江西省余干县第二中学学年高三上学期第五次周考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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江西省余干县第二中学学年高三上学期第五次周考英语试题Word版含答案

余干二中2017-2018学年高三第五轮英语周考

一、阅读理解（共两节，每小题3分满分60分）

A

OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid,“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering（阻碍）yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneral（葬礼）intheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”

Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.

Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespect.Everyonewondered,“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?

Well，atleasthe’snolongerhere.”

Onebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin（棺材）andwhentheylookedinsideittheybecamespeechless.Theystoodoverthecoffin,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsouls.

Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin:

Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid,“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:

itisYOU.”

Youaretheonlypersonwhocanrevolutionize（彻底改变）yourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappiness,yourrealizationandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.

Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychange,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.

YourlifechangeswhenYOUchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.

21．Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthearticleistotellusthat________．

A．theharderwework，themoresuccessfulwewillbecomeB．ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothers

C．changingourlivesisdowntous

D．wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment

22．Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause________．

A．therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB．theycouldseetheirownsoulsinside

C．theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD．whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth

23．Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?

A．Theemployeeswenttothegymtojointhefuneral.

B．Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.

C．Theemployees’livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.

D．Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.

B

TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingonearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem（生态系统）.Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplanteater,itlargelyshapestheforestandsavanna（大草原）surroundingsinwhichitlives,thereforesetting_the_termsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.

Itistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunderbushes,andpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplanteaters.

Taketherainforestsforexample.Intheirnaturalstate,thespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplants,elephantsmakeopenspaces,allowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituations,theforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplanteaterstomovearoundandforsmallplanteaterstogettheirfoodaswell.

WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.

24．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.

B．ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.

C．TheeffectofAfricanelephants’searchforfood.

D．TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.

25．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“settingtheterms”（Para.1）mostprobablymean?

A．Fixingthetime.B．Worseningthestate

C．ImprovingthequalityD．Decidingtheconditions.

26．Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?

A．Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.

B．TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.

C．Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.

D．Theyareattractivetoplanteatinganimalsofdifferentkinds.

27．Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________．

A．showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecauses

B．pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferences

C．describingthechangesinspaceorderD．givingexamples

C

Goldenliontamarins（金头狮狨）arepartofthemonkeyfamily.ThesesmallcreaturesliveinthickforestsinBrazil,SouthAmerica.Theytravelinsmallgroupsinsearchoffood.Theyhideandsleepinthehollow（洞）ofatree.Theytakeverygoodcareoftheirbabies.Eventhemaletamarintakesastronginterestinfeedingandraisingtheyoungones.Unfortunately,theforestsinwhichtheylivearebeingcutdownforfarmingandtheyarealsocaughtandsoldaspets.Thereareonlyaboutonehundredtamarinsleft.

TheEuropeanotter（水獭）livesallaroundEurope.Ithassoft,brownfuronitsbody.Itisalmost75cmlong.Itstailishalfaslongasitsbody.Itsheadisflatandbroad.Ithassmallandroundears.Itcancloseitsearsandnostrils（鼻孔）whenitdivesinthewater.Ithasshort,stronglegswithwebbedfeet.LossofhabitatisathreattotheEuropeanotter.Itisalsohuntedforitsfur.

Orangutan（猩猩）isalongarmed,redfurredanimalthatlivesinthewarm,wetforestsontheislandsofBomeoandSumatrainSoutheastAsia.Itlookslikeamaninmanyways.Soitisnamedorangutan,whichmeans“manofthewoods”.Orangutansareindangeronlybecauseofpeople.Peoplearecuttingdowntheforestswheretheyliveandhuntingorangutans.Thehunterskillthemothersandsellthebabiestozoos.Butmostbabiesdiebecausethehuntersdon’tknowhowtotakecareofthem.

GiantpandasliveintheforestsofChinaandtheyareindanger.Theyeatonlyonekindoffood—bambooshoots（竹笋）.Buttherearenotalwaysenoughbambooplantstobefound.Everyhundredyearsthebambooplantsproduceseedsanddie.Itthentakesseveralyearsfortheseedstogrow.Bythetimetheplantsarebigenoughtoeat,manygiantpandashavealreadydiedofhunger.

28．Whatdowelearnaboutgoldenliontamarins?

A．Theyusuallysearchforfoodalone.B．Malesseldomlookaftertheyoung.

C．Theyarehardlyseenwhentheyareasleep.

D．Theycanbeeasilyseenbecausetheyarebig.

29．Europeanottersarehuntedmainlybecause________．

A．peoplelikekeepingthemaspetsB．hunterswanttheirmeat

C．zooswanttokeepthemD．theyhavevaluablefur

30．WhatisthebiggestthreattogiantpandasinChina?

A．Theyhaveonlyonechoiceoffood.

B．Huntersdon’tknowhowtolookafterthebabies.

C．Theycannotmovefasttolookforfood.

D．Theforestswheretheylivearebeingcutdown.

31．Thefourparagraphsabovearemostprobablytakenfromanarticleabout________．

A．thingswecandotoprotectwildanimals

B．theeffectofhumanactivitiesonnature

C．thelivinghabitsofsomewildanimals

D．endangeredanimalsinthewild

D

FoxeshavebecomeapartoflifeinBritain’surbanareas.Theyarestrikingcreaturesbuttheyarealsodangerous.Threeyearsago,twinbabygirlsIsabellaandLolaKouppariswereleftwitharmandfaceinjuriesaftertheywereattackedbyafoxwhiletheyweresleepingattheirhome.Lastweek,afourweekoldbabyboyDennyDolanwasbittenbyafoxwhichenteredhishome.Aftergainingaccesstothehomethroughthefrontdoor,thefoxpulledthebabydownfromthesofaandtriedtodraghimoutside,bitinghimandalmostsevering（割断）hisfinger.

Althoughfoxattacksonhumansarestillveryrare,theywillbecomemorecommonifwedon’tchangeourbehaviortowardstheseincreasinglyfearlessanimals.Itishumansratherthanfoxesthatareresponsibleforrisingfoxattacksonhumans.

Ontheonehand,peoplewholovefoxestreatthesewildanimalslikepets,leavingfoodoutforfoxes,feedingthemfromtheirhands,andeveninvitingfoxesintotheirhome.Theresultisthatthefoxismorebrazen（厚颜无耻的）andlessinclinedtoavoidus.Itisthosepeoplewhofeedfoxesthatcausefoxestolosetheirfearofhumans.However,aslongastheyhaveahealthyfearofhumans,theywon’tbotherhumans.

Ontheotherhand,foxeshavemovedintocitiesforlackofresourcesinruralareas.Wetakeawaytheirnaturalhabitattobuildmorehousesandfactories.Foxeshavenochoicebuttoliveandsearchforfoodinthecity.Iftheyliveintheforest,nofoxattackwillhappen.

Wehavetolearntosharetheearthwithanimalsandletfoxesreturntotheirnaturalhabitat.Wealsohavetolearntolookuponfoxesaswildanimals.Wehavetorememberthattheyareinstinctivekillers,efficientandsilentwithonlyonepurpose—killtoeat.Wemustcertainlynotintervenethem,evenwhentheylookstarved.Theyarehungryforareason.Thehungerwillforcethemtohuntforrabbitsandotheranimalsinsteadofwaitingforfoodatyourdoor.

32．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________．

A．itiscommonforpeopletospotfoxesinBritishcities

B．itisverydifficultforpeopletoraisefoxesaspets

C．itiscommonforfoxestoattackachildinBritain’surbanareas

D．itisverydangerousforfoxestoliveinBritain’surbanareas

33．Whydomoreandmorefoxesfloodintocities?

A．Because