人教版高中英语必修五高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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人教版高中英语必修五高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节 ,满分 40)

第一节 (共 15 小题 ;每题 2 分 ,满分 30 分 )

阅读以下短文 ,从每题所给的四个选项 (A,B,C 和 D) 中 ,选出最正确选项 .

A

NEW YORK — The band Atomic Tom has scored an Internet hit with its self-created video to the

song Take Me Out. In the video, the band members ride a New York City subway while performing entirely

on iPhones, with applications linked with mini-battery powered broadcasters for each instrument.

Singer Luck White says the production was a top-secret operation.

"We didn't tell anyone about this. It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from

management, from everybody. So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it

on YouTube,"explained White.

It has been watched by more than 2 million on YouTube since debuting( 首次露面 ) last week. "All I've

wanted to do for the past few days is just stare at the YouTube page and keep refreshing it to see how far it

will go, " said Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band.

"The Internet changed everything,"Espiritu said. "It's kind of an exciting time because it forces

everyone to adjust and be creative and find new ways to get your name out there."

The idea for the video came from Espiritu's 24-year-old brother Benjamin, who's hoping to go to film

school. " I've seen a lot of these music applications, and they're kind of fascinating to me,"Benjamin

Espiritu said. " I thought: 'What would happen if iPhones kind of took over the world? If there could

actually be a band that played straight through with iPhones, what would that look like?'" So they shot(

拍 人教版高中英语必修五高二上学期期中考试英语试题

摄 ) the video —with iPhones also serving as video cameras. The band also tried Union Square but were

stopped during playing because they didn't have a permit.

" The YouTube views are translating into album sales,"Espiritu said. "We've seen the jump." Their album

has been in the top 10albums on iTunes.

Will their fans start cheering for iPhone-only performances? "We've gotten the most exposure(曝

光 )and teh most fans that we've ever gotten through this, so I wouldn't be surprised if fans are going

to want to see that.: Espritu said.

1. Who first saw the ban's video to the song Take Me Out?

A. Their friends B. Their family C. The people online D. Their management.

2. What did Espiritu mean by saying "The YouTube views are translating into album sales"?

A. The You Tube views make the album sales increase.

B. The band has changed the video on the YouTube into an album. C.

People need to pay for the video if they view it on the YouTube.

D. People who have viewed the video on the YouTube should buy an album.

3. What can we learn from the text?

A. It was Espiritu who came up with teh idea of the video.

B. Benjamin thought iPhones would take over the world.

C. The band also managed to shoot the video in the Union Square.

D. Espiritu thought it was possible fro their fans to prefer iPhone-only performances.

4. What would be the best title for this text?

A. Atomic Tom's iPhone Subway Performance

B. Take Me Out— Atomic Tom's New Song

C. A band's performance through YouTube

D. A Band's iPhone single T ake Me Out Hits Big

B

The British coloney(殖民地 )of Bermude is a top summertime escape. Yet, even through October,

Bermuda isn't ready to stop for the winter. During this month, world-class festivals on teh island keep things

lively and the weather remains comfortable enough for Bermuda shorts and bathing suits.

In October, Bermuda hosts two major festivals — the Bermuda Music Festival and the Bermuda 人教版高中英语必修五高二上学期期中考试英语试题

Culinary Arts( 厨艺 ) Festival. The 10 th anniversary Bermuda Music Festival begins October 5 and features

three days of performances at the Royal Naval Dockyard( 皇家海军造船厂 )on Bermuda's West End.

Featured main stage performers include Joss Stone, Pattie Labelle, and Al Green, and a second stage

spotlights local Bermudian artists. General admission tickets start at $60 for on e day or $160 for a

three-day pass.

Starting October 21, the Culinary Arts Festival brings some of North America's top chefs to the island for

four days of food and wine tastings, conferences and cooking competitions. Participating chefs include

Todd English and Michael Lomonaco, among others. Three-day festival passes start at $649 per person, but

you can also buy separate tickets for individual events.

Even if you don't attend one of the festivals, there's still plenty to do. With mostly sunny days and

temperatures averaging aroung 79 degrees, the weather is just right for participating in Bermuda's two