湖南省长沙市一中2017届高三月考(五)英语文档格式.doc
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Ithoughtthatwastheendofit.ButwhenIreturnedhomethefollowingday,mywifeexclaimed. “He'
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Forthenexttwosummers1waitedinvainformorevisits.ThenonJuly4,2010,duringthecelebrationofmymother-in-law'
sbirthday,tworedadmiralsappearedinhergarden.Theylandedonmyshoulders.Wetookpictures.HislandingscontinuedwellintoAugust.ThenonAug.16lastyear,abutterflymadethemostauspicious(吉利的)arrivalofall,twodaysbeforeourdaughter'
swedding.Thedaybeforethewedding.Isatnearthecar.Oneredadmirallandedinfrontofmeandopenedanddoseditswingsforabout10minutes.
MyneighborLizsaidthatthebutterflywastryingtotellmetostopworkinglateandtopayattentiontowhat'
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vebeenCouchedbythereactionsoffriendsandneighborsaswellasstrangerscharmedbymybutterflyencounters.Whatdoesitallmean?
Sevenyearsago.afterthefirstbutterflylandedonme.1thoughtthatasmallimpossibilityhadoccurred.Butgivenallthathashappenedsince.IfeelasthoughI*vcmadeaconnection.Imbeingblessedbybutterflies.
21.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Butterfliesarefriendsoftheauthor.B.Somebutterfliesenjoylivingwiththeauthor.
C.Butterfliesareblessingtheauthor.D.Somebutterfliesenjoyvisitingtheauthor.
22.Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?
A.Thefirstvisitofthebutterflieswasnotnoticedbythepeoplearound.
B.Peoplearoundfeltamazedatthevisitingofthebutterflies.
C.Peopleknewthespecialrelationshipbetweentheauthorandthebutterflies.
D.Theauthorlookuphotoofthebutterflyin(hephotoshop.
23.Whatdoweknowaboutthevisitsofthebuitterflies?
AItiscommonthatbuitterflieslandonaperson.
B.thebuitterfliesvisitedtheauthoreverysummer.
C.Thebutterfliescametoremindtheauthorofimportantevents.
D.Thevisitsofthebutterflieshappenedwhentherewassomethingimportant.
B
Ofalltheproblemfacingmodernastronomers.perhapsthemostfascinatingis:
“Canintelligentlifeexistelswhere?
”SincetheEarthisanunimportantplanetmovingroundanunimportantstar.itwouldbeaprideonourparttosupposethatwearetheonlyintelligentbeingsintheuniverse.Buttoobtainproofisdifficult.
Themaintroubleisthatourneighborworlds,thebodiesinthesolarsystemappeartobeunsuitableforadvancedlifeforms.TheMoonmayheruledoutalonce;
ithashardlyanyatmosphere.ThesurfacetemperatureofVenusisextremelyhighandtheatmosphereismostlycarbondioxide-Marswithaverythinatmosphereandasevereshortageofwatermaywellsupportsimpleplantlifebutthereseemsnohopeoffindinganimals.ThestoryoftheattractiveMartianshaslongsincebeengivenup.
OfcoursethishasnotstoppedtheflowofbrightideasforcommunicatingwiththesupposedpeopleonMare.IntheearlynineteenthcenturythegreatmathematicianGausssuggestedplantingtreepatternsinSiberia,sothattheMartianswouldseethemandreplaysuitably.
Followingup(hisidea,theAustrianscientistKarlLiltrowproposeddiggingverywideditchesintheSahara,triangularinpatterns,andthenfillingthemwithpetrolorsomesubstancesothat,whenlit,theditcheswouldpresentMartianobserverswitha“flamingtriangle”whichwouldshowtheexistencehereofintelligentminds.EvenbetterweretheplansofCharlesCross,aFrenchwriterofthe1870、,whowantedtobuildulargemirrortoreflectthesun'
sraysandconcentratethemonthesurfaceofMars,therebymakingavastburning-glass.Byswingingthemirroraround,CrossexplaineditwouldhepracticabletowritewordsintheMartiandesertssimplybyburningthesand.Formanyyearshebombarded(炮轰)theFrenchgovernmentwithliteratureaboutthisplanandwasverydisappointedwhennoofficialinterestwasshown.
24.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorwritingthepassage?
A.Todedicatehisinterestintheuniverse.
B.TointroducethedifferentwaystocommunicatewithMartians.
C.Toindicatetheremaybeotherintelligentbeingsintheuniverse.
D.Toconfirmwehumansarctheonlyintelligentbeingsintheuniverse.
25.Whichcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.ThereisunlikelyanylifeontheVenus.
B.ThereareMartianslivingontheMars.
C.Theideaofa“flamingtriangle”showedtheexistenceoflifeonearth.
D.Itisdifficulttoprovethereareotherintelligentbeingsintheuniverse.
26.ItseemsthatMars.
A.mayhavesomevegetablelifeB.mayheinhabitedbyattractiveMartians
C.canhavetolifeatallD.mayhavebothvegetableandanimallife
27.HowdidCharlesCrossfeelwhenthegovernmentdidn'
tdoanythingtorespondtohisidea?
AWorried. B.Surprised.C.Shameful. D.Discontented.
C
ManyBeijingresidentsgotogreatlengthstoavoidbreathingthecity’ssmoggyair.especiallywhenitreachescriticalpollutionlevels,butonelocalentrepreneurdecided(hatcanningandsellingthispoorqualityairasasouvenirwouldbeagreatidea.Believeitornot,hewasright.
AfterseeinganumberofcompaniesachievecommercialsuccessbycanningfreshairfromcountrieslikeFrance,CanadaorAustraliaandsellingitinChina*DominicJohnson-Hill.aBritish-borncitizenofBeijingandownerofthePlastered8souvenirshop,decidedtoturntheideaonitsheadandsellcannedBeijingairthroughoutChinaandabroad.
“I'
dseenpeoplegoingcrazytobuycannedairfromCanadaandAustralia,soIthoughtitwastimetopushbusinesstheotherway,”theentrepreneursaid.“They'
reperfectgifts!
WhatelseareyougoingtotakehomewhenyougohomefromBeijing?
Aroastduck?
APlasteredT-shirt?
Thesecansarelightandportable,soyoucanjustimaginesomeone'
sfacewhentheyunwrapitforChristnus.”
Thefewmouth-fullsofBeijingaircomeinstandardtincansfeaturingacoupleoficoniccitylandmarksaswellasasharpdescriptionofthecontents:
“auniquemixofnitrogen,oxygenandsomeotherstuff”.Theamusingsouvenirscost28RMB(US$4)andareavailableatthePlastered8shop,aswellasonitsonlineshop.Buiifyou’reactuallyconsideringbuyingsome*you'
dbetterasktheshop,astheyareactuallyflyingofftheshelves.Johnson-HilltoldRuptlythathisshopissellinghundredso(Beijingaircanseveryday.
Onethingthat'
snotparticularlycleariswhethertheairisreallycollectedfromBeijing,asthecamarelabeledas“MadeinShenzhen”.There'
sabigchancethat'
sjustPlastered8humor,asthey‘alsolist“ChockingHazard”andMayhavecomeintocontactwithnuts”aswarnings.
28.WhatinspiredDominicJohnson-HilltosellcannedBeijingair?
APeoplearegoingfarawaytobreatherthesmoggyair.
B.Somelocalentrepreneurhadmadeprofitfromfilingthispoorqualityair.
C.SellingcannedBeijongairisahit.
D.CannedfreshairiswellsoldinChina.
29.WhatwillmostpossiblythecannedBeijingairbeusedfor?
A.Bringingfriendshealthandjoy.B.Playingjokesonholidays.
C.Betteringtheairquality.D.HelpingtheresidentsinBeijing.
30.Whatcan'
tweseeonthetins?
A.ThepicturesofsomefamousbuildingsinBeijing.B.Thedescriptionofthecontents.
C.Somewarningstotheusers.D.Theadvantagesoftheproducts.
31.WhatdoEstheunderlinedpart“flyingofftheshelves"
mean?
A.Outoforder. B. Difficulttoholdinoneplace.
C.Kindofbestsellers. D. Enoughinstore.
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Agriculturalscientistsareworkingtodevelopcropplantsthatuselesswaterthangrown.Almostsixtypercentoftheworld'
sfreshwaterwithdrawalsfromrivers’lakeswaterresourcesgotowardsirrigatingfields.Scientistsarcusingbiotechnologyaswellasbreeding(繁殖)methodstodevelopwater-savingcropstofeedagrowingworld.
ThomasTommyCarterisaplantscientistinNorthCarolinaworkingfortheAgriculturalResearchServiceintheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture.HeleadsTeamDrought,agroupofresearchersatfiveuniversities.Theyhavebeenusingconventionalbreedingmethodstodevelopsoybeansthatcangrowwellunderdryconditions.Tommystartedworkingondrought-resistantsoybeansin1981.HisresearchhastakenhimasfarasChina,wheresoybeanshavebeengrownforthousandsofyears.
“FarmersintheUnitedStates*however,havegrownsoybeansforonlyaboutacentury.”HlummyCartersays,“thesoybeanstheygrowarcforthemostpartgeneticallysimilar.”Moredifferencescouldbetterprotectcropsagainstclimatechangesthatcanreduceproduction.Thosechangesincludewatershortageswhichcouldresultfromglobalwarming.TheAgricultureDepartmenthasasoybeangermplasm(胚种)collection,acollectionofgeneticmaterialpassedfromonegenerationtothenext.MembersofTeamDroughtstudiedmorethan2,500examplesfromthecollection.Theylookedatthosefr
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