届重庆市第一中学高三下学期月考试题英语Word版Word文档格式.docx
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4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答,在试题卷上答题无效。
第Ⅰ卷
Ⅰ.听力部分(共二节,每小题1分,满分20分)
第一节(共5小题;
每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
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
◆Welwitschiamirabilis
Title:
theworld’smostresistantplant
It’snotprettytolookat,butwelwitschiamirabilisisunique.Itconsistsofonlytwoleavesandastrongstemwithroots.Twoleavescontinuetogrowandthestemthickensandcangrowtobealmost2metershighand8meterswide.Itslifespanis400to1,500years.Itcansurviveuptofiveyearswithnorain.Theplantissaidtobeverytastyeitherraworbakedinhotashes.
◆Dionaeamuscipula
theVenusFlyTrap
Dionaeamuscipulaisthemostfamouscarnivorous(肉食性的)plantduetotheactiveandefficientnatureofitsuniquetrap.Itmaybefamous,butit’salsothreatened.Itproducesashortleafthatformstwosidesofatrap.Eachsidecontainssomesensitivehairs.Whenitistouchedtwotothreetimes,thetrapwillshutinlessthanasecond,fastenoughtocatchfliesandotherinsects.Theleaf,onceclosed,producessomeenzymes(酶)thatslowlydissolvetheinsectsandsupplytheplantwithfood.
◆Rafflesiaarnoldii
theworld’slargestflower
Rafflesiaarnoldii,thelargestflowerintheworld,isanexoticandrareplant.Thefloweris3feetacrossandweighs15-24pounds.However,youwouldn’twanttogrowitinyourgarden.Inarainforest-typeenvironment,itgivesoffamostunpleasantsmell,whichissomewhatlikerottenmeat.ThisiswhyitisoftencalledtheCorpsePlantbysomenativesofIndonesiawhereitcomes.Itsflowersonlylastforthreedaystoaweek.
◆Euphorbiaobese
theBaseballPlant
EuphorbiaobeseisknownastheBaseballPlant.Over-harvestingbyplantcollectorsforitsinterestingandcuriousappearancehasseverelyreducedthewildpopulation.However,ithasbecomeverycommonnow.Bygrowingeuphorbiaobeseinlargenumbers,manygardenshavebeenworkingtoensurethattheplantsbeingtradedandsoldamongplantcollectorsarenotwildplants.
21.Fromthepassage,weknowthat__________.
A.welwitschiamirabilisisverybeautiful
B.dionaeamuscipulaisfamousforitstrap
C.rafflesiaarnoldiifeelslikerottenmeat
D.euphorbiaobesecanbeusedasbaseball
22.Accordingtothepassage,rafflesiaarnoldii__________.
A.shutsitstraptwoorthreetimesinonesecond.
B.givesoffaspecialsmelltoattractfliesandinsects
C.smellsbadinahotandwetenvironment
D.hasabigflower,astrongstemandtwoleaves
23.Plantcollectorslikeeuphorbiaobesebecause__________.
A.itlooksstrange
B.ittastesdelicious
C.itcanbeplantedinthegarden
D.itisworthabigfortune
B
Thetoughchallengeofasix-month,3,200-kilometerwalkacrosstheSouthPole,inthelongdarknessoftheAntarcticwinterwhentemperaturescanfallto-90℃,provedirresistibletotheexperiencedBritishexplorerSirRanulphFiennes.
Fiennes’shero,CaptainRobertFalconScott,wrote“greatGod,thisisanawfulplace”whenhereachedtheSouthPoleacenturyago,beforefreezingandstarvingtodeathwithhisteamonthereturnjourney.
Thatjourneywasmadeinsummer.Nobodybeforehasattemptedtocrossthepoleinwinter.Inastatement,Fiennessaid,“Thiswillbemygreatestchallengetodate.Wewillstretchthelimitsofhumanendurance.”
However,Fiennescouldnotexplainwhyanyoneshouldconsidersuchaventure,stilllessamanaged68whohassurvivedcancer,heartsurgeryandthelossofmostofthefrozenfingertipsononehand.“It’swhatIdo,”hesaid,lookingslightlypuzzledatthequestion.
Fiennes,theworld’sgreatestlivingexplorer,accordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords—wasthefirsttocrosstheAntarcticcontinentunsupported;
thefirsttocrossbothpolaricecaps;
andthefirsttotravelacrosstheglobefrompoletopole.
Fiennesadmittedhiswife,Louise,andtheirsix-year-olddaughterwerenotthrilled.“ButI’veneverdoneanythingelse;
it’showIearnmyliving.Andyou’remuchmorelikely,statistically,todieontheroadsthanonthepolarice,”hesaid.
AftertrainingintheSwedishArcticinarelativelybalmy-40℃,Fiennes’teamwillsetsailfromLondononDec.6onaSouthAfricanresearchship.TheicetrekwillbeginonMar.21,thespringequinox(春分)thatmarkstheofficialstartofthepolarwinter,fromtheRussianbaseofNovolazareskaya.Fiennesandhisfiveteammembersmustthenclimbmorethan3,000metersontotheinlandplateau,walkforseveralhundredkilometersusinganicetractortopullallthesuppliesandequipmenttheyneed,descendanother3,000metersandfinallyreachtheRossSea.IftheyreachCaptainScott’soldbaseatMcMurdoSoundbythespringequinoxsixmonthslater,theywillstillhavetowaitformonthsuntiltheseaicebacksoffenoughfortheirshiptocollectthem.
24.Fiennesisgoingonthisexpeditionbecause__________.
A.itissomethinghealwaysdoesasacareer
B.hewishestoinspirehisfamily
C.hewantstotravelwithhiswifeanddaughter
D.hehopestoimprovehishealth
25.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph7probablymeans“__________.”
A.warmandpleasantB.coldandharsh
C.toughandunbearableD.agreeableandrelaxing
26.Accordingtothearticle,Fiennes’expeditionwill__________.
A.beginatanAntarcticbaseofSweden
B.involveclimbingandgoingdownahighplateau
C.startandfinishexactlyatthetwospringequinoxes
D.finishinafewweeksaftertheshiparrives
27.FiennesisattemptingtocrosstheSouthPole__________.
A.onthesamerouteasCaptainScott’s
B.byhimselfduringthewintermonths
C.byicetractorformostofthetrip
D.onfootduringtheworsttrip
C
TwomusiciansfromGermanyareusingroboticequipmenttoaddsoundstotheirperformances.Thetwo-manbandperformswitharobotthatcanplayseveralmusicalinstrumentsatthesametime.Therobotcansoundlikeaguitar,keyboard,drumorotherpercussioninstrument.Whenperforming,membersofthebandprovidemanyofthesounds,butothersarecontrolledbyacomputer.Onceconnectedtowiresandsetup,instrumentscanplayontheirown.
Oneoftheinstrumentswascreatedfromalong,self-turningwoodenstickthatsitsontopofamicrophonestand.Thestickcontainslongstrings.Theyaretiedoneachend.Thestringsareconnectedtoasmallwoodenball.Asthestickturns,theballhitsablockonthefloor,creatingasound.
Thetwo-manband,calledJoasihno,recentlyperformedattheSouthbySouthwestConferenceandMusicFestivalinAustin,Texas.Theydescribetheirelectronicsoundas“psychedelic(迷幻的)machine”music.“Actually,wecallitapsychedelicrobotorchestra,”saidCicoBeck,oneofthecreatorsofthegroup.
Thegroup’sothermember,NicoSiereg,saysplayinginanexperimentalbandwithrobotsisnotthesameasplayinginatraditionalone.“It’salittlebitdifferentbecauseyoualsohaveinmindthattherearemachinesplayingaroundyou,sothere’snoreactionfromthem,”hesaid.ButSieregsaidthatinsomeways,therobotsactuallyhelphimimprovehisperformance.Sincetheself-playinginstrumentsareprogrammed,hesometimesfeelsfreertocenteronwhatheisplaying,andattimestoevenplaywithoutpreparation.
Themusiciansayshecanimaginesimilartechnologyhavingagreaterinfluenceonmanydifferentkindsofmusicinthefuture.“Technologyislikeaveryimportanttoolthateven,veryoften,it’salsoaveryimportantpartofinspiration,”hesaid.Buthealsoexpressedhopethat“realmusicwon’tdie.”
InadditiontoperformingrecentlyinTexas,JoashihnohasbeenbusyputtingonshowsinEuropeandinCanada.Thebandhopesitshigh-techmusic“experiment”willkeepreachingnewpeopleandpleasingtheearsofitsfans.
28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theroboticequipment__________.
A.isoperatedbyawoodenstick
B.servesasawholeband
C.fuctionsasmusicalinstruments
D.isbattery-powered
29.WhatdoesNicoSieregthinkofplayingmusicwithrobots?
A.Itisbetterthanplayingwithhumanbeing.
B.Itisjustapitythattherobotscannotrespondtohim.
C.Ithasanegativeeffectonhisperformancebecauserobotsdistracthim.
D.Itisstrangeforhimtohavesomemachinesplayingaroundhim.
30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Robotswillreplacemusicalinstruments.
B.Thisnewstyleofperformancehasbecomepopulararoundtheworld.
C.Onememberofthebanddoesn’tthinkplayingwithrobotsisrealmusic.
D.Themachinesareprogrammedtocreatemanysounds.
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.RealMusicWon’tDie
B.AddingNewBloodtoTraditionalMusic
C.HighTechnologyIsAppliedtoMusic
D.RobotsWillWipeOutHumanBeings
D
Thesecrettoeatinglessandbeinghappyaboutitmayhavebeenfoundyearsago—byMcDonald’s.AccordingtoanewstudyfromCornellUniversity’sFoodandBrandLab,smallnon-foodrewards—likethetoysinMcDonald’sHappyMeals—stimulatethesamerewardcentersinthebrainasfooddoes.
Theresearchers,ledbyMartinReimann,carriedoutaseriesofexperimentstoseeifpeoplewouldchooseasmallermealifitwaspairedwithanon-fooditem.
Theyfoundthatthemajorityofbothkidsandadultschoseahalf-sizedportionwhencombinedwithaprize.Bothoptionswerepricedthesame.
Evenmoreinterestingisthatthepromiseofafuturerewardwasenought
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