河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题.docx

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河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题

鹤壁淇滨高中2017-2018学年下学期高二年级

第三次月考英语试题

时间：

100分钟总分：

150分

第二部分　阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;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。

A

Doyouwanttotravelabroad?

Ifyoudo,herearesomecitiesaroundtheworldyoucanconsidertravelingto.

Athens,Greece

ItisthebirthplaceofWesterncivilizationnowalmost4,000yearsold.ExploretheAcropolisinAthens,andthenvisitthenewAcropolisMuseumtotrulyappreciatetheancientsettlement.WalkinSocrates'footstepsaroundtheAgora—thecenterofsocialactivitiesinancientGreece.BeyondtheAcropolis,youcanalsoexplorethefleamarkets（跳蚤市场）ofMonastirakiandPlaka.

Budapest,Hungary

Budapestisknownasthecityofnaturallywarmpoolsofwatercalledspas.TheHungariancapitalfeatures16thcenturyTurkishpoolsaswellasmedicinalspas.Budapestisalsoalongtime“foodiecity”.Trylocalspecialties（招牌菜）likeHungariangoulash,richwithbeef,onions,potatoes,andspices.

Queenstown,NewZealand

OnNewZealand'sbeautifulSouthIsland,Queenstownisoneofthetopplacesintheworldforhiking,boating,andskiing.NearbyMilfordSoundoffersthepeacefulbeautyforwhichNewZealandisfamous.PerhapsthemostfamousNewZealandproductistheLordoftheRingsmovies.Takearoadtripandexploreplaceswherethemoviewasfilmed.

Dubai,theUnitedArabEmirates

Dubaiisacityfamousforluxury（奢侈的）goods.Oneofitsshoppingcentersevenhasanindoorskislope.DubaiisalsohomeoftheBurjKhalifa,thetallestbuildingintheworld.AndtheBurjAlArabhotelisonanartificialislandintheArabianSea.

21．WherecanyoulearnaboutsocialactivitiesinancientGreece?

A．AtPlaka.B．AtMonastiraki.

C．AttheAgora.D．AttheAcropolis.

22．Toenjoythepeacefulbeautyofnature,oneshouldgoto________.

A．GreeceB．Hungary

C．NewZealandD．theUnitedArabEmirates

23．Dubaiwouldmostlikelyattractthosewhoareinterestedin________.

A．deliciousfoodB．outdoorsports

C．theancientcivilizationD．manmadewonders

B

About97%oftheworld'swaterissaltyandisfoundinouroceansandseas.But,aswecan'tdrinkseawater,howcanitbeimportant?

Everypartofourseasandoceanscontainsanamazingnumberofanimalsandfishthatliveatdifferentoceandepths.Mostofthedifferentspeciesofanimalsandfishdependonsimpleplantsfortheirfood.Thesesimpleplantscalledalgae（海藻）driftnearthesurfaceoftheoceanandusesunlighttoturncarbondioxideandwaterintofoodandoxygen.Infact,algaeproduceoverhalfoftheoxygenpeoplebreathe.Howimportantseawateris!

Eachplantoranimalinourseasandoceansisanimportantlinkinafoodchain.Thealgaeareeateninlargeamountsbymicroscopicanimals,whichareinturnconsumedbylargeranimals.Thesefoodchainsaredelicatelybalanced.

Thebadnewsaboutthefoodchainsintheoceansisthattheyareunderthreatbecauseofman.Peopleoncethoughtthattheoceansweresobigthatitdidn'tmatterifwedumpedrubbishintothemorcaughthugequantitiesoffishandwhalesforfood.Butwenowknowthisisnottrue,andfishstocksintheoceanshavestartedtodrop.

Thankfully,theworldistakingstepstoprotectthefutureofouroceansbyintroducinginternationalagreementstoprotectmarinehabitats.Mostcountrieshaveintroducedfishingrestrictionstoprotectfishstocksintheoceans,andnewtechniquesarebeingpioneeredtocopewithpollution.Finally,theimportanceofprotectingoceansisbeingmadeknowntomorepeople.Thisisjustthebeginningofalongprocesstoprotecttheoceansforourfuture.Wedependontheoceansforfishwhichareanimportantpartofthehumandiet.Howimportantseawateris!

24．Whichofthefollowingistheproperorderofthefoodchain?

A．smallanimals→algae→microscopicanimals→largeanimals→man

B．algae→microscopicanimals→largeanimals→largeranimals→man

C．smallanimals→algae→largeanimals→microscopicanimals→man

D．microscopicanimals→algae→largeanimals→largeranimals→man

25．Fromthepassage,welearnthat________.

A．mostfishandseaanimalsliveatthesurfaceoftheseas

B．itisverydifficulttobreakthebalanceofafoodchain

C．excessive（过度的）fishinghascausedthedecreaseinfishstock

D．itwon'tbelongbeforetheproblemsconcerningoceanswillbesolved

26．WhichofthefollowingisNOTawaybeingusedtoprotectoceans?

A．Theuseofinternationalagreements.

B．Forbiddingfishingtoprotectfishstocks.

C．Theuseofnewtechniques.

D．Raisingpeople'sawarenessoftheneedtoprotectoceans.

27．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Theimportanceofseawater

B．Lifeintheoceans

C．Howtoprotectfoodchains

D．Howtodealwithseawaterpollution

C

Youmayrideonyourbicycleinarushtogettoschooleverymorning.Youmayfighttogetabitofspaceonabusoronthesubway.Youmayalsowatchtaxiscrawltheirwaythroughtrafficjams.

Nomatterwhereyouare,allbigcitiesaroundtheworldhavetrafficjamsthesedays.Butalthoughtheyallhavetheirproblems,manycitiesalsohaveatypeoftransportthathasbecomeaculturalicon（文化标识）．

InLondon,toavoidthetrafficaboveground,peopleusethe“underground”，alsocalledthe“Tube”.ThecityhastheoldestandmostcomplicatedundergroundrailwaysystemintheworldandistheprideofmanyLondoners.With12linesand275stationsacrossthecity,theTube,isnormallythequickestandeasiestwayofgettingaroundLondon.InLondon,youareneverfarfromaTubestation.

NewYorkisfamousforitsYellowcabs.TheyserveasaquickandeasywayofgettingacrossManhattan,wherethesubwaydoesn'ttakeyoueverywhere.Stoppingacabiseasy,juststickoutyourarmlikeyoudoinanycity.But,withover12,000yellowcabsintheBigApple,theyalsocausetrafficjams.

Since1873whenthefirstcablecarstartedpublicservice,theslowandnoisyvehiclehasbeenasymbolofSanFrancisco.Althoughoncedamagedbyaseriousearthquakeandchallengedbycars,itisnevercaughtintrafficjamsandprovidesbetterviewsthanthesubway.

ButtherearenosuchsymbolsinLosAngeles.Ifyouvisityou'dbetterrentacar.Thecity'spublictransportationisterrible.Itcantakehourstogetacrosstownbybus.Thesubwaycoversjustasmallpartofthecitycentre.ThelightraillineonlyrunsbetweentheLongBeachhotelareaandthecitycentre.That'swhyAngelenoslovetheirprivatecarsmorethananyotherpeopleintheworld.

28．IfyouhaveachancetoLondonandwanttoavoidthetrafficjam,you'dbetter________.

A．ridevehicle　　　　　B．takeataxi

C．usesubwayD．rentacar

29．WhichtypeoftransportationhasbecomeaculturaliconoftheBigApple?

A．Noisyvehicle.B．Cablecars.

C．Subway.D．Yellowcabs.

30．PeopleinLosAngelesliketheirprivatecarsbecauseofthefollowingexceptthat________.

A．thepublictransportationisterrible

B．itisnotexpensivetotakeaprivatecar

C．theundergroundrailwaycoversasmallpartofthecitycenter

D．peoplehavetospendhoursgettingacrosstheLosAngeles　

31．Thepassagemainlytellsus________.

A．howbigcitiesintheforeigncountrieskeeponmoving

B．howpeopleinthecityavoidthetrafficjams

C．whyLondonhastheoldestandcomplicatedsubway

D．whypeoplecallNewYorktheBigApple

D

Ifyou'reboredwitholdfashionedrunning,orifyoufeelthatit'snotacompleteworkout,youmightwanttotrycrunning.Itdoesnotmeancryingwhilerunning.It'sactuallyacrossbetweencrawling（爬行）andrunningthatinvolvesgettingdownonallfoursandmoving.

Thestrangeworkout,bestdescribedasyourthighs'（大腿）worstnightmare,wasinventedbyAustralianfitnessenthusiastShaunMcCarthy.Thevideoofhiscrunninghasbeengettingmuchattentiononlineandithasinspiredotherstotakeuprunningonallfoursaswell.NowcrunningisasteadilygrowingsportinAustralia.

McCarthysaysthatcrunningisamorecompleteworkoutbecauseitinvolvestheupperbodyaswell.“Itreallyworksyourthighsandshouldersatthesametime，”hesaid,addingthathebelievesitburnsmorecaloriesaswell.SomefitnessexpertsbelievethatMcCarthymightjustbeontosomethingthere.AccordingtoKimBaylor,acertifiedpersonaltrainer,anyexercisethatinvolvesfullbodymotionsleavesthechancetodevelopalotofstrength.

However,manythinkcrunningislikelytobeoutofdatesoonanditmightevenbeharmfulifdoneincorrectly.FitnesscoachKevinDeansaid,“Wehumansareupright;ourwristshavedifferentstructuresthanankles.Butaquadruped（四足的）animalwouldhavefourofroughlythesamejoint.Asaresult,Ioftenseebrokennoses,badwrists,andshoulderproblemsarisingfromcrunning.”

Healthexpertssuggestwearingspecialglovestopreventdamagetohandswhilecrunning.It'snecessarytoincreasetheintensity（强度）ofexercisestepbystep.Crunningmaybetoomuchforabeginneranditcouldbebadforyourneck.Ifithurtsseverely,stopimmediatelyandjuststicktotraditionalrunning.

32．Whatdoweknowaboutcrunning?

A．Itisrunningonallfours.

B．It'snotacompleteworkout.

C．Itisgainingworldwidepopularity.

D．Itiscreatedtostrengthenthethighs.

33.KimBaylor'sattitudetocrunningis________.

A．unfavorableB．approving

C．doubtfulD．cautious

34.WhatwillKevinDeanagreewith?

A．McCarthy'sideaispractical.

B．Crunningisabetterfitnessactivity.

C．Crunningisnotsuitableforhumanbeings.

D．It'sdangeroustotakewholebodyexercise.

35.What'stheadviceoncrunningfromhealthexperts?

A．Trytoavoidusingyourneck.

B．Onceyoubegin,nevergiveup.

C．Takemeasurestoprotectyourhands.

D．Goasfastaspossibleatthebeginning.

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