2020-2021学年陕西省安康市白河高级中学高一（下）期中英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共24.0分）
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When you go to St Petersburg,you will find that many tourist attractions are waiting for you to visit.If you're short on time,or just want to make sure to hit the highlights,the are the top must-e sights in St Petersburg.
The Hermitage Muum
The Hermitage Muum is one of the most important sights to e for any visitor to St Petersburg.There you can e lots of different paintings of old masters inside the Hermitage.Prepare to come face-to-face with classic Western artists.
The Russian Muum
The Russian Muum holds one of the largest collections of Russian art in the world.View
Russian art creations through the ages,from Byzantine （拜占庭）-style icons to the Socialist Realism of Stalin's times.
Kizhi Island
Kizhi Island is an open-air muum of wooden buildings from the Karelia Region of Russia.The impressive structures are made without any nails（钉子）- the wood fits together with joints and grooves （沟槽）.
Peterhof
Peterhof is as beautiful as it is fun.You'll be charged for admission（门票），but go to Peterhof when the fountains（喷泉） are working-during the day in the summer.They are shut off in winter as well as in the evenings.
The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
Love it or hate it,the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood is an attractive must-e sight.
The beautiful look may make your eyes brighten,and the paintings inside the church will make you say "Wow!"
The Bronze Horman Statue
The Bronze Horman is a part of Russian Culture and a symbol of St Petersburg.Made famous by Alexander Pushkin （普希金），this statue of Peter the Great sitting on his hor can truly show Peter the Great's influence on the Russian idea of greatness.
1.If you're interested in paintings,you'd better go to ______ .
A. the Hermitage Muum and Peterhof
B. the Hermitage Muum and the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
C. Kizhi Island and the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
D. the Russian Muum and Kizhi Island
2.The man on the Bronze Hor refers to ______ .
A. Peter the Great B. Alexander Pushkin
C. Byzantine D. Stalin
3.The main purpo of this passage is to ______ .
A. show the wonderful history of Russia
B. introduce the famous buildings in Russia
C. persuade artists to study St Petersburg
D. attract tourists to visit St Petersburg
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A fresh and gentle wind on your face,soft sand under your feet and blue waters as far as the eye can e.Is there any other Olympic sport that is played in such pleasant conditions as beach volleyball？
"I've gone to a lot of beautiful places,and met a lot of beautiful people.That wouldn't have happened if I had been playing another sport," said Randy Stoklos,America's famous beach volleyball player.
The sport began as a four-a-side game on beaches in Southern California in the 1920s.The first recorded two-man game took place there in 1930，and the first tournament（锦标赛） was held in Los Angeles 18 years later.The winners were awarded a ca of Pepsi.In the 1950s,women started playing and the sport soon spread to Europe and South America.Yet at that time,beach volleyball was more an entertainment show than a sport,with beauty competitions included.The Association of Volleyball Professionals was founded in 1983 and beach volleyball developed into a fast,athletic sport.Its world-wide popularity won beach volleyball a place at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta,where 24 male teams and 16 female teams took part.At prent,the U.S.and Brazil are the best in the world at beach volleyball.
The game came to China in the early 1990s and there have been national tournaments si
nce 1994.It became an official event at the Eighth National Games in 1997.China's You Wenhui and Wang Lu finished ninth in the women's beach volleyball world championships in Brazil.
4.The passage is mainly about ______ .
A. how to play beach volleyball
B. the importance of beach volleyball
C. the history of beach volleyball
D. Women's beach volleyball in China
5.According to the passage,which of the following statements is TRUE？ ______
A. Beach volleyball was first played like other Olympic sports.
B. Beach volleyball began on beaches in Southern California.
C. Beach volleyball has always been an entertainment show rather than a sport.
D. Women started playing beach volleyball in South America in 1945.
6.When did beach volleyball officially become an Olympic event？ ______
A. In 1948. B. In 1950. C. In 1996. D. In 1997.
7.According to the passage,we can learn that ______ .
A. in 1996，beach volleyball became an official event in China
B. China's beach volleyball team is the best in the world
C. China's beach volleyball players won the first place in Brazil
