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高三英语第二次月考
2015-2016学年第一学期高三年级第二次月考试题
英语
本试卷满分(120×1.25=)150分。
第一部分阅读理解(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
Dragonflies(蜻蜓)eatalot,andtheyconstantlyhuntforfood.What’smore,theyusuallycatchitintheair.Zig!
Thedragonflycatchesasmallfly.Zag!
Itseizesamosquito.Veryfewinsectscanoutflythedragonfly.Nomatterhowfasttheygo,nomatterwhichwaytheyturn,thedragonflyisusuallyabletofollow.
TwoengineersattheUniversityofTennesseeSpaceInstitutehavebeenstudyingthewaythatdragonfliesfly.Dr.JamesWuandDr.AhmadVakiliarestudyingwaystodesignafighterplanethatcanchangedirectionasquicklyandeasilyasdragonfliescan.Whyisthatimportant?
Ifyouareinafighterplane,andanotherplaneisafteryou,youwanttobeabletoflymorequicklythantheotherplane,Dr.Vakilisays.
Adragonfly’swingsarethekeytoitsflyingability,Dr.WuandDr.Vakilisay.Ifyoulookclosely,youwillseethatadragonflyhastwowingsoneachsideofitsbody—alongfrontwingandaslightlyshorterbackwing.Duringflight,smallbutpowerfulwindsofairmovealongeachofthedragonfly’sfrontwings.Thus,thepressureofairkeepsthedragonflyupintheair.Adragonfly’sbackwingshelpkeepthewindsfrombreakingup.
Dr.WuandDr.Vakiliarestudyingwaystomakefighterplanewingsuseairflowasefficientlyasdragonflywings.Doesthismeanthatsomedaywe’llhavefighterplanesthatlooklikedragonflies?
Dr.WuandDr.Vakilisayno,becausethatwouldnotbepractical.Theydon’twantwingsthatlooklikeadragonfly’s.Rather,theywantwingsthatworklikeadragonfly’s—designedtohelpfighterplaneschangecoursequicklyandoutflytheirenemies.
1.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedtoshow____.
A.theflyingabilitiesofdragonflies
B.howdragonfliessearchforfood
C.thefooddragonfliesprefer
D.whydragonfliesflysofast
2.whathelpsdragonfliesflyquicklyandchangedirectioneasily?
A.Theshapeoftheirwings.
B.Thenumberoftheirwings.
C.Thestrengthoftheirwings.
D.Thestructureoftheirwings.
3.Dr.WuandDr.Vakiliwanttomakefighterplanesthatcantakeadvantage
of______.
A.thepowerofthewind
B.thedirectionofthewind
C.airflow
D.airpressure
4.WecaninferthatthefighterplanesdesignedbyDr.WuandDr.Vakilimay_____.
A.flyatagreaterheight
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B.looklikedragonflies
C.havemorefunctions
D.makeaturnquickly
B
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theclimateischanging,thereisoftennotenoughfoodandhumanscontinuetouseupmoreland.Besides,theirnaturalhabitatsarechoppedup(劈开)byhumankind’slong,busyroads.Mostoften,animalsareforcedtocrossaroadwayforwater,foodormigration.Sadly,aboutonemillionanimalsarekilledeachdayonroadwaysacrosstheUnitedStates,andthat’sjustonecountry.Sometimes,however,thereareroadsthatmaybeeasiertocrossthanothers.
IncountrieslikeCanada,wherewildlifeplaysasignificantroleindailylife,particularlyinremotenorthernareasofthecountry,wildlifeoverpasseshavebeenconstructedtoallowanimalstocrossmajorroadwayssafely.
InBanffNationalParkinAlberta,Canada,sincemonitoringbeganin1996,wildanimalshavecrossedthe35underpassesandsixoverpassesmorethan200,000times.Researchershavedocumented10,000safeanimaljourneysonBanff’sRedEarthOverpassalone.It’sencouragingdata,particularlywhenwildlifeisfacedwithincreasingroadwaysandspeedingvehicles.
Mostofushaveexperiencedacloseencounter(偶遇)withawildanimalwhiledrivingandhaveprobablywitnessedtheunfortunatesightofanimalskilledbyvehiclesontheroad.Wesigh,getbehindthewheelanddriveaway.
Conversely(反过来),anencounterwithawildanimalwhiledriving,particularlylargeanimals,canalsohaveadisastrousimpactonthedriver,commonlyinjuringthedriverandleavingthecareitherdestroyedorseverelydamaged.
Clearlythereisaneedtosolvethisproblemonmanylevels.We,asthecreatorsofthesevehiclesandroadnetworks,havethegreaterresponsibilityto,attheveryleast,protectthesenaturalareas,makingsurethatotherspeciesaren’tleftcompletelyhelpless.Animalbridgesareagoodplacetostartandthey’reinthebestinterestofhumansandanimalsalike.Afterall,wesharethisEarthandanimalshavejustasmuchrighttomovearoundfreelyaswedo.
8.Thefirstparagraphismainlyusedto_____.
A.introducethetopicofthetext
B.examineaproblemindetail
C.offersomesolutionstoanissue
D.attractreaderstointerestingfacts
9.ThefiguresinParagraph3show____.
A.therapidgrowthofoverpasses
B.thedangerfacedbywildanimals
C.theeffectivenessofwildlifecrossings
D.theimportantroleofwildlifeindalylife
10.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinParagraph4?
A.Respect.
B.Pity.
C.Emptiness.
D.Pride.
11.Inthetext,theauthortriestopersuadepeopleto_____.
A.buildmoreanimalbridges
B.stopbuildingroadnetworks
C.avoidencounterswithanimals
D.reducethenumberofvehicles
D
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TheMississippiSummerProjectwastofloodthestatewithhundredsofnortherncollegestudents.Thevolunteerswouldform“freedomschools”toteachAfrican-Americansabouttheirvotingrights.Itwascalled“oneofthemostambitiouscivilrightsprojectsyet.”
Theviolenceagainstblackshadneverstopped.Intheprevioussevendecades,nearly600knownkillingshadtakenplaceinthestate.ButthereasonswhypartofmewantedAndytostaywerethesamereasonshewantedtogo.OnlyfivepercentofMississippi’shalf-millionAfrican-Americanswereregisteredtovotein1960.IhadfoughtforwhatIbelievedinallmylife.Ifoundahusbandwhohaddonethesame.HowcouldsaynotoAndy?
AsAndywaspreparingtoleave,Ithrewsomebandagesintohisbag.Ithoughthemightgetpushedaround.NeverinmywildestdreamsdidIthinkI’dneverseehimagain.
Thereare40nameswrittenontheCivilRightsMemorialinMontgomery,Alabama.Ofthe40victims,19werekilledinMississippi.Onofthemismyson.IallowedhimtogotoMississippibecausethatiswhohewas.AnditiswhoIwas,too.
12.ThefirstparagraphismainlyaboutAndy’s____.
A.appearance
B.behavior
C.character
D.background
13.WeknowfromthetextthattheMississippiSummerProject____.
A.aimedtohelpeducateAfrican-Americans
B.foughtforAfrican-Americans’votingrights
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