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1、xx-2019学年高二英语上学期初考试试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解（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。Whatmakesabuildingugly?Everyone'sgottheirownopinion,soit’shardtosay.Now,let’stakealookatsomeoftheworld’sworstbuildings.TheTorreVelascaTheToneVelascainMilanisinthecentreofMil
2、an(Italy).Thetower,whichwentupinthe1950s,isabout100metrestall.ItsdesignisactuallyamodernrepresentationofatraditionalLombardcastle,wherethelowerpartswerenarrower (狭窄的）thantheupperparts.TheMiradorBuildingTheMiradorBuildinginMadrid(Spain)wascreatedbyDutchstudioMVRDVandtheSpanisharchitect BlancaLleo.The
3、building,whichisablockofflats,openedinxx.Thereisalargerectangular (矩形的）holeintheupperpartofit,whichisusedbytheneighbourhoodasameetingareaandplayground.ThePragueTVTowerThePragueTVTowerisinPrague(thecapitaloftheCzechRepublic).Itstands216metreshighandlooksabitlikeatall,thinspaceship.Pragueisfamousforit
4、sarchitecturalbeauty,sowhenthetowerwasputupin1985byarchitectVaclavAulickyandengineerJiriKozak,manyfeltitdidn’tfitin.TheLongabergerBasketpanyTheLongabergerBasketpanybuildingisinNewark,Ohio(USA).Theofficeblockwasopenedin1997andlookslikeaverylargebasket.It，sgotsevenfloorsandtwohandles atthetop.Thehandl
5、esweighabout150tons.Itmaynotbetheugliestbuildingintheworldbutit’scertainlyoneofthemostunusual.21.Accordingtothetext,theTorreVelasca _________.A. issimilartoaLombardcastleB. wascreatedbyBlancaLleoC. hasahistoryofover100yearsD. istallerthanthePragueTVTower22.Whichofthefollowingbuildingsmightbe
6、theMiradorBuilding?A.B.CD23.WhenthePragueTVtowerwasputup,manypeople___.A. likeditverymuch B. thoughtlittleofitC. feltthatitmightfalldowneasilyD. thoughtthatitwastotallyuselessBEmmaandRyan,amarriedcouple,weredrivingtoafriend’shousewhenEmmaturnedtoRyanandasked,“Wouldyouliketostopforlunch?”Ryanr
7、eplied.“No,I’mnothungryyet,”andcontinueddriving.Meanwhile,Emmasatquietlyfuming(十分恼火)inthepassengerseat.RyancouldnotunderstandwhyEmmawasunhappy.Hehadthoughtshewasaskingifhewashungry,butinreality,Emmawa
