河南省新乡市延津县高级中学2018届高三（普通班）1月间周考英语试题

延津县高级中学高三间周考英语试卷 2018.1.10 Joy 第一部分 听力（略）提示：高考要求涂卡！ 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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods can often come at the least expected time．Others, such as hurricanes are increasing in severity and destruction．Typically, those poor countries are the worst hit for they have the least resources to deal with the destruction and rebuild their home．This part of the global issues.org website looks at some of these issues． Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis The earthquake off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011 was one of the biggest recorded, measuring 9 on the Richter scale（里氏震级）． It was the resulting tsunami, however, that caused the most destruction．It devastated the northeast of Japan, leaving many thousands dead or missing, and -hundreds of thousands homeless or leaving the area．In addition, various power generators（发电机组） failed．Some older nuclear power stations risked meltdown and suffered explosions and radioactive leaks．Workers battled for weeks to try and bring the situation under control．Radioactive material was detected in various places． It is thought that the cost of the earthquake and tsunami could be over $ 300 billion-the world's most expensive natural disaster on record． Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destroyed category 4（四级） hurricane, the highest category, that hit the Gulf of Mexico and various Southern regions of the United States at the end of August, 2005, causing the worst damage in that country's history, estimated at $ 100 billion．The famous New Orleans city and surrounding areas were worst hit as much of it sits some 6 feet below sea level．City defenses, such as banks, only designed for category 3 type hurricanes, gave way, leading to enormous flooding and associated damage, death and displacement of around 100, 000 people who either chose to say the course, or could not afford to flee． 21．Where would this passage most probably appear? A．In a textbook． B．In a magazine． C．In a paper． D．In a website． 22．Why are those poor countries the worst hit by natural disasters? A．Because they are lazy and poor． B．Because they desire help from rich countries． C．Because they lack resources to deal with the destruction and rebuild their home． D．Because they never think of protecting their home． 23．What is the meaning do the underlined word "devastated" in the paragraph 3? A．Built． B．Completed． C．Discovered． D．Destroyed． 24．In the disaster happening in 2011 in Japan, what caused the most destruction? A．Radioactive material． B．Tsunami． C．Earthquake． D．Power generators' explosion． B When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon （丝带）around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo h ... ...