performers from all over the world. Companies like the Alonzo King LINES Ballet push the boundaries of what dance (and dancers) can accomplish. There are enough dance festivals to plan your trip around, including the

Bay Area Dance Week in spring and the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival in June.

Cultural Festivals

A city as diverse as San Francisco always has plenty to celebrate, and the annual festivals that celebrate our citizens’ heritage are a great example of art uniting community. From the Chinese New Year Parade in February to Carnaval in May and our numerous winter holiday traditions, San Francisco offers cultural festivals all year round

that can add unexpected excitement to your visit.

【小题1】If you’re interested in Jewish culture, you can

visit_______________.

A．the Legion of Honor

B．the Museum of Craft and Design

C．the Contemporary Jewish Museum

D．the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

【小题2】What can we infer about theaters in San Francisco?

A．The Broadway SF operates most of San Francisco’s theaters.

B．The Curran Theater regularly stages the 19th-century classics. C．The San Francisco Opera can give visitors an avant-garde surprise. D．The Golden Gate and Orpheum theaters belong to the same company. 【小题3】When can we enjoy Carnaval in San Francisco?

A．In January. B．In February.

C．In May. D．In July.

2. In the last few years. “bike-sharing” companies like oBike, ofo, and Mobike began flooding (挤满) streets in places like China, Japan, Australia, and Singapore with bikes. But I didn’t take long before there were too many companies and too many bikes on the streets. Soon many companies went out of business, leaving behind thousands of unused rental bikes. Many of them were completely new.

Businessman Mike Than Tun Win realized that though these bikes didn’t have any value where they were, they could do a lot of good

for schoolchildren in Myanmar. Some children in Myanmar travel an

hour or more on foot every day to get to school. Soon. Mr. Than Tun Win had raised around $400, 000 for the LessWalk project. About half

of the money was his own, and the other half was given by companies.

The LessWalk project bought thousands of new rental bikes from failed companies and shipped them to Myanmar. Once in Myanmar, the bikes are changed to make them more useful for students. The rental bikes used to require a smartphone app to unlock them. LessWalk changed this for a lock with a key. They also added a second place to sit at the back of the bikes, allowing two children to ride to school