福建省龙海一中学年高三第一学期第二次月考英语试题.docx

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福建省龙海一中学年高三第一学期第二次月考英语试题

龙海一中2016-2017学年高三第一学期第二次月考

英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分：

听力

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Seekingasuitableuniversityforyou?

TheUniversityofWaikatoistherightone.Itisinternationallyrecognizedforitsexcellenceandachievements.Itwillhelpyoudevelopadvancedresearchskills.Asauniversitystudentyoucangetfirst-classresearchfacilitieswithtrainedteacherstohelp,supportandadviseyouinyourstudy.Weprideourselvesonourhighstandards,ourresearchsuccessandourinternationalrecognition.Forfurtherinformation:

inf＠waikato.ac.nz

●Degree

Weofferawidechoiceofbachelor’sdegreesforinternationalstudents,whichincludes:

Arts,CommunicationStudies,SocialSciences,etc.BachelorofMusicandBachelorofEducationareonlyforNewZealandcitizens.Forfurtherinformation:

deg＠waikato.ac.nz

●TuitionFees

Tuitionfeesaredifferentfromdepartmenttodepartment,generallyfrom$5,000to$6,000ayear.Forfurtherinformation:

tui＠waikato.ac.nz

●Accommodation

Youcanhavearoomina4-bedroomflat,whichwillcostabout$100amonthwithotherregularlivingcostsofabout$150amonthforoneperson.Forfurtherinformation:

ave＠waikato.ac.nz

●Health

TheStudentHealthServiceprovidesexcellentmedicalservicesforstudents.TheMedicalCentreisopenfivedaysaweek,includingstudentholidayswithfourdoctorsandnursestomeetyourmedicalneeds.Forfurtherinformation:

heal＠waikato.ac.nz

●Sports

TheCentreisagreatplacetohavesportsactivities.Trainedexerciseteacherscanhelpyouworkoutatrainingplanandkeepyouactive.Thesportshallhasvolleyball,basketballandindoorfootballcourtsandaswimmingpoolaswell.TherearealsoalargenumberofsportsclubsatWaikato.Forfurtherinformation:

sport＠waikcato,ac.nz

21.Ifyouwanttogetmoreinformationaboutarts,youcanwriteto________.

A.Sport＠waikato.ac.nzB.heal＠waikato.ac.nz

C.deg＠waikato.ac.nzD.inf＠waikato.ac.nz

22.Youhavetopayatleast________ayearifyoustudyattheUniversityofWaikato.

A.$5,250B.$8,000C.$9,000D.$11,000

23.Accordingtothetext,whatwillyoudoifyouareillonThanksgivingDay?

A.Gotoahospitalnearby.

B.Buysomemedicineinadrugstore.

C.Seeadoctorattheschoolmedicalcentre.

D.Trytogethelpfromyourclassmates.

B

Wedonotusuallythinkabouthowourlanguageworks.Talkingissuchanatural,everydayactivitythatwedonotoftenstoptoconsiderhowitactuallyworks.Whenwedostudyourlanguage,though,weareoftensurprisedthatweareabletounderstandourconversations.Wordscanmeansomanydifferentthings.However,itturnsoutthatthespeakingsituationhelpsalotinmakinglanguagework.

First,thespeakingsituationhelpsmakewordsmoreparticular.Forexample,theword“dog”candescribeadogthataspeakersawinadream.Itcanalsobeusedtodiscussaneighbor’sdog.Nolanguagehasaseparatewordfortheidea“dogthatIsawyesterday”andanotherwordfortheidea“dogthatIsawinadream.”Thisisbecausethespeakingsituationmakesitclearwhatspeakersmeanwhentheyusewords.So,whenyouhaveaconversationwithyourneighbor,theknowledgethatyouhaveadogtellsyourneighborwhattheword“dog”probablymeansinthatsituation.

Thespeakingsituationalsohelpsmakelanguageclearer.Forexample,theword“bank”hastwopossiblemeanings.Itcanmean“aplacewherepeoplekeepmoney,”butitcanalsomean“thesideofariver.”Sothesentence“Iwenttothebank”isnotclear.ItcouldmeanIwenttothesideoftheriveroritcouldmeanIwenttotheplacewheremymoneyiskept.However,ifthespeakeristalkingaboutfishingorgoingtothemountains,othersprobablyknowthat“bank”means“thesideofariver.”

Thethingsthatspeakerssaymaynotalwaysbeclear.Sometimesthewordsarenotveryparticular,butthespeakingsituationcanprovidethemeaning.Othertimeswordsmayhavemanymeanings.Thenthespeakingsituationlimitstherightmeaning.Thisextraknowledgefromthesituationisveryimportanttounderstandlanguage.

24.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.thebesttimeandplacetotalktoothers

B.howspeakingsituationhelpslanguagework

C.whattosayindifferentsituations

D.howourlanguageworks

25.Accordingtothepassage,wecansafelysaythat_____.

A.aspeakingsituationdoesnotaffectthemeaningofwords

B.speakingisnotverynaturalformostpeople

C.aspeakingsituationisnotimportant

D.peopleoftendonotconsiderhowtalkingworks

26.Byusingtheexampleoftheword“dog”,thewriterwantstoshowthat_____.

A.awordmayneedtobeexplainedinaconversation

B.awordmayhavedifferentmeanings

C.speakingsituationhelpspeopleunderstandtheparticularmeaningofaword

D.themeaningofwordsisnotparticular

27.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthemeaningoftheword“bank”byreferringto_______.

A.thetimeandtheplacewheretheconversationhappens

B.theoccupationofthepersonwhousestheword

C.earlierorlaterpartsoftheconversation

D.areliabledictionary

C

Anewgenre（流派）offictionhascomeoutofrisingsealevels.Climatefiction,or“cli-fi”,isasub-genreofsciencefiction.Itimaginesafuturewheremanstrugglesagainsttheextremesofachangingenvironment.

AlthoughitisstillanunexploredfieldintheChineseliterarycircle,climatechangeliteratureisnowaregularcourseinuniversitiesintheUS,theUKandIndia,etc.Abriefsearchof“climatefiction”returnsmorethan1,800results,reflectingagrowingdemandforbooksthatfocusonenvironmentalissues.

AccordingtoTheAtlantic,cli-fistoriesseldomtalkabout“unrealtechnologiesorfarawayplanets”,unliketraditionalsci-fi.Cli-fiisalotmoredowntoearth.Itexaminestheeffectsofpollution,risingsealevels,andglobalwarmingonhumancivilization.

Cli-fihasbeenmademoreattractivetoyoungergenerationsthankstoitsappearanceinmoviesandTVshows,Interstellar,Snowpiercer,MaddAddam,justtonameafew.Theterm“cli-fi”,createdbyUSwriterandclimateactivistDanBloom,seemstobehelping“raisetheawarenessofglobalwarming”.UKcli-fiwriterSarahHoldingwrotethatthegenre“connectsyoungreaderswiththeirenvironment”.

Butnoteveryoneisconvincedofcli-fi’spotential.GeorgeMarshall,founderofClimateOutreachInformationNetwork,expressedconcernthatcli-fiwouldstrengthenwhatpeoplealreadybelieveratherthanchangeanyone’smind.“Theunconvincedwillseethesestoriesasproofthatthisissueisafiction,”hesaid.“Thealreadyconvincedwillbestillconcerned,butthestorylinesmayreducetheseriousnessoftheissue.”

28.WhatcanbeimpliedaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Chinesewritersarenotconcernedwiththeissueofclimatechange.

B.Cli-fihasgainedgreatpopularitysofar.

C.Thecourseonclimatechangeliteratureisthemostwelcomeinuniversities.

D.Afocusesalotonenvironmentalissues.

29.Theunderlinedphrase“downtoearth”inParagraph3probablymeans______.

A.realisticB.originalC.attractiveD.lively

30.SarahHolding’swordsarementionedtoprovethat______.

A.moviesandTVshowsworkbestinpromotingdifficultideas

B.youngerreaderspaymoreattentiontoclimatechange

C.theterm“cli-fi”ishelpfulinraisingenvironmentalawareness

D.cli-fiisattractivetoyoungergenerations

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Cli-fi’spotentialischallengedbysomepeople.

B.Georgethinkscli-fiwon’tchangeanyone’smind.

C.Thosewhodon’tbelievethestoriesthinktheissueisnottrue.

D.Thosewhobelievethestorieswon’tcareabouttheissueanymore.

D

AteamofengineersatHarvardUnivesityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanical（机械的）flyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems（整合系统）.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.

“It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents,”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,”hesaid.

Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependencies（互相依赖）ontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit’sconnectedto,”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation（计算）,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.

Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield.“Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround,”hesaid.

Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationte