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1、姓名：_ 班级：_ 学号：_-密-封 -线- 英语单选集考试卷模拟_考试题考试时间：120分钟 考试总分：100分题号一二三四五总分分数遵守考场纪律，维护知识尊严，杜绝违纪行为，确保考试结果公正。1、there has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. the mans name is james bartley. the records to prove his unusual experience are in the british admiralty.bart

2、ley was making his first trip on the whaling ship star of the east. suddenly the lookout sighted a huge sperm whale. the whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. they lowered their small boats. james bartley was in the first longboat. the men rowed until they w

3、ere close to the whale. a harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. it sank into the whales flesh. the maddened beast crashed in to the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. when the survivors were picked up, james bartley was missing.shortly before sunset, the whale wa

4、s finally captured. the sailors tied the whales dead-body to the side of the ship. because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. when they got to the stomach, they felt something moving abou

5、t wildly. they thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. but when they opened the stomach they found james bartley. after this trip, bartley settled in england, and never returned to sea.this passage is mainly about （ ）a.how to hunt whales for their oil and meatb.the hard and dangerous live

6、s that whalers had to livec.the duties of each man on a whaling shipd.a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived2、there has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. the mans name is james bartley. the records to prove his unusual experience are in the britis

7、h admiralty.bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship star of the east. suddenly the lookout sighted a huge sperm whale. the whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. they lowered their small boats. james bartley was in the first longboat. the men ro

8、wed until they were close to the whale. a harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. it sank into the whales flesh. the maddened beast crashed in to the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. when the survivors were picked up, james bartley was missing.shortly before suns

9、et, the whale was finally captured. the sailors tied the whales dead-body to the side of the ship. because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. when they got to the stomach, they felt somet

10、hing moving about wildly. they thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. but when they opened the stomach they found james bartley. after this trip, bartley settled in england, and never returned to sea.the sailors knew that something was in the whales stomach because（ ）a.they could feel it

11、 moving about wildlyb.the whale seemed very heavyc.the whale was swelling at one spotd.the captain heard bartley yelling for help3、there has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. the mans name is james bartley. the records to prove his unusual experience ar

12、e in the british admiralty.bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship star of the east. suddenly the lookout sighted a huge sperm whale. the whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. they lowered their small boats. james bartley was in the first longb

13、oat. the men rowed until they were close to the whale. a harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. it sank into the whales flesh. the maddened beast crashed in to the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. when the survivors were picked up, james bartley was missing.shor

14、tly before sunset, the whale was finally captured. the sailors tied the whales dead-body to the side of the ship. because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. when they got to the stomach,

15、they felt something moving about wildly. they thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. but when they opened the stomach they found james bartley. after this trip, bartley settled in england, and never returned to sea.james bartley probably never went to sea again because （ ）a.he wanted dif

16、ferent kinds of adventuresb.of fright and shockc.he was crippled by the whaled.he often got seasick4、there has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. the mans name is james bartley. the records to prove his unusual experience are in the british admiralty.bar

17、tley was making his first trip on the whaling ship star of the east. suddenly the lookout sighted a huge sperm whale. the whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. they lowered their small boats. james bartley was in the first longboat. the men rowed until they

18、were close to the whale. a harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. it sank into the whales flesh. the maddened beast crashed in to the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. when the survivors were picked up, james bartley was missing.shortly before sunset, the whale w

19、as finally captured. the sailors tied the whales dead-body to the side of the ship. because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. when they got to the stomach, they felt something moving abo

20、ut wildly. they thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. but when they opened the stomach they found james bartley. after this trip, bartley settled in england, and never returned to sea.the author, in telling james bartleys story, informs us by（ ）a.narrating the plain factsb.referring to

21、whaling in generalc.comparing whaling to other fishingd.dramatically telling what happened5、never laugh at a snow covered mountain! laughter and yelling, during the avalanche season, can cause a deadly pile of snow. huge snow slides are most common in mountains where there are steep slopes that are

22、well buried in snow and ice. the snow builds up slowly and lands very softly. this can create a very touchy,unstablesituation. tons of snow may be held up by only the friction between snowflakes. the deep snow is like a house of cards. the slightest movement can cause it to fall. as soon as somethin

23、g slips, this great mass of snow will come crashing down the mountainside.slides may be started by sound vibrations. they may also be started by the weight of wet, melting snow. once an avalanche has been triggered, the cause no longer matters. moving down a steep slope, it picks up great speed and

24、added snow. some avalanches travel as fast as two hundred miles per hour. the force of an avalanche will mow down anything in its path. whole houses have been swallowed up by these fast-paced piles of snow.the wind that is caused by an avalanche is almost as destructive as the snow itself. winds fro

25、m an avalanche have been known to travel as fast as those of a tornado. so, when approaching a thickly snow covered mountain, speak softly!avalanches can be started by（ ）a.falling snowb.the windc.loud soundsd.friction between snowflakes6、never laugh at a snow covered mountain! laughter and yelling,

26、during the avalanche season, can cause a deadly pile of snow. huge snow slides are most common in mountains where there are steep slopes that are well buried in snow and ice. the snow builds up slowly and lands very softly. this can create a very touchy,unstablesituation. tons of snow may be held up

27、 by only the friction between snowflakes. the deep snow is like a house of cards. the slightest movement can cause it to fall. as soon as something slips, this great mass of snow will come crashing down the mountainside.slides may be started by sound vibrations. they may also be started by the weigh

28、t of wet, melting snow. once an avalanche has been triggered, the cause no longer matters. moving down a steep slope, it picks up great speed and added snow. some avalanches travel as fast as two hundred miles per hour. the force of an avalanche will mow down anything in its path. whole houses have

29、been swallowed up by these fast-paced piles of snow.the wind that is caused by an avalanche is almost as destructive as the snow itself. winds from an avalanche have been known to travel as fast as those of a tornado. so, when approaching a thickly snow covered mountain, speak softly!we can conclude

30、 from this passage that avalanches （ ）a.are common everywhereb.are not very commonc.have killed peopled.are a thing of the past7、never laugh at a snow covered mountain! laughter and yelling, during the avalanche season, can cause a deadly pile of snow. huge snow slides are most common in mountains w

31、here there are steep slopes that are well buried in snow and ice. the snow builds up slowly and lands very softly. this can create a very touchy,unstablesituation. tons of snow may be held up by only the friction between snowflakes. the deep snow is like a house of cards. the slightest movement can

32、cause it to fall. as soon as something slips, this great mass of snow will come crashing down the mountainside.slides may be started by sound vibrations. they may also be started by the weight of wet, melting snow. once an avalanche has been triggered, the cause no longer matters. moving down a stee

33、p slope, it picks up great speed and added snow. some avalanches travel as fast as two hundred miles per hour. the force of an avalanche will mow down anything in its path. whole houses have been swallowed up by these fast-paced piles of snow.the wind that is caused by an avalanche is almost as dest

34、ructive as the snow itself. winds from an avalanche have been known to travel as fast as those of a tornado. so, when approaching a thickly snow covered mountain, speak softly!the writer compares an avalanche to（ ）a.a tornadob.a falling house of cardsc.a snowstormd.a speeding train8、never laugh at a

35、 snow covered mountain! laughter and yelling, during the avalanche season, can cause a deadly pile of snow. huge snow slides are most common in mountains where there are steep slopes that are well buried in snow and ice. the snow builds up slowly and lands very softly. this can create a very touchy,

36、unstablesituation. tons of snow may be held up by only the friction between snowflakes. the deep snow is like a house of cards. the slightest movement can cause it to fall. as soon as something slips, this great mass of snow will come crashing down the mountainside.slides may be started by sound vib

37、rations. they may also be started by the weight of wet, melting snow. once an avalanche has been triggered, the cause no longer matters. moving down a steep slope, it picks up great speed and added snow. some avalanches travel as fast as two hundred miles per hour. the force of an avalanche will mow

38、 down anything in its path. whole houses have been swallowed up by these fast-paced piles of snow.the wind that is caused by an avalanche is almost as destructive as the snow itself. winds from an avalanche have been known to travel as fast as those of a tornado. so, when approaching a thickly snow

39、covered mountain, speak softly!in this passage “unstable” means （ ）a.frighteningb.fastc.shakyd.undesirable9、what could be simpler than shaking fruit from a tree well, the job is a lot tougher than you might think. there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to shake a fruit tree. and a person wh

40、o is a good apple tree shaker may not be a good cherry tree shaker. different fruits take different shakes.as a rule, a slow hard shake is best. this makes the fruit fall much faster than a light, quick jiggle. most fruits have asetnumber of shakes per minute that will do the best job of getting the

41、m out of the tree and onto the ground. to shake down plums, try shaking the tree four hundred times per minute, moving the tree two inches at each shake. experts say youll get three times more fruit from the tree than you will if you shake eleven hundred times per minute at one inch per shake. cherr

42、ies, because they are smaller, need more jarring. a good rate of shaking seems to be about twelve hundred shakes per minute. apples, like plums, need four hundred shakes.of course, some folks may choose to ignore all these expert directions for jiggling fruit. keeping track of all the numbers can be

43、 enough to drive some people up a tree.a smaller fruit normally requires （ ）a.a ladderb.less shakingc.two people per treed.more shaking10、what could be simpler than shaking fruit from a tree well, the job is a lot tougher than you might think. there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to shake

44、 a fruit tree. and a person who is a good apple tree shaker may not be a good cherry tree shaker. different fruits take different shakes.as a rule, a slow hard shake is best. this makes the fruit fall much faster than a light, quick jiggle. most fruits have asetnumber of shakes per minute that will

45、do the best job of getting them out of the tree and onto the ground. to shake down plums, try shaking the tree four hundred times per minute, moving the tree two inches at each shake. experts say youll get three times more fruit from the tree than you will if you shake eleven hundred times per minut

46、e at one inch per shake. cherries, because they are smaller, need more jarring. a good rate of shaking seems to be about twelve hundred shakes per minute. apples, like plums, need four hundred shakes.of course, some folks may choose to ignore all these expert directions for jiggling fruit. keeping t

47、rack of all the numbers can be enough to drive some people up a tree.from this passage we can conclude that（ ）a.good fruit pickers know how fast or slow to shake a treeb.most of the fruits are badly bruised when they hit the groundc.it really makes no difference how you shake a fruit treed.too much

48、shaking can damage the branches11、what could be simpler than shaking fruit from a tree well, the job is a lot tougher than you might think. there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to shake a fruit tree. and a person who is a good apple tree shaker may not be a good cherry tree shaker. differ

49、ent fruits take different shakes.as a rule, a slow hard shake is best. this makes the fruit fall much faster than a light, quick jiggle. most fruits have asetnumber of shakes per minute that will do the best job of getting them out of the tree and onto the ground. to shake down plums, try shaking th

50、e tree four hundred times per minute, moving the tree two inches at each shake. experts say youll get three times more fruit from the tree than you will if you shake eleven hundred times per minute at one inch per shake. cherries, because they are smaller, need more jarring. a good rate of shaking s

51、eems to be about twelve hundred shakes per minute. apples, like plums, need four hundred shakes.of course, some folks may choose to ignore all these expert directions for jiggling fruit. keeping track of all the numbers can be enough to drive some people up a tree.the writer ends this story with （ ）

52、a.a serious thoughtb.a suggestionc.a joked.a warning12、what could be simpler than shaking fruit from a tree well, the job is a lot tougher than you might think. there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to shake a fruit tree. and a person who is a good apple tree shaker may not be a good cherr

53、y tree shaker. different fruits take different shakes.as a rule, a slow hard shake is best. this makes the fruit fall much faster than a light, quick jiggle. most fruits have asetnumber of shakes per minute that will do the best job of getting them out of the tree and onto the ground. to shake down

54、plums, try shaking the tree four hundred times per minute, moving the tree two inches at each shake. experts say youll get three times more fruit from the tree than you will if you shake eleven hundred times per minute at one inch per shake. cherries, because they are smaller, need more jarring. a g

55、ood rate of shaking seems to be about twelve hundred shakes per minute. apples, like plums, need four hundred shakes.of course, some folks may choose to ignore all these expert directions for jiggling fruit. keeping track of all the numbers can be enough to drive some people up a tree.the word “set”

56、 means（ ）a.tiresomeb.greatc.fixedd.collected13、you know that pearls grow inside oysters, but would you ever think to look for diamonds inside an ostrich well, a hunter once shot an ostrich and discovered, to his great surprise, that the big bird had swallowed a bunch of diamonds. how could such a st

57、range thing happenlike many other birds, the ostrich swallows small stones that stay inside its “gizzard.” the gizzard is a birds second stomach. it is where the food is ground up. the small stones help to grind up the food so it can be digested.they do the chewing, because birds dont have teeth. in the case of the ostrich with the diamonds, the bird simply had expensive taste in rocks. he used the diamonds to help digest his dinner.diamonds and stones arent all that an ostrich will swallow. if there are no stones around, it will eat just about anything. sadly for ostriches in zo