【英语】新疆兵团农二师华山中学2015-2016学年高一下学期学前考试

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1、2015-2016学年第二学期高一年级学前考试英语试卷（考试时间:90分钟满分：100分）命题教师：徐艳梅本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。第Ⅰ卷（共二部分，满分60分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节：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。（共10小题；每小题2分，共20分）ATherehasbeenagreatincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyears，anditi

2、sreportedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture．Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves．LondonLondon’sflooddefenses(防御工事)aregettingolder．Since1982，theThamesBarrier(水闸)hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatoff

3、looding，butitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears．About26yearslaterthebarriernowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictions，by2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteveryfloodiftheproblemisnotsolved．Thereare26underground

4、stations，400schools，16hospitals，anairportand80billionwealthinLondon’sfloodriskarea,solargefloodingwouldbeextremelyterrible．ParisOverasixweekperiodinJulyandAugust2003，morethan11,400―mainlyoldpeople―diedinFrancebecauseofdehydration(脱水)andextremelyhighbodytemperaturei

5、naterribleheatwave．Heatwavesofsimilarintensity(强度)areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050，sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?Onesolutionistohaveair-conditionersinelderlycarehomes．Butthisisconsideredashort-termsolution，astheincreaseindemandforelectric

6、ityalsoincreasescarbonemissions(碳排放)．In Paris thelocalgovernmentareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuilding“FlowerTower,”whichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanaturalair-conditioner．10ShanghaiShanghaiisthefastestgrowingcityonEarth．Ithasapopulat

7、ionof18millionandisonly4metersabovesealevel．Sealevelsarepredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenextcentury．About250，000peoplemovetoShanghaieveryyearinsearchofwork,placingextrademandsonenergy．Chinareliesheavilyoncoalfiredpowerstations，buttheseemissionsincreasetemperaturesand

8、，inturn，warmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons．1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BigCitiesFacingBigDisasters              B.Bi