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重庆市缙云教育联盟2023-2024学年高一上学期

12月月考英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Animalsweretherealpioneersofspaceflight.Letuslearnaboutsomeanimalsthathavebeentospace.

A.Fruitflies

OnFebruary20,1947,theUnitedStatessentsomefruitfliesintospacetostudytheimpactthatcosmicradiation(宇宙辐射)mightpotentiallyhaveonastronautsinthefuture.Theychosefliesbecausetheyaregeneticallysimilartohumans.

WhentheyreturnedtoEarth,thescientistsfoundthefliesalive,withnoevidenceoftheeffectsofradiation.

B.Mice

Micehavelongbeenusedtofindoutmoreabouthowspacetravelwillaffectthehumanbody.Infact,NASAhasrecentlypublishedastudyofmicehousedattheInternationalSpaceStation.Itshowsthatmicequicklyadapttomicrogravity(微重力)conditions.

Theveryfirstmousewentintospacein1950,reachinganaltitudeof137km.However,unlikethefruitflies,themousediedwhentherocketbrokeintopartsduetoaparachute(降落伞)failure.

C.Dogs

Laika,aRussianhomelessdog,wenttospaceonNovember3,1957.Shewaspickeduponthestreetsandwasthoughtsuitablebecauseshehadagentletemperament(性情)andbehavedwell.Thescientistsalsobelievedahomelessdogwouldbebetteratdealingwithdifficultconditionslikemicrogravitythanapetdog.

Laikaisfamousforbeingthefirstanimaltoorbit(环绕……运行)theEarth.However,sheneverreturned.

D.Spiders

In1973,twogardenspiderscalledAnitaandArabellawereusedinanexperimenttoseeiftheycouldstillbuildwebsinspace.

Bothspidersmanagedtobuildwebs,eventhoughthewebswereslightlyfinerthanonEarth.Thestudyshowedagreatdealabouttheeffectsofmicrogravityonmotorresponse(运动反应).

1.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemouseastronaut?

A.Itfailedtocomebackalive.

B.Itcouldn’tsurviveinmicrogravityconditions.

C.Itsgenesweresimilartohumans’.

D.Itwasth