x疆农二师华山中学届高三上学期英语入学检测附答案Word文档下载推荐.docx

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x疆农二师华山中学2015届高三上学期英语入学检测（附答案）I卷第一节（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。

ASomescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceansareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosions,oceandrilling,andshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefields,underwaterearthquakes,andsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.Decibels（分贝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonland.Anoiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofonehundredandninety－fivewouldhavethesameeffect.Somescientistshavesuggestedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsintheoceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales（鲸鱼）.AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales'

abilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.Someofthewhalesevendied.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected.Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsareagainstalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendtoimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.However,manyscientistsdon'

tthinkthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheocean.21．Accordingtothepassage,naturalsoundsincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．soundsmadebyanimalsthemselvesB．oceandrillingC．underwaterearthquakesD．thebreakingoficefields22．Whichofthefollowingistrueofwhales？

A．Theywon'

tbeconfusedbynoises.B．Theyaredeaftonoises.C．Theirabilitytoreproducewillbeloweredbyhighlevelnoises.D．Theirhearingwillbedamagedbyhighlevelnoises.23．Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhefuture?

A．Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.B．Theywillprotectseaanimalsfromharmfulnoises.C．Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.D．Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.BInternationalBookClubHaveyoueverthoughtofjoiningabookclubandbuyingnewbooksthroughthepost？

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A．Getfourbooksforfreeinthefirstyear.B．Orderafreewatch.C．Getagiftfornothing.D．OrderaDVDatalowprice.25．Everymonththeclubprovidesafreeclubmagazineinorderto________.A．letreadersknowthenumberofbookstobesoldB．keepreaderswellinformedofrecentbestsellingbooksC．makereadersknowtheclub’sdevelopmentD．attractmoreandmorereaderstojointheclub26．Ifabookisworth$100，howmuchwillamemberprobablysaveifhebuysone?

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A．Justfillinaformwithpersonalinformationandsendtheclubanemail.B．Askotherclubmemberstorecommendyoutotheclub.C．Fillinanapplicationformwithneededinformationandreturnittotheclub.D．Applyforamembershipcard.CManypeoplethinkofthebrainasamystery.Theydon’tknowmuchaboutintelligenceandhowitworks.Whentheydothinkaboutwhatintelligenceis，manypeoplebelievethatapersonisbornsmart，average，ordumb―andstaysthatwayinthewholelife.Butnewresearchshowsthatthebrainismorelikeamuscle―itchangesandgetsstrongerwhenyouuseit.Andscientistshavebeenabletoshowjusthowthebraingrowsandgetsstrongerwhenyoulearn.Everyoneknowsthatwhenyouliftweights，yourmusclesgetbiggerandyougetstronger.Apersonwhocan’tlift20poundswhenhe/shestartsexercisingcangetstrongenoughtolift100poundsafterworkingoutforalongtime.That’sbecausethemusclesbecomelargerandstrongerwithexercise.Andwhenyoustopexercising，themusclesshrinkandyougetweaker.That’swhypeoplesay“Useitorloseit！

”Butmostpeopledon’tknowthatwhentheypracticeandlearnnewthings，partsoftheirbrainchangeandgetlargeralotlikemusclesdowhentheyexercise.Insidethecortex（皮层）ofthebrainarebillionsoftinynervecells，calledneurons.Thenervecellshavebranchesconnectingthemtoothercellsinacomplicatednetwork.Communicationbetweenthesebraincellsiswhatallowsustothinkandsolveproblems.Whenyoulearnnewthings，thesetinyconnectionsinthebrainactuallymultiplyandgetstronger.Themoreyouchallengeyourmindtolearn，themoreyourbraincellsgrow.Then，thingsthatyouoncefoundveryhardorevenimpossibletodo―likespeakingaforeignlanguageordoingalgebra（代数）―seemtobecomeeasyafterlearningthemforaperiodoftime.Theresultisastronger，smarterbrain.Scientistsstartedthinkingthatthehumanbraincoulddevelopandchangewhentheystudiedanimals’brains.Theyfoundoutthatanimalsthatlivedinachallengingenvironmentweremore“perspicacious”―theywerebetteratsolvingproblemsandlearningnewthings.28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph，________.A．thefunctionofourbrainislikethatofthemuscleB．untilnowit’simpossibletoexplainthebrain’smysteryC．manypeoplebelieveone’sintelligenceisnaturallydeterminedD．one’sbraingrowsstrongerastheageincreases29．Trainingmusclesiscomparedto________.A．usingthebrainB．connectingthingsinyourbrainC．liftingweightsD．doingresearchaboutthebrain30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perspicacious”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A．Strong.　B．Smart.C．Popular.　D．Active.31．Thefollowingparagraphwillmostprobablytalkabout________.A．thedifferencesbetweenanimals’brainsandhumans’brainsB．therelationbetweenhumanbrainsandmusclesC．scientists’findingsaboutanimals’brainsD．howtomakeyourbrainsmarterthroughselfdevelopmentDAwinterwonderlandontheoutskirtsofQuebecCityhasbecomeoneofCanada'

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