内蒙古赤峰二中2017-2018学年高一英语4月月考试题试卷类型:A时间:100分钟第I卷第一部分:听力(略)第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15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、D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AQueenslandisoneofthemostamazingstatesinAustralia.Ithassomeofthemostbeautifulnaturalsceneryontheplanet,withtheGreatBarrierReef,rainforestsandimpressivebeaches.TheGreatBarrierReefItisoneoftheworld’slargestnaturalfeatures.Itstretchesmorethan2,300kmalongthenortheasterncoastofAustraliafromthenortherntipofQueenslandtojustnorthofBundaberg.Thethingsthatmostsurprisevisitorstothereefarethecolors.Withoutdoubt,thebestwaytoseetheGreatBarrierReefisbydiving.Ifyouhavealittleextramoneyandyouarefeelingabitlazy,youcanflyoverthereefinaplane.FraserIslandAnotherareaofnaturalbeautyisFraserIsland.Thisistheworld’slargestsandisland.It’sbestvisitedfromHerveyBayonthemainland,wherethereareanumberofplacesofferingtripsaroundtheisland.TofullyappreciateFraserIslandyoushouldgoforthreeorfourdays.Attractionsincludesomebeautifulfresh-waterlakes,particularlyLakeWabbyandLakeMckenzie.Youcanwalkaroundtheseonwhitesandsuntouchedbyhumanfootprints.IndianHeadalsohassomebeautifulviews.Bravertravelerscangoandwatchsharkscirclingthewaterhundredsofmetersbelow.TheWhitsundayIslandsItwouldbeapitytotravelaroundQueenslandwithouttakingatriparoundtheWhitsundayIslands.TheywerenamedbyCaptainCookin1770,afterthedayonwhichhearrived.Herearesomeofthegreatthingsyoucandothere.●Cruisearoundthemonarelaxingtrip.●Takeasailingcourse.●Lookattheaboriginal(土著的)paintingsincavesonHookIsland.●Havefuninthewaterdoinglotsofwatersports.So,willyoubegoingtoQueensland?1.ThebestwaytoadmirethebeautyoftheGreatBarrierReefis.A.drivingB.takingaboatC.flyinginaplaneD.divinginthesea2.WhatcanweinferfromFraserIsland?A.LakeWabbyandLakeMckenziearerarelyvisitedplaces.B.Onlybraveonescanwatchsharksinthedeepocean.C.Fewplacesonthemainlandcanoffertripsaroundtheisland.D.Oneshouldhaveatleast2daystofullyexploreFraserIsland.3.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageis..A.tocallonpeopletoprotectQueenslandB.toinformthelatestnewsC.toadvertiseforQueenslandD.tobreakaworldrecordBWeallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(湿度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(机制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行动物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陈代谢).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.Re...