617学年上学期高二第一次大考英语试题附答案Word格式.docx
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YoumayhaveseenatalkingparrotonaTVshow,inamovie,oreveninsomeone’shome.Theparrothaslearnedtocopysoundsthatpeoplemake.Birdsarenottheonlyanimalsthatcancopythenoisestheyhear.Dolphins,bats,andsomeapesalsocopysounds.Nowwecanaddelephantstothislistofcopycats.
Dr.JoycePooleisazoologist.Shestudiesthesoundsofelephants.WhileshewasinKenya,shewouldhearstrangenoisesmadebyMlaikaaftersunset.Mlaikawasa10-year-oldAfricanelephant.
Mlaikalivednearahighway.Dr.Poolesays,“IcouldnottellthedifferencebetweenMlaika’scallandthedistanttrucknoise.”SheandotherscientistsstudiedMlaika’ssounds.ItturnedoutthatMlaikawascopyingthesoundsofthetrucksdrivingby.WhywouldMlaikacopytrucksthatsheheardgoingbyonthehighway?
Animalsthatareabletocopysoundsmayenjoypracticingnewsounds.Whentheyarekeptoutsideoftheirnaturalenvironment,theymaycopyunusualsounds.Thatmaybewhyanelephantwouldcopythesoundofatruck.
“Mlaikawasnottheonlycopycatelephant,”Dr.Poolesays.Calimeroisa23-year-oldmaleAfricanelephant.Hespent18yearswithtwofemaleAsianelephants.Asianelephantsmakechirpingsounds(soundsmadebybirds)totalkwithoneanother.Africanelephantsusuallydonotmakechirpingsounds.ButCalimeronowdoes.HeiscopyinghisAsianelephantfriends.Dr.Poolesaysthatelephantsneedtoformbondswiththeirfamilyandfriends.Shesays,“Theymakesoundstocommunicatewitheachother.Whentheyareseparated,theyusesoundstokeepincontact.”
Parrots,dolphins,humans,andelephantsshowthatbeingacopycatisonewaythatanimalsandpeoplemakenewfriendsandkeepoldones.
1.AccordingtoDr.Poole,whatdoesMlaikacopy?
A.Thesoundofpeople.
B.Thesoundoftrucks.
C.ThesoundofCalimero.
D.Thesoundofbirds.
2.Fromparagraph4,wecanknow________.
A.Calimeroisa23-year-oldmaleAsianelephant
B.Africanelephantsnevermakechirpingsounds
C.Asianelephantsmakechirpingsoundstotalkwithbirds
D.Elephantsmakesoundstokeepintouchwitheachother
3.Accordingtothepassage,animalsliketobecopycatsbecausetheyneed_______.
A.Tokeepintouchwithnature.
B.Topleasepeopleandotheranimals.
C.Tomakenewfriendsandkeepoldones.
D.Toavoiddangerfromtheoutsideworld.
B
MalkaandShaindlearesisters.Althoughtheyliveanhour'
sdrivefromeachotheranddon’tseeeachotheroften,theyareintouch.Malkahasalargefamily.Shaindle,however,hashaddifficultyhavingchildren.
Malkahadjustgivenbirthtoanotherson.Shaindle,marriedthreeyearsandstillchildless,wasreceivingfertility(生育)treatments.Involvedwithwork,doctor’svisits,andmedicaltreats,shewasunabletomakethetriptovisithersisteraftershehadgivenbirth.
Malkaknewhersister’sproblemandwasquiteunderstanding.ShaindleandherhusbandFeivelwouldbeatthehaptismal(洗礼)ceremony,ofcourse.
Onthedayofthehaptism,ShaindleandFeivelarrivedearly,earlierthanMalkaandherfamily.Malka’smother-in-law,Yehudit,wasalreadyatthehall.“Hello,”saidShaindlecheerfully,neverthinkingwhatwasabouttohappen.
Yehuditturnedtoherangrilyandsaid,“Whataselfishsisteryouare!
NeveroncedidyouseefittovisitMaklathisentireweek!
Nowonderyouhavenochildren!
”
Shaindlewentintoshockatherwords.Sheturnedaway,hereyesfilledwithtears.Theaccusation(控诉)hadcutShaindlelikeaknife.Shewaspsychologicallybleeding.PoorShaindlecouldn’tcalmdown.Ittookawhilebeforeshecouldregainhercalmness.Shecouldn’tlookatYehudit;
itwasjusttoopainfulforhertodoso.
TheminutethewordshadescapedYehudit’smouth,sheknewshehadcrossedaredline.Shehadsteppedonveryrawtoesandfeltregrettedforherwords–butitwastoolate.Herattemptstoapologizewereineffective.Thecelebrationhadsuddenlyturnedsourinjustamatterofseconds.Afteralltheseyears,thememoryofthathappeninglingerson…
4.Shaindledidn’tvisithersisterafterhersistergavebirthbecause______________.
A.shewasjealousofhersister
B.shelivedfarfromhersister
C.shewastoobusytovisither
D.shedidn’tfeelquiteherself
5.Theunderlinedpart“steppedonveryrawtoes”probablymeans_____________.
A.makefunofsomebody
B.hurtsomebodydeeply
C.meetsomebodybyaccident
D.beimpolitetosomebody
6.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_____________.
A.Shaindledidn’tforgiveYehuditformanyyears
B.ShaindleburstoutangeratMalka’smother-in-law
C.Yehuditdidn’trealizehowherwordscouldaffectShaindle
D.Shaindlecouldn’tgetridofthebadmemoryformanyyears
7.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus
___________.
A.wordssometimescanreallyhurtus
B.sistersshouldcareforeachother
C.weshouldforgetunpleasantthings
D.twosisters’differentexperiences
C
In1880,fourteen-year-oldMatthewHensonlovedtohearsailorstelltalesoftheirexcitinglivesatsea.Thetravel,theadventure,thedanger,andthesteadypaywereallattractingyoungHenson.Oneday,hefoundajobasacabinboyonabeautifulshipcalledtheKatieHinds.Forthenextfiveyears,Hensonsailedaroundtheworld.Withthehelpoftheship’scaptainandothermembersofthecrew,Hensonlearnedmathematics,navigation,history,geography,andmanyothersubjects.BythetimehelefttheKatieHindsin1885,Hensonwaswelleducatedandhadbecomeanexcellentseaman.
Unabletofindworkanywhereelse,HensontookajobinahatshopinWashington,D.C.Onedayin1887,amancameintobuyahat.Theman,RobertPeary,askedtheownerifheknewanyonewithexperienceatsea.PearywouldsoontraveltoSouthAmericafortheU.S.government.Heneededexperiencedmentoaccompanyhim.Theshopownerknewabouthisyoungemployee’sskillsandexperienceonoceanjourneys,soheintroducedPearytoHenson.
Usinghismap-readingandsailingskills,Hensonprovedhimselftobeaworthyandsmartseaman.PearysoonmadeHensonhisassistant(助理),andtheybecameclosefriends.OnedayPearytoldHensonabouthisrealdream:
tobethefirstmantostandon“thetopoftheworld”attheNorthPole.HeaskedHensontohelphimmakehisdreamcometrue.Overthenextfiveyears,thetwoexplorersmadetwotripstogethertotheArctic.However,theywerenotabletoreachthepoleeithertime.Thecold,wind,andicewereworsethaneitherofthemhadeverimagined.
In1908,PearyandHensonwerereadytomaketheirfinalattemptatreachingtheNorthPole.Bothmenwereoverfortyyearsold.Theyearsofhardshipinthearcticcoldhadmadethemsufferalot.Thiswouldbetheirlastchance.WithfourInuit(因纽特)guides,theymadeamadrushstraightacrosstheicetowardthepole.Peary’sfeetwereinjuredandhehadtobepulledonadogsled.InApril1909,Henson’sinstrumentsshowedtheywerestandingattheNorthPole.TogetherHensonandPearyplantedtheAmericanflaginthesnow.
Inlateryears,RobertPearyandHensonweregreatlyhonoredfortheirachievements.Today,thetwofriendsandfellowexplorerslieinheroes’gravesnotfarapartintheArlingtonNationalCemetery.
8.Inparagraph1,theauthorshowshowHensonbecame________.
A.awonderfulseaman
B.aneducatedcaptain
C.agoodshopassistant
D.asuccessfullearner
9.Paragraph2mainlytellsus________.
A.whyMatthewHensonwenttothehatshop
B.howMatthewHensonmetRobertPeary
C.whyMatthewHensonstoppedworkingontheKatieHinds
D.howRobertPearyknewMatthewHensonhadseaexperience
10.ThefollowingstatementsareTRUEexcept________.
A.HensonprovedhimselfabetterseamanthanPeary
B.PearywantedHensontohelphimrealizehisdream
C.Beforetheirfinalattempt,theymadetwotripstogether
D.Aftertheydied,theywerehighlyrespectedbypeople
11.ThestorybetweenHensonandPearycouldbestbecomparedto________.
A.treasurehunterslookingforfortunes
B.sailorsseekingpoweroverothers
C.soldiersfightingfortheirfreedom
D.fightersexploringanunknownland
D
WhenintroducingAmericanuniversities,someofthefirstinstitutions(机构)tomentionaretheIvyLeagueschools.Originally,theIvyLeaguewasanathleticconferencemadeupof8privateinstitutesofhigherlearninginnortheasternUnitedStates.However,astimewenton,theseschoolsalsobecameknownfortheirexcellenceinacademicsbesidesathletics.IncludedintheIvyLeagueschoolsareBrownUniversity,ColumbiaUniversity,CornellUniversity,DartmouthCollege,PrincetonUniversity,UniversityofPennsylvania,YaleUniversity,andHarvardUniversity.These8schoolshavebeenrecognizedassomeofthebestcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.
HarvardUniversityisaprivateinstitutionlocatedinCambridge,Massachusetts.Theuniversityincludesanumberofgraduateandprofessionalschools,aswellasacollegeforundergraduates.In2012,HarvardrankednumberoneinUSNews’rankingofnationaluniversitiesagain.Foundedin1636,HarvardistheoldestinstituteofhighereducationintheUnitedStates.ItcanbesaidthatfirsttherewasHarvard,thentheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Also,Harvard’slibrarycontainstheoldestcollectionofbooksintheUnitedStatesaswellasthelargestprivatecollectionintheworld.HarvardhasalsobeendescribedbyForbesMagazineasoneofthe“billionaireuniversities”asoftheirrecentlistof469billionaires,50receivedadegreefromHarvard.
HarvardCollege(theinstitute
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