安徽省部分学校2023-2024学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题（解析版）.docx

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安徽省部分学校2023-2024学年高一下学期

开学考试英语试题

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2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Herearethisyear’sfourscientificdiscoveriesthatcouldleadtonewinventions.

Discovery1—Tosurviveintheocean,someanimalshidethemselvesfromthelight,hopingnottobefoundbyapredator(捕食者).However,theireyesreflect(反射)light,creatingshinethatcangiveawaytheirlocation.Sometinycrustaceans(甲壳类动物)havedevelopedawayaroundthisdisadvantage.Theireyesarecoveredwithasheetofspecialglassthateffectivelymatchestheireyeshinetothecolorofsurroundingwater.Inthisway,theybecomeinvisible(看不见的).Thisdiscoverymighthelpresearchersimproverelativetechnologiesinremotesensingandcommunications.

Discovery2—Brownbearsseldomsufferfrombloodclots(血栓).Tofindouthowtheydoit,scientiststrackeddownbrownbearsinSweden.Theydiscoveredoneprotein(蛋白质)inbrownbearsshowedasignificantseasonalchange.Thediscoverycouldprovidewaysforpreventivetreatmentforcancerpatientsandthoselikelytodevelopbloodclots.

Discovery3—Aspcaterpillarvenom(毛虫毒液)containsanunusualprotein.Whenitreachestheoutersurfaceofacell(细胞),thisproteinmakesaholethroughthecellwall.Byresearchingsuchnature,engineerscoulddevelopmedicinedeliverywaystogetdrugs(药物)insidecellswheretheyneedtowork.

Discovery4—Thisyear,scientistsfoundtwospecialproteinsinbowheadwhales.TheproteinscalledCIRBPandRPA2playaroleinDNArepair,makingtheanimalsunlikelytodevelopcancers.Asascientistsays,weprobablyhavethesolutiontocancermedicineoutthereinnaturealready.

1.Whatcanweknowaboutthetinycrustaceans?

A.Theireyesreflectlightandcreateshine.

B.Theycancarefullyhidethemselves.

C.Theireyesdonotshinewhilereflectinglight.

D.Theyareeasilyfoundbytheirpredators.

2.Whichdiscoverymight