辽宁省辽河油田第二高级中学2019届高三英语上学期期中试题（含解析）

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1、辽宁省辽河油田第二高级中学2019届高三英语上学期期中试题（含解析）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)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。AHaveyouheardofthefollowingpeople?Maybeyes,maybeno.Buttheymaybeaninspirationforyou.TheTreeLadyKateSessionswasanAmericanbotanistandlandscapearchitectcloselyassociatedwithSan

2、Diego,California.AfterbecomingthefirstwomantograduatefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,shetookajobasateacherfarsouthinthedrydeserttownofSanDiego.KatedecidedthatSanDiegoneededtreesmorethananythingelse.Therefore,thisyoungwomansingle-handedlystartedamovementtransformingthetownintotheleafy,gar

3、den-filledplaceasitistoday.TheSnowflake(雪花)ManWilsonBentleyisoneofthefirstknownphotographersofsnowflakes.Hisenthusiasmfortakingphotosbeganfromhisboyhoodandwasoftenmisunderstoodinhistime,buthisdeterminationrevealedtwoimportanttruths:notwosnowflakesarealike;andeachissurprisinglybeautiful.In1931,h

4、eworkedwithWilliamJ.HumphreysoftheU.S.WeatherBureautopublishSnowCrystals,abookcontaining2500photographs.TheFatherofHisCountryBythelate1760s,GeorgeWashingtonhadexperiencedfirsthandtheeffectsofrisingtaxesimposed(征收)onAmericancolonistsbytheBritish,andcametobelievethatitwasinthebestinterestsoftheco

5、loniststodeclareindependencefromEngland.DuringtheAmericanWarofIndependence,heledthecolonialforcestovictory.In1878,hewaselectedpresidentoftheConventionthatwrotetheU.S.Constitution.Twoyearslater,WashingtonbecameAmerican’sfirstpresident.Hisretirementfromofficeaftertwotermsestablishedatraditionthat

6、lasteduntil1940,whenFranklinDelanoRooseveltwonathirdterm.The22ndAmendment(1951)nowlimitsthepresidenttotwoelectedterms.1.Whomadeagreatcontributiontobeautifyinganarea?A.GeorgeWashington.B.WilsonBentleyC.KateSessionsD.WilliamJ.Humphreys2.WhatisWilsonBentleyfamousfor?A.Hiscreativeideastopublishbook

7、s.B.HispersistenceinphotographingsnowflakesC.HiscouragetofightagainstprejudiceD.Hisdevotiontoteachingkidsscientifictruths.3.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutGeorgeWashington?A.Hewasanationalhero.B.Hewasbornintoapoorfamily.C.HebecameAmeric