2021-2022學年廣東省深圳市福田中學高二（上）期末英語試卷

2021-2022學年廣東省深圳市福田中學高二（上）期末英語試卷

第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

1.（7.5分）

Lostcitiesthathavebeenfound

TheWhiteCity

In2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"

ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionofthe

CentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadly

insects.ltisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors（征月艮者）

occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.

CanopusandHeracleion

ModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopus

andHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren'tfounduntil

1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedfor

centuries.Artifacts（史前器物）showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatrade

network,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.

MachuPicchu

AYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationof

palaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightof

itsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washidden

bythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.

Troy

TheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhis

characterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancient

citieslayered（層疊）ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000years

before.ltwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyand

thatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.

(1)WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?

A.Tosurvivethewar.

B.Tosearchforalostcity.

C.Toprotecttheircountry.

D.Toavoiddangerousanimals.

(2)Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?

A.TheWhiteCity.

B.CanopusandHeracleion.

C.MachuPicchu.

D.Troy.

(3)WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?

A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.

B.Itconsistedofninecities.

C.Ithadahistoryof5，000years.

D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.

2.(1()分)ForCanaanElementary'ssecondgradeinPatchogue,N.Y.,todayisspeechday,and

rightnowit*sChrisPalaez'sturn.The8-year-oldisthejokeroftheclass.Withshiningdark

eyes,heseemslikethekindofkidwhowouldenjoypublicspeaking.

Buthe'snervous."I'mheretotellyoutodaywhyyoushould…should…"Christripson

the"-Id,"apronunciationdifficultyfbrmanynon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Histeacher,

ThomasWhaley,isnexttohim,whisperingsupport."??,Votefor,,,me…”Exceptforsome

stumbles,Chrisisdoingamazinglywell.Whenhebringshisspeechtoaniceconclusion,

Whaleyinvitestherestoftheclasstopraisehim.

Asonofimmigrants,ChrisstaredlearningEnglishalittleoverthreeyearsago.Whaley

recalls(回想起)howatthebeginningoftheyear,whencalledupontoread,Chriswould

excusehimselftogotothebathroom.

LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeapainfulexperience.Whatyouneedisa

greatteacherwholetsyoumakemistakes."Ittakesalotforanystudent,"Whaleyexplains,

"especiallyforastudentwhoislearningEnglishastheirnewlanguage,tofeelconfident

enoughtosay,'Idon*tknow,butIwanttoknow.”'

Whaleygottheideaofthissecond-gradepresidentialcampaignprojectwhenheasked

thechildrenonedaytoraisetheirhandsiftheythoughttheycouldneverbeapresident.The

answerbrokehisheart.Whaleysaystheprojectisaboutmorethanjustlearningtoreadand

speakinpublic.Hewantsthesekidstolearntoboast(夸耀)aboutthemselves.

*'Boastingaboutyourself,andyourbestqualities,"Whaleysays,nisverydifficultfora

childwhocameintotheclassroomnotfeelingconfident."

(1)WhatmadeChrisnervous?

A.Tellingastory.

B.Makingaspeech.

C.Takingatest.

0.Answeringaquestion.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword''stumbles'*inparagraph2referto?

A.Improperpauses.

B.Badmanners.

C.Spellingmistakes.

D.Sillyjokes.

(3)WecaninferthatthepurposeofWhaley'sprojectisto.

A.helpstudentsseetheirownstrengths

B.assessstudents*publicspeakingskills

C.preparestudentsfortheirfuturejobs

0.inspirestudents'loveforpolitics

(4)WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaleyasateacher?

A.Humorous.

B.Ambitious.

C.Caring.

0.Demanding.

3.(10分)Mostpeoplehatechange,whichissadsinceWeoftengothroughintensechangesin

life.Andforsomeofus,eventhesmallestchangescanupsetourday.Sothequestionis：Why

domostofusfindmakingadjustmentstoourlivessohard?

Fearofchangeisnothingnew.Overacenturyago,theParisianswereunhappyovera

particularadditiontotheircity：theEiffelTower.Infact,thecitizensweresoangryaboutthe

plansforthetowerthattheyprotesteditsconstruction.Asstrangeasitmayseem,theiranger

wascompletelynatural.Theyweregivennochoiceaboutthehugechangethatwasgoingtobe

made,sotheybecameangry.

Butwegetupsetoverchangesevenwhenwedohaveasayinthematterandthinkabout

themcarefully.Changesarebroughtabouteverydaybythedecisionswemake：whichschool

toattend,whichjobtotake,whomtomarry.Voluntarychangesalsomakemostofusuneasy

becausewedon'tknowhowthosechangeswillaffectourfuture.

Peoplehavediscoveredthatthekeytoovercomingthefearandangerassociatedwith

changeistobeflexible.Whentheyareflexible,peoplecanadapttonewsituationsmore

easily.Beingflexibleisespeciallyimportantinthe21stcenturyastechnologymakeschange

occurfasterthaneverbefbre.Thosewhoopposechange,especiallywithtechnologyinthe

workplace,mayfindthemselvesoutofajob.

Whenchangecomes,andyouhavenochoicebuttofaceit,embraceit.Apositiveattitude

helpsalot.Infact,thechangemayturnouttobethebestthingforyou.Thatnewjobyougot

mayendupbeingmuchbetterthanyouroldone.Youmaymakethebestfriendsofyourlifein

thenewcityyoumovedto.Don*tmerelyfocusonhowyoufeelaboutchange；insteaddecideto

acceptthechange.Thechangeisthereality,andit'suptoyouwhetherthechangewillbea

successorafailure.Youneverknow-yournextchangemaybeyourlife'sEiffelTower!

(1)WhydidthebuildingoftheEiffelTowermaketheParisiansunhappy?

A.Becausetheydidn'tlikethedesignoftheEiffelTower.

B.Becausetheycouldn'tavoidacceptingtheEiffelTower.

C.BecauseitwasnousebuildingtheEiffelTower.

0.BecausetheEiffelTowerseemedstrange.

(2)Howshouldweovercomenegativeemotionsthatthechangesbring?

A.Wearenotsupposedtofacethechangesandletthemalone.

B.Weshouldactivelyaccustomourselvestothenewcircumstance.

C.Weshouldnottakethechangesseriouslyandavoidthemasmuchaspossible.

D.Weshouldknowthatthechangesmerelybringusbadinfluence.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?

A.ThechangewillprobablymakeyoufailliketheEiffelTower.

B.ThechangeisliketheEiffelTowerwhichisnotgoodforourfuturelife.

C.YourfuturelifeisneverknownjustliketheEiffelTowerunknowntotheParisians.

D.Yourfuturelifeislikelytobeagreatachievementduetothechange.

(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThePsychologyofChange

B.ThewaystoOvercometheFear

C.ChangesThatDisturbUs

D.TheBadEffectofChanges

4.(10分)Adescriptionofthethreathangingovertheworld'smammals,reptiles,amphibiansand

otherlifeformshasbeenpublishedbythewell-knownscientificjournal,Nature.Aspecial

analysiscarriedoutbythejournalindicatesthatanastonishing41%ofallamphibiansonthe

planetnowfaceextinctionwhile26%ofmammalspeciesand13%ofbirdsaresimilarly

threatened.

Ineachcase,thefingerofblamepointsdirectlyathumanactivitiesThecontinuingspread

ofagricultureisdestroyingmillionsofhectaresofwildhabitatseveryyear,leavinganimals

withouthomes,whiletheintroductionofnewly-comespecies,oftenhelpedbyhumans,is

alsodamagingnativepopulations.Atthesametime,pollutionandoverfishingaredestroying

oceanecosystems.

"Habitatdestruction,pollutionoroverfishingeitherkilloffwildcreaturesandplantsor

leavethembadlyweakened,”saidDerekTittensor,anoceanecologistattheWorld

ConservationMonitoringCentreinCambridge."Thetroubleisthatincomingdecades,the

additionalthreatofworseningclimatechangewillbecomemoreandmorecommonandwill

thenkilloffthesesurvivors."

Theproblem,accordingtoNature,isworsenedbecauseofthehugegapsinscientists*

knowledgeabouttheplanet'sbiodiversity.Evaluationsofthetotalnumberofspeciesofanimals

andplantsalivevaryfrom2millionto50million.Inaddition,evaluationsofcurrentratesof

species'disappearancesvaryfrom500to36,000ayear.'Thatistherealproblemweface,”

addedTittensor."Thescaleofuncertaintyishuge.**

Intheend,however,thedataindicatethattheworldisheadingcruellytowardsamass

extinction-whichisdefinedasoneinvolvingalossof75%ofspeciesormore.Thiscould

arriveinlessthanahundredyearsorcouldtakeathousand,dependingonextinctionrates.

(1)What'sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Figuresaboutsomewildanimalsareastonishing.

B."Naturenisthefamousjournalaroundtheworld.

C.Manyendangeredspeciesareclosetoextinction.

D.Somerarespecieshaveappearedaroundtheworld.

(2)Fromthetextweknowthatthefuturethreattocreaturesandplantsis.

A.destructionofhabitats

B.overfishingandpollution

C.theworseningclimatechange

D.humanactivities

(3)Whatistherealproblemwearefacingnowaccordingtoparagraph4?

A.Thekillingofwildcreaturesandcuttingoftrees.

B.Theglobalwarmingcausedbyhumanbeings.

C.Thedestructionofoceanecosystembypollution.

0.Evaluationofcurrentratesofspecies'disappearances.

(4)Whatdoes"This"inthelastsentencereferto?

A.Massextinction

B.Extinctionrates

C.Extinctiontime

D.75%ofspeciesormore

第二節(jié)(共1小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出

能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

5.(12.5分)Teenslovetoarguetheirviewpoints.(1).Thispowerfulskillgiveskidsthe

opportunitytobeheardandhelpsthemthinkbeforespeakingwhilepresentingtheirviewsina

calm,reasonablemanner.Thisskillisneverusedintheheatofthemomentwhenanyoneis

upset.(2).Oncethafsestablished,herearethestepstofollow：

Lookattheperson.Youneedtobeinpersonandface-to-faceforthistoworkwell,not

textingorsocialmedia.

(3).Makesuretospeakcalmlyandslowly,andkeepacomfortabledistance

betweenyourselfandotherperson.

Say"IunderstandhowyoufeelH.Thisstartsthediscussionoffonapositivenote.Be

sincereinyourdesiretocometoanagreement,andadmittheotherpeople'srighttoan

opinion.

Tellwhyyourfeeldifferently.Getyour"ducksinarow”,whichmeansgettingeverything

properlyorganizedandundercontrol.(4).Youshouldalsouseasmanydetailsasyou

can.Inthisway,theotherpersonismorelikelytoacceptwhatyousay.

Listentotheotherpersonattentively.Givetheotherpersontimetopresenthisorher

views.(5)

Makesuretopracticeseveraltimesbeforeyourchildactuallyneedstousetheskill.Over

time,you'llfindthisskillcalmsthingsdowninyourhouseandequipsyourteenstonavigate

differencesofopinionwherevertheymaybe-andthat'sawin-winforeveryone!

A.Useapleasantvoice.

B.Don'tactbeforethinking.

C.Youshouldalwaysthinkbeforeyouspeak.

D.However,listenattentivelyatfirst.

E.Don'tinterrupt,lookboredorargue.

F.Teachyourteenstodisagreeproperly!

Glnstead,waittilleveryonehascooleddownandisreadytolisten.

第二部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)滿分15分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共1小題；每小題15分，滿

分15分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B.C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空

白處的最佳選項。

6.(15分)Yesterday,asalesmancalledmebyphone,onbehalfofatelecommunicationcompany,

tosellhisphoneplans.IwasatworkandwhileIusuallydon't(1)tospendtimewith

thoseconversations,I(2)myselfthatIcouldn'ttalkyetandproposedhimtocallme

backonehourlater,at6pm.

Thafswhathedid.Sowe(3)for15minutes.Heexplainedhisdifferentphone

planstome,whichwerestatedtobebetterthanmy(4)one.Whilelisteningtohim,

sometimesIwaslostinmythoughts.IgaveseveralMhmmhmm”，asa(5)of

approbation(贊同)andto(6)tohimthatIwasstillthere.Sometimes,Ifeltabit

(7),especiallyashehadabitofdifficultyincorrectlytalkinginFrench.ButIstayed

calmand(8)untiltheendofthediscussion.

Attheendoftheconversation,he(9)thefollowingtome："Thankyou,

Olivier.Youarethefirstpersoninalongtime,withwhomIhada(n)(10)

conversation.Usually,people(11)atus,insultus,andtreatusasthieves.Today,

since10am,Ihadn'thada(n)(12)withoutanoffense.Iknowyouhadalongdayat

workandyoucouldhave(13)infrontofyourTVordonesomethingelse.Instead,

youlistenedcarefullytome.Iam(14)andIsincerelythankyou.Iwantedtotellitto

you.”

Ithankedhimforthisrevelation.Irealizedhowmuchhecouldhavebeenthesubjectof

verbal(15),allthroughhisworkingdays.Yet,hewasonlydoinghisjob.Ihopehe

willhaveagoodweekend.

(1)A.forgetB.pretendC.likeD.dare

(2)A.comfortedB.excusedC.remindedD.convinced

(3)A.talkedB.arguedC.waitedD.rested

(4)A.previousB.uselessC.favoriteD.current

(5)A.signB.resultC.rewardD.rule

(6)A.whisperB.lieC.explainD.confirm

(7)A.guiltyB.impatientC.nervousD.confused

(8)A.silentB.politeC.indifferentD.focused

(9)A.revealedB.recommendedC.promisedD.introduced

(10)A.awkwardB.enjoyableC.usualD.brief

(11)A.waveB.signalC.pointD.shout

(12)A.interviewB.orderC.conversationD.quarrel

(13)A.workedB.relaxedC.complainedD.slept

(14)A.disturbedB.embarrassedC.exhausted□.touched

(15)A.violenceB.communicationC.agreement□.conflict

第二節(jié)(共1小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)?/p>

單詞或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

7.(15分)MinutesafterthelastmovieendedyesterdayatthePlazaTheater,employeeswerebusy

sweepinguppopcornsand(1)(gather)cokecups.Itwasascenethathadbeen

repeatedmanytimesinthetheater's75-yearhistory.Thistime,however,thecleanupwasa

littledifferent.Asonegroupofworkerscarriedouttherubbish,anothergroupbeganremoving

seatsandothertheater(2)(equip)inpreparationforthebuilding'send.

ThefilmclassicTheLastPictureShowwasthelastmovieshownintheold

theater.Thoughthemovieis30yearsold,mostofthe250seatswerefilled(3)teary

-eyedaudiencewantingtosaygood-byetotheoldbuilding.TheaterownerEdBradfordsaid

he(4)(choose)themoviebecauseitseemedappropriate.Themovieissetina

smalltown(5)theonlymovietheaterispreparingtoclosedown.

Bradfordsaidthatlargemodemtheatersinthecitymade(6)impossibleforthe

Plazatocompete.Headdedthatthetheater'slocation(位置)wasalsoareason."Thisusedto

bethecenteroftown，"hesaid.nNowtheareais(7)(most)officebuildingsand

warehouses.'1

Lastweeksomecityofficialssuggestedthecitymightbeinterestedinturningtheold

theaterintoamuseumandpublicmeetingplace.(8),theseplansweregivenup

becauseoffinancialproblems.Bradfordsoldthebuildingandlandto(9)local

developmentfirm,whichplanstobuildashoppingcomplexonthelandwherethetheateris

located.

Thetheateraudiencesaidgood-byeasBradfordlockedthedoorsforthelasttime.After

75yearsthePlazaTheaterhasshownitslastmovie.Thetheaterwill(10)(miss).

第三部分基礎知識（共三節(jié)，滿分30?0分）第一節(jié)單選（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿

分30.0分）

8.（1.5分）Beforehumansarrivedontheisland,thespeciesinisolation.（）

A.livedB.hadlived

C.haslivedD.hadbeenlived

9.（1.5分）Theconstructionworkersthebridgefortwomonths,andhopefullyitwillbe

completednextmonthandbringlocalcitizensgreatconvenience.（）

A.havebuiltB.arebuilding

C.buildD.havebeenbuilding

10.（1.5分）Ianorgandonationagreementthistimetomorrow.（）

A.willsignB.amsigning

C.willbesigningD.havebeensigning

11.（1.5分）Theninecoalminersinthecoalminefor20hoursbeforewecametotheir

rescue.（）

A.hadbeentrapped

B?hadbeentrapping

C.wouldhavebeentrapped

D.hadtrapped

12.（1.5分）Mr.Leefeltthathebysomeone,sohewalkedfasterandwentintoa

crowdedmarket.（）

A.wasfollowedB.followed

C.wasbeingfollowedD.hadbeenfollowed

13.（1.5分）Itwasthethirdtimethatheaboutthechangesofthemeeting.（）

A.hadtoldB.hadbeentold

C.hastoldD.hasbeentold

14.（1.5分）Withuslongthattalkingplantsarefantasy,newresearchhasrevealedthat

plantscancommunicateafterall.（）

A.believeB.believingC.believedD.tobelieve

15.（1.5分）Robertissaidabroad,butIdon'tknowwhatcountryhestudiedin.（）

A.tohavestudiedB.tostudy

C.tobestudyingD.tobestudied

16.（1.5分）DarwinsawavarietyofnewspeciesontheGalapagosIslands,butitwasthebirds

interestedhimthemost.（）

A.whatB.thatC.whichD.who

17.（1.5分）Morethanfortyyearsago,Chinabegantoimplementthereformandopening-up

policy,hashadagreatinfluenceonChinesesociety.（）

A.thatB.whichC.whoD.whose

18.（1.5分）Ofallthedifficulties,howtoprotectthedelicateecosystemwas.（）

A?toourgreatsuiprise

B.underamassivethreat

C.ingreatdisappointment

D.amongthetopconcerns

19.（1.5分）beingtheselfishteenagerIusedtobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareof

otherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.（）

A.InsteadofB.Despite

C.InadditiontoD.Nowthat

20.（1.5分）Iamsorrytoyou,butcouldyoutellmehowthismachineworks?（）

A.damageB.offendC.excuseD.disturb

21.（1.5分）Isuggest,healwaysdisagrees.（）

A.WhateverB.HoweverC.WheneverD.Whichever

22.（1.5分）hearingthegoodnews,Paultoldittohisparentsoverthephone.（）

A.InB.AsC.OnD?With

23.（1.5分）IneverfeelsafewithRichard.（）

A.answeringthecall

B.behindthewheel

C.pavingtheway

D.throwinginthetowel

24.（1.5分）Oneadvantageofhavingacaristhatyoudon'tneedtopublictransport.

（）

A.takeoverB.pickupC.relyonD.adaptto

25.（1.5分）Mangrovesthehabitatsforvariousbirdsandfish.Whichofthefollowingis

NOTcorrect?（）

A.serveasB.regardasC.workasD.actas

26.（1.5分）WhenAlicewasintrouble,shehadlotsofandfinancialsupportfromher

familyandfriends.（）

A.economicB.emotional

C.sympatheticD.memorable

27.（1.5分）Withoutourphones,wehadaproperconversationforovertwohours,withoutbeing

bymessagesfromotherpeople.（

A.distractedB.occupied

C.disheartenedD.tempted

第二節(jié)詞匯填空（共10小題；每小題1分,滿分10分）

28.（1分）Darwinexplainedthetheoryof（evolve）inhisbook,OntheOriginof

Species.（所給詞的適當形式填空）

29.（1分）Tohisdelight,hewaschosenfromhundredsof（apply）toattendthe

openingceremony.

30.（1分）Nowwemakea（conclude）thatwateristhemostimportantthinginour

lives.（所給詞的適當形式填空）

31.（1分）Heis（consider）towardselderlypeople.（所給詞的適當形式填空）

32.（1分）Lackofconfidenceresultedinhisfailureinthe（compete）.（所給詞

的適當形式填空）

33.（1分）Doctorshavewarnedthatdrinkingmaybe（責怪）foroneinfourcases

ofdementia（癡呆）.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）

34.（1分）Mostmembersofthecommitteewerein（支持，贊同）ofthe

suggestion.Onlyaminoritywereagainstit.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）

35.（1分）WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulesto（遵守）andlessons

toattend.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）

36.（1分）Acrosstheworld,1.1billionpeoplehaveno（接觸的機會）toclean

drinkingwater.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）

37.（1分）Nearlyall（教育者）believethatadifficultsituationcanoftenbringout

thebestqualitiesofaperson.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）

第三節(jié)用短語完成句子（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

38.（2Darwin'sroomontheship（擠滿了）samplesoftheplantsandanimals

hehadcollected.（根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子）

39.（2分）TheRailwayisarecordofalloureffortsto（克服巨大的挑戰(zhàn)）.（根

據(jù)漢語提示完成句子）

40.（2分）Thecourtwill（毫無疑問）dealseverelywiththecriminals.（根據(jù)漢

語提示完成句子）

41.（2分）Tobeagoodlearner,youmust（充分利用）librarybooks,newspapers

andmagazines.（根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子）

42.（2分）Sighingdeeply,Caseytoldmehowitwasbecomingdifficultto（經(jīng)營

一家書店）.（根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子）

第四部分寫作（滿分20分）

43.（20分）假如你是李華，最近你們班要舉辦班級讀書月分享會，請你寫一篇發(fā)言稿，向

同學們推薦一本你喜歡的書，要點包括：

1.書名，作者；

2.內(nèi)容簡介；

3.推薦理由。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.發(fā)言稿開頭己給出，不計入詞數(shù)。

Goodmorning,mydearclassmates!

2021-2022學年廣東省深圳市福田中學高二（上）期末英語試卷

參考答案與試題解析

第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

1.（7.5分）

Lostcitiesthathavebeenfound

TheWhiteCity

In2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"

ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionofthe

CentralAmericancountrywhichisknownfbrpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadly

insects.ltisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors（征月艮者）

occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.

CanopusandHeracleion

ModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopus

andHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren'tfounduntil

1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedfor

centuries.Artifacts（史前器物）showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatrade

network,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.

MachuPicchu

AYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationof

palaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightof

itsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyfbrunknownreasons,washidden

bythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.

Troy

TheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhis

characterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancient

citieslayered（層疊）ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000years

before.ltwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyand

thatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.

(1)WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?A

A.Tosurvivethewar.

B.Tosearchforalostcity.

C.Toprotecttheircountry.

D.Toavoiddangerousanimals.

(2)Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?B

A.TheWhiteCity.

B.CanopusandHeracleion.

C.MachuPicchu.

D.Troy.

(3)WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?D

A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.

B.Itconsistedofninecities.

C.Ithadahistoryof5,000years.

D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.

【分析】本文是一篇說明文。本文介紹了科學家新發(fā)現(xiàn)的四座失落的城市。

【解答】(1)A.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段"TheWhiteCity"中的"Itisbelievedthatlocalpeople

hidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征月艮者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.

(據(jù)說16世紀西班牙征服者占領他們的家園時，當?shù)厝司投阍谶@里。)”由此可知，人

們?yōu)榱嗽趹?zhàn)爭中存活下來躲在了白城。故