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1、2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期初考试试题(III)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.TheTorreVelascaTheToneVelascainMilani
2、sinthecentreofMilan(Italy).Thetower,whichwentupinthe1950s,isabout100metrestall.ItsdesignisactuallyamodernrepresentationofatraditionalLombardcastle,wherethelowerpartswerenarrower (狭窄的)thantheupperparts.TheMiradorBuildingTheMiradorBuildinginMadrid(Spain)wascreatedbyDutchstudioMVRDVandtheSpani
3、sharchitect BlancaLleo.Thebuilding,whichisablockofflats,openedinxx.Thereisalargerectangular (矩形的)holeintheupperpartofit,whichisusedbytheneighbourhoodasameetingareaandplayground.ThePragueTVTowerThePragueTVTowerisinPrague(thecapitaloftheCzechRepublic).Itstands216metreshighandlooksabitlikeatal
4、l,thinspaceship.Pragueisfamousforitsarchitecturalbeauty,sowhenthetowerwasputupin1985byarchitectVaclavAulickyandengineerJiriKozak,manyfeltitdidn’tfitin.TheLongabergerBasketpanyTheLongabergerBasketpanybuildingisinNewark,Ohio(USA).Theofficeblockwasopenedin1997andlookslikeaverylargebasket.It,sg
5、otsevenfloorsandtwohandles atthetop.Thehandlesweighabout150tons.Itmaynotbetheugliestbuildingintheworldbutit’scertainlyoneofthemostunusual.21.Accordingtothetext,theTorreVelasca _________.A. issimilartoaLombardcastleB. wascreatedbyBlancaLleoC. hasahistoryofover100yearsD. istallerthant
6、hePragueTVTower22.WhichofthefollowingbuildingsmightbetheMiradorBuilding?A.B.CD23.WhenthePragueTVtowerwasputup,manypeople___.A. likeditverymuch B. thoughtlittleofitC. feltthatitmightfalldowneasilyD. thoughtthatitwastotallyuselessBEmmaandRyan,amarriedcouple,weredrivingtoafriend’shousew
7、henEmmaturnedtoRyanandasked,“Wouldyouliketostopforlunch?”Ryanreplied.“No,I’mnothungryyet,”andcontinueddriving.Meanwhile,Emmasatquietlyfuming(十分恼火)inthepassengerseat.RyancouldnotunderstandwhyEmmawasunhappy.Hehadthoughtshewasaskingifhewashungry,butinrealit