黑龙江省齐市20202021学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

黑龙江省齐市八中2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题 第一部分 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，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Christmas is on the way: 4 gift ideas from Stanford’s bookshop. Shipping Areas Tea Towel, ￡9.99 (enjoying a 10% discount) We are a nation of sailors who rely on weather forecasts to keep safe. This book will help you understand the shipping forecast, with the 30 shipping areas mentioned in the National Weather Service. So, the next time you turn on the radio and hear about high winds in Cromarty, Forth and Tyne, you’ll know that they mean strong winds in these areas. You’ll be wiser to make some preparations. The Writer’s Map, ￡30 (enjoying a 5% discount) The Writer’s Map combines maps and literature. Many writers use maps to plan out their stories. This book collects maps that appear in fiction and non-fiction. JRR Tolkien, a fantasy novel writer, said, “The fact that many books choose to contain one map is evidence to the importance of maps. I wisely started with a map, and made the story fit.” Brutalist London Map, ￡8 (enjoying a 5% discount) You either love it or you hate it. Said to have been coined (创造) in the late 1950s from the French raw concrete, brutalism (野兽派艺术) was a big influence on the 1960s London’s finest examples of brutalism. Brutalism maps of other cities, including Paris, Washington and Sydney, are also available. The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, ￡14.99 (enjoying a 10% discount) The national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, has been mapping the Great Britain for many years. The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book includes word puzzles and various mathematical challenges. It includes maps containing rare geographical characteristics or places of special cultural interest. It will make you look more closely at every map and test your map-reading knowledge. 1. Shipping Areas Tea Towel can help sailors ___________. A. know world-famous shipping areas B. prepare for bad weather in advance C. have the ability to