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1、www.ks5u.com德阳五中2018年秋高二半期考试英语试题(考试时间:120分钟试卷满分:150分)注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。3.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后,将答题卡交回。第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5个小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(
2、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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANoonewantstobecaughtoutsideintherainwithoutanumbrella.Thesehandyobjectscomeinavarietyofshapesandsizes,andtherearemanythatcaneasilyfoldintoapurseorabagincaseofasuddenheavyrain.Justabouteveryoneownsanumbrell
3、a,butnotmanyofusgivethemasecondthought.Whatfollowsisabrieftributetoanitemthatmostofustakeforgranted. Historiansareunsureofwhereandwhenexactlyumbrellascameintoplay.SomesayEgypt,whileotherssayChina.Whatisforsureisthatthey’vebeenaroundaverylongtime.Theyweren’tintendedtopr
4、otectusfromtherain,however.TheancientGreeksandRomansusedthemasshadefromthesun.ItwastheRomanwomenwhobegantooiltheclothoftheumbrellatoprotectitfromwater.-12- Itwasn’tuntilthe1600sthatEuropeanwomenbegantocarryumbrellas,mostlyasshadefromthesun.Sometimeinthe1700s,itbecamepo
5、pulartocarrywoodandoilclothmodelsasprotectionfromtherain.In1750,anEnglishmannamedJonahHanwaydecidedtocarryanumbrellaeverywherehewent.Thiswasunheardof.Onlywomencarriedumbrellas.Becauseofthis,manypeoplelaughedathim,butatleasthewasdry.Ignoringthelaughterofthosearoundhim,Han
6、waycarriedhisumbrellafor30years.Bythelate1700s,however,itbecamemoreacceptableformentocarry“hanways”. Becausetheyweremadeofwood,umbrellaswerenotonlyexpensive,buttheyweredifficulttouse.In1852,SamuelFoxinventedthesteelkindthatweseetoday.Sincethen,they’veevolved.Wenowhaveu
7、mbrellasfortherainandsun.Weusethemonthebeach,whileplayinggolf,andonourpatios(露台)anddecks.Whatwouldwedowithoutumbrellas?21.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Totelluswhenumbrellaswereinvented. B.Toadvisepeopletohaveasecondthoughtaboutumbrellas.C.Toleadtothetopicofthep
8、assage.D.Totellustheimportanceofumbrellasinourdailylife.22.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Menwerenotall