新疆库尔勒市第学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx

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新疆库尔勒市第学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题

新疆库尔勒市第2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题

考试范围：

必修三unit1-4试卷页数：

共7页考试时间：

100分钟

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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A★

DanaCummingswasinhisthirtiesbeforehefirstwentsurfing.But,evenmoreinterestingisthatDanaCummingschosetolearnthesportafterlosingaleginacaraccident.Now,nineyearslater,hehelpsotherdisabled（伤残的）peoplelearnhowtoridethewavesinAmpSurf.

OnthecoastofMaine,heisworkingwith27-year-oldMatthewFish,whoispartlyblind.CummingstakesholdofFishandleadshimintotheocean.Thesurfboardfloatsnexttothem.Fishliesonthesurfboard.Hetriestostanduponit.Afterafewattempts（尝试）heisupandridingallthewaybacktoland.“Thatwasexciting,”Fishsays.

Acaraccidentin2002tookDanaCummings’leg.Hesaysthecrashchangedhimmorethanjustphysically.“Losingmylegmademerealizehowprecious（珍贵的）lifeisandgetoffthecouchandstartliving.IdomorethingsnowthanIeverdidbefore.NextweekIamgoingtocompeteinacontestinHawaii,”Danasays.

OneyearlaterDanaCummingsformedAmpSurf.AmpSurfisagroupthatvolunteerstoholdsurfingclassesandeventsforpeoplewithallkindsofdisabilities.

Recently,AmpSurftookitstrainingprogramstotheEastCoast.ElevenstudentsattendedtheclassinMaine.TheycamefromalloverthenortheasternUnitedStates.

DanaCummingsthinksAmpSurfcanchangethewayadisabledpersonthinks.“Mostpeoplewithdisabilitiesconsiderhimselforherselfunluckyanduseless,butwewantthemtoseewhattheycando.Whocaresyouloseyourlegoryouareblind,whatever?

Havefun.Justenjoylife.Takethemostadvantageofityoucan,”Danasays.

1.MatthewFishthinkslearningtoridethewavesis_____.

A.boringB.easy

C.interestingD.difficult

2.WhendidDanaCummingssetupAmpSurfaccordingtothetext?

A.In2002.B.In2003.

C.In2008.D.In2011.

3.AccordingtoDanaCummings,AmpSurfcan_____.

A.easethephysicalpainofthedisabled

B.helpthedisabledlearntogetusedtotheirlife

C.changetheattitudeofthedisabledtowardslife

D.makethedisabledpaymoreattentiontotheirdisabilities

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.DanaCummings—agreatsurfer

B.AmpSurf—atraininggroup

C.Howtolearntolivewithdisabilities

D.Disabledsurfersridethewaves

B★

HaveyoulistenedtomusiconaniPod?

Usedacomputerathome?

ThosearejusttwoofthewaysyourlifewastouchedbytheworkofSteveJobs.

Jobs,onefounderofAppleComputers,diedonWednesday,October5,2011attheageof56.Hehadbeenfightingwithcancersince2004.

StevenJobswasborninLosAltos,California.Heandhischildhoodfriend,SteveWozniak,designedandbuiltthefirstApplecomputerinhisparents’garageinthe1970s.TheAppleII,builtwhenJobswasjust21yearsold,wasthefirstpersonalcomputertobewidelysoldtothepublic.

StevenJobsdidn’tstopthere.Hewentontoinventmoredevices（设备）thatallowedpeopletobringtheirowncreativitytocomputing:

theMacintosh,theiPod,theiPhone,theiPad.Peoplefoundhisproductsbeautifulandeasytouse.

Jobsalsochangedthemusicandfilmindustries.HestartedPixar,afilmproductioncompanyin1986.

ToyStorywastheworld’sfirstcomputer-animatedfeaturefilm（电脑动画电影）.

“StevewasamongthegreatestofAmericaninnovators—braveenoughtothinkdifferently,confidentenoughtobelievehecouldchangetheworld,an

dcleverenoughtodoit,”saidPresidentBarackObama.“BymakingcomputerspersonalandputtingtheInternetinourpockets,hemadetheinformationrevolutionnotonlyeasytoreach,butfun...AndtheremaybenogreaterpraisetoSteve’ssuccessthanthefactthatmuchoftheworldlearnedofhisdeathonadeviceheinvented.”

Allaroundtheworld,peoplearetalkingabouttheeffectsthatJobs’creationshavehad.Bycreatingproductsthatsurprisedpeople,hechangedthewaypeopleworkedandlivedtheireverydaylives.

5.WhichofthefollowingaboutSteveJobsisNOTtrue?

A.HewasborninCaliforniain1955.

B.HebuilttheAppleIIin1970.

C.Hesetupafilmproductioncompanyat31.

D.Hewasfoundtosufferfromcancerat49.

6.Theunderlinedword“innovators”inParagraph6couldbestbereplacedby_____.

A.inventorsB.businessmen

C.producersD.founders

7.AccordingtoBarackObama,thehighestpraiseforSteveJobsisthat_____.

A.hisproductsarewidelyusedallovertheworld

B.hisproductsarethoughttobebeautifulandeasytouse

C.peopleallovertheworldaresadathisdeath

D.peoplelearnedabouthisdeathfromhisproducts

8.Jobschangedthewayweworkandliveby_____.

A.buildingthefirstpersonalcomputer

B.makingcomputer-animatedfeaturefilms

C.developingthemusicindustry

D.creatingsurprisingproducts

C★★

It’sasuresignthatsummerisoverandwinterisontheway—leavesthatwereoncedeepgreenturnred,yellowandbrightorange.Ithappenseveryautumn.Butdidyoueverwonderwhy?

Theleavesstartchangingcolorwhenthenightsstartgettinglongerandthetemperaturestartsgettingcooler.Somescientiststhinkthatasthenumberofdaylighthoursshrinks,theleavesstopmakingchlorophyllwhichmakesplantsgreen.Thereasonisthattheprocessofmakingchlorophyllrequiressunlight.Butaccordingtohorticulture（园艺）educatorSusanRosefromColoradoStateUniversity,itturnsoutleavesdon’treallychangecoloratall.“Thefallcolorsareactuallythereallalong,”shesaid.“Buttheyarecoveredbythegreenchlorophyll.Asthechlorophyllstopsbeingproduced,theothercolorscanshinethrough.”

Thekindofcolor

thattheleavesaregoingtochangetoisdeterminedbytheplant’sgenetic（基因的）background.Insomeplaces,theleavesstartchangingcolorinSeptember—beforeautumnevenofficiallybegins.Inotherplaces,theydon’tchangeuntillateOctoberorevenNovember.Somescientistssaytheleaveshavebeenchangingcolorlaterthanusualinrecentyears.Andtheythinkglobalwarminghassomethingtodowiththat.

Inonestudy,researchersfoundthatthegrowingseasonintheNorthernHemispherewasnearlyaweeklonger,onaverage,in2008thanitwasin1982.AndaprofessorfromHarvardUniversityfoundthattheleaves,westofBoston,Massachusetts,arechangingcoloraboutthreedayslaterthantheyusedto.However,otherscientistsdisagreewiththeglobalwarmingtheory.SusanRosesaidtheleavesinherpartofColoradoarechanging“rightonschedule.”Buttheleavesinotherpartsofthatstatearerunningalittlelate.“Thelatenessinthemountainsmayhavesomethingtodowiththereallywarmlatesummerandearlyfall,”shesaid.“ButI’mafraidthat’sjustaguess.”

9.AccordingtoSusanRose,_____.

A.thefallcolorsarealwaysinleaves

B.leavesmakechlorophyllalltheseasons

C.leaves’changingcolorhavenothingtowiththeweather

D.leavesbeginchangingcolorbecausetheystartmakingchlorophyll

10.Theunderlinedword“shrinks”inParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby_____.

A.reducesB.increases

C.lastsD.appears

11.Scientistsguessleaveschangecolorlaterthanusualprobablyasaresultof_____.

A.geneticbackgroundB.dryweather

C.globalwarming

D.lowtemperature

12.Thepurposeofthelastparagraphistotellreaders_____.

A.whyleaveschangecoloratfall

B.leaveschangecoloratdifferenttime

C.theeffectsoftheglobalwarmingonplants

D.differentopinionsonthelatenessofleaves’changingcolor

D★★

Sincepeoplefirstsentrocketsintospaceinthe1950s,wehavebeenleavingbehindallsortsofthings.Someofthem,likethecamera,werelostbyastronautswhiletheydidworkoutsidetheirspaceship.Butmuchofthespacejunkismadeupoflittlepiecesofthingsthatwereoncebiggerobjects,untiltheystruckeachotherandbrokeapart.

Somethingswesendintospacefallbacktowardtheearthandburnupintheatmosphere.Butlargerpiecessometimessurvivetheextremeheatandhitthegroundortheoceanatgreatspeeds.Sothereisalwaysconcernthatsomethingmayfallfromtheskyanddosomeharm.

Butspacejunkfallingonhousetops（屋顶）isnotthebiggestworry.Scientistsareconcernedaboutwhathappenswhenanemptyrocketstrikesanotherwhileorbiting（绕轨道飞行）theearth.Twobigthingsbecomemanysmallerthings.Theythenhitotherthings.Thepiecesgetsmallerandsmalleruntiltheyformacloudofjunkthatblocksthepathoffuturespacevehicles.

Sowhatcanbedonetocleanupthespacearoundourplanet?

MarcoCastronuovo,anItalianresearcher,talksaboutsendingasatelliteintospacethatwouldgetveryclosetosomeofthelargerpiecesofspacejunk.Thesatellitewouldconnectasmallrockettotheuselessobject.Whentherocketexplodes,itpushesthejunkintoalowerandslowerorbit,nearertheearth.Afteratime,thejunkburnsupintheatmosphere.

Mr.Castronuovohasproposed（提议）usinganumberofsmallsatelliteswithroboticarms.Onearmwouldcatchthespacejunk,andanotherarmwouldconnecttherocket.Heimaginesthateachsatellitewouldjumpfromonelargepieceofjunktoanother.Hethinksthismethodcoulddestroyabouttenlargeobjectseachyear.

Scientistshavebeenconcernedaboutspacejunkformanyyears.Rightnow,thecostsoftheclean-uphavebeentoogreat.Mr.Castronuov

osayshissystemcouldbeputinplaceforamuchmorereasonableamountofmoney.

13.Muchofthespacejunk_____.

A.wasthrownbytheastronautsB.isfrombrokenspaceship

C.ismadeupofsmallpiecesofthingsD.returnsto

theearthpiecebypiece

14.Scientistsaremostworriedthatt