河南省周口扶沟县高级中学2018-2019学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题(带答案)

Nothing could stop Dad．After he was put on disability for a bad back，he bought a small farm in the country，just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables，fruit trees and even kept bees for honey．

And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure（肥料）．The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained（抱怨） about the terrible smell，Dad said the stronger the manure，the healthier the crops, and he was right．For example, just one of his cantaloupes（甜瓜） filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter．

As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables，he announced（宣称） he was going to make stew（炖菜）. Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve (气压阀）sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out． Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbours came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!

Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didn't look that bad，and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell，it didn't offend the nose so much, either. I took a taste. It would never win a prize in a cooking competition, but it was surprisingly tasteful，and we drank up every last drop of soup!

25．Why did Dad clean Old Man McColgin's chicken house regularly? A．To earn some money for the family． B．To get rid of the terrible smell． C．To collect manure for his crops． D．To set a good example to us． 26．What can we infer about Dad's stew？ A．It is popular among the neighbours． B．It tastes quite delicious． C．It looks very wonderful．

D．It contains honey and vegetables．

27．What does the underlined word\？ A．To attract． B．To upset． C．To air． D．To shut．

28．What can we learn about Dad from the text？

A．He is an experienced cook． B．He is a troublesome father． C．He has a positive attitude to life． D．He suffers a lot from his disability．

C

Smartphones have been blamed for everything from taking drivers' attention from driving to keeping people on the sofa scrolling （滚屏） videos．But the smartphone that seems to be everywhere could just as easily increase physical activity if it pushes its owner's buttons in the right way．

New research shows that making social connections through activity-tracking apps gets people to move more. And another study on this summer's \Go\phenomenon shows that the smartphone game got players to take thousands more steps than usual．Together，the studies show the potential of smartphones to push a range of people to be more active．

People who linked with friends on the activity-tracking app increase their steps by 400 a day on average over the next week，compared with people who made no social connections，according to Tim Althoff and two other computer scientists at Stanford University．Such opinions show the possibilities of smartphones and games to help with one of the most stubborn public health problems--that even people who want to be active have trouble staying active．

An NBA video game，for example，gives players extra powers in the game if they reach a step goal in real life．The app \，Run!\．

Still，there is room for growth：Only about 4% of all health apps use \，\point-scoring or competition，according to a study published in October in BMJ Open．\actually quite closely linked with behavior change techniques，\says Dr．Elizabeth Ann Edwards，the study's lead author.

29．What does the author think of smartphones？___ A．They lead to people's lack of physical activity． B．They will make people have more connections． C．They can have videogames more interesting． D．They can involve their users in more exercise．

30. According to \，smartphone users become more active because___． A．they have more social connections

B．they get extra powers in life C．the games increase physical activity D．a life goal has been set step by step 31. Who are most likely to exercise more？___

A．Video watchers on the sofa． B．Smartphone game lovers．

C．People with no social connections． D．People with trouble staying active．

32. How does the author try to argue the benefits of smartphones？___ A．By showing the results of some researches． B．By explaining the functions of smartphones． C．By giving vivid description of some games． D．By analyzing the causes of public health problems．

D

Transparent animals let light pass through their bodies the same way light passes through a window. These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3,300 feet—as far as most light can reach. Most of them are extremely delicate and can be damaged by a simple touch. Sonke Johnsen, a scientist in biology, says, “These animals live through their life alone. They never touch anything unless they’re eating it, or unless something is eating them.”

And they are as clear as glass. How does an animal become see-through? It’s trickier than you might think.

The objects around you are visible because they interact with light. Light typically travels in a straight line. But some materials slow and scatter(散射) light, bouncing it away from its original path. Others absorb light, stopping it dead in its tracks. Both scattering and absorption make an object look different from other objects around it, so you can see it easily.

But a transparent object doesn’t absorb or scatter light, at least not very much, Light can pass through it without bending or stopping. That means a transparent object doesn’t look very different from the surrounding air or water. You don’t see it ----you see the things behind it.

To become transparent, an animal needs to keep its body from absorbing or scattering light. Living materials can stop light because they contain pigments(色素) that absorb specific colors of light. But a transparent animal doesn’t have pigments, so its tissues won’t absorb light. According to Johnsen,

avoiding absorption is actually easy. The real challenge is preventing light from scattering.

Animals are built of many different materials----skin, fat, and more----and light moves through each at a different speed. Every time light moves into a material with a new speed, it bends and scatters. Transparent animals use different tricks to fight scattering. Some animals are simply very small or extremely flat. Without much tissue to scatter light, it is easier to be see—through. Others build a large, clear mass of non-living jelly-lie(果冻状的)material and spread themselves over it .

Larger transparent animals have the biggest challenge, because they have to make all the different tissues in their bodies slow down light exactly as much as water does. They need to look uniform. But how they’re doing it is still unknown. One thing is clear: for these larger animals, staying transparent is an active process. When they die, they turn a non-transparent milky white. 33. According to Paragraph 1, transparent animals __________________. .

A. stay in groups B. can be easily damaged C. appear only in deep ocean D. are beautiful creatures

34. One way for an animal to become transparent is to _________________. .

A. change the direction of light travel B. gather materials to scatter light C. avoid the absorption of light D. grow bigger to stop light

35. The last paragraph tells us that larger transparent animals______________. .

A. move more slowly in deep water B. stay see-through even after death C. produce more tissues for their survival

D. take effective action to reduce light spreading 第二节（共 5小题；每小题2分，满分 10分）

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