甘肃省武威五中2013-2014学年高二下学期期末考试英语

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1、甘肃武威五中2013-2014高二下学期英语期末考试卷命题人盛闯第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.

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

3、s.Theuniversityinthecentreofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.ThecityofValenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenezuela(委内瑞拉)namedValencia.1.WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenthetwopartsofValencia?A.ThecolourofthebuildingB.Thelengthofthes

4、treetsC.TheageofthebuildingsD.Thecolouroftheroofs2.WhenwasValenciathemostimportantcityinSpain?A.2ndcenturyB.8thcenturyC.13thcenturyD.20thecentury3.WhatisValenciafamousfor?A.ItsseaportB.ItsuniversityC.ItschurchesandmuseumsD.Itsparksandgardens4.ThemainincomeofthecityofValenciaisfromits______.A.marke

5、tsB.businessC.factoriesD.farmingBThejourneytothemoonhadbeenthefirststeptowardfutureexploration(探险)inspace.ThedistancebetweentheMoonandEarthisveryshortindeedwhencomparedwiththedistancesbetweenEarthandtheotherplanets.Mars,thenearestplanettoEarthismillionsofmilesaway.Travelingtotheplanetswillbeman’sn

6、extaim.Suchtravelswillbemorechallengingthanthetriptothemoonandcertainlymoreadventurous.Recently,twoAmericanspaceships,Vikings1and2,landedonMarstryingtodiscoverwhetherthatplanethasanylifeonit.SofarthesignsoflifeonMarshasneitherconfirmed(确认)norruledout.RussianshavediscoveredthatthesurfaceofVenus(金星)

7、issohotthatitisalmost第11页共11页certainthatthereisnolifethere.AlsotheatmosphereofVenusisextremelydense(稠)andthepressureisnearlyahundredtimesgreaterthanthatoftheEarth’satmosphere.Scientistsbelievemanmayfindplanetswhi