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河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题
鹤壁淇滨高中2017-2018学年下学期高二年级
第三次月考英语试题
时间:
100分钟总分:
150分
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。
A
Doyouwanttotravelabroad?
Ifyoudo,herearesomecitiesaroundtheworldyoucanconsidertravelingto.
Athens,Greece
ItisthebirthplaceofWesterncivilizationnowalmost4,000yearsold.ExploretheAcropolisinAthens,andthenvisitthenewAcropolisMuseumtotrulyappreciatetheancientsettlement.WalkinSocrates'footstepsaroundtheAgora—thecenterofsocialactivitiesinancientGreece.BeyondtheAcropolis,youcanalsoexplorethefleamarkets(跳蚤市场)ofMonastirakiandPlaka.
Budapest,Hungary
Budapestisknownasthecityofnaturallywarmpoolsofwatercalledspas.TheHungariancapitalfeatures16thcenturyTurkishpoolsaswellasmedicinalspas.Budapestisalsoalongtime“foodiecity”.Trylocalspecialties(招牌菜)likeHungariangoulash,richwithbeef,onions,potatoes,andspices.
Queenstown,NewZealand
OnNewZealand'sbeautifulSouthIsland,Queenstownisoneofthetopplacesintheworldforhiking,boating,andskiing.NearbyMilfordSoundoffersthepeacefulbeautyforwhichNewZealandisfamous.PerhapsthemostfamousNewZealandproductistheLordoftheRingsmovies.Takearoadtripandexploreplaceswherethemoviewasfilmed.
Dubai,theUnitedArabEmirates
Dubaiisacityfamousforluxury(奢侈的)goods.Oneofitsshoppingcentersevenhasanindoorskislope.DubaiisalsohomeoftheBurjKhalifa,thetallestbuildingintheworld.AndtheBurjAlArabhotelisonanartificialislandintheArabianSea.
21.WherecanyoulearnaboutsocialactivitiesinancientGreece?
A.AtPlaka.B.AtMonastiraki.
C.AttheAgora.D.AttheAcropolis.
22.Toenjoythepeacefulbeautyofnature,oneshouldgoto________.
A.GreeceB.Hungary
C.NewZealandD.theUnitedArabEmirates
23.Dubaiwouldmostlikelyattractthosewhoareinterestedin________.
A.deliciousfoodB.outdoorsports
C.theancientcivilizationD.manmadewonders
B
About97%oftheworld'swaterissaltyandisfoundinouroceansandseas.But,aswecan'tdrinkseawater,howcanitbeimportant?
Everypartofourseasandoceanscontainsanamazingnumberofanimalsandfishthatliveatdifferentoceandepths.Mostofthedifferentspeciesofanimalsandfishdependonsimpleplantsfortheirfood.Thesesimpleplantscalledalgae(海藻)driftnearthesurfaceoftheoceanandusesunlighttoturncarbondioxideandwaterintofoodandoxygen.Infact,algaeproduceoverhalfoftheoxygenpeoplebreathe.Howimportantseawateris!
Eachplantoranimalinourseasandoceansisanimportantlinkinafoodchain.Thealgaeareeateninlargeamountsbymicroscopicanimals,whichareinturnconsumedbylargeranimals.Thesefoodchainsaredelicatelybalanced.
Thebadnewsaboutthefoodchainsintheoceansisthattheyareunderthreatbecauseofman.Peopleoncethoughtthattheoceansweresobigthatitdidn'tmatterifwedumpedrubbishintothemorcaughthugequantitiesoffishandwhalesforfood.Butwenowknowthisisnottrue,andfishstocksintheoceanshavestartedtodrop.
Thankfully,theworldistakingstepstoprotectthefutureofouroceansbyintroducinginternationalagreementstoprotectmarinehabitats.Mostcountrieshaveintroducedfishingrestrictionstoprotectfishstocksintheoceans,andnewtechniquesarebeingpioneeredtocopewithpollution.Finally,theimportanceofprotectingoceansisbeingmadeknowntomorepeople.Thisisjustthebeginningofalongprocesstoprotecttheoceansforourfuture.Wedependontheoceansforfishwhichareanimportantpartofthehumandiet.Howimportantseawateris!
24.Whichofthefollowingistheproperorderofthefoodchain?
A.smallanimals→algae→microscopicanimals→largeanimals→man
B.algae→microscopicanimals→largeanimals→largeranimals→man
C.smallanimals→algae→largeanimals→microscopicanimals→man
D.microscopicanimals→algae→largeanimals→largeranimals→man
25.Fromthepassage,welearnthat________.
A.mostfishandseaanimalsliveatthesurfaceoftheseas
B.itisverydifficulttobreakthebalanceofafoodchain
C.excessive(过度的)fishinghascausedthedecreaseinfishstock
D.itwon'tbelongbeforetheproblemsconcerningoceanswillbesolved
26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTawaybeingusedtoprotectoceans?
A.Theuseofinternationalagreements.
B.Forbiddingfishingtoprotectfishstocks.
C.Theuseofnewtechniques.
D.Raisingpeople'sawarenessoftheneedtoprotectoceans.
27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Theimportanceofseawater
B.Lifeintheoceans
C.Howtoprotectfoodchains
D.Howtodealwithseawaterpollution
C
Youmayrideonyourbicycleinarushtogettoschooleverymorning.Youmayfighttogetabitofspaceonabusoronthesubway.Youmayalsowatchtaxiscrawltheirwaythroughtrafficjams.
Nomatterwhereyouare,allbigcitiesaroundtheworldhavetrafficjamsthesedays.Butalthoughtheyallhavetheirproblems,manycitiesalsohaveatypeoftransportthathasbecomeaculturalicon(文化标识).
InLondon,toavoidthetrafficaboveground,peopleusethe“underground”,alsocalledthe“Tube”.ThecityhastheoldestandmostcomplicatedundergroundrailwaysystemintheworldandistheprideofmanyLondoners.With12linesand275stationsacrossthecity,theTube,isnormallythequickestandeasiestwayofgettingaroundLondon.InLondon,youareneverfarfromaTubestation.
NewYorkisfamousforitsYellowcabs.TheyserveasaquickandeasywayofgettingacrossManhattan,wherethesubwaydoesn'ttakeyoueverywhere.Stoppingacabiseasy,juststickoutyourarmlikeyoudoinanycity.But,withover12,000yellowcabsintheBigApple,theyalsocausetrafficjams.
Since1873whenthefirstcablecarstartedpublicservice,theslowandnoisyvehiclehasbeenasymbolofSanFrancisco.Althoughoncedamagedbyaseriousearthquakeandchallengedbycars,itisnevercaughtintrafficjamsandprovidesbetterviewsthanthesubway.
ButtherearenosuchsymbolsinLosAngeles.Ifyouvisityou'dbetterrentacar.Thecity'spublictransportationisterrible.Itcantakehourstogetacrosstownbybus.Thesubwaycoversjustasmallpartofthecitycentre.ThelightraillineonlyrunsbetweentheLongBeachhotelareaandthecitycentre.That'swhyAngelenoslovetheirprivatecarsmorethananyotherpeopleintheworld.
28.IfyouhaveachancetoLondonandwanttoavoidthetrafficjam,you'dbetter________.
A.ridevehicle B.takeataxi
C.usesubwayD.rentacar
29.WhichtypeoftransportationhasbecomeaculturaliconoftheBigApple?
A.Noisyvehicle.B.Cablecars.
C.Subway.D.Yellowcabs.
30.PeopleinLosAngelesliketheirprivatecarsbecauseofthefollowingexceptthat________.
A.thepublictransportationisterrible
B.itisnotexpensivetotakeaprivatecar
C.theundergroundrailwaycoversasmallpartofthecitycenter
D.peoplehavetospendhoursgettingacrosstheLosAngeles
31.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.
A.howbigcitiesintheforeigncountrieskeeponmoving
B.howpeopleinthecityavoidthetrafficjams
C.whyLondonhastheoldestandcomplicatedsubway
D.whypeoplecallNewYorktheBigApple
D
Ifyou'reboredwitholdfashionedrunning,orifyoufeelthatit'snotacompleteworkout,youmightwanttotrycrunning.Itdoesnotmeancryingwhilerunning.It'sactuallyacrossbetweencrawling(爬行)andrunningthatinvolvesgettingdownonallfoursandmoving.
Thestrangeworkout,bestdescribedasyourthighs'(大腿)worstnightmare,wasinventedbyAustralianfitnessenthusiastShaunMcCarthy.Thevideoofhiscrunninghasbeengettingmuchattentiononlineandithasinspiredotherstotakeuprunningonallfoursaswell.NowcrunningisasteadilygrowingsportinAustralia.
McCarthysaysthatcrunningisamorecompleteworkoutbecauseitinvolvestheupperbodyaswell.“Itreallyworksyourthighsandshouldersatthesametime,”hesaid,addingthathebelievesitburnsmorecaloriesaswell.SomefitnessexpertsbelievethatMcCarthymightjustbeontosomethingthere.AccordingtoKimBaylor,acertifiedpersonaltrainer,anyexercisethatinvolvesfullbodymotionsleavesthechancetodevelopalotofstrength.
However,manythinkcrunningislikelytobeoutofdatesoonanditmightevenbeharmfulifdoneincorrectly.FitnesscoachKevinDeansaid,“Wehumansareupright;ourwristshavedifferentstructuresthanankles.Butaquadruped(四足的)animalwouldhavefourofroughlythesamejoint.Asaresult,Ioftenseebrokennoses,badwrists,andshoulderproblemsarisingfromcrunning.”
Healthexpertssuggestwearingspecialglovestopreventdamagetohandswhilecrunning.It'snecessarytoincreasetheintensity(强度)ofexercisestepbystep.Crunningmaybetoomuchforabeginneranditcouldbebadforyourneck.Ifithurtsseverely,stopimmediatelyandjuststicktotraditionalrunning.
32.Whatdoweknowaboutcrunning?
A.Itisrunningonallfours.
B.It'snotacompleteworkout.
C.Itisgainingworldwidepopularity.
D.Itiscreatedtostrengthenthethighs.
33.KimBaylor'sattitudetocrunningis________.
A.unfavorableB.approving
C.doubtfulD.cautious
34.WhatwillKevinDeanagreewith?
A.McCarthy'sideaispractical.
B.Crunningisabetterfitnessactivity.
C.Crunningisnotsuitableforhumanbeings.
D.It'sdangeroustotakewholebodyexercise.
35.What'stheadviceoncrunningfromhealthexperts?
A.Trytoavoidusingyourneck.
B.Onceyoubegin,nevergiveup.
C.Takemeasurestoprotectyourhands.
D.Goasfastaspossibleatthebeginning.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处