市一中2018~2019学年开学考试试题

高二英语

考试时间：100分钟；满分120分

注意：本试题分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。考试结束后，将答题纸交回。

第Ⅰ卷（满分70分）

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。

　　I was reading these interesting stories behind a group of great logos in the world. Personally Nike is my favorite one-it's so simple. And I like the stories behind them, which made me forget all other things. McDonald's, Apple, Mercedes Benz and Adidas own great logos as well, and they are among my favorites.

　　Nike

　　In the Greek myth, Nike is the goddess of victory and the source of inspiration for soldiers. This logo represents the wing in the famous statue of the Greek goddess. Nike's logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 for $35, and was registered as a trademark in 1995.

　　McDonald's

　　The logo was designed in 1962 by Jim Schindler to resemble the arch-shaped(拱形的) signs on the side of the company's then walk-up hamburger stand. Later on, the two golden arches were combined together to form the M. The McDonald's name was added to the logo in 1968.

　　Apple

There are different stories behind Apple's logo. The first logo was a reference to the religious story of Adam and Eve, in which the apple represented the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. One year later, the second logo was designed in 1977 by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne, and it described Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree. This logo didn't stay long. One year later it was replaced almost immediately by graphic designer Rob Janoff's "rainbow apple", a rainbow-colored