精品届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题01.docx

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精品届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题01

甘肃省会宁县第一中学2019届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thebestbikesforthebeginners

Whenitcomestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.

BoardmanCXComp

Thisisacross-countrybike,andit’ssoversatile（多用途的）thatyoucanhandleanyterrain（地势）onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresitcomeswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,slicktiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasbasketandcomeswithShimanoSoragears,whichareoutstandingforitsprice.

￡650,Halfords.

PlanetXRT-58v2

PlanetXisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou'dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit,becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice.PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufactureandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragears.

￡439,PlanetX

SpecializedAllezES

Specializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou'lllookgreatoutontheroad.

￡575,EvansCycles

BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon

Ifyoucanpushyourbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanall-roundmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon'thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike

￡800,Halfords

21.Comparedwithotherbikes,whatisthestrengthoftheBoardmanCXComp?

A.ItsoutstandingpriceB.ItsShimanoSoragears

C.DealingwithanyterrainD.Puttingonveryfirmtires

22.WhichissuitableforyouifyouwanttobuyataneconomicalpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?

A.PlanetXRT-58v2B.SpecializedAllezES

C.BoardmanCXCompD.BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon

23.Whatcanweknowaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?

A.Thesecondhassoldoutsofast.

B.Youshouldbecarefulwhenridingthethird.

C.Theforthisveryexpensivebutwithspecialmaterial.

D.Youcanonlyridethefirstonthemountainousroad。

B

Withrapidadvancesinmedicalscience,cloningisslowlybutsurelylookinglikeitcouldbeinournearfuture.However,isitreallyanoptionthatshouldbeconsideredasawaytoextendhumanlife?

Reproductivecloningmayhelphumanfamiliesgainchildren,butthere'salsoabenefitfortheanimalworld. Itbringshopetopeopleeagerforchildrenbutunabletohavetheirownoradopt.Itcanalsobringabouttherecreationofspeciesthathavelongsincedied,allowingscientiststofullystudythespeciesasalivingcreatureinsteadofsimplylookingatimagesorbones.

Manybelievethatcloningcanbeusedtoreplacefailingorgans.Thiswillreducethewaitinglistfororgandonationsandallowmorepeopletobesaved.Notonlythat,butbecausetheorganis,infact,yourownorgan,therewouldbelesschanceofrejection. 

Cloningcouldprovehelpfulingeneticresearch.Usingcloningtechnologies,geneticresearcherswouldhaveabetterunderstandingofthecompositionofgenesandtheeffectsofgeneticconstituents（成分）onhumancharacters.There'salsothepossibilityofchanginggeneticconstituentsinclonedhumans,andcloningcouldhelpfightgeneticdiseases. 

Whilethecloningofbodyorganscanhelpextendhumanlife,itcouldalsocausealotofmalpractice（玩忽职守）.Alongwiththeabilitytoclonedesiredcharacters,therecouldbethepossibilityofpeopledeliberatelyreproducingundesiredcharacters.Thiscouldleadtoariseinmalpracticeswithinsociety.

Cloninginvolvesaprocessofcreatingidenticalgenes.Assuch,therewouldbealackofdiversityinhumankind.Scientistsbelievethislackofdiversitywilllowerthehumanrace'sabilitytoadapt.

Whateveryourviewoncloningmaybe,studiesshowthattheclonewouldinfactnotbecompletelyidenticaltotheoriginaljustastwinsarenotcompletelyidentical.Thoughtheymightlookalike,twinshavedifferentpersonalitiesandenjoydifferentthings.Thesamecouldbesaidofclones.Eveniftechnologywerecreatedinwhichyourmemoriesandthoughtscouldbetransmitted（传送）totheclone,yourclonewouldstillbeadifferentperson.

24.Whatgoodmightreproductivecloningbring?

A.Itmayhelpimprovehumanwell-being.

B.Itcouldcontributetotherisingbirthrate.

C.Itcouldhelpanimalssurvivedeadlydiseases.

D.Itmayenablescientiststobetterstudyextinctspecies.

25.Accordingtothetext,cloningcanalsobeusedfor      .

A.organtransplant

B.solvingtheagingproblem

C.infectiousdiseasetreatment

D.constructingagenedatabase

26.What'soneproblemcloningmaycause?

A.Greatdiversity.

B.Individualsecurityrisk.

C.Increasedimproperconduct.

D.Seriouspersonalitydisorder.

27.Whyaretwinsmentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Tostresstwins'similarities.

B.Toshowtwinsarequitecommon.

C.Tocarryoutdeeperresearchontwins.

D.Tobetterillustratewhataclonewillbelike.

C

Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookatthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn'tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfewbooksinthehouse.WhenIwasonly14yearsoldmyfathergavemeanimportantletterthathe'dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitforgrammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.HeneverwrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn'tcomfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada‘lowlevelofliteracy（读写能力）’?

Idon'tthinkso.

Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitions（定义）ofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthereadingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform—anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife—thenyouare‘functionallyliterate’.

Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliteratethenyouwillfeelashamedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Afriend'sfatherfinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn'treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Hehadboughtthenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit.

Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople'slives.Worldwidestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackofpoliticalpower.Morewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagoodthing.Butdon'tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowlevelofliteracy,isn'tnecessarilystupidorignorant（无知的）—andmaynotbeunhappyatall.Knowledgeandwisdomisn'tonlyfoundinwriting.

28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfather?

A.Hereadalot.B.Herarelywrote.

C.Hecouldn'twrite.D.Heboughtmanybooks.

29.Whatdoestheauthorsayabout“functionallyliterate”people?

A.Theyareusuallymindreaders.

B.Theycanreadbetweenthelines.

C.Theyaremainlydependentonothers.

D.Theyareabletoreadandwritetosurvive.

30.Whydidthefriend'sfatherbuythenewspaperregularly?

A.Tokeephissecret.

B.Tobefashionable.

C.Toenjoythedailynews.

D.Tofurtherhisstudy

31.Whatisliteracyirrelevanttoaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Health.B.Poorness.

C.Influence.D.Happiness.

D

Tenzinglefthishomewhenhewastentoworkandhelphismother，whowaslookingaftertheir2-acreancestralfarmafterhisfather’sdeath.HedidtemporaryjobsforthefirstfewyearsandthenjoinedaMalaysianconstructionfirm，wherehelearnttodrive，repairmachines,workontheInternetandevenspeakEnglishfluently.

“Inthose13years，Ilearnteverything—driving,mechanicwork，andhowtosetupasmallfactory.Thismademegainmuchconfidencetodoalmostalljobs,”saysTenzing.

However,ashismotherwasgettingolder,onDecember12,2006,TenzingreturnedtohishometowninAssam.Havingvisitedseveralfarms,hecametoknowthatteacouldbeeasilyexportedandmanyteacompanieswerebuyingtea;sohealsodecidedtogrowteaonhisfarm.Butashisfamilyhadnevergrowntea，hehadnoideahowtodoit.

Beingalayman（外行）inthisfield,Tenzingwenttomeetwithmanyteaexpertsandfollowedtheirinstructions.Butwheneverhesprayedpesticide（农药）onhisfarm,he’dgetaheadacheandfeelindisposed.Sohestartedlookingforalternatives,Tenzingdidhisresearchonlineandfinallyin2007,heconnectedwithpeoplefromaCanadiannon-governmentalorganizationandinvitedthemtohisfarm,wheretheytrainedhim.Thus,Tenzingstartedgrowingteaorganically.

TodayTenzinghas25acresofland,inwhich7.5acresisusedforteaplanting,andhegrowsalmostalltypesoffruitsandvegetables.Hissuccessinspiredmany,andfarmersfromotherpartsofthecountryalsostartedcomingtohisfarmtolearnorganicfarming.Hehastrainedabout30,000farmerssofar.Everyyearalmost100touristsvisithisfarmfromvariouspartsoftheworldliketheUK,Australia,Germany,etc.

32.WhatcanweknowaboutTenzing?

A.Hewasmistreatedatayoungage.B.Helivedahappychildhood.

C.Hereceivedmuchformaleducation.D.Hehadgreatlearningability.

33.WhydidTenzingwanttogrowteaonhisfarm?

A.Teasoldverywellatthattime.B.Hismotherwasgettingolder.

C.Hislandwasbe