河南省兰考县2016_2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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1、河南省兰考县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷（选择题）第一部分听力（省略）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）AIntroductionBlenheimPalaceisoneoftheEurope"slargestandgreatestpalaces.Itwasbuiltbetween1705an

2、d1722asarewardoftheBritishgovernmenttoJohnChurchill,1stDuke（公爵）ofMarlborough,fordefeatingKingLouisXIV"sarmyatBlenheim,asmallBavarianvi1lageontheDanubeRiver.ThepalacewasdesignedbySirJohnVanbrugh,whichdisplayedstrengthandarmglory.Itisthelargestnon-royalb

3、uildinginEnglandandisnowlistedbytheUNESCOasaWorldHeritageSite・WinstonChurchillIn1874,thepalacewasthebirthplaceoftheduke'smostfamousdescendant,WinstonChurchi11,whowastobecometheUK，sPrimeMinister（somewouldsayBritaids.greatest20th-centurypolitician）andNob

4、elPrizewinnerforliterature.ItisalsoinBlenheimthatWinstongotmarriedtoClementineHozicrin1908・Alastingexhibitionisdevotedtotheman"slife,workandwritings.WinstonandhiswifeareburiedinBladonChurchwithinthepalace.OpeningHours&AdmissionBlenheimisstillthehomeoft

5、he11thDukeofMarlboroughandisthereforenotopenallyearround（althoughtheparkis）.Thepalaceopensitsdoorstovisitorsfrom12Februaryto11December.Entrytothepalace,parkandgardenscost£11.50duringthelowseasonand£13duringthepeakseason（Easterweekendandfrom28Mayto11Sep

6、tember）,or£6/£8fortheparkandgardensonly.Theparkisopenal1-yearroundfrom9amto4:45pm（lastentry）.Admissionis£2.50foradultsand£1.50forchildren・Notethatnumerousdiscountsexistforseniors,students,childrenandgroups・Pleaserefertotheofficialwebsiteformoredetails<

7、21.Whatcanbe1earnedaboutBlenheimPalace?A.ItistheEurope?slargestandgreatestpalaces.B.ItisthelargestroyalbuildinginEngland・C.It.isnowoneoftheworld"sheritagesites.D.ItwasbuiltinhonorofPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchill.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“descendant”i

8、nthethirdparagraphmean?A.Ahousekeeper.B.Achildorachild，schild.C.Afamilydoctor.D.Agrandparent.23.WhycannotpeoplevisitBlenheimPalacealltheyearround?A.Theyaretoobusytoaffordthetime.B.Repairsarebadlyneededforthepalace.C.Someseasonsarenotcon