山东省济宁市微山县2016_2017学年高一英语下学期第三学段考试试题.docVIP

2016－2017学年度第二学期高一年级第三学段英语试卷 注意：本试卷共6页,满分100分,时间90分钟 第I第部分 阅读理解 A The pupils of Grangetown High have been busy getting to know their newest and tallest classmate — a 7-meter-tall giraffe outside their school. The giraffe is a huge sculpture (雕像) made by a local artist. The schools headmaster noticed the sculpture in the artists garden as he drove past one day, and thought it would be perfect for his school. “I knew everyone would love it,” he said, “because our basketball team is known as the Grangetown Giraffes, and they wear giraffes on their shirts. So I asked them to write a letter to the artist, asking how much it would cost to buy the giraffe. He was very kind and got it ready to deliver (递送) in six weeks — all for nothing! It was expected to arrive one Sunday morning, so that the pupils would see it when they got to school on Monday — at that time they had no idea that we were getting it.” The artist, Tom Bennett, was a university professor (教授) of chemistry before he left that job in 2006 and only took up metalwork a couple of years ago. “Ive always drawn pictures,” he said. “I can even remember doing it on my first day at school — I drew a horse. I wanted it to be the best horse picture ever, but I dont think I succeeded.” Toms first metalwork was a bicycle for two that he and his wife could go cycling on together. “It was the most uncomfortable bike ever created,” he said, “so I gave up making bicycles and went into sculpture instead.” Meanwhile the pupils at Grangetown High are very happy with their new classmate. “Were going to hold a competition to give it a proper name,” said one girl. “Everyone likes the expression on its face, so perhaps that will give us some ideas.” 1. According to the text, the giraffe _____. A. was as tall as a basketball player B. was given to Grangetown High for free C. was sent to Grangetown High on Monday D. was specially made for a basketball team 2. When the pupils g