【2019最新】精选高二英语上学期第二次联考试题（含解析）英语试题（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分）第一部分（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe National GalleryDescription:The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entranceLayout:The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.Opening Hours:The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.Getting There:Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).1. In which centurys collection can you see religious paintings?A. The 13th. B. The 17th.C. The 18th. D. The 20th.2. Where are Leonardo da Vincis works shown?A. In the East Wing. B. In the main West Wing.C. In the Sainsbury Wing. D. In the North Wing.3. Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?A. Piccadilly Circus. B. Charing Cross.C. Embankment. D. Leicester Square.【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B【解析】本来对国家美术馆的收藏品、展出内容以及去那里的路线进行了详细的介绍。1. 细节理解题。由It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.可知在13世纪的收藏品中，你可以看到宗教绘画，选A。2. 细节理解题。由The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.可知选B。3. 细节理解题。由Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).可知最靠近国家美术馆的地铁站是Charing Cross.选B。BIn this new show, Evan Ruggiero plays guitar, sings pop standards and shows everybody his fine footwork. What makes all of these especially unusual is that Ruggiero, 24, has only one leg.When he was a 19-year-old musical theater student at New Jerseys Montclair State University, Ruggiero had a rare bone cancer in his right leg. Finally his leg would have to be amputated(截)below the knee.Such a setback could have easily ended the career of a less tough person, but Ruggiero, who has been dancing since he was five, now puts the experience into his performance. His show, “The One-Legged Song and Dance Man: Volume 3”, explains how he returned to dance just 18 months after the amputation. His dance now relies on the use of a peg leg (假肢), he explains.The secret to his surprising success, he says, was being a “stubborn” patient who refused to give up on his dance and performing studies, despite the advice of his doctor.“It was a real setback, but after it was all over, I said, You know what? I need to pick up right where I left off and continue my career,” Ruggiero said.Ruggiero has come to view his peg leg as an instrument. “Tap dancers-theyre always calling themselves musicians, and their feet are their instrument,” he said.Nothing that many audience members will never have seen a one-legged dancer before coming to his show, Ruggiero says he wont shy away from the physical “weakness” his performance shows because of his condition.“A lot of people have come up to me, and they always say, Youre such a role model and an inspiration,” he said. “Im honored when people say that, of course, but Im just trying to get on with my life.”4. What makes Ruggieros new show unusual?A. His own artworks B. One-legged danceC. The use of instrument D. Song of pop standard5. According to the passage, it is true that _.A. his doctor agreed he kept on dancing and studyingB. the setback has ended Ruggieros dance careerC. Ruggiero is dancing relying on others supportD. Ruggiero is a tough person with a strong will6. When audience attend his performance, they may notice _.A. Ruggiero plays piano, sings and dancesB. Ruggiero is a dancer with the help of a peg legC. there are many tap dancers in t