学年河南省中原名校即豫南九校高二上学期第三次联考英语试题.docx

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学年河南省中原名校即豫南九校高二上学期第三次联考英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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。

A

Oneofthemainpointsoftravelingistorelaxandtakeabreakfromyournormaldailylife.Butthetruthis,we’renotalwaysfreetodowhatwelikewhentravelingtoaforeigncountry,andaUStouristlearnedthatthehardway.

OnAug12,theunnamed41-year-oldmanwasbeatenbyapasserbyafterhewasseengivingNazisalutes（纳粹礼）againandagainonastreetinDresden,Germany.EversincetheendofWorldWarⅡ,GermanyhasstrictlawsforbiddingtheNazisalute,aswellasothersymbolsofNazism.

Infact,mostcountrieshavetheirowntaboos（禁忌）.Ifyouplantotraveloverseas,it’sbesttogetfamiliarwiththesetaboosbeforeyoustarttouringlocalsites.Herearesomeexamples.

Singapore

YoucangetfinedforalotofthingsinSingapore,includingfeedingbirds,spitting（吐痰）,smokinginpublic,notflushing（冲）apublictoiletafteryouuseit,andeatingordrinkingonbusesortrains.

Japan

You’renotsupposedtowearyourshoesinsomeone’shouse,butyou’renotsupposedtotakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseeither.Instead,there’sasmallareainsidethedoorcalleda“genkan”whichiswhereyourshoesshouldgo.Ifyou’restillnotsurewherethatis,payattentiontowhatotherpeopledoanddothesame.

France

Frenchpeopledon’tlikeitwhenyoutalkaboutmoney.It’sOKifyousaythatyouwanttoquitajobbecauseyouaren’tpaidenoughmoney,butyoushouldneversaytheexactamount.Moneyisconsideredtobea“dirty”topicinFrance.

21.WhywastheUStouristwasbeateninGermany?

A.Hewasbeatenbymistake.B.HewasnotwelcomeinGermany.

C.HeactedimproperlyinGermany.D.Hequarraledwithalocalperson.

22.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.EatingordrinkingonbusesisacceptableinSingapore.

B.YoushouldtakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseinaJapanesehouse.

C.YoushouldkeepyourshoesoninaJapanesehouse.

D.ItisimpolitetoaskaFranceman’ssalary.

23.Whichcolumnisthispassagemostlikelytobetakenfrominanewspaper?

A.CampusLifeB.Discovery

C.ScienceStudyD.StarStories

B

WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She’dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI’dhikeduptoherdoorstep,there’dbeacolddrinkwaiting,I’dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.

Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,“Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning.”she’dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,soda（汽水）wentupmynose.

ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe’dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat’swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthecemetery（墓地）.

Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn’tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser（募捐活动）.Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she’dhadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.

Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamedEdnawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI’mdoing.WhenIdon’tsay“Fine”,shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She’slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn’tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou’redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey’regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit’sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.

24.Whydidsodagouptheauthor’snoseonetime?

A.Hewastalkingfast.B.Hewasshocked.

C.Hewasinahurry.D.Hewasabsent-minded.

25.WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.StanleyaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Heenjoyedthedrink.B.Hewantedtobehelpful.

C.Hetookthechancetorest.D.Hetriedtopleasehisdad.

26.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase"workitoutofhersystem"?

A.recoverfromhersadnessB.moveoutoftheneighborhood

C.turntoheroldfriendsD.speakoutaboutherpast

27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?

A.Openuptoothers.B.Dependoneachother.

C.Payforother’shelpD.Careaboutoneanother.

C

Flyingtoanothercountrycansometimestakeseveraldays.Butthedesignerofafuturisticjet（喷气式飞机）sayshisplanecouldtakeyouaroundtheworldinyourlunchbreak.

AccordingtoanarticleinTheSun,theplanetcalledtheAntipode,couldcarry10peopleanduserocketboosters（火箭助推器）togo12kmhigh.ThenitcouldflyfromLondontoNewYorkinlessthan20minutes,orfromNewYorktoShanghaiin24minutes.

AnormalBoeing747hasatopspeedof917km/h.ThefastestplaneintheworldrightnowisAirForceOne.ItcarriesthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesandcanreach1,092km/h.ButtheAntipodewouldbecapableofreachingacrazy25,750km/h!

CanadiandesignerCharlesBombardiersayshisplanecouldbe10timesfasterthantheConcorde,whichcouldflyat2,180km/h.TheConcordeusedtobetheworld’sfastestpassengerplanebetween1976and2003.ButtheConcordewasverynoisyanditsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew,AConcordecrashedin2000,killing114people.NoConcordeswereflownagainafter2003.

TheAntipodesdesignincludesaspecialnosethatstopsitfromoverheatingandhavingthesameproblemsthattheConcordedid.Newtechnology,recentlytestedbyNASA,makestheAntipodetheperfectshapeandweighttoflyfastandsafely.

“It’salwayssomethingthatpeoplewouldlike—atransportationsystemthatcouldtakeyoufromoneplaceontheplanettotheotherside,”MrBombardiertoldtheBBC.

Don’ttrytobuyaticketontheplaneyet,though.Thedesignisjustaconceptandwillneedmoreresearchbeforeitbecomesareality.

28.WhatisthebiggestdifferencebetweentheAntipodeandothernormalplanes?

A.Itcanflymuchfaster.B.Itcanholdmanymorepeople.

C.Itcanflymuchhigher.D.Itcanbemuchsafer.

29.WhichofthefollowingabouttheplanesisNOTtrue?

A.ABoeing747canreachaspeedof917km/h.

B.AirForceOneisthefastestplaneintheworld.

C.ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesusuallytakesaBoeing747.

D.TheAntipodecouldbeabout24timesfasterthanAirForceOne.

30.WhatdoweknowabouttheConcorde?

a.Itusedtobetheworld’sbiggestpassengerplane.

b.Itmadeloudnoiseswhenitwasflying.

c.Itsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenit

d.Itstoppedflyingafter2000.

A.abB.beC.cdD.ad

31.Accordingtothestory,weknowthat________.

A.aUSdesignerdesignedtheAntipode

B.peoplenowcanbookatickettoflyontheAntipode

C.theAntipodehasalreadybeenproduced

D.theAntipodewon’thavetheproblemsthattheConcordehad

D

Whenitcomestoeating,mostofusdon’thavetogoveryfar.Butformanybirdspecies,findingfoodmaymeantravelinghundredsofthousandsofkilometers.

AteamofresearchersfrominstitutionsintheUKandIrelandspentfiveyearstracking（追踪）fourspeciesofseabirdtomonitortheirtravelpatterns.Itwasdiscoveredthatoverthefiveyears,thespeciescoveredanareaof1.5millionsquarekilometerswhenhuntingforfood-almostfourtimesthesizeofJapan.

ThefindingswerepublishedrecentlyinthejournalEcologicalApplications.Aspartofthestudy,over1,300birdswerefittedwithGPStagstotracktheirmovements.Itwasdiscoveredthatmostofthemsearchforfishinthesameplace-watersoffthecoastofScotland.

Asaresultofthis,organizationssuchastheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds（RSPB）willspendmoretimetryingtopreservecoastalScotland.

“Forthefirsttime,thisstudyprovidesuswithafullmapforeachbreedingcolony（繁殖群体）ofthefeedingareasforsomeofourmostimportantseabirdspecies,”wrotethestudy’sleadauthorEwanWakefield,fromtheUniversityofGlasgow.

“Thatmeanswecannowprotecttheplacesthesebirdscatchthefishtheyneedtofeedtheirhungrychicks.”

Thefindingscouldalsoaffectthefuturebuildingofoffshorewindturbines（满轮机）.Althoughwindturbineshelptofightclimatechangebyprovidingagreensourceofenergy,theirhugeblades（刀片）areblamedforthedeathsofthousandsofbirdseachyear,astheyoftenflyintothem.

StuartHousden,directorofRSPBScotland,saidinanewsreleasethatalthoughclimatechangeisahugethreattobothhumansandnaturealike,weshould“investinanenergysystemthatworksforbothpeopleandournaturalheritage.”

Toprotectbothnatureandtheenvironment,theRSPBsupportsthebuildingofturbinesinareasthatwon’thave“significantadverse（不利的）impactsonimportantbirdpopulationsortheirhabitats,”itwroteonitswebsite.

32.WhatdidthescientistsfromtheUKandIrelandfindaboutthefourspeciesofseabird?

A.Theyhavetotallydifferenttravelpatterns.

B.Theyprefertocatchfishinplacesneartheirnests.

C.Climatechangehasinfluencedtheirhuntingdistance.

D.Theycantravelaverylongdistancetofindfood.

33.Accordingtothearticle,whyistheresearchimportant?

A.Itshowswhataperfectlivingenvironmentforseabirdsis.

B.ItwasthefirsttouseGPStechnologytotrackseabirds.

C.Itcouldguidepeopleonhowtobetterprotectseabirds.

D.Itprovidesmoreinformationaboutthedietofseabirds.

34.Windturbinesareathreattoseabirdsbecause________.

A.theyproducenoisethatcoulddisturbseabirds

B.theirstrongairflowcouldinfluencetheflightofseabirds

C.th