浙江省衢州市衢江区大洲中学学年高一英语下学期期初考试试题文档格式.docx
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浙江省衢州市衢江区大洲中学学年高一英语下学期期初考试试题文档格式.docx
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(共10小题;
每小题2.5分,满分25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
SomeidiomaticphrasesinEnglish,oftenusedinbothspokenandwrittenlanguage,areveryconfusing!
Theydon’tevenmakesensewhenyoufirstseethem.However,usingoneofthesephrasescorrectlywhenspeakingorwritingtoanEnglishspeakerisveryimpressiveandshowsthatyouarecomfortablewiththelanguage.HerearesomewonderfulandinterestingBritishidioms.Usethemwisely.
Whenpigsfly!
ThisexpressionisoneofmyfavoritesandIuseitallthetime.Itisusedprimarilywhenspeaking,meaningthatsomethingisextremelyunlikelyorimpossible.Forexample,“Iwillforgivehimwhenpigsfly!
”“Whendoyouthinkyouwillgetagymmembership,Lucy?
”“Whenpigsfly!
”
Apennyforyourthoughts?
Thisquestionisusedinasituationwheresomeoneappearsthoughtfulorisveryquietseeminglostinthought.Butrememberthatyoudon’tactuallyhavetopaythemapennyiftheydotellyouwhatisgoingon!
Forexample,“You’vebeenabitquietthisevening,Pete.Apennyforyourthoughts?
It’sthebee’sknees
Thephrasedatesbacktothe1920s,andreferstoanextraordinaryperson,thing,idea,andsoon.Forexample,“Trythischocolate.It’sthebee’sknees.”
Tofeelabitundertheweather
Iusethisexpressioninmanydifferentsituationsbutmostuseittorefertofeelingill,orunwell.Youwouldnotusethisphraseifyouwerefeelingextremelyunwell.Itisonlyforthosetimeswhenyouarefeelingalittleillorsufferingfromsomethingslightlylikeacoldoracough.However,thiscanalsobeusedtorefertofeelingemotionallylow.
21.Whatwillyousayifyouthinksomethingisspecial?
A.Whenpigsfly!
B.Apennyforyourthoughts?
C.It’sthebee’skneesD.Tofeelabitundertheweather.
22.Whichofthefollowingsentencecanreplace“Apennyforyourthoughts?
A.WhatcanIdoforyou?
B.Whatareyouthinkingabout?
C.Howareyoufeeling?
D.Howdoyoulikeit?
23.Whydoestheauthorwritethepassage?
A.Tointroducesomeusefulidioms.B.Toshowhowtorememberidioms.
C.Totellpeopletheimportanceofidioms.D.Toarousetheinterestinidioms.
B
Peoplediettolookmoreattractive.Fishdiettoavoidbeingbeatenup,thrownoutoftheirsocialgroup,andgettingeatenasaresult.ThatisthefascinatingconclusionofthelatestresearchintofishbehaviorbyateamofAustralianscientists.
Theresearchteamhasdiscoveredthatsubordinatefishvoluntarilydiettoavoidchallengingtheirlargercompetitors.“Instudyinggobieswenoticedthatonlythelargesttwoindividuals,amaleandfemale,hadbreeding(繁殖)rightswithinthegroup,”explainsMarianWong.“Allothergroupmembersarenon-breedingfemales,eachbeing5–10%smallerthanitsnextlargestcompetitor.Wewantedtofindouthowtheymaintainthisprecisesizeseparation.”
Thereasonforthesizedifferencewaseasytosee.Onceasubordinatefishgrowstowithin5–10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitor,itcausesafightwhichusuallyendsinthesmallergobybeingdrivenawayfromthegroup.Moreoftenthannot,theevictedfishistheneatenup.
Itappearedthatthesmallerfishwerekeepingthemselvessmallinordertoavoidchallengingthebossfish.Whethertheydidsovoluntarily,byrestraininghowmuchtheyate,wasnotclear.Theresearchteamdecidedtodoanexperiment.Theytriedtofattenupsomeofthesubordinategobiestoseewhathappened.Totheirsurprise,thegobiessimplyrefusedtheextrafoodtheywereoffered,clearlypreferringtoremainsmallandavoidfights,overhavingafeast.
Thediscoverychallengesthetraditionalscientificviewofhowbossindividualskeeptheirpositioninagroup.Previouslyitwasthoughtthatlargeindividualssimplyusedtheirweightandsizetothreatentheirsubordinatesandtakemoreofthefoodforthemselves,sokeepingtheircompetitorssmall.
Whilethehabitsofgobiesmayseemalittlemysterious,Dr.Wongexplainsthatunderstandingtherelationshipsbetweenbossandsubordinateanimalsisimportanttounderstandinghowhierarchical(等级的)societiesremainstable.
Theresearchhasprovedthefactthatvoluntarydietingisahabitfarfromexclusivetohumans.“Asyet,welackacompleteunderstandingofhowwidespreadthevoluntaryreductionoffoodintakeisinnature,”theresearcherscomment.“Dataonhumandietingsuggeststhat,whilehumansgenerallydiettoimprovehealthorincreaseattractiveness,rarelydoesitimprovelongtermhealthandmalesregularlypreferfemalesthatarefatterthanthefemales’ownideal.”
24.Whenagobygrowstowithin5–10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitor,it_______.
A.facesdangerB.hasbreedingrights
C.eatsitscompetitorD.leavesthegroupitself
25.Theunderlinedwords“thee
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