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1、山西省临汾市2020届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题（满分150分 时间：100分钟）一、阅读理解（共20题，每个3分）APhillip Island Penguins(企鹅) The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations. Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch s summer sunset at Summerland Beach the stage is attractively set to see the little Pengu
2、in leave water and step onto land. Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island. See the Gippsland area Guinness Book of Records place for the worlds longest earthworm(蚯蚓) Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance Cr
3、oss the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island natural home for Little Penguins and many animals Take your place in special viewing stands(看台) to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little PenguinsUltimate Penguins (+U) Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive
4、, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses. Adult(成人) $60.00 Child $30.00Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V) More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing sta
5、nds. Adult $25.00 Child $12.50Penguin Skybox (+S) Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach. Adult 16yrs +$50.001. What kind of people is the text mainly written for?A. Scientists. B. Students C. Tourists. D. Artists.2
6、. We can learn from the text that Little Penguins_.A. have been on Phillip Island for years B. keep a Guinness record for their sizeC. are trained to practice diving for visitors D. live in large groups to protect themselves3. How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?A. $
7、37.50. B. $62.50. C. $180.00. D. $150.00.B More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple (菠萝). The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii
8、 first hit our shelves. The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no
9、time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the worlds best-selling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple. In nutrition (营养) it was all good news too. This nice tasting pineapple contained four
10、 times more vitamin C(维生素C) than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit. The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple
11、 rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater. Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep market to itself. But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed. Those companies argued successfu
12、lly that Del Montes attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out the market.4. We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is _. A. green outside and sweet inside B. good-looking outside and soft inside C. yellowy-gold outside and hard inside D. a litt
13、le soft outside and sweet inside5. Why was the new type of pineapple selling well? A. It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice. B. It was less sweet and good for health. C. It was developed by Del Monte. D. It was used as medicine.6. The underlined word “fixture” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to so
14、mething _. A. that people enjoy eating B. that is always present C. that is difficult to get D. that people use as a gift7. We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte _. A. slowed other companies to develop pineapples B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself C. tried hard to control the
15、 pineapple market D. planned to help the other companiesC Edward Wilson is Americas, if not the worlds, leading naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a tour of the worlds natural resources(资源). How are they used? What has been lost? What remains and is it able to continue with the present speed of use? Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity(生物多样性)of our earth. Wilson begins with an open letter to
