四川省成都市学年高二英语月考试题3.docx

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四川省成都市学年高二英语月考试题3

2017---2018学年度上期10月考试

高二英语试卷

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第Ⅰ卷（选择题共70分）

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

AfricanSafari

EssentialinformationyouneedtoknowbeforebookingyourAfricanSafariinSouthernAfrica–Thesetipswillenhancetheexperiencethatyouhave.

ThingstoConsiderBeforeBookinganAfricanSafari

1）BookinAdvance

AfricanSafarisarenowhugelypopularandgoodsafaricampsoftengetbookedoutmorethanayearinadvance,especiallyduringthehighseasonfromJulythroughtoOctober.

2）Choosingwhichgamepark

Differentparkshavedifferenttopographyandweatherpatterns–thisgreatlyaffectsanimalmovementsatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Ifyouwanttotargetcertainspeciesofanimals,thensomeparksarebetterthanothersforcertainspecies.

3）Choosingwhichlodgeorsafaricamp

Atypicalsafaricamphasbetween10and20beds,itisanintimatesafariexperienceandverypersonalized.However,therearealsohotelsinsomeplaces,eitherinsideorjustoutsideanationalpark,whichcansleepanythingupto300people.

4）Guiding

Thequality,experienceandknowledgeofthegameatanySafaricampisalmostthemostimportantfactortoconsider.Goodguidescantransformyourexperiencefromordinarytoexceptional.

5）What’stheBestTimeofYeartogoonSafari

Understandablyastheseasonschangesodoesthesafariexperience.Itishighlyadvisabletofindoutthebesttimeofyearforthesafariareathatyouareintendingtovisit.Priceswillchangedramaticallybetweenthehighandthelowseason,sogooddealsaretobehadinthelowseasonbutitisimportanttoknowthedifference,asyourexperiencewillbevastlydifferent.

6）ThePrice

Goingonsafariisnotcheapwhicheverwayyoudoit,butthepricerangecanbeenormous.Unfortunately,safarisinmostcasesareacaseof“youpayforwhatyouget”.

7）Fly-insafariornot

Usingsmallcharterplanesissometimesanabsolutenecessityforcampsinremoteareas,whereroadtransfersarejustnotpracticalorviable.Theseflightscanincreasetheoverallcostofthesafarisubstantiallybutgenerallytheyareworthitandallowyoutheflexibilitytovisitavarietyofsafaricampsindifferentlocations.

8）UseanAgent

Asyoucanseefromalltheinformationandoptionsdetailedabove,thereisgreatdealtounderstandandunlessyougoonsafariseveraltimesayearitisimpossibletoknowallthisstuff.

CONTACTUSNOWTOHELPPLANYOURSAFARI

Wearequalifiedtravelagentswhoknowthisareaintimately!

Clickonthebelowbuttonsforsomefantasticsafariideas

1.WhichisadeterminingfactorinchoosingaSafaricamp?

A.Meansoftransport.B.Weatherpatterns.C.Gameguides.D.Accommodation.

2.WhichofthefollowingisFALSEaboutAfricanSafari?

A.Themoremoneyyoupay,thebetterexperienceyou’llget.

B.Youcanhaveagoodpricebutsameexperienceifyoutravelinlowseason.

C.Ifyouvisitdifferentcampsinremoteareas,flightsmaybeunavoidable.

D.Alltheparksdon’thavethesamespeciesofanimals.

B

Howmanythingscanyouseeinthenightsky?

Alot!

OnaclearnightyoumightseetheMoon,someplanets,andthousandsofsparklingstars.

Youcanseeevenmorewithatelescope.Youmightseestarswherebeforeyouonlysawdarkspace.Youmightseethatmanystarslooklargerthanothers.Youmightseethatsomestarsthatlookwhitearereallyredorblue.Withbiggerandbiggertelescopesyoucanseemoreandmoreobjectsinthesky.Andyoucanseethoseobjectsinmoreandmoredetail.

Butscientistsbelievetherearesomethingsintheskythatwewillneversee.Wewon’tseethemwiththebiggesttelescopeintheworld,ontheclearestnightoftheyear.

That’sbecausethey’reinvisible.They’rethemysteriousdeadstarscalledblackholes.

Youmightfindithardtoimaginethatstarsdie.Afterall,ourSunisastar.Yearafteryearweseeitupinthesky,burningbrightly,givingusheatandlight.TheSuncertainlydoesn’tseemtobegettingoldorweak.Butstarsdoburnoutanddieafterbillionsofyears.

Asastar’sgasesburn,theygiveofflightandheat.Butwhenthegasrunsout,thestarstopsburningandbeginstodie.

Asthestarcools,theouterlayersofthestarpullintowardthecenter.Thestarsquashesintoasmallerandsmallerball.Ifthestarwasverysmall,thestarendsupasacold,darkballcalledablackdwarf.Ifthestarwasverybig,itkeepssquashinginwarduntilit’spackedtogethertighterthananythingintheuniverse.

ImagineiftheEarthwerecrusheduntilitwasthesizeofatinymarble.That’showtightlythisdeadstar,ablackhole,ispacked.Whatpullsthestarintowarditscenterwithsuchpower?

It’sthesameforcethatpullsyoudownwhenyoujump–theforcecalledgravity.Ablackholeissotightlypackedthatitsgravitysucksineverything–evenlight.Thelightfromablackholecannevercomebacktoyoureyes.That’swhyyouseenothingbutblackness.

Sothenexttimeyoustareupatthenightsky,remember:

there’smoreintheskythanmeetstheeye!

Scatteredinthesilentdarknessareblackholes–thegreatmysteryofspace.

3.Accordingtothearticle,whatcausesastartodie?

A.Asitgetshotterandhotter,itexplodes.B.Itcollideswithotherstars.

C.Itcanonlyliveforaboutamillionyears.D.Asitsgasesrunout,itcoolsdown.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTafact?

A.Blackholesaredeadstars.B.Thereisnothingasmysteriousasablackhole.

C.Blackholesareinvisible.D.Blackholeshavegravity.

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureofablackdwarf?

A.Itisusuallybiggerthanawhitedwarf.B.Itisdark.

C.Itissmallerinsizethanacommonstar.D.Itiscold.

6.Whycan’tyouseelightwhenyoulookatablackhole?

A.Formostblackholesaresofaraway.

B.Asthestar’sgasesburn,itstopsgivingoffheatandlight.

C.Asastarcools,itsouterlayerspullintowarditscenter.

D.Thegravityofablackholeissostrongthatitsucksthelightinward.

C

Inlife,wewillsucceedandfailoftenforreasonsthatareentirelyoutofourcontrol.Forinstance,wecanbeincrediblyniceandlovesomeonedeeply,andtheymaynotloveusback.Wecanworkharderthananyoneelseintheofficeandstillnotbepromotedtomanagement.Wecaneathealthyfood,exerciseandstayawayfromalcoholandcigarettes,andstillgetsick.

Thebottomlineisthatlifeisnotfair.

Thatisatoughpilltoswallowformanyofus.Asaresult,somepeopleshutdownafterbeinghitbyevenoneunfairblowfromlife.Theycan’thandlethefactthatoureffortsdon’talwaysgettheresultsthatweexpect.Butifweletlife’sunfairnessdefeatus,wewillneverreceivethebeautifulblessings（幸事）thatlifehasinstoreforus.

Forexample,myfirstmarriageendedindivorce.Tome,itfeltveryunfair.Ihadworkedhardtobeagoodwifeandmother.However,nomatterwhatIdid,Icouldnotmaketherelationshipwork.

Icouldhavebeenshutdownbythatexperience.Icouldhavedecidedthatifonepersondidn’tappreciatemeasawife,thennoonewould.Icouldhavegivenup.ButIknewthatIwantedtobemarried.IknewthatIwantedtoexperiencetraditionalfamilylife.SoIdidn’tletoneseeminglyunfairexperiencestopmefrombelievingthatIcouldonedaybehappilymarried.Andthenoneday,Imetthiskind,thoughtful,generousmanwithwhomInowhaveawonderfulfriendshipandmarriage.Butthatwouldn’thavehappenedifIhaddecidedtogiveupafteronefailedmarriage.

WhatI’velearnedovertheyearsisthatwecandoallthethingsthatdeserveagoodoutcome,butgetbadthingsinreturninstead.

Whenwearefacedwithlife’sseemingunfairness,ourfaithneedstojumpin.Whenlifedoesn’tgoaccordingtoplan,wehavetoletgooftheoutcomethatwearelookingforwardtoandkeeptrying,workinghardanddoingtherightthing.Pleasedon’tbediscouraged.Acceptthatlifeisneitherfairnorstraightforward.Andbyknowingthatifweremainconfident,wecandriveourunfairexperiencesawayandusethemforourbenefit.

7.Wecanlearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphsthat______.

A.lifedoesn’toftenturnoutthewayweexpect

B.theauthorthinkslifeshouldrewardusforourefforts

C.unsatisfactoryresultssimplymeanyoureffortisnotenough

D.peopleshouldfocusontheprocessratherthantheoutcomes

8.Theauthorwroteaboutherunsuccessfulmarriageto______.

A.complainabouttheunfairnessofherlifeandmarriage

B.tellreadershowshemethersecondhusbandandbecamehappilymarried

C.expresshowproudsheisfornotbeingshutdownbyablowfromlife

D.showthatweneedtohavefaithandcontinueworkingforourgoals

9.Whenweencounterunfairnessinlife,theauthorsuggestswe______.

a.donothingbutacceptthem

b.beconfidentwithourselves

c.keepdoingwhatweshoulddo

d.findoutwhathasgonewrong

A.abB.adC.bcD.cd

10.Theauthorwrotethearticlemainlyto______.

A.shareherexperiencesofunfairnessinlife

B.tellushowtodealwithlife’sseemingunfairness

C.tellusthatlifehasbeautifulblessingsinstoreforus

D.explainwhylifeseemsneitherfairnorstraightforward

D

Americansarenotfamousforself-deprivation（剥夺）,butexpertssayweconsistentlyfailtogetagoodnight'ssleep.Therecommendeddailyrequirementsshouldsoundfamiliar:

eighthoursofsleepanightforadultsandat