广州市第四中学高二英语学年第一学期月考含答案.docx

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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

A

ZeroWasteAwards

Whoshouldenter?

Entries（参赛作品）arewelcomedfromanyonewhoprocesseswaste.WhileweexpectmostentriestocomefromtheUK.wewelcomeinternationalentries,too.Entrantshavebeensplitintothefollowinggroups:

privatesector,publicsector,communitysectorandpartnerships.

Whatarethecategories?

There’refivecategorieswhicharebasedontheWasteHierarchy（层级）.WeappreciatethatcompanieswillhavedifferentstrengthswithinthosecategoriesastheyworktowardsZeroWaste.Thebroadcategoriesare:

wasteprevention,re-use,recycle/recover,energyrecovery,general.

HowdoIenter?

Submittinganentryisreallyeasy!

Justfollowthesefewsimplesteps:

1.Carefullyreadthroughthecategoryinformation;

2.Writeyourentry--itshouldbeamaximumof1,500wordsandaworddocument;

3.Arrangeyoursupportingmaterialintoasingle;document—maximumsixpageslong;

4.Completethesimpleonlineentryform.

Importantdates

Whileentriesarewelcomedallyearround.thesearekeydates--thisistogivethejudgesplentyoftimetoreadthroughalltheentries!

Thesearelistedinentrydeadlinescolumnbelow.Don’tworryifyouhavejustmissedoneoftheentrydeadlines,yoursubmissionwillbe

automaticallyenteredintothenextsession.

Entrydeadlines

Judgingdate

Awardspresentationdates

1stMarch

12thMarch

4thApril

1stJune

12thJune

4thJuly

1stSept.

12thSept.

4thOct.

1stDec.

12thDec.

4thJan.

*Youcansubmitamaximumoftwoentriesperyear-sixmonthsapart.

WeunderstandthatworkingtowardsZeroWasteisanongoingjourneyandassuchtheZeroWasteAwardsschemeoffersorganizationsastructuretocelebratetheirprogressalongtheway.Thefourawardsare:

Gold（76-100）.Silver（51-75）.Bronze（26-50）,HighlyCommended（0-25）.

1.Whatshouldyouknowaboutyourentrywhenyousubmint

A.Itshouldbeatleast1,500words.

B.Itmusegowithfillinginanonlineentryform.

C.Ithadbetternotbeshorterthansixpages.

D.Itcanbehandedinshortlyafteryourprevioussubmission.

2.IfyousubmitanentryonMarch4th,itwillbejudgedon___________.

AMarch12thB.April4thC.June12thD.June1st

2.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext？

A.ToreportthedevelopmentofZeroWaste.

B.TointroduceZeroWasteAwardsindetail.

C.Toadvocatepeopletojoinintherecyclingmovement.

XTotellpeopleworkingatZeroWasteisreallydifficult.

B

BlackFridayisthedayafterThansgivingDayandtheFridaybeforeCyberMondayintheUnitedStates.Itisnotafederalholiday,butisapublicholidayinsomestates.ManypeopletakeadayoftheirannualleaveonthedayafterThanksgivingDay.Somepeopleusethistomaketripstoseefamilymembersorfriendswholiveinotherareasortogoonvacation.OthersuseittostartshoppingfortheChristmasseason.ManyorganizationsalsoclosefortheThanksgivingweekend.

ShoppingforChristmaspresentsisalsopopularonBlackFriday.Manystoreshavespecialoffersandlowertheirpricesonsomegoods,suchastoys.Publictransitsystemsmayrunontheirnormalscheduleormayhavechanges.SomestoresextendtheiropeninghoursonBlackFriday.Therecanalsobecongestiononroadstopopularshoppingdestinations.

BlackFridayisoneofthebusiestshoppingdaysintheUSA.TherearetwopopulartheoriesastowhythedayafterThanksgivingDayiscalledBlackFriday.OnetheoryisthatthewheelsofvehiclesinheavytrafficonthedayafterThanksgivingDayleftmanyblackmarkingsontheroadsurface,leadingtothetermBlackFriday.TheothertheoryisthatthetermBlackFridaycomesfromanoldwayofrecordingbusinessaccounts.Losseswererecordedinredinkandprofitsinblackink.Manybusinesses,particularlysmallbusinesses,startedmakingprofitspriorto

Christmas.Manyhopedtostartshowingaprofit,markedinblackink,onthedayafterThanksgivingDay.

4.HowdopeopleusuallyspendBlackFriday?

A.TakeadayoffasafederalholidayB.ShopfortheChristmasseas

C.ClosetheirorganizationsD.Travelaroundtheworld

5.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytohappenonBlackFriday?

A.Shoppersenjoyspecialoffersineverystore

B.Subwaysandbusesareclosedearlierthanusual.

C.Somestoreownersshortentheiropeninghourstoenjoytheday

RParentsbuytoysfortheirkidsatadiscount.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"congestion"（Para.2）probablymean?

A.moneyB.crowdC.peopleD.disaster

7.Accordingtothesecondtheory,BlackFridaygetsitsnamebecause__________.

A.wheelsofvehiclesleftblacksmogontheday.

B.theairisoftenfilledwithblacksmogontheday

C.businessesbegintoearnmoneyafterThanksgivingDay

D.peopleuseuptheirmoneyonthedayandfeelsad

C

Everyoneknowshowtheworkweekcanhaveaneffectonemployees,burnewresearchsuggeststhefivedayworkmayhaveevenbroaderimpactsonclimate.Afterexaminingmorethan40yearsoftemperaturedatatakenfromroughly10,000surfacestation,researchersfromthe.NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationandfromtheUniversityofReadingintheU.Kfoundthattemperaturedifferencesbetweendayandnightappeartofollowfive-days-onortwo-days-offpatterns.

Thescientistscheckedthedataforallpossiblenaturalinfluencessuchasthelunarcycleaswellasrandomvariationsandfoundneithertobethecause.TheonlyfactorthatcouldbecausingthosephenomenawastheMonday-through-Fridayhardwork,theyconcludedinarecentlypublishedreportintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.“Thereisnothinginnaturethatshouldcausethesedatatobedifferent,"saidPiersMdeF.Forster,ameteorologist（气象家）basedattheUniversityofReading,England,whoco-authoredthestudywithNOAA’sSusanSolomon.“Sowhateverthecausewefindhastobesomethingthatwe'rechangingourselves.”

ThemeteorologistspredictthedifferencesinaveragetemperaturesbetweenSaturdaysandThursdays,forexample,maydevelopasaresultofworkweek-causedpollution.Forsterexplainsthatduringtheworkweekmorepeopletraveltogotoworkandmorefactoriesareinoperation.Bothcontributetotheamountofparticle（微粒）pollutionintheair.

Particlecaninfluencecloudcover,butthekindofparticlesreleasedintotheatmospherecanleadtodifferentchanges,saysForster.Lighterparticlesprovideasurfaceforclouddropletstoform.Thisleadstoanincreaseincloudcover,which,inturn,canleadtoanincreaseintemperaturesincecloudshaveaheat-preservingeffect.

8.Whatfactormaycausethechangeoftemperature?

A.Thelunarcycle.

B.Thefive-daywork

C.Randomvariations

D.Theunbalancedatmosphere.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“inoperation”mostprobablymean？

A.closingB.repairingC.runningD.moving

10.Whatcanweinferfromtheabovepassage?

A.Theworkweekhasnothingtodowithtemperaturedifferences.

B.Lighterparticlescanformrainfallandleadtoanincreaseintemperature.

C.Temperaturedifferencesarecausedbylunarcycleandrandomvariations.

D.Peopleintheworkweekcausemorepollutionthanintheweekend.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AirPollutionfromWorkweek

B.TheWorkweek’sEffectsonClimate

C.TheFactorsofTemperatureDifferences

D.TheRelationshipbetweenWorkandTemperature

D

Deepintheworld'slargestrainforest,afewTribesarestilllivingawayoflifethatcameupthousandsofyearsago.

NowtheBBCandSurvivalInternationalhaveteamedupforanactiontohelpprotectthelastremaininglonelytribesintheAmazonarea.Usephotosandvideostomaketheworldbelievethatnotonlydothesepeopleexist.butalsotheyareworthprotecting.

ThefilmstarGillianAndersonsaysanewvideoisissued,inwhichmembersofatribecanbeseencoveredinredbodypaint,surroundedbytheirhomesandgardens,lookingupcuriouslyattheplaneabovethem.Thefootage（片段）wastakenfromadistanceofonekilometer；however,thetribes'people’supturnedfacessuggestedthatthepurposeofmakingavideooftheirreallifewassomewhatfruitless.

AccordingtoBrazil'sNationalIndianFoundation,therearesometribesinBrazilthathaveestablishedcontactwiththeoutsideworld.Whiletheyareoftenreferredtoas"uncontacted"tribes,most,ifnotall,havegotinsometouchwithmodernsociety.

Cuttingtreescontinuestobethenumberonethreatfacingthetribes.TheUnitedNation’sFoodandAgricultureOrganizationstatestreesarestillbeingcutdownata"surprisinglyhigh”rateintheAmazonarea.Thishasseriouslythreatenedtheirsurvival.AndwhileBrazilhasbeenworkingtoprotecttheselocalpeopleforsommetime,loffinginPeruhascontinuedtoincrease.Andalsotheyhavetofacethethreatofdiseaseandhunger.

Thevideoandphotocampaignisalreadyhavinganeffect.ThePeruviangovernmenthaveannouncedtheiraimtoworkwithBraziltoprotectthesetribesfromtheinfluenceoflogging.StephenCorry,SurvivalInternational’sdirector,callsthemovea“reallyencouragingfirststep”andhopes"theirdeclaredaimturnsintorealactionquickly.”

12.whatkindofliearethesetribeslivingnowaccordingtothepassage？

A.ArichlifeB.Anancientlife.C.AmodemlifeD.Acompletelynewlife

13.WhydotheBBCandSurvivalInternationaltaketheaction?

A.Tomakethesetribesgeteducation.

B.Tohelpthesetribeshaveahappylife.

C.Toshowthesetribesneedtobeprotected.

D.Tomakethesetribesconnectwiththeoutsideworld.

14.Whatdoesthefifthparagraphtal