辽宁省葫芦岛市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题（实验班，无答案）答题时间： 100 分钟 总分数： 150 分第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）第1节 （共15小题，每题2分，共30分）：阅读下列短文，从每题四个选项中选出最佳答案 A Back in 2001, Pen Hadow and I traveled to the North Pole. One morning wed just taken down our tent and started skiing. Pen was in front, and I was following him. Suddenly I got a strange feeling that something was behind us. I stopped, looked back and saw a polar bear, walking towards us.Pen and I planned to stay where we were, try and look big, and frighten it away. Pen had a shotgun that wed bought in Russia. That was his job. My job was to look big and to take off my skis, hold the skis in the air, make lots of noise, and frighten away the bear. Pen raised the gun and fired into the air. However, it jammed and failed to work.The bear was walking towards us. Pen tried again, but again it didnt work. Then he walked towards the bear, and I thought, “Wow, Pens gone completely mad. Hes going to get eaten. What should I do?”I thought maybe I could throw a ski at it or stab (刺) it with a ski pole or something. Suddenly, the bear stopped. Pen stopped. Bang. The gun went off in the air. There was a big cloud of smoke that I thought surprised Pen and me more than it surprised the bear. The animal looked up, looked down, turned around and walked off. Pen turned round and said, “Quick, get the camera and take a photograph,” and that was when suddenly I felt really nervous. I couldnt even undo the zip on our bag.That was the morning of the second day of this journey. We were out there for two months fifty-nine days, but we never saw another bear that close.21. What happened to the author and Pen?A. They lost their way. B. They felt terribly ill.C. They broke their tent. D. They were followed by a bear.22. Which of the following can best describe the author and Pen?A. Calm and brave. B. Caring and proud. C. Honest and friendly. D. Careful and humorous. 23. Who frightened the bear away in the end?A. The author. B. A hunter. C. Pen. D. Another animal.24. In the text, the author mainly talks about _.A. his discovery in the North Pole B. his experience in the North PoleC. why he traveled to the North Pole D. how he traveled across the North PoleBMost buildings are built to stand up straight, but these look as if they might fall over!The church tower of SuurhusenBuilt in 1450, the 27-meter-high church tower lies in Suurhusen, Germany. It was built in wet land on foundations of oak tree trunks (树干). When the land was drained (排水) later, the wood broke down, causing one side of the tower to be a little lower than the other. In 1975, the tower became a real hazard and people were not allowed to enter until the foundations were made strong again. The lean (倾斜) of the tower is now about five degrees.The Leaning Tower of PisaThe work of building the tower began in 1173, and was finally completed in 1372. In fact, it began to lean after just a couple of floors were built. And thiscondition continued in the centuries after its completion. The tower was finally closed to the public in 1990 after people failed to stabilize (使稳固) its foundations. In 2001, it was reopened after engineers removed soil from underneath its raised side. Now it leans just an angle of 3.97 degrees.Capital Gate of Abu DhabiCompleted in 2011, the Capital Gate tower in Abu Dhabi was designed to lean eighteen degrees. The building stands next to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and contains, among other things, a fine hotel with wonderful views of the harbour. Also known as the leaning tower of Abu Dhabi, the tower is one of the tallest buildings in the city.Big Ben of London The building leans 0.26 degrees to the northwest. This is mainly caused by the engineering projects that have been carried out in the ground below it since the late 1800s. The tower, which has been continuously open since it was completed in 1858, has nowhere near the lean of the Tower of Pisa and is still completely safe to enter. 25. The underlined word “hazard” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”.A. danger B. church C. castle D. treasure26. What can we learn about the Leaning Tower of Pisa?A. It didnt lean until ten years after its completion.B. It took almost two hundred years to complete.C. It was built on foundations of oak tree trunks.D. It has been open since it was completed.27. Which of the following towers leans the most according to the text?A. The church tower of Suurhusen. B. The Leaning Tower of Pisa.C. Capital Gate of Abu Dhabi. D. Big Ben of London.28. What would be the best title for the text?A. The history of towers B. The art of building a towerC. The leaning towers of the world D. Top four tallest towers in EuropeCLast week