全国各地接二连三地发生了多起特大安全事故，造成严重的人员伤亡，特别是北京密云、吉林商厦等特大安全事故，引起了党中央和国务院的高度关注20172018学年度第一学期高一年级第二次月考英语试卷温馨提示：1、本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟2、本试卷命题范围：必修1 1- 4 单元3、请考生将选择题答案填涂在答题卷卡规定位置，否则视为无效答案。4、正式开考前，请在规定位置填写姓名、班号，正式开考后才允许答题。 第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AEvery year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In September, 1923，Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in Chinas Shaanxi Province in 1556.It killed almost one million people.We measure an earthquakes strength on the Richter Scale. The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.The Earths crust(地壳) is made up of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo，where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the plate moves, they move with it.Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself. Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis. These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities. China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence (发生)of earthquakes in the world.21The passage is mainly about Ascientists who study earthquakesBthe way of measuring earthquakesCa usual natural disasterearthquakesDwhat people should do in the earthquake22Which of the following statements is NOT true?AThe earthquake in Shaanxi Province happened in 1556.BThe earthquake in Shaanxi Province killed almost one million people.CThe earthquake in Shaanxi Province caused a lot of damage.DThe earthquake in Shaanxi Province was the only earthquake in China.23According to the passage we know that tsunamis Acan cause earthquakesBare caused by earthquakesConly happen on landDare a way of measuring earthquakesBEverybody hates rats. But in the earthquake capitals of the worldJapan，Los Angeles，Turkeyrats will soon be mans new best friends.What happens after an earthquake？We send in rescue dogs. Why？Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they cant get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives：the rat.How does it work？First，the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rats brain gives a signal (信号)This is sent to a small radio on its back，and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rats brain activity jumps，the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.Although there are already robots which can do this job，rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University，New York, says，“Robots noses dont work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.”Rats can also see in the dark.They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they dont need electricity!The “rat project” is not finished, but Julie Ryan of International Rescue Corps in Scotland says，“It would be fantastic. A rat could get into spaces we couldnt get to，and a rat would get out if it wasnt safe.”Perhaps for the first time in history，people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but only after an earthquake，of course.)24In the world earthquake capitals，rats will become mans best friends because they can Atake the place of mans rescue jobsBfind the position of people alive who are trapped in buildingsCserve as food for people alive who are trapped in buildingsDget into small spaces25From the third paragraph we know the rescuers can judge a person who is alive by Athe noise made by the ratBthe rats unusual behaviourCthe signal sent by the radio on the rats backDthe smell given off by the person26In doing rescue jobs， Arats smell better than dogsBdogs dont need to be trained to smell peopleCrobots sense of smell can be affected by other smells aroundDrats can see in the dark and are smaller than robots27Rats have all the following advantages EXCEPT that Athey are more fantastic than other animalsBthey are less expensive to train than dogsCthey dont need electricityDthey are small and can get into small places CIt was a village in IndiaThe people were poor. However，they were not unhappy. After all，their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.Then one day，some visitors from the city arrived. They told the vi