云南省大理州宾川县第四高级中学高一英语月考试题.docx

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云南省大理州宾川县第四高级中学高一英语月考试题

宾川四中2015—2016学年高一年级下学期4月月考试卷

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

Haveyoueverheardofe-books?

E-booksareelectronicbooks.Theyarenolargerthananordinarybook,wit

hascreenonwhichyoucanread.

Howdoesthee-bookwork?

First,youcallupwebsitesonyourcomputerandselectbooksthatyouwant.TherearethousandsofbooksprovidedbydifferentwebsitesontheInternet.Thendownloadthebooksyoulikeontoyoure-book.Youcandownloadabout10booksatatime.Nowyoucanjustsitbackandenjoyyourselfreading.

Comparedwithordinarybooks,e-bookshavemanyadvantages.Firstofall,

e-bookssavespace.Youcanputasmanyas10booksintoathingnobiggerthanapocketradioandthencarryiteverywhere.Youcanrenewreadingmaterialsinyoure-bookasmanytimesasyoulike.Withthedevelopmentofe-booktechnology,probablyane-librarywillappear.Thenyoujusttakeyoure-booksthereanddownloadwhatyouwanttoread.Younolongerneedtoworryaboutwhetheryourbooksareover-dueornot.

　根据短文内容，选择可以完成句子的最佳答案。

　21.E-booksare________.

　　A.electronicbooksB.nolargerthananordinarybook

　　C.verypopularinbigcityD.A,BandC

　22.First,you________.

　　A.callupwebsi

tesonyourcomputerB.readbooksthatyouwant

　　C.turnonyoure-bookD.downloadthebooksyoulike

　23.Youcandownload________booksatatime.

　　A.twoB.tenC.twelveD.twenty

　24.E-books________.

　　A.savespaceB.savemoney

C.looklikeapocketradioD.carryi

B

It'shardtoimaginelifewithouttheInternet.Howgreatlyithaschangedourlivesinthepast15yearssinceitwaswidelyused.Atthesametime,however,theInternethasalsocausedsometraditionstofallaway（消失）.

　E-mailisquickerandcheaper.Gettingahandwrittenletterfromafriendhasbecomearare（稀有的）pleasure.

　Whowouldliketopay60yuanfor12songsinaplasticcaseifyoucanfindmusicintheInteractforfree?

WhenalmostanyfactcanbefoundwithinsecondsthroughGoogleandBaidu,personalmemorybecomeslessimportant.TheWebcanrememberitforus.

　Whenwasthelasttimeyouwatchedtheworldoutofawindow?

Whenwasthelasttimeyoureadafavoritebookonceagain?

Whenwasthelasttimeyou sat inthecinemawithyourfamily?

MoreandmorepeoplelosethemselvesintheInternet.Theyshowlessinterestandspendlesstimeintheoutsideworld.

　You’vespentthepastfewyearstalkingwithyourfriendsonQQ,orreadingabouthisorherQQsquare,someetingafriendisnolongerasimportantasitoncewas.

　HaveyoueverfoundyourselfdoinghomeworkwithoneeyeonaQQSpacewindow?

　AgrowingnumberofpeoplesaytheInternetisstoppingyoungpeoplefromfixingtheirattentiononanythingforalongtime.

　WhenyousurftheInternet,itfeelslikesomethingyou'reenjoyingandnobodyknowsit.Butwhenyourealizejusthowmanypeoplearewatchingyoureverymove,itmightjustmakeyoumad.ManypeoplehaverealizedtheirpersonalinformationcanbefoundeasilyintheInterneteventheydon'twantto.

　25.Accordingtothepassage,theInternethasbeenwidelyusedsince___ago.

A.12yearsB.14yearsC.15yearsD.60years

26.WecanlearnfromParagraph5thatpeoplespendmoretimethesedays.

　　A.surfingtheInternetB.goingtothecinema

　　C.readingfavoritebooksD.watchingtheoutsideworld

　27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Personalmemorybecomesmoreimportant.

　　B.Peoplegetfewerhandwrittenlettersfromtheirfriendsnow.

　　C.YouhavetopayifyouwanttofindsomemusicintheInternet.

　　D.Internetcanhelpyoungpeoplefixtheirattentiononanything.

　28.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter________whensometraditionsarefallingaway.

A.doesn’tcareB.seemshappy

C.feelsinterestedD.isworried

C

EveryonehasheardoftheSanAndreasfault（断层）,whichconstantlythreatensCaliforniaandtheWestCoastwithearthquakes.ButhowmanypeopleknowabouttheequallyseriousNewMadridfaultinMissouri?

BetweenDecemberof1811a

ndFebruaryof1812,threemajorearthquakesoccurred,allcenteredaroundthetownofNewMadrid,Missouri,ontheMississippiRiver.Propertydamagewassevere.Buildingswerealmostalldestroyed.Wholeforestsfellatonce,andhugecracks（裂缝）openedintheground.

TheMississippiRivercompletelychangedcharacter,developingsuddenfast-movingcurrents.Severaltimesitchangeditscourse,andonceitappearedtorunbackwards.FewpeoplewerekilledintheNewMadridearthquake,simplybecausefewpeoplelivedinthisareain1811;buttheseverityofthequakeisshownbythefactthattheshockwavesrangbellsinchurchtowersinCharleston,SouthCarolina,onthecoast.BuildingsshookinNewYorkCity,andclockswerestoppedinWashington,D.C.

ScientistsnowknowthatAmerica’stwomajorfaultsaredifferent.TheSanAndreasfaultisahorizontal（水平的）boundarybetweentwomajorlandmassesthatareslowlymovinginoppositedirections.Californiaearthquakesresultwhenthemovementofthesetwomassessuddenlyleans（倾斜）forward.

TheNewMadridfault,ontheotherhand,isavertical（垂直的）fault;atsomepoint,millionsofyearsago,rockwaspusheduptowardthesurface,probablybyvolcanoesunderthesurface.Suddenly,thevolcanoescooledandtherockcollapsed,leavinghugecracks.Evennow,therockcontinuestosettledownwards,andsuddensinkingmotionsstartearthquakesintheregion.Thefaultitself,alargecrackinthislayerofrock,withdozensofothercracksthatsplitofffromit,extendsfromnortheastArkansasthroughMissouriandintosouthernIllinois.

ScientistswhohavestudiedtheNewMadridfaultsaytherehavebeennumeroussmallerquakesintheareasince1811;thesesmallerquakesindicatelargeonesareprobablycoming,butthescientistssaytheyhavenomethodofpredictingwhenitwilloccur.

29.TheNewMadridfaultis_______.

A.responsibleforformingtheMississippiRiver

B.afaultintheflatposition

C.afaultcausedbyrocksmovingdirectlyupward

D.aworsefaultthantheSanAndreasfault

30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheNewMadridfault?

A.Notmanypeoplewerekilledinthequakesin1811.

B.BellswererunginchurchtowersinCharlestontoinformthecomingquakes.

C.ThequakesstoppedtheclocksinWashington,D.C.

D.Thequakeswerecausedbysuddensinkingmotion.

31.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_______.

A.itisprobablyasdangeroustoliveinMissouriasinCalifornia.

B.theNewMadridfaultwilleventuallydevelopamountainrangeinMissouri

C.inthefutureCaliforniawillbecomeanisland

D.Californiawillbebrokenintosmallpiecesbyaneventualearthquakex.k.b.1

32.Theauthorsuggeststhat________.

 A.earthquakesoccuronlyaroundfaultareas

 B.horizontalfaultsaremoredangerousthanverticalones

  C.verticalfaultsaremoredangerousthanhorizontalones

 D.faultsarecracksontheearth’ssurfacecausedbypastmovementsoftheearth’slandmasses

D

Inthefamousfairytale,SnowWhiteeatstheQueen’sappleandfallsvictimtoacurse;inShakespeare’snovel,Romeodrinksthepoisonanddies;someancientChineseemperorstookpillsthatcontainedmercury,believingthatitwouldmakethemimmortal,buttheydiedafterward.

  Poisonhaslongbeenanimportantingredientinliteratureandhistory,anditseemstoalwaysbeassociatedwithevil,dangeranddeath.Buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutpoison?

  Anexhibition,ThePowerofPoison,openedlastmonthattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork,intendedtogivetheaudienceamorevividunderstandingofpoison.TheexhibitionwillcontinueuntilAugust,reportedTheNewYorkTimes.

  Themuseumtourstartsinarainforestsetting,whereyoucanseeliveexamplesofsomeofthemostpoisonousanimals:

caterpillars,frogsandspiders.Goldenpoisonfrogs,forinstance,aren’tmuchbiggerthanacoin,buttheirskiniscoveredinapoisonthatcancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournerves,andasinglefroghaseno

ughvenomtokill10grownhumans.

  Theexhibitionalsofeaturesinteractiveactivities.InaniPad-basedgame,visitorsarepresentedwiththreepuzzlingillnessesandaskedtoidentifythepoisonsbasedonsymptoms.Inonecase,forexample,apetdogisfoundsickinabackyardandvisitorshavetofigureoutwhetheritwasthetoad（蟾蜍）,theleakybatteriesinthetrashorthedirtypondwaterthatdidit.

  “Poisonscanbebadforsomethings,''MichaelNovacek,seniorvicepresidentofthemuseum,toldNBCNews.''Yettheycanalsobegoodforothers.''

  Thisiswhatvisitorslearnfromthelastpartoftheexhibition,whichdi

splayshowpoisonscanbeusedfavorablybyhumans,includingformedicaltreatment.

  Thebloodtoxinsofvampirebats,forexample,canpreventbloodfromclotting（凝结）,whichmayprotectagainststrokes.Apoisonouschemicalfoundintheyewtreeiseffectiveagainstcancer,whichiswhatledtotheinventionofacancer-fightingdrugcalledTaxol.OnechemicalinthevenomofGilamonsterscanlowerthebloodsugar ofitsvictims,soithasbeenusedtotreatdiabetes.

  Thebenefitsfromnaturalpoisonsarenotlimitedtojustmedi

cine.Believeitornot,manysubstancesthatweregularlytakein–chili,coffeeandchocolate,etc.–owetheirspecialflavorsorstimulat

ingeffectstochemicalsthatplantsmaketopoisoninsects.

33.BymentioningSnowWhiteandRomeoatthebeginningofthestory,theauthorintendsto

________.

A.drawreaders’attentiontothetopicofthearticle

B.showthatpoison isalwayslinkedwithevil