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烟台英语试题
2015年高考适应性练习(三)
烟台
英语试题2015/5
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
FireStationNo.6inLivermore,California,housesacelebrity—a107-year-oldlightbulb(灯泡)thathasbeenonforoveramillionhours,earningthetitleofthe“World’slongestcontinuouslyburningbulb”byRipley’sBelieveItOrNot!
ThebulbalsoholdstheGuinnessWorldRecord.
Nobodyknowswhythisbulbhasstayedaliveforsomanyyears.Mostpeoplebelievethatitisduetotworeasons—ithasalmostneverbeenturnedoffanditisreallywellmade.Itsperfectsealletsnoairin,keepingitscarbonfilament(灯丝)fromburningout.
ThebulbwasfirstinstalledatthefiredepartmenthorsecarthouseonLStreetin1901.In1903itwasmovedtothenewStation1onFirstandMcLeod,andsurvivedtherenovation(翻修)oftheFirehousein1937,whenitwasoffforaboutaweek.ThelasttimethebulbwasswitchedoffwasinJulyl976,whenitwasmovedtoFireStationNo.6.Thousandsofpeoplewatchedastheelectriciantriedtore-attachthebulbatitsnewlocation.Atfirstnothinghappenedandpeoplethoughtthebulbhadfinallydied.However,aslighttouchofitsswitchandthen,thebulbcameonandhasbeenonsince.Nobodyatthestationdarestotouchit,eventocleanit.
Alocalreporterfirstdiscoveredthebulb’ssignificancein1972.HerecommendedhisreaderstogovisititiftheyeverwenttoLivermore.AllofasuddenthousandsofpeoplecametoFireStationNo.6andthebulbbecamefamous.
Needlesstosay,thebulbisnowabigsourceofprideandjoyforthecityofLivermore.Sowhensomefolksofferedtobuyit,theanswerfromthecitywas“NO!
”
21.Whichofthefollowingmaynotbeareasonforthebulbtostayaliveforsolong?
A.Itwasseldomswitchedoff.B.Itwasmadeofhighquality.
C.Itscarbonfilamentwasspecial.D.Itssealwasperfect.
22.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?
A.Thebriefhistoryofthebulb.B.Theproblemswiththebulb.
C.Themainfunctionofthebulb.D.Thelocationwherethebulbis.
23.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthebulb_______________.
A.willeventuallybeownedbyRipley’sBelieveItOrNot
B.isnowbecomingaproudsymbolofthelocalsinLivermore
C.hasneverbeentouchedorcleanedinFireStationNo.6
D.wouldn’thavebeendiscoveredwithoutthelocalreporter
B
Doyouwanttohelpothers—butdon’tknowwheretostart?
Doyoufeelthatthechallengesfacingusaretoobigforoneperson?
OneadvantageofsupportingtheAmericanRedCrossisthateachofourindividualcontributionsismagnified(放大)whenwealljointogether.Anotheradvantageisthatit'seasytostarthelping.Youcanstartthiseveryminute,byusingyourmobiletosendatextmessagetomakea$10donationtooneofourongoingcampaigns.
DonatetoHelpVictimsofNaturalDisasters
TextREDCROSSto90999togive$10toAmericanRedCrossDisasterRelief,whichhelpspeopleaffectedbydisasterssuchasfloods,earthquakes,wildfiresandhurricanes.
Pleaseconsidermakingadonationtodaytohelpthethousandsofpeoplewhohavebeenaffectedbythesedisasters.
DonatetoHelpReduceDeathsfromMeasles(麻疹)
TextPREVENTto90999togive$10totheRedCrossandhelpusvaccinate(注射疫苗)childrenagainstmeasles.
Startedin2001,theMeasles&RubellaInitiative—ledbytheAmericanRedCross,providestechnicalandfinancialsupporttogovernmentsandcommunitiesformassvaccinationcampaignsaroundtheworld.TheInitiativehassupportedthevaccinationofmorethan1billionchildrenhelpingtoreducemeaslesdeathsby78%globally(comparedto2000).
Pleaseconsidermakingadonationtodaytohelpuscontinuethiscampaign.Tolearnmore,visitwww.Measlesrubellainitiative.org.
ImportantInformationforTextDonors
Youcanmakea$10donationtotheAmericanRedCross.Chargeswillappearonyourwirelessbill.Allpurchasesmustbeauthorizedbyaccountholder.Youmustbeover18yearsoldorhaveparentalpermissiontoparticipate.TextSTOPto90999toSTOP.TextHELPto90999forHELP.
24.Thetextmainlyaimstotellus__________________.
A.howtokeepourwirelessbillsafewhenmakingdonation
B.howtomakea$10donationbytextmessage
C.whentobecomeanauthorizedaccountholder
D.howtomakeindividualcontributionsmagnified
25.Weshouldtext_______to90999ifwewanttohelpvictimsofnaturaldisasters.
A.STOPB.PREVENTC.HELPD.REDCROSS
26.Whatdoes“thiscampaign”inParagraph6referto?
A.Offeringhelptothedisastervictims.
B.SupportingtheAmericanRedCross.
C.Massvaccinationaroundtheworld.
D.Applyingforchargesonwirelessbills.
27.Ifaschoolboywantstobeatextdonor,heshould_____________.
A.getthepermissionofhisparentsB.reachthemarriageage
C.pay$10toownanaccountD.stophisdailypurchases
C
FabienCousteauisaFrenchoceanexploreranddocumentaryfilmmaker,whospenthisearlyyearsaboardhisgrandfather’sships.Today,Fabiencontinuestoprotecttheplanet’sendangeredoceanlifeandtriestostrikeabalancebetweenenvironmentalproblemsandmarketeconomies.
Fabieniswellknownforhisstudyofsharks.During2000—2002,hecreatedaTVprogramaimingtochangepublicideasaboutsharkscalled“AttackoftheMysteryShark”basedonthesharkattacksthatoccurredalongtheNewJerseyshorelineinthesummerof1916.Thenduring2003—2006,withthehelpofalargecrew,Fabiencreatedalifelikesharksubmarine(潜艇),providingpeoplewitharareviewofthemysteriousandoftenmisunderstoodcreatures.
Forthenextfouryears(2006—2010),Fabienwaspartofaseriescalled“OceanAdventures”,whichprovidedviewerswithachancetolookintosomeofthemostfantasticoceanspecies(物种)andenvironmentsontheplanet.
In2010,FabienstartedPlantAFish,anonprofitprojectforchildrentohelprebuildlocalwaterecosystemsthroughthehealthy“replanting”ofkeyoceanspecies.Itsfinalgoalistoplantlbillion“fish”worldwidein10years.
InJune2014,FabienandhisteamembarkedonMissionMission31,thelongestunderwaterscienceresearch,theworld’sonlyunderwaterlaboratorylocatedninemilesoffthecoastottheFloridaKeys,and63feetbeneaththesea.Fabien’sMission31brokenewgroundinoceanexploration,whilebroadcastingeachmomentliveexposingtheworldtotheadventureandmystiqueofwhatliesbeneath.
FabieniscurrentlyworkingonafeaturedocumentaryfilmabouttheadventuresofMission31,aswellasbuildingallOceanLearningCentertoaffordchildrenaroundtheworldtheopportunitytolearnaboutoceansandconnectwithoceanexplorersdirectlythroughsocialmedia.
28.Howisthewholetextdeveloped?
A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byofferinganalyses.
C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Byarrangingintimeorder.
29.ForwhatpurposedidFabienexploretheseaandcreateddocumentaryfilms?
A.Tomakehimselfaworld-famousfilmmaker.
B.Toshowoffhisgreatdeterminationandbravery.
C.Toaffordchildrentheopportunitytolearnaboutclimate.
D.Toraisethepublic’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“embarkedon”inParagraph5probablymean?
A.Setoffon.B.Concludedfrom.
C.Wereawardedfor.D.Becamefamousfor.
3l.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat___________.
A.Fabien’s“PlantAFish”projecthasalreadyachieveditsfinalgoal
B.Fabien’sMission31broketherecordsofformeroceanexplorations
C.Fabien’sTVprogramaboutsharksisbasedonhischildhoodexperiences
D.ittookFabienfouryearstoproduce“OceanAdventures”onhisown
D
Perhapsyou’vevisitedarestaurantandseenclear,water-filledbagshangingonthedoors.Youmightask,“What’sallthisabout?
Somecrazynewwaytocontroltemperature?
Amethodofsavingmoneyonwatercontainers?
”Whileanyeffectontemperatureispurelyaccidental,thesehangingbagsareallaboutdrivingpestsaway.
Thewaterbagmethodtodrivefliesawayhasmanysupporters.Sohowdoesthemethoddrivefliesaway?
Someinsistthefliesregardtheclearliquidasthesurfaceofabodyofwater.Othersthinktheinsectfliesawayatthesightofitsownbigreflection.Butthemostpopularreasoningthatexistsamongscientistsislightrefraction(折射).
Theinsect’sheadmostlyconsistsofapairoflargecomplexeyes,eachofwhichismadeupof3,000,to6,000simpleeyes.Theseeyescan’tfocusonobjectslikehumaneyes,insteadtheyprovidetheflywithamosaic(拼凑的)viewoftheworldaroundthem.Ahouseflybasesitssenseofdirectiononthesunlight.Somescientistsbelievethatwhenthesecomplexandsensitiveeyesexperiencerefractedlight,theinsectbecomesconfusedandfliesaway.
Plentyofpeopledon’tthinkwaterbagscankeepfliesaway.MikeStringham,aprofessor,conducteda13-weekfieldtrialontwoeggfarms.Heconcludedthoseareasequippedwithwaterbagsactuallyexperiencedhigherlevelsofhouseflyactivity.Itspurposewastodeterminewhetherthewaterbagscouldbeusedtodecreaseflypopulationsoneggfarms.
Sodobagsofwaterlowerthenumberofhousefliesaroundhomesandrestaurants?
Therearereasonableexplanationsthatargueyesandstrongevidencethatprovesno.Anyway,youcanstillfindwaterbagshangingnearrestaurantsandbackyardsacrosstheglobe.
32.Somerestaurantshangwater-filledbagsonthedoorsto____________.
A.controltemperatureB.gethotwater
C.savemoneyD.drivefliesoff
33.Whatisconsideredmorereasonableaboutthewaterbagmethod?
A.Thelightrefractionofthebagdrivesfliesaway.
B.Fliesarefrightenedawaybytheirownreflections.
C.Fliesmistakethebagsasthesurfaceofthewaters.
D.Theheatofthebagsbythesunlightkeepsfliesoff.
34.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?
A.Howmanyeyesaflyhas.B.Howfliesfocusonobjects.
C.Wherefliescangetsunlight.D.Why
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