高二英语下学期第四次月考试题1.docx

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高二英语下学期第四次月考试题1

2019-2020年高二英语下学期第四次月考试题

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I.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

WinterbeginsinthenorthonDecember22nd.Peopleandanimalshavebeendoingwhattheyalwaysdotoprepareforthecoldermonths.Squirrels（松鼠）,forexample,havebeenbusygatheringnutsfromtrees.Well,scientistshavebeenbusygatheringinformationaboutwhatthesquirrelsdowiththefoodtheycollect.

TheyexamineddifferencesbetweenredsquirrelsandgraysquirrelsintheAmericanstateofIndiana.Thescientistswantedtoknowhowthesedifferencescouldaffectthegrowthofblackwalnut（黑胡桃）trees.Theblackwalnutisthenutofchoiceforbothkindsofsquirrels.Theblackwalnuttreeisalsoacentralpartofsomehardwoodforests.

RobSwihartofPurdueUniversitydidthestudywithJakeGoheen,aformerPurduestudentnowattheUniversityofNewMexico.Thetworesearchersestimatethatseveraltimesasmanywalnutsgrowwhengatheredbygraysquirrelsasparedtoredsquirrels.Graysquirrelsandredsquirrelsdonotstorenutsandseedsinthesameway.Graysquirrelsburynutsoneatatimeinanumberofplaces.Buttheyseldomrememberwheretheyburiedeverynut.Sosomenutsremainintheground.Conditionsarerightforthemtodevelopandgrowthefollowingspring.Redsquirrels,however,storelargegroupsofnutsaboveground.ProfessorSwihartcalls“deathtrapsforseeds”.

GraysquirrelsarenativetoIndiana.ButProfessorSwihartsaystheirnumbersbegantodecreaseasmoreforestswerecutforagriculture.Redsquirrelsbegantospreadthroughthestateduringthepastcentury.

Theresearcherssayredsquirrelsarenativetoforeststhatstaygreenallyear,unlikewalnuttrees.TheysaythecleaningofforestlandforagriculturehashelpedredsquirrelsinvadeIndiana.JakeGoheencallsthemasignofanenvironmentalproblemmorethanacause.

1.ThestudydonebyRobSwihartandJakeGoheenisto________.

A.findoutthelivingconditionsforsquirrels

B.learnsquirrels’influenceonblackwalnuttrees

C.dosomethingtogetridofsquirrels

D.savetheforestsintheAmericanstateofIndiana

2.Thedifferencebetweengraysquirrelsandredsquirrelsmainlyliesin________.

A.thewaytheygatherthewalnutB.thetimetheyhavewintersleep

C.theplacetheyhavewintersleepD.theplacetheystorethewalnuts

3.WhenProfessorSwihartsays“deathtrapsforseeds”,heactuallymeansthat________.

A.redsquirrelseatmorenutsthangraysquirrels

B.graysquirrelsandredsquirrelswillhaveseverefights

C.nutsabovethegroundwillnotdevelopintoplants

D.seedscanbetrapsforotheranimalsintheforest

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Theblackwalnutisequallyattractivetobothgrayandredsquirrels.

B.Graysquirrelsdomoreharmtotheforestthanredsquirrels.

C.Redsquirrelsandgraysquirrelshavehelpedthespreadofwalnuttrees.

D.Thecleaningofforestlandbenefitsredsquirrelsdirectly.

B

TheNationalGallery

Description:

TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance.

Layout:

ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.

ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitianandVeronese.

TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velázquez,ClaudeandVermeer.

TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.

OpeningHours:

TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm（Fridays10amto9pm）andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.

GettingThere:

NearestundergroundstationsCharingCross（2-minutewalk）,LeicesterSquare（3-minutewalk）,Embankment（7-minutewalk）,andPiccadillyCircus（8-minutewalk）.

5.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?

A.The13th.B.The17th.C.The18th.D.The20th.

6.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?

A.IntheEastWing.B.InthemainWestWing.

C.IntheSainsburyWing.D.IntheNorthWing.

7.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?

A.PiccadillyCircus.B.LeicesterSquare.C.Embankment.D.CharingCross.

C

Whenanantdies,otherantstakeitoutofthenest,oftenwithinanhourafteritsdeath.Thisbehaviorinterestsscientistsandtheywonderhowantsknowforsure—andsosoon—thatanotherantisdead.

Onescientistrecentlycameupwithawaytoexplainthisantbehavior.Dong-HwanChoeisabiologist,ascientistwhostudiesanimalsandplants.Hefoundthatantshaveachemicalontheoutsideoftheirbodiesthatsignalstootherants,“I'mdead—takemeaway”whenitisdead.

Butthere'saquestiontoanswer:

Asweknow,ifanantisdead,itstopsmoving.Butwhenanantissleepingorknockedunconscious,itisalsonotmoving.However,otherantsdon'tmovethelivingantoutofthenest.Howdotheyknowthisantisnotdead?

Choefoundthatantshaveanotherchemicalontheirbodies,whichtellsnearbyantssomethinglike,“Wait—I'mnotdeadyet”whenitisnotdead.Choesuspectsthatwhenanantdies,thechemicalthatsays,“Wait—I'mnotdeadyet”quicklygoesaway.Whenotherantsdetectthe“dead”chemicalwithoutthe“notdeadyet”chemical,theymoveawaythebody.

Totesthistheory,Choeandhisteamputdifferentchemicalsonants.Whenthescientistsusedthe“I'mdead”chemical,otherantsquicklymovedthetreatedantaway.Whenthescientistsusedthe“Wait—I'mnotdeadyet”chemical,otherantsleftthetreatedantalone.Choebelievesthisbehaviorshowsthatthe“notdeadyet”chemicaloverridesthe“dead”chemicalwhenpickedupbyotherants.Andthatwhenanantdies,the“notdeadyet”chemicalfadesaway.Othernearbyantsthendetecttheremaining“dead”chemicalandremovethebodyfromthenest.

Understandingthisbehaviorcanhelpscientistsfigureouthowtostopantsfrominvadingnewplacesandcausingproblems.

8.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Leadingthefollowingparagraphs.B.Showingthemainideaofthepassage.

C.Introducingthebackgroundofthepassage.D.Givingasummaryofthepassage.

9.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“overrides”inthefourthparagraph?

A.isweakerthanB.isstrongerthanC.isbetterthanD.isworsethan

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.

B.Whenanantdies,itcantellothersusingacertainchemical.

C.Alivingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.

D.Antsoftenusechemicalstomunicatewitheachother.

11.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?

A.Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.

B.Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimals,especiallyinants.

C.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehavior，andthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.

D.Choedidtheresearchonthisantbehavioronhisown.

D

Candogsandcatsgetalongwellinthesamehome?

Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutgettingadogasafriendfortheircatareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundthatifthecatistakenbackhomebeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Intwo-thirdsofthehomescatsanddogshaveagoodrelationship.

However,itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggression（侵略，好斗）andfightingwerefoundin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodylanguagesarejustdifferent.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitmeansaggression,whileadogdoingthesamemeanssubmission（顺从）.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersfoundasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk“Dog”,anddogscanlearnhowtotalk“Cat”.

What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtobeesmarter.Theycanlearntoreadeachother’sbodylanguages,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreinmonthanwasexpected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother’sbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,andenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.

Theimportanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon’tgetalongwell,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevencountries.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

12.Theunderlinedword“swimmingly”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.earlyB.mostlyC.quicklyD.smoothly

13.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________.

A.theyarecoldtoeachotherB.theylookawayfromeachother

C.theyareintroducedatanearlyageD.theymisunderstandeachother’sbodylanguages

14.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.

A.havemoninterestsB.arelessdifferentthanwasthought

C.haveamonbodylanguageD.arenotsosmartaswasexpected

15.