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1、安徽省舒城县2016-2017学年高一英语上学期研究性学习材料试题（三）（无答案）第一部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第1节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项A Our planet was born some billions of years ago. Ever since this planet has developed, it has surprised us human beings. No matter how much we human beings have developed technologica
2、lly, we cannot ever create this kind of natural planet. The human race can only discover some amazing facts about it. Let us find out what some of themare. On September 13, 1922 El Azizia, a place in Libya, recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit. This was the highest temperature ever measu
3、red (测量) on the planet Earth. The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, which drops from an amazing height of 3,212 feet. The waterfall drops over the edge of Auyantepui in the Canaima National Park. The gravitational pull (万有引力) of the Earth can be escaped if someone moves at
4、a speed of 6.95 miles per second. At such a speed, one could travel from New York to Philadelphia in just 20 seconds. If the entire water in the worlds oceans evaporated, the salt we got from these oceans could cover the entire planet with a 500-foot deep layer of salt. The deepest lake on Earth is
5、Lake Baikal in Russia. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world, containing about 20% of the worlds unfrozen surface fresh water. The Andes in South America spreads over 4,525 miles. This is the longest mountain range (山脉) in the world. Did you know that the biggest valley in the worl
6、d is the Grand Valley in Mesa County, Colorado and Grand County, Utah? It is about 30 miles (48 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide, along the Colorado River. The amazing facts about the earth are too many to be told completely above.1. The underlined word “evaporated” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean
7、s“_”.A. became salt graduallyB. became clear slowlyC. changed into warmer waterD. changed into gas or disappeared2. Where is the longest mountain range in the world?A. In Russia. B. In Libya.C. In South America. D. At the Oregon-Idaho border.3.We can learn from this passage that _.A. Lake Baikal is
8、the biggest lake in the worldB. the highest temperature ever measured was 136 C. the Angel Falls drops from a height of 3,212 metersD. one end of the Grand Valley is in Colorado and the other in UtahBThis is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store where I am
9、 employed as a shop assistant.When you took my bag, I dont know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, theres not much left on a Tuesday. I hope the 5 was useful to you . I have informed the social security office so you wont be able to cash the child benefit next week. I hope that w
10、ont leave you too short. But if you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in my check book. Of course,I phoned the bank right away and the check-casing card is no longer valid, so it wont be much use to you.Actually I dont mind about the money too
11、 much. We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash. However, I dont suppose it went very far among the three of you. Sorry about that!I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book. There were all kinds of
12、 papers in it, and notes and things that I really need. I really think that was very inconsiderate of you. I mean, how would you like something like that to happen to you?Well, perhaps the bag will turn up. It wasnt even an expensive one, just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag. You probably du
13、mped it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. Weve looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went after you left the shop.Im not really angry with you. I know how the pressures of modern living can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things. I feel viola
14、ted and helpless. The police were very icy, and they just shruggedtheir shoulders. It happens all the time, they told me. Some small comfort, I suppose. But Ive lost just a little more faith in human nature. And as my young son said when I told him what had happened, Why? Mummy, why us? I couldnt an
15、swer that question. I wonder if you can.4.In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to A. describe the contents of the bag in detail B. give some suggestions to the three thieves C. tell the thieves hardly any money was available D. state the fact that she was careless with the money5.Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer? A. The cash in her bag B. The papers and notes in the bag C. The handbag itself 舒中高一英语 第1页 (共8页)舒中高一英语 第2页 (共8页)D. The check books in the bag6.What can we conclude about the police? A. They have doubts about human nature B.
