河北省定州市高三英语下学期周练试题承智班416.docx

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河北省定州市高三英语下学期周练试题承智班416

2016-2017学年第二学期高三承智班英语周练试题（4.16）

一、阅读理解

Goodnewsforgiantpandalovers:

Thecuteandcuddlycreaturehasjustbeenbroughtbackfromthebrinkofextinction.

TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature（IUCN）downgradedthespeciesfrom“endangered”to“

vulnerable”astheunionreleaseditsupdatedRedListonSept4atHawaii.

ThedowngradecameafterIUCNdatasuggestedthattherewere1,864giantpandasinthewildinChinain2014—theirpopulationhasgrownby17percentinthedecadeleadingupto2014.

Chineseconservationefforts,includingforestprotectionandreforestation,areconsideredtobethedrivingforcebehindtheanimal’sresurgence.

“It’sallaboutrestoringthehabitats,”CraigHilton-Taylor,headoftheIUCNRedList,toldtheBBC.

ThenumberofpandareservesinChinahasalsojumpedto67,from13in1992.Nearlytwo-thirdsofallwildpandasliveinthesereserves,accordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund.

“Justbyrestoringthepanda’shabitat,that’sgiventhembacktheirspaceandmadefoodavailabletothem,”Hilton-Taylorsaid.

Alossofhabitats,onthecontrary,waswhatcausedthenumberofpandastodroptojustover1,200inthe1980s,Hilton-Tayloradded.

Apartfromgiantpandas,theTibetanAntelopehasalsomovedfrom“endangered”to“nearthreatened”.AccordingtoastatementfromIUCN,theanimal’snumbersdwindledseverely—droppingfromaround1milliontoanestimated65,000-72,500inthe1980sandearly1990s—duetocommercialpoaching.Rigorous（严格的）protectionhassincebeenenforcedtoprotectthebeastsandthepopulationisnowlikelytobebetween100,000and150,000.

Despitetheimprovedstatuses,wildanimalslikethegiantpandaandtheTibetanAntelopestillfacegreatchallenges.TheIUCNwarned,forexample,thatongoingthreatsfromclimatechangecouldeliminatemorethan35percentofthepanda’sbamboohabitatinthenext80years,whichwouldreversethespeciesrecentgains.

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinpagagraph1mean?

A.dangerousandthreatened.B.safeandsound.

C.weakandeasilyhurt.D.normalandcommon.

2．Whichofthefollowingcanaccountforpandas’livingimprovement?

A.Betterclimate.B.Morebuiltreserves.

C.Wellrestor

edhabitats.D.Arousedpublicawareness.

3．Thepassageiswritteninorderto________.

A.convinceB.informC.argueDadvocate

4．Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?

A.Theclimatewillinfluencethethreatenedspecies.

B.Wehumansstillhavealongwaytogotoprotecttheendangeredspecies.

C.Pandaswillgoextinctforlackofabundantfood.

D.Habitatsforgiantpandaswilldecreasesharply.

It'struethatmanydadsinthewildaren'tinterestedinparenting,buttherearesomethatworkprettyhardtogivetheirlittleonesagoodstart.Maybeoneofthesedadswillmakeyourememberyourowndad!

Themalegiantwaterbugdoesn’tseemtomindaheavyloadonhisbackforhiskids.Thefemaleputsabout100to150eggsonthebackofthemale,andthensheleaves.Oncethefemaleisgone,themalehastolookaftertheeggs.Itusuallytakesonetotwoweeksfortheeggstohatch.Thefathergiantwaterbugjumpsaroundtomakesurethegrowingeggsgetenoughairandwater.Allthistimehecan'tflybecauseoftheweightoftheeggsgrowingrapidlyonhisback.

Nowlet'sturntothemalesticklebackfish.Whenthemotherleavesafterlayinghereggs,thefathertendshisyoung.Iftheyoungfishgotoofaraway,theirfatherhelpswiththeirsafereturnbycarryingthembackinhismouth.Themalesticklebacklooksafterallhisyoung—asmanyas100—untiltheycanliveontheirown.

Asimilarexamplecanbefoundinemperorpenguinslivingincoldareas.Themaleemperorpenguingoeswithoutfoodwhilelookingafterhisegguntilithatches.Forabout62to67days,theeggstaysontopofthefather'sfeet,inverycoldtemperaturesthatdropdownto-39℃.Asaresult,thefathermaylosenearly50percentofhisbodyweightwhilewaitingforhisbabypenguintobeborn!

5．Whatdoweknowaboutthegiantwaterbug?

A.Itisunabletofly.

B.Theeggsgrowonthefather'sback.

C.Themalemustkeepstilltohatchtheeggs.

D.Thefemalelooksafterhereggstogetherwiththemale.

6．Duringthehatchingperiod,themaleemperorpenguin________.

A.isunabletoeat

B.isfedbythefemale

C.triestolosesomeweight

D.can'tstandthecoldweather

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Mr.MomsintheWild

B.AnimalsDoHaveFeelings

C.NatureLovesUslikeOurDad

D.ChildbirthintheAnimalKingdom

Moreandmorepeople,especiallyindevelopedcountries,arcbecomingolder.IntheUnitedStatestherearecurrentlyover40millionpeopleaged65andover,morethan10millionareover85.Caringfortheseseniorcitizensisbecominganecessity,andabigindustry.

Traditionally,carefortheelderlyhastakenplaceinanextendedfamily,wheregrandparentsliveathomeandarehelpedbyotherfamilymembers.However,asmoreandmoreyoungpeopleentertheworkforcefulltimetheycannotcarefortheirparentsorgrandparentsanymore.Therearemorethan10,000organizationsthatprovidecarefortheelderly.Morethan1,000werefoundedlastyearalone.Ordinarypeoplequittheirjobsandstartprivatecarecenters,wheretheyofferseniorcitizenstheirservices.

Oneofthemostdifficultaspectsofsuchanorganizationisfindingtherightpeopletodothejob.Caringfortheelderlyisnotaneasytask.Itrequiresskillandpatience.Amongdailytasksarepreparingmeals,washingolderpeople,orsimplykeepingthemcompany.Manycareworkersquitbecausetheyfinditverydepressing（令人沮丧的）.Itisimportanttohelpthe

elderlystaymobileaslongaspossible.Whentheycannotwalkorclimbstairstheyneedmorehelp:

thuscostsbecomehigher.Careworkersconcentrateonexercisestohelpthemstaymobile.Inmanycasesassistedlivingreplacesround-the-clockhealthcare.Elderlypeopleneedhelpwithsomedailytasksbutcanmostlyliveontheirown.Italsocostslessthanfullnursingcare.

WhilewealthyAmericansturntoprivatecarecenters,thosewhoarepoorercannotpayfortheservicesbecauseMedicaredoesnotcoverit.Notallcountriesofferhealthcareprovidedbythestate.InAsiaandAfrica,forexample,olderpeoplearecaredforbyfamilymembers.

8．Whyaremoreandmoreprivatecarecentersstarted?

A.Manypeoplecan'tfindotherjobs.B.Caringfortheelderlyisaneasytask.

C.Manyyoungpeopletakefulltimejobs.D.Careworkerscangetwellpaid.

9．Whopaysfortheserviceinthecare

center?

A.Medicare.B.Thestate.C.Thefamily.D.Carecenters.

10．Whatisthethirdparagraphinthetextmainlyabout?

A.Reasonstostartacarecenter.B.Skillsthatcareworkersneed.

C.Costsfornursingcare.D.Difficultiesinrunningacarecentre.

11．Howmanydailytasksfornursingcarearementionedinthetext?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

Whenweknowsomewherewell,wesaywe“knowitlikethebackofourhand”.Butnewresearchhasshownthatwedon’tactuallyknowasmuchaboutourhandsaswethinkwedo.

Widerandshorter

ProfessorMatthewLongoattheUniversityofLondonandhisteamdidanexperiment,coveringthelefthandsof100people.Thentheyaskedthepeopletopointtowheretheythoughttheirfingertipsandknuckles（指关节）were.Theymadesomequitebigmistakes.

“Peoplethinktheirhandiswiderthanitactuallyis,”saidLongo.Thefingersalsoseemshorterthantheyare.Thismistakegetsworseasyougoacrossthehandfromthethumbtothelittlefinger.

Senseofposition

"Itisconnectedtooursenseofposition,”explainedLongo.Thisisourabilitytotellwheredifferentpartsofourbodiesare,evenwhenwecan’tseethem.“Ittellsuswhetherajointisstraightornot"hesaid.Italsotellsuswhetherwearegoingupordowninanelevator.

Allthisinformationcomesfromsignsfromnervesinrealtime.It’slikeourbrainhasmaps—mapsthatshowthesizeandshapeofourbody.“Thisexperimenttriedtofindthosemaps,”saidLongo.

Strengthoffeeling

Butthesemapsmakemistakes.Thesemistakesmaybemadebecauseofhowthebrainunderstandsdifferentpartsoftheskin.“Ourbrains‘see”areasaslargerwheretheskinfeelstouchstrongly,”saidLongo.Bodypartsdon’tappearastheirtruesize,butappearbiggerorsmallerdependingonhowstronglytheyfeeltouch.Ourlips,forexample,havemorenervesthanournose.Sobrain“sees”lipsonitsmapofthebodyasbeingbiggerthanournose.Thesamethinghappensforotherpartsofthebodythathavelotsofnerves.

Longobeli

evesthatmoreresearchinthisareamayhelpustounderstandeatingproblembetter,becausepeoplesufferingfromtheseproblemsmaynotknowtheirbodiesproperly.

12．WhichoffollowingstatementisTRUEabouttheexperimentaccordingtothearticle?

A.Peoplethinktheirbodypartsarelargerthantheyactuallyare.

B.People’sfingersareactuallyshorterthantheythink.

C.Peoplewereaskedtodrawtheirhandsfrommemory

D.Peoplemademoremistakesabouttheirlittlefingerslengththantheirthumbs’length.

13．Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inParagraph4referto?

A.Thenewexperiment.

B.Themistakepeoplemade.

C.Thesizesoffingersandhands.

D.Thelocationinformation.

14．Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat________.

A.themapsofpeople’sbodiesformbeforetheyareborn

B.themapsofourbodyarebasedoninformationfromnerves

C.oursenseofpositiondependsontheinteractionbetweenpartsofthebody

D.howwefeelaboutourbodyshapeisonlydecidedbyoursenseofposition

15．Wecaninferfromthearticlethat________.

A.therearemo