辽宁省葫芦岛市第八中学学年高一下学期期初.docx

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辽宁省葫芦岛市第八中学学年高一下学期期初

葫芦岛市八高中2016–2017学年度下学期高一实验班第一次

考试试题

答题时间：

100分钟总分数：

120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,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应的位置将该项涂上。

从21题开始涂卡。

A

Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeanimals,treescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?

UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofus

everimagined.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Simardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theoppositeistrue:

treessurvivethroughtheirco-operationandsupport,passingaroundnecessarynutrition"dependingonwhoneedsit".

Nitrogen（氮）andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi（真菌）

networks,makingsurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamounttokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons（神经元）inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyed,itaffectsall.

Simardtalksabout"mothertrees",usuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallothertreesdepend.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,transportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdown"mothertrees"withnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplex"treesocieties"orthenetworksonwhichtheyfeed,wearereducingthechancesofsurvivalfortheentireforest.

"Wedidn'ttakeanynoticeofit"Simardsayssadly."Dyingtreesmovenutritionintotheyoungtreesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemchance."Ifwecouldputacrossthemessagetotheforestryindustry,wecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotectioneffortsforthefuture.

21.Theunderlinedsentence"theoppositeistrue"inParagraph2probablymeansthattrees.

A.competeforsurvival

B.protecttheirownwealth

C.dependoneachother

D.providesupportfordyingtrees

22."Mothertrees"areextremelyimportantbecausethey.

A.lookthelargestinsizeintheforest

B.passonnutritiontoyoungtrees

C.seemmorelikelytobecutdownbyhuma

D.knowmoreaboutthecomplex"treesocieties"

23.Theunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.how"treesocieties"work

B.howtreesgrowold

C.howforestryindustrydevelops

D.howyoungtreessurvive

24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OldTreesCommunicateLikeHumans

B.YoungTreesAreInNeedOfProtection

C.TreesAreMoreAwesomeThanYouThink

D.TreesContributeToOurSociety

B

Liverpool,withitshalfamillioncitizens,isabigcity.It'sacitywithvarietyandoptions.

Everyyear,touristsfromallovertheworldgotoLiverpool,mostofwhomheadstraightforthestadiumtocatchthecity'stwofootballteamsinaction.LiverpoolandEvertonarebothworld－famousclubswithfansfromallcornersoftheWorld,aswellasagoodnumberofhomegrownsupporters.

Anotherbigdrawtothecityisthefourlocalboys.Paul,John,GeorgeandRingo,collectivelyfamousasTheBeatles.Thepopquartet（四重唱表演小组）firstputLiverpoolontheworldmapinthe1960s.TheBeatlesStory,situatedattheAlbertDock,isahugedrawforfans,andyou'llfindtheBeatlesshopandever－popularCavernClub,the“birthplaceoftheperfectFour”,intheCavernQuarterofthecity.Fanscanalsojoinoneofthecoachtripsaroundthesightsassociatedwiththeband,fromthehousestheygrewupin,totheplacesincludingPennyLaneandStrawberryFields.

ButLiverpoolisaboutmorethanmusicandsport.Itisrichinhistory,withsomeofthemostshockingarchitectureintheUK.Thecityhastwogreatcathedrals（教堂）:

Anglican－thelargestofitskindinEurope;andthemoremodern－styledMetropolitan.Thefamouswaterfront,withthePierheadandtheAlbertDocks,isalsoworthavisit.Manyofthecity'sgreatmuseumsaresituatedhere,includingtheWalkerArtGallery,theLiverpoolMaritimeMuseum,andtheTateGallery,whichishometothelargestmodernartcollectionintheNorth.Thenightlifeinthecityalsohasalottooffer.Withmorethan250bars,pubsandrestaurants,thereisalwayssomethingforeveryonetodoinLiverpool.Music,museums,shopping,history,pubsandbars——it'sallthere.Itistheworldinonecity,aplacetrulydeservingoftheCapitalofCulturetitle.

25．LiverpoolandEvertonare___________clubs.

A．architectureB．musicC．touristD．football

26．WhatmadeLiverpoolfirstknowntotheworld?

A．TheBeatles.B．CavernClub.

C．TheBeatlesStory.D．TheBeatlesshop.

27．ComparedwithMetropolitan,thecathedralAnglicanis__________.

A．better－knownB．moreshocking

C．moretraditionalD．smaller

28．Whydoestheauthorsay“Itistheworldinonecity”inthelastparagraph?

A．Liverpoolbelongstotheworld.

B．Liverpoolisalivelycitywithvariouscultures.

C．Liverpoolownslotsofmuseumswell－knownintheworld.

D．Liverpoolisworldfamousnow.

C

“Choo,Choo!

”HerecomestheChunneltrain.Getaboardifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthisundergroundtransportationsystem.Thisisanunusualformoftransportation,becauseitisatunnelthattrainstravelthroughandnotanactualformoftransportation.

TheChunnelisactuallytheEnglishnicknamefortheChannelTunnel.InFrench,itiscalledletunnelsouslaManche.ItisarailtunnelbeneaththeEnglishChannelattheStraitsofDover.ItconnectsCheritoninKent,EnglandwithSangatteinnorthernFrance.Itisthesecondlongestrailtunnelintheworld.

DidyouknowthattheBritishandtheFrenchhadaracewhi1etheywerebuildingtheChunnel?

Theracewastoseewhocouldgettothemiddleofthetunnelfirst.TheBritishwonbyalittlebit.Ittook15,000workersoversevenyearstodigthetunnel.Thetunnelwasfinishedin1994.

ThecompletedChunnelcostabout$21billion.Butitallpaidoff,becauseitbecameverypopular,veryquick.Millionsofpeopleuseit.Nowitisgettingevenmorepopular.

TherearethreecompletetunnelsintheChunnel.Thetwooutsideonesarethepassengertrains.Thesmallinneroneisaguidancetrain.Theguidancetrainisnotusedfortransportation.Eachtrackisexactlyparalleltoeachother.

TherearefourdifferenttrainsystemsintheChunnel.TheEurostarisahighspeedpassengerservicethatconnectsLondon,Paris,Brussels,andLille.TheEurotunnelshuttleisarailferryservice.Theseshuttlescarrycars.Thesearerailcarsthatallowdriverstodrivetheirvehiclesonandoff.TherearealsotwoEurotunnelgoodsservicetrains.

NowyouknowmoreabouttheChunnel.Everybodyoff,thisisthelaststop.

29．TheChannelTunnelconnects______with_______.

A.Dover;KentB.London;ParisC.Cheriton;SangatteD.Lille;Brussels

30．WhichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetunnelsintheChunnel?

31．TheEurotunnelshuttleisintendedtocarry_________.

A.passengersB.goods

C.driversandtheirvehiclesD.staffmembersoftheChunnel

32．Thetextcanmostprobablybe__________.

A.foundinatextbookB.broadcastonatrain

C.readinamagazineD.heardinarailwaystation

D

Togetcashoutinthe21stcentury,youwon’tneedabankcard,aPINorevenhavetomoveafinger.Youwillsimplyhavetolookthecashmachinestraightintheeye,declaresNationalCashRegisters,amultinationalcompanythatmakesautomatedtellermachines,orATMs.NCRhasshownitsfirstexamplemachinethatisbelievedtobethefutureofbanking.InsteadofaskingyouforyourPINonascreen,theSuperTeller-Stellaforshort,asksyouorallythroughaloudspeakertolookstraightaheadwhileaninfraredcameraturnstoyourhead,thenyoureye,andfinallytakesaninfraredphotographofyouriris.Foridentificationpurposes,anirispictureisbetterthanafingerprint,witharound256noticeablecharacteristicscomparedwith40forfingerprints.Thismeansthatthechancesofsomeoneelsebeingrecognizedinyourplaceisabout1in1020.Onceyou’vebeenidentified,Stellagreetsyoubynameandsays:

“Wouldyoulikecashorastatement?

”Aninfraredportallowsthemachinetosendabankstatementstraighttoyourpocketcomputer.

33．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A．Anewtypeofcashmachine

B．Anewmedicalinstrument

C．Anewtypeoftalkingmachine

D．NationalCashRegister

34．Whatisthisnewmachinecalled?

A．PINB．ATMC．StellaD．NCR

35．Whenyouwanttogetcashoutinthe21stcentury,youwill_______.

A．needabankcardB．havetoputinyourPIN

C．moveyourfingerD．justlookdirectlyatthetellermachine

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Eyesightplaysaveryimportantroleinourdailylife.Everywakingmoment,theeyesareworkingtoseetheworldaroundus.OverfortypercentofAmericansworryaboutlosingeyesight,butit'seasytoincludestepsintoourdailylifetoensurehealthyeyes.Herearefivesuggestionsforalifetimeofhealthyeyesight:

·Scheduleyearlyexams.36Expertsadviseparentstobringbabies6to12monthsofagetothedoctorforacarefulcheck.Thegoodnewsisthatmillionsofchildrennowcanhaveyearlyeyeexamsandfollowingtreatment,includingeyeglasses.

·ProtectagainstUVrays（紫外线）.Long-termstayinthesuncreatesrisktoyoureyes.Nomatterwhattheseasonis,it'sextremelyimportanttowearsunglasses.

37

Giveyoureyesabreak.Two-thirdsofAmericansspenduptosevenhoursadayusingcomputersorotherdigitalproducts.38Expertsrecommendthatpeoplepracticethe20/20/20rule:

every20minutes,takea20-secondbreakandlookatsomething20feetaway.

·39Aspartofahealthydiet,eatmorefruitsandvegetabl