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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 isalwayslinkedwithevilanddeath
C.
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