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1、武威二中武威二中 2016-20172016-2017 学年高三第一次模拟考试学年高三第一次模拟考试英语试题英语试题第第 I 卷卷（选择题选择题，共共 70 分分）第一部分阅读理解第一部分阅读理解（共两节共两节，满分满分 40 分分）第一节第一节（共共 15 小题小题；每小题每小题 2 分分，满分满分 30 分分）阅读下列短文阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和和 D）中中，选出最佳选项选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ASwimming in the water of Hawaiis Big Island is a fun exper
2、ience. But it can be more exciting if there are dolphins swimming around and jumping out of the sea too. For many people, it would be a wonderful dream to swim with these lovely animals! However, this may not be good for dolphins. They may get hurt because of human interaction .Dolphins are active a
3、nd usually look for food at night. In the day, they like to rest in shallow bays(浅湾浅湾). Many people think the dolphins are awake during the day as they swim. But when they sleep they rest half of their brain and keep the other half awake to breathe, so they may be sleeping even when theyre swimming
4、in the water.From 2010 to 2013, spinner dolphins (飞旋海豚飞旋海豚) of Hawaiis Big Island were exposed to human activities more than 82 percent of the time, according to Julian Tyne, a researcher at Australias Murdoch University.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says disturbing the
5、animals in their near-shore habitat could force them to swim to less favorable places, putting them at risk of attack by sharks and other animals. Besides, when people are around, dolphins become more active. Thus, they cant get enough sleep. “Disturbing their resting behaviors can actually affect t
6、heir long term health and the health of the dolphin population,” Ann Garrett of NOAAs National Marine Fisheries Service told the Associated Press.As a result, the NOAA wants to make rules to help protect the dolphins. For example, the agency (机构机构) may ban swimming with the Hawaii spinner dolphins.
7、Or they may stop people from swimming in shallow bays when the dolphins are resting. Tour operators must also be taught to watch for signs to know when the dolphins are in their resting state. 1Which of the following about dolphins is NOT true?A. They spend most of their time sleeping at night.B. Th
8、ey like to stay in shallow bays during the day.C. They keep half of their brain awake while sleeping.来源来源:学科网学科网D. They may be sleeping even when theyre swimming.2When dolphins are disturbed in their near-shore habitat, they _.A. would swim to a crowded place B. could move closer to sharksC. could b
9、ecome less active D. could likely sleep longer3Which activity is against the rules?A. Swimming with the Hawaii spinner dolphins.B. Swimming in bays where the dolphins live.C. Making signs that show the dolphins resting state.D. Making signs that show where the dolphins are.4What does the article mai
10、nly talk about?A. What habits dolphins have. B. What spinner dolphins are.C. How the animals live in the sea. D. How to protect dolphins near the shore.BRobert Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate hims
11、elf. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent(监工监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population o
12、f 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers houses or their childrens education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. H
13、e opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the childrens education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.People came from all over the country to visit Owens factory. They sa
14、w that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most o
15、f his money.Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. “If you give people good working conditions,“ he thought, “they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them
16、 the chance to learn, they will be better people.“5For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was _.A. improving workers houses B. providing the children with a good educationC. helping people to save money D. preventing men from getting drunk6From the passage we may infer that Owen was born _.A. into a rich family B. into a noble familyC. into a poor family D. into a middle class family7Owens experiment in th
