湖南省长沙市一中2017届高三月考(五)英语Word格式文档下载.doc

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第一节（共15小题：

每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Since2007I'

vedevelopedafriendshipwithabutterfly.Aparticularkindofbutterfly.thatis:

theredadmoral.

It'

snotunusualtohaveonelandonyou.Butthefirstofthesehutterfliesinmyexperiencelitonmyshoulderatanunusuallocation,foranunusuallylonglime.ItwasaJulyafternoon.Hestayedonmefor30minutes,evenwhileIstoppedataphotoshopandaskedtohavemypicturetakenwithhim.Peoplesmiledandspokesoltlyustheywatchedthebutterfly.Theyseemedtosensethatsomethingspecialwashappening.

Ithoughtthatwastheendofit.ButwhenIreturnedhomethefollowingday,mywifeexclaimed. “He'

sback!

”Formorethanamonth,thebutterfly-thatInowcalledPoppy-appearedwheneverIreturnedhomebeforedark,making25visitsaltogether,IhadneverseenthisspeciesbeforeNowtheyseemedtoeverywhere.

Forthenexttwosummers1waitedinvainformorevisits.ThenonJuly4，2010，duringthecelebrationofmymother-in-law'

sbirthday,tworedadmiralsappearedinhergarden.Theylandedonmyshoulders.Wetookpictures.HislandingscontinuedwellintoAugust.ThenonAug.16lastyear,abutterflymadethemostauspicious（吉利的）arrivalofall,twodaysbeforeourdaughter'

swedding.Thedaybeforethewedding.Isatnearthecar.Oneredadmirallandedinfrontofmeandopenedanddoseditswingsforabout10minutes.

MyneighborLizsaidthatthebutterflywastryingtotellmetostopworkinglateandtopayattentiontowhat'

sreallyimportantinlife.”I'

vebeenCouchedbythereactionsoffriendsandneighborsaswellasstrangerscharmedbymybutterflyencounters.Whatdoesitallmean?

Sevenyearsago.afterthefirstbutterflylandedonme.1thoughtthatasmallimpossibilityhadoccurred.Butgivenallthathashappenedsince.IfeelasthoughI*vcmadeaconnection.Imbeingblessedbybutterflies.

21.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Butterfliesarefriendsoftheauthor.B.Somebutterfliesenjoylivingwiththeauthor.

C.Butterfliesareblessingtheauthor.D.Somebutterfliesenjoyvisitingtheauthor.

22.Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Thefirstvisitofthebutterflieswasnotnoticedbythepeoplearound.

B.Peoplearoundfeltamazedatthevisitingofthebutterflies.

C.Peopleknewthespecialrelationshipbetweentheauthorandthebutterflies.

D.Theauthorlookuphotoofthebutterflyin（hephotoshop.

23.Whatdoweknowaboutthevisitsofthebuitterflies?

AItiscommonthatbuitterflieslandonaperson.

B.thebuitterfliesvisitedtheauthoreverysummer.

C.Thebutterfliescametoremindtheauthorofimportantevents.

D.Thevisitsofthebutterflieshappenedwhentherewassomethingimportant.

B

Ofalltheproblemfacingmodernastronomers.perhapsthemostfascinatingis：

“Canintelligentlifeexistelswhere?

”SincetheEarthisanunimportantplanetmovingroundanunimportantstar.itwouldbeaprideonourparttosupposethatwearetheonlyintelligentbeingsintheuniverse.Buttoobtainproofisdifficult.

Themaintroubleisthatourneighborworlds,thebodiesinthesolarsystemappeartobeunsuitableforadvancedlifeforms.TheMoonmayheruledoutalonce；

ithashardlyanyatmosphere.ThesurfacetemperatureofVenusisextremelyhighandtheatmosphereismostlycarbondioxide-Marswithaverythinatmosphereandasevereshortageofwatermaywellsupportsimpleplantlifebutthereseemsnohopeoffindinganimals.ThestoryoftheattractiveMartianshaslongsincebeengivenup.

OfcoursethishasnotstoppedtheflowofbrightideasforcommunicatingwiththesupposedpeopleonMare.IntheearlynineteenthcenturythegreatmathematicianGausssuggestedplantingtreepatternsinSiberia,sothattheMartianswouldseethemandreplaysuitably.

Followingup（hisidea,theAustrianscientistKarlLiltrowproposeddiggingverywideditchesintheSahara,triangularinpatterns,andthenfillingthemwithpetrolorsomesubstancesothat,whenlit，theditcheswouldpresentMartianobserverswitha“flamingtriangle”whichwouldshowtheexistencehereofintelligentminds.EvenbetterweretheplansofCharlesCross，aFrenchwriterofthe1870、，whowantedtobuildulargemirrortoreflectthesun'

sraysandconcentratethemonthesurfaceofMars,therebymakingavastburning-glass.Byswingingthemirroraround，CrossexplaineditwouldhepracticabletowritewordsintheMartiandesertssimplybyburningthesand.Formanyyearshebombarded（炮轰）theFrenchgovernmentwithliteratureaboutthisplanandwasverydisappointedwhennoofficialinterestwasshown.

24.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorwritingthepassage?

A.Todedicatehisinterestintheuniverse.

B.Tointroducethedifferentwaystocommunicate