福州八中2018-2019年高二年级第一学期期末考试英语试卷

福州八中2018-2019学年第一学期期末考试

高二年级英语学科选修6试卷

第一卷（计分100分）

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）

第一节阅读（共15小题，每小题2份，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, more commonly known as “the Met”, located in New York Cit y, is the largest art museum in the United States. Its impressive permanent collection is home to over two million works, divided among seventeen specialized departments. It is among the most visited art museums in the world. The main building is one of th e world’s largest art galleries. On March 18, 2016, the museum opened the Met Breuer Museum, greatly enriching the museum's modern and up-to-date art program.

The Mot’s permanent collection consists of works of art from classical antiques to ancient Egypti an artifacts (史前古器物), paintings and sculptures from all but a few of the European masters. It also has an outstanding collection of American and modern art and proudly houses extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanic, Indian and Islamic art. Visitors can also find large collections of musical instruments and costumes, as well as antique weapons from around the globe.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was found in 1870. It is the result of a project between businessmen, financier and influential thinkers of the day. They all shared the same passion of bringing art and art education to the American people. That dream became a reality when the museum opened its doors on February 20. 1872.

21.In what way is the Met special ?

A. Its collection.

B. Its building.

C. Its location.

D. Its name.

220. What is learnt about the Met's collections?

A. They mainly come from Europe.

B. They cover arts of different times.

C. They are from European masters.

D. They are about antique weapons.

23. People built the Metropolitan Museum of Art_________.

A. to bring the worldwide artists’ dream into reality

B. to show the owners' pride in its large size

C. to invest and make more money in the future

D. to offer art education to the American people

B

Man has been travelling into space for more than 40 years. Even today though very few people get the chance to be an astronaut about 30 persons per year. This is mainly because of the expense. It costs millions of yuan to train and send astronauts into space. Very few countries can afford this.

This is why American businessman Dennis Tito paid 20000000 US dollars to the Russian Space agency to go into space. He visited the International Space Station. His trip making him the first ever space tourist took eight days in total. He spent most of his time taking photos looking at the earth and listening to music on his once-in-a-lifetime trip.

After landing safely back on the earth Mr. Tito thought the trip was worth the money. The only difficulty he had was walking but this is normal for anyone who's been in zero gravity.

Some people especially in the American space agency argue that you must be professional to go into space. They worry about the safety of other astronauts. However Mr. Tito received training before he left. He also helped to prepare food for the others while in space. They told him what to do and where he was allowed to go.

A survey carried out soon after Tito landed showed that 75％of Americans supported space tourism. Some people are bored of all the places on earth. They are looking for a new adventure and space.

The money Mr. Tito gave the Russians paid for 20％of their annual budget（预算）. If we want to see men on Marsand other planets we may need rich people like Tito to help us pay for it. The Russians have more rich people who want to become space tourists. They should take them.

24.The number of people flying into space so far has reached ________.

A．about 30 B．more than 1200 C．one thousand D．about 120

25.Why did the Russians want Dennis Tito to go into space?

A．They wanted to work with an American.

B．They wanted him to have a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

C．They wanted him to take photos of Earth.

D．They wanted his money.

26.The difference between Mr. Tito and the other astronauts is that ________.

A．he could only listen to music

B．only Tito was allowed to cook

C．Tito couldn't go anywhere he liked on the space station

D．Tito had received training before he flew in space

27.What does the writer think of Dennis Tito?

A．He helped Russia keep going into space.

B．He was not a good astronaut.

C．He couldn't help the Russians much.

D．He shouldn't be allowed to travel into space again.