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黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市八中学年高二英语下学期月考试题
黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市八中2020—2021学年高二英语下学期4月月考试题
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、D）中，选出最佳选项
A
Popularlyknownasthe“OrientalHawaii”,SanyainSouthChina’sHainanprovinceisconsideredasoneofthebestdivingresortsintheSouthPacificOcean。
Thefollowingsarethetopfourplacesfordivinginthecity。
WuzhizhouIsland
WuzhizhouIslandisregardedasthebestplaceinHainanprovinceforunderwaterdiving.Itisoneofthefewislandsintheworldwithoutrocksorpebbles.Theislandcoversanareaof1.48squarekilometersandisinanirregularbutterflyshape.Theseaaroundtheislandisclearandtransparent,providingavisibilityof6to27meters。
YalongBay
TheunderwaterworldatYalongBayisoneoftheearliestdivingbasesinSanya。
ItisthoughtasoneofthebestscenicspotsinChinatocarryoutunderseatourism，withtheworld’slargestandmostcompletesoftcoral。
Colorfulhardcoral,tropicalfish,andothermarinelifeinthenearbywatersalsoaddtothebeautyandattractionofthebay。
XidaoIsland
XidaoIslandisshapedlikeaturtlelivinginthetropicalarea。
Theislandenjoyspleasantsurroundingsofsandybeaches,rockycaves，andpalmtrees。
Italsoboastscrystalclearwaterswithawiderangeofmarinelifeandextensivecoralreefs（珊瑚礁）toexplore。
FenjiezhouIsland
FenjiezhouIslandisalsocalledtheSleepingBeautyIslandforwhatitlookslikefromafar.Theislandboastsextremelycleanbeachesandrichmarineecologicalresources.Itistheonlysiteinthecountrythatallowsvisitorstodivewithdolphins。
Inadditiontopossessingarangeofmarinerecreationalprograms，theislandhastheonlysightseeingsubmarineinChina.
1。
Whyis“OrientalHawaii”mentionedinthefirstparagraph？
A。
TointroducedivingspotsinHawaii。
B。
ToencouragepeopletotraveltoHawaii.
C.ToshowthatSanyaissuchapopularresortinChina。
D.TocompareHawaiiandSanya。
2.Atwhichplacecanvisitorsdivewithdolphins?
A。
WuzhizhouIsland.B.YalongBay.C.XidaoIsland.D.FenjiezhouIsland。
3。
Whatcanwelearnfromthetext？
A.XidaoIslandisshapedlikeabutterfly.
B.TherearelotsofrocksandpebblesinWuzhizhouIsland.
C。
VariousmarinelifecontributetothebeautyofYalongBay。
D.VisitorsareallowedtoexplorecoralreefsinFenjiezhouIsland。
B
Sometimeswemayfindthateveryweektherearealotofnewstoriesabouthowclimatechangeisaffectingtheplanet,ornewplanstobattleitseffects.Buttheconceptitselfisn’tnewatall—infact,scientistshavebeenexploringquestionsaboutclimatechangeforalmost200years。
Theideaof“greenhousegases”goesbackto1824,whenJosephFourierwonderedwhatwascontrollingtheearth’stemperature。
Fourierconcludedthattheatmospheremustberesponsibleforcontainingtheheatabsorbedfromthesunanddescribeditasaboxwithaglasslid：
Aslightshinesthroughtheglass,theinsidegetswarmerasthelidtrapstheheat。
AsFourier’sideasspread,itcametobecalled“thegreenhouseeffect".
Scientistscontinuedtostudythegreenhouseeffect.NotuntilaSwedishchemistnamedSvanteArrheniuscamealong，didscientistsunderstandhowglobalwarmingactuallyworks。
Afteryearsofwork，Arrheniusdeterminedthatthelevelofcarbondioxideintheatmospheredidinfacthaveadirecteffectonglobaltemperatures。
ArrheniusfoundthatCO2，andothergasestrapradiation，whichwarmstheatmosphere。
Arrheniuswasthefirsttodoubtthatburningcoalcouldcontributetothegreenhouseeffect。
ButArrheniuswelcomedthewarmingeffectontheplanet.Atalecturelaterthatyear，Arrheniusnotedthatcreaturesofawarmerearth“mightliveunderamilderskyandinlessbarrensurroundings”。
WhileArrhenius’findingswonhimthe1903NobelPrizeinchemistry,scientistskeptdebatingwhetherthegreenhouseeffectwasincreasinguntil1950，whenresearchersfinallybegantofindstrongdatasupportingit.Bytheendofthe1950s,Americanscientistshadbeensoundingthealarmonthelong-termconsequencesofclimatechange.ClimatechangeresearchhascomealongwaysinceFourierfirstdescribedthegreenhouseeffect—still，maybeArrheniusshouldhavebeenmorecarefulofwhathewishedfor。
4。
Whatwascontrollingtheearth’stemperatureaccordingtoFourier?
A.Theatmosphere.B.Thegreenhouseeffect.
C.Theclimatechange.D。
Theheatfromthesun.
5。
Whendidthescientistsfirstfindevidenceforthebadeffectofglobalwarming？
A.In1824。
B。
In1903。
C。
In1950。
D.200yearsago。
6。
Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetoArrhenius'wish？
A。
Optimistic。
B.Negative.C。
Unconcerned。
D.Tolerant。
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？
A。
CausesofclimatechangeB.Effectsofgreenhousegases
C。
ExplorationsonclimatechangeD.Planstobattlegreenhousegases
C
Afewweeksago，Iboughtalocally-grownsaladfromavendingmachine（自动售货机）.ButthenIimmediatelyrealizedthatitwaspackagedinaplasticjar（罐子）.“IguessIlivewiththisjarnowandforever."IthoughtsadlyasIstareddownatmynewchild.
ThesaladjarwasonlythelatestinalonglineofexamplesofhowIamaddictedtotheresponsibilityofreusingeverything，tryingtoneverthrowanythingaway。
Waterbottleshavebeengivensecondlives，andberrycontainers（容器）aretransformedintoTupperware.Irecentlyevenlookedataplasticstraw（吸管）inmyfruitjuice：
CouldIreuseittoo..。
...？
Yettryingtosqueezemysaladjarundermykitchencounterthisweekend，Ifinallyhadtoadmit：
Beinganenvironmentalisthasturnedmeintoahoarder（囤积者）.Whilekeepingacertainnumberofjarsandvegetablebagswillallowmenottobuynewcontainers,atacertainpointthose30berrycontainersbegintogetabitunnecessary.ThenonedayIcameacrossablogpostthatasksmeaccusingly（指责地）“Areyouturningyourownhomeintoalandfill？
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Inmyopinion，thereisabsolutelynoexcusenottobeaconsciousconsumer（消费者）.Thesolutionispainfullyobvious，buthardtoadmit:
Delayingwasteisnot，infact,rejectingwaste。
Inanover-packaged,over—consumingculture,thiscanfeellikeaburden。
WhileIrefusetothrowawaypackaging,thefactremains：
Ialreadyhaveit。
Thedamageisdone.I’vebeenignoringoneofthemostessentialanddifficultparts－reduce,reuse,recycle。
EvenifIgooutofmywaytoreusethewasteIdohave,IneedtoreducewhatIambringinghomeinthefirstplace.
WhileImightnotbereadytogofullzero—waste,it’sagoalthatisadmirabletoworktoward.Untilthen,mysaladjarchildisgoingtomakeagreatovernightoatsjar。
8.WhatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromParagraph2？
A。
Sheisaddictedtoshopping.B.Shehasbadlivinghabits.
C。
Sheisenthusiasticinreusing.D.Shemakesgooduseofplasticstraws。
9。
Whydidtheauthorbecomeahoarder?
A。
Shesavedfarmorecontainersthansheactuallyneeded.
B。
Shewasresponsibleforsavingfinepackages.
C.Sheenjoyedcollectingavarietyofjars.
D.Shelivedfarawayfromthelandfill.
10.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisaburden?
A。
Beinganenvironmentalist.B.Delayingwaste。
C。
Beingaconsciousconsumer。
D。
Rejectingwaste.
11。
Whatwilltheauthorprobablydointhefuture？
A。
Storelessvegetablebags。
B.Gofullzero-wastefromnowon.
C。
Reusematerialsasmuchaspossible。
D。
Avoidunnecessaryconsumption。
D
SmokinginyourownhomeinThailandmaynowbeconsideredacrime,ifthesmokeisconsideredharmfultootherpeopleinthehouse。
Thenewlaw，FamilyProtectionandDevelopmentPromotionAct，wasinitiated（启动）bytheMinistryofSocialDevelopmentandHumanSecurityandwasannouncedintheRoyalGazetteonMay22,2019.Thelawaimsatlimitingsmokingathomewhichmightbehazardousforothers’healthlivingunderthesameroof.Inthatcase，itwillbeconsideredas“domestic（家庭的）violence”.ThenewlawcameintoforceonAugust20.
Accordingtothecenterforresearchandknowledgemanagementfortobaccocontrol,attheFacultyofMedicalScienceofMahidolUniversity,thereareabout4。
9millionhouseholdswhereoneormorefamilymemberssmoke.Anaverageof10。
3millionpeoplehaveunconsciouslybecomepassivesmokersbecausethey’vebeenbreathinginsmokeathome.Scientificstudiesshowthatpassivesmokersareatgreaterriskofbeingaffectedbycancer.
Of75childpatientsfromhouseswheresmokingispracticed，76％ofthemwerefoundtohavenicotinetracesintheirurine,with43%ofthemhavingnicotinecontentgoingbeyondpermittedlevels.Smokingathomealsomayleadtophysicaloremotionalviolencebecauseofaggressiveness（攻击性）whenthereisalackofsmoking，andmightaswellruinrelationshipsbetweensmokersandnon-smokerfamilymembers.
Accordingtothenewlaw，anyonewhothinkstheyareaffectedbydomesticsmokingcanreporttoofficialsconcernedsothatinspectorswillbesenttoinvestigateandtakelegalactionagainstthesmokers。
Onceconfirmed,thecourtmayorderapersontoreceivetreatmenttoquitsmokinginanattempttoprotecttheperson’sfamily.InFebruaryin2019,Thailandhadbannedsmokingatsixofitsairportsalongwithabaninpublicplaces。
12。
WhatdoweknowaboutthenewlawinThailand?
A.ItcameintoeffectonMay22。
B。
Itaimedatprotectingthehealthofsmokers。
C.Itregardedsmokingathomeasakindofdomesticviolence.
D.Itclearlyclaimedthatsmokingathomeisacrime。
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hazardous”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.Anxious。
B.Harmful.C.Beneficial。
D。
Essential.
14。
WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?
A.Thepurposeofinitiatingthelaw.B.Responsestothenewlaw。
C.Actionstoquitsmoking.D。
Badconsequencesofsmokingathome。
15。
Whatcanbeinfe
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