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英语内蒙古北重三中届高三第九次调研考试
内蒙古北重三中2018届高三第九次调研考试
英语试卷
第一部分:
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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ChineseTraditionalChamberConcert
Date:
Sept4-2pm
Venue:
ShanghaiConcertHall
Price:
80-100yuan
TraditionalChineseChamberConcertisabrand-newseriescreatedforShanghaiConcertHall2018-19season.BearingthemissiontopromoteChinesefolkmusic,theseriesfeaturesexquisitesolo,duet,andtrioconcertsoferhu,bambooflute,guzhengandotherChineseinstruments,alongwitharareexhibitionoftraditionalChineseinstruments.Startingthisseason,TraditionalChineseChamberConcerttakesplaceeveryfirstSundayofthemonthatShanghaiConcertHall,showcasingtheeleganceofChinesefolkmusic.
ThoroughlyModernMillieJunior
Date:
Aug28-Sept4-7pm
Venue:
XiquTheater,Beijing
Price:
70-180yuan
BasedontheTonyAward-winningmusicalandAcademyAward-winningfilm,asmalltowngirlsearchesforanewlifeunderthebrightlightsof1920sNewYorkCity.ThoroughlyModernMillieJR.isacleveradaptationofthesix-time-Tony-Award-winningBestMusicalandtheAcademyAward-winningfilm.Itisthehigh-spiritedmusicalromp(妙趣横生的电影)thathasallofNewYorkdancingtheCharleston!
2018MTAFestival
Date:
Sept3-4-10am
Venue:
SkyDesertNaturalScenicArea
Price:
600-800yuan
ThenewlylaunchedChinesemusicfestivalisacollectionoftrendingmusic,theexperienceofemergingtechnology,multimediaartperformances,installationartexhibitionsandmuchmore.Withtheiramazingspirit,artistswilltransformthedesertintoanewgalaxy,creatingadreamyexperienceofantigravity,surroundedbynine“planets”.
2018LonginesBeijingMasters
Date:
Sept3-4-10am
Venue:
NationalStadium
Price:
50-5,800yuan
Thethree-day2018LonginesBeijingMasterswillinvolvefourclasses.Eachclasswillengagemorethan140ofChina’sfinestshow-jumping(骑马越障表演)horsesworthmorethan100millionyuan($15million).Therewillbeabout100professionalhousekeeperstakingcareofthehorsesintemporarytents.ThecourseroutesaredesignedbyFrankRosenberg,aninternationalfour-star(highestlevel)coursedesignerwhowaspartofthedesignofshow-jumpingroutesfortheOlympicGamesandmanyimpressiveinternationalevents.
1.IfyouareinterestedinChinesefolkmusic,youcangoandenjoy________.
A.2018MTAFestivalB.2018LonginesBeijingMasters
C.ThoroughlyModernMillieJuniorD.ChineseTraditionalChamberConcert
2.Supposeyouwanttoenjoy2018MTAFestival,howmuchattheleastyoushouldpayfortheadmission?
A.500yuanB.600yuanC.700yuanD.800yuan
3.Inwhichcolumnofanewspaperwillthetextprobablyappear?
A.newsreportB.lifestyleC.advertisementD.sports
B
Tinywaterplantscalledphytoplankton(浮游植物)serveasfoodformanyseacreatures,includingwhales,shrimp,jellyfishandsnails.
Phytoplanktondowellincoldwater.ButifwatertemperaturesrisebyonlytwodegreesCelsius,thephytoplanktonstruggle.ThatiswhathappenedinthelastthreeorfouryearsinthenorthernpartofthePacificOcean.ResearcherssayanunusualareaofwarmwaterspreadthroughouttheNorthernPacific.Scientistscalledthewarmwater“theblob,”asifitwereacharacterinanoldsciencefictionmovie.Atitslargest,theblobstretched1,600squarekilometersandreacheddepthsof91meters.Thislargemassofwarmwaterhadadamagingeffectontheoceanfoodchain.Manyfishthatdependonphytoplanktonswamawayfromthearea.Asaresult,seabirdsandsealionsthateatthosefishstarved.
ScientistsfromtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationandtheUniversityofWashingtonhavefoundthatthewarmocean“blob”causedaharmfulalgaebloom.ThatfastgrowthinalgaehurtfishinggroundsalongtheU.S.WestCoastandCanada’sBritishColumbia.TheresearchersrecentlypublishedtheirstudyinthejournalGeophysicalResearchLetters.Theylookedatthealgae,calledP.australis.Theyfoundthatthealgaecangrowmuchfasterthannormalifitisexposedtowarmwater.Thehigherlevelsofalgaealsoproducedmoreofapoisonouschemicalthatcancauseproblemsforeverythingfromshellfishtodolphinstosealions.Italsocausesproblemsforhumansiftoomuchofthechemicalbuildsupintheirblood.
Researcherssayalgaebloomslikethisonewillcontinueasoceanwaterswarm.Thealgaewillhurtseaanimals,birds,andfish.Itmaydamagefoodresourcesforhumansallovertheworld,thescientistssay.
4.Therootcauseofthestarvationofseabirdsorsealionsis________.
A.thedepthsofthevasesea
B.thelargemassofwarmwater
C.thelargeamountofpollutedseawater
D.theincreasinglyreducedphytoplanktoninthesea
5.Fromthetext,wecanknowthatP.australisisthenameofa(n)________.
A.phytoplanktonB.fishC.algaeD.bird
6.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT________.
A.Generally,thealgaegrowmuchfasterthannormalifexposedtocoolwater.
B.Thephytoplanktonisverysensitivetotheriseofwatertemperature.
C.Morealgaecanbringaboutapoisonouschemicalwhichendangersseacreatures.
D.Algaebloomswillaffectnotonlytheexistenceofseacreaturesbutalsothatofhumanstheworldover.
7.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.
A.aresearchpaperB.ageographytextbook
C.aclasspresentationD.anewspaperreport
C
TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthat92percentoftheworld’spopulationlivesinareasofhighairpollution.Expertssaymuchofthatpollutioncomesfromvehiclesfueledbydiesel(柴油).ManycitiesinEuropehavecalledforendingtheproductionofdieselcars.Theyhopetoreplacethemwithelectricvehiclesasbatterylifeforthosevehiclesimproves.
LondonisoneofthemostheavilypollutedcitiesinEurope.LevelsofharmfulgasesinthecityareregularlyhigherthanlimitssetbytheEuropeanUnion.
MartinWilliams,withKing’sCollegeLondon,says pedestrians(行人) oftendonotrealizehowclosetheyaretoairpollutionsourcesbecausetheycannotseethem.“Oneofthedifficultiesofgettingthemessageacrosstothepublicatlargethesedaysisthatairpollution,althoughit’samajorpublichealthproblem,isactuallyinvisible.Notlikethe smogs ofthe1950sand60swhennotonlycouldyouseeit,youcouldbarelyseeanythingelse.”
Williamsaddsthattoxicgases(有毒气体)fromdieselcarshaveledtopublichealthconcerns.HesayspeopleacrossGreatBritainhavediedtooearlybecauseofthepollution.“Themainproblemthatyouarebreathinginaretheparticulates,thesoot(烟尘)largelyfromdieselexhausts,whichistheprimaryproblemasfaraspublichealthisconcerned.Theotherpollutantthat’smorerecentlybecomeanissueisnitrogendioxide,againlargelyfromdiesel.”
AreebaHamidiswiththeenvironmentalgroupGreenpeace.Shesays,“It’squiteclearthatthecarindustryisfeelingthepressureofapublichealthcrisisowingtoairpollutioninbigcitiesinparticularandtheaftermath(后果)ofthediesel-gate’scandal,whichisthereasonwhyit’slookingtoproducenewelectricmodels.”
Expertssayelectriccarscouldoffertheanswertoairpollutioninmajorcities.Theyadd,however,thattheelectricityshouldbecreatedusing renewableenergy.
8.Theunderlinedword“invisible”(Paragraph3)probablymeans________.
A.cannotbefeltB.cannotbeseenC.beveryseriousD.beuncontrollable
9.Accordingtothetext,thefollowingarethemainpollutantsfromthedieselcarsEXCEPT________.
A.toxicgasesB.sootC.nitrogendioxideD.watervapor
10.Theauthordevelopsthe3rdparagraphmainly________.
A.byexampleB.byprocessC.bycontrastD.byclassification
11.Accordingtothetext,thekeytosolvingairpollutioninmajorcitiesisto________.
A.replacedieselcarswithelectricones
B.reducethenumberofdieselcarsrunningontheroads
C.askmorecitizenstolivefarawayfrombigcities
D.improvethequalityofoilusedindieselcars
D
ResearchersatauniversityinHungarysaythereistruthtowhatmanydogownersalwaysbelieved.Dogsdounderstandwhathumanssay.
Theresearchersmadeimagesofthebrainsof13dogsusingamachinethatrecordsbrainactivity.Thedogsweretrainedtoliedowninthemachineforsevenminutes.Duringthattime,theylistenedthroughheadphonestotheirtrainers’voices.
Dogownersmaythinkthenewsisnotsurprising.Butscientistsareimpressed.BrianHareisaprofessoratDukeUniversity.Hecalledoneofthefindingsa“shocker.”
Thebrainimagingshoweddogsprocessedwordsusingtheleftsideoftheirbrains,justashumansdo.Theyusetherightsideoftheirbrainstounderstandtoneandpitch(音调).Thestudyshoweddogsunderstandwordsandhowtheyaresaid.Meaningfulwordssaidinaneutral(中性的)waydidnothavethesameeffectasthesamewordssaidinanencouragingway.
AttilaAndicswastheleadresearcherontheproject.“Dogbrainscareaboutbothwhatwesayandhowwesayit,”hesaid.Researcherssaytheythinkdogsaretunedintowhatpeoplesaybecausedogshavelivedwithpeopleforalongtime.Andicssaidhethinksotheranimalsprobablycanunderstandhumanlanguagelikedogsdo.Butthoseanimalsarenotveryinterestedinwhathumanshavetosay.
PeoplereactedtothestoryonFacebookandTwitter.Theysaidtheyalwaysknewtheirpetscouldunderstandthem.Andtheywerehappytoseescientificsupportforwhattheyexperiencedeveryday.OnereaderfromVirginiasaidshethoughtherdogcouldprobablyreadhermind,too.SomeoneinCaliforniajokedthathealwaysknewhisdogignoredhim.AndGregMatosinBostoncalledthestudy“fascinating!
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