2016届湖南株洲质检（一）英语试题及答案(3)

As you begin to think about your present college life, I hope this helps you realize that there isn’t just one way to experience college life. Some turn up at a party to relax. I turn to a good book. Which option have you made in college? And remember: college is a place where you can keep yourself originally. It means not going with the flow and means figuring out what you want for yourself, originating your own values and thinking a way towards your future success.
28. What should college life be like in most people’s opinion?
   A. Making assumptions is part of college life.
   B. Everyone will do something wrong in college.
   C. College students are involved in partying.
   D. College professors seldom joke college students.
29. What does the author think of college parties?
   A. Comfortable.          B. Boring.         C. Unavoidable.       D. Exciting.
30. The author talks about food in the fourth paragraph because _________.
   A. he likes eating tasty food at parties.
   B. there is much food at college parties.
   C. he wants to compare food to parties.
   D. he is really a food fan.
31. What is the author’s purpose to write this passage?
   A. To remind college students of what college means.
   B. To introduce what subject students can learn in college.
   C. To share some good choices most college students have made.
   D. To show his strong support to the present college life.
D
Climate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect … these days nobody denies that there is something strange and worrying happening to the atmosphere. Scientists are puzzled by the rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They are afraid that the world may be a short way from what they refer to as uncontrolled global warming.
At Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, meteorologists(气象专家) have been carefully monitoring the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere for the past 50 years. Until recently, there has been a gradual increase of around 1.5 parts per million (ppm). In 2013 the figure rose to 2.08 ppm and in the following year they registered an increase of 2.54 ppm.
Climate analysts feel that it is too soon to draw conclusions about the phenomenon although the public are concerned that the carbon dioxide emissions are getting out of control. Jason Samenow, the chief meteorologist in the American National Weather Service, thinks that instead of having decades to find a solution to the problem, people might have only a few years. He believes that the Earth’s natural systems for absorbing the gas are breaking down resulting in the uncontrolled greenhouse effect. He insists that this is something that could happen if the Earth’s temperatures rose to such a degree that it was unable to contain the heat.
One interesting aspect of this climate change is that it is not happening in a uniform way around the world. Carbon dioxide levels in the South Pole are noticeably lower. This suggests that something has happened in the northern hemisphere that set off the rise. Forest fires in North America might hold the answer to the puzzle, along with very hot summers in Europe.
The 2014 heat wave was certainly out of the ordinary. Statistics claim that more than 30,000 people lost their lives as a direct result of the high temperatures. Scientists are being cautious in their interpretations. Most feel that it is too soon to say that a new trend has been set. All agree that the phenomenon needs to be closely observed.
32. What puzzles scientists according to Paragraph 1?
   A. Something strange and worrying in life.
   B. Uncontrolled global warming.
   C. The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
   D. The effects of climate change on everybody.
33. What opinion does Jason Samenow hold on the gradual increase of carbon dioxide?
   A. People still have decades to solve this problem.
   B. Uncontrolled greenhouse effect may happen in some situation.
   C. The Earth’s natural systems for absorbing the gas have completely broken down.
   D. The public shouldn’t be responsible for carbon dioxide emissions.
34. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
   A. Forest fires in North America.
   B. Low temperatures in the South Pole.
   C. Hot summers in Europe.
   D. North and South differences in climate change.
35. How will scientists deal with the high temperatures?
   A. By observing the phenomenon closely.     
B. By giving a solution directly.
   C. By experiencing high temperatures personally.         
D. By setting a new trend soon.
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Here’s what you need to know about the various growth on your head.
Brush 100 times a day for healthier hair. Myth（传言）.
This is now known to risk damaging your hair. Brushing pulls out hair that isn’t ready to fall out. 36                 . So brush gently for styling only.
Being stressed can make your hair fall out. Fact.
Severe stress can have a negative impact on your hair. All hair follicles（头发毛囊） normally undergo periodic “rest” periods. 37                  , and make the hair fall out in the three months following the stressful event. Normally hair growth restores naturally, but it’s important to deal with stress and seek medical advice to rule out underlying illness.