内蒙古包头市北重三中2020┄2021学年高二10月月考试卷英语

第I卷（请将答案涂在答题卡上）

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When you go to St. Petersburg, the number of attractions can seem large. If you are short of time, or just want to make sure to hit the highlights, these are the top must-see sights in St. Petersburg.

The Hermitage Museum

The Hermitage Museum is one of the most important sights to see for any visitor to St. Petersburg. There are lots of different paintings by the old masters in the Hermitage. Prepare to come face-to-face with classic Western artists.

Kizhi Island

Kizhi Island is an open-air museum of wooden architecture from the Karelia Region of Russia. These impressive structures are made entirely without nails—the wood fits together with joints and grooves（沟槽）.

Peterhof

Peterhof is as beautiful as it is fun. You’ll be charged for admission, but go to Pete rhof when the fountains are working—during the day in the summer. They are shut off in winter evenings.

The Church of Our Savior on the Spilt Blood

Love it or hate it, the Church of Our Savior on the Spilt Blood in St. Petersburg is an enthralling must-see sight. The beautiful look may make your eyes brighten, and the painting inside the church will make you say “Wow!”

The Bronze Horseman Statue

The so-called Bronze Horseman is a part of Russian culture and a symbol of St. Petersburg. Made famous by Alexander Pushkin, this statue of Peter the Great sitting on his horse can truly show Peter the Great’s influence on the Russian idea of greatness.

1.If you are interested in paintings, you’d better go to __________.

A.Peterhof and Kizhi Island

B.the Hermitage Museum and Peterhof

C.Kizhi lsland and the Church of Our Savior on the Spilt Blood

D.the Hermitage Museum and the Church of Our Savior on the Spilt Blood

2.We can learn from the passage that __________.

A.visitors can visit Peterhof for free

B.the buildings of Kizhi Island are made of wood

C.the fountains in Peterhof can be seen all year round

D.the largest collection of Russian arts is in the Hermitage Museum

3. The main purpose of the passage is to __________.

A. show the wonderful history of Russia

B. persuade artists to study St. Petersburg

C. recommend the famous buildings in Russia

D. introduce the must-see sights in St. Petersburg

4. The underlined phrase in Para 1 “hit the highlights” means __________.

A. to save more time

B. to learn more knowledge

C. to visit the most interesting sights

D. to go to the high buildings

B

Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. He was a quiet child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read. When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass. The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle always pointed in the same direction — the north. He asked his father and his uncle what caused the needle to move.

Albert did not like school. The German schools of that time were not pleasant. Students could not ask questions. Albert said he felt as if he were in prison.

In 1905, Albert Einstein published some important papers in a German scientific magazine. They included one of the most important scientific documents in history. It explained what came to be calle d his “Special Theory of Relativity”. Ten years later, he expanded it to a “General Theory of Relativity”.

In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. It was given to him not for his theories of relativity, but for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.

Albert Einstein left Germany when Adolph Hitler came to power in 1933. He moved to the United States to continue his research. Einstein became a citizen of the United States in 1940.

Einstein was a famous man, but you would not have known that by looking at him. His white hair was long and wild. He wore old clothes. He showed an inner joy when he was playing his violin or talking about his work. Students and friends said he had a way of explaining difficult ideas using images that were easy to understand.

Einstein spent the last twenty-five years of his life working on what he called a “unified