2021-2022学年山西省祁县中学校高二下学期4月月考（A卷） 英语试题.doc

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山西省祁县中学校2021-2022学年高二下学期4月月考（A卷）

英语试题

第一部分阅读理解(满分60分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

InAfrica,thehoneyguidebirdscanrespondtohumancallstoleadpeopletohoney—whatscientistsdescribeasamutualisticinteraction,oronethatbenefitsbothcreatures.Thebirdstweetandflyfromtreetotreetoguidehoneyseekerstohiddenbeenests,typicallyinsidetrees.Then,humansopenthetreestofindhoney,andthebirdscandineonbeeswax,theirfavoritefood.

DogshaveanexcellentsenseofsmellwhichiswhythefolksatPennVetWorkingDogCenteraretrainingdogstoidentifythesmellofcancerusingtissueandbloodsamplesfrompeoplewhosuffer.Thescientistshopetodevelopawayfordogstoscreensamplesfirst,thenperformfollow-uptestingonthesamplesthedogsflagged—asystemforspottingcancerinitsearlystages.

Havingasnakewrappedaroundyourneckisn’tnecessarilywhatyouusuallyexpect.ButMonty,a13-year-oldsnakehasbeenhelpingcustomersrelaxwithneckmassages(按摩).It’sunlikelyhewastrainedtodothejobandisjustpulsatinglikeanyothersnakewouldwhenaroundaperson’sneck.Regardless,thisspecialsnakebooksoutafewweeksinadvance.

TheGuideHorseFoundationhasbeentrainingminiaturehorses(thosestanding34inchesorless)asassistanceanimalsforthevisuallydamagedsince1999.Miniaturehorsesareidealserviceanimalsforpeoplewhofeeluncomfortablewithdogsorwhowantaguideanimalwithalongerlifespan.Thehorsestypicallylivefrom30to40years.

1.Accordingtothetext,whichanimalcanhelpyourelax?

A.Asnake. B.Adog.

C.Ahoneyguidebird. D.Aminiaturehorse.

2.Miniaturehorsescouldserve_________.

A.blindpeoplewhodislikedogs B.blindpeoplewhocanlivelonger

Canimalloverswhosearchforhoney D.animalloverswhosufferfromcancer

3.Thetextisaboutanimals’_________.

A.specialtraining B.greatpotentials

C.uniquejobs D.