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北重三中2016～2017学年第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试题考试时间：2016年5月12日满分：150分考试时长：120分钟第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40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。AStillseekingadestinationforyourweekendbreak?Therearesomeplaceswhichareprobablyamerewalkawayfromyourcollege.King’sArtCentreAdayattheCentrecouldmeanavisittoanexhibitionoftheworkofoneofthemostinterestingcontemporaryartistsonshowanywhere.Thisweekendseestheopeningofanexhibitionoffourlocalartists.Youcouldattendaclassteachingyouhowto‘learnfromthemasters’orgetmorecreativewithpaint–freeofcharge.TheCentrealsorunstwolifedrawingclassesforwhichthereisasmallfee.TheBotanicGardenTheGardenhasover8,000plantspecies;itholdstheresearchandteachingcollectionoflivingplantsforCambridgeUniversity.Themulti-branchedTorchAloehereisimpressive.TheAfricanplantproducesredflowersaboveblue-greenleaves,andisnotonetomiss.GettothedisplayhousetoseeDionaeamuscipula,aplantmorecommonlyknownastheVenusFlytrapthatfeedsoninsectsandothersmallanimals.TheGardenisalsoaplaceforwildlife-enthusiasts.Lookforgrasssnakesinthelake.Asnakecalled‘HissingSid’isregularlyseenlyingintheheatofthewarmsun.Byron’sPoolManystoriessurroundLordByron’stimeasastudentofCambridgeUniversity.Arrivingin1805,hewrotealettercomplainingthatitwasaplaceof“messanddrunkenness”.However,itseemsasthoughByrondidmanagetopassthetimepleasantlyenough.I’mnotjusttalkingaboutthepetbearhekeptinhisrooms.Hespentagreatdealoftimewalkinginthevillage.ItisalsosaidthatonoccasionByronswamnakedbymoonlightinthelake,whichisnowknownasByron’sPool.AcoupleofmilespastGrantchesterinthesouthCambridgeshirecountryside,thepoolissurroundedbythefields.Thecriesofinvisiblebirdsmakethetripalovelyexperienceandonthewayhomeyoucandropintothevillageforafternoontea.Ifyoudon’ttrustme,thenperhapsyou’lltakeitfromVirginiaWoolf,afamouswriter,—overacenturyafterByron,shereportedlytookatriptoswiminthesamepool.1.Themainideaofthepassageis__________.A.interestingstoriesofLord.ByronB.anapproachtobecomingcreativeinartC.thecolorfullifeinthecountrysideD.someplacesforweekendbreak2.Ifyouareawildlifeenthusiast,you’dbettergoto__________.A.Byron’sPoolB.theBotanicGardenC.King’sArtCentreD.Cambridgeshire3.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatementsarewrongexcept__________.A.Thereisasmallchargeforattendingthemasters’classB.ByronlikedswimmingnakedinthelakeC.ByronseemedtolikekeepingpetbearsD.HissingSidandFlytrapareimpressiveanimals4.Theauthor’spurposeinmentioningVirginiaWoolfistoshow__________.A.shewasafamouswriterB.shewasfondofswimmingC.shewasByron’sadmirerD.Byron’sPoolisapleasantplaceBWhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheyleft,theyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’houses,becausethiskindofplacegivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories“Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses,”theysaid,“becausewefoundmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.”Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish,andtheythought‘VACANCIES’meant‘holidays’,becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidays’is‘vacaciones’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’,whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswent...