1 2018 2012018 2019 9 学年湖南省衡阳市第一中学高二上学期期末考试学年湖南省衡阳市第一中学高二上学期期末考试 英英 语语 注意事项注意事项 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 第第 I I 卷 选择题 卷 选择题 一 阅读理解一 阅读理解 Snorkelling in Silfra The clear water at this UNESCO world heritage 遗产 site in Thingvellir National Park will leave you speechless It is one of the highest rated dive sites in the world During this journey you will snorkel within a crack between the Eurasian and American continents You ll experience truly amazing views of the colorful underwater landscape marine life 海 洋生物 and geological formations Silfra s water is fresh and drinkable at around 2 C 4 C all year round Visibility can reach more than 100 meters and swimming often feels more like flying This trip is for anyone who knows how to swim and is up for a unique adventure We offer transportation with a pick up in Reykjavik and provide you with a dry suit The total length of the tour is approximately five hours and includes in water snorkelling lasting around 30 minutes We ll guide you through the main Silfra Big Crack Silfra Hall Silfra Cathedral and Silfra Lagoon Included All necessary snorkeling equipment Hot drinks and food Silfra entrance fee of 1 000 ISK Availability All year at 09 00 and 15 00 Pick up in one hour before Requirements Participants need to complete the Silfra medical statement before the tour Divers must Be at least 18 years old young people under 18 years old need a signature from their legal guardian and the maximum age is 65 years old Be able to communicate in English Be physically fit Not be pregnant Not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs Sign a medical form 1 What will be offered to you if you take this trip A Cold drinks B Two dry suits C Round trip air tickets D Equipment for snorkeling 2 When is the earliest pick up time every day A 07 00 B 08 00 C 09 00 D 14 00 3 To participate in the trip one must A be over 18 years old B be under 66 years old C have the support of parents D have a high level of ability in English In 1996 someone found some very old clothes in an old mine in Nevada USA they included a pair of dirty old jeans Today those jeans are very valuable and they are now in the Levi Strauss Archival Collection in San Francisco The jeans which are over 120 years old are the oldest pair of Levi s 501 jeans in the world They are almost the same as a modern pair of 501 s there are just some small differences in the detail For instance today s 501 s have two back pockets while the old pair just has one In 1853 a young tailor from Germany called Levi Strauss began working in San Francisco Levi sold thick canvas 帆布 to miners the miners used the canvas to make tents One day a miner told Levi that he could not find trousers that were strong enough for work in the gold mines Levi decided to make some trousers out of canvas Very soon he sold all the canvas trousers he had made They were just what miners wanted However the canvas was rather heavy and stiff 坚硬的 Levi therefore began to look 此卷只装订不密封 班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 2 for a different textile 织物 Soon he found a heavy textile from France it was denim 斜纹粗 棉布 Denim was a bit lighter than canvas but is was very strong It was ideal for miners However original denim was almost white and miners did not like the color Their denim trousers got dirty as soon as they began working Levi Strauss therefore decided to use colored denim and he chose dark blue In 1873 he began to make denim trousers with metal rivets 铆钉 to make them stronger Blue jeans arrived Levi s jeans were so popular that his company got bigger and bigger Soon other firms were making blue jeans too Miners liked them but so did cowboys and other working men Blue jeans became classic American working trousers After the Second World War jeans became popular all over the world Today blue jeans are made all over the world 4 What are the old jeans found in Nevada like A They are very heavy B They have unique and valuable decorations C They are very much like modern jeans D They have two black pockets 5 How were Levi s canvas trousers A They were very popular B They were easily broken C They were too expensive D They were quite comfortable 6 What were the problem with original denim A It was too soft B It got dirty too easily C It was not strong enough D It was not bright enough 7 For whom were blue jeans first designed A Tailors B Miners C Soldiers D Cowboys When it comes to climate change there are always some new terrifying consequences to worry about like ancient viruses and bacteria coming from the ice as the earth warms Unfortunately researchers fear we may see more of this in the future Some of these viruses and bacteria may have been trapped for thousands of years and it s not even totally clear yet what they are let alone what kind of damage they might have Researchers have met complex giant viruses in the mel