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。

AThe 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 realityB. to show the owners' pride in its large sizeC. to invest and make more money in the futureD. to offer art education to the American peopleBMan 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 12025.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 musicB．only Tito was allowed to cookC．Tito couldn't go anywhere he liked on the space stationD．Tito had received training before he flew in space27.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.Over a hundred years ago in 1911, something strange was found in the glaciers of Antarctica. Crilffith Taylor--an Australian geologist, had discovered a blood red stream pouring out of the ice cascades (瀑布) of Talor Glacier! Popularly known as the Blood Falls, scientists had not been able to find the reason behind the blood red liquid flowing through the ice---until recently. The mystery of the Blood Falls had finally been solved.When these falls were first discovered, scientists had believed that the red colour came from a large amount of red algae (海藻) concentrated in the water. Red algae contain a pigment (色素) which reflects red light, making the algae appear red.This theory made sense, until it was later found that algae do not play a part in the red color1 of the flowing liquid at all. What realty causes Talor Glacier’s waters appear blood red, is the presence of iron oxide in the liquid. The waters of the blood falls arc rich in salt and iron content, and when this water comes in contact with the air, it turns red—just like rust! The water in these falls is often referred to as “brine” by scientists because of the high salt content in the water.This reasoning behind the red color1s of the falls was found back in 2003. However, the entire mystery had not yet been solved. How is it then, that the Blood Falls are not frozen?Researchers at the University of Colorado and University of Alaska found that inside the glacier, there was a network of channels and reservoirs that move the water around. Salt water has a lower freezing temperature. In addition, when any substance undergoes a change in state, it gives off heat. Therefore, the brine actually warm itself up while it’s freezing! How this works, is that when the brine is flowing through the Talor Glacier, some of it does freeze. As a result of changing state from liquid to ice, the brine gives off heat. This heat is enough to keep the rest of the brine in liquid form, which is why it flows out of the glacier.Incredible new chemistry facts found, and mystery solved!28. According to the text, the red algae theory was once considered .A. ridiculousB. reasonableC. impracticalD. complex29. Why does the Blood Falls look red in colour?A. Because there is too much salt and iron in its water.B. Because its liquid is rich in red algae.C. Because the flowing liquid reflects red sunlightD. Because the air is thin and rare in Antarctica.30. What is the main reason for the Blood Falls’ not freezing?A. The water continued flowing constantly.B. There is too much salt in the water.C. The brine gives off heat while freezingD.Temperat ures aren’t high enough for flowing water.31. What is the passage mainly about?A. The discovery of the blood glacier.B. The birth of the Talor Glacier.C. The flowing red water in Antarctica.D. The mystery of the Blood Falls.The “Take In” r estaurant in Helsinki, Finland, is currently in the news for its ingenious(有独创性)service. Instead of cooking the meals in its own kitchen—which doesn’t exist—it allows customers to order various dishes from a selection of 20 other restaurants in the city.Sponsored by American Express and Wolt, a popular food delivery app, Take In is a pop-up(突然出现的) restaurant that opened at the beginning of November 2016, and will run through May 2, this year.As you’ve probably already guessed, the name “Take In” is a clev er play on words like take-out. The whole point of ordering take-out is to avoid going to a restaurant, and if you’re going to dress up to go out, you might as well go straight to your favorite restaurant instead of ordering food from it somewhere else. Bu t here’s the idea behind it—when you go out with a group of friends and you can’t decide where to go for dinner, because everyone wants to order something else, Take In is the perfect solution.“We want to be a living room in the city,” a Wolt spokesperson told Monocle magazine. “We all know what it’s like you’re about to go out for dinner with a big group of friends. Everyone wants to order what they like. What are you going to do? Well, the answer in Helsinki right now is you come to Take In because you c an do all of those things in the same place.”Customers are more than welcome to stick to the selection of drinks available at the bar. But if they want to try the “take in” experience, all they have to do is use the Wolt app, just as they would from the comfort of their own homes. Once they order and pay for their meals, all they have to do is wait for someone to deliver it to the pop-up restaurant.32. What does the text mainly tell about?A. American Express and Wolt.B. The “Take In” restaurant in Hel sinki.C. The way to order "take-out".D. A world-wide food service.33. Why is the “Take In” restaurant popular with people?A. It can satisfy the taste of different people.B. People can pay less money.C. People can get together with best friends.D. It can cook different meals.34. What do we know about the “Take In” restaurant?A. It has been run for more than two years.B. It will replace “Take out” restaurants soon.C. You should use the Wolt app.D. You can enjoy the service in your own living-room.35.Where could the passage come from?A.a textbookB.a tourist guidanceC. a magazineD.a website第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。