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　　2017 届偃师高中高三第一次月考 英语试卷
　　命题人：智宏波 审题人：高继红
　　第二部分 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，并在答题卡 上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　Animal’s findings New research shows that sheep are clever
　　People often make jot how dull sheep are, but new research shows they may be cleverer than we think. Researchers at the University of Cambridge discovered that Welsh mountain sheep have brainpower that equals rodents (啮齿动物). Tests found that the sheep can map the area they live in, and
　　some may even be able to plan ahead.
　　Young fish prefer noisy neighbors
　　A new study has shown that young fish like to live on reefs with noisy neighbors! Researchers from the universities of Auckland and Bristol found that young fish looking for a home choose areas where other noisy fish live. The scientists produced all kinds of sounds which had been recorded in different natural environments. The young fish seemed to prefer the sounds of natural reefs, complete with noisy animals! The scientists compared the choice to a music fan wandering around at a music festival, choosing to set up a tent closest to the music they like best!
　　Butterflies are disappearing
　　A new study has shown that 17 species of butterflies found in Europe have dropped by 70% in the last 20 years. The information collected from 3,000 sites across 15 countries shows it may be caused by the loss of grasslands covered with flowers. You can encourage butterflies to come into your garden by planting flowers.
　　21. According to the first paragraph, we may infer that sheep .
　　A. are less clever than rodents B. can find their home
　　C. can read maps D. are good planners
　　22. When young fish are looking for a home, they like to .
　　A. choose the reefs which are quiet B. live in areas close to their parents
　　C. live in a noisy environment D. choose other kinds of fish as neighbors
　　23. Which seems to have to do with the number of butterflies?
　　A. The number of flowers in grasslands. B. The species of trees in grasslands.
　　C. The species of grass in grasslands D. The number of animals in grasslands.
　　B
　　It was an extremely hot day. My younger brother Walt and I had decided to go swimming in the stream behind Mr Blickez’s house, because it would be the only way to cool ourselves down. Across his
　　farm and through some woods was a deep swimming hole supplied by several cold springs(泉).
　　The only problem with our plan was that this farm was guarded by a huge mean Hereford bull(公 牛). Mr Blickez had told us that Elsie, the animal’s name, was the meanest bull in town, maybe even the county, and we believed in him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was reason to doubt
　　about what he said. For one thing, we remembered Mr Blickeed telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull. Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walgh the farm, and Mr Blickez finally agreed.
　　On our way across the farm, we stopped at the fence to admire the swimming hole. The sun shone brightly across the cool waters. We couldn’t wait to get there. Suddenly, Walt shouted loudly. Elsie had run to him and was licking(舔) his back. I immediately hid under the fence.  However, when I looked
　　up, I saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull at all. She was just a friendly young cow, and she was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.
　　When we discovered the truth, we were so happy. We then ran to the swimming hole and jumped in. The water was just as wonderful  as we had dreamed. After that day, we had many good days and we often visited our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”.
　　24. The author and his brother decided to go to swim because .
　　A. the weather was so hot that they couldn’t stand it.
　　B. there was no water to take a shower at home.
　　C. Mr Blickez invited them to his house for swimming.
　　D. they wanted to try their newly-found swimming hole.
　　25. What was the problem faced by the author and his brother?
　　A. They didn’t know where to swim.