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　　河南省中原名校2016-2017学年高二下期期末检测英语试题
　　第I卷
　　第一部分听力（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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
　　A
　　What’s going on under Liverpool?
　　A Rainy Day in Liverpool
　　Dards appear over the River Mersey and a cold wind is blowing. A few rain drops are beginning to fall. We’re in the famous city of Liverpool and we’re going to spend this rainy day in the Williamson Tunnels.
　　An Interesting Life Story
　　Joseph Williamson was born into a poor family in 1769，but left home and went to work for a tobacco company aged 11. He began at the bottom, and finally became head of the business.
　　An Unsolved Mystery
　　Nobody knows why Williamson dug tunnels under most of Liverpool, but many think it was to create jobs. Perhaps half of Liverpool’s population worked for him. The industry of war had made enormous amounts of money, but now Liverpool was in a terrible financial situation.
　　The King of Edge Hill
　　I went on a guided tour starting close to where his empire began in Edge Hill. In the tunnels, the steps leading from rooms below ground to those buildings, which no longer exist, seem particularly ghostly.
　　Incredible Engineering
　　We go into the Double Tunnel. It’s just been discovered that it’s actually a triple tunnel - but nobody knows why the three tunnels were built on top of each other.
　　We finish the tour and decide we’ll have a coffee in the Williamson Tunnels Cafe Bar. There, I notice lots of flyers for bands and theater groups that are coming to play there.
　　Why Liverpool?
　　Apart from the obvious attractions like the football clubs, or anything to do with the Beatles, Liverpool has a lot to offer. Princes Park and Croxteth Park were royal hunting grounds and the trees are 200 years old. Renshaw Street displays are an unusual mix of architecture styles. The nightlife is exciting. If you want to experience a part of the British Isles with a character entirely different from London, you should definitely come to Liverpool.
　　1. Which of the following is TRUE about Joseph Williamson?
　　A. He was born in the early 1700s.
　　B. He left home when he turned 18.
　　C. He worked for a tobacco company when he was young.
　　D. He started his business by himself but ended up broke.
　　2. Where did Williamson start his business?
　　A. Princes Park.    B. Edge Hill.
　　C. Croxteth Park.    D. Renshaw Street.
　　3. What can you do in Liverpool?
　　a. Join football clubs.
　　b. Enjoy Beatles music.
　　c. Visit famous tourist spots.
　　d. Enjoy the beautiful beach.
　　A. abd    B. bcd
　　C. acd    D. abc
　　【答案】1. C    2. B    3. D
　　【解析】 本文介绍里利物浦的现状，作者以导游的视角讲述了利物浦的天气，以及生意人Joseph Williamson在利物浦发生的故事，他在利物浦建设的“帝国”，以及挖隧道的不解之谜，最后还介绍了利物浦吸引人的地方。如足球队、皇家狩猎区、与甲壳虫乐队有关的东西等等，并邀请人们来利物浦游玩。
　　2. 细节理解题。根据文中“I went on a guided tour starting close to where his empire began in Edge Hill.”可知，他是在Edge Hill开始他的生意的。故选B。
　　3. 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可以得知，作者提到了“ the football clubs”、“the Beatles”、以及“ Princes Park ”和“Croxteth Park ”这些著名景点，但却没有介绍海滩，故选D。
　　B
　　In January, 2016, Harry Styles made a bold decision. He left the popular boy band One Direction and went solo (单飞). Now he is making his own voice heard. The 23-year-old British singer released his first solo single called Sign of the Times. His self-titled album (个人同名专辑) is coming out on May 12.
　　Going solo is a journey for him to find his identity (身份). Though at the time, he was uncertain about his future, he kept a word in his mind - “honesty”. “I didn’t want to write ‘stories’,” he told Rolling Stone. “I wanted to write my stories, things that happened to me. The number-one thing was I wanted to be honest. I hadn’t done that before.”
　　He is indeed full of stories since beginning his solo career. Last fall, he spent two months recording on a remote island in Jamaica (牙买加).Along with some musicians, he filled a two-floor house with instruments. They hung out at the bar that looked like a tree house. Many mornings began with a swim in the river down the hill. They watched many romantic comedies. Styles always held a black notebook and looked like a college student who was studying, Rolling Stone reported.
　　His coming album is about rocsic. In fact, he grew up with it. His father Desmond was a rocsic fan. When Styles was very young, he danced to The Dark Side of the Moon, a classic song by British rock band Pink Floyd. “I couldn’t really get it. But I just remember (thinking that) this is really cool.”