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1、辽宁省大连市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题（无答案）分值：150分 考试时间：75分钟一 阅读理解AIf your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, hed offer you more money to do soor even double that depending on where you live now. Thats because Moscow has just been found to be the worlds most expensive city for the second year in a r
2、ow by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment(娱乐)A twobedroom flat in Moscow now costs $ 4000 a month：a C
3、D $ 24.83, and an international newspaper $ 6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger(汉堡包)is a_steal at $ 4.80.London takes the No. 2 place, up from No. 5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estima
4、tes(估算)London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No. 5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive a
5、nd are the only two listed in the top 50 of the worlds most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last years studyNew York came in 15th, down from 10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year
6、 earlier.Toronto, meanwhile, is Canadas most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide.1What do the underlined words“a steal”in Paragraph 3 mean? Aan act of stealing Bsomething delicious Csomething very
7、cheap Dan act of buying2London has become the second most expensive city because of_.Athe high cost of clothing Bthe stronger pound against the dollarCits expensive transportation Dthe high prices of fast food meals3Which city is the third most expensive on the list?ATokyo. BHong Kong. CMoscow. DSyd
8、ney.4Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?ANew York. BLos Angeles. CSan Francisco.DToronto.B The oddness of life in space never quite goes away. Here are some examples. First consider something as simple as sleep. Its position presents its own challenges. The main question is whe
9、ther you want your arms inside or outside the sleeping bag. If you leave your arms out, they float(漂浮) free in zero gravity(重力), often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny balled(芭蕾)dancer. “Im an inside guy,” Mike Hopkins says, who returned from a six-month tour on the International Spac
10、e Station. “I like to be wrapped up.” On the station, the ordinary becomes strange. The exercise bike for the American astronauts has no handlebars. It also has no seat. With no gravity, its just as easy to pedal(骑车)violently. You can watch a movie while you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywher
11、e you want. But station residents/citizens have to be careful about staying in one place too long. Without gravity to help circulate air, the carbon-dioxide you breathe in has a tendency to form an invisible(隐形的)cloud around your head. You can end up with what astronauts call a carbon-dioxide headac
12、he. Leroy Chiao, 54, an American retired astronaut after four flights, describes what happens even before you float out of your seat. “Your inner ear thinks youre falling. At the same time your eyes are telling you youre standing straight. That can be annoyingthats why some people feel sick.” Within
13、 a couple days truly terrible days for some - astronauts brains learn to ignore the panicky and nervous signals from the inner ear, and space sickness disappears. Space travel can be so delightful but at the same time invisibly dangerous. For instance, astronauts lose bone mass. Thats why exercise i
14、s considered so vital/important that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) puts it right on the workday schedule. The focus on fitness is as much about science and the future as it is about keeping any individual astronauts healthy. NASA is worried about two things: recovery time once
15、 astronauts return home, and, more importantly, how to maintain/keep strength and fitness for the two and a half years or more that it would take to make a round-trip to Mars.5. What is the major challenge to astronauts when they sleep in space? A. Deciding on a proper sleep position. B. Choosing a comfortable sleeping bag. C. Seeking/Looking for a way to fall asleep quickly. D. Finding a right time to go to sleep.6. The astronauts will suffer from a carbon-dioxide headache when _. A. they circle around on their bikes B. they use microcomputers without a stop C. they exercise in one pla
