广州市第四中学高二英语学年第一学期月考含答案.docx

1、广州市第四中学高二英语学年第一学期月考含答案广州市第四中学2018学年第一学期10月月考高二英语第二部分阅读理解(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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AZero Waste AwardsWho should enter?Entries(参赛作品) are welcomed from anyone who processes waste. While we expect most entries to come from the UK. we welcome internatio

2、nal entries, too. Entrants have been split into the following groups: private sector, public sector, community sector and partnerships.What are the categories?Therere five categories which are based on the Waste Hierarchy(层级). We appreciate that companies will have different strengths within those c

3、ategories as they work towards Zero Waste. The broad categories are: waste prevention, re-use, recycle/recover, energy recovery, general.How do I enter?Submitting an entry is really easy! Just follow these few simple steps:1. Carefully read through the category information;2. Write your entry-it sho

4、uld be a maximum of 1, 500 words and a word document;3. Arrange your supporting material into a single; documentmaximum six pages long;4. Complete the simple online entry form.Important datesWhile entries are welcomed all year round. these are key dates-this is to give the judges plenty of time to r

5、ead through all the entries! These are listed in entry deadlines column below. Dont worry if you have just missed one of the entry deadlines, your submission will beautomatically entered into the next session.Entry deadlinesJudging dateAwards presentation dates1st March12th March4th April1st June12t

6、h June4th July1st Sept.12th Sept.4th Oct.1st Dec.12th Dec.4th Jan.*You can submit a maximum of two entries per year-six months apart.We understand that working towards Zero Waste is an ongoing journey and as such the Zero Waste Awards scheme offers organizations a structure to celebrate their progre

7、ss along the way. The four awards are: Gold(76-100). Silver (51-75). Bronze(26-50), Highly Commended (0-25).1. What should you know about your entry when you submintA. It should be at least 1,500 words.B. It muse go with filling in an online entry form.C. It had better not be shorter than six pages.

8、D. It can be handed in shortly after your previous submission.2. If you submit an entry on March 4th, it will be judged on _.A March 12th B. April 4th C. June 12th D. June 1st2. What is the authors purpose of writing the text？A. To report the development of Zero Waste.B. To introduce Zero Waste Awar

9、ds in detail.C. To advocate people to join in the recycling movement.X To tell people working at Zero Waste is really difficult.BBlack Friday is the day after Thansgiving Day and the Friday before Cyber Monday in the United States. It is not a federal holiday, but is a public holiday in some states.

10、 Many people take a day of their annual leave on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Some people use this to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation. Others use it to start shopping for the Christmas season. Many organizations also close for the Thanksgiv

11、ing weekend.Shopping for Christmas presents is also popular on Black Friday. Many stores have special offers and lower their prices on some goods, such as toys. Public transit systems may run on their normal schedule or may have changes. Some stores extend their opening hours on Black Friday.There c

12、an also be congestion on roads to popular shopping destinations.Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days in the USA. There are two popular theories as to why the day after Thanksgiving Day is called Black Friday. One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Tha

13、nksgiving Day left many black markings on the road surface, leading to the term Black Friday. The other theory is that the term Black Friday comes from an old way of recording business accounts. Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink. Many businesses, particularly small businesses,

14、 started making profits prior toChristmas. Many hoped to start showing a profit, marked in black ink, on the day after Thanksgiving Day.4.How do people usually spend Black Friday?A. Take a day off as a federal holiday B. Shop for the Christmas seasC. Close their organizations D. Travel around the wo

15、rld5.Which of the following is most likely to happen on Black Friday?A. Shoppers enjoy special offers in every storeB. Subways and buses are closed earlier than usual.C. Some store owners shorten their opening hours to enjoy the dayR Parents buy toys for their kids at a discount.6. What does the und

16、erlined word congestion(Para. 2) probably mean?A. money B. crowd C. people D. disaster7. According to the second theory, Black Friday gets its name because _.A. wheels of vehicles left black smog on the day.B. the air is often filled with black smog on the dayC. businesses begin to earn money after

17、Thanksgiving DayD. people use up their money on the day and feel sadCEveryone knows how the work week can have an effect on employees, bur new research suggests the five day work may have even broader impacts on climate. After examining more than 40 years of temperature data taken from roughly 10,00

18、0 surface station, researchers from the. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and from the University of Reading in the U.K found that temperature differences between day and night appear to follow five-days-on or two-days-off patterns.The scientists checked the data for all possible natu

19、ral influences such as the lunar cycle as well as random variations and found neither to be the cause. The only factor that could be causing those phenomena was the Monday-through-Friday hard work, they concluded in a recently published report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

20、“There is nothing in nature that should cause these data to be different, said Piers M de F. Forster, a meteorologist(气象家) based at the University of Reading, England, who co-authored the study with NOAAs Susan Solomon. “So whatever the cause we find has to be something that were changing ourselves.

21、” The meteorologists predict the differences in average temperatures between Saturdays and Thursdays, for example, may develop as a result of workweek-caused pollution. Forster explains that during the workweek more people travel to go to work and more factories are in operation. Both contribute to

22、the amount of particle(微粒) pollution in the air.Particle can influence cloud cover, but the kind of particles released into the atmosphere can lead to different changes, says Forster. Lighter particles provide a surface for cloud droplets to form. This leads to an increase in cloud cover, which, in

23、turn, can lead to an increase in temperature since clouds have a heat-preserving effect.8. What factor may cause the change of temperature?A. The lunar cycle.B. The five-day workC. Random variationsD. The unbalanced atmosphere.9. What does the underlined phrase “in operation” most probably mean？A. c

24、losing B. repairing C. running D. moving10. What can we infer from the above passage?A. The work week has nothing to do with temperature differences.B. Lighter particles can form rainfall and lead to an increase in temperature.C. Temperature differences are caused by lunar cycle and random variation

25、s.D. People in the workweek cause more pollution than in the weekend.11. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Air Pollution from WorkweekB. The Workweeks Effects on ClimateC. The Factors of Temperature DifferencesD. The Relationship between Work and TemperatureDDeep in the

26、worlds largest rainforest, a few Tribes are still living a way of life that came up thousands of years ago.Now the BBC and Survival International have teamed up for an action to help protect the last remaining lonely tribes in the Amazon area. Use photos and videos to make the world believe that not

27、 only do these people exist. but also they are worth protecting.The film star Gillian Anderson says a new video is issued, in which members of a tribe can be seen covered in red body paint, surrounded by their homes and gardens, looking up curiously at the plane above them. The footage(片段) was taken

28、 from a distance of one kilometer； however, the tribes peoples upturned faces suggested that the purpose of making a video of their real life was somewhat fruitless.According to Brazils National Indian Foundation, there are some tribes in Brazil that have established contact with the outside world.

29、While they are often referred to as uncontacted tribes, most, if not all, have got in some touch with modern society.Cutting trees continues to be the number one threat facing the tribes. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization states trees are still being cut down at a surprisingly hig

30、h” rate in the Amazon area. This has seriously threatened their survival. And while Brazil has been working to protect these local people for somme time, loffing in Peru has continued to increase. And also they have to face the threat of disease and hunger.The video and photo campaign is already hav

31、ing an effect. The Peruvian government have announced their aim to work with Brazil to protect these tribes from the influence of logging. Stephen Corry, Survival Internationals director, calls the move a “really encouraging first step” and hopes their declared aim turns into real action quickly.”12

32、. what kind of lie are these tribes living now according to the passage？A. A rich life B. An ancient life. C. A modem life D. A completely new life13. Why do the BBC and Survival International take the action?A. To make these tribes get education.B. To help these tribes have a happy life.C. To show these tribes need to be protected.D. To make these tribes connect with the outside world.14.What does the fifth paragraph tal