夸克学习打开夸克扫码有夸克就有解查看试卷解析云南省昆明市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试卷1.If you're too busy to buy the latest issues of your favorite magazines,never fear---help is at hand.Withcellphone.Below are some fantastic monthly magazines you can enjoy today.How It Works is a magazine with exciting facts about our world.Each issue is packed with interesting factsand stories on everything from science,technology and transport,to the environment and history.With easy-to-follow diagrams,fun trivia (and all the vital answers to questions you didn't even realize you had,itcures boredom and∫eeds curious minds.公式图片3,5.System and beyond.From the amazing technology and spacecraft that enables humans to venture (intoHistory of War takes you through the stories,strategies,heroes and machines of armed conflict through theages.Each issue covers some of the most astonishing and inspiring stories from battlefields across thecenturies,including powerful interviews with soldiers and expert analyses from leading historians.3.8).From the plots of ancient Rome,to the scandals()of the Tudor Court and heroic tales from World WarII-All about History takes you on a journey across the centuries,and leaves in all the drama andentertainment our attractive past has to offer.Each issue is full of valuable pictures and interesting storieswritten by historians.公式图片4).[1]How much can it save you to subscribe the first magazine for a year?A.2.5 dollars.B.3.5 dollars.C.6 dollars.D.12 dollars.[2]Which of the following can satisfy astronomy lovers?B.All about Space.C.History of War.D.All about History.【3】What is special about All about History!B.It is the cheapest of the four magazines.C.It takes you on a journey across the centuries.2.A group of Dutch high school students with little sailing erperience completed a five-weck trip across theAtlantic Ocean on Sunday.The students,aged 14 to 17,were joined by 12 experienced crew members and threeteachers.They had been taking part in an educational voyage of the Caribbean when the extreme weather forcedthem to greatly change the way they returned home.第1页/共14页夸克学习有夸克就有解Istead of flying back home from Cuba as they had planned,the crew members and students gathered suppliesand warm clothes.Then,they set sail for the Dutch port city of Harlingen,7,000 kilometers away.Their boat,the Wylde Swan,arrived at Harlingen late Sunday morning.Observers gathered at a sea wall to watch thearrival.As they arrived,the students hung up a self-made sig on the boat that read "Bucket List".It showed they hadcompleted activities that included crossing the Atlantic Ocean,mid-ocean swimming and surviving the BermudaTriangle,an area in the Atlantic where some people declare ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared.The students'family members were waiting for them at the port.Masterskip,the company that organized the boat trip,runs five educational voyages for about 150 students eachyear.Crossing the Atlantic is nothing new for the Wylde Swan,which has made the trip about 20 times.Thecompany's director,Christophe Meijer,said he was pleased the students had adapted to life on the boat andhad kept up their education on the long trip."They are actually far ahead now of their Dutch schoolstudents,"Meijer said,"They have made us very proud."【l】WWhy didn't the group return home as planned?A.They were inerperienced travelers.B.They did not have enough supplies.C.Their flight home had been cancelled.D.The bad weather changed their plan.[2]How long has Masterskip been organizing educational voyages?A.For about 4 years.B.For about 5 years.C.For about 14 years.[31 What does Christophe Meijer think of the trip?A.Adventurous.B.Tiresome.C.Worthwhile.D.Amusing.【4】What does the tert mainly talk about?B.Dutch students completed a trip across the Atlantic OceanC.Masterskip organized educational voyages for students.第2页1共14页夸克学习有夸克就有解Researchers have used high technology methods to learn secrets about a famous painting Girl with Pearl Earringby Johannes Vermeer.Vermeer is considered one of the masters of art in the 1600s.The researchers'testshaven't discovered the identity of the mysterious girl in the painting.But they have found out importantinformation about how Vermeer did the painting.A careful examination of very small pieces of paint showed where some of the painting's pigments (camefrom.The white that helps form the earring comes from lead from the Peak District in northern England.The blue is made from a valuable stone found in Afghanistan.The red is made from insects that live oncactus plants in Merico and South America.Abbie Vandivere was leader of the research project.She expressed surprise that Vermeer used so much blue inthe painting,noting,"This blue pigment was more valuable than gold in the 17th century."Vermeer,however,didn't have to travel the world to get his materials.He most likely bought them in his hometown of Delft."The research findings don't just show details about Vermeer's materials,"said Vandivere,"but also tell us aboutworld trade in the 17th century."The research also umcovered the order in which Vermeer painted the girl ona piece of cloth.Infrared imaging (showed that Vermeer began making the work using brown andblack paint.He then drew the girl's outline in black lines before working from the green background to theA statement on the museum's website describes the woman as imaginary."The painting is not a portrait ()but a painting of an imaginary figure,"the website says.【l】What have the researchers found?A.A master of art of the 17th century.B.The way Vermeer drew the painting.C.The identity of the girl in the painting.D.A famous painting by Johannes Vermeer.【2】Where was the white paint produced?A.In England.B.In Afghanistan.C.I Merico.D.In America.【3】Why was Abbie surprised?A.The painting was in good condition.B.Vermeer bought the paints abroad.第3页1共14页