内蒙古包钢一中2020届高三英语上学期期中试题注意：本试卷共分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，第I卷（选择题）的答案需用铅笔涂在答题卡上，第II卷（非选择题）的答案全部答在答题纸上，考试结束后把答题卡和答题纸一并交回。第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)（A）MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseumOurmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00.November7thTheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.December5thIcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering.Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.February6thAnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.March6thEyotsandAits―ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshasmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.Onlinebooking:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/bookMoreinfo:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondonCanalMuseum12―13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RTwww.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobiTel:0207713083621.WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?A.February6th.B.March6th.C.November7th.D.December5th.22.What’sthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?A.TheCanalPioneers.B.IcefortheMetropolis.C.EyotsandAnti-ThamesIslands.D.AnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals.23.WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames?A.MirandaVickers.B.MalcolmTucker.C.ChrisLewis.D.LizPayne.（B）China’sartisticswimmingduo(双人表演)MsJiangandhertwinsistermadehistoryonTuesdaybygainingasixthgoldattheAsianGames,themostearnedbyanyathletesinartisticswimminginitshistory.Whatmakesthetwinsisters’achievementmoreremarkableisthefactthatbothofthemreturnedfromgivingbirthtobabydaughterstodoso."I’vebeentheircoachforover20years,"saidMsZheng.Women’sDuetcoach,"eversincetheywere8yearsold.Whentheycamebackafterhavingbabies,theirtrainingplanswerecompletelychanged.Ithinktheyhavealreadyshowedthatfemaleathletescanreturntotheirbestformafterhavingababy."Thetwinsistersannouncedtheirretirementafterfinishingathirdatthe2013ChinaNationalGames.Theywentontogetmarriedonthesamedayandtheirbabydaughtersarrivedin2015and2016.Andafterathree-yearabsence,thetwinsdecidedtocomebacktothepool."Ithinktoreachamaturestateinartisticswimming,athleteshavetogothroughyearsoftraining.Whatkeepsusgoingisourloveofthesport,"saidoneofthem.The31-year-oldtwinswonawell-deservedgoldatthe2017ChinaNationalGames.AtthethirdAsianGames,theyclaimedtheirsixthgoldatthemulti-sportsmeettobearecordinartisticswimmingattheGames,andaresulttheircoachwasn’tsurecouldhappenwhentheyfirstdecidedtocomeback."Becauseofourloveofthesport,weovercamemanyhardtimes,especiallythephysicalobstacles.Afterall,we’renolongeryoung.ButnowIthinkweareevenbetterthanbefore,"saidtheother.Tobeamotherwhiletrainingandcompetingatthehighestlevelmeansthisgo...
