2018—2019学年高一下期第三次双周考英语试卷第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AGardenRestaurant①Telephone:2706030②Address:9020BridgeportRoad③Openingtime:Mon.ToSunday.7:00a.m.--2:30p.m.and5:00p.m.--9:00p.m.NewYorkMuseum①Telephone:7364431②Address:VanierPark,1100ChesmutSt.NewYork,Americanlargestmuseumspecializing(专门研究)intheartofAmericannativepeople.③Opentime:Mon.ToSat.9:00a.m.--5:00p.m.(Mondayfree).LansdowneParkShoppingCenter①Telephone:3562367②Address:5300No.3Road③Openingtime:Mon.toSun.9:30a.m.--5:30p.m.SkylineHotel①Telephone:2785161②Address:3031No3Road(atSeaIslandWay)③Openingtime:Mon.toSun.8:00a.m.--10:30p.m.Foodservice:10:00a.m.--10:30p.m.21.Ifyouwanttobuyanewjacket,youhavetogoto_______.A.3031No.3RoadB.1100ChestnutStreetC.9020BridgeportRoadD.5300No.3Road22.IfyouwanttogooutforlunchonSundayyoucancallupthenumber_____.A.2785161or2706030B.2706030or3562367C.7364431or2785161D.3562367or278516123.VisitingNewYorkMuseum,youcanknow______.A.thehistoryofAmericanB.thehistoryofNewYorkC.theartofAmericannativepeopleD.theartofNewYorkBIcelandisalargeisland.Infact,it’stheworld’s18thlargestisland.Mostofthepopulation,however,livesinthesouthernpartofthecountry,inoraroundthecapitalcityofReykjavik.Byitsveryname,you’dexpectIcelandtobemostlyice.LookingatIcelandonamap,you’llnoticeitsitsjustoutsidetheArcticCircle.Despitethislocationanditsname,Icelandactuallyhastemperateclimatebecauseit’swarmedbytheGulfStream.TheGulfStreamalsohelpskeepIceland’scoastalportsice-freethroughthewinter.ThereisplentyoficeonIceland,though.Thecountryconsistsofalargeplateau(高原)thatincludesfieldsofsand,mountainsandglaciers(冰川).OversixtypercentofIcelandistundra(苔原).AboutfourteenpercentofIcelandarelakesandglaciers.Onlyabouttwentythreepercentofthecountryhasplantsorvegetationofanykind.Icelandwassettledinthelate800sandearly900sbyNorsemenfromtheScandinaviancountryofNorway.OthersettlersalsocamefromIrelandandScotland.Fromthethirteenthcenturyupuntil1918,IcelandwaspartoftheNorwegianandlaterDanishmonarchies.Formostofthattime,thesmallIcelandicpopulationdependeduponfishingandfarmingtomakealiving.Forhundredsofyears,Icelandwasoneofthepoorestandleastdevelopedcountriesintheworld.AfterWorldWarⅡ,internationalaidandindustrializationofthefishingindustryturnedIcelandintooneofthewealthiestcountriesintheworld.In1914,IcelandbecamepartoftheEuropeanEconomicArea,whichalloweditseconomytogrowevenmore.Icelandisoneoftheyoungestislandsintheworld.Surtseyroseoutoftheoceanduringaseriesofvolcaniceruptionsbetween1963and1968.Today,onlyscientistswhostudythegrowthofnewlifecanvisitthevolcanicislandofSurtsey.24.WhatcanyouknowaboutIcelandaccordingtothepassage?A.Itscapitalcityiscrowded.B.Itsclimateisfairlymild.C.Peopleliveintheeast.D.It’slocatedintheArcticCircle.25.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A.Iceland’sdevelopment.B.Iceland’ssettlers.C.Iceland’sgeography.D.Iceland’spolitics.26.WhatcanweinferaboutSurtseyfromthelastparagraph?A.Sciencedevelopsfastthere.B.Manyvisitorsdropinthere.C.Nohumanbeingslivethere.D.Itscitizensfeedonfish.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.AnIslandofIceandSnow.B.ADevelopingIslandintheworld.C.Island,theLargestIslandintheWorld.D.AnIntroductiontoIceland.CHaveyoueverimaginedsendingmime(哑剧)artiststothestreettofightillegaltraffic?Venezuela’scapitalcityisgivingitsdangerousdriversthesilenttreatment.Mimeartistsaresenttodowhatthepolicealonehavenot:maketheillegaltrafficeasytocontrol.About120mimeartistsdressedlikeclownsputonwhitegloves.Theyshooktheirfingersatdangerousdrivers,madefacesormadeothermotionsatbadlybehavedwalkerswhoranacrossbusyroadsratherthanwaitingatcrossings.Theydoeverythingtheycan,ofcourse,whilesilent.Theyfoundplentytokeepthembusyinacitywheremotorcycleridersdrivedownpavements;busesdroppassengersinthemiddleofbusystreetsanddriverstreatredlightsandspeedlimitsassuggestionsratherthanorders.“Mostpeoplearecooperative,butbadhabitsareusuallyhardtobreakandsomedriversjustdon’tchangetheirways,”saidNeidySuarez,an18-year-oldmimeartist.“Somepeoplegotangryandshoutedatuswhenwewarnedthem.Butmostpeoplereactedpleasantlyandsomeofferedcompliments(敬意).”AformermayorofBogota,Colombia,combinedmimeartistsandstricterpoliceenforcement(执法)inaprogramandthatwaswidelyseenasasuccess.VenezueladecidedtocopyColombia.ThestreetsofVenezuela’scapitalcity,Caracas,wheretoomanydrivershavelittleregardfortherules,though,maybeevenmorechaoticthanthoseofColombia’scapital.AlexOjeda,presidentofaculturalorganizationthatemployedprofessionalactorstotrainthemimeartists,saidhewasconfidenttheywouldhelp,althoughchangingthebehaviorofmotoristswouldbealong-termtask.“Themimeartistscanachievewhattrafficpolicecannotachieveusingwarningsandpunishmentsintheireffortstomaintaincontrol,”hesaid.“Mimeartists,onthecontrary,oftenachievethesamegoalsbyemployingartisticandpeacefulactions.”Ataceremonyfornewlytrainedmimeartists,anofficialpromisedtokeepuptheeffort“untilthestreetsarefullofcreativityandeducation”.28.Whenthemimeartistshelpthepolicedirecttraffic,they________.A.alwaysusebodylanguages.B.oftenshoutatdangerousdrivers.C.usuallyhelpoldwalkerscrosstheroa