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1、沁县中学沁县中学 2018-20192018-2019 学年度第二学期第一次月考学年度第二学期第一次月考 高二英语高二英语 答题时间：120 分钟，满分：150 分 第一部分阅读理解第一部分阅读理解( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 6060 分分) ) 第一节第一节( (共共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 3 3 分，满分分，满分 4545 分分) ) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A A、B B、C C 和和 D D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。将该项涂黑。 A A From smart phones
2、to electric cars, you may already be amazed by the technology that surrounds your daily life. If youre amazed because it feels like youre already living in a sci-fi movie, just wait until you hear the following amazing tech. VirtualVirtual realityreality Its predicted that virtual reality will have
3、its first billion-dollar year in 2018. Its not surprising; think about all the new virtual reality tech thats coming out these daysOculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and even Google Cardboard. What makes virtual reality really amazing is the ways its currently being used. Weve all seen how Facebook is st
4、arting to use the 360 video to create more immersive（沉浸式虚拟现实的）video content, but start-up Rukkus is taking that one step further. It is using virtual reality to allow people to get a virtual experience of their exact seat before buying their ticket. GeneticGenetic（基因的）（基因的）testingtesting In 2007 it
5、cost 1 million dollars to have your DNA sequenced（测定序列）. In 2009, that number dropped to $48,000. Today, it costs less than $1,000 to have your DNA sequenced thanks to the fast development of this tech. Why should people have their DNA sequenced? Imagine a medical test that allows you to take a look
6、 at your future and see possible health risks. This gives you the ability to fight off any issues before they ever happen. Also, it tells you if you are a carrier of any diseases that you could pass on to your children. DronesDrones（无人驾驶飞机）（无人驾驶飞机） On the surface, it could look like drones are just
7、another fashion. What can you really do with them besides film or race? As of right now, thats all you can do. However, the future of drones has much more in store. Big organizations like Amazon are planning to use drones for shipping purposes. Imagine buying something online and having it delivered
8、 in a matter of hours, rather than days. 1. In the authors opinion, what makes/make virtual reality actually surprising? A. Its billion-dollar income in 2018.B. Its new virtual reality tech. C. Gear VR and Cardboard.D. The ways its being used. 2. What does Rukkus allow people to do? A. Play sports g
9、ames virtually at home. B. Reject more immersive video content. C. Receive tickets to games without leaving home. D. Experience seat virtually before buying ticket. 3. What does the author intend to show by mentioning the costs of DNA sequencing? A. DNA sequencing is really important. B. Its costly
10、to have our DNA sequenced. C. Genetic testing tech has developed fast. D. Everyone should have their DNA sequenced. 4. In the authors opinion, in the future drones may be widely used to . A. deliver goodsB. make movies C. compete in racesD. transport passenger B B The humpback whale（座头鲸） ，which can
11、reach a length of 50 feet, is known for its long travels between warm water in the winter and cold water during the summer. “Humpbacks make the longest migration（迁移）of any mammal,” says mammal research biologist John Calambokidis, who has studied the whales since 1986. While some humpback whales hav
12、e been known to migrate from the Antarctic Peninsula all the way to the waters off Costa Rica, they are not exactly known for their ability to swim fast. “The speed that a lot of these whales that make long migrations travel at is often not that impressive,” Calambokidis says. “In other words, they
13、can be just as slow as three to five miles an hour. But the impressive part is that they are doing that 24 hours a day. That means they can be covering 100 miles in a day. They can cover these rather long distancesin a month or two.” According to Calambokidis, there is some scientific debate about w
14、hy humpback whales migrate so far. It might be because they need warmer waters to reduce energy loss during the winter. Theres also the possibility that humpback whales migrate as a strategy to keep away from killer whales. Calambokidis says that humpback whales are able to defend themselves against
15、 killer whale attacks more easily if they are in shallow, warm waters rather than deeper cold-water ocean regions. During their three-week to two-month migrations, humpback whales seldom eat. They live off body fat on their journey. How the humpback whales know where to travel during their migration
16、s still has not been known. “I am not sure anyone has a clear answer to this,” Calambokidis says. 5. The humpback whales can migrate so far because . A. they swim very fast B. they never stop in the journey C. they travel for nearly half a year D. they try to keep away from killer whales 6. Before the migration the humpback whales have to . A. eat much to store fatB. grow as long as 50 feet C. practice swimming skillsD. teach the young how to travel 7. What to do we know
