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英语广东省湛江市第一中学学年高一下学期月考
湛江一中2015—2016学年度第二学期第一次大考考试
高一级英语科试卷
考试时间:
120分钟满分:
150分命题教师:
廖宏明
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;毎小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
It'sagoodtimeforathemepark,accordingtoareport.Therewasafourpercentgrowthinthenumberofvisitorstothemeparksin2014comparedwith2013.Therewereatotalof223,450,000visitstothetop25themeparksin2014.Butevenextremeenthusiastsmaynotbeabletogettoeveryparkonthetop-25list.HerearesixthemeparksthatarelessknowntoAmericans.Butthey'retrulyworthavisit.
OceanPark
HongKong'sOceanParkisamarinemammalpark,animalthemeparkandamusementpark.ItcameinatNo.13onthetop-25list.
LotteWorld
LocatedinSeoul,SouthKorea,LotteWorldisfamousforhavingtheworld'slargestindoorthemeparktogetherwithanoutdoorthemepark.It'salsohometoSouthKorea'slargesticeskatingrink.ItwasrankedNo.14onthetop-25list.
Everland
AlsoinSouthKorea,EverlandislocatedinGyeonggi-Do.ItincludesazooandawaterparkandwasrankedNo.16.
EuropaPark
EuropePark,locatedinRust,isthelargestthemeparkinGermanyandoneoffourinEuropetomakethetop-25list.ItgotNo.21.
TivoliGardens
WhenyoutakeintoconsiderationthatTivoliGardensisclosedafewmonthseveryyear,itsspotatNo.23isimpressive.LocatedinCopenhagen,it'sfamousforitsfairy-taleatmosphereandantiquerollercoaster.
DeEfteling
DeEftelingisafantasy-themedamusementparkinKatsheuvel,theNetherlands.Theattractionsarebasedonelementsfromancientmythsandlegends,fairytales,fablesandfolklore.ItwasrankedNo.24.
1.Comparedwiththeyear2013,in2014_____.
A.morethemeparksbecameavailable
B.admissionfeestothemeparksbecamehigher
C.morepeoplewenttovisitthemeparks
D.thereweremoreextremethemeparkenthusiasts
2.HowmanyEuropeanthemeparksareonthetop-25list?
A.2B.3C.4D.5
3.WhatdowelearnaboutTivoliGardens?
A.It'sthebestthemeparkinEurope.
B.Itcannotbevisitedallyearround.
C.Itdoesn'thavemanyexcitingactivities.
D.IthasnothingincommonwithDeEfteling.
B
Hello.I'mJanfromMrs.Lake'sclass.Myclasswantstoworktogethertohelpthepublic.Wethinkwehavefoundagreatwaytodothis.Lastmonthwedidaclassprojectonthehighwaysnearourtown.WelearnedabouttheAdopt-a-HighwayProgram.Thisprogrambringspeopletogethertopickuplitteralongtheroads.Wethinkitwouldbeagreatideaforallstudentsinourschooltojointheprogramandadoptahighway.
Adoptingahighwayisnotlikeadoptingapet.Whenahighwayisadopted,onlypartofthehighwayiscaredforbyagroupofpeople.Thegroupagreestoworkeveryweektokeepitspartofthehighwayclean.Eachgroupgetsitsownsignthathasthenameofthegroupprintedonit.Thesignisputupatthesideoftheroad.Thissignletsdriversknowwhoiskeepingthatareaoftheroadclean.
TheAdopt-a-HighwayProgramisagreatwayforpeopletohelptheirenvironmentlooknicer.Also,thegovernmentdoesnothavetosendoutasmanyroadworkers.Thissavesmoney.Finally,peoplemaytryhardertokeeproadscleaniftheyseepeople,especiallyteenagerslikeus,cleaningthemup.
Wewillneedhelperstocareforouradoptedhighway.Ifyouwanttofeelgreatandkeepourroadsclean,pleasecomewithyourparentstothemeetingnextweek.WewillmeetinMrs.Lake'sroomonWednesdayat6:
00P.M.Atthemeeting,wewilltalkaboutwhichroadsarethedirtiestasaresultofpeople'sunkindacts.Thenwe'lltrytopickanareatoadoptandclean.
Ilookforwardtoseeingyouatthemeeting.Remembertokeepourroadsclean!
4.WhatistheAdopt-a-HighwayProgramabout?
A.Givingnamestothehighways.B.Drawingpicturesofhighways.
C.Pickinguplitteralongtheroads.D.Puttingupsignsneartheroads.
5.Whatshouldthestudentsdofirstiftheywanttojointheprogram?
A.Pickaspottocarefor.B.GotoameetingonWednesday.
C.Writealettertotheirparents.D.CallMrs.Lakenextweek.
6.Whatisthepurposeofthisspeech?
A.Toencouragestudentstojointheprogram.
B.Tointroducethetrafficsystem.
C.Toshowdrivershowtodrivesafely.
D.Totellastoryaboutadoptingahighway.
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Adopt-a-PetB.VolunteersonRoads
C.WaystoProtecttheEnvironmentD.Adopt-a-Highway
C
Understandingone'sownhistoryisimportantforyoungpeople'slearninganddevelopment.Studentsareoftenaskedtowriteastoryaboutcrownfamily'shistoryoraboutaspecialpersonintheirfamily.Buttoorarelydostudentsfocusonthehistoryoftheirowncommunityortheirownpeople,inawaythathelpsthemtounderstandwhytheyfindthemselvesinaparticularplace.
Whenpeopleunderstandtheirownhistory,theyareabletograpplewiththeinfluenceofthesocialstructuresthatsometimeslimitthepossibilitiesintheirlives.Takingthisapproachopensthedoorforyoungpeopletobemanagersoftheirownlearninganddevelopmentastheyunderstandwhytheyfindthemselveswheretheyare.
ManypeopleIhavebeentalkingtoaboutthisissueagreethatnotonlyschoolsbutalsopublicbodiesandfamilieshavefailedtoeducateyoungpeopleabouttheirownhistory.AndIknowfrommyownexperiencehowdifficultitwasformyfathertotalkabouthisfamily'sexperiencein1944.Thismaybeareflectionofthesadnessthatpeoplefeelaboutthathistoryandnotwantingtomakeitaburdenontheiryoungpeople.Butintoday'ssituation,thoseIspokewithnowclearlyseethatasamistake.
Ifoursocietyisevergoingtofindawaytoproperlydealwiththeinfluenceofourownhistory,includingwhathashappenedtoourNativeAmerican,African-AmericanandLatinofriends,ourneighbors'schoolsmuststepuptohelpyoungpeopleunderstandtheirownstories.Familiesandrelatedsocialbodiesmustdothesame.
8.AccordingtoParagraph1,agoodknowledgeofourownhistorycanhelpus____.
A.becomegoodatwritingstories
B.makeourinfluenceonthesocietystronger
C.gainagoodunderstandingofourpresentsituation
D.understandtheimportanceoflearninganddevelopment
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“grapplewith”inParagraph2mean?
A.determineB.recoverC.exerciseD.manage
10.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3thattheauthor'sfamily'sexperiencein1944was_____.
A.harmfulB.painfulC.interestingD.surprising
11.Thepassagemainlyencouragesusto_______.
A.writeourownstoriesB.understandtheimportanceofhistory
C.learnourownhistoryD.haveaproperattitudetowardshistory
D
Scientistshaveneverknownforsurewhetherdinosaurswerewarm-bloodedanimals,likemammalsandbirds,orcold-blooded,likereptilesandfish.Arecentstudyshowsthatinfactmanydinosaursmightnothavebelongedtoeithercategorybutinsteadhavefallensomewhereinthemiddle.
Warm-bloodedanimalshavebodiesthatareabletomaketheirownheat.Theirbodytemperaturesstayaboutthesamewhetheritishotorcoldoutside.Cold-bloodedanimalscannotmaketheirownheat,sotheirbodytemperaturesdependonhowwarmtheoutsidetemperatureis.Warm-bloodedanimalshavemuchmoreactivelifestylesthancold-bloodedones.
Whenscientistsfirstdiscoveredthebonesofancientdinosaursinthe1800s,theyweresurethehugecreaturesmusthavebeenslow.Butasscientistsfoundmorebonesofsmaller,quickerdinosaurs,likeVelociraptor,theyrealizedthatthecreaturesmayhavebeenmuchmoreactivethantheyhadthought.
Ateamofbiologistsbegantoexamine.Theyknewthatwarm-bloodedanimalsgrowfasterthancold-bloodedones.Theresearcherrealizedthattheycoulddeterminewhetheradinosaurhadbeenwarm-orcold-bloodedbyfindingitsgrowthrate.
Thescientistsexaminethegrowthringsinbonesfrom21differentdinosaurspecies.Thewidthofthegrowthringsshowedhowmuchthedinosaursgreweachyear,muchliketheringsinthetreetrunkdo.
“Ourresultsshowedthatdinosaurshadgrowthratesthatwereactuallynotcharacteristicofwarm-bloodedorcold-bloodedanimals,”saidBrianEnquist,ascientistontheresearchteam.“Theydidn'tactlikemammalsorbirds,nordidtheyactlikereptilesorfish.”Instead,dinosaursfellsomewhereinbetween.Scientistscalledthemiddle-of-the-roadcreatures“mesotherms”.
Beingmesothermsgavedinosaursmanyadvantages.Theywerefasterandstrongerthanreptilesthathadtorelyonthesunforwarmth.Beingsomewhatcold-bloodedhaditsbenefitstoo.Cold-bloodedanimalsburnenergymoreslowly.Sotheyneedmuchlessfoodtolivethanwarm-bloodedanimals.“ItisdoubtfulthatalionthesizeofT-rexcouldeatenoughtosurvive,”explainsJohnGrady,anotherbiologistontheresearchteam.Bybeingmesothermic,thedinosaurscouldbebothfastandbig.
12.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
A.Theadvantageofcold-bloodedanimals.
B.Thedisadvantagesofwarm-bloodedanimals.
C.Thedifferencesbetweenwarm-andcold-bloodedanimals.
D.Theadvantagesofbothwarm-andcold-bloodedanimals.
13.Itcanbeinferredthatmesothermsgrow_______.
A.asslowlyascold-bloodedanimalsB.asfastaswarm-bloodedanimals
C.slowerthancold-bloodedanimalsD.slowerthanwarm-bloodedanimals
14.Alionismentionedinthelastparagraphtostressthat________.
A.dinosaursmovedveryfastB.dinosaurshadtorelyonthesunforwarmth
C.dinosaursarelargeanimalsD.dinosaursneededlessfoodtosurvive
15.Thetextismainlyabout________.
A.howdinosaursdisappeared
B.thegrowthareasofdinosaurs
C.whetherdinosaurswerewarmorcold-bloodedanima