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1、镇成立由镇委书记孙广东任组长，镇委副书记、镇长任副组长，镇直相关部门主要领导为成员的意识形态工作领导小组，统筹协调全镇意识形态工作甘肃省天水市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题（无答案）本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分。考试时间为60分钟。第I卷（满分50分）第一部分 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分； 满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADoctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the
2、best loved and most successful childrens book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report sai
3、d many childrens books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his boo
4、ks.In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a sixyearold should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The
5、Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their
6、parents.He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said，“I do not write for children. I write for
7、people.”1Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _.A. some school children could not read with interest.B. many childrens books were interestingC. children wanted to learn to readD. a writer for children was wanted2People like his books because the books _.A. are cheap and easy to get B. were wr
8、itten in different languagesC. are easy and interesting to read D. were written with invented words3He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _.A. 50 B. 53C. 56 D. 874Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.B. Doct
9、or Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for sixyearold children.D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.BSome colors people see late at night could cause signs of clinical（临床的）depression (沮丧). That was the finding of a st
10、udy that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals (个人) who live or work in low levels of light overnight (整夜) can develop clinical depression. Doctors use the word “clinical depression” to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most
11、activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters（仓鼠）to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal（夜行的）, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.T
12、he animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light.After four weeks, the researchers no
13、ted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience at Ohio State University. He says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is t
14、hat these animals didnt show any sleep uneasiness (不安) at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in the dim（微弱）red light, they did not.”Randy Nelson notes that photosensitive（感光）cells in the eyes have little to do with eyesight. He says t
15、hese cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.He says theres a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.5Research
16、ers use hamsters in the experiment because _.A. they are similar to humans in dealing with colorsB. they are easy to observe and studyC. they are sensitive to colors like human beingsD. they are active at night and sleep during the day6What sign shows that the hamsters are being depressed?A. They drink less sugary water. B. They dont sleep well.C. Th
