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1、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。ATime for an adventure? Have a look at our exciting range of holiday and decide what type of adventure youd like.Polar expeditionsTake

2、 a cruise to Antarctica or the northern Arctic; explore a land of white natural beauty and wonderful wildlife. Our experts will explain everything about the two poles as you watch the penguins in Antarctica or whales and polar bears in the Arctic. Theres no greater adventure than travelling to the e

3、nds of the earth. A once-in-a-lifetime experience!Cultural journeysOur cultural journeys will hep you discover ancient civilizations: India, Thailand, Egypt and many more. Visit temples, palaces and ancient ruins - just remember to bring your camera! Get to know local ways of life by exploring marke

4、ts, trying exotic foods and meeting local people.Trekking toursWe have trekking holidays to famous places such as Machu Picchu or the Everest BaseCamp Trek, as well as some nearer to home in the Highlands of Scotland. You dont need to be very sporty, just fairly fit. You ll have a great time enjoyin

5、g nature with a group of new friends. Some of the holidays include camping, but well transport the tent for you. Wildlife holidays we organise small-group tours to get closer to nature in Africa, Asia or South America. Go on safari in Africa and watch lions and giraffes. Meet the famous turtles of t

6、he Galapagos Islands. Look for tigers, or take an elephant safari in Sri Lanka. We use local guides and stay in range of accommodation, from tents to tree houses. 21.What can you do on polar expeditions? A.Try different sports B. See whales.B.Climb mountains D. Meet local people.2. What are you advi

7、sed to bring on cultural journeys?A. Camera B. Tents. C. Special shoes. D. A local guide.23. On which holiday(s) do you need to be reasonably fit?A. Polar expeditions B. Cultural journeysC. Trekking tours D. Wildlife holidaysBWhen I was 1 2 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to

8、be the worst years at my life. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌）at school. I felt completely alone in my small town.But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a great

9、er purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically teenagers, and help them feel less alone.Books were my time friends back then. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those

10、 books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest dreams was to become an author so I could write books that would help other teenagers the way those books helped me.After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimisti

11、c, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career is what I am doing now. I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.Kindness saved me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of k

12、indness can change someones life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you become an architect of positive change.24. What was the authors life like when he was 12?A. Boring. B. Peaceful. C. Unhappy. D. Meaningful.25. How did the volunteer work benefit

13、 the author?A. It made him popular in his town.B. It helped him find the meaning of life.C. It helped him understand others lives better.D. It helped him fall in love with reading.26. Why did the author choose writing as his job?A. He was inspired by his teacher.B. He could pass positive energy to r

14、eaders.C. He wanted to share his school experiences.D. He found he had a talent for writing.27. What does the author suggest readers do in the last paragraph?A. Say no to bullies bravely.B. Inspire others to make positive changes.C. Treat others with kindness in daily life.D. Learn to care more abou

15、t others feelings. cPrecipitation is the name for any kind of water that falls from the sky. Rain, snow and hail are all types of precipitation. Precipitation forms in the clouds.Clouds form when water particles in the air join together. These particles can be liquid or frozen. It depends on the air

16、 temperature. Groups of liquid water droplets in a cloud are called cloud droplets.A single cloud droplet is tiny. The droplets get bigger and heavier as they clump together.When they get too heavy, they fall as rain.Sometimes, a cloud forms where the air is below freezing. This causes the water ins

17、ide the cloud to freeze. These frozen droplets are called snow crystals. Snow crystals clump together to form snowflakes. Eventually, the flakes become too heavy. They fall to the Earth as snow.Air temperature affects precipitation. It can cause falling snowflakes to melt. It can create freezing rai

18、n and sleet. Cold temperatures can cause chunks of ice to form in the air. These chunks of ice are known as hail.Freezing rain occurs when warm and cold air come together. First, a snowflake falls from a very cold cloud. Then it passes through a layer of warmer air. This causes it to melt. It then p

19、asses through another layer of cold air. This makes it very cold again. Freezing rain does not have enough time to refreeze before it hits the ground. Still, It will immediately turn to ice if it falls onto a cold object. This could be a street or a tree branch. Sleet starts the same way as freezing

20、 rain. There is a difference, though. With sleet, the melted snowflakes have time to refreeze before they land.Hail is another kind of precipitation. It forms during serious storms. Strong winds blow snowflakes and raindrops high into the sky. Up high, the air is very cold. The cold air freezes the

21、water into chunks of ice. Each time the winds blow the ice chunks up. they grow larger. This can continue until the ice is too heavy for the wind to lift. The ice chunks can be very big when they fall to the Earth. They could dent cars.28. Which answer option goes third in the process that makes rai

22、n? Water particles join together. Droplets form a cloud_ Cloud droplets fall as rain.A.Water passes through warm air. B. Winds blow water droplets up.C. Cold air freezes cloud droplets. D. Droplets get bigger and heavier.29. How is freezing rain different from snow?A. Freezing rain can fall during a

23、 storm. B. Freezing rain starts high in the clouds.C. Freezing rain is snow that melts and gets cold again.D. Freezing rain turns into water or snow when it is warm.30. Snowflakes that melt and refreeze before they land cause_.A. heavy snow B. freezing rain C. hail D. sleet31. Why does hail freeze a

24、ccording to the passage?A. Winds blow water up high into very cold air.B. It turns to ice when it falls on a cold object.C. Melted snowflakes refreeze before they land.D. Crystals get too heavy and fall quickly as ice.DThe Tyrannosaums rex, also called T. rex, is known for being king of the dinosaur

25、s.However, dinosaurs in the same family werent always such huge beasts. Early ancestors of the T. rex were pretty tiny, scientists say.Scientists have identified a new cousin of the T. rex. This dinosaur only reached a height of 3 feet. Thats roughly the height of a toddler. If it stretched its duck

26、-billed head, an adult human maybewould be looking at it in the eye,said Sterling Nesbitt. He discovered the dinosaur. Nesbitt is a paleontologist at Virginia Tech. A paleontologist is a person who studies fossils.The new dinosaur is called Suskityrannus hazelae. The animal dates back 92 million yea

27、rs. This is about 20 million years before the T. rex stomped the Earth.The newly discovered cousin was about three times longer than it was tall. It weighed between 45 and 90 pounds. Thats almost nothing compared to the 9-ton T. rex. The T. rex weighed nearly as much as two hippos.Suskityrannus haza

28、lae isnt the first or even smallest of the Tyrannosaurus family tree. Still Nesbitt said it provides the best example of how this family of smaller dinosaurs changed over millions of years. They became towering beasts. The huge T. rex is the subject of horror movies.Hans Sues studies ancient living

29、things at the Smithsonian Institution. He wasnt part of the study. Sues said it was an important find. Suskityrannus is the first really good record of the early tyrannosaurs in North America, he said.These meat-eaters werent particularly big compared with other dinosaurs alive at that time. It is u

30、nclear why dinosaurs in this group later became so enormous.Nesbitt said the newly discovered species is probably among the last of the little guys.It was bigger than earlier tyrannosau. and had big feet needed for speed. The T. rex lost these.32.Why Suskityrannus hazelae is thought to be a good exa

31、mple from the Tyrannosaurus family tree?A. It shows that tyrannosaurs were quite heavy.B. It is the fastest tyrannosaur ever found.C. It shows how the tyrannosaurs changed over time.D. It is the smallest tyrannosaur ever found.33. How was Suskityrannus hazelae different from T. rex?A.It was smaller than T. rex. B. It was bigger than T. rex.C. It ate more plants than T. rex. D. It ran more slowly than T. rex.34. Which statement is true about T. rex?A. It had a duck-billed head. B. It was discovered by Nesbitt.C. It was as heavy as a hipp