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学年河南省豫西名校高二下期期末联考英语试题word版
豫西名校2018-2019学年下期期末联考高二英语试题
(考试时间:
100分钟试卷满分:
120分)
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(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。
A
Timeforanadventure?
Havealookatourexcitingrangeofholidayanddecidewhattypeofadventureyou'dlike.
Polarexpeditions
TakeacruisetoAntarcticaorthenorthernArctic;explorealandofwhitenaturalbeautyandwonderfulwildlife.OurexpertswillexplaineverythingaboutthetwopolesasyouwatchthepenguinsinAntarcticaorwhalesandpolarbearsintheArctic.There'snogreateradventurethantravellingtotheendsoftheearth.Aonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience!
Culturaljourneys
Ourculturaljourneyswillhe]pyoudiscoverancientcivilizations:
India,Thailand,Egyptandmanymore.Visittemples,palacesandancientruins-justremembertobringyourcamera!
Gettoknowlocalwaysoflifebyexploringmarkets,tryingexoticfoodsandmeetinglocalpeople.
Trekkingtours
WehavetrekkingholidaystofamousplacessuchasMachuPicchuortheEverestBase
CampTrek,aswellassomenearertohomeintheHighlandsofScotland.Youdon'tneedtobeverysporty,justfairlyfit.You"llhaveagreattimeenjoyingnaturewithagroupofnewfriends.Someoftheholidaysincludecamping,butwe'lltransportthetentforyou.Wildlifeholidays
weorganisesmall-grouptourstogetclosertonatureinAfrica,AsiaorSouthAmerica.GoonsafariinAfricaandwatchlionsandgiraffes.MeetthefamousturtlesoftheGalapagosIslands.Lookfortigers,ortakeanelephantsafariinSriLanka.Weuselocalguidesandstayinrangeofaccommodation,fromtentstotreehouses.
21.Whatcanyoudoonpolarexpeditions?
A.TrydifferentsportsB.Seewhales.
B.ClimbmountainsD.Meetlocalpeople.
2.Whatareyouadvisedtobringonculturaljourneys?
A.CameraB.Tents.C.Specialshoes.D.Alocalguide.
23.Onwhichholiday(s)doyouneedtobereasonablyfit?
A.PolarexpeditionsB.Culturaljourneys
C.TrekkingtoursD.Wildlifeholidays
B
WhenIwas12yearsold,Ialreadyknewthatmyteenyearsweregoingtobetheworstyearsatmylife.Iwasatotaloutsider,bullied(欺凌)atschool.Ifeltcompletelyaloneinmysmalltown.
ButbystartingtodovolunteerworkwhenIwas14,Iturnedmyproblemintoapassionforhelpingothers.Theopportunitytopracticekindnessmademefeellikemylifehadagreaterpurpose.ThemorepositiveenergyIshared,themorekindnessandappreciationIreceived.Irealizedthatmypurposeinlifewouldbetoreachouttopeople,specificallyteenagers,andhelpthemfeellessalone.
Booksweremytimefriendsbackthen.Iwassothankfulthattheauthorswrotethosebooks.Thekindnesstheyofferedmewiththeirbookssavedmylife.OneofmybiggestdreamswastobecomeanauthorsoIcouldwritebooksthatwouldhelpotherteenagersthewaythosebookshelpedme.
Aftersurvivingterribleexperiencesatschoolandathome,Imadeachoicetotaketheoptimistic,positiveroadinthenextstepsofmyjourney.MydreamcareeriswhatIamdoingnow.Ihavebeenafull-timeauthorofteennovelssince2007andamgratefulforthisamazingopportunitytoreachouttoreaderseverysingleday.
KindnesssavedmewhenIneededhelpthemost.Evensmallactsofkindnesscanchangesomeone'slife.Youneverknowwhatsomeoneelseisgoingthrough.Butbypracticingdailykindness,youbecomeanarchitectofpositivechange.
24.Whatwastheauthor'slifelikewhenhewas12?
A.Boring.B.Peaceful.C.Unhappy.D.Meaningful.
25.Howdidthevolunteerworkbenefittheauthor?
A.Itmadehimpopularinhistown.
B.Ithelpedhimfindthemeaningoflife.
C.Ithelpedhimunderstandothers'livesbetter.
D.Ithelpedhimfallinlovewithreading.
26.Whydidtheauthorchoosewritingashisjob?
A.Hewasinspiredbyhisteacher.
B.Hecouldpasspositiveenergytoreaders.
C.Hewantedtosharehisschoolexperiences.
D.Hefoundhehadatalentforwriting.
27.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdointhelastparagraph?
A.Say"no"tobulliesbravely.
B.Inspireotherstomakepositivechanges.
C.Treatotherswithkindnessindailylife.
D.Learntocaremoreaboutothers'feelings.
c
Precipitationisthenameforanykindofwaterthatfallsfromthesky.Rain,snowandhailarealltypesofprecipitation.Precipitationformsintheclouds.
Cloudsformwhenwaterparticlesintheairjointogether.Theseparticlescanbeliquidorfrozen.Itdependsontheairtemperature.Groupsofliquidwaterdropletsinacloudarecalledclouddroplets.
Asingleclouddropletistiny.Thedropletsgetbiggerandheavierastheyclumptogether.Whentheygettooheavy,theyfallasrain.
Sometimes,acloudformswheretheairisbelowfreezing.Thiscausesthewaterinsidethecloudtofreeze.Thesefrozendropletsarecalledsnowcrystals.Snowcrystalsclumptogethertoformsnowflakes.Eventually,theflakesbecometooheavy.TheyfalltotheEarthassnow.
Airtemperatureaffectsprecipitation.Itcancausefallingsnowflakestomelt.Itcancreatefreezingrainandsleet.Coldtemperaturescancausechunksoficetoformintheair.Thesechunksoficeareknownashail.
Freezingrainoccurswhenwarmandcoldaircometogether.First,asnowflakefallsfromaverycoldcloud.Thenitpassesthroughalayerofwarmerair.Thiscausesittomelt.Itthenpassesthroughanotherlayerofcoldair.Thismakesitverycoldagain.Freezingraindoesnothaveenoughtimetorefreezebeforeithitstheground.Still,Itwillimmediatelyturntoiceifitfallsontoacoldobject.Thiscouldbeastreetoratreebranch.Sleetstartsthesamewayasfreezingrain.Thereisadifference,though.Withsleet,themeltedsnowflakeshavetimetorefreezebeforetheyland.
Hailisanotherkindofprecipitation.Itformsduringseriousstorms.Strongwindsblowsnowflakesandraindropshighintothesky.Uphigh,theairisverycold.Thecoldairfreezesthewaterintochunksofice.Eachtimethewindsblowtheicechunksup.theygrowlarger.Thiscancontinueuntiltheiceistooheavyforthewindtolift.TheicechunkscanbeverybigwhentheyfalltotheEarth.Theycoulddentcars.
28.Whichansweroptiongoesthirdintheprocessthatmakesrain?
①Waterparticlesjointogether.②Dropletsformacloud
③______④Clouddropletsfallasrain.
A.Waterpassesthroughwarmair.B.Windsblowwaterdropletsup.
C.Coldairfreezesclouddroplets.D.Dropletsgetbiggerandheavier.
29.Howisfreezingraindifferentfromsnow?
A.Freezingraincanfallduringastorm.
B.Freezingrainstartshighintheclouds.
C.Freezingrainissnowthatmeltsandgetscoldagain.
D.Freezingrainturnsintowaterorsnowwhenitiswarm.
30.Snowflakesthatmeltandrefreezebeforetheylandcause_____.
A.heavysnowB.freezingrainC.hailD.sleet
31.Whydoeshailfreezeaccordingtothepassage?
A.Windsblowwateruphighintoverycoldair.
B.Itturnstoicewhenitfallsonacoldobject.
C.Meltedsnowflakesrefreezebeforetheyland.
D.Crystalsgettooheavyandfallquicklyasice.
D
TheTyrannosaumsrex,alsocalledT.rex,isknownforbeingkingofthedinosaurs.However,dinosaursinthesamefamilyweren'talwayssuchhugebeasts.EarlyancestorsoftheT.rexwereprettytiny,scientistssay.
ScientistshaveidentifiedanewcousinoftheT.rex.Thisdinosauronlyreachedaheightof3feet.That'sroughlytheheightofatoddler.Ifitstretcheditsduck-billedhead,anadulthumanmaybe"wouldbelookingatitintheeye,"saidSterlingNesbitt.Hediscoveredthedinosaur.NesbittisapaleontologistatVirginiaTech.Apaleontologistisapersonwhostudiesfossils.
ThenewdinosauriscalledSuskityrannushazelae.Theanimaldatesback92millionyears.Thisisabout20millionyearsbeforetheT.rexstompedtheEarth.
Thenewlydiscoveredcousinwasaboutthreetimeslongerthanitwastall.Itweighedbetween45and90pounds.That'salmostnothingcomparedtothe9-tonT.rex.TheT.rexweighednearlyasmuchastwohippos.
Suskityrannushazalaeisn'tthefirstorevensmallestoftheTyrannosaurusfamilytree.StillNesbittsaiditprovidesthebestexampleofhowthisfamilyofsmallerdinosaurschangedovermillionsofyears.Theybecametoweringbeasts.ThehugeT.rexisthesubjectofhorrormovies.
HansSuesstudiesancientlivingthingsattheSmithsonianInstitution.Hewasn'tpartofthestudy.Suessaiditwasanimportantfind."SuskityrannusisthefirstreallygoodrecordoftheearlytyrannosaursinNorthAmerica,"hesaid.
Thesemeat-eatersweren'tparticularlybigcomparedwithotherdinosaursaliveatthattime.Itisunclearwhydinosaursinthisgrouplaterbecamesoenormous.
Nesbittsaidthenewlydiscoveredspeciesisprobablyamongthelastofthelittleguys.Itwasbiggerthanearliertyrannosau.andhadbigfeetneededforspeed.TheT.rexlostthese.
32.WhySuskityrannushazelaeisthoughttobeagoodexamplefromtheTyrannosaurusfamilytree?
A.Itshowsthattyrannosaurswerequiteheavy.
B.Itisthefastesttyrannosaureverfound.
C.Itshowshowthetyrannosaurschangedovertime.
D.Itisthesmallesttyrannosaureverfound.
33.HowwasSuskityrannushazelaedifferentfromT.rex?
A.ItwassmallerthanT.rex.B.ItwasbiggerthanT.rex.
C.ItatemoreplantsthanT.rex.D.ItranmoreslowlythanT.rex.
34.WhichstatementistrueaboutT.rex?
A.Ithadaduck-billedhead.B.ItwasdiscoveredbyNesbitt.
C.Itwasasheavyasahipp