甘肃省兰州市第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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1、兰州一中2018-2019-2学期期中考试试题高二英语说明：本试题分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。第I卷（选择题共15小题满分60）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。ATraditionally,redisregardedasthesymbolofChina,becauseitistheluckyco

2、lorinChineseculture.However,whatamazedmostpeopleisthatredisalsoafavoritecolorinBritain.Thereareredpostboxesonstreetcornersandonthesidesofbuildings.TheBritishredphoneboxisfamousallovertheworld.Thefamousdouble-deckerbusisred.RedisthecolortraditionallywornbyB

3、ritishsoldiersinbattle,andthereisredintheUK’sUnionJacknationalflag.Britainevenhasafamousteamofstunt(特技)jetplanescalled“TheRedArrows”.Furthermore,Britishnaturealsofeaturesmanyredanimals.Abelovedbirdistherobin(知更鸟),whichhasabrightredbreast.AtChristmastimeinw

4、inter,thebirdiscommonlyfoundonthegreetingscardspeoplesendeachother.Thereisalsoquitearareanimalcalledtheredsquirrel(松鼠).Foxesarered,andtheyusedtobehuntedbymeninredclothes.ButisredconsideredluckytoBritishpeople?Agoodwaytoseehowaculturelooksatacoloristolookat

5、thewayitusesitinlanguage.Theresultsmaysurpriseyou.EventhoughBritainhasalotofredonitshighstreetsandinitscountryside,redisusedquitedifferentlyasametaphor(比喻).Ifsomeone“seesred”,theyareangry.Whenapersonis“redfaced”,theyareoutofbreath.Redisalsoapoliticalcolor:

6、itmeansaleft-winger(blueisthecolorofthepoliticalright).Tobe“inthered”istobeindebt(someoneincredit(存款)is“intheblack”).Lookhardenoughandyou’llfindthecolorredbeingusedinallcountries.Forinstancethe“redheart”symbolisprettyuniversal.ButwhethertheBritishrealizeit

7、ornot,rediseverywhereinBritain.Itdoesseemthatthecountryisinlovewiththecolor.1.Thearticleismainlyabout.A.themetaphorofredintheEnglishlanguageB.thecolorredinBritishcultureC.thehistoryofreditemsinBritainD.thepreferenceforredanimalsinBritain2.Someonesayingbadw

8、ordsaboutyoubehindyourbackmightmakeyou.A.seeredB.red-facedC.intheredD.intheblack3.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat.A.redhasthesameculturalimages(意象)inChinaandBritainB.thecolorredisnotaspopularasitwasbeforein