湖南省长沙市一中2017届高三月考(五)英语.doc

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长沙市一中2017届高三月考试卷（五）

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）

A

Since2007I'vedevelopedafriendshipwithabutterfly.Aparticularkindofbutterfly.thatis:

theredadmoral.

It'snotunusualtohaveonelandonyou.Butthefirstofthesehutterfliesinmyexperiencelitonmyshoulderatanunusuallocation,foranunusuallylonglime.ItwasaJulyafternoon.Hestayedonmefor30minutes,evenwhileIstoppedataphotoshopandaskedtohavemypicturetakenwithhim.Peoplesmiledandspokesoltlyustheywatchedthebutterfly.Theyseemedtosensethatsomethingspecialwashappening.

Ithoughtthatwastheendofit.ButwhenIreturnedhomethefollowingday,mywifeexclaimed. “He'sback!

”Formorethanamonth,thebutterfly-thatInowcalledPoppy-appearedwheneverIreturnedhomebeforedark,making25visitsaltogether,IhadneverseenthisspeciesbeforeNowtheyseemedtoeverywhere.

Forthenexttwosummers1waitedinvainformorevisits.ThenonJuly4，2010，duringthecelebrationofmymother-in-law'sbirthday,tworedadmiralsappearedinhergarden.Theylandedonmyshoulders.Wetookpictures.HislandingscontinuedwellintoAugust.ThenonAug.16lastyear,abutterflymadethemostauspicious（吉利的）arrivalofall,twodaysbeforeourdaughter'swedding.Thedaybeforethewedding.Isatnearthecar.Oneredadmirallandedinfrontofmeandopenedanddoseditswingsforabout10minutes.

MyneighborLizsaidthatthebutterflywastryingtotellmetostopworkinglateandtopayattentiontowhat'sreallyimportantinlife.”I'vebeenCouchedbythereactionsoffriendsandneighborsaswellasstrangerscharmedbymybutterflyencounters.Whatdoesitallmean?

Sevenyearsago.afterthefirstbutterflylandedonme.1thoughtthatasmallimpossibilityhadoccurred.Butgivenallthathashappenedsince.IfeelasthoughI*vcmadeaconnection.Imbeingblessedbybutterflies.

21.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Butterfliesarefriendsoftheauthor.B.Somebutterfliesenjoylivingwiththeauthor.

C.Butterfliesareblessingtheauthor.D.Somebutterfliesenjoyvisitingtheauthor.

22.Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Thefirstvisitofthebutterflieswasnotnoticedbythepeoplearound.

B.Peoplearoundfeltamazedatthevisitingofthebutterflies.

C.Peopleknewthespecialrelationshipbetweentheauthorandthebutterflies.

D.Theauthorlookuphotoofthebutterflyin（hephotoshop.

23.Whatdoweknowaboutthevisitsofthebuitterflies?

AItiscommonthatbuitterflieslandonaperson.

B.thebuitterfliesvisitedtheauthoreverysummer.

C.Thebutterfliescametoremindtheauthorofimportantevents.

D.Thevisitsofthebutterflieshappenedwhentherewassomethingimportant.

B

Ofalltheproblemfacingmodernastronomers.perhapsthemostfascinatingis：

“Canintelligentlifeexistelswhere?

”SincetheEarthisanunimportantplanetmovingroundanunimportantstar.itwouldbeaprideonourparttosupposethatwearetheonlyintelligentbeingsintheuniverse.Buttoobtainproofisdifficult.

Themaintroubleisthatourneighborworlds,thebodiesinthesolarsystemappeartobeunsuitableforadvancedlifeforms.TheMoonmayheruledoutalonce；ithashardlyanyatmosphere.ThesurfacetemperatureofVenusisextremelyhighandtheatmosphereismostlycarbondioxide-Marswithaverythinatmosphereandasevereshortageofwatermaywellsupportsimpleplantlifebutthereseemsnohopeoffindinganimals.ThestoryoftheattractiveMartianshaslongsincebeengivenup.

OfcoursethishasnotstoppedtheflowofbrightideasforcommunicatingwiththesupposedpeopleonMare.IntheearlynineteenthcenturythegreatmathematicianGausssuggestedplantingtreepatternsinSiberia,sothattheMartianswouldseethemandreplaysuitably.

Followingup（hisidea,theAustrianscientistKarlLiltrowproposeddiggingverywideditchesintheSahara,triangularinpatterns,andthenfillingthemwithpetrolorsomesubstancesothat,whenlit，theditcheswouldpresentMartianobserverswitha“flamingtriangle”whichwouldshowtheexistencehereofintelligentminds.EvenbetterweretheplansofCharlesCross，aFrenchwriterofthe1870、，whowantedtobuildulargemirrortoreflectthesun'sraysandconcentratethemonthesurfaceofMars,therebymakingavastburning-glass.Byswingingthemirroraround，CrossexplaineditwouldhepracticabletowritewordsintheMartiandesertssimplybyburningthesand.Formanyyearshebombarded（炮轰）theFrenchgovernmentwithliteratureaboutthisplanandwasverydisappointedwhennoofficialinterestwasshown.

24.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorwritingthepassage?

A.Todedicatehisinterestintheuniverse.

B.TointroducethedifferentwaystocommunicatewithMartians.

C.Toindicatetheremaybeotherintelligentbeingsintheuniverse.

D.Toconfirmwehumansarctheonlyintelligentbeingsintheuniverse.

25.Whichcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ThereisunlikelyanylifeontheVenus.

B.ThereareMartianslivingontheMars.

C.Theideaofa“flamingtriangle”showedtheexistenceoflifeonearth.

D.Itisdifficulttoprovethereareotherintelligentbeingsintheuniverse.

26.ItseemsthatMars.

A.mayhavesomevegetablelifeB.mayheinhabitedbyattractiveMartians

C.canhavetolifeatallD.mayhavebothvegetableandanimallife

27.HowdidCharlesCrossfeelwhenthegovernmentdidn'tdoanythingtorespondtohisidea?

AWorried. B.Surprised.C.Shameful. D.Discontented.

C

ManyBeijingresidentsgotogreatlengthstoavoidbreathingthecity’ssmoggyair.especiallywhenitreachescriticalpollutionlevels，butonelocalentrepreneurdecided（hatcanningandsellingthispoorqualityairasasouvenirwouldbeagreatidea.Believeitornot,hewasright.

AfterseeinganumberofcompaniesachievecommercialsuccessbycanningfreshairfromcountrieslikeFrance,CanadaorAustraliaandsellingitinChina*DominicJohnson-Hill.aBritish-borncitizenofBeijingandownerofthePlastered8souvenirshop,decidedtoturntheideaonitsheadandsellcannedBeijingairthroughoutChinaandabroad.

“I'dseenpeoplegoingcrazytobuycannedairfromCanadaandAustralia,soIthoughtitwastimetopushbusinesstheotherway，”theentrepreneursaid.“They'reperfectgifts!

WhatelseareyougoingtotakehomewhenyougohomefromBeijing?

Aroastduck?

APlasteredT-shirt?

Thesecansarelightandportable,soyoucanjustimaginesomeone'sfacewhentheyunwrapitforChristnus.”

Thefewmouth-fullsofBeijingaircomeinstandardtincansfeaturingacoupleoficoniccitylandmarksaswellasasharpdescriptionofthecontents：

“auniquemixofnitrogen,oxygenandsomeotherstuff”.Theamusingsouvenirscost28RMB（US$4）andareavailableatthePlastered8shop,aswellasonitsonlineshop.Buiifyou’reactuallyconsideringbuyingsome*you'dbetterasktheshop,astheyareactuallyflyingofftheshelves.Johnson-HilltoldRuptlythathisshopissellinghundredso（Beijingaircanseveryday.

Onethingthat'snotparticularlycleariswhethertheairisreallycollectedfromBeijing,asthecamarelabeledas“MadeinShenzhen”.There'sabigchancethat'sjustPlastered8humor,asthey‘alsolist“ChockingHazard”andMayhavecomeintocontactwithnuts”aswarnings.

28.WhatinspiredDominicJohnson-HilltosellcannedBeijingair?

APeoplearegoingfarawaytobreatherthesmoggyair.

B.Somelocalentrepreneurhadmadeprofitfromfilingthispoorqualityair.

C.SellingcannedBeijongairisahit.

D.CannedfreshairiswellsoldinChina.

29.WhatwillmostpossiblythecannedBeijingairbeusedfor?

A.Bringingfriendshealthandjoy.B.Playingjokesonholidays.

C.Betteringtheairquality.D.HelpingtheresidentsinBeijing.

30.Whatcan'tweseeonthetins?

A.ThepicturesofsomefamousbuildingsinBeijing.B.Thedescriptionofthecontents.

C.Somewarningstotheusers.D.Theadvantagesoftheproducts.

31.WhatdoEstheunderlinedpart“flyingofftheshelves"mean?

A.Outoforder. B. Difficulttoholdinoneplace.

C.Kindofbestsellers. D. Enoughinstore.

D

Agriculturalscientistsareworkingtodevelopcropplantsthatuselesswaterthangrown.Almostsixtypercentoftheworld'sfreshwaterwithdrawalsfromrivers’lakeswaterresourcesgotowardsirrigatingfields.Scientistsarcusingbiotechnologyaswellasbreeding（繁殖）methodstodevelopwater-savingcropstofeedagrowingworld.

ThomasTommyCarterisaplantscientistinNorthCarolinaworkingfortheAgriculturalResearchServiceintheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture.HeleadsTeamDrought,agroupofresearchersatfiveuniversities.Theyhavebeenusingconventionalbreedingmethodstodevelopsoybeansthatcangrowwellunderdryconditions.Tommystartedworkingondrought-resistantsoybeansin1981.HisresearchhastakenhimasfarasChina，wheresoybeanshavebeengrownforthousandsofyears.

“FarmersintheUnitedStates*however,havegrownsoybeansforonlyaboutacentury.”HlummyCartersays,“thesoybeanstheygrowarcforthemostpartgeneticallysimilar.”Moredifferencescouldbetterprotectcropsagainstclimatechangesthatcanreduceproduction.Thosechangesincludewatershortageswhichcouldresultfromglobalwarming.TheAgricultureDepartmenthasasoybeangermplasm（胚种）collection,acollectionofgeneticmaterialpassedfromonegenerationtothenext.MembersofTeamDroughtstudiedmorethan2,500examplesfromthecollection.Theylookedatthosefr