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四川省成都市学年高二英语月考试题
2017---2018学年度上期10月考试
高二英语试卷
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A
AfricanSafari
EssentialinformationyouneedtoknowbeforebookingyourAfricanSafariinSouthernAfrica–Thesetipswillenhancetheexperiencethatyouhave.
ThingstoConsiderBeforeBookinganAfricanSafari
1)BookinAdvance
AfricanSafarisarenowhugelypopularandgoodsafaricampsoftengetbookedoutmorethanayearinadvance,especiallyduringthehighseasonfromJulythroughtoOctober.
2)Choosingwhichgamepark
Differentparkshavedifferenttopographyandweatherpatterns–thisgreatlyaffectsanimalmovementsatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Ifyouwanttotargetcertainspeciesofanimals,thensomeparksarebetterthanothersforcertainspecies.
3)Choosingwhichlodgeorsafaricamp
Atypicalsafaricamphasbetween10and20beds,itisanintimatesafariexperienceandverypersonalized.However,therearealsohotelsinsomeplaces,eitherinsideorjustoutsideanationalpark,whichcansleepanythingupto300people.
4)Guiding
Thequality,experienceandknowledgeofthegameatanySafaricampisalmostthemostimportantfactortoconsider.Goodguidescantransformyourexperiencefromordinarytoexceptional.
5)What’stheBestTimeofYeartogoonSafari
Understandablyastheseasonschangesodoesthesafariexperience.Itishighlyadvisabletofindoutthebesttimeofyearforthesafariareathatyouareintendingtovisit.Priceswillchangedramaticallybetweenthehighandthelowseason,sogooddealsaretobehadinthelowseasonbutitisimportanttoknowthedifference,asyourexperiencewillbevastlydifferent.
6)ThePrice
Goingonsafariisnotcheapwhicheverwayyoudoit,butthepricerangecanbeenormous.Unfortunately,safarisinmostcasesareacaseof“youpayforwhatyouget”.
7)Fly-insafariornot
Usingsmallcharterplanesissometimesanabsolutenecessityforcampsinremoteareas,whereroadtransfersarejustnotpracticalorviable.Theseflightscanincreasetheoverallcostofthesafarisubstantiallybutgenerallytheyareworthitandallowyoutheflexibilitytovisitavarietyofsafaricampsindifferentlocations.
8)UseanAgent
Asyoucanseefromalltheinformationandoptionsdetailedabove,thereisgreatdealtounderstandandunlessyougoonsafariseveraltimesayearitisimpossibletoknowallthisstuff.
CONTACTUSNOWTOHELPPLANYOURSAFARI
Wearequalifiedtravelagentswhoknowthisareaintimately!
Clickonthebelowbuttonsforsomefantasticsafariideas
1.WhichisadeterminingfactorinchoosingaSafaricamp?
A.Meansoftransport.B.Weatherpatterns.C.Gameguides.D.Accommodation.
2.WhichofthefollowingisFALSEaboutAfricanSafari?
A.Themoremoneyyoupay,thebetterexperienceyou’llget.
B.Youcanhaveagoodpricebutsameexperienceifyoutravelinlowseason.
C.Ifyouvisitdifferentcampsinremoteareas,flightsmaybeunavoidable.
D.Alltheparksdon’thavethesamespeciesofanimals.
B
Howmanythingscanyouseeinthenightsky?
Alot!
OnaclearnightyoumightseetheMoon,someplanets,andthousandsofsparklingstars.
Youcanseeevenmorewithatelescope.Youmightseestarswherebeforeyouonlysawdarkspace.Youmightseethatmanystarslooklargerthanothers.Youmightseethatsomestarsthatlookwhitearereallyredorblue.Withbiggerandbiggertelescopesyoucanseemoreandmoreobjectsinthesky.Andyoucanseethoseobjectsinmoreandmoredetail.
Butscientistsbelievetherearesomethingsintheskythatwewillneversee.Wewon’tseethemwiththebiggesttelescopeintheworld,ontheclearestnightoftheyear.
That’sbecausethey’reinvisible.They’rethemysteriousdeadstarscalledblackholes.
Youmightfindithardtoimaginethatstarsdie.Afterall,ourSunisastar.Yearafteryearweseeitupinthesky,burningbrightly,givingusheatandlight.TheSuncertainlydoesn’tseemtobegettingoldorweak.Butstarsdoburnoutanddieafterbillionsofyears.
Asastar’sgasesburn,theygiveofflightandheat.Butwhenthegasrunsout,thestarstopsburningandbeginstodie.
Asthestarcools,theouterlayersofthestarpullintowardthecenter.Thestarsquashesintoasmallerandsmallerball.Ifthestarwasverysmall,thestarendsupasacold,darkballcalledablackdwarf.Ifthestarwasverybig,itkeepssquashinginwarduntilit’spackedtogethertighterthananythingintheuniverse.
ImagineiftheEarthwerecrusheduntilitwasthesizeofatinymarble.That’showtightlythisdeadstar,ablackhole,ispacked.Whatpullsthestarintowarditscenterwithsuchpower?
It’sthesameforcethatpullsyoudownwhenyoujump–theforcecalledgravity.Ablackholeissotightlypackedthatitsgravitysucksineverything–evenlight.Thelightfromablackholecannevercomebacktoyoureyes.That’swhyyouseenothingbutblackness.
Sothenexttimeyoustareupatthenightsky,remember:
there’smoreintheskythanmeetstheeye!
Scatteredinthesilentdarknessareblackholes–thegreatmysteryofspace.
3.Accordingtothearticle,whatcausesastartodie?
A.Asitgetshotterandhotter,itexplodes.B.Itcollideswithotherstars.
C.Itcanonlyliveforaboutamillionyears.D.Asitsgasesrunout,itcoolsdown.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTafact?
A.Blackholesaredeadstars.B.Thereisnothingasmysteriousasablackhole.
C.Blackholesareinvisible.D.Blackholeshavegravity.
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureofablackdwarf?
A.Itisusuallybiggerthanawhitedwarf.B.Itisdark.
C.Itissmallerinsizethanacommonstar.D.Itiscold.
6.Whycan’tyouseelightwhenyoulookatablackhole?
A.Formostblackholesaresofaraway.
B.Asthestar’sgasesburn,itstopsgivingoffheatandlight.
C.Asastarcools,itsouterlayerspullintowarditscenter.
D.Thegravityofablackholeissostrongthatitsucksthelightinward.
C
Inlife,wewillsucceedandfailoftenforreasonsthatareentirelyoutofourcontrol.Forinstance,wecanbeincrediblyniceandlovesomeonedeeply,andtheymaynotloveusback.Wecanworkharderthananyoneelseintheofficeandstillnotbepromotedtomanagement.Wecaneathealthyfood,exerciseandstayawayfromalcoholandcigarettes,andstillgetsick.
Thebottomlineisthatlifeisnotfair.
Thatisatoughpilltoswallowformanyofus.Asaresult,somepeopleshutdownafterbeinghitbyevenoneunfairblowfromlife.Theycan’thandlethefactthatoureffortsdon’talwaysgettheresultsthatweexpect.Butifweletlife’sunfairnessdefeatus,wewillneverreceivethebeautifulblessings(幸事)thatlifehasinstoreforus.
Forexample,myfirstmarriageendedindivorce.Tome,itfeltveryunfair.Ihadworkedhardtobeagoodwifeandmother.However,nomatterwhatIdid,Icouldnotmaketherelationshipwork.
Icouldhavebeenshutdownbythatexperience.Icouldhavedecidedthatifonepersondidn’tappreciatemeasawife,thennoonewould.Icouldhavegivenup.ButIknewthatIwantedtobemarried.IknewthatIwantedtoexperiencetraditionalfamilylife.SoIdidn’tletoneseeminglyunfairexperiencestopmefrombelievingthatIcouldonedaybehappilymarried.Andthenoneday,Imetthiskind,thoughtful,generousmanwithwhomInowhaveawonderfulfriendshipandmarriage.Butthatwouldn’thavehappenedifIhaddecidedtogiveupafteronefailedmarriage.
WhatI’velearnedovertheyearsisthatwecandoallthethingsthatdeserveagoodoutcome,butgetbadthingsinreturninstead.
Whenwearefacedwithlife’sseemingunfairness,ourfaithneedstojumpin.Whenlifedoesn’tgoaccordingtoplan,wehavetoletgooftheoutcomethatwearelookingforwardtoandkeeptrying,workinghardanddoingtherightthing.Pleasedon’tbediscouraged.Acceptthatlifeisneitherfairnorstraightforward.Andbyknowingthatifweremainconfident,wecandriveourunfairexperiencesawayandusethemforourbenefit.
7.Wecanlearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphsthat______.
A.lifedoesn’toftenturnoutthewayweexpect
B.theauthorthinkslifeshouldrewardusforourefforts
C.unsatisfactoryresultssimplymeanyoureffortisnotenough
D.peopleshouldfocusontheprocessratherthantheoutcomes
8.Theauthorwroteaboutherunsuccessfulmarriageto______.
A.complainabouttheunfairnessofherlifeandmarriage
B.tellreadershowshemethersecondhusbandandbecamehappilymarried
C.expresshowproudsheisfornotbeingshutdownbyablowfromlife
D.showthatweneedtohavefaithandcontinueworkingforourgoals
9.Whenweencounterunfairnessinlife,theauthorsuggestswe______.
a.donothingbutacceptthem
b.beconfidentwithourselves
c.keepdoingwhatweshoulddo
d.findoutwhathasgonewrong
A.abB.adC.bcD.cd
10.Theauthorwrotethearticlemainlyto______.
A.shareherexperiencesofunfairnessinlife
B.tellushowtodealwithlife’sseemingunfairness
C.tellusthatlifehasbeautifulblessingsinstoreforus
D.explainwhylifeseemsneitherfairnorstraightforward
D
Americansarenotfamousforself-deprivation(剥夺),butexpertssayweconsistentlyfailtogetagoodnight'ssleep.Therecommendeddailyrequirementsshouldsoundfamiliar:
eighthoursofsleepanightforadultsandatl