辽宁省瓦房店市第三高级中学2019届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷.doc

2018-2019年度高三第一学期英语期中考试试卷考试时间：100分钟 分值：150分第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题，每题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 AHere is a list of some of the best museums for children inAmerica.    Please Touch Children's Museum    This museum lies in Philadelphia. It offers Alice in Wonderland exhibits where young children can play with giant flowers and have tea parties. Kids can also play on musical instruments and babies can crawl on lily pads , which make musical sounds.    The Children's Museum of Indianapolis    This museum lies in Indiana. It holds a fair share of dinosaur fossils (化石).There are many fossils like the T. Rex, Bucky and many others in an 8 ,000-squarefoot area. Around 10,000 man-made objects, including a 55-ton steam engine and a 33-foot tall water clock, are there in the 365 ,000-square-foot area. It also offers activities like dinosaur building, camps and classes featuring space themes and other educational programs.    Boston Children's Museum    This museum lies in Massachusetts. The exhibits here are of health, art, science , culture and environment. In this museum, children also learn about Japanese culture. Activities like Play Lab, New Balance Climb and The Recycle Shop bring out the creativity in children.    National Museum of Play    This museum, which lies in Rochester area of New York, has a wide collection of dolls, games, toys and other home crafts dating back to the 19th century. Here, educational tours include stories of machines and other toys. Kids can walk in Sesame Street exhibit and cook food at play or TV studios.    Children's Museum of Houston    This museum lies in Texas. Termed as the best playground for mind, this museum offers scores of activities for kids of every age. It even offers free family adventure events where families with their kids are encouraged to work on math activities and games. Children also learn about broadcasting activities and preserving ecosystems.1.One who has interest in environmental protection can choose to visit ____.A.National Museum of Play or Children's Museum of HoustonB.Boston Children's Museum or Children's Museum of HoustonC.Please Touch Children's Museum or Boston Children's MuseumD.The Children's Museum of Indianapolis or National Museum of Play2.While visiting National Museum of Play, you can take part in _______.A.dinosaur buildingB.playing with giant flowersC.New Balance ClimbD.cooking food at play or TV studios3.If a couple with kids of different ages want to do activities together, they should go to ____.A.TexasB.New YorkC.IndianaD.Massachusetts4.Who might be most interested in this passage?A.ParentsB.Teachers.C.Children.D.Researchers. BAudrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.     Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch.     Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World WarⅡ, she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina. So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.     But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her true fame. In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.     Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.     She got married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.     Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World WarⅡ. She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.5.In Paragraph 1,“her aid work” means ____.A.making moviesB.taking acting parts in stage showsC.winning an Academy Award as Best ActressD.acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF6.The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that ___.A.she wanted to be a ballerinaB.her parents were from BritainC.the education there was excellentD.it was safe there7._______ is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audr。