贵州省思南中学2015-2016学年高二上学期第一次半月考英语试题word版含答案

《贵州省思南中学2015-2016学年高二上学期第一次半月考英语试题word版含答案》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在工程资料-天天文库。

1、第一次半月考高二年级英语试题注意事项：1本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。3•全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASatellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives・Forexample,theinformati

2、onforweatherforecastsissentbysatellite・SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheEarthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving.Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls.ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVpro

3、gramscometoUSthroughsatellites.Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatellitetohelpthemfindtheirexactlocation・Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother.Theyareusually35,880kilometersabovetheequator.Sometimeswecanseeasatelliteinthesky

4、anditseemstostayinthesameplace.Thisisbecauseitismovingaroundtheworldat11,000kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedthattheearthrotates.AsatellitemustorbittheEarthwithitsantennae（天线）facingtheearth.Sometimes,itmovesawayfromitsorbit,Sotherearelittlerocketsonitw

5、hichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition.Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays-Spaceisnotempty!Everyweek,moreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbittheEarth.Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years.Satelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepair

6、edbyastronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaired.Often,veryoldorbrokensatellitesareleftinspacetoorbittheEarthforaverylongtime.Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesusenuclearpowerandtheycancrashintoeachother.1•WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatellit

7、esaccordingtothepassage?A.Sendinginformationforweatherforecast.B・TakingphotographsoftheEarth.C・SendingTVpictures.D.Providingfoodforairplanepilots.2-Whatthespeedtheearthrotatesat?A•35,880kilometersperhour.B・335,880kilometersperhour.C・11,000kilometersperho

8、ur.D.110,000kilometersperhour3•WhydoesthesatellitemovearoundtheworldatthesamespeedastheEarthrotates?A.Inordertotakephotographs.B•Inordertostayinacertainpositionintheorbit-C.Inordertomoveawayfromitsorbit.D.Inordertos