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2022-2023学年第二学期期末考试试题卷
高二英语
(卷面分值: 120分 考试时间: 100分钟)
考生须知: 1. 本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡的相应位置。
2. 作答选择题时, 选出正确答案后, 用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的字母涂黑。如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他字母, 在试题卷上作答无效。
3. 作答非选择题时, 将答案写在答题卡上, 在试题卷上作答无效。
4. 考试结束后。将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共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。
A
There are no rules for naming towns. Some are reasonable enough, after their founders or a defining geographical feature. However, here are some places whose names seem completely random. Let’s look at four of the strangest town names in America.
Likely California
Population: 12
In 1878, locals were asked to find a new name for their post office, after the Post Office Department rejected its old name, South Fork. They suggested three choices, each of which was turned down because they duplicated(重复)names of other post offices elsewhere in California. When somebody remarked that they would likely never find a name, somebody else supposedly spoke up and said, "It is not likely that there will be another post office in the state called ‘Likely’." They submitted that, and it was accepted.
Why Arizona
Population: 151
This town probably got its name from the simple fact that it was near the Y-shaped junction(交叉路口)of two state highways. According to one of the community's early settlers, though, it was inspired by people driving through who asked, “Why are you living way out here?”
Whynot, North Carolina
Population; 228
Whynot was founded in the 18th century by English and German immigrants. The story is that there was a long discussion about what to call the community, and finally somebody asked “Why not name it Whynot and then we can go home?”
Hungry Horse, Montana
Population: 575
Hungry Horse and the nearby Hungry Horse Dam were named for two horses who got lost in the snow in the winter of 1900 and were found weak and starving a month later. They were nursed back to health.
1. In what order are the four towns lis