山西省山大附中学年高一月考英语试题 Word版含答案文档格式.docx

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（共15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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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“Mum,whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton（骨骼）inthecloset（衣橱）?

”Jessicaasked.“Askeletoninthecloset?

”hermotherpausedthoughtfully.“Well,it’ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.Forexample,ifinthepast,someoneinDad’sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorse,itwouldbe‘askeletoninhisfamily’scloset’.Hereallywouldn’twantanyneighbortoknowaboutit.”

“Whypickonmyfamily?

”Jessica’sfathersaidwithanger.“Yourfamilyhistoryisn’tsogood,youknow.Wasn’tyourgreat-great-grandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimes?

”“Yes,butpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.”“Gosh,sorryIasked.IthinkIunderstandnow,”Jessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworse.

Afterdinner,thehousewasveryquiet.Jessica’sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.Hermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusband,whohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoread.Whenshefinished,shegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica’scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirt,abonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor.Jessica’smothersankinafaint（晕倒）,wakingonlywhenJessicaputacold,wetclothonherforehead.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.

“Whathappened?

WhereamI?

”sheasked.“Youjustdestroyedtheschool’sskeleton,Mum,”explainedJessica.“Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.Imeanttotellyou,butitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosets,itcausedaproblembetweenyouandDad.”Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly.“They’rebothcrazy,”shethought.

1.AccordingtoJessica’smother,“askeletoninthecloset”means______.

A.afamilyhonor 

B.afamilystory 

C.afamilysecret 

D.afamilytreasure

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeAustralians’ancestorsfromParagraph2?

A.TheywerebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners.

B.TheyweretheearliestpeoplelivinginAustralia.

C.TheywereinvolvedinsomecrimesinAustralia.

D.Theywerenotregardedascriminalsintheirdays.

3.Jessica’sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause______.

A.theywerecrazy 

B.theywereoverexcited

C.theyrealizedtheirmisunderstanding 

D.theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrel

B

AnAfrican-bornBritishscientistreceivedanenvironmentresearchprizeforshowinghowbeescanbeusedtoreduceconflictbetweenpeopleandelephants.LucyKing'

sworkprovedthatbeehive（蜂房）"

fences"

cankeepelephantsoutofAfricanfarmers’fields.Theanimalsarescaredofbees,whichcanbitetheminsidetheirlongnoses,andfleewhentheyhearbuzzing（蜂鸣声）.

DrKing'

sworkoffersanintelligentsolutiontoanage-oldchallenge,whileprovidingfurtherconfirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleandareallycleverwayofpreservingtheworld'

slargestlandanimalforcurrentandfuturegenerations.WorkinginKenya,DrKingandherteamshowedthatmorethan90%ofelephantswillfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees.Afterwards,theyalsofoundthatelephantsproduceaspecialsoundtowarntheirfellowsofthedanger.Theyusedthefindingstoconstructbarrierswherebeehivesarewovenintoafence,keepingtheelephantsawayfromplaceswherepeopleliveandgrowfood.

Atwo-yearprojectinvolving34farmsshowedthatelephantstryingtogothroughthefenceswouldshakethem,disturbingthebees.Later,thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts,whoalsomadeincreasedamountsofmoneyfromsellinghoney.

AsAfrica'

spopulationgrows,competitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsisbecomingmoreserious,andtherearefatalitiesonbothsides.ThesameistrueinpartsofAsia.SriLankaaloneseesthedeathsofanestimated60peopleand200elephantseachyearfromconflict.

LucyKingnowwantstoseewhethertheKenyantechniquewillworkinotherpartsofAfricaandperhaps,eventually,inAsia.

4.DrKing'

ssolutionisdescribedas“intelligent”because_____________.

A.itsuccessfullykeepselephantsoutofAfricanfarmers'

fields

B.thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts

C.morethan90％ofelephantsfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees

D.itprotectscrops,produceshoneyandpreservestheelephantatthesametime

5.WhichofthefollowingordersofeventscorrectlyshowshowDrKing’sprojectworks?

①Beehivefencesarebuiltaroundafarm.

②Elephantshearthebuzzingandrunaway.

③Beesaredisturbedandflyoutofthebeehives.

④Elephantstryingtoenterthefarmshakethefences.

A.①→②→③→④B.①→④→③→②

C.④→③→②→①D.①→②→④→③

6.Theunderlinedword“fatalities”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto__________.

A.deathsB.communitiesC.populationD.fences

C

Well,parents,surprise!

LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktofindrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjusttweet（贴子,留言）andlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.

Itmaysoundrisky,butmanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.

“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallykey,becauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonline,sharingfiles,photos,music,etc,sotheyhavebeenveryusedtosharing,”saidJulietSchor,asociologyprofessoratBostonCollege.

Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession（经济衰退）,allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoodsandservicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecost.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom.

AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.

“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassengersideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus,”Schorcontinued.

Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.

7.TheAmericanteenslikeme,prefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause______.

A.itismostfashionableandcoolB.theyareboredwithdrivingcars

C.theyarefondofbeingconnectedD.itismuchcheaperthanacar

8.ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat_______.

A.youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassage

B.sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecession

C.youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitter

D.beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople

9.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_______.

A.Twitter,anAwesomeWebsiteB.CarsoriPhone

C.TeensUseTwittertoThumbRidesD.CoolTeensontheGo

D

Three-quartersofamilliontouristsflocktothewhitebeacheseveryyear，butthisboomingindustryhascomeataprice．Poisonoussmokerisingfromopenfires，rubbishmadeupofplasticbottles，packets…it’safarcryfromthewhitesands，clearwatersandpalmtreesthatweassociatewiththeMaldives（马尔代夫），theparadiseislandholidaydestinationsetintheIndianOcean．

Ofits200inhabitedislands，whicharespreadacrossanareaof35，000squaremiles，99aregoodresorts（旅游胜地）．Somanytouristscomeeveryyear，morethandoublethelocalpopulation．Ofthese，overl00，000travelfromtheUK．Thecapital，Malé

，isfourtimesmoredenselypopulatedthanLondon．Giventhesefacts，it’shardlysurprisingthattheMaldiveshasawastedisposalproblem．

Yearsago，whenthetouristsleft，thegovernmenthadtodealwithastreamofrubbish．Theirsolutionwastoturnoneoftheislandsintoadumpingground．FourmileswestofMalé

isthecountry’sdumpingground，Thilafushi．WhatyouareseeinghereisaviewoftheMaldivesonwhichnohoneymoonerswilleverclapeyes．Eachvisitorproduces3.5kgofwasteperday．Thecountrydumpsmorethan330tonsofrubbishontheislandeveryday．

Now，sincemanywasteboats，fedupwithwaitingsevenhoursormore，directlyoffloadtheirgoodsintothesea，thegovernmentoftheMaldiveshasbannedthedumpingofwasteontheisland．So，thewasteboatsshiptherubbishtoIndiainstead．

10.Theunderlinedpartcanprobablybereplacedby___________.

A.it’squitesimilartoB.it’salongdistancefrom

C.it’saloudshoutfromD.it’stotallydifferentfrom

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ItismuchmorecrowdedinMalé

thaninLondon.

B.Anotherislandwillbeusedasadumplingground.

C.NohoneymoonersarewillingtovisittheMaldives.

D.Wasteonislandswillbeoffloadeddirectlyintothesea.

12.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.ToattractmoretouriststotheMald