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第7頁(yè)絕密★啟用前慶陽(yáng)第二中學(xué)9月份英語(yǔ)能力水平測(cè)試題本試卷總分值共120分用時(shí)：1時(shí)40分鐘命題人：高達(dá)樞評(píng)卷人得分一、閱讀理解〔30分〕ASuHuaisstudyingatCambridge,UK.Shehasboughtabicycleandisworriedaboutsecurity(平安).Herfriend,Kate,foundthisarticleandsentittoher.

IntroductionAlotofcrimeisagainstbicycles.About150,000bicyclesarestoleneveryyearandmostareneverfound.Youcanpreventthishappeningbyfollowingafewcarefulsteps.BasicSecurity

Donotleaveyourbicycleinout-of-the-wayplaces.Alwayslock(鎖上)yourbicyclewhenyouleave.Secureittolamppostsortrees.Takeoffsmallerpartsandtakethemwithyou,forexamplelightsandsaddles(車(chē)座).LocksGetagoodlock.Therearemanydifferenttypesintheshops.Buyonethathasbeentestedagainstattack.Askforarecommendationfromabikeshop.MarkingSecuritymarkingyourbikecan

actasadeterrenttoathief.Itcanalsohelpthepolicefindyourbicycle.Itshouldbeclearlywrittenandincludeyourpostcodeandyourhouseorflatnumber.Thiswillprovideasimplewaytoidentifyyourbicycle.RegistrationThereareanumberofcompanieswhowillmarkyourbicycleforyou.Theywillthenputyourregistrationnumberandpersonaldetailsontheircomputerdatabase.ThenifyourbicycleisfounditwillbeeasytocontactyouFinallyKeeparecordofthebicycleyourself:itsmake,modelandregistrationnumber.Youcaneventakeaphotographofit.Thiswillprovethebicyclebelongstoyou.1.Whichpartofthetextgivesyouinformationonhowtolockupyourbicyclewhenyouleaveit?A.Marking.

B.Locks.

C.BasicSecurity.

D.Registration.2.Thearticleadvisesyoutokeeparecordofyourbicycle_______.A.inthepolicestationandasecuritycompanyB.inthebikeshopandyourcomputerC.byyourselfandinasecuritycompany

D.inasecuritycompanyandyouruniversity3.Themainpurposeofthisarticleis_________.A.tosuggestwaysofkeepingyourbicyclesafeB.totellyouwhattodoifyourbicycleisstolenC.tosaywhyyoushouldn’tkeepyourbicycleinaquietplaceD.togiveyouadviceonwheretobuyagoodlockBPeoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesaccordingtopictures.

About5,000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet(字母表).

TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemodemcomic-stripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomic-strip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.

Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaa-roundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.

Thesedayswecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawings,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreets,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.

4.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause________.

A.thehunterswantedtoseethepictures

B.thepainterswereanimallovers

C.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful

5.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat________.

A.theformerwaseasytowrite

B.therewerefewersignsintheformer

C.theformerwaseasytopronounce

D.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.

B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomic-stripstories.

C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianone.

D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.

7.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorthinksthatpictures__________.

A.shouldbemadecomprehensible

B.shouldbemadeinteresting

C.areofmuchuseinourlife

D.aredisappearingfromourlifeCMorethan2,000yearsago,whenthelastshovelful(一鏟)ofdirtfellontheTarracottaWarriors,itwasthoughtthattheywouldneverseethesunlightagainandwouldspendtherestoftheir“l(fā)ives〞guardingandprotectingthefirstChineseemperor,Qinshihuang,whodiedin210BC.

Butthingsgotbetterofftheseclay(陶土的)soldiers.EversincetheywerediscoveredinXi’anin1974,byagroupoffarmers;they’vebeenabletoseethebiggerworld—travelingfromonemuseumtothenext.

TheyarenowondisplayinNewYorkatDiscoveryTimesSquare,reportedtheNewYorkTimes.

However,thestorydoesn’tendhere.Theroughly2,000soldiersfoundsofarareestimated(估計(jì))tobeonlyonequarterofthetotalnumber.Moreover,scientistshaven’tyetdaredtotouchthecentraltomb,whichisbelievedtocontainthebodyoftheemperorhimself.

“Partlyit’soutofrespectfortheelders,〞explainedKristinRomey,consultant(參謀)fortheexhibition.“Buttheyalsorealizethatnobodyintheworldrightnowhasthetechnologytoproperlygoinandexcavate(挖掘)it.〞

Thisistrue.Accordingtoancientwritings,theemperor’stombiscircledbyriversofliquidmercury(水銀)whichishighlypoisonousbutcankeepthebodyingoodcondition.Studiesofthesoilaroundthetombalsofoundalargeamountofmercury.Thismakesexploringthetombverydangerous.

Theotherreasonthatscientistshavebeenhesitatingisthattheyareafraidofthedamagetheymightcausebyopeningthetomb.

“Whenwebeganexcavating‘thesoldiers’,theminutetheywereexposedtoairandsunlight,thepigment(顏料)justflakedoff(剝落),〞RomeytoldtheFoxNews.

Buthebelievesthatthesolutionwillcomewhenscienceadvances.Perhapsavisualrobotcanbesentintothetombfirsttoinvestigateandhelpfigureoutthebestwaytoprotectit.

Intheend,scientistsandhistoriansmustweightheirdesiretoknowagainstthedamagetheirdiggingmightcause.“Archaeology,ultimately(最終),isadestructivescience,〞Romeysaid.“Youhavetodestroystuffinordertolearnaboutit.〞

8.Whatisthepointofthearticle?

A.TotellaboutthemysteriesofQinshihuang’stomb.

B.Toanalyzewhyarchaeologyisadestructivescience.

C.TointroducetheTerracottaWarriorsexhibitioninNewYork.

D.ToexplaintherisksoffurtherexcavatingQinshihuang’stomb.

9.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthearticle?

A.Itisestimatedthatabout10,000claysoldierswereburiedwithQinshihuanginhisgrave.

B.Thedecisionwhethertoopenthetombornotislikelytobeinfluencedbythepaceoftechnologicalprogress.

C.ThehighlypoisonousmercurywasusedbyQinshihuangtokeepawaythosewhoattempttodestroyhistomb.

D.Scientistswon’texcavateQinshihuang’stombuntiltheythinkofagoodwaytopreservethebodyoftheemperor.

10.Theunderlinedword“investigate〞inthesecond-to-lastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.explore

B.arrangeC.takeover

D.settledown

11.Whatshouldscientistsandhistorianspayattentiontointheirworkaccordingtothearticle?

A.Theyshouldrespecttheancientworldduringtheirwork.

B.Theyshouldalwaystaketheirownsafetyintoconsideration.

C.Theyshouldbalancethevalueanddamagesoftheirwork.

D.Theyshouldhaveacontinuousdesiretoknownewthings.DNextHalloween，asmallvegetablethatlookslikeapumpkinmayappearinagardennearyou.Thevegetableisatypeofpepperthatiscalled"Lil，Pumpkin".It'sveryspecialbecauseithasorange，pumpkin-likefruit.Youmightthinkthatallvegetablesaregrowntoprovidefoodtoeat.Butsomevegetablesaregrownmainlyforthelivelycolorandholidayspiritthattheybringtogardens.Thesearecalled"ornaments(欣賞性植物)〞.JustlikelightsdecorateaChristmastreetheydecorateagarden.ThepeppersweredevelopedbyAgriculturalResearchService(ARS)scientistsJohnStommelandRobertGriesbach.Anotherpepperthescientistsdevelopediscalled"PepperJack".BecausePepperJackhasorangeandblackcone-shapedfruititmightremindyouofthepopularHalloweentreat"candycorn".StommelsaysthatvegetablecropssuchaspepperswerefirstwidelygrowninEuropeinthe15thcentury.Atthattimepeoplelikedthesecropsmorebecausetheylookedprettythanbecausetheyprovidedfood.Backthenwhenagardenergrewplantsfordecorationandplantsforfoodthegardenwascalleda"potager".Anexampleofthisisthelargegardensonthelawnsofcastlesandverylargehomeswherekingsandqueenslived.OneofthoselargeroyalhomeswastheFrenchking'spalaceatVersaillesduringthe1600s.Thepalaceisstilltheretoday，andpeoplefromallovertheworldstillgotheretovisitandseethegardens.TodayStommelsaysusingvegetablesasdecorationsingardenshasbecomepopularagain.Soyoumightbewonderingifthesepeppersarefordecorationcanpeopleeatthem?Yesbutthefruitfrombothofthesepeppershasasharptaste(kindoflikeonions).Thesepeppersarescheduledtobecomeavailableinmid-2023.Theseprettypepperscanbegrownincontainersandalsoingardenbeds.Theygrowbestwithplentyoflightandwarmtemperatures，Stommelsays.12.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Differentkindsofpeppers.B.Thehistoryofpeppers.C.PepperswiththeHalloweenspirit.D.FoodfortheHalloweenfestival.13.Whatdoweknowabout"Lil，Pumpkin"and"PepperJack"？A.Theirfruitsarethesamecolor.B.TheyareusedtodecorateChristmastrees.C.Theirfruitshavedifferentshapes.D.Theyaregrownmainlytoprovidefoodtoeat.14.Accordingtothepassage，apotagerwas-A.theplacewherekings？andqueenslivedB.thegardenintheFrenchkingspalaceC.aplaceprovidingvegetablesfortheroyalhomesD.agardenwithplantsfordecorationandforfood15.WhichofthefollowingaboutthespecialpeppersisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Theirtaste.B.Theirgrowthconditions.C.Whentheywillbeavailable.D.Wheretheycanbebought.評(píng)卷人得分二、七選五閱讀理解〔10分〕Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossibleforustorecognizepeople?___31___.Yetaveryyoungchild–orevenananimal,suchasapigeon,canlearntorecognizefaces.Wealltakethisforgranted.___32____.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone’spersonality,wemeanthewaysinwhichheorsheacts,speaks,thinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers.Likethehumanface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone’spersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribinghisface.____33____.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribea“niceperson〞,youmightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskind,considerate,friendly,warm,andsoforth.Therearemanywordstodescribehowapersonthinks,feelsandacts.GordonAirport,anAmericanpsychologist,foundnearly18,000Englishwordscharacterizingdifferencesinpeople’sbehavior.__34___.Bookworms,conservatives,militarytypes–peoplearedescribedwithsuchterms.Peoplehavealwaystriedto“type〞eachother.ActorsinearlyGreekdramaworemaskstoshowtheaudiencewhethertheyplayedthevillain’sorthehero’srole.Infact,thewords“person〞and“personality〞comefromtheLatinpersona,meaning“mask〞.Today,mosttelevisionandmovieactorsdonotwearmasks.__35____.A．Ifyouwereaskedtodescribewhata“niceface〞looklike,youprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.B．Butwecaneasilytellthe“goodguys〞fromthe“badguys〞becausethetwotypesdifferinappearanceaswellasinactions.C．Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.D．Peoplehavedifficultyindescribingthefeaturesoffingerprints.E.Andmanyofususethisinformationasabasisfordescribing,ortypingone`spersonality.F.Expertssaythatactorsdifferintheirbehavioralandphysicalcharacteristicsinacting.G.Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.評(píng)卷人得分三、完形填空〔30分〕Notlongago,theonlytimeyoucouldseearobotwaswhenyouwerereadinganovelorwatchingamoviesuchasStarWars.Today,36alotofthingsinsciencestorieshavebeensciencefacts.Robotsarestartingto_37_inoureverydaylives.Theserobotshavedifferentsizes,shapesandcolors.Buttheyallhavethesame_38_ofman-made“_39_〞.Leadingtherobotrevolution(革命)areindustrialrobotsthatworkinfactories.Industrialrobotscandodifferentkindsofjobsthatareoften_40_andsometimesdangerous.RobotsarealsocomingtoAmericanhomes,thoughnotasquicklyastheyareentering_41_.Theserobotsaren’tasfriendlyand_42_asthoseyousawinStarWars.But,theirmakerssay,today’shomerobots“walk〞andsenseobjectsintheirownway.Theyeven_43_objectsthoughtheymaysometimesdrop.Well,nobodyis_44_.Wemay_45_homerobotstoday,butsomedaytheymayseeandhear_46_thanhumansdo.We_47_canonlyseecertainwavelengthsoflightandhearcertain_48_.That’sbecausethe_49_ofoureyesandearsare_50_.Robots,however,neednothavethesamelimits_51_wehave.Robotsmayalsobe_52_witdevices(裝置)that

_53_informationhumanscan’t.However,tounderstand_54_theirsensingdevicespickupisahardjob.Remember,man-madebrains_55_information,includingallkindsofdata,aszeroesandones.Imaginethedifficultyintryingtoexplaintoarobotwhatafootballlookslikeusingonlyzeroesandones.36.A.however

B.whenever

C.ontheotherhand

D.inotherwords37.A.come

B.appear

C.enter

D.raise38.A.variety

B.dozen

C.score

D.type39.A.muscle

B.body

C.brain

D.appearance40.A.surprising

B.boring

C.pleasant

D.exciting41.A.homes

B.factories

C.schools

D.offices42.A.certain

B.pleasing

C.bright

D.foolish43.A.carry

B.forget

C.remember

D.choose44.A.wonderful

B.excellent

C.happy

D.perfect45.A.playjokeson

B.makefunof

C.laughat

D.havefunwith46.A.worse

B.faster

C.better

D.sooner47.A.fellows

B.humans

C.beings

D.friends48.A.noise

B.voice

C.sounds

D.speeches49.A.sight

B.length

C.distance

D.ability50.A.enough

B.endless

C.limited

D.hopeful51.A.as

B.since

C.for

D.while52.A.given

B.equipped

C.sent

D.applied53.A.pickout

B.pickup

C.sendup

D.sendout54.A.how

B.where

C.what

D.which55.A.deal

B.handle

C.seek

D.provide評(píng)卷人得分四、語(yǔ)法填空〔15分〕TheUnitedKingdomWelcometotheUnitedKingdomandIcangreatlyhonoredtobeyourguide.TheUnitedKingdom,wholenameisTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,consistsfourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.It(cover)anareapf243.6thousandsquarekilometersandhasapopulationof62million.Englandisthe