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...
