甘肃省天水市2017_2018学年高二英语上学期第二阶段期中试题B卷

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1、甘肃省天水市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期第二阶段（期中）试题B卷本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。第I卷（满分50分）第一部分阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的艸个选项屮，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHerearesomeofthemostinfluontialprintjournalistsinhistory・JohnPeterZengerThismanpublishedthe

2、NewYorkWeeklyJournalinthe1700s.HewrotehonestlyabouttheBritishgovernment,andin1735hewasarrested（逮捕）.Hewasfoundnotguilty,sincewhathewrotewasbasedontruth.HiscasehelpedinfluencetheAmericanRevolution.BenjaminFranklinWeknowthatBenjaminFranklinhadalotofinter

3、ests.Butmanypeopledor/trealizethattheinventorandfoundingfatherwasalsoajournalist.IlisThePennsylvaniaGazettebeganinthe1730s,andFranklinusedittohelpgethisideasoutandinflucneethepublicleadinguptotheAmericanRevolution.WilliamRandolphHearstHearstwaswe11kno

4、wnasoneofthebiggestpublishersandjournalistsofhistime.HestartedwithTheSanFranciscoExaminer,andwentfromthere.Hearstwasoneofthestartersof“yellowjournalismv,whichstartedanewfieldofjournalismthatusedeye-catchingheadlinestodrawtheattentionofreaders・HelenTho

5、masThiswomanisthefirstladyofprintjournalism.HelenThomashasbeenaWhiteHousereportersince1961.Sheisknownforherbold（大胆的）questions,andforherabilitytogettotheheartofthematter.ThomasgainednewinfluenceandfamewhenGeorgeW・BushwasPresidentforhersharpquestionsand

6、comments.1.WhywasJohnPeterZengernotguilty?A.Hedid—tlieatal1.B.Thepolicegotthewrongguy.C

7、3・What'sthebiggestfeatureof"yellowjournalism”?A.ItwascreatedbyHearst.B.Itsnewspaperswereinyellow.C・Itusedlittletrickstoattractreaders.D.ItcamefromTheSanFranciscoExaminer・4・WhohasthemostcontactwiththeWhiteHouse?A.JohnPeterZenger.B.HelenThomas.C.Benjami

8、nFranklin.D・Wi1liamRandolphHearst.BHaveyoueverhadtroublesleepinginanewplace?Lotsofpeoplehave.NowresearchersfromBrownUniversityinRhodeIslandthinktheyknowwhy.Theyfoundthatonehalfofthebrainremainsmoreawakethantheotherhalfwhenpeoplearetryingtoslee