【英语】甘肃省武威五中2013-2014学年高二下学期期末考试

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1、高二英语期末考试卷第I卷第一部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain.Ithasaportonthesea,twomilesawayonthecoast.ItisthecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValencia.Thecityisamarketcentreforwhatisproducedbythelandaroundthecity.Mostoft

2、hecity’smoneyismadefromfarming.Itisalsoabusybusinesscity,withships,railways,clothesandmachinefactories.Valenciahasanoldpartwithwhitebuildings,colouredroofs,andnarrowstreets.Themodernparthaslong,widestreetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Ithasmanyoldchurches

3、andmuseums.Theuniversityinthecentreofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.ThecityofValenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenezuela(委内瑞拉)namedValencia.1.WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenthetwopartsofValencia?A.Thecolourofthe

4、buildingB.ThelengthofthestreetsC.TheageofthebuildingsD.Thecolouroftheroofs2.WhenwasValenciathemostimportantcityinSpain?A.2ndcenturyB.8thcenturyC.13thcenturyD.20thecentury3.WhatisValenciafamousfor?A.ItsseaportB.ItsuniversityC.ItschurchesandmuseumsD.Itsparksandgardens4.Themainincomeo

5、fthecityofValenciaisfromits______.A.marketsB.businessC.factoriesD.farmingBThejourneytothemoonhadbeenthefirststeptowardfutureexploration(探险)inspace.ThedistancebetweentheMoonandEarthisveryshortindeedwhencomparedwiththedistancesbetweenEarthandtheotherplanets.Mars,thenearestplanettoEar

6、thismillionsofmilesaway.Travelingtotheplanetswillbeman’snextaim.Suchtravelswillbemorechallengingthanthetriptothemoonandcertainlymoreadventurous.Recently,twoAmericanspaceships,Vikings1and2,landedonMarstryingtodiscoverwhetherthatplanethasanylifeonit.SofarthesignsoflifeonMarshasneithe

7、rconfirmed(确认)norruledout.RussianshavediscoveredthatthesurfaceofVenus(金星)issohotthatitisalmostcertainthatthereisnolifethere.Also8theatmosphereofVenusisextremelydense(稠)andthepressureisnearlyahundredtimesgreaterthanthatoftheEarth’satmosphere.Scientistsbelievemanmayfindplanetswhichha

8、vethesameconditionsasthose