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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