2020-2021学年山西省太原五中高二（上）月考英语试卷（10月份）
一、单选题（本大题共10小题，共30.0分）
1.- I called you at ven yesterday evening,but there was no answer.
- Oh,I am sorry.I _____dinner at my friend's home.（ ）
A. had had B. had C. was having D. would have
2.Lucy _____her essay this whole weekend,which has to be handed in on Monday.（ ）
A. will have written心理健康的手抄报 B. had written
C. has written D. has been writing
3.I was cutting my ro bushes _____ someone knocked on the front door.Was it you？（ ）
A. as B. 高考数学2022when C. while D. before
4._____ the old guy a full physical exam,the doctor still couldn't come up with any possible explanation for the pain.（ ）
A. Given B. To give C. Having given D. Being given
5.The way that you thought of _____the math problem was greatly creative.（ ）
A. solving B. to solve C. having solved D. solved
6.The performance of the host,_____to plea the audience and draw their attention,was greeted with a cold silence,however.（ ）
A. intended B. intending
C. was intended D. which intended
7.The dish _____Sichuan province,China _____hot but tasty.（ ）
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A. originating from；is tasted B. originating from；tastes
C. originated from；is tasted D. originated from；tastes
8.--- Have you heard that they are working around the clock to compete for the prize？
--- Don't worry.We are ready to__________ the challenge.（ ）
A. build up B. take up C. stick to D. lead to
9.The people who _____Net worms are tho _____are addicted to the Internet.（ ）
A. referred to as；who B. are called；whom
C. are known as；who D. are known for；whom
10.The immigrants from the north of the province _____the largest population group in the city.（ ）
A. make up B. put up C. bring up鸡头凤尾 D. dress up
二、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共20.0分）
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Gems（珍宝） of Grand Central Terminal （GCT） The Transportation Sculpture
This impressive sculpture — all 1碗的拼音，500 tons of it — really rocks.Three figures from Roman mythology（神话） rest above the terminal's main entrance on 42nd Street.Hercules （德育案例分析on the left） reprents strength；十一活动Mercury （in the middle） is linked to speed,commerce,and transportation；and Minerva （on the right） reprents wisdom.
Designed by French sculptor Jules-Félix Coutan,Transportation is 66 feet wide and stands 48 feet tall at its highest point.Coutan made a small-scale model of the sculptural group,and craftsmen in Long Island City carved it from Indiana limestone.
肉末酱的做法The Tiffany Clock
A Jewel-like clock made by world-renowned Tiffany Studios sits in the middle of The Transportation Sculpture.With a diameter of 14 feet,this colorful timepiece is said to be th
e largest Tiffany glass clock in the world.
The Clock on the Information Booth
Another famous GCT timepiece is the four-sided,brass-and-opal（黄铜和猫眼石）clock on top of the information booth in the main concour （大厅）.It's a popular meeting point in this busy transportation center.The clock is capped by an acorn.Beneath the clock,a hidden stairca goes down to another booth on a lower level of the terminal.
The Main Concour's Ceiling Mural （壁画）
In a 1913 edition of The New York Times,a railway official joked that people might spend so much time stargazing at the mural on the main concour's ceiling that they'd miss their trains.It's easy to e why.Groups of stars — a mix of gold leaf （thin sheets of gold） and artfully placed light bulbs — twinkle across the ceiling sky.The starry scene,which was designed by a French artist named Paul César Helleu,brings to mind travelers of the past who navigated by the stars.
11.What do The Transportation Sculpture and The Tiffany Clock have in common？ ______
A. They are both located above the GCT's main entrance.
B. They were both designed by Jules-Félix Coutan.
C. They are both linked to Roman mythology.
D. They were both made of glass.
12.What do we know about The Clock on the Information Booth？ ______
A. It is forty-eight feet high.
B. It is on top of a huge statue.
C. It is connected to a lower level booth.
D. It is the largest opal clock in the world.
13.What does the ceiling mural show to the pasngers？ ______
A. Some stories from mythology.
B. Thousands of stars in the sky.
C. Various clocks from history.
D. Craftsmen in ancient times.
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Mary Engle Pennington was the greatest authority on refrigeration in the early twentieth century.Over the cour of a 40-year career,Pennington changed the way Americans transported and stored food.
Pennington was born on October 8，1872.At age 12，her interest in science began when she read a library book on medical chemistry.In 1890，she enrolled in（登记入学）Towne Scientific School.In two years,she completed the requirements for a bachelor's de
gree.Pennington received her PhD in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in 1895.Then she spent two more years at the University of Pennsylvania studying chemical botany.
