湖南省衡阳市2017学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题（文科实验班）.docVIP

湖南省衡阳市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题（文科实验班） 注意事项： 1.本卷为衡阳八中高二年级文科实验班第一次月考试卷，分两卷。其中共72题，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。 2.考生领取到试卷后，应检查试卷是否有缺页漏页，重影模糊等妨碍答题现象，如有请立即向监考老师通报。开考前15分钟后，考生禁止入场，监考老师处理余卷。 3.请考生将答案填写在答题卡上，选择题部分请用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题部分请用黑色0.5mm签字笔书写。考试结束后，试题卷与答题卡一并交回。 ★预祝考生考试顺利★ 第I卷 选择题（共100分） 一.听力（每题1.5分，共30分）【已省略】 二.阅读理解（每题2分，共40分） 第一部分 阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。 A What a Scientist Is Like If you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image (形象)would come to your mind? The common idea that most kids from kindergarten through college have of a scientist is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and several glass cups of mysterious color1 ful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week slaving away in a lonely laboratory. However, the reality is quite different. Recently I’ve had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my laboratory and into Costa Rica. It supports a huge amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species (物种)，which represents nearly 4% of the total species worldwide! First we worked alongside conservationists to preserve wildlife at a leatherback turtle (棱皮 龟)rescue center. We helped the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. After reaching the top, we went down and through waterfalls to the beautiful valley below! On the last day we got a hands-on introduction to rocket science where we learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station. During my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn’t mean working in a lab all d