新疆兵团农二师华山中学高三英语上学期学前考试试题.docx

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新疆兵团农二师华山中学高三英语上学期学前考试试题

新疆兵团农二师华山中学2015届高三英语上学期学前考试试题

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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

Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceansareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.

Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosions,oceandrilling,andshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefields,underwaterearthquakes,andsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.

Decibels（分贝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonland.Anoiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofonehundredandninety－fivewouldhavethesameeffect.

Somescientistshavesuggestedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsintheoceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales（鲸鱼）.

AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.

Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales'abilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.Someofthewhalesevendied.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected.

Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsareagainstalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendtoimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.

Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.However,manyscientistsdon'tthinkthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheocean.

21．Accordingtothepassage,naturalsoundsincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A．soundsmadebyanimalsthemselves

B．oceandrilling

C．underwaterearthquakes

D．thebreakingoficefields

22．Whichofthefollowingistrueofwhales？

A．Theywon'tbeconfusedbynoises.

B．Theyaredeaftonoises.

C．Theirabilitytoreproducewillbeloweredbyhighlevelnoises.

D．Theirhearingwillbedamagedbyhighlevelnoises.

23．Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhefuture?

A．Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.

B．Theywillprotectseaanimalsfromharmfulnoises.

C．Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.

D．Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.

B

InternationalBookClub

Haveyoueverthoughtofjoiningabookclubandbuyingnewbooksthroughthepost？

HereattheInternationalBookClub，wealreadyhavemanymembersbuyingbooksfromusbymail.

Immediatebenefits：

•Asaspecialoffer，youmaychooseanyreducedpricebooksfromournewmembers’booklist，tothevalueof$6intotal（pluspostageandpacking）．Bydoingthis，youwillsavepoundsonthepublishers’prices.

•Ticktheboxonyourformtoorderafreewatch.

•Ifyoureplywithinsevendays，wewillsendyouanotherfreegiftcarefullychosenfromourbooklistbyourstaff

•OrderaDVDfromthemanyonofferinourlist，athalftherecommendedretailprice.

Whenyou’vejoined：

Asamember，you’llenjoysavingsofbetween30%and50%offthepublisher’spriceoneverybookyoubuy，andwhat’smore，they’llcomestraighttoyourdoor.Yourfreeclubmagazinearrivesonceamonth，tokeepyouuptodatewiththelatestbestsellers.Thismeansthateveryyearweofferover1,000bookstochoosefrom.OntheInternet，youcanfindallourtitlesfortheyearonourexclusivemembers’website.

Beingamember：

Allweareaskingyoutodowhileyouareamemberistochoosefourbooksduringyourfirstyear.Afterthat，youcandecideonthenumberofbooksyouwishtotake.

Ineachofourmonthlyclubmagazines，ourexperiencedstaffchooseaClubChoicebook—aworkoffictionorareferencetitlewhichtheyfeelisparticularlyworthbuying，andwhichisofferedatanextraspecialprice.However，ifyoudonotwantthisbook，justsaysointhespaceprovidedontheform.Wewillalwayssendthebookifwedonotreceivethis.

So，returnyourapplicationformtoday，buthurry—it’snoteverydaywecanmakeyouanofferlikethis.Toapplytobecomeamember，allyouneedtodoissimplyfillintheenclosedformandreturnitinthepostagepaidenvelopesupplied.

Beforeyouknowit，yourbookswillbewithyou.Pleasedon’tsendanymoneynow，aswewillsendyouyourbillwiththebooks.Andremember，youhaveuptoafortnighttodecideifyouwishtokeepthebooksyouhaveordered.Youshouldtheneitherreturnthebooksorsendyourpayment.

24．Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tbelongtothebenefitsofbeingaclubmember?

A．Getfourbooksforfreeinthefirstyear.

B．Orderafreewatch.

C．Getagiftfornothing.

D．OrderaDVDatalowprice.

25．Everymonththeclubprovidesafreeclubmagazineinorderto________.

A．letreadersknowthenumberofbookstobesold

B．keepreaderswellinformedofrecentbestsellingbooks

C．makereadersknowtheclub’sdevelopment

D．attractmoreandmorereaderstojointheclub

26．Ifabookisworth$100，howmuchwillamemberprobablysaveifhebuysone?

A．$20.　B．$40.

C．$60.　D．$70.

27．Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttojointhebookclub?

A．Justfillinaformwithpersonalinformationandsendtheclubanemail.

B．Askotherclubmemberstorecommendyoutotheclub.

C．Fillinanapplicationformwithneededinformationandreturnittotheclub.

D．Applyforamembershipcard.

C

Manypeoplethinkofthebrainasamystery.Theydon’tknowmuchaboutintelligenceandhowitworks.Whentheydothinkaboutwhatintelligenceis，manypeoplebelievethatapersonisbornsmart，average，ordumb—andstaysthatwayinthewholelife.Butnewresearchshowsthatthebrainismorelikeamuscle—itchangesandgetsstrongerwhenyouuseit.Andscientistshavebeenabletoshowjusthowthebraingrowsandgetsstrongerwhenyoulearn.

Everyoneknowsthatwhenyouliftweights，yourmusclesgetbiggerandyougetstronger.Apersonwhocan’tlift20poundswhenhe/shestartsexercisingcangetstrongenoughtolift100poundsafterworkingoutforalongtime.That’sbecausethemusclesbecomelargerandstrongerwithexercise.Andwhenyoustopexercising，themusclesshrinkandyougetweaker.That’swhypeoplesay“Useitorloseit！

”

Butmostpeopledon’tknowthatwhentheypracticeandlearnnewthings，partsoftheirbrainchangeandgetlargeralotlikemusclesdowhentheyexercise.Insidethecortex（皮层）ofthebrainarebillionsoftinynervecells，calledneurons.Thenervecellshavebranchesconnectingthemtoothercellsinacomplicatednetwork.Communicationbetweenthesebraincellsiswhatallowsustothinkandsolveproblems.Whenyoulearnnewthings，thesetinyconnectionsinthebrainactuallymultiplyandgetstronger.Themoreyouchallengeyourmindtolearn，themoreyourbraincellsgrow.Then，thingsthatyouoncefoundveryhardorevenimpossibletodo—likespeakingaforeignlanguageordoingalgebra（代数）—seemtobecomeeasyafterlearningthemforaperiodoftime.Theresultisastronger，smarterbrain.

Scientistsstartedthinkingthatthehumanbraincoulddevelopandchangewhentheystudiedanimals’brains.Theyfoundoutthatanimalsthatlivedinachallengingenvironmentweremore“perspicacious”—theywerebetteratsolvingproblemsandlearningnewthings.

28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph，________.

A．thefunctionofourbrainislikethatofthemuscle

B．untilnowit’simpossibletoexplainthebrain’smystery

C．manypeoplebelieveone’sintelligenceisnaturallydetermined

D．one’sbraingrowsstrongerastheageincreases

29．Trainingmusclesiscomparedto________.

A．usingthebrain

B．connectingthingsinyourbrain

C．liftingweights

D．doingresearchaboutthebrain

30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perspicacious”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A．Strong.　B．Smart.

C．Popular.　D．Active.

31．Thefollowingparagraphwillmostprobablytalkabout________.

A．thedifferencesbetweenanimals’brainsandhumans’brains

B．therelationbetweenhumanbrainsandmuscles

C．scientists’findingsaboutanimals’brains

D．howtomakeyourbrainsmarterthroughselfdevelopment

D

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    Acoolplacetohostamemorableweddingorforaromanticgetaway,theQuebecIceHotel

hasattracted600,000curioustourists,including30,000whostayedovernight,sinceopening 

seasonally11yearsago.LikeVictoriaandJeremyMartin,dozensofcoupleswillexchangevows

（誓约）thiswinterinatemporarychurchnexttothehotel,sculptedentirelyfromblocksoficewith 

seatscoveredinfurs.

    Averagetemperaturesfallbelowminus20degreesC（minusfourF）inwinter,butinsidethehotel's

36roomsitisrelativelycozy.Thickwallsofpackedsnowandiceactasan insulator,trappingbody

heatinside.Eachroomisuniquelydecorated,usingdesignscreatedbyQuebecarchitecturestudents.

Twohotelbarsalsosellspecialcocktailsiniceglasses.

    First-timeguestsofthehotel,however,arerecommendedtostayonlyonenightassleepingin 

sub-zerotemperaturesisnotveryrefreshing.Thisyearforthefirsttimetheicehotelhasteamedup

withabricksandconcreteQuebecCityhoteltoofferpackagesforone-nightaccommodationsat 

each.Pricesforonenightonlyattheicehotelstartat200USdollarsperperson.

    The3,000-square-metre（32,300-squ