甘肃省兰州市第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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1、兰州一中2018-2019-2学期期中考试试题高二英语说明：本试题分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。第I卷（选择题共15小题满分60）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。ATraditionally,redisregardedasthesymbolofChina,becauseitistheluckycolorinChineseculture.However,whatamazedmos

2、tpeopleisthatredisalsoafavoritecolorinBritain.Thereareredpostboxesonstreetcornersandonthesidesofbuildings.TheBritishredphoneboxisfamousallovertheworld.Thefamousdouble-deckerbusisred.RedisthecolortraditionallywornbyBritishsoldiersinbattle,andthereisredintheUK’sUnionJacknationalflag.Britainevenhasaf

3、amousteamofstunt(特技)jetplanescalled“TheRedArrows”.Furthermore,Britishnaturealsofeaturesmanyredanimals.Abelovedbirdistherobin(知更鸟),whichhasabrightredbreast.AtChristmastimeinwinter,thebirdismonlyfoundonthegreetingscardspeoplesendeachother.Thereisalsoquitearareanimalcalledtheredsquirrel(松鼠).Foxesarer

4、ed,andtheyusedtobehuntedbymeninredclothes.ButisredconsideredluckytoBritishpeople?Agoodwaytoseehowaculturelooksatacoloristolookatthewayitusesitinlanguage.Theresultsmaysurpriseyou.EventhoughBritainhasalotofredonitshighstreetsandinitscountryside,redisusedquitedifferentlyasametaphor(比喻).Ifsomeone“sees

5、red”,theyareangry.Whenapersonis“redfaced”,theyareoutofbreath.Redisalsoapoliticalcolor:itmeansaleft-winger(blueisthecolorofthepoliticalright).Tobe“inthered”istobeindebt(someoneincredit(存款)is“intheblack”).Lookhardenoughandyou’llfindthecolorredbeingusedinallcountries.Forinstancethe“redheart”symbolisp

6、rettyuniversal.ButwhethertheBritishrealizeitornot,rediseverywhereinBritain.Itdoesseemthatthecountryisinlovewiththecolor.1. The article is mainly about ______.A.themetaphorofredintheEnglishlanguageB.thecolorredinBritishcultureC.thehistoryofreditemsinBritainD.thepreferenceforredanimalsinBritain2. So

7、meone saying bad words about you behind your back might make you ______.A.seered       B.red-facedC.inthered     D.intheblack3. It can be inferred from the article that ______.A.redhasthesameculturalimages(意象)inC