众志成城卧虎藏龙地豪气干云秣马砺兵锋芒尽露披星戴月时书香盈耳含英咀华学业必成2018-2019学年本试题卷共8页。全卷满分120分,考试用时100分钟。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)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AHaveyoueverbeentoFrancebefore?Itisnotonlyacountryofgreatfood,fashionandart.It’salsohometothemostinfluentialpaintersintheworld.EdouardManetHewasoneofthefirstartiststopaintmodernlife.Hebegantopaintinhisownstyle,butstillusedsomeofCouture’stechniqueslikethicklinesanddarkcolors.HewasgreatlyinfluencedbyClaudeMonetandBertheMorisot,whichcanbeseeninhisuseoflightshades.MostofhispaintingshadscenesofdailylifeonthestreetsofParis.HisworksincludeOlympiaandTheAbsintheDrinker.CamillePissarroInhisearlyyears,Pissarropaintedscenesofariverorapathfrommemory.AftermeetingClaudeMonetandPaulCezanne,whopaintedinamorerealisticstyle,hechangedhiscoursetoImpressionism.Duringhiscareer,heexperimentedwithvariousstyles,andfinallyformedhisownone.HisworksincludeOldMarketatRouenandSunsetatSt.Charles.VincentvanGoghHehadahugeinfluenceonartinthe20thcentury.Hisearlyworksweremostpaintedinsombertones.However,influencedbyMonet,Pissarro,andBernard,headoptedbrightercolorsinhisworks,andstartedcreatinghisowntechniques.Althoughhehadproducedmorethan2,000worksofart,theartistsoldonlyonepaintingduringhislifetime—RedVineyardatArles.HisworksincludeThePotatoEaters,StarryNightandBedroominArles.ClaudeMonetHewasthefounderoftheImpressionistmovementandcompletelychangedtheFrenchpaintinginthe19thcentury.Althoughhefirststartedbysellingcharcoalcaricatures(木炭讽刺画)inParis,hesoonstartedpaintingwithoilaftermeetingEugeneBoudin,whotaughthimtouseoilpaintsandalsoencouragedhimtopaintoutdoors.Andthenhepaintedwithhisownstyle.HisworksincludeImpression,SunriseandTheWaterLiles.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutEdouardManet’spaintings?A.Theyreflectedthechangesoflife.B.Theyweremainlyaboutdailylife.C.Theywereallpaintedinbrightcolors.D.TheywerepaintedinMorisot’sstyle.2.WhichpaintingwassoldbyVincentvanGoghinperson?A.ThePotatoEaters.B.BedroominArles.C.RedVineyardatArles.D.StarryNight.3.What’sthecommonpointofthefourpaintersfromthetext?A.Allofthemweregivenmanyawardsintheirlife.B.Allofthemweretaughtbysomefamouspainters.C.Allofthemhadagoodtasteindeliciousfood.D.Allofthemhadtheiruniquestylesinpainting.BFindingtruelovecanbeprettytoughforalotofpeople,butaladyfromafairlywell-knownSanFranciscoadvertisingagencyseemstothinkmoneyhelps.Sheisoffering$10,000toanyofherfriendswhocanintroducehertoherMr.Right.Shewantstofindherfuturehusbandthroughthisway.Theunnamedhusbandseekerwhosentouttheemailhadjustfinishedreadingthebest-sellingbooknamedLeanIn.Itwas11p.m.onaSundaynightandsherealizedthiswasthesecondself-helpbookshehadreadinthemonth.Shewasstillsingle.Thingswerenotlookingfine,buttherewashopeforherstill.Ifthebookhadtaughtheranything,itwasthatsheneededtotakeamorepositiveroleinfindinglove.Afterall,ifshewantedtogetabetterjob,shewouldn’tjustsitoutsideanemployer’sbuildingandwaitforsomeonetoofferittoher,sowhyshouldfindingahusbandbeanydifferent?Butinsteadofgoingoutandmeetingnewpeopleshedecidedtowriteanemailtoallherfriends,offeringtogivethem$10,000onherweddingdayifanyofthemmanagedtointroducehertoherfuturehusband.“IamwritingyoutodaybecauseI’vedecidedtomakeanaggressiveactionplanonfindingthemanthatIgettohangoutwithforever,”thewomanwritesinheremail.“Introducingmetomyhusbandisjustnothighonyourto-dolist.ButIthinkIhaveanideathatmightchangethat…”Youguessedit,andthisiswheresheofferstorewardher“closestfriends”withcoldhardcash.“Iwillpersonallygivetenthousanddollarstothefriendwhointroducesmetomyhusband.Hereishowtheprogramworks:Step1:Yousetmeuponadatewithaman.Step2:Imarrythatman.Step3:Igiveyou$10,000onmyweddingday.Iknowyou’rethinkingthatthisisnuts.Justplaincrazy.‘Youcanfindahusbandwithoutgiving$10,000.’Wellforstarters,thankyou!I’mhappy.”4.Whatdoestheladyoffer$10,000toanyofherfriendsfor?A.Celebratingthefactthatshehasmadeadecisiontofindahusband.B.Checkingthepowerofmoneyamonghercircleoffriends.C.EncouragingherfriendstohelpfindherMr.Right.D.Sharingherhappinessofhavingfoundtruelove.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nuts”meaninthelastparagraph?A.deliciousB.sensibleC.angryD.foolish6.What’sthepurposeoftheauthor’smentioninggettingabetterjobinParagraph2?A.Tostresstheimportanceoffindingagoodjob.B.Tostresstheimportanceoftakingapositiveattitude.C.Toshowthatwaitingpatientlyisnecessarytogetajob.D.Tostatethatweneedtobepatientbeforeajobisoffered.7.Whatkindofpersondoyouthinktheladyis?A.Adventurous.B.Imaginative.C.Considerate.D.Polite.CTaxi-bookingappUberagreedtosellitsbusinessinChinatoDidiChuxing.Thetwofirmshadbeenfiercecompetitors,butDidiChuxinghadcontrolledtheChinesemarketwithan87%share.UberChinalaunchedin2014,butithadfailedtomakeanyprofitforalongtime.ChengWei,founderandchiefexecutiveofDidiChuxing,saidthetwocompanieshadlearnedagreatdealfromeachotheroverthepasttwoyearsinChina.Headdedthatthedealwouldsetthemobiletransportationindustryonahealthierpathofgrowthatahigherlevel.Aspartofthedeal,Mr.ChengwouldjointheboardofUber,whileUberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickwouldalsojoinDidi’sboard.Uber’sChinabusinesswouldownitsseparatebrand