高一英语期中考试题

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 （共10题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

　　Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country.

　　The Centre Block is the main building on Parliament Hill(国会山)。There also stand several ceremonial spaces，such as the Hall of Honor and the Memorial Chamber. The present Centre Block is the second copy of the building, after the first was undermined by a big fire in 1916, and it is one of the most recognizable buildings in Canada.

　　Downtown Ottawa is the commercial and economic centre of the city. Most of the buildings are office towers. While most of Ottawa's high-tech industry is based elsewhere, it has an important presence in the downtown centre. The downtown also contains a number of apartments, hotels, and the older single family homes and townhouses along its edges( 边缘).

　　The National Gallery of Canada is one of Canada's earliest art galleries. The Gallery has a large and varied collection of paintings，drawings, sculptures and photographs. Although its focus is on Canadian art，it also holds works by some well-known American and European artists.

　　The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America. At the very beginning,it was used to provide a safe supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval(海军的) base in Kingston. It remains in use today mainly for people to boat and enjoy themselves，with most of its original structures undamaged. The locks on the system open for navigation (航海) in mid-May and close in mid-October.

1. What does the underlined word"undermined" in Paragraph2 mean?

A. Destroyed. B. Overcame.

C. Completed. D. Checked.

2. What are the main collections of the National Gallery of Canada?

A. Paintings from Europe.

B. Sculptures and photographs.

C. Drawings by American artists.

D. Artworks by Canadian artists.

3. The Rideau Canal at present is mainly used for

A. public transportation B. pleasure boating

C. safe supply D. communication route

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B

　　A dog found swimming more than 220 kilometers off the coast of Thailand has been returned safely to land.

Late last week, workers on an oil rig (石油钻塔) noticed the animal, all alone in the water. He began swimming toward the side of the structure. The dog was able to