广东省仲元中学高二英语下学期期中完整版试题

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1、广东省仲元中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题第二部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选111最佳选项。ALostcitiesthathavebeenfoundTheWhiteCityIn2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof，ztheLostCityoftheMonkeGocTledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquit

2、iaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors（征月li者）occupiedtheirhome1andinthcl6thccntury・CanopusandHeracleionModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheE

3、gyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren，tfoundunti11992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies・Artifacts（史前器物）showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetog

4、ethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.MachuPicchuAYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds，zin1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbytheloca

5、lpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.TroyTheancientcityofTroyinhomer"sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild・Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered（层叠）ontopofeachother,theearliestdating

6、backtoabout5,000yearsbefore.Itwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventh1ayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.1.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?A.TosurvivethewarB.Tosearchforalostcitv.A.Toprotecttheircountry.D・T

7、oavoiddangerousanimals1.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?A.TheWhiteCityB.CanopusandHeracleionC.MachuPicchuD.Troy3・WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B.ItconsistedofninecitiesC.Tthadahistoryof5,000yearsD・Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.BMymotivationfors

8、tartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:Icouldnot