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2016年春期五校第二次联考高二年级英语试题命题学校：方城一高命题人：王献增审题人：邵玉华说明：1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题，满分70分）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，满分50分），共120分。考试时间100分钟。2.在答题纸的密封线内填写学校、班级、姓名、考号、座号，密封线内不要答题。3.将所有答案均按题号填涂或填写在答题卡相应的答题处，否则不得分。第Ⅰ卷（选择题，满分70分）第一部分阅读理解（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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANeithertelevisionnorradionormagazinesnorbooksnoranyothermediumcanmatchnewspapersfordepthandbreadthofcoverage(新闻报道)．Infact，allthesemediathemselvesdependonnewspaperstobringtheminformationthattheythenprocessanddistributeastheirownbrandofnews.Nowmanynewspapersarelockedinastruggleforsurvival.Iftheylose—whichisbynomeansimpossible—wealllose.Thegreattaskforeditorsandpublishersistorespondtothecompetitivechallengecausedbyonlinenews，andatthesametimeusetheirownonlinenewstoincreasetheirprofits(利润)．Asyet，theyhaven’tfiguredoutasmoothandsurewaytodothat.[来源:学科网Z-X-X-K]Sotheycutsomemoretogetprofit.Thecutsinsizethattheyaremakingareinsomecasesriskyandinotherswithoutconsideringtheresults.Witheverycut，publisherstirelesslyarguethatreaderswon’tevenknowthedifference.Thetroubleisthatbythetimecustomersdonoticethattheyaregettinglessfortheirmoney;itwillbetoolate—toolatetonoticethereductioninthenumberofreaders.Theotherbigcuts，ofcourse，areinstaff(员工)．Thevictimswouldbetheoldestandmostexperiencedworkersbecausetheyarethehighestpaid.Whilethereisplentyoftireddeadwoodamongthem，thereisalsoalotoftalent.Whenexperiencedstaffleaveinlargenumbers—astheyoftendonow—thenewspaperlosesgreatprofessionalmemory.Buttherealloseristhereaders，whoaresuddenlyrobbedoftheinsights(见识)thatonlytheexperiencedreporterscanbring.Asforthefuture，thereisatleastonebig，brightsign：intelligentyoungpeoplewillcontinuetofloodintojournalisminurgentsearchofjobs，despiteitshighdemandsandmodest(不太高的)pay.1．Theunderlinedword“deadwood”(inParagraph5)mayrefertoA．thestaffwhoaregoingtoretireB．workerswhoareexperiencedC．peoplewhoarenolongerusefulorneededD．reporterswhoaretiredofcoveringevents2．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardsthewaystheeditorsandpublishershaveadoptedtogetprofit?[来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K]A．Theauthorhadnoobjection.B．Theauthoropposesthem.C．Theauthorregardsthemreasonable.D．Theauthorhasnotshownitexplicitly.3．Whowillbetherealloserifnewspapersloseaccordingtothepassage?A．Publishers.B．Readers.C．Editors.D．Writers.4．Theauthorseemstoagreewiththeviewthat.A．journalismisajobofferinghighestpayforhighdemandsB．experiencedworkersarethelasttobelaidoffC．thechallengeofnewspapersisthattherearenotenoughintelligentyoungpeopleD．itispossiblethatnewspapersmaynotsurviveintheendBNewYorkCityconsistsoffiveboroughs：Manhattan，Brooklyn，Queens，theBronxandStatenIsland.Thepopulationisabout7.5millionlivinginManhattan.Manhattan，thecenterofthecity，isonanislandbetweentheHudsonRiverandtheEastRiver.MostofthefamousbuildingssuchastheEmpireStateandtheUnitedNationsandotherskyscrapersareinManhattan.SomeofitsdistrictsareBroadway，whichhasmanytheatersandcinemas；theFifthAvenue，withstoresandapartments；GreenwichVillage，wheremanyartistsandwritershavelived；andCentralPark，withasmallzooanda[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]skatingrink.FromManhattanyouhavetocrosstotheotherboroughsthroughatunneloroverabridge.ThebridgefromBrooklyntoStatenIslandisthelongestintheworld.NewYorkisthesecondlargestportintheworldandithastwoairports：KennedyInternationalforinternationalflightsandLaGuaridiaforflightsinsidetheUSA.Itstemperaturegoesfromverycoldinwinter(sometimestwentydegreescentigradebelowzero)toveryhotinsummer(sometimes40degreescentigrade)．Thepeoplewholivetherecomefromallovertheworldandspeakmanydifferentlanguages；thereare324Germansand390,000PolesaswellaspeoplefromGreece，Scotland，Ireland，Hungary，ItalyandRomania.Peoplecallonedistrict“LittleItaly”andanother“Chinatown”．5．WhatdoweknowaboutManhattan?A．ManhattanisintheeastofthecityofNewYork.B．TherearelotsofhighrisesinManhattan.C．Manhattanisnotaplaceforartiststolivein.D．ManhattanisconnectedtotheotherpartsofNewYorkbywayofhighways.6．Ifyouwanttoseewonderfulplays，youshouldgoto.A．theFifthAvenueB．CentralParkC．BroadwayD．theEmpireStateBuilding7．Accordingtothepassage，whichbridgeisthelongestintheworld?A．ThebridgebetweenManhattanandBrooklyn.B．ThebridgebetweenStatenIslandandBrooklyn.C．ThebridgebetweenManhattanandStatenIsland.D．ThebridgebetweenBroadwayandBrooklyn.[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]CMotherNaturecanbefierceandsomeofthegreatestpowersheusescomesintheformofsandstorms.Theycanbefoundacrosstheglobeandmuchliketornadoes(龙卷风),littleisknownaboutthem.Sandandduststormscanbedeadlywiththeirsuffocatingwindsfullofsand.Afunnythingaboutsandandduststormsisthattheyhardlyevergiveanywarning.Theycanbedetectedlikeatornadobutonlyafterithasformedadustwhirl(回旋).Onaradarscreen,theyappeartobeanyothermassofbadweather.However,theyaremuchworsethanathunderstorm.Notonlydosandstormsproducetornadoescalledsandwhirls,buttheyinvadeeverycornertheyfind.Ifyoucangetoutofthepath,doso.Howtosurviveasandstormwhenyoucannotrunaway？Sandstormscomequickly,leavingvalleylikebeachesintheirwaythatcancoveranentirehouse.Ifyouhavetostaywhereyouare,getready.Closeallwindowsanddoorsandthencove