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1、辽宁省大连市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题(无答案)分值:150分考试时间:75分钟一阅读理解AIfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he'dofferyoumoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That'sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld'smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMerc
2、erHumanResourcesConsulting.UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment(娱乐).AtwobedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4000amonth:aCD$24.83,andanin
3、ternationalnewspaper$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger(汉堡包)isa_stealat$4.80.LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates(估算)Londonis26percentmoreex
4、pensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld's
5、mostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear'sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada'smostexpensivecitybutfell3
6、5placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?A.anactofstealingB.somethingdeliciousC.somethingverycheapD.anactofbuying2.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybe
7、causeof________.A.thehighcostofclothingB.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollarC.itsexpensivetransportationD.thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals3.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?A.Tokyo.B.HongKong.C.Moscow.D.Sydney.114.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica
8、?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.Toronto.BTheoddnessoflifeinspaceneverquitegoesaway.Herearesomeexamples.Firstconsidersomethingassimpleassleep.Itspositionprese