精品解析：重庆市缙云教育联盟2023-2024学年高一上学期12月月考英语试题

★秘密·启用前 重庆缙云教育联盟2023-2024学年(上)12月月度质量检测 高一英语 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚; 2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，在试卷上作答无效; 3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回; 4.全卷共7页，满分120分，听力部分另附纸张，本卷考试时间100分钟。 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Animals were the real pioneers of space flight. Let us learn about some animals that have been to space. A. Fruit flies On February 20, 1947, the United States sent some fruit flies into space to study the impact that cosmic radiation (宇宙辐射) might potentially have on astronauts in the future. They chose flies because they are genetically similar to humans. When they returned to Earth, the scientists found the flies alive, with no evidence of the effects of radiation. B. Mice Mice have long been used to find out more about how space travel will affect the human body. In fact, NASA has recently published a study of mice housed at the International Space Station. It shows that mice quickly adapt to microgravity (微重力) conditions. The very first mouse went into space in 1950, reaching an altitude of 137km. However, unlike the fruit flies, the mouse died when the rocket broke into parts due to a parachute (降落伞) failure. C. Dogs Laika, a Russian homeless dog, went to space on November 3, 1957. She was picked up on the streets and was thought suitable because she had a gentle temperament (性情) and behaved well. The scientists also believed a homeless dog would be better at dealing with difficult conditions like microgravity than a pet dog. Laika is famous for being the first animal to orbit (环绕……运行) the Earth. However, she never returned. D. Spiders In 1973, two garden spiders called Anita and Arabella were used in an experiment to see if they could still build webs in space. Both spiders managed to build webs, even though the webs were slightly finer than on Earth. The study showed a great deal about the effects of microgravity on motor response (运动反应). 1. What can we learn about the mouse astronau