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1、汴北三校联考2017-2018学年度第一学期高二英语试题考试时间：100分钟 总分：120分注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）一、 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项。A（本题8分）You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the worlds temperature. But, rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation (撤离) of
2、 an island nation the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.During the 20th century, sea level has risen 812 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the countrys drinking water.Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reporte
3、d to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United Stat
4、es for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their green house gas emissions (排放), which are a main cause of global warming.“By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations o
5、f Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” Laupepa told the BBC.Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable (易受影响的) to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, pr
6、esident of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311 000 an“endangered nation”.1The text is mainly about_.A. rapid changes in earths temperature?B. bad effects of global warmingC. moving of a country to a new placeD. reasons for lowland flooding2According
7、to scientists, the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is _.A. greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nationsB. higher surface water temperatures of the seaC. continuous global warmingD. rising sea levels3Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not _.A. agree to reduc
8、e its greenhouse gas emissionsB. sign an agreement with TuvaluC. allow Tuvaluans to move to the USD. believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real4The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is _.A. Australia B. New ZealandC. the Maldives D. the United StatesB（本题8分）Attitudes to AIDS NowM
9、ost people say that the USA is making progress in fighting AIDS, but they dont know theres no cure and strongly disagree that the AIDS epidemic(传染病) is over, a new survey finds.The findings, released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, reassure activists who have worried that public concern ab
10、out AIDS might disappear in light of recent news about advances in treatment and declines in deaths.While people are very optimistic about the advances, theyre still realistic about the fact that there is no cure says Sophia Chang, director of HIV programs at the foundation.The Kaiser survey, like a
11、 recent USA TODAY Gallup Poll, does find that the number of people ranking AIDS as the countrys top health problem has fallen. In the Kaiser Poll, 38% say its the top concern, down from 44% in a 1996 poll; in the Gallup Poll, 29% say AIDS is No.1, down from 41% in 1992 and 67% in 1987.Other findings
12、 from Kaiser, which polled more than 1,200 adults in September and October and asked additional questions of another 1,000 adults in November:52% say the country is making progress against AIDS, up from 32% in 1995.51% say the government spends too little on AIDS. 86% correctly say AIDS drugs can no
13、w lengthen lives; an equal number correctly say that the drugs are not cures.67% incorrectly say that AIDS deaths increased or stayed the same in the past year; 24% know deaths fell. Daniel Zingale, director of AIDS Action Council, says, Im encouraged that the American people are getting th e messag
14、e that the AIDS epidemic isnt over. I hope the decision-makers in Washington are getting the same message We have seen signs of complacency.5What do activists worry about?A. Recent news about AIDS is not true.B. Advances in AIDS treatment are too slow.C. Deaths caused by AIDS may not decline.D. Peop
15、le may stop worrying about AIDS6According to the passage, peoples attitude toward the cure of AIDS isA. optimistic. B. hopelessC. pessimistic. D. realistic7The Gallup Poll shows that the number of people_.A. who suffer from the worst disease - AIDS has fallen.B. who think AIDS is the countrys top health killer has fallen.C. who worry about AIDS and health problems has fallen.D. who think AIDS threatens the countryside has fallen.8According to the Kaiser Poll, which of the following is NOT Correct?A. The country is making progress against AIDS.B. More and more people die of AIDS
