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1、河北省曲阳一中2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题注意事项：此卷只装订不密封班级姓名准考证号考场号座位号1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分
2、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。ATajMahal,Agra,IndiaAsmanyas28differentvarietiesofsemi-preciousandpreciousstoneswereusedtodecoratetheoutsideoftheTajMahai.ConstructionoftheTajMahaitookaround20years,beginninginaround163
3、2andfinishingaround1653.Exactdatesareunknown.Thebuilding,whichwasmadefromwhitemarblefromthequarries(采石场)ofRajasthan,appearspinkinthemorning,whiteinthedayandgoldeninthemoonlight.Thebuildingissymmetrical(对称)ineveryway,andwasbuiltasamemorialtothewifeofMughalemperorShahJa
4、han.Completiondate:1653.AkashiKaikyoBridge,AkashiStrait,JapanIttook2millionworkers10yearstoconstructtheAkashiKaikyoBridge.ItconnectsthecityofKobe,onjapan'smainland,withIwayaonAwajiIsland.Beforeitopened,theonlywaytogetbetweenthetwocitieswasbyferry.However,thewaterwaywa
5、softenstrickenbyseverestormsandwhentwoferriesturnedoverin1955,killing168people,publicangerconvincedthegovernmentoftheneedforabridge.It's1,991meterslong.Completiondate:April5,1998.PanamaCanal,PanamaMorethan4.5millioncubicyardsofconcretewereusedintheconstructionofthisca
6、nal'slocksanddams.ThePanamaCanalisa77-kilometerlongwaterwaythatconnectstheAtlanticandPacificOceans.TheearthandrubbleexcavatedtomakewayforitwouldhavebeenenoughtoburyManhattantoadepthoffourmeters.Aseriesoflocksallowsshipstopassthroughthewater;eachofthemoveablelockdoorsw
7、eighs750tonsandeachofthelocksfillswith52milliongallonsofwatertoaccommodatethe15,000shipsthatusethecanaleveryyear.ItwascompletedonJanuary7,1914after10yearsofbuilding.GrandCanyonSkywalk,ArizonaTheSkywalksfoundationisstrongenoughtosupport71millionpounds.Located1,219meter
8、sabovetheColoradoRiver,theGrandCanyonSkywalkconsistsofonemillionpoundsofsteeland83,000poundsofglass.ItwasthecreationofLasVeg
