重庆市2023_2024学年高一英语上学期12月月考试题.docVIP

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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。

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．Itcoul