河南省许昌市鄢陵县第一高级中学届高三英语上学期第二次周考试题.docx

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河南省许昌市鄢陵县第一高级中学届高三英语上学期第二次周考试题

高三英语第二次周考

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Readingisthekeytosuccess．Apparentlyeverysuccessfulpersondevelopsapassionforreading．Thisisbecausereadingisakeyelementtoobtaintheinformationrequiredtounderstandsomething．Forinstance,lawyershavetostudyandlearneveryestablishedlawontheirspecificbranches．Sometimesthelawchangesaccordingtopeople’sneeds．Agoodlawyerhastobeinformedaboutthelatestnewsinthecourt．Adoctorhastobeinformedofthelatestadvancesinmedicine.

Readingisveryimportantforallmankind．Everythingisrelativeinthisworld,especiallyreading．Readingcanopenmanydoorsanditcanleadyouintoapathofsuccess．Studieshaveconfirmedthatreadingtoyourunbornchildisverygood．Thiswayyourchildwilldevelopapassionforreading.

Howdoyoudevelopapassionforreading?

Thereisonlyonewayyoucanboostyourpassionforreading．Letmeexplainthistoyou．Ifyouwanttolearnhowtorideabike,youhavetogetonthebikeasmanytimesaspossibleuntilyouhavelearned．Itworksthesamewaywithreading．Ifyouwanttoboostyourreading,takeabookandreaditallthewaythrough．Whenyoufinishreadingyourfirstbook,takeanotherbookanddothesame．Trytoreadasmuchasyoucan．Ifyouaregoingout,grabamagazine,abook,anarticleorsomethingtoread．

Thereisaveryimportantfactorbehindthereading—readingcomprehension．It’swhatmakesyouunderstandthemeaningbehindthetext．Let’sassumethatyoureadadocumentandyouaresupposedtoexplainthemeaningofthedocument．Howwouldyouexplainthedocumentifyoucouldn’tcapturethemessageoftheauthor?

1．Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout_______.

A.thekeytosuccess

B.theimportanceofreading

C.whatreadingcomprehensionis

D.howtodevelopapassionforreading

2．Wecandefinereadingcomprehensionas________.

A.astrongpassionforreading

B.thelatestinformationinreading

C.averyimportantfactorbehindthereading

D.somethingthatmakespeopleunderstandwhattheyread

3．Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby________.

A.followingthenaturaltimeorder

B.presentingopinionsandgivingexamples

C.comparingtheopinionsofdifferentpeople

D.presentingacauseandanalyzingitseffects

4．Whatdoyousupposethefollowingparagraphwilltalkabout?

A.Popularreadingwebsites.

B.Famouspeoplewholovereading.

C.Theimportanceofreadingatschool.

D.Waystoimprovereadingcomprehension.

B

Asthepopulationoftheplanetincreases,sodoesthenumberofhomes,businesses,parkinglots,schools, airportsandroadways.Allthesestructuresuseelectricityandneedtobelighted.Humansdemandtheselights.Theywanttheirhomesmorecomfortableandtheywanttheirstreetssafe.Theproblemisthatresearchersarefindingthatallthelightishavinganegativeeffectonhumansandwildlifeaswell.

Lessthan10yearsagoIdrovetoathinlypopulatedsectionofmytown,laydowninthemiddleoftheroadandwatchedanattractivemeteorshower（流星雨）.Theareawasshortofhomes,streetlightsandtraffic.IfIdidthattoday,Iwouldn'tbeabletoseethemeteorshoweraswell.Duetotheincreaseinstreetlights,Iwouldsurelyberunoverbyacar.

Nowadaysscientistsarefindinglightpollutioncanbealmostasbadascarbondioxidepollution.Ifyou'veevertakenaflightatnight,theviewisbeautiful,butyoumustrememberthatallthelightyouseewastes electricity.Thecrewofthespaceshuttlesseeanevenbiggerpictureofhowextensivethewastedelectricityisworldwide.

Oneofthesaddestpartsoflightpollutionisthatmostofitisunnecessaryandmostoftheoutdoorlightthatweuseiswasted.Oneonlyneedstolookatarowofstreetlightstoseehowmuchofthelightshinesupwardsandlightsthesky;atotalwasteofelectricity.

Additionally,somewhereelectricityneedstobeproduced,andtheproductionofelectricitycreatespollutionbyreleasinggreenhousegases.Thisaffectstheairwebreatheandourqualityoflife.

Scientistsarealsostudyingtheeffectsoflightpollutiononwildlife.Thousandsofbirdsdieeachyearwhentheycrashintohighlylightedbuildings,astheybecomepuzzledbythelight.Ithasbeenlongknownthattinybabyseaturtlesbecomelostandfollowlightsontheshoreinsteadofheadingtowardsthesea.

Fortunately,lightpollutionisoneoftheeasiestsourcesofpollutionthatcanbecorrectedwithoutanegative effect.FollowingsomeguidelinesandalittlesearchingonGooglecangiveyoumanyideasonhowtoreduce yourcontributiontolightpollution.

5．Whichofthefollowingistheeffectoflightpollution?

A.Manyanimalsspecieshavediedout.

B.Moretrafficaccidentshappeneveryday.

C.Theairwebreathemaybepolluted.

D.Itismucheasierforustowatchmeteorshowers.

6．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Wearealmostatalosshowtodealwithlightpollution.

B.Globalwarmingresultsinlightpollutioninsomeway.

C.Astronautscan’tseeclearlyinspacenowadays.

D.Someanimalsusenaturallighttodirecttheirmovements.

7．Whatwillprobablybeprovidedfollowingthelastparagraph?

A.HelpfultipsforsurfingtheInternet.

B.Approachestodecreasinglightpollution.

C.BenefitsofsearchingonGoogle.

D.Morebadeffectsoflightpollution.

C

TheBeijingInternationalMarathonhasacquiredanewnameamongsomedisappointedparticipants

Smogathon.

About30,000runners,manyfromotherpartsofChinaorabroad,awokeintheChinesecapitalonSundaytoanorangesunglowingweaklythroughadirtyhaze（雾霾）.Somerananyway.Someranaway.Butnoonecancelledontheadviceoftheorganizers,theChineseAthleticAssociationandtheBeijingMunicipalBureauofSports,becausethoseorganizationsdidnotcallitoff.ThathasmadeparticipantscalltheInternationalAssociationofAthleticsFederations（IAAF）,whichhasapprovedthe26-mile,or42-kilometerrace,tosetairqualitystandardsinthefuturetoavoiddamagingtherunners’health.TheassociationcouldnotbereachedbytelephoneonSunday.

“DoestheIAAFhaveguidelines?

”askedChasPope,aBritishengineerwhotookpartinthemarathononSunday.“Iftheydon’t,theyshouldconsiderit,”saidMr.Pope,whohaslivedinBeijingfor11yearsandrunsseverallong-distanceraceseachyear.“It’smeanttobefunandgoodforyourhealth,”Mr.Popesaidofthemarathon.“Butinsuchair,it’sjustridiculoustoberunning,”hesaid.Heabandonedthecourse.“Mostofmyoverseasfriendspulledout,”hesaid.“AndquiteafewofmyChinesefriendstoo,butalotdidn’t.Ithinktheydon’tknowasmuchaboutthehealthimpact.”

ImagesonTwitterandChinesesocialmediashowedChineserunnerswearingavarietyoffaceprotections,fromlightclothmaskstoWorldWarI-stylegasmasks.Stillmanycompletedtheracewithoutmasks.“Today’sraceshoulddefinitelyhavebeencalledofforrescheduled,”saidZhangKai,Beijing-basedcampaignerwithGreenpeaceEastAsia.“WhathappenedtodaytothissportsevenisjustanotherremindertothegovernmentthatmuchremainstobedonetoChina’senergyandindustrialstructuretosolvepollution,”saidMr.Zhang.“Ifthebattleagainstpollutionisamarathon,itisnowtimetocatchuponspeed.”

Intheend,theracewaswonbytwoEthiopians:

GirmayBirhanuGebruwonthemen’sracein2hours,10minutesand42secondswhileFatumaSadoDergowonthewomen’sin2hours,30minutesand3seconds,breakingChinesewomen’sadvantageoftheraceforthelast22years.

ThefavoredChinesewomanrunner,GongLihua,toldChinaNewsNetthatthesmogdidn’taffecthertoomuchbutitinterferedwithmanypeople’sabilitytosweat,affectingtheirperformance.

8．Theunderlinedsentences“Somerananyway.Someranaway.”mean“_______”.

A.Somerunnerswhodroppedoutreturnedtorun.

B.Somerunnersgaveupafterrunningashortdistance.

C.Notallrunnerscontinuedtorun.

D.Mostrunnersquittherace.

9．WhydidparticipantscalltheIAAF?

A.TotellittheBeijingInternationalMarathonwasalsonamedSmogathon.

B.Toappealtoittosetairqualitystandardsinthefuture.

C.Totellitthe42-kilometerraceshouldbecancelled.

D.Toappealtoittomakesomelawstopreventpollution.

10．WhichofthefollowingstatesdoesChasPopeagreeto?

A.Adirtyhazeisharmfultohealth.

B.Runninginanyairisgood.

C.ThemarathoninChinashouldbecancelled.

D.Friendsshouldlearnfromeachother.

11．ZhangKaithinksthebattleagainstpollution_______.

A.willbethemosturgentthinginChina

B.shouldbegotridofimmediately

C.isconnectedwithChina’sunreasonableenergyandindustrialstructure

D.willremindalltheChinesetoreducepollution

D

Waitinganxiouslytobereunitedwiththesonhehadnotseenfor13years,PhilBakertookawalkalongthebeachwithhiswifeLyntorelaxhimself.HisboyBenji,21,wasfinallybacktoAustraliaafterlivingmostofhislifeintheUK,halfaworldawayfromhisdad.

Ashelookedoutattheocean,wonderinghowhissonmighthavechangedovertheyears,Philsawsomepeopleonthekayaks（小艇）introubleonthewater.Withouthesitation,hedivedintotheseatohelp.Andashecarriedastrickenyoungmantremblingandsemi-conscioustotheshore,herealizedtheyoungmanwashislong-lostson.

“Ilookedathisface,andsomethingoccurredtome,”saysPhil.“Thosebrowneyeswereveryfamiliar.”AlthoughPhilhadseenjustafewphotosofhissonsincetheboywaseightyearsold,herecognizedhimatonce.

Itwouldbereasonabletosupposeitwasafather’sinstinctthatincitedPhiltohelp—butatthemomenthedivedintothewatertogototheaidofthestrugglinggroup,heonlythoug