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1、内蒙古包头市第四中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题满分120分 时间100分钟 命题人： 第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）略第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15个小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出最佳选A If you want to be a citizen scientist，the National Science Foundation（NSF） has got you coveredNSF supports citizen scientists across all areas of
2、 science，whether your passion（热情）is scanning the night sky，exploring your own backyard or playing video gamesJoin a Flock of Birders eBirdis an online platform that allows birdwatchers to record their sightings on a massive online databaseWith more than 100，000 active users，eBird involves bird popul
3、ation，distribution（分布）and habitat that users can explore in real timeIn May 2015，there were 9.5 million records uploadedCount Every Drop TheCommunity Collaborative Rain and Snow Network is the largest provider of daily rainfall observations in the United StatesVolunteers set up rain instruments and
4、record data every time a rain，or snow storm passesData is organized and shared on the CoCoRaHS website，and used by the National Weather Service，scientists，farmers and so onJoin the Plankton Party Withoutplankton（浮游生物），life in the ocean would not existThese tiny things form the base of the food chain
5、 and play an important role in the global carbon cyclePlankton Party encourages citizen scientists to identify images snapped（拍照）by the ISIIS，an underwater robotClassifying the images helps researchers understand plankton diversity，habitat and behavior21What can birdwatchers do with eBird？AWatch bir
6、ds through satellitesBChoose their favorite birdsCUpload their sightings to a databaseDObserve the night sky22Which subject can you learn about if you join Count Every Drop？AFarmingBBiologyCAnimalsDWeather23Whats the intention of the Plankton Party？ATo help researchers to learn about planktonBTo rai
7、se citizens interest in planktonCTo inform citizens of how ocean life survivesDTo tell us what ISIIS does with ocean lifeBDo dogs understand us? Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think. A border collie(牧羊犬) named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects
8、, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩). In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20
9、 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldnt see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words. In another experiment, th
10、e scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before. The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog
11、had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive. Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-ye
12、ar-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months. Its hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they cant talk back. Still, it wouldnt hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss
13、 in return! 24. From paragraph 2 we know that . A. animals are as clever as human beingsB. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees C. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills D. dogs have similar learning abilities as 3-year-old children 25. Both experiments show that . A. Rico is smart
14、 enough to get all commands right B. Rico can recognize different things including toys C. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics D. Rico wont forget the names of objects once recognizing them 26. Which of the following statements is true? A. The purpose of the experiments is to show
15、 the border collies mental abilities. B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training. C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects. D. Rico is born to understand its owners commands. 27. What does the writer want to tell us? A. To train your dog. B. To talk to your dog. C. To be friendly to your dog. D. To be careful with your dog.COne advantage of the Internet is shopping conveniently online for clothes; one disadvantage of th
