成都外国语学校2016-2017学年度上期半期考试高二英语笔试试卷命题人:王玉竹吴越何平张露张静吴乔审题人:刘艳玲注意事项:1.试题分第Ｉ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。2.满分150分，考试时间120分钟。3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号准确无误地填写，填涂在答题卡规定的位置上；使用2B铅笔填涂。4.考试结束后将答题卡交回，不得折叠、损毁答题卡。第Ｉ卷（选择题共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AVisitingLondoncanbeanexpensivetrip,soestablishingabudgetandfindingbargainswhenyouarrivewillhelpyougetaroundLondononthecheap.ThefollowingstepscanhelpyoufindcheaperalternativesfortransportforyourLondontrip.※Familiarizeyourselfwiththecity’sboroughsandspecificallytheareawhereyouwillbestaying.Youcanuseastreetmap,oranonlinemapsearchengine,toestablishwhereinthecityyouwillbestayingandthedistanceyouarefromthemajortouristattractionsyouwanttovisit.※FindalocalproviderofTransportforLondonticketsortravelcards,sinceyourfirstbargainpurchasewillbeanOysterCard.TravelingaroundLondonwithanOysterCardwillgiveyouaccesstothecheapestoptionoftransportationmethodsandtheOysterCardisacceptedcitywideonbuses,boatsandtheLondonUnderground,knownbythelocalsas“thetube”.※SeekoutyournearestTubeStation.TheTubeisthecheapestandmostreliableformoftransportationandrunsfromaround6a.m.untilaround1a.m....,dependingonthelineorthestation.Thereare287tubestationsinLondonthataccepttheOysterCard,withahighconcentrationincentralLondon.IfyouarestayinganywhereincentralLondon,therewillbeatubestationlessthan10minutesaway.TheTransportforLondonwebsiteoffersatubestationsearchfacilitytofindthenearestsubwaystationtoanylocationinthecity.Whenyoufindatubestation,youcaneasilylocatetheclosestbusstopbyusingthecomparisonbus-tubemapsatthestation’sentrance.※FollowtheTransportforLondonTubeGuidetoyourdestinationsandalwaysplanahead.Makingaplanfortransportwillsaveyouunnecessaryexpenses,wastedtripsonthetubeanddoublingbackonyourjourney.1.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TointroducethepublictransportsysteminLondon.B.ToshowreadershowtousetheOysterCard.C.ToprovethesubwayinLondoniseasytouse.D.TooffertipsforsavingtransportcostsinLondon.2.Whichof