2019-2020学年 安徽省桐城中学 高二上学期第八次考试英语试题(Word版)

安徽省桐城中学2019-2020学年高二上学期第八

次考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解 (本大题共15小题，共37.5分)

Travelers in America who want to experience the Wild West can now go to a holiday in the old style to see how the American pioneers traveled and lived．Today's travelers go by horse wagon like the old-time．They set up camp at night under the stars and learn to cook their meals over fires．They also learn to lead herds of cattle with present-day cowboys and try to bring wild horses into a corral （畜栏）．For those who just want to pretend half way，the special holidays offer the chance to " rough it" during the day in the wagons but sleep at night in the comfort of fan air-conditioned ranch （牧牛场）complete with swimming pool，sauna and tennis courts．

In Wyoming the holiday makers will travel by wagon past ghost towns and cemeteries where pioneers and wild cowboys were buried．The route goes along the same track as the Pony Express riders who braved attacks from Indians and robbers to get the mail through to the Wild West．High Island Ranch in Wyoming at the foot of the Rocky Mountains is also an ideal place to go trout fishing and to ride wild horses．In Colorado，the modern-day pioneers can stay at Randy George's ranch and try their hand at breaking-in horses and branding （打烙印）cattle．In New Mexico there will be a chance to help in driving cattle to their new summer pastures （牧场）．Trips last for a week so those taking part get a chance to get a feel for the Wild West as it really was．

1. What is the author's purpose by writing the passage？______

A. To reveal the real life of the Wild West in the old time．

B. To tell the readers what they should prepare for special holidays．

C. To introduce some trips in which people can experience the

Wild West．

D. To advertise for the most popular tourist attractions in America．

2. What does the underlined phrase "rough it" in paragraph 2 mean？______

A. Make the travelers comfortable．

B. Live a hard and simple life．

C. Travel everywhere in the wagons．

D. Bring wild horses into a corral．

3. What can be inferred from paragraph 3？______

A. Travelers will pass ghost towns to visit pioneers and wild cowboys．

B. People are not interested in how the pioneers traveled and lived．

C. It was not easy to deliver the mail to the Wild West in the old time．

D. The pioneers and wild cowboys in the old time led an easy life．Up till about 130 years ago，newspapers in the United States attracted only the most serious readers．They used no illustration （插图）and the articles were about politics or business．

Two men changed that - Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal．Pulitzer bought the New York World in 1883．He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very exciting one overnight．He added lots of illustrations and he told his reporters to write articles on every crime they could find．And they did．One of them-a woman reporter，even pretended she was mad and was sent to a hospital．She then wrote many articles about the poor treatment of patients in those hospitals where mad men were kept．

In 1895，Hearst came to New York from California．He wanted the Journal to be more exciting than the World．He also wanted it to be cheaper，so he lowered the price to a penny．Hearst attracted attention because his newspaper headings were bigger than anyone else's．He often says，"Big print makes big news．"

Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they could to sell newspapers．For example，Hearst sent Frederic Remington，the famous illustrator，to draw pictures of the Spanish-American War．When he got there，he told Hearst that no fighting was going on，Hearst answered，"You provide the pictures．I'll provide the war．"

4. What kind of news did American newspapers carry 130 years ago？______

A. Only serious matters．

B. All kinds of exciting news．