辽宁省抚顺市第二中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题Word格式.docx

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WaltDisneyistryingtomakeparents＇walletsopenalittlewiderforthatvacationvisittothethemepark.TheMagicKingdomPark，oneofDisney＇sthemeparksnearOrlandoisnowcharging＄99foraone-dayparkpass.Itisanincreaseof4thatcomesjusteightmonthsafterthelastpriceincrease.

Behindtherisingticketspricesisasmallworldofsupplyanddemand.PeoplekeepfloodingintoDisney’sUSthemeparks.Thecompanyreporteda16percentincreaseoperatingincome，to＄65million，forthepastthreemonthsatitsthemeparks.LastyearinDisney，themeparkincomeroseby17percent，to＄2.2billion.

＂IfyouthinkDisneyWorldhasgottooexpensive，don＇tbothercomplaining,”RobertNiles，editorofThemeParkInsider，andaformerMagicKingdomParkemployee，wroteinhiswebsite.＂Disneyislookingatthenumberpeoplewhovisititsthemeparkswhensettingprices，notpeoplecomplainingonline.

Disney＇spricingstrategyisdesignedtodrivesalesofitsmultiday（多天的）parkpasses，whichlowertheper-daycost.Athree-daypassrunsto＄91.34perday；

afive-daypasscosts＄60.80perday.Togetherwiththehotelandmeals，aDisneyvacationcanbecomeunbelievablyexpensiveforafamily.Butwhilethecostofsingle-dayticketshasgoneupbymorethan41percentsince2005，Disneyhasgreatlycutthepriceforlongerstays.Thepriceofafour-daypassfellbynearly＄200between2004and2013.

Still，anextra＄4or＄20hereandtheredoesnotbothermostpeopleconsideringatriptoDisneythemepark.＂DisneyisoneofthemajorthingsnearlyeveryAmericanfamilycanagreeon，soofcoursetheycangetawaywiththis.”saysJasonCochran，authorofEasyGuidetoWaltDisneyWorldandOrlando.

21.Whatdoweknowabouttheone-dayparkpassinMagicKingdomPark？

A.Itwas＄95inthepasteightmonths.B.Itusuallyincreasesby＄4eachtime.

C.Itisthelasttimetoincreaseit.D.Itusuallychangesonceayear.

22.AccordingtoRobertNiles，whensettingprices，Disneymainlyconsiders___________.

A.howgreatitsservicecanbe.B.whetherpeoplecanacceptthemornot.

C.whetherpeoplewillcomplainaboutthem.D.howmanypeoplevisititsthemeparks.

23.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatthepriceincreaseswill____________.

A.notmaketheDisneythemeparksbecomemorepopular.

B.notpreventpeoplefromvisitingtheDisneythemeparks.

C.bothermostpeoplefromvisitingtheDisneythemeparks.

D.makeithardforpeopletodecidewhethertovisitaDisneythemepark.

B

AyoungspermwhalediscovereddeadoffthecoastofSpaindiedfromeatingalotofrubbish.About64poundsofrubbish，includingplasticbags，ropesandfishingnets，wasfoundinsidethespermwhale＇sdeadbody.

The32-foot-longwhalewasdiscoverednearthesmallholidayplaceofCabodePalosinthesoutheastMurciaareainFebruary.OfficialsattheEIValleWildlifeReserveCenterfoundthatithaddiedbecauseitwasunabletoremovetherubbishfromitsbody.

Theanimal＇ssaddeathhaspromptedMurcia＇sgovernmentalongsidetheEuropeanEnvironmentalAssociationandtheEuropeanFundRegionalDevelopment，tostartsomeactionsagainstoceanwaste.

ConsueloRosauro，thegovernment＇sdirectorforthenaturalenvironment，said，＂Theplasticsinseasandoceansareoneofthebiggestdangerstotheprotectionofwildlifeintheworld.＂＂Manyanimalsgetcaughtintherubbishoreatalotofplastics，whichendupcausingtheirdeath，sheadded.＂TheproblemiscommonintheMurciaarea，andwemustsolveitbytakingclean-upactionsand，aboveall，increasingawarenessoflocalpeople.

About19billionpoundsofplasticwasteendsupintheworld＇soceanseachyear.Researcherssaythattheamountofplasticwastewillbetwiceasmuchasitisnowby2025ifquickactionisnottaken.

Thespermwhalesarethelargestofthetoothedwhalesandthelargestpredators（食肉动物）Theywillmoveseasonallyforfeedingandgivingbirth.Theyarefondoflivingtogether，andeven300spermwhalesliveinagroup.Thefemalesworktogethertoprotectandlookaftertheiryoung.Femalesgivebirtheveryfourtotwentyyearsandcarefortheyoungonesformorethantenyears.AgrownspermwhalehasfewnaturalenemiesButitdoesnotmeantheyaretotallysafe.Atleasttheyfacetheproblemofrubbishnow.

24.Whydidthatspermwhaledie？

A.Becauseitcouldnotfindfood.B.Becauseitwasalreadytooold.

C.Becauseithadeatentoomuchrubbish.D.Becauseitcouldnotleavetherubbisharoundit.

25.WhatcanwelearnfromConsueloRosauro＇swords？

A.Theprotectionofwildlifeisveryhard.

B.Thelocals＇awarenessofprotectingwildlifeshouldberaised.

C.Localpeoplehavethrownmuchrubbishinseas

D.Therearemanyactionsdealingwithrubbishinseas.

26.Thepassagemainlyshowsthat

A.Spermwhalescandieeasily.B.Peoplereallycareaboutwildlife.

C.Alotofwildlifeisindangernow.D.Pollutioninseasandoceansharmswildlife.

C

Throughouthistory，peoplehavealwaysbeensurprisedattheintelligenceofsomebirds.Crows（乌鸦）aresuchanexample.Crows＇brainisonlyaboutthesizeofahumanthumb，sohowsmartcouldtheybe？

Whileacrow＇sbrainmayseemsmallcomparedwithahumanbrain，whatmattersisthesizeofthebraininrelationtothesizeoftheanimal.AccordingtoProfessorJohnMarzluffattheUniversityofWashington＇sAviationConservationLab，acrowisactuallyaflyingmonkey.WhetheritisafriendlymonkeyormorelikeabadoneinTheWizardofOzdependsalotonwhatyouhavedonetoit（oranyofitsfriends）.

Canyoutellonecrowfromanother？

Inthisway，acrowmaybesmarterthanyoubecauseitcanrecognizehumanfaces.Marzluff＇steamcaughtsomecrows，mademarksonthemandreleasedthem.Membersoftheteamworedifferentmasks.Crowswouldattackpeoplewearingamask，butonlyifthemaskhadbeenwornbysomeonewhohadtroubledthem.

Ifyouthinktwocrowsthatarewatchingyouandcryingtoeachotheraretalkingaboutyou，youareprobablyright.InMarzluff＇sstudy，evencrowsthatwerenevercaughtattackedscientists.Howdidthecrowsdescribetheirattackerstoothercrows？

Theircommunicationispoorlyunderstood.Theintensity（强度），rhythm，andlastingtimeofcryingseemtoformthebasisofapossiblelanguage.Itturnsoutthatcrowscanpassonangertotheirchildren-eventhelittlecrowsattackedmaskedscientists.

Anothercaseaboutcrows＇greatmemorycomesfromChatham，Ontarrio.AroundhalfamillioncrowswouldstopinChathamduringtheirregulartravel，puttingthefarmingcommunity＇scropsindanger.Headofthetowndeclaredwar（宣战）oncrowsandthehuntbegan.Sincethen，thecrowshave，whenpassingChatham，flownhighenoughtoavoidbeingshot.However，thisdidn＇tstopthemfromleavingdroppingsalloverthetown.

27.WhydoesProfessorJohnMarzluffcallacrowaflyingmonkey？

A.Becauseitlookslikeamonkey.B.Becauseitisasfriendlyasamonkey.

C.Becauseitisasintelligentasamonkey.D.Becauseitsbrainisthesamesizeasamonkey＇s.

28.AccordingtoParagraph3，thecrowsattackedpeoplewearingamaskwho__________.

A.hadcausedsometroubletothemB.wereinMarzluff＇steam

C.workedonscientificstudyD.haddoneharmtotheirbabies

29.Headofthetowndeclaredwaroncrowsbecause___________.

A.Theywoulddamagethecrops.B.Theywouldmakemuchnoise.

C.Theywouldattackpeopleinthetown.D.Theywouldleavedroppingsalloverthetown.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext？

A.Crowsneverforget.B.Crows＇communication.

C.Crows＇braindevelopment.D.Crowsaresmarterthanwehaveimagined.

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，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Areyoualwaysstressedaboutyourhomework?

Doyouoftenfindyourselfinapositionwhereyoucaneitherdoallofyourhomeworkorhaveasociallife？

31.___________Hereisaguidetogettingyouontherighttrack.

Writedownyourhomework，andmakesureyouknowwhattodo.Useadayplanneroracalendartostayorganized.32.___________Writeasmanydetailsasyoucanabouttheassignment.Youmustincludewhentheassignmentisdue，anynecessarytextbookpages，andthingsyourteachersaysyoumustinclude.

33.___________.Beforechoosingaspecificworkplace，thinkofquietplacewhereyoucanworkforalongtime，whilehavingaccesstoresourcessuchastextbooks，computers，books，dictionaries，etc.Goodlocationalsoincludesyourtownorschoollibrary.

Gobacktoyourtaskimmediatelyaftertakingastudybreak.34.___________Yourmindwillbeclearedandreadytowork.Doanythingyouputintheseconddocumentnow.Onceyouhavefinishedyourstudyandhaveactuallyattemptedthehardertasksatleast3or4times，youcanconsideryour-selffinished.Anythingyouhavenotfinishedcanwaituntilthenextday，whenyouwillbeabletoaskyourteacherorfellowstudents.

Makefulluseofsparetime.Usefreetimeduringorbetweenclassestostarthomeworkandmakesureyoustartasearlyaspossible，becauseifyoustartdoingworktoolateintheevening.youwillbegintogettiredmoreeasilyanditwillbeharderforyoutofocusonthework.35.___________Don＇tspendtoolittletimeonyourhomework，butdon＇t＇buryyourselfinit.Don＇twaituntilthelastminutetogetstarted.

A.Thismakeseverythingmucheasier.

B.Createacomfortablehomeworkspot.

C.Becauseyouwillbeabletoworkbetterafterabreak.

D.Thetruth