高三英语上学期第一次月考试题32.docx

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高三英语上学期第一次月考试题32

北大附中河南分校2017届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

（时间：

120分钟总分：

150分）

试卷分第

卷（选择题）和第

卷（非选择题）两部分。

第一部分选择题（共100分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Trans-Br

idgeToursislookingforwardtoprovidingyouwithanotheryearofexcitingOne-Daytraveldestinationsi

n2016.

StatueofLiberty&EllisIsland

August15（Sat）

$78Adult;$66Child（4-12）;$75Senior（62+）

NovisittotheNewYorkCityareaiscompletewithoutatriptotheworld’smostfamouslandmarks---theStatueofLibertyandEllisIsland.

PriceincludestransportationtoLibertyStateParkandtimedferrytickets.

9/11Museum&Memorial

September29（Tue）

$87Adult;$78Youth（7-17）;Senior$80（65+）

TheMuseumdisplaysartifactsassociatedwiththeeventsof9/11,whilepresentingstoriesoflossandrecovery.TheMemorialbetweenthetwinreflectingpools,isatributeofremembranceandhonortothenearly3,000peoplekilledintheterrorattacks.

TheNewYorkBotanicalGarden

October14（Wed）

$126Adult

ThisNationalHistoricLandmarkoffersvisitors250acres（英亩）ofthemostuniquelandformofanybotanicalgardenintheworld,withhugerockoutcroppings,beautifulflowercollections,ariver,cascadingwaterfalls,and40acres（英亩）ofold-growthforestdatingfrompre-Revolutionarytimesplusaworld-classCons

ervatory.

HagleyMuseum&Winterthur

November21（Sat）

$113Adult

Locatedon235acresalongthebanksoftheBrandywine,HagleyisthesiteofthegunpowderworksfoundedbyE.I.duPontin1802.WinterthurwastheformerhomeofHenryFrancisduPont,afamousantiquescollectorandgardener.

Includes:

BrandywinetouratHagley;LunchatHagleyMuseum;GuidedtouratWinterthurGarden

21.Whichofthefollowingchargesanadultthelowestfee?

A.StatueofLiberty&EllisIslandB.9/11Museum&Memorial

C.TheNewYorkBotanicalGardenD.Hagley

Museum&Winterthur

22.Whichwassetupinmemoryofthevictimsoftheterroristattacks?

A.TheStatueofLiberty.B.The9/11Memorial.C.HagleyMuseum.D.WinterthurGarden.23.Whencanyoudosomegeological（地质的）researchwhiletravelling?

A.August15.B.September29.C.October14.D.November21.

B

Verymobileearshelpmanyanimalsdirecttheirattentiontotherustleofapossibleattacker.Researcherssaythesemobileearshavebecomeausefulcommunicationtool.Theirstudiesofanimalbehaviourbuildupapictureofhowcommunicationandsocialskillsdeveloped.

“We'reinterestedinhowtheycommunicate

”saidleadresearcherJenniferWathan.“Andbeingsensitivetowhatanotherindividualisthinkingisafundamentalskillfromwhichothermorecomplexskillsdevelop.”

MsWathanandhercolleagueProfKarenMcCombsetupabehaviouralexperimentwhere72individualhorseshadtousevisualcuesfromanotherhorseinordertochoosewheretofeed.Theyledeachhorsetoapointwhereithadtoselectoneoftwobuckets.Onawallbehindthisdecision-makingspotwasalife-sizedphotographofahorse'sheadfacingeithertoleftorright.Insomeofthetrials,thehorses’earsoreyeswerecovered.

Iftheearsandeyesofthehorseinthepicturewerevisible,thehorsesbeingtestedwouldchoosethebuckettowardswhichitsgaze-anditsears-weredirected.Ifthehorseinthepicturehadeitheritseyesoritsearscovered,thehorsebeingtestedwouldjustchooseafeedbucketatrandom.

Likemanymammalsthatarehuntedbypredators（捕食者）,horsescanr

otate（旋转）theirearsthroughalmost180degrees-butMsWathansaidthatinour"human-centric"viewoftheworld,wehadoverlookedtheimportanceoftheseverymobileearsinanimalcommunication.

"Itseemsthere'ssomethinginthevisualcues-fromboththeeyesandtheears-thatarereallyimportant,"shetoldBBCNews."Horseshavequiterichsociallivesandrelationshipswithotherhorses,sothey'reagoodspeciestolookatthisin."Andthemorewelookatcommunicationacrossdifferentspecies,themorewecanconsiderwhatmighthavepromotedtheevolutionofsophisticatedcommunicationandsocialskills."

24.Whydoesahorserotateitsears?

A.Totelleachotherwheretheycangoforthebuckets.

B.Tobecuriousaboutwhattheotherhorseisthinking.

C.Towarntheotherhorsewhenanattackeriscomingcloser.

D.Toexpressitshopetobuildupsocialrelationswithothers.

25.Whydidtheresearchersusethelife-sizedphotographofahorseintheexperiment?

A.Tohelpdevelophorses’complexskills.

B.

Toleadotherhorsestofeedthemselves.

C.Tomakethehorsesintheexperimentexcited.

D.Toprovidecluesforthehorsesintheexperiment.

26.Whyareearsandeyesimportanttohorses?

A.Theycanfindthefeedingbucketsmoreeasilywithearsandeyes.

B.Withearsandeyestheycanescapefromdangersmoreeasily.

C.Withearsandeyestheycancommunicatewithotherhorses.

D.Horseshavequiterichsocialliveswithearsandeyes.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.RotaryEarsServeasCommunicationTools.

B.HorsesHaveMoreSocialSkillsthanOtherSpecies.

C.Experimen

tswithHorses’Ears.

D.FundamentalSkillsofHorses.

C

IhadagreattimethispastsummervisitingStoneMountainParkwithmytwingrandsons.Ihadtheopportunitytospendthedaywiththemseeingthevarioussightsan

dattractions.Onethingthatmygrandsonshadreallywantedtodothatparticulardaywastoclimbtothetopofthemountain.StoneMountainisn’taparticularlytallmountainandfortunatelyhaswalkingtrailstothetop,butfortwo5-year–olds,alongwithgrandpa,it’saformidabletask.

Sincemygrandson’senthusiasmwasmuchgreaterthanmine,Idecidedtostarttheslowwalkupthemountain.Thebeginningpartofthetrailwasslowandgradual.Itseemedlikeweweretakingforevertoclimbjustashortdis

tance,butIhadtoremindmyselfthatittook3oftheirstepstoequal1ofmine,soIfoundmyselfwalkingaheadofthem,thenhavingtostopandletthemcatchup,overandoveragain.

Iwastiredandsweaty,justwantingtogettothetopofthemountainsoIcouldrestwellbeforestartingmywayback

.Ilearnedearlyonduringourwalkthatthiswasn’tgoingtobethecase.Wehadtostopandlook

ateverylargerockwithsomeone’snamecarvedinit.Welookedatunususalplantformations.Weexaminedlargetreesandweexploredsmallrockoverhangsthatremindedthekidsofcaves.Mygrandsonsviewedthewalkasanexcitingadventure.Climbingthemountainwasatrialtomebutmygrandsonswerenotfocusedatallonthetrialofclimbingthemountain;theyweresimplyenjoyingthejourneyofthewalk.

IknowwhenIfaceatrialinlife,Itendtoalwaysthinkoftheproblem.Iwantthetrialtobeoverquicklyandletlifegetbacktonormal.WhatcanIlearnduringthecourseofthetrial?

Atsomepoint,thetrialwillbeoverandwe’llbejoyousforsure.

However,therealjoyshouldnotbethatthetrial’sover,butIamcelebratingwhatIlearned

duringthejourney.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“formidable”inParagraph1mean?

A.RelaxingB.Meaningful.C.StrangeD.Difficult.

29.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Thewriterkeptchallenginghisgrandsonstocatchupwithhim.

B.Oldasthewriterwas,hewalkedmuchfasterthanhisgrandsons.

C.Thewriterandhisgrandsonswalkedupthemountainveryfastatthebeginning.

D.Thewriterwasmoreeagertoclimbtothetopofthemountainthanhisgrandsons.

30.Whydidthewriteronlywanttoreachthemountaintop?

A.TohaveagoodrestB.Togetabetterview

C.Toenjoyunusualplants.D.Toseelargerockscarvedwithnames.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Atiringdayspentwithgrandsons.B.Joycomingfrommountain-climbing.

C.Alifelessonlearntformgrandsons.D.Learningtoenjoythejourney.

D

Weallhaveanideaaboutthecommontypesofenvironmentalproblems.However,lightpollutionmaybeanew termtomanyofus.But,thefactis,itdoes affect mankind,otherlivingformsandtheenvironmentasawhole. 

Whatislightpollution?

Itpresentsallfor

msofmisusedman-madelight.Theobviouscauseoflightpollutionistheuseofoutdoorlightingproductsimproperly.Itcanbeofficelighting,carheadlights,stationlights,streetlightsandmanymore.

Lightpollutionis harmful tobothanimalsandplants.Uponstudies,itisfoundthatobviouseffectsareobservedinthebehaviour ofnocturnalanimals.Needlesstomention,brightlightatnightmakesitdifficultfortheseanimalstohunt,wanderandperformtheirregularactivities.Lightpollutionisdire

ctlyorindirectly responsible forcausingseveraldiseases.Itseffectsarerelatedto disturbanceinthephysicalrhythm.Itcontributestorisks ofdevelopingcancerouscells.So,it’snothinglessthanathreattohumanhealth.

Youhavealreadyseenthenegativeeffectsoflightpollutiononanimalsandhumanhealth.Apartfromthis,theactualcost ofmisusedlightisaboutmillionsofdollarseveryyear.Itals

oleadstothereleaseofgreenhouse gases andglobalwarming.Afterall，fuelsareusedforproducing electricity.

Whileoutdoorlightingandusingman-madelightingproductsarepartofour modern lifestyle,somesimplewayswillsurelyhelpinreducinglightpollution.Forexample，whileinstallingoutdoorlighting,makesurethattheyarepointeddownwards.Also,use onlytherequiredlightingequipmentforbothhomeandoffices.Believeitornot,manypeoplelivingintheurbanareascannotviewclearskyandstarsatnight.Let’scontributeourpartinreducingthepollution.

32.Whatcanwelearnaboutlightpollution?

A.Itisanegativefruitoflighttechnology.B.Ithasnoeffectonplants

C.Itcontributestomostc