2015---2016学年第一学期第一次阶段考试（辅导班）英语第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15题：每小题2分，总分30分）AItwasoneofthoseterriblyhotdaysinBaltimore.Needlesstosay,itwastoohottodoanythingoutside.Butitwasalsoscorchinginourapartment.Thiswas1962,andIwouldnotliveinaplacewithanairconditionerforanothertenyears.SomybrotherandIdecidedtoleavetheapartmenttofindsomeplaceindoors.Hesuggestedwecouldseeamovie.Itwasabrilliantplan.Movietheaterswereoneofthefewplacesyoucouldsitalldayand—mostimportant—sitinairconditioning.Inthosedays,youcouldbuyoneticketandsitthroughtwomovies.Then,thetheaterwouldshowthesametwomoviesagain.Ifyouwantedto,youcouldsitthroughthemtwice.Mostpeopledidnotdothat,butthemanageratourtheater.Mr.Bellowdidnotmindifyoudid.Thatparticularday,mybrotherandIsatthroughbothmoviestwice,tryingtoescapetheheat.Weboughtthreebagsofpopcornandthreesodaseach.Then,wesatandwatchedTheMusicManfollowedbyTheManWhoShotLibertyValance.We’dalreadyseenthesecondmovieoncebefore.IthadbeenatthetheatersinceJanuary,becauseMr.BellowlovedanythingwithJohnWayneinit.Weleftthetheateraround8,justbeforetheeveningshowsbegan.Butwereturnedthenextdayandsawthesametwomoviesagain,twicemore.Andwediditthenextdaytoo.Finally,onthefourthday,theheatwavebroke.Still,tothisdayIcansinghalfthesongsinTheMusicManandrecitehalfofJohnWayneandJimmyStewart’sdialoguefromTheManWhoShotLibertyValance!ThosememoriesaresomeofthefewIhaveoftheheatwaveof1962.They’rereallymemoriesofthescreen,notmemoriesofmylife.1.Inwhichyeardidtheauthorfirstliveinaplacewithanairconditioner?A.1952B.1972C.1962D.19822.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3referto?A.TheManWhoShotLibertyValanceB.Thetheater.C.TheMusicManD.Theheat3.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Bellow?A.Helovedchildrenverymuch.B.Hewasamoviestar.C.Hesoldairconditioners.D.HewasafanofJohnWayne.4.Whydidtheauthorandhis/herbrotherseethesamemoviesseveraltimes?A.Thetwomovieswerereallywonderful.B.Theywantedtoavoidtheheatoutside.C.Themanagerofthetheaterwasfriendly.D.Theylikedthepopcornand1thesodaatthetheater.BHaveyoueverdreamedofvisitingaplanetintheMilkWay?Whilethetripsoundsexciting,itwouldtakeyearsandyearstoreachyourdestination.Sointhefuture,bedtimeforastronautsmaybemorethanafewhoursofregularshut-eye.Theywouldhavetosleepforyears.Europeanresearchersarenowconductinghibernationexperiments.Thestudymayhelpthemunderstandwhetherhumanscouldeversleepthroughtheyearsitwouldtakeforaspaceflighttodistantplanets."Iftherewasaneffectivetechnology,itcouldmakedeep-spacetravelareality,"saidMarkAyreoftheEuropeanSpaceAgencylastmonth.Whatseemslikesciencefictionisnotcompletelyunlikely.Researchershavebeenabletousechemicalstoputlivingcellsintoasleep-likestatewheretheydon'tage.Theyhavenowmovedontosmall,non-hibernatingmammalslikerats.Amajorchallengeisthefactthatcellscanbeverysimplesystems,whereasbodyorgansarefarmorecomplex."It'slikemovingfromasimpleApplecomputertoasupercomputer,"saidMarcoBiggiogera,ahibernationresearcheratItaly'sUniversityofPavia.Justlikebearsandfrogs,thehibernationofhumanbeingswouldcauseaperson'smetabolism(新陈代谢)tolowersotheywouldneedlessenergy.Medicalresearch,however,isjusthalfofaspaceflighthibernationsystem.Thereisthechallengeofdesigningasuitableprotectiveshelter.Suchashelterwouldprovidetheproperenvironmentforhibernation,suchasthepropertemperature.Itwouldalsohavetomonitor(监控)lifefunctionsandservetheph...
