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高中英语必修二期末测试卷2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）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。APerhapsthemostextraordinary(奇特的)buildingputupinthe19thcenturywastheCrystalPalace(水晶宫)whichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromalltheotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofallthetimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.Plentyofgoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromallpartsoftheworld.Therewasalsoagreatdealofmachineryonshow.Thoughinthosedays,travellingwasnotaseasyasitistoday,steamboatscarriedthousandsofvisitorsacrosstheChannelfromEurope.OnarrivinginEnglian,theyweretakentotheCrystalPalacebytrain.Thereweresixmillionvisitorsinall,andthemoneyfromtheexhibitionwasusedtobuildmuseumsandcolleges.Later,theCrystalPalacewasmovedtotheSouthLondon.Itremainedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworlduntilitwasburntdownin1936.()1.TheCrystalPalacewasbuiltup___________..A.inthe1950sB.inthe1900sC.shortlybefore1851D.before1951()2.PeoplefrommanycountriescametotheCrystalPalacemainlyto_______..A.buygoodsB.visitanexhibitionC.travelD.enjoytheCrystalPalaceitself()3.WhathappenedtotheCrystalPalacein1936？A.Itcaughtaterriblefire.B.ItdisappearedsuddenlyC.ItwasmovedawaytothesouthofLondon.D.Itwasrebuilt.()4.TheCrystalPalacewasfamoustoallbecause_______..A.itwasthebiggestbuildingintheworldthen.B.somanyvisitorshadbeenthere.C.itwasmadeofironandglass.D.itwasburntdownatlast.()5.Thewriter________.A.thoughttheCrystalPalaceveryusefulB.sanghighpraisefortheCrystalPalaceC.wantedtheCrystalPalacetoberebuiltD.wasoneofthevisitorswhohadbeentotheCrystalPalaceBPeoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen？Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimb,you’erwrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimincitygyms(体育馆).Here,peoplearelearningonspecialclimbingwalls.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandhassmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet.Howdopeopleclimbthewall？Toclimb,youneedspecialshoesandaharness(保护带)aroundyourchesttoholdyou.Thereareropestiedtoyourharness.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon’tfall.Abeginner’swallisusuallyabout15feethigh,andyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto.Sometimesit’seasytoseethenewpieceofmetal.Sometimes,it’snot.Themostdifficultpartsistocontrolyourfear.It’snormalforhumanstobeafraidoffalling,soit’sdifficultnottofeelfear.Butwhenyoumoveawayfromthewall,theharnessandtheropesholdyou,andyoubegintofeelsafe.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexercisesforalmosteveryone.Youuseyourwholebody,especiallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimb,bothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.()6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A.Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.B.Itisimpossibletobuildupone’sbodybyclimbing.C.Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.D.Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.()7.Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis_______.A.totieropestoyourharnessB.tocontrolyourfearC.tomoveawayfromthewallD.toclimbstraightup()8.Theword“workout”underlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.___A.settlementB.exerciseC.excitementD.Tiredness()9.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage？A.Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.B.Toprovethebasicneedforclimbing.C.Toencouragepeopletpclimbmountains.D.Tointroducethesportofwallclimbing.CAtonetime,computerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesofdocuments(文件)becausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthatarewritten,storedandsentelectronically,alotofthemarestillendinguponpaper.ItisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseofInternet-connectedcomputers,althoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecantellyouthatwhene-mailisintroduced,theprintersstartworkingovertime.“Ifeelinmybonesthisrevolutioniscausingmoretreestobecutdown,”saysTedSmithoftheEarthVillageOrganization.PerhapsthebestsignofhowcomputerandInternetusepushesupdemandforpapercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitself,whichseesprintingasoneofitspromisingnewmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeensetuptohelpsmallbusinessesprintqualitydocumentsfromacomputer.EarlierthisweekHewlett-PackardCo.announcedaplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwillenablepeopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocument,amedicalrecordorjustaone-linee-mail,eveniftheyarenowherenearacomputer.Asthecompanyseesit,themoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.Doesallthismeanenvironmentalconcerns(环境问题)havebeenforgotten?Someactivistssuggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthavegoneaway.Iguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareof,becauseofrecycling(回收利用),saidKellyQuirke,directoroftheRainforestActionNetworkinSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeishopefulthathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.Hesaysprintersthatprintonbothsidesaregrowinginpopularity.Theactiongrouphasalsofoundacceptablepapermadefrommaterialsotherthanwood,suchasagriculturalwaste.()10.Thegrowingdemandforpaperinrecentyearsislargelydueto____.A.therapiddevelopmentofsmallbusinessesB.theopeningupofnewmarketsC.t