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百强校学年云南云天化中学高一上期末考试英语卷带解析
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【百强校】2015-2016学年云南云天化中学高一上期末考试英语卷(带解析)
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一、阅读理解(题型注释)
Eveniftreescannotwalk,theyarestillonthemove.
InpartsoftheArctic,entireforestsaremovingnorthward.AcrosstheArctic,temperaturesarerisingfasterthananywhereelseintheworld.Asthathappens,thetreelinethatmarkswhereforestsstopandthetreelesstundra(冻原)startshasbeenmovingnorthward.Treesgrowingalongthetreelinemustprotectthemselvesfromthecoldwind.Todothis,plantstendtogrowhorizontal(水平的)brancheslowtotheground.Theenergyittakesfortreestogrowthiswaymeanstheydon’thaveenoughenergytomakeseeds.
ButasEarth’sclimatehasbeenwarming,treesnolongerhavetojustgrowhorizontally.Manycaninsteadgrowuptowardthesky.Thistakeslessenergy.Thishappensespeciallyinplaceswherewhitespruce(白云杉)grows.Whitespruce,whichisaNorthAmericantrees,isquiteabletoproducealotofseeds,whichcanmovelongdistancesinthewind.Whenwind-blownseedsenduponthetundrabeyondthetreeline,theyfinallysprout(发芽)newtrees.Thisexplainshowaforestcanmove.Ofcourse,theprocesswouldworkonlyifthetundrawerewarmenough.Butinrecentyears,thewholeplanethasbeenwarming.
Newtreeswillprovideshelterforsomesnow.Keepingthesun’sraysfrommakingthewhitesurfacedisappear.Instead,thetreesabsorb(吸收)thesun’sheat.Thiswarmstheairaround.Theextrawarmthencouragesevenmoretreestoproduceseeds.Thatfurtherincreasesaforest’sabilitytoexpand(扩展).What’smore,moretreeswilltrapmoresnow,preventingmuchofitfrombeingblownaway.Snowcantrapheatinthesoilbelow,whichencouragestreestogrow.Therecentriseoftemperatureshashelpedmoretreesgrowpastthetreeline.Peopleworryabouteffectsontheanimalsthatdependonfrozenconditionsforfoodandshelter.
1、WhatisthemaincauseofthetreesintheArcticmovingnorthward?
A.Thereducingofnortherntundra.
B.Therisingtemperature.
C.Thecoldandstrongwind.
D.Therichresourcesinthenorth.
2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2mean?
A.Toproducemoreseeds.
B.Tomovenorthward.
C.Torespondtotheclimatechange.
D.Toprotectthemselvesfromthecoldwind.
3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Newtreescantrapthesnow,whichmaymakethesoilcolder.
B.Thetrappedsnowpreventsnewtreesfromproducingmoreseeds.
C.Newtreescanmaketheairaroundwarmer.
D.Newtreescanbringmorefoodandsheltertolocalanimals.
Partiesandsocialgatheringnolongerexciteusthesamewaytheyoncedid.Thisisnotbecauseofalackofdesiretosocialize,butthemobile-phone.
Atparties,morepeopleareontheirphonesthanontheirdrinks.AccordingtoarecentInternationalDataCorporationStudy,overhalfofallAmericanshaveasmartphoneandreachforitassoonastheywakeup,keepingitinhandallday.Inaddition,toomanypeopleinsocietyareusingsmartphoneswhiledrivingandasaresult,theygetintocarcrashes.34percentofteenagersadmitsendingmessageswhiledriving,andtheyagreethatsendingmessagesistheirnumberonedrivinginterruption.People’saddiction(沉溺)totheirsmartphonesisunbelievablybecomingmoreimportantthanthelivesofthemselvesandothers.
Justasdriversignoretheimportanceoffocusingwhileontheroad,manypeoplealsofailtorecognizetheimportanceofhumancommunication.Whenwiththeirfriends,somepeopleaimlesslycheckorsendmessagesinfrontofafriend,whichsendsamessagetothatfriend:
thepersonIamtextingismoreimportantthanyou.Inaddition,relyingonoursmartphonestomakefriendsdoesnotgiveusthesameadvantageasbeingabletomakenewfriendshipsintherealworld.Face-to-faceconversationswillgiveusmuchstrongercommunicationskillsinthelongrun.
Asmanypeoplerisktheirlivesandthelivesofpeoplearoundthemjusttosendamessageormindlesslychecktheirmessages,smartphonesareinmanywaysmoredangeroustopeople.Thequalityofthistechnologyispreventingsocietalachievementsandweakeningthevalueofcommunication.Notonlyisthesmartphoneaffectingourdesiretocommunicatefacetoface,butitisalsoloweringsociety’sabilitytocommunicate.
4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto .
A.callforanendtousethesmartphonewhiledriving
B.tellustopayattentiontocommunicationskills
C.expressaconcernabouttheoveruseofthesmartphone
D.adviseustobecarefulabouttheaddictiontoface-to-facecommunication.
5、Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedby .
A.givingexamples B.timeorder.
C.comparingfacts D.analyzingtheeffects
6、Theauthoradvisesustomakenewfriends .
A.byusingsmartphones B.inaface-to-faceway
C.indifferentways D.bywritingletters.
7、Over-dependenceonthesmartphoneleadstothefactthat .
A.partiesandgatheringlimittheirsocialcircle.
B.peoplearemoreandmoreeasy-going.
C.people’scommunicationskillsareweakened.
D.face-to-facecommunicationbecomesmoreandmoredangerous.
Therearesomestrangedrivinglawsindifferentcountries.
Vietnam:
Ifyou’reinVietnamwithoutaVietnamesedriver’slicense,youriskaprisonsentenceofupto3years.
Russia:
InMoscow,ifyourcarisdirtyenoughtodrawdustart,youwillbefinedabout2,000rubles.Worseyet,it’snotlegaltowashyourcarbyhandinpublicplaces—forcingyoutotakeittooneofthefewcarwashfacilities.
Thailand:
Drivers--malesorfemales--can’tdriveshirtless,whetherit’sacar,abusoratuk-tuk.
France:
Francerequiresitsdriverstocarryapotablebreathalyzer(呼气酒精测试仪)allthetimewhendrivingacar.Theone-timebreathalyzercostaroundUS$5,andifyoudon’thaveone,youwillbefinedUS$15.
Cyprus:
RaisingyourhandsinthecarcangetyoufinedofUS$35.Thelawstatesadrivercanbefinedifthepersonisnotinaregularpositioninsidethecarorraiseshishandsfromthesteeringwheelunnecessarily.
Japan:
Politenessisn’tjustthecultureinJapan;it’spartofdrivinglaws.Splashingapersonbydrivingthroughapuddle(小水坑)withyourcarwillcostyouoverUS$60.ThecountryisalsostrictwithitsDUI(酒驾)laws---ridingwithorlendingyourcartoadriverwhogetscaughtdrinkingcanleadtoafinecostingthousandsofdollars.
8、WhereshouldyougotowashyourcarwhenyouareinMoscow?
A.Thecarwashfacilities. B.Anypublicplace.
C.Yourhome. D.Theforest.
9、WhatcangetyoufinedforinCyprus?
A.Forgettingtocarryaportablebreathalyzer.
B.NothavingaCyprusdriver’slicense.
C.Puttingyourhandsaboveyourheadwhenyouaredriving.
D.Drivingwithoutashirt.
10、IfyouarefinedthousandsofdollarsinJapan,youmayhavebeen .
A.inanirregularpositioninyourcar.
B.sittinginacarwithadrunkendriver.
C.splashingapersonwithmud.
D.impolitetootherdrivers.
11、Thistextcanmostlikelybefoundin .
A.adiary.
B.afashionmagazine
C.aninternationalnewspaper.
D.acolumnoninterestingcultures.
Iamataxidriver.OneMondaymorning,IhadstoppedatNewYorkHospitalwhenIfoundawell-dressedmandashingdownthesteps.Hewaswavingtome.Iwaiteduntilhejumpedintothecab.“LaGuardiaAirport,please,”hesaid.
Asalways,Iwonderedaboutmypassenger.“Whatdoyoudo?
”“Iamintheneurologydepartment(神经内科)atthehospital.”Forsomeunknownreason,Idecidedtoaskforhishelp.
“CouldIaskafavorofyou?
”Hedidn’tanswer.“Ihaveason,16.He’sdoingwellinschool.Hewantsajobthissummer.Isthereanypossibilitythatyoumightgethimasummerjob?
”Afterapause,hesaid,“Themedicalstudentshavearesearchproject.Maybehecouldfitin.Havehimsendmehisschoolrecords.”Hesearchedhispocketandhandedmeacard.
Thatevening,Ipulledthecardfrommypocket.“Robbie,”Iannouncedproudly,“thiscouldbeasummerjobforyou.Sendhimyourschoolrecords.”Hereaditoutloud,“FredPlum,NewYorkHospital.”“Isthisajoke?
”hesaidindisbelief.AfterIshoutedandthreatened(恐吓)tocutoffhispocket-money,Robbiepromisedtosendoffhisgradesthenextmorning.
Twoweekslater,whenIarrivedhome,mysonhandedmealetterfromPlum.HewastophonePlum’ssecretaryforaninterview.
Robbiegotthejob.Thewhitecoatheworemadehimfeelmoreimportantthanhereallywas.Ashighschoolgraduationneared,Plumwaskindenoughtowritelettersofrecommendation(推荐)foruniversities.Toourdelight,RobbiewasadmittedtoNewYorkMedicalCollege.
Itneveroccurredtomethatastrangershouldchangemyson’sfuture.
12、Whodoestheunderlinedphrase“awell-dressedman”inthefirstparagraphreferto?
A.Theauthor. B.Plum.
C.Robbie. D.Apatient.
13、TheauthorthreatenedtocutoffRobbie’spocket-moneyprobablybecause .
A.hewastiredafteraday’swork
B.hedidn’tearnenoughmoney
C.Robbiewasunwillingtowork
D.Robbiedidn’tbelievewhathesaid.
14、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatPlumis .