2019-2020年高二英语下学期期中试题A卷（时间 100分钟 总分 120分）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分).第1节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 AEuropean Art ShowLocation: Art Gallery of New South Wales. Today is the final day of the exhibition featuring 18th and 19th century paintings by some of the greatest European artists, such as Van Gough and Monet. Posters of these great works are available for purchase at the Visitors Centre.Time: 8.30am 7pmCost: $12 adults; $7 children and studentsNature WalksLocation: Sydneys Royal Botanic Garden. e and celebrate our natural environment in one of the worlds only nature parks inside a major city. Join our hourly guided tours, starting at the Eastern Gate, and enjoy breathtaking forests, stunning city escapes and the magnificent Sydney Harbour.Time: 9am 4pm Cost: FreeSydney Symphony Orchestra ConcertLocation: Sydney Opera House. Australias most famous orchestra is best known for its performances of classical French and German music. But in tonights concert, the world-famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang is the special guest artist and will perform a series of classic Chinese positions including Yellow River.Time: 8.30pm 11.30pmCost: $175 adults; $90 students and childrenMoonlight CinemaLocation: Centennial Park. Sit on the grass and enjoy the latest movies or classics from the past under the stars at Australias best and largest outdoor cinema. Tonight features the wonderful Australian film Red Dog. Besides the movie, there will be a display of classic Australian film posters.Time: 8pm 10.30pmCost: $19 adults; $14 children and students1. Where should people wishing to join a Nature Walk meet?A. The Visitors Centre. B. The Harbour Bridge.C. The Eastern Gate. D. The guides building.2. What kind of music will be played at the Opera House this evening?A. Australian. B. German. C. French. D. Chinese.3. At which activity can guests buy a poster as a souvenir?A. European Art Show. B. Nature Walks.C. Sydney Orchestra Concert. D. Moonlight Cinema. BFive years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said:” Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.” A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see what the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations. Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students. Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, “But Im just not creative.” “Do you dream at night when youre asleep?”“Oh, sure.” “So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “Thats pretty creative. Who does that for you?”“Nobody. I do it.”“Reallyat night, when youre asleep?” “Sure.” “Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”4. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to _?A. know more about the studentsB. make the lessons more excitingC. raise the students interest in artD. teach the students about toy design5. What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?A. He liked to help his teacher.B. He preferred to study alone.C. He was active in class. D. He was imaginative.6. What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Mistake. B. Drawback. C. Difficulty. D. Burden.7. Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams? A. To help them to see their creativity.B. To find out about their sleeping habits.C. To help them to improve their memory.D. To find out about their ways of thinking. CThe year is 2094. It has been announced that a et (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth. On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves