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　　兰州一中2015-2016-1学期高二年级期末考试试题
　　英语
　　说明: 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，满分100分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上,交卷时只交答题卡。
　　第I卷(选择题)
　　I. 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)
　　第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。
　　A
　　What would it be like to walk on Mars? If you could build the highest building in the world，what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J. K. Rowling? This summer, you can experience all of these things, and more. All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination.
　　A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of 1 hour and 29 minutes online each day. Many kids lise that time to chat with friends, play games or check e­mails. But the next time you get on the Web, try exploring the world instead. “With the Internet，you can go back 11,000 years in time，or go 11,000 kilometers across the planet.”said Russell, Web search expert of Google. “The whole scope of history and the world is open to you.”
　　There is a wealth of information to be found online. For example, if your family is going on vacation somewhere, do a quick online search on the area before you even get in the car. “What's the bacnd of the place; what's the history？”says Russell. “I like to tell my kids, ‘Whenever you have a question, whenever you have a doubt, search it out.’”
　　Ready to launch a virtual journey of your own? Here are a few starting points to get you thinking and to help you on your way. You can invite your parents along for the ride, too. Always ask for permission before downloading programs and software onto your computer. And check with a parent or an adult before visiting any new Web site.
　　Navigate the world in 3­D with Google Earth. Begin in outer space and zoom (快速移动) into the streets of any city, from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Or visit ancient monuments, watch the changing rainforests over time, and dive underwater to explore tropical reef.
　　With the Moon in Google Earth tool, you can walk in Neil Armstrong's famous footsteps. Taided tour of the moon's surface with Armstrong's fellow shuttle mate astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
　　When you're exploring that part of the solar system, hop on over to the Red Planet with Google Mars. There, you can move very quicnd the surface and see images from the Mars Rovers.
　　1．The author uses questions in the first paragraph to ________.
　　A．introduce the topic of the paragraph
　　B．attract the readers' attention
　　C．let the readers answer it
　　D．question the possibility of realizing the dream
　　2．How do you travel around the world in a day according to the passage?
　　A．By mase of the Internet.
　　B．By taking the time shuttle.
　　C．By finding a tourism company in Google.
　　D．By watching 3­D films.
　　3．Russell thought ________.
　　A．the students shouldn't chat and play games online
　　B．the students spent too much time on the Internet
　　C．the students should learn knowledge instead of chatting online
　　D．the students could solve their problems through the line
　　4．What's the purpose of the passage?
　　A．Encourage the kids to learn to use the computer.
　　B．Encourage the kids to explore the world online.
　　C．Encourage the kids to do some research on science.
　　D．Encourage the kids to spend more time online.
　　B
　　Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming sea life.
　　Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for almost two decades. “We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long­term change in the open ocean environment. And one of the key things that we measure is CO2 levels. And we've been able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean.”