英语甘肃省武威市第六中学学年高一下学期第三次学段考试试题.docx

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英语甘肃省武威市第六中学学年高一下学期第三次学段考试试题

甘肃省武威市第六中学2018-2019学年高一下学期第三次学段考试

英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共三节，满分70分）

第1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

Animalmomsaregreatmoms.Youmightbesurprisedatsomeofthesemoms.

Octopuses（章鱼）

Themotheroctopuslaysabout50,000eggs.Forabout300days,shestayswiththeeggs,cleansthemandprotectsthem.Shedoesnotleavetofeed.However,thisanimalmomdiesassoonastheeggsarehatched（孵化）.

Crocodiles

Acrocodilemotherputsalotoftimeandeffortintoraisingherbabies.Shestartsbybuildinganest（巢）,whichsheguardsforovertwomonths!

Whentheeggsarereadytohatch,theyoungcrocscallouttotheirmother,whodigsthemoutandhelpsthemhatch.Shethencarriestheminhermouthdowntothewater,whereshewillguardthemforseveralmoreweeksormonthsuntiltheylearntohuntontheirown.

Bats

Batsbecomemomsbyhangingheadupinacave,givingbirth.Catchingtheyoungsterbeforeitcanfalltothegroundbelow,sheputsitinapouch（育儿袋）.Batmomsmaycarrybabieswiththemwhenfeedingforthefirstfewdays.Asthelittlebatsgetbiggerandheavier,momshelpthemhangonthewalloftheircavesandreturnoftentofeedthem.Itcontinuesforaboutthreeweeks,untilthebabiesaregrownupandabletoflyontheirown.

Koalas（考拉）

Theanimalmomgivesbirthafterapregnancy（怀孕期）ofonly35days.Thehairlessbabyclimbsintoitsmother’spouchandlivesthereforanotherfivemonths.Whenthelittlekoalaisbetweenfiveandeightmonthsold,itleavesthepouchforshortperiodsoftimebutreturnsforsafety.Onceitistoobigtoreturntothepouch,itwillclimbontoitsmother’sbackandridethereuntilitisabout12monthsold.

1Whichanimalmomsdiewhentheirbabiesareborn?

A.Octopuses.B.Crocodiles.C.Bats.D.Koalas.

2.Acrocodilemotherusuallycarriesherbabytothewater_____.

A.inhermouthB.onherbackC.inherpouchD.byhertail

3.Abatmom_____.

A.givesbirthbylyinginthenest

B.givesbirthbyhanginginacave

C.leavesitsbabiesinthepouchformonths

D.letsitsbabiesliveontheirownafterbirth

B

It’sasuresignthatsummerisoverandwinterisontheway—leavesthatwereoncedeepgreenturnred,yellowandbrightorange.Ithappenseveryautumn.Butdidyoueverwonderwhy?

Theleavesstartchangingcolorwhenthenightsstartgettinglongerandthetemperaturestartsgettingcooler.Somescientiststhinkthatasthenumberofdaylighthoursshrinks,theleavesstopmakingchlorophyll（叶绿素）whichmakesplantsgreen.Thereasonisthattheprocessofmakingchlorophyllrequiressunlight.Butaccordingtohorticulture（园艺）educatorSusanRosefromColoradoStateUniversity,itturnsoutleavesdon’treallychangecoloratall.“Thefallcolorsareactuallythereallalong,”shesaid.“Buttheyarecoveredbythegreenchlorophyll.Asthechlorophyllstopsbeingproduced,theothercolorscanshinethrough.”

Thekindofcolorthattheleavesaregoingtochangetoisdeterminedbytheplant’sgenetic（基因的）background.Insomeplaces,theleavesstartchangingcolorinSeptember—beforeautumnevenofficiallybegins.Inotherplaces,theydon’tchangeuntillateOctoberorevenNovember.Somescientistssaytheleaveshavebeenchangingcolorlaterthanusualinrecentyears.Andtheythinkglobalwarminghassomethingtodowiththat.

Inonestudy,researchersfoundthatthegrowingseasonintheNorthernHemispherewasnearlyaweeklonger,onaverage,in2008thanitwasin1982.AndaprofessorfromHarvardUniversityfoundthattheleaves,westofBoston,Massachusetts,arechangingcoloraboutthreedayslaterthantheyusedto.However,otherscientistsdisagreewiththeglobalwarmingtheory.SusanRosesaidtheleavesinherpartofColoradoarechanging“rightonschedule.”Buttheleavesinotherpartsofthatstatearerunningalittlelate.“Thelatenessinthemountainsmayhavesomethingtodowiththereallywarmlatesummerandearlyfall,”shesaid.“ButI’mafraidthat’sjustaguess.”

4.AccordingtoSusanRose,_____.

A.thefallcolorsarealwaysinleaves

B.leavesmakechlorophyllalltheseasons

C.leaves’changingcolorhavenothingtowiththeweather

D.leavesbeginchangingcolorbecausetheystartmakingchlorophyll

5Theunderlinedword“shrinks”inParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby_____.

A.reducesB.increasesC.lastsD.appears

6Scientistsguessleaveschangecolorlaterthanusualprobablyasaresultof_____.

A.geneticbackgroundB.dryweatherC.globalwarmingD.lowtemperature

7.Thepurposeofthelastparagraphistotellreaders_____.

A.whyleaveschangecoloratfall

B.leaveschangecoloratdifferenttime

C.theeffectsoftheglobalwarmingonplants

D.differentopinionsonthelatenessofleaves’changingcolor

C

Morethan10,000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.

Thewoodenbridgeacrosstheriverhasbeenwashedaway.Thetowniscutoffbyfloodwaters.Atthefifthmile,JalanTengkn,thewateristwometersdeep.Itisclosedtoalltraffic.Floodingfirsthappenedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.Peopletryingtogettohighergroundwerejustintimetoescapethedestroyingoftheflood.Mostofthefloodvictims（受害者）hadtoleavealltheirthingsbehind.

TheNationalFloodRelief（救济）Centerwasreportedtogiveitshelpandbyearlyeveningthewholetownwasmovedout,helpedbythearmy,police,RedCrossSocietyandvolunteers.

ThefloodvictimsarenowhousedindifferentsimplereliefcentersinthenearbytownofTernang.“Everythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunluckypeople,”agovernmentspokesmansaid,“Infact,money,foodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublicorganizationsandhelpfulpeople.ADisasterReliefFund（救灾基金会）willbestartedassoonaspossible.”

AccordingtothelatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobewhollycoveredbythewater.Sofarnodeathshavebeenreported.

8.Basedonthecontents,thispassageisprobablytakenfrom______.

A.astorybook             B.atextbook        C.amagazine       D.anewspaper

9.Thereasonwhytherecamesuchabigfloodthereisthat______.

A.thebanksonbothsidesweretoolow      B.theriverwastoonarrow andshallow 

C. theyhadhadrainydaysforsometime    D.thewoodenbridgeacrosstheriverwasbroken

10.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.

A.thoughthetownwasflooded,youcouldstillgotherebybus

B.thefloodhasn'tbroughtalargelosstothetownasnobodydiedintheflood

C.assoonasthewaterflowedoverthebanks,peoplebegantogotohigherlands

D.thegovernmentandthewholesocietyaretakinggreatcareofthefloodvictims

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ABigFlood                                             B.TernangIsinDanger

C.Over10,000PeopleAreHomeless          D.GreatHelpIsNeeded

D

EveryweekinChina,millionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerscompeteforthetitleCharacterHero,whichisaChinese-stylespellingbee（拼写大赛）.Inthischallenge,youngcompetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhand.Toprepareforthecompetition,thecompetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.

Perhapstheshow’spopularityshouldnotbeasurprise.Alongwithgunpowderandpaper,manyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy（书法）tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributionstocivilization.Unfortunately,alloverthecountry,Chinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutcomputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandcomputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet.Thecorrectcharacterischosenfromalist.Theresult?

It’spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.

Butthere’sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China’sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowrite.

InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisited,studentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsix-year-oldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher’sexamplesbeforecarefullyattemptingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper.“Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwriting,whybothertoteachitnow?

”weaskthecalligraphyteacher,ShenBin.“TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandculture,”shereasons.“Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon’tforgetwhentheygrowup.”saystheteacher.

12.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinthemeaningwiththeunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2?

A.EverChinesecanwriteChinesecharacterseasily,especiallywithcomputers

B.OnlywiththehelpofcomputerscansomeChinesepeoplewriteChinesecharacters

C.Despitethehelpofcomputers,Chinesepeoplehaveforgottenhowtowrite

D.ComputersaretheonlymeanstorelyontowriteChinesecharactersformanypeople

13.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?

A.It’sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.

B.It’sthemost-viewedTVprogramsinChina.

C.ItaimstospreadChineseculturetotheworld.

D.Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.

14.WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?

A.Chinesepeopledon’trefertodictionariesveryoften.

B.Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.

C.ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.

D.Chinesepeopleneedn’t