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河北艺术中学2024-2024学年第一学期高二年级第一次月考
英语科试卷
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第I卷（选择题）
一、阅读理解（每小题2.5，共25分） Fairbanks, Alaska
For winter fun，head to Fairbanks，where you can stay at a lodge with glass-ceiling domes for northern lights viewing in comfort Want even more adventures? Consider a guided adventure that combines cross-country skiing and dog mushing（狗拉雪橇）. St. Moritz, Switzerland
Night skiing in this Swiss town is some of the best in the world： full moon，inky quiet，and a clear sky full of stars. If you need energy for skiing, you can always refuel with pizza from the wood-fired oven at Murtel middle station. You can keep skiing until the last cable car at 1：40 a. m. Quebec City, Canada
In winter, Quebec City comes alive as the cold freezes ponds into glittering skating paths. Don’t
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miss the largest winter carnival in the world, which offers more than 200 activities and welcomes nearly 500,000 people. And if you are lucky enough, you may see the green dancing lights. Rovaniemi，Finland
Welcome to the home of Santa Claus, where you can watch ice sculpting，take a dog sled ride，and even get a reindeer sleigh ride. There are plenty of Christmas-themed restaurants here，too. Since you’re nearly at the North Pole, you can catch the northern lights. Book a stay at the local ice hotel, as well.
1. Who might be interested in this text? A．People who like skiing. B．People who like beaches. C．People who like going hiking. D．People who like delicious food,
2. If one wants to experience the atmosphere of carnival, what is the best choice? A．Rovaniemi. C．St. Moritz.
B．Quebec City. D．Fairbanks.
3. What makes Rovaniemi different from the other three? A．Guided adventures.
C．Christmas-themed restaurants.
B．Northern lights. D．Delicious food.
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If two scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are correct, people will still be driving gasoline powered cars 50 years from now, giving out heat-trapping carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) into the atmosphere—and yet that carbon dioxide will not contribute to global warming.
In a proposal by two scientists, vehicle emissions(排放) would no longer contribute to global warming. The scientists, F. Jeffrey Martin and William L. Kubic Jr., are proposing a concept, which they have named Green Freedom, for removing carbon dioxide from the air and turning it back into gasoline.
The idea is simple. Air would be blown over a liquid solution of potassium carbonate, which would absorb the carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide would then be put to chemical reactions that would turn it into fuel(燃料): gasoline or jet fuel.
This process could change carbon dioxide from an unwanted, climate-changing pollutant into a vast resource for renewable fuels. The cycle—equal amounts of carbon dioxide produced and removed—would mean that cars, trucks and airplanes using the synthetic(合成的) fuels would no longer be contributing to global warming.
Although they have not yet built a synthetic fuel factory, or even a small model, the scientists say it is all based on existing technology. “Everything in the concept has been built, is operating or has a close cousin that is operating.” Dr. Martin said.
The Los Alamos proposal does not go against any laws of physics, and other scientists who have independently suggested similar ideas. Dr. Martin said he and Dr. Kubic had worked out their concept in more detail than former proposals.
There is, however, a major fact that explains why no one has built a carbon-dioxide-to-gasoline factory: it requires a great deal of energy.
According to their analysis, their concept, which would cost about $5 billion to build, could
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produce gasoline at an operating cost of $1.40 a gallon and would turn economically practical when the price at the pump hits $4.60 a gallon.
Other scientists said the Los Alamos proposal perhaps looked promising but could not evaluate it fully because the details had not been published. “It’s definitely worth pursuing,” said Martin I. Hoffert, a professor of physics at New York University. “It’s not that new an idea. It has a couple of pieces to it that are interesting.”
4. What is the value of the scientists’ proposal? A．It increases the productivity of a fuel factory B．It decreases the cost of producing gasoline C．It reduces the pollution caused by car driving D．It promotes a new idea of environmental protection
5. The underlined part “has a close cousin that is operating” probably means the technology in the concept ________.
A．has been popular for so long B．has been ignored by many people C．is not appropriate for practice
D．will be put into practice in the near future
6. What is the biggest challenge in realizing the concept Green Freedom? A．There is no theoretical basis. B．It is not economically practical.
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C．There is no solution to some technical problems. D．Only a few scientists support the idea.
US author Henry Rollins once wrote: “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” Indeed, in the eyes of artists, loneliness never seems to go out of style. There are paintings that portray loneliness, songs that are inspired by loneliness, and many works of literature that center around this theme.
In the eyes of UK economist Rachel Reeves, however, loneliness is far from romantic (浪漫的). Instead, it’s a “giant evil” that’s become a serious problem in the country.
So just how serious is it? On Jan 17, UK Prime Minister Theresa May appointed politician Tracey Crouch as the country’s very first “Minister for Loneliness”. Her job is to tackle (处理) the loneliness that the country’s been feeling – a problem which, according to UK government research, is affecting more than 9 million people in the country, and is more harmful to one’s physical and mental health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
And the problem hasn’t just appeared recently. Back in 2014, the UK was given the title of the “loneliness capital of Europe” by The Telegraph. A survey carried out by the newspaper found that British people were less likely to get to know their neighbors or build strong relationships with people than those from other European countries.
“There is something British about wanting to deal with problems yourself,” Christian Guy, director of the Centre for Social Justice think-tank (智囊团), told The Telegraph.
But this doesn’t mean that the problem only affects Britons. In fact, we’re all suffering from loneliness now more than ever, in spite of most of the world now having access to the internet, which
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河北省艺术职业中学2024-2024学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题 Word版含答案
