高二英语上学期第三次月考试题.docx

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高二英语上学期第三次月考试题

2019-2020年高二英语上学期第三次12月月考试题

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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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B

Whenthesandbegankickingupandhittingourfaces,Istartedtoworrythatmaybewehadmadeamistake.

Thatafternoon,mydadhadstoodonthedeck（露台）ofourhomeandlaughedasourneighborspackeduptheircarsandheadedinland.Theylefttospendthenightinmotelsoratfriends’homesthatwereoutofrangeofapproachingsummerstorm.

Challengingtheweatherthatthreatenedtodampingourspirits,welitafireonthebeach.Dadtoldjokesandwehadagoodtime.Whenitwas6:

30p.m.,alllaughterdisappeared.Oureyesweredrawntothesky.Atornadowasheadedstraightforus!

Inaflash,wewereallonourfeet.Thewindstartedscreamingandnowwewererunningtothecottage.Mymomstoppednexttothefrontdoor.“Wherecanwego?

”Sheshoutedatmydad.

MostcottagesonthispartofLakeMichiganhadbeenbuiltwithoutbasements.Ourswasnoexception.Thehugewindowsandthecottageitselfwouldn’toffersafetyfromhighwind.

“Followme!

”mydadyelled.Wecrawled（爬）beneaththedeck,pressingourselvesagainstthefoundationofthecottage.Betweenthedecksupports,wewatchedtheapproachingstorminsilentterror.

Mydadshouted,“Holdon!

”andsomethingelseIcouldn’thearoverthescreamingwind.Ithinkhewaspraying.Bythetimeitreachedourcottage,itwasnothingmorethanastrongwind.Therestofthestormlastedforanhourandthensimplyblewaway.

“Nexttime,we’llstayinlandatGrandma’s.Okay?

”mydadsaid.

4.Whatdidthefamilydobeforethestormcame?

A.Theyleftthemotels.B.Theypackedupthecars.

C.Theystayedonthebeach.D.Theyvisitedtheirneighbors.

5.Whatwasthefamily’simmediateactionwhentheysawthetornadoapproach?

A.Closingtheireyestightly.B.Prayinginsilentterror.

C.Crawlingontheground.D.Runningawayatonce.

6.Wheredidthefamilystayinthestorm?

A.Underadeck.B.Inabasement.

C.Insidethecar.D.Behindadoor.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.LifeonthebeachB.AnUnusualCottage

C.SurvivingaStormD.MyAdmirableFamily

C

Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.

Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.

Thebin,designedbystart-uppanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitpressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.

ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebeingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome."

Bin.E'sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplaceinxx.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat£430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya£107subscriptionfeeforanacpanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.

Theyadded:

“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”

8.Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itworksautomatically.B.Ithasbeenusedwidely.

C.Itiseasytooperate.D.Itisveryexpensive.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?

A.Thewaste.B.Thecamera.C.Thebin.D.Thesensor.

10.WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins?

A.Tochangepeople’sbehaviour.B.Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.

C.Topopularizenewtechnology.D.Tomakethemmorefamous.

11.Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?

A.Athome.B.Inthesupermarket.C.Intheopenair.D.Intheoffice.

D

Theexactworkofancientastronomershasledtoamodernobservation---ourdaysarelongerthantheyusedtobe.Notthatyou’dnoticed:

ThenewresearchintheProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyAshowsthatittakestheEarthatinybitlongerthesedaystopleteasinglerotation（转动）thanitdidmillionsofyearsago.It’sthekindofstuffthat’smeasuredinmillisecondspercentury,butthosemillisecondsaddup.Overthelastthousandsofyears,they’dtotaledseveralhours,whichtheLosAngelesTimesputsthisway,“Ifhumanityhadbeenmeasuringtimewithanatomicclockthatstartedrunningbackin700BC,todaythatclockwouldread7p.m.whenthesunisdirectlyoverheadratherthannoon.Theatomicclockwon’tloseasecondfor15billionyears.”Maybemoreremarkableisthattheworkistheresultofatireless40-yearresearchintoancienttimekeepingrecordsdatingback2,700years.

ScientistsledbyRichardStephensonoftheUK’sDurhamUniversityhavebeenstudyingBabylonianclaytablets,Chineseobservationsmadethroughtheuseofwaterclocks,andArabastronomicalrecordsthattrackedsolarandlunareclipses（日/月食）.“Themostastonishingthingaboutthisstudyisthefactthatwehavethisinformationatall,”saidageographernotinvolvedinthestudy.ResearchersarestillhopingtofindobservationsfromtheIncasandtheMaya,andtofillintheirlargestholebetween200and600AD,butthey’vemeasuredtheEarth’sdecelerationat1.8millisecondsperdaypercentury.Giventhemoon’sgravitationaleffectonouroceans,thediscoverythatEarthisdeceleratingisn’tasurprise,notestheChristianScienceMonitor,thoughastronomershadpreviouslyestimatedahigherrate.

12.Whyaredayslongerthanbeforeaccordingtothetext?

A.Theearthrotatesmoreandmoreslowly.

B.Humanityhasgotincorrecttimekeepingrecords.

C.Ittakeslongerfortheearthtoturnaroundthesun.

D.Thelostmillisecondsforcenturiesareaddedtoourpresentdays.

13.Howdidresearchersetotheconclusionofthestudy?

A.Byresettingtherotatingtimeoftheearth.

B.Byreferringtoancienttimekeepingrecords.

C.Bystudyingthemoon’sgravitationaleffectontheoceans.

D.Bymeasuringtimeagainwithanatomicclock.

14.Whatcanweinferaboutthestudyfromwhatthegeographersaid?

A.Geographytheorysupportstheresultofthestudy.

B.Thegeographerdisagreestotheresearchconclusion.

C.Thescientists’researchismeaningless.

D.It’srighttogetgeographersinvolvedinthestudy.

15.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“deceleration”inParagraph2?

A.EvolutionB.Slowdown.C.Enlargement.D.Development.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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