高一下学期期末考试英语
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试卷分第ⅰ卷（选择题）和第ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。
第ⅰ卷 选择题
第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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，从每题所给的四个选项（a,b,c,和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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you may think that an underground town of 3,500 people is something out of a science-fiction film. you may not believe that such a town has shops car parks, hotels, restaurants, cafes and much more. well, coober pedy in australia is just such a place.
miners and their families choose to live like this, hoping to get rich looking for the precious stones that australia is famous for --- opals(蛋白石). living underground is the only way to be away from the sandstorms and the high temperatures above ground. deep down in the town far below the desert surface, the temperature is between 19℃ and 20℃ and life is cool.
mary deane and her husband jim are among the lucky ones. they live in a home, built with money from the opals jim has found. “whene
