新课标高二英语寒假作业5.docx

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新课标高二英语寒假作业5

新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业5

第Ⅰ卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

Australia’skoalascouldbewipedoutwithin30yearsunlessurgentactionistakentostopthelosinginpopulation,accordingtoresearchers.Theysaydevelopment,climatechangeandbushfireshaveallcombinedtoreducethenumberofwildkoalassharply.

TheAustralianKoalaFoundationsaidarecentsurveyshowedthepopulationcouldhavedroppedbymorethanhalfinthepastsixyears.Previousestimates（估计）putthenumberofkoalasatmorethan100,000,butthelatestcalculations（计算）suggesttherecouldnowbeasfewas43,000.

Thefoundationcollectedfielddatafrom1,800sitesand80,000treestocalculatethenumbers.InoneareainnorthernQueenslandestimatedtohave20,000koalasadecadeago,ateamofeightpeoplecouldnotfindasingleanimalinfourdaysofsearching.

Thefoundationsaidbesidesproblemscausedbycuttingdownforests,hotteranddrierconditionsbecauseofglobalwarminghadreducedthenutritional（营养的）valueoftheirstaplefood,eucalyptusleaves,leadingtopoornutritionforthem.

Koalas,whichliveintheforestsinAustralia’seastandsouth,areveryfussy（爱挑剔的）aboutwhattypesoftheleavestheyeat.

FoundationchiefDeborahTabartsaid:

“Thekoalasaremissingeverywherewelook.It’sreallynotree,nome.Ifyoukeepcuttingdowntreesyoudon’thaveanykoalas.”

Sheishopingthenewfigureswillpersuadethegovernment’sThreatenedSpeciesSteeringCommittee（TSSC）tolistthekoalaasthreatened.ButcommitteechairmanBobBeetonsaidadecisionwasnotlikelyrecentlyandthekoala’sstatusasoneofthecountry’sfavouriteanimalswouldnotbeafactor.“There’sanumberofspecieswhichareattractiveandpeoplehavespecialfeelingstowardsthem.Wedon’tconsiderthat,”MrBeetonwasreportedassayingbytheAFPagency.

5.ThewritergivestheexampleoftheareainnorthernQueenslandinParagraph3toshowthat_____.

A.theforestsarebeingdamagedheavily

B.theenvironmentisbeingpollutedseriously

C.thenumberofkoalasisdroppingquickly

D.koalasusuallyliveinwildmountainousareas

6.Globalwarmingisanimportantcauseofkoalas’reductionbecause_____.

A.koalascanhardlystandthehotweather

B.koalascannotgetenoughwatertodrink

C.theleaveskoalaseatarelosingnutritionalvalue

D.theleaveskoalaseatcannotgrowinhotweather

7.AccordingtoBobBeeton,_____.

A.koalasarehisfavouriteanimals

B.adecisionwillbemadetoprotectkoalas

C.theyneedn’tpayspecialattentiontokoalas

D.koalasneedn’tbeprotectedatall

B

ApopularCCTVhost’s“improperremarks”thatwerecaughtonvideoatadinnerpartyhaveledtoaninvestigationintotheincidentandasuspensionofhisprograms.

Thevideo,releasedonlineonMonday,showedhostBiFujianusingvulgarwordsaboutChairmanMaoZedongwhilesinginginthestyleofPekingOpera,enraging（激怒）somenetizensandcausingastirontheInternet.

CCTVsaidonitsmicroblogonWednesdaythatitwillinvestigatetheincident,whichitsaidmanyhavefounddisturbing.

Bi’sprogramswillstopbeingbroadcastuntilatleastSunday,ashiscommentsinthevideohaveseriouslydamagedthebroadcaster’simage,HuaxiMetropolisDailyquotedaCCTVstaffmemberassaying.

TheCCTVemployeesaiditisuncertainwhethertheprogramscanbebroadcastagainafterSunday,thereportadded.

Bi,56,ispopularforahostingstylethatengagestheaudience.HehashostedtheCCTVSpringFestivalGalasince2012,aswellasapopulartalentshowinvolvingWesternersspeakingChinese.ThecancellationwasthefirstdecisionafterNieChenxiwasnamedCCTVpresidentonTuesday,thereportsaid,addingthatNiehadorderedallstaffmemberstostrictlycorrectworkstyles.

Amicro-bloggernamedZhouJunchisaidthatfreespeechdoesn’tmeanitisOKtodefameothers,addingthatBi’scommentswerenotproperforapopularhost.ChengManli,aprofessorspecializingincommunicationatPekingUniversity,echoedZhou,sayingBishouldpaymoreattentiontohisbehaviorandspeechasapublicfigure.

“Itdoesnotmeanwecannotshareouropinions,butusinguglywordsandsarcasmtocommentonChineseleaderswhohavepassedawayisimproper,”Chengsaid.

“Theactionsandwordsofcelebritiesareeasilybroadenedintoday’sInternetera,whichisopenandcanhaveahugeinfluence,soitisamustforthepublicfigurestoboostthequalityoftheirspeechandbehavior.Otherwise,theirimageswillbeaffected,suchasthestarswhowererecentlypunishedfordruguse,”shesaid.

“Everyoneshouldtakeresponsibilityforwhatheorshesaysinpublicandonline.It’sbetter,Ithink,tosharedifferentideasinanormalway,”shesuggested.Butsheaddedthatthepartyinthevideoseemedprivate,“soitsreleaseisalsoimpropertosomeextent.”

ThevideowasrecordedbysomeonesittingonBi’sright,butwhoitisandwhythevideowasputonlineisunknown.

32.Accordingtothepassage,CCTV’sresponsewhentheincidenthappenedwas______.

A.tochangehisjob

B.tohaveBiFujianfired

C.tolookintothematter

D.tomakehimapologize

33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.BiFujian’sprogramwillbestoppedforever

B.theincidenthappenedbeforethenewCCTVpresident’sarrival

C.thevideowasrecordedwhenBiFujianwasworkinginaprogram

D.HuaxiMetropolisDailythinkstheincidentdamagesCCTV’simage

34.Asismentionedinthepassage,ChenManliholdstheviewthat________.

A.BiFujianshouldbeseverelypunished

B.acelebrity’sinfluencecanbeenlargedthroughtheInternet

C.publicfiguresshouldnotsharetheiropinions

D.itisallrighttoreleaseprivatevideoofacelebrity

35.Theunderlinedword“boost”probablymeans“_________”.

A.coverB.improveC.influenceD.solve

C

Withalargepartoftheworld'spopulationlivingclosetotheoceans,risingsealevelsbringthepotentialfordestructive（破坏性的）results.Butscientistsarestillunabletomakepredictionsexactenoughforpeopletoplantohandlethelossoflandandthethreattocoastalcommunitiesexpectedoverthiscentury.

“Weknowsealevelisgoingtorise,buthowmuch,andhowfast,andwhere,wereallystilldon’tknow,"saidJoshWillis,aclimatescientist.

Theoceanisn'tlikewaterinabathtub.Itdoesn’triseallthesameasmorewaterpoursin.Asglobalwarmingraisessealevels,someplacesareexpectedtoseehigher-than-averageincreases,andafewplaces,mayevenseedecreases.

It’sreportedthatoverthecourseofthiscentury,sealevelswillrisebetween8inchesand6.6feetaroundtheplanet.Scientistsknowthisincreasewillbedrivenbytheexpansionofwaterasitwarms—warmerwatertakesupmorespace—andthemeltingofice.Buttheeffectsofwarmingwaterandmeltingiceonsea-levelriseareexpectedtovaryfromareatoarea.AndthemeltingoficeoftheAntarcticandGreenlandpresentsthelargestuncertaintyforthefuture,butair,landandwateralsoplayrolesinchangestosealevel.Forexample,sealevelneartheicegettingmeltactuallydecreases,becausethegroundunderthemeltingicerisesastheheavyicedisappears.

Climatechangeisexpectedtochangeoceancurrentsandthewindsthathelpdriveoceancurrents.Thesechangeswillaffectthedistributionofheatwithintheoceans,and,asaresult,affectchangesinsealevel.

Nowadays,scientistsusetwotypesofmodelstomakepredictionsaboutthefutureofsealevels,butthetwodon’tagree.Ifscientistscan'taccuratelypredictsea-levelincreaseforthecomingyears,theleastwecandoismeasurewhathappeningtodaywiththehelpofthesatellite,Jason-2,butit’sreachingtheendofitsoperationallife.

60.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthat_______.

A.coastalcitiesareeasilyaffectedbytherisingsealevels

B.peoplelivingincoastalcommunitieshavetomove

C.scientistshavewaystohandletherisingsealevels

D.therisingsealevelsmainlyhappensnearthecoast

61.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying"Theoceanisn’tlikewaterinabathtub"inthethird

paragraph?

A.Thereistoomuchwaterforustocontrol.

B.Theoceancanbeeasilycontrolled.

C.Theoceanisn’tequaltoabathtubinsize.

D.Therisingsealevelishardtotell.

62.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingshowstherightcauseandeffect?

①climatechange;②oceancurrents;③thewinds;

④changesinsealevel;⑤thedistributionofheat

A.①→②→③→④→⑤B.③→④→⑤→②→①

C.①→③→②→⑤→④D.①→⑤→③→②→④

63.Whatproblemswillscientistsmeetwithinpredictingfutureclimatechanges?

A.It'stoodifficulttomeasurewhat'shappening.

B.Therewillprobablybenosatellitestohelpthescientists.

C.Typesofmodelsforpredictionaredifficulttosetup.

D.Therearen’tenoughscientistsstudyingthechangesofsealevels.

D

Inlatesummerorearlyfallthelarge,yellowseedheadsofsunflowerswillberipening.Ifgardenerscankeepoffthebirdsandotherwildlifetryingtoeattheseeds,theycanhavealargeharvest.Thebrightyellowbloomswillmakearainbowgarden,brighteningupanyspace.

However,plantingthesunflowerseedsisaskilledjob.Plantseedsnodeeperthanthefulllengthofitself.Smallersizedsunflowerscanbespacedafootapart.Largervarietieswillneedtobespacedasfarapartasthreefeet.Thisallowsripeplantsenoughspacefortheseedheadstoripenwithoutknockingtheripeseedsoffbeforegardenershaveachancetoharvestthem.

Mostsunflowerseeds,especiallythosewitheatableseeds,arelargeenoughtohandlewithouttheneedforseedsorters.Thisiswhysunflowersmakeanexcellentchoiceforachild