-1-惠东高级中学高二年级上学期10月月考英语试卷说明：（1）本试卷共8页，四大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。（2）请在答题卡、答题卷正确填涂考号（十位，201500XXXX）、班级、姓名、试室号、座位号等信息，选择题答题卡用黑色字迹签字笔写姓名、班级、考号，用2B铅笔涂考号。（3）请看清楚各题答题位置，未在相应位置答题不得分，务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔答题。（4）请大家遵守考试规则，考出自己的真实水平，给自己、给老师做教学参考。第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ATerra-cottaWarriorsAsthegreatestarchaeologicalfindingsofthe20thcentury,Terra-cottaWarriorshasareallylonghistory.In246BC,QinShiHuang,laterthefirstEmperorofallChina,hadbeguntoprepareforhismausoleumwhichtook11yearstofinishtodefendhimintheafterlife.Thereareover7,000potterysoldiers,horses,bronzechariots,andevenweaponsfoundinitnow.Terra-cottaWarriorswaslistedbyUNESCOin1987asoneoftheworldculturalheritagesandithasmadeXi’anafamouscityfortourists.BigWildGoosePagodaTheBigWildGoosePagodahasahistoryofover1,300yearsandisatypicalancientChinesebuilding.ItislocatedinthesouthofXi’anCity.BecauseMasterXuanzangstoredhisclassicsbroughtfromIndiainthepagoda,itisalsoaholyplaceforBuddhists.AsaNationalKeyCulturalRelicPreserve,itwonthetitleofanAAAATouristAttractionaswell.Xi’anAncientCityWallAsoneofthelandmarksofXi’an,AncientCityWallstillstretchesroundtheoldcitytoday,dividingthecityintotheinnerpartandtheouterpart.AncientCityWallwasoriginallybuiltduringtheoldTangDynasty(618—907)andthenenlarged-2-byZhuYuanzhang,EmperoroftheMingDynasty,thusformingthemodernXi’anCityWall.Aftertheextension,thewallnowstands12meterstall,12-14meterswideatthetopand15-18metersthickatthebottom.1.WhatisTheBigWildGoosePagodamostfamousfor?A.Ithasahistoryofover1,300years.B.ItisatypicalancientChinesebuilding.C.ItisaholyplaceforBuddhists.D.ItwonthetitleofanAAAATouristAttraction.2.WhenwasthemodernXi’anCityWallformed?A.IntheTangDynasty.B.InAD907.C.Inmoderntimes.D.IntheMingDynasty.3.Whoarethetextwrittenfor?A.ArchaeologistsB.ScientistsC.TouristsD.ArtistsBOurmathteststartedandIwassittingthereandworkingawayquitequickly.Ilookedaroundwith15minutesleft,becauseIhadfinishedandwascheckingmytest.Inoticedsomethingveryspecial!Mr.Wardwasstaringrightatoneofthekidsthatseemedtobeonlyhalfwaydonewithhistest.Everytestwetook,therewasalwaysoneguyscramblingatthelastminutetofinishhistest.Hewouldturnthepagesandyousawblankspotafterblankspot.SometimesIevensawentirepagesthatwereleftblank.Mr.Warddidnottakehiseyesoffthiskid.Itseemedstrangetome.Fortherestofthetest,Mr.Wardwatchedthatkidashestruggledfuriously(猛烈地),tappingpapersbackandforthandwritingfuriouslyanderasingevenmorefuriously.Heseemedtousehiscalculatoralotmorethanheneeded.Afterthetestwasfinished,Mr.Wardgavehisendoftheyearspeech,basicallyalongthelinesofgoodluckandgoodjob.ThenIsawhimgotothekidhewaswatchingandtellthekidtogointothehall.Mr.Wardwalkedoutoftheroomandwentintothehallsilently.Heclosedthedoorandfromthatmomenton,Iheardabout4minutesofMr.Wardshoutingatkid.-3-Hegothistesttornupandazerofortheendoftheyearexamandalsofailedforthetermandhadtotakesummerschool.ThatwasthefirstandthelasttimethatIhadseenMr.Wardeveryelllikethat.Obviouslytheguyhadwrittenhisanswersinsidethesleeveofthecalculatorandeverytimehewas“usinghiscalculator”hewasreallyloo...
