八所重点中学高三下学期第一次联考英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精河北八所重点中学2016-2017学年第二学期高三英语一、阅读理解Ifyoulookatthenightsky,you’lloftenseestarsmovingveryquickly。Infact，theymovemuchmorequicklythantheyshouldaccordingtotheirsizeandthelawsofphysics。Scientistsdonotcompletelyunderstandwhythespeedofthesestarsissohigh。Butmanybelievethereasonisthatmuchoftheuniverseismadeofsomethingcalled“darkmatter”.Groupsofstarscalledgalaxies，suchastheMilkyWay，mightevenbemadeupof90percentdarkmatter。Howmuchsomethingweighsdependsonwhereitis.ThesameobjectweighsonlyhalfasmuchonMarsasitdoesonEarthandalmostthreetimesasmuchonJupiter。Soscientistsprefertotalkaboutthemass（质量)ofsomethingratherthanhowmuchitweighs，becausemassdoesnotchange。Theycanworkoutthemassofgalaxiesbymeasuringthedistancebetweenthemandthespeedtheymoveat.Recently,JorgePeñarrubia,asenioracademicatEdinburghUniversity,UK，andhisteamdiscoveredsomethinginteresting:ThemassoftheMilkyWayisonlyhalfasmuchasthemassofanothernearbygalaxy，Andromeda.Thisseemsstrange，anddarkmattermayexplainwhy。Findingoutmoreaboutdarkmattercouldhelpusunderstandhowtheuniversebegan,butthisisnoteasy.Lotsofscientistswithdifferenttypesofexpertknowledgeareworkingontheproblem。Wecan’tseedarkmatter,it'sverydifficulttomeasureandwecan’tfindoutitsmass.Unlikestars,darkmatterdoesn’tproduceorreflectlight。Butwecanmakeagoodguessthatitistherebecauseofthewaythingsmoveandthewaylightbends。ExpertsnowthinkdarkmattermaybeverydifferentfromthematterthatwefindonEarth。Theremayalsobefivetimesasmuchdarkmatterintheuniverseasordinarymatter。1．Somethingthatweighs15kgonEarthweighsabout_____onMarsand_____onJupiter。A.7.5kg,45kgB.30kg，45kgC.45kg，7。5kgD。5kg,30kg2．TheauthormentionsthemassesoftheMilkyWayandAndromedamainlyto_____.A.explainwhythesameobjecthasadifferentweightondifferentstarsB.comparethedistancebetweentheMilkyWayandAndromedaC.showthatstudyingdarkmattercouldhelptoanswersomescientificquestionsD。supporttheideathatscientistsprefertotalkaboutmassinsteadofweight3．Darkmatterisdifficulttoinvestigatebecause_____。A。ittravelsataveryfastspeedB.wecan’tseewhereitisormeasureitsmassC。it’shardtomeasurethelightitproducesandreflectsD。itismuchbiggerthanordinarymatterinsize4．Accordingtothetextdarkmatter_____。A.couldacceleratethespeedofstarsB。couldlessenthemassofobjectsingalaxiesC.makesuptheentireuniverseanditsstarsD.mayhelpusidentifytheoriginsoftheuniverseWhat’sthemostimportantthinginlife?People’sanswersvarygreatly。ForBritishscientistRobertEdwards，theanswerishavingachild。"Nothingismorespecialthanachild,”hetoldtheBBC。Edwards,theinventoroftheInVitroFertilization（IVF)technology—morecommonlyknownas”test-tube(试管)baby”technology—passedawayonApril10,2013attheageof87.”Edwardschangedthelivesofmillionsofordinarypeoplewhonowrejoice(高兴)inthegiftoftheirownchild，”saidPeterBraude，aprofessoratKing'sCollegeLondon。”Heleavestheworldamuchbetterplace。”Edwardsstartedhisexperimentsasearlyasthe1950s,whenhehadjustfinishedhisPhDingenetics.Atthattime,muchofthepublicviewedtest—tubebabiesas”scary",accordingtoMarkSauer,aprofessoratColumbiaUniversity，US。EdwardsandhiscolleaguePatrickSteptoefacedoppositionfromchurches,governmentsandmedia,nottomentionattacksfrommanyoftheirfellowscientists."PeoplesaidthatweshouldnotplayGodandweshouldnotinterferewithnature，”EdwardsoncetoldTimes.Hesaidthathefelt"quitealone”atthetime。"ButEdwardswasafighter,andhebelievedinwhathewasdoing,"saidSauer.Withoutsupportfromthegovernment,thetwostruggledtoraisefundstocarryon.Andin1968theyfinallydevelopedamethodtosuccessfullyfertilizehumaneggsoutsidethebody。Thefirsttest—tubebabywasbornonJuly25，1978。HernamewasIsLouiseBrown.Despitepeople’ssafetyconcerns，Brownwasjustashealthyasotherchildren。”IVFhadmovedfromvisiontorealityandanewerainmedicinehadbegun,”BBCcommented.Eversincethen,publicopinionhasevolvedconsiderably。Coupleswhowereunabletohavebabiesbeganthronging（拥向)toEdwards'clinic.Nowadays,Reutersreports，some4.3millionother"test-tube"childrenexist。EdwardsreceivedaNobelPrizein2010andwasknighted(封为爵士)byQueenElizabethinthefollowingyear.Beforehisdeath，EdwardswasstillintouchwithLouise.”Heislikeagranddadtome，"shesaidinaninterviewwiththeDailyMail。Heisagranddadtomillions,infact.5．What’sthearticlemainlyabout？A.Thefirsttest—tubebaby。B.Anewerainmedicine。C。TheinventorofIVFtechnology。D。ThechangesIVFtechnologyhasbrought.6．ThewritermentionedPeterBraudeto.A。showhowdifficultitwasforEdwardstodohisworkB.describewhatkindofpersonEdwardswasC.explainwhyheislovedbyallchildrenD.commentonhisachievement7．A。attackB。supportC。testD。influence8．WhatisthecorrectorderofeventsinEdwards'life？a.HereceivedaNobelPrize.b.Hestruggledtoraisefunds。c.Thefirsttest-tubebabywasborn.d。HewasknightedbyQueenElizabethII.e.Hesucceededinfertilizinghumaneggsoutsidebody.f.HestartedhisexperimentsonIVFtechnology。A。f-e—b-c—a-dB.f—b—e—c-d-aC.f-b-e—c—a-dD。f-e—d-a—c—bAwarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep。Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight。Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoremelatonin(褪黑激素），whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea，involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight。Thosegivennightmilk，whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger。Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimeshasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax。Milkisalsosugar—freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening。Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight。9．Accordingtothetext，themicefedwithdaytimemilk_______。A.startedsleepmoreeasilyB.werelessactiveC.weremoreanxiousD.wokeuplater10．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofmelatoninaccordingtothetext？A.It'susedinsleepingdrugsB.ItexistsinmilkingreatamountC.ItcanmakepeoplemoreenergeticD。It'sbeentestedonmicefortenyears11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A。MilkDrinkingandHealthB.Fat,SugarandHealthC.AnExperimentonMiceD。NightMilkandSleep12．Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext？A。Bygivingexamples.B。Byprovidingresearchresults。C.Byexplainingstatisticaldata。D。BystatingargumentsIsitpossiblethatthesinkingoftheTitanicwascausedbyaghost？Alotofthestorybelowistrue…butdiditreallyhappenquitelikethis？OurstorybeginsnotintheicycoldwatersoftheNorthAtlantic，butratherthousandsofmilesawayinEgypt。Itishere，perhaps,thatwecanfindthestartofthemysteryoftheTitanic,intheyear1910，inthegreatcityofCairo。Oneday，afamousprofessorofEgyptianhistorycalledDouglasMurraywasstayinginCairo，whenhewascontactedbyanAmericanadventurer。TheAmericanhadsomethingunusualtoofferMurray,somethingthatwascertaintothrillhim:abeautifulancientEgyptianmummycase，containingthemummyofanEgyptianqueen。Itwasover3000yearsold，butinbeautifulcondition—-———-gold，withbrightpaintingsonit。Murraywasdelightedwithboththeobjectandtheasking-price.Hegavethemanachequeimmediately.Thechequewasnevercashed。ThateveningtheAmericanadventurerdied。Forhispart,MurrayarrangedtohavethetreasuresentbacktoBritain。However,itwasnotlongbeforehelearntmoreaboutthebeautifulmummycase:Onthewallsofthetombinwhichithadbeendiscovered，thereweremessageswhichwarnedofterribleconsequencestoanyonewhobrokeintothetomb.Murraywasdisbelievingofthesewarningsuntilafewdayslater，whenagunhewasholdingexplodedinhishand，shatteringhisarm。Thearmhadtobecutoff。Aftertheaccident，Murraydecidedtoreturntohishomeland.Onthereturnjourney,twoofhiscompanionsdiedmysteriously,andtwoservantswhohadhandledthemummyalsopassedaway.Thenow-terrifiedMurraydecidedhewouldgetridofthecursedcaseassoonashearrivedinLondon。AladyheknewnamedJanetJonessaidshewouldlikeit,sohegaveittoher.Shortlyafterwards,Jones’motherdied，andsheherselfcaughtastrangedisease。Shetriedreturningthemummy,butnaturallyMurrayrefusedit。Intheend,itwaspresentedtotheBritishMuseum。Eveninthemuseum，themummyapparentlycontinuedtocausestrangeevents。Amuseumphotographerdiedshortlyaftertakingpicturesofthenewexhibit；andamanageralsodiedfornoapparentreason。Intheend,theBritishMuseumdecidedtogetridofthemummytoo.TheysoldittoacollectorinNewYork。AtthestartofApril1912,arrangementsforthetransferwerecomplete，andthemummybeganthejourneytoitsnewhome。ButtheNewYorkerneverreceivedthemummyoritscase。ForwhentheTitanicsank，oneoftheobjectsinitsstrongroomwasthemummycase.Orsotheysay.13．InParagraph5,theunderlinedword“cursed”isclosestinmeaningto______.A。forgottenB.uncommonC。unluckyD。expensive14．Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventsoccur？a。ThecasewasgiventotheBritishMuseum.b.JanetJonescaughtamysteriousillness。c。Murray’sarmwascutoff。d.ThemummycasewassoldtoanAmerican。e.Amanwhotookapictureofthecasedied。f。Warningswerewrittenonthetomb'swalls。A。f,c,b，a，e,dB.c，f,b,a，e,dC。d，f，b，c，a,eD.f，a,c，b，e,d15．Accordingtothepassage,whereistheEgyptianmummynow?A。AttheBritishMuseumB.InNewYorkC。InEgyptD。Underthesea16．What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A。Tointroduceanimportanthistoricaleventtoreaders.B.Toentertainreaderswithastoryofmystery。C。Towarnreadersaboutthedangersofmummies’curses。D.ToinformreadersaboutthetruecauseoftheTitanic’ssinking.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thisisastoryaboutastudent，whokeptadiaryfilledwithprivatememories.Somewerememoriesfromchildhoodwhenhefelthurt，confused，lonelyandinsecure.Hehadfragments(片段)ofdreamsandpersonalofangerandhatred，aswellasthingshesuchasmagicshops，coindealersandChristmasreunion.Thenathinghappened.Afterdinneronenightherealizedthathehadhisdiaryinthedininghalloutsidethecampus.Hewasafraidthatsomeonemightitandfindoutthetruthabouthim,sohebackfromthecampus,onlytofindthatitwasgone。Weekspassed，andeventuallyhegaveuptheofeverfindingitagain.Amonthlater，hewashanginguphisjacketinthesameplacehesawhisoldbrowndiary,justwherehehadleftitheflickered（快速翻阅）thr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