辽宁省营口市开发区第一高级中学学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案文档格式.docx
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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。
A.
Manypeopletakeitforgrantedthatblackisacolorofbadthingswhilewhiteshouldalwaysmeansomethinggood.Thismaybebecause,intheiropinion,blackisrelatedtodarknessandwhitetopurity.However,thatisnotalwaysthecase.Didyouknowthatthesameonecolormaymeandifferentlyindifferentplacesoftheworld?
IntheEnglish-speakingworld,blackisthecolorofmourning.Peoplewearblackclothesatthefuneral.Redisconcernedwithdangerorbloodshed(流血).Yellowisthewordforfear.Ifyouareafraid,youareyellow.YetnoneofthesesayingsistrueoutsidetheEnglish-speakingworld.InChinaandKoreawhiteisthecolorofmourning.InRussia,Chinaandsomeothercountries,redstandsforbeauty,lifeandexcellence.InItalyandGermany,youareyellowwithanger,notwithfear.
EvenwithintheEnglish-speakingareaitisnotdifficulttofindcolorcontradictions(矛盾).AredcapintheUnitedStatesisaporterinarailwaystation.InBritain,however,aredcapisamilitarypoliceman.Bothnamesarelogicalbecausebothmenwearredcaps.Similarly,theBritishtermforanAmericanwhitecollarworkerissometimescalledablack-coatedworker.
Onedoesnothavetocrossanareatofindcolordifferences.Wouldyouratherbered-blooded?
Ifwegobacktotheorigin,wefindthatbothtermsarelogicalasbothnamessuggest.Theexpression"
blueblood"
comesfromSpain,wheresomenoblefamiliesproudlysaidthattheyhad"
blueblood"
.Butthenwhy"
blue"
blood?
Becausetheywerefairskinned,anditisonlynaturalthattheirbloodvessels(血管)stoodoutappearingblue.
21.Thetwomeaningsoftheterm"
redcap"
formadifferencein_______.
A.pronunciationB.climate
C.logicalrelationshipD.custom
22.BothBritainandAmericawouldprobablyagreethat_______.
A.blackisthecolorofmourning
B.ablack-coatedworkerisemployedinanoffice
C.redstandsforbeautyandexcellence
D.aredcapisaporterinastation
23.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.
A.TheOriginofBlueBlood
B.TheDevelopmentoftheSymbolicUseofColors
C.ColorsthatCarryBadMeanings
D.TheMeaningConcernedWithCertainColors
24.WhensomeSpanishcalledthemselves"
theyactuallymeant_______.
A.theyhadhearttroubleandtheirfaceslookedblue
B.theycamefromanoblefamily
C.theyhadbluebloodintheirvessels
D.theywerefairskinned
B
SanFranciscoisgoingtodowhatmanyothercitieshavealreadydone—providefreebicyclesforthepublic.ThemayorofSanFranciscosupportsthebicycleprogram.Hewantstoimprovetheterribletrafficproblemsinthecity.
Atfirst,40to60bikeswillbeavailableonlytocityworkers.Peoplewillgivetheiroldbikestothecitytouseintheprogram.Ifthisprogramissuccessful,onedaymorethan1000bicycleswillbeavailable.Everyone,notjustcityworkers,willbeabletousethesebicycles.
PeopleinFresno,Californiaalreadyhaveafreebicycleprogram.Infact,thisideabeganinAmsterdamover40yearsago.Theseprogramsencouragecitizenstogetoutoftheircarsandontopollution-freebikes.
Fresno’sYellowBikeProgramputsaboutfortybicyclesaroundthecity.Thebikesarepaintedbrightyellowsopeopleknowtheycantakethem.Whenpeopletakeayellowbike,theycanridetoworkortoshoppingareas,andthenleavethebikeforthenextrider.
Somepeopleworrythatthefreebikeswillbestolen.However,thefthasn’tbeenaprobleminfree-bikecitiesbynow.
Whilemostpeoplethinkthebikeprogramisagoodidea,onlyafewsaytheywilluseit.“Iwillstilldrivemycar,”saysJoannaGreene.“SanFranciscohasalotofhills.MyofficeisatthetopofPotreroHill.Idon’tthinkI’mingoodshape.And,wouldn’tIhavetocarryahelmetwithmeallthetime?
”
PhilChungagrees,“Thereistoomuchtraffic.Ridingabicyclecanberisky.Therearenotverymanybikelanes.”Hecontinues,“Plus,it’stoocoldinthewinter.Andwhatifyourideabiketowork,andthenthereisn’tonetoridehome?
Programleadersknowtherewillbeproblems.Buttheythinkit’sworthtrying.“It’snotthesolutionforeveryone,”statesSylviaPass.“Butifjustonehundredpeopleuseiteveryday,that’sonehundredcarsthataren’tonthestreets,onehundredparkingspacesthataren’tused.Ithinkit’sagreatbeginning.”
25.SanFranciscoprovidesbicyclestothepublicbecause.
A.therearemanybikesavailable
B.manypeopledon’thavecarsoftheirown
C.manyothercitieshavealreadydoneso
D.thetrafficproblemsareterrible
26.ThefollowingstatementsarethedisadvantagesoffreebikeprograminSamFranciscoexceptthat.
A.freebikeswillbestolen
B.SanFranciscoisnotflatatall
C.ridingabikeisnotsafeenough
D.itwillbetoocoldinthewinter
27.TheprogramleadersthinktheprogramisworthtryingNOTbecause.
A.therewillbemoreproblems
B.theycan’tsolveproblemsforeveryone
C.therewillbelesscarsonthestreetsanyway
D.therewillbemoreparkingspaces
C
Theyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet(彗星)isheadingtowardstheEarth.Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.
On17July,apiecefourkilometerswideenterstheEarth’satmospherewithamassiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometerhigh,rushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.
BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydead,butthenorthwon’tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosions,thesunishiddenbycloudsofdust,temperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Thesunwon’tbeseenagainformanyyears.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlater,nomorethan10millionpeopleremainalive.
Coulditreallyhappen?
Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.Thedinosaurscouldn’tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?
28.Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?
A.Ahistoricdiscovery.B.Aneventofimagination.
C.Aresearchonspace.D.Ascientificadventure.
29.WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlantic,itcauses.
A.anearthquakeB.damagestocities
C.anEarthexplosionD.hugewaves
30.Whycan’tthenorthernhalfoftheearthescapeforlong?
A.Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater
B.Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth.
C.Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.
D.Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.
31.Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurs,theauthortriestoprove.
A.animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimate
B.whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstory
C.thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094
D.theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspace
D
Thecoyote(丛林狼),thatcleveranimalofwide-openspaces,hascometothenation’scapital.Infact,coyoteshavespreadtoeverycorneroftheUnitedStates,changingtheirbehaviorstofitnewenvironmentsandcausingresearcherstodealwithatroublesomenewkindofcreature:
thecitycoyote.
Thecoyoteoriginallylivedinthemiddleofthecontinent.Oneofitsmostobviouscharactersisitssmartness,whichhasmadetheanimalanotorious(臭名昭著的)pest.Hunterstrapped,shotandpoisonedmorethanamillioncoyotesinthe1900s.It’sstilloneofAmerica’smosthuntedanimals.Yetthecoyotehassurvived.Howhasthecoyoteshownthisextraordinaryability?
“Iguessifyouwantedtouseoneword,it’dbe‘plasticity’,”saysEricGese,anexpertatUtahStateUniversity.Coyotescanlivealone,inpairs,orinlargepackslikewolves;
huntatnightorduringtheday;
occupyasmallregionoranareaupto40squaremiles;
andliveonallsortsoffood,fromlizardsandshoes,toantsandmelons.
UnbelievablypeoplehelpedcoyotesincreasewhentheykilledmostofthewolvesintheUnitedStates.Thespreadingofcoyotesintocityareas,though,isrecent.Theytravelatnight,crossingsidewalksandbridges,runningalongroadsandduckingintoculverts(钻入涵洞)andunderpasses.Nooneknowswhycoyotesaremovingintocities,butexpertsexplainthatcleverer,morehuman-tolerant(不怕人的)coyotesareteachingurbansurvivalskillstonewgenerations.
Occasionally,coyotesmightattackhumanbeings.Therehavebeenabout160attacksonpeopleinrecentyears.Therefore,peoplehavebeenconsistentlytoldnottofeedcoyotesorleavepetfoodunsecured.That,plusalargetrappingprogramintheneighborhood,hascutdownonthecoyotepopulation.
32.Theunderlinedword“plasticity”inParagraph2refersto______.
A.theabilitytofittheenvironmentB.notorioussmartness
C.huntingabilityD.beinghuman-tolerant
33.T