2018届甘肃省天水市第一中学上学期高三第三阶段考试英语试题(扫描版)
甘肃省天水市一中2018届高三上学期第二学段(期中)考试英语试题
天水市一中2018届高三上学期第二学段（期中）考试英语试题第I卷（选择题）第一部分阅读理解（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。
AWanted, Someone for a KissWe’re looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM. You’ll work on the station’s music programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.Father ChristmasWe’re looking for a very special person, preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit. Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10:30—16:00. Excellent pay. Please contact the Enterprise Shopping Centre, Station Parade, Eastbourne.Accountants AssistantWhen you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience. Wealden District Council.Software TrainerIf you are aged 24—45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. You will be allowed to make your own decisions, and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.1. Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?A. Wealden District Council.B. The Enterprise Shopping Centre.C. Mrs Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.D. Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.2. We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who______.A. is aged between 24 and 40.B. can work for about a month.C. should deal with general duties.D. may do some training work.3. Which position is open to recent school graduates?A. Software Trainer.B. Father Christmas.C. Accountants Assistant.D. Producer, London Kiss.BUnlike China, where the majority of society belongs to the Han ethnic group, the United States is home to people from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, creating great diversity within its lively society.However, historical events that created this diversity also led to racial disputes and prejudice that have lasted until today. Around days like Martin Luther King Day, people in the US are especially sensitive to racist comments and behavior.Recently, a Facebook message posted by a white student at my boarding school started a wave of anger among African American students and started heated conversations about minority groups at the school.The students posted an article written by someone else who stated that Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general during the US Civil War, should be commemorated(纪念). As the Confederates broke from the Union in order to keep slavery in their states, they were usually seen as racists. The post received a flood of comments from both white and black students within minutes, and conversation about the topic spread across campus quickly.A fishbowl conversation was organized the evening the article was posted, and students and faculty (学院) members talked about their feelings and opinions. During the discussion, students from minority groups, including African American, Jewish, Asian and Indian students, spoke up about how they felt about living in a society mainly made up of people who are different from them. It turned out that many people felt isolated because of their differences from other people.The diversity of society can open up interesting opportunities, but the great differences between people can also create huge gaps and misunderstandings if they are not treated carefully. Thus, effective communication is essential.After the fishbowl conversation, the atmosphere in the school seemed to be changing, at least from my point of view. Students seemed to be talking and acting more freely than before, and the expressions of judgement were seen less on their faces.4. The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to ______.A. draw attention to the fact that racial problems still exist in America.B. show that the United States has a wonderfully diverse culture.C. explain how sensitive people in the US are to racist comments and behavior.D. point out the differences between American culture and those of other countries.5. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The post was offensive to black students.B. The post was aimed at African American students.C. The author of the post was strongly in favor of slavery.D. The author of the post held a negative attitude toward minority groups.6. According to the article, the fishbowl conversation was held mainly to ______.A. figure out whether the article should be posted or not.B. educate students on how to express their opinions appropriately.C. improve the lives of people who belongs to minority groups on campus.D. get people to communicate how they felt and thought about the post.7. What did the author learn from the incident?A. We should learn to live with others’ differences.B. We should always feel free to share our feelings.C. Effective communication is very important in a diverse society.D. If there is no difference, then there is no misunderstanding.CI have a younger brother. To me, he is a fourteen-year-old kid named Joe, with blond hair and blue eyes. To others, he is different. Where I see a kid who just needs a lot more attention, otherssee a mentally disabled boy, a kid who cannot walk or talk or think for himself. I see someone who just makes daily routine a bit less routine. Others see an annoyance, a bother.This is not to say that I have never felt resentful(怨恨的) toward Joe. He is my brother, and with that comes responsibility. “Gina, could you stay in tonight and watch your brother?”“Gina, do me a favor and feed him dinner and change his diaper (尿布) later, please? ” “ Could you co me home right after school today and get Joe off the bus ?”These are phrases that I have heard since I was twelve. And sure, they have made me resent my brother to a certain extent. I would think: that’s not fair! Everyone else can stay after and be a member of this club, or get extra help from that teacher. Or, all my friends are going out tonight, why can’t I? And, how come I have to feed him? He is not my son!However, the small amount of resentment I feel toward my brother is erased a thousand times over by what I have learned from him. Besides making me responsible from a young age, and helping me be more accepting of all kinds of people, he has taught me to be thankful for what I have.I know that there are moments in my life that I should cherish and that Joe will never experience. He will never laugh so hard that he cries. He will never feel the glory of a straight-A report card. He will never comfort a best friend crying on his shoulder. And he will never know how much his family love him.Because he will never know, it is up to me to know, every second, how lucky I am. It is up to me to realize that life should be lived to its fullest, and that you should always, always be grateful that God, or whoever are the powers that be, gave you the ability to live your life the way you were meant to live it.8. We know from the first paragraph that Gina’s brother .A. causes trouble to neighborsB. pays more attention to othersC. lives with mental disabilityD. considers daily routine a bother9. Which word below can replace the underlined words in paragraph 3?A. whyB. howC. whatD. when10. If mother asks Gina to look after her brother now, what will she probably answer?A. I’m afraid not.B. No problem!C. It depends.D. It’s not fair!11. The passage intends to tell us that we should .A. value the glory of successB. appreciate what life gives usC. comfort unfortunate peopleD. treasure meaningful momentsDInternet use appears to cause a drop in psychological health, according to a research at Carnegie Mellon University.Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who used Internet less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feeling.Researchers are puzzled by the results, which were completely the opposite to their experiences. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose the information and to communicate with others.The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may explain the drop-in well-being, researchers supposed. Faceless, bodiless “virtual” communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that knowing the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.“But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology; it’s about how it is used,”says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study founders. “It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology. ”12. The best title of the passage probably is .A. Internet May Cause DepressionB. The Danger of InternetC. Communication with Others by InternetD. Puzzled by the Results13. Why did the results of research puzzle the researchers?A. People could choose their information through Internet.B. They had expected the opposite results.C. People can communicate with others.D. They had thought Internet was much healthier.14. Which of the following may be the cause of depression?A. Net users found their living conditions bad.B. Net users already had mental problems.C. Deep relationships were formed through Internet.D. Net users had less time to communicate with other people.15. The writer’s attitude towards technology is .A. social factors must be considered while using technologyB. technology was to blame for depressionC. the problem doesn’t lie in technologyD. applications and services for technology must be designed第二节阅读填空（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题考试时间 100分钟总分120分第一部分：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）ASydney Trains is one of the most economical, reliable and convenient ways to travel throughout Sydney and its surrounds.Our network, the NSW Trains Intercity, covers suburban Sydney and extends to the Hunter, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and South Coast regions.The network is made up of several color-coded lines. Trains from different lines can share the same platform, so check display screen and listen to announcements.Ticket prices are generally based on the distance traveled. You canvisit transportnsw. Info for details.Getting to the City.In Sydney, if you’re near a train station, you’re on your way to the city. Every rail line le ads directly or indirectly to the City Circle. It’s the loop around the central business district of Sydney. Most City stations are underground so look out for the sign on street level.Automatic ticket gatesLarge stations have automatic gates for entry to, and exit from, the station. If you have an Opal card or a ticket which has a magnetic stripe you must use the automatic gates. You may use the wide gate for wheelchair, pram or luggage access. Station staff will assist you.Night Ride busesMost trains do not operate between midnight and 4:00 a.m. For your convenience a special Night Ride bus service is available between these hours on most Sydney suburban lines.Track workIn order for the tracks to the maintained, we sometimes have to replace train with buses, particularly at weekends, Please check the track work section for the latest service alterations on your line.1. To get more information about ticket pries, travelers had better________.A. go to the City CircleB. visit a websiteC. check display screenD. listen to announcements2. What service is offered to travelers in need at most big stations?A. A free Opal card.B. Earlier entry to the station.C. Help from station workers.D. A ticket with a magnetic stripe.3. Which is the best convenient time to travel by Sydney Trains?A. At midnight.B. On Sunday afternoon.C. Between midnight and 4:00 a.m.D. At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.B“I’ve always love food,”says Cassie Dawson in the kitchen of her flat in London. “But I’ve become bored with eating out. I’ve had too many disappointing meals and paid too much money for them! At one point, fed up with my complaint, a friend suggested I open my own restaurant. Impossible, I thought. But then I heard about supper clubs.” Supper clubs are a mixture of a restaurant and a dinner party—you go to a stranger’s house and he/she cooks dinner for you. Like a restaurant, you pay for your food, but like a dinner party, you eat at the same table as other people. They are advertised through social-networking sites with a menu and little information about where the supper club is until just before the meal.“It’s like running a secret restaurant for one night,”says Cassie. “The next morning, I set the tables and chairs aside. I put the TV back and it’s my living room again.”Cassie opens her “restaurant”for people about once a month, and she really enjoys the evenings she’s had so far. She uses fresh, local ingredients and a typical meal costs about the same as a takeaway---much less than a restaurant meal. So how doesshe make money out of it?“I don’t,” says Cassie. “In fact, at first I was worried about losing money on my club. I’m good at cooking but my maths is terrible! But I was surprised by how cheaply I could make a good meal. This isn’t about money. It’s about a different eating experience.”And what about inviting complete strangers into her house? Was Cassie ever nervous about that?“Not at all,”she says. “Almost everyone at the supper club is just interested in having a good meal with other interesting people”.4. Why did Cassie decide to open her own restaurant finally?A. To earn a livingB. To satisfy her friend’s needsC. To make friends with strangersD. To cook cheap and good meals for others5. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Dinner partiesB. Supper clubsC. Fresh ingredientsD. Invitations to dinner6. We can know that Cassie’s restaurant __________.A. serves meals for freeB. only serves takeawaysC. is only open to her friendsD. is only open in the evening7. How does Cassie feel about her restaurant now?A. WorriedB. ContentC. AnnoyedD. SensitiveCMany people believe that language belongs to human beings. However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human begins who have them as pets.When communicating with each other, cats “talk”with a system of signals. Their tails, rather than any kind of “speech”, act as an important way to express themselves. They also touch each other to express their feelings. With other cats, they will use their voices only to express pain. Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal(声音的)expressions when they communicate with a person. Since these vocal expressions。
【英语】甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语试题
甘肃省天水市第一中学2017-2018学年度下学期高三第一次模拟考试英语试题（无答案）（扫描版））2018高考仿真卷·英语(一)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)(略)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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
ABig messaging apps abroadWhile WeChat is China’s biggest mobile messaging app,there are many equivalent apps in other countries that offer similar features.WhatsApp (US)Users:more than 600 millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerryFeatures:text chat,push-to-talk,file sharing,location sharingWith more than 600 million active users,WhatsApp is one of WeChat’s biggest competitors.Developed by two ex-Yahoo employees in 2009,WhatsApp originally focused on text chat,but on Aug.6 it also started push-to-talk service.It’s noted for its accessibility,ease of use and the absence of adverts.The service is free for the first year,after which $0.99 is charged for a one-year subscription.KakaoTalk (South Korea)Users:more than 100 millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry and bada (an operating system developed by Samsung)Features:text chat,group chat,push-to-talk,group calls,file sharingWith more than 100 million users in more than 230 countries,KakaoTalk is a multi-platformtexting application that allows users to send and receive messages for free.With KakaoTalk,users can message each other one-on-one or in group chats with unlimited numbers of friends.You can also choose from many animated emoticons and share them with friends.Line (Japan)Users:more than 600 millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry and PCFeatures:text chat,group chat,push-to-talk,file sharing,location sharing,gaming,stickersLine tops the list of the most downloaded free apps in 52 countries.Apart from text and voice messaging,Line provides its users with more than 250 original stickers and emoticons to buy from its own shop.In the first quarter of 2013 alone,it made $17 million just from stickers.The popular app also allows friends to battle each other in the LINE GAME.pared with the other two apps,which of the following features makes Line stand out?A.Group mobile games.B.Free emoticons.C.Free downloads of the app.D.Text and group chat.22.Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?ers can always send and receive messages for free with WhatsApp.ers can share files with any of the three apps.C.KakaoTalk frees users from unwanted advertisements.D.Line is the most popular one of the three apps.23.In which part of the newspaper may this article be found?A.Advertisement.B.Economy and Finance.C.Entertainment.D.Science and Technology.BI love to read before I go to sleep.It usually makes me feel calm.But a big part of this depends on what I read.I love to read Oor Wullie and The Broons.Very often I’m smiling before I go to sleep.I decide to write about this in a blog because I find that so many of us go to sleep with stress.Before we go to sleep,we may run over the day in our minds,and worry about tomorrow.We also may watch the news on TV,read the news on our smart phones or tablets,or even answer work emails.But the news is rarely proclaiming (宣告) all the things that are happening in the world and work emails make us feel that we’re still at work.All these things may leave us a stressful sleep.Oor Wullie and The Broons are not the only things I ever read at night.I sometimes read novels but,with the odd exception,I mostly avoid anything that is too mentally taxing or stimulating late at night unless it’s something that inspires me or is clearly helpful in my life.And even if I do read something mentally stimulating,when I feel myself getting tired I lay that book down and pick up trusty old Oor Wullie or The Broons for the last 10 or 15 minutes.Doing this makes my mind quiet and helps ensure that I get a peaceful sleep.Reading about Wullie or Maw and Paw Broon is like a comfort blanket for me.I’d suggest you find light-hearted reading as a comfort blanket at bedtime,especially if you find yourself stressed or depressed a lot of the time,or if you find difficulty winding at the end of a day.It is the thing that can gently turn your attention towards lightness and ease.If your material makes you laugh,then you may feel even better.Several studies show thatlaughter boosts happy chemicals in the brain.It strengthens the immune system,it’s good for the heart,and it is most definitely good for mental health.It even helps us improve our relationships.And if you do happen to pick up a copy of Oor Wullie or The Broons,I hope you find it just as entertaining as I do.24.What can we learn about Oor Wullie and The Broons?A.They make people run over the past days.B.They are the best books to be read before people sleep.C.They are extremely popular with young people.D.They make people feel relaxed and happy.25.What can we know from the text?A.Oor Wullie and The Broons are the author’s favorite books.B.A comfortable blanket makes people go to sleep easily.C.The author sometimes reads something about inspiration.D.Reading something stimulating at night helps get a peaceful sleep.26.What is Paragraph 6 mainly about?A.What material brings us laughter.B.How laughter affects our health.C.What benefits laughter brings to us.D.Why laughter is good for us.27.What’s the main purpose of the text?A.To show the importance of reading before sleeping.B.To prove the importance of a good mood before sleeping.C.To tell us how to make ourselves stay relaxed before sleeping.D.To explain how to choose a book worthy to be read before sleeping.CSometimes people call each other “scared-cat”.But have you ever thought about this expression?When a cat is frightened,its heart starts beating faster,its muscles get tense and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream.Although the cat doesn’t realize this,its body is getting ready for action.If the danger continues,the animal will do one of two things.It will protect itself,or it will run away as fast as it can.Something like this also happens to people.When we are excited,angry or scared by other feelings,our bodies go through many physical changes.Our hearts beat faster,and our muscles get tense.All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react.We,too,get ready to defend ourselves or run.Human beings,however,have a problem that animals never face.If we give way to our feelings and let them take over,we can get into trouble.Have you ever said something in anger or hit somebody and regretted it later?Have you ever shouted at a teacher,told somebody you were lonely,or said you were in love,and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut?It isn’t always clever to express your feelings freely.Does this mean that it’s smarter to always hide our feelings?No!If you keep feelings of anger or sadness hidden away or bottled up inside,your body stays tense.Physical illness can develop,and you can feel disturbed badly inside.It can actually be bad for your health.It isn’t good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don’t just go away.It’s as if you bought some bananas and put them in a cupboard.You might not be able to see them,but before long you’d smell them.And if you opened the cupboard,chances are that you’d see little fruit flies flying all over them.They are bad.You can try to treat feelings as if they were bananas in the cupboard.You can hide them and you can pretend they don’t exist,but they’ll still be around.And at last you’ll have to deal with them,just like those bananas.28.When people and animals are aroused by fear,.A.they feel very regretful immediatelyB.their muscles get neither tense nor relaxedC.their hearts beat either faster or slowerD.they may get ready to attack or run away29.Why do human beings get into trouble according to the passage?A.They are usually not as alert as animals.B.They sometimes can’t control their feelings.C.They always do something wrong to other people.D.They don’t pay attention to their physical changes.30.What can we infer from the passage?A.Holding in your feelings may lead to unpleasant results.B.Bananas stay fresh longer when they are in a cupboard.C.Feelings will gradually disappear when you hold them in.D.It’s good for your health to keep pleasant feelings inside.31.What is the purpose of this passage?A.To tell us that people’s feelings are like bananas in a cupboard.B.To give us some advice on how to express our feelings.C.To help us deal with feelings in a wise and proper way.D.To prove that it isn’t always wise to express our feelings freely.DSome people are so rude!Who sends an e-mail or a text message that just says “Thank you”?Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you?Who asks for a fact easily found on Google?Don’t these people realize that they’re wasting your time?Maybe I’m the rude one for not appreciating life’s little politeness.But many social agreed standards just don’t make sense to people drowning in digital communication.In texts,you don’t have to declare who you are or even say hello.E-mail,too,is slower than a text.V oice mail is a now impolite way of trying to connect.My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages,none of which I listened to.Exasperated,he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls.“Why are you leaving him voice mail?” my sister asked.“Just text him.”In the age of the smartphone,there is no reason to ask once-acceptable questions about:the weather forecast,a business’s phone number,or directions to a house,a restaurant,which can be easily found on Google Maps.But people still ask these things.And when you answer,they respond with a thank-you e-mail.How to handle these differing standards?Easy.Consider your audience.Some people,especially older ones,appreciate a thank-you message.Others,like me,want no reply.The anthropologist (人类学家) Margaret Mead once said that in traditional societies,the young learnt from the old.But in modern societies,the old can also learn from the young.Here’s hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but that time-wasting forms of communication do.32.What does the underlined word “Exasperated” mean in the fifth paragraph?A.Worried.B.Surprised.C.Annoyed.D.Tired.33.Why didn’t the writer reply to his father?A.He liked text messages better.B.He enjoyed checking his voice mail.C.He didn’t receive any voice mail messages.D.He didn’t want to talk with his father.34.Which of the following does the writer agree to?A.People needn’t learn from one another in traditional societies.B.Dealing with voice mail should vary with each individual.C.People needn’t turn to Google for help when in trouble.D.Declaring who you are or saying hello in texts is necessary.35.What’s the best title of this passage?A.Nowadays:what should we do with text messages?B.Nowadays:do you like leaving others a voice message?C.Nowadays:what means should we use in communication?D.Nowadays:do you need a thank-you message?第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
甘肃省天水市第一中学高三英语上学期第三次考试试题(普通班)
天水一中2013级2015—2016学年度第一学期第三阶段考试英语试卷（B卷，供普通班使用，满分150分）第I卷一、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。
AIt’s summer movie time again. Check out our list of four films.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanRelease Date: November 4Story: It’s the summer before Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A dangerous murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped from the Wizards’ Prison. And he was ordered to kill Harr y Potter.Around the World in 80 DaysRelease Date: November 16Story: This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout ( Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan), a Chinese thief who seeks refuge (庇护) with a strange London adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Passepartout uses his martial art skills(军事技能) to defend Fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days.Spider-Man 2Release Date: November 30Story: Peter Parker is still coming to accept his dual identity (双重身份) as the crime superhero Spider-Man. He wants to reveal his secret identity to Mary Jane, meanwhile, his Aunt May is in trouble. This is Dr Otto Octavius who has appeared to bring her a lot of troubles.King ArthurRelease Date: November 7Story: King Arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights in Britain. Under the guidance of Merlin and the beautiful, brave Guinevere, Arthur will struggle to realize his dreams.1. When can you see the film acted by Jackie Chan?A. November 4B. November 30C. November 16.D. November 7.2. In Spider-Man 2, Aunt May’s trouble is caused by______.A. Spider-ManB. Peter ParkerC. Mary JaneD. Dr Otto Octavius3. What kind of article of this passage?A. A news reportB. A funny diary.C. An advertisement.D. A composition.BAn African proverb says that a single hand cannot tie a bundle. Everyone needs companions to help them sail through the rough seas of life. Even the strongest and richest person still needs friends. Our money and strength would have no value if we had no friends to share with us. The best friendship is a give-and-take relationship. We need the support of our family, friends and the community. In turn we also give support to the society, our friends and our family.The word “friend” has many meanings. It could be the bus driver who takes you to and from work every day. It could be a parent, a colleague, a wife or husband, a brother or sister, or even the unknown person who helped you just once when you could not find your way. Real friends share not only our happiness but our sorrows as well. This may explain why we have the expression “a friend in need is a friend indeed”.Friendship is like the sunshine that keeps us warm. It is like the refreshing raindrops on the fields that give the farmers hope of a good planting season. Without friends our life would be like a desert where our only friend would be loneliness and sadness. The most fortunate person is the one who has friends from all levels in the society. A driver might find friends not only among his colleagues but among farmers, bankers, traders, students, politicians or teachers. We should never forget our old friends when we make new ones. We should treasure each of our friends whether poor or rich, beautiful or not. Each friend is unique in his or her own way. And alltogether, they enrich life and make it very colourful.4. What is the main topic of the passage?A. How to sail through the sea of life.B. Friends and friendship.C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.D. Never forget old friends when making new ones.5. What is the correct understanding of friends according to the writer?A. Friends who share our happiness are not real friends.B. Friends will take us through rough seas.C. Friends never expect anything from others.D. Friends can be different people around us.6. An unknown person can be a friend as well when .A. he helps you with what you needB. he is told how to find his wayC. he becomes one of your familyD. he is a driver taking you from and to work7. The underlined word “unique” in the last paragraph most probably means “”.A. specialB. poorC. richD. valuableCMore than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed across the globe each day, and it’s likely that many taste bitter.Now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink taste sweeter by simply changing the colour of their cups.Scientists claim that blue and glass mugs, which are popular in some coffee shops, can reduce coffee’s bitterness, without any need for sugar, and that coffee drunk from white cups tastes the bitterest.To prove their claims, the researchers invited 36 volunteers and used three different colored cups -- blue, white and transparent glass -- to do an experiment.In the experiment, coffee consumed from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other two colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest.The scientists believe that the colour brown may be associated with coffee’s bitterness because coffee in a white cup appears the brownest and tastes the bitterest. “Our study clearly shows that the colour of a coffee cup does influence the perceived (感受到的) taste and flavor of coffe e,” said Dr George Doorn of Federation University Australia, “but the potential effects may be different between a one-time purchase and a return customer.”“Anyhow, the effect of the colour of the cup on the flavor of the coffee suggests that café owners, baristas (服务员), as well as coffee cup manufacturers should carefully consider the colour of their cups, ” he added.However, the idea that colour can alter the taste of food and drink is not new.A study published last year revealed that red, strawberry-flavored mousse (慕斯蛋糕) served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter and 15 percent more flavorous than the same food presented on a black plate.8. What color of the cup can best reduce coffee’s bitterness without adding sugar?A. Blue.B. Brown.C. White.D. Transparent.9. The scientists used ________ to do the experiment to prove their claims.① different brands of coffee ② different colored coffee cups③ several volunteers ④ several manufacturesA. ① ②B. ② ③C. ② ④D. ③ ④10. Why does coffee in white cups taste the least sweet?A. Because white cups are not as beautiful as other cups.B. Because white cups make coffee appear the brownest.C. Because white cups reduce the sugar in them.D. Because white cups are better used to serve cakes.11. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Black plates increase the sweetness of food and drink.B. Strawberry-flavored mousse is 10 percent sweeter than coffee.C. People consume more than 2.5 billion cups of coffee across the globe every year.D. People can make coffee taste sweeter by changing the color of their coffee cups.DPeter, a high school student, was pretty busy with school, and he was on the soccer team. High school was hard, because everyone wanted to have nice clothes, hang out, drive cars, and all these cost money. Peter’s father was the sort of guy that believed you had to ear n whatever you got, so he wasn’t just about to hand over lots of money for Peter to use to have fun. So, he had to get a job.During his freshman year summer vacation, his classmate got him a job working on a hay (干草) farm. He threw hay up into wagons as the tractor drove around fields, and then they stacked (剁起) it in the hot barn.（干草棚） It was a hot, low paying job.He once worked a few nights a week at a grocer y store. He put things on the shelf. It was a lot of lifting and carrying, and his arms were strong from this and the previous job. It was dull and didn’t pay much.He took some time off when soccer got serious, but the following summer he tried working at a lumber（废旧家具）yard. It was hot outside, but he got a lot of exercise lifting and carrying things like boards and dry wall. He also learned a lot about building supplies. It still didn’t pay well.From there, he spent a year doing some tutoring for a friend of the family, but that was piecemeal. His first real job came the last year at school, when he fixed registers and worked on computers at a big box store. It was his favorite job yet, but it still didn’t pay well.What Peter realized with all of these jobs was that he needed a better paying job! The only way to get that was to get trained or educated. He could go to school and ge t a 2year degree in an office or technical position. His other choices were going to a 4year college or joining the army. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do yet, but he knew he had to do something. Jobs were a lot of work, money was hard to earn, but he liked staying busy and being able to buy things. Peter wanted the most out of life, and that meant education.12. How many jobs had Peter taken?A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six13.All the jobs Peter had taken had one thing in common:________.A. They were done during his vacationB. They were dull and tiresomeC. They needed hard labourD. They didn’t pay well14. ________was the most important for Peter if he wanted a good job.A. ConfidenceB. EducationC. OpportunityD. Wisdom15. We can learn from the text that________.A. Peter knew what to do for his futureB. Peter’s father didn’t care about himC. it was very hard for Peter to make his choicesD. Peter was determined to do whatever he liked第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三上学期开学考试英语试题
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三上学期开学考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读选择Reading can be a social activity．Think of the people who belong to book groups．They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them．Now the website BookCrossing．com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group．Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share．BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book．Then the person leaves it in a public place，hoping that the book will have an adventure，traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it．Bruce Pederson，the managing director of BookCrossing，says，"The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read．BookCrossing combines both．"Members leave books on park benches and buses，in train stations and coffee shops．Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it．People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it．E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found．Bruce Peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home．BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the"real"and not the virtual（虚拟）．The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries．1．Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph？______A．To explain what they are．B．To introduce BookCrossing．C．To stress the importance of reading．D．To encourage readers to share their ideas．2．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 2 refer to？______A．The book．B．An adventure．C．A public place．D．The identification number．3．What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it？______A．Meet other readers to discuss it．B．Pass it on to another reader．C．Keep it safe in his bookcase．D．Mail it back to its owner．4．What is the best title for the text？______A．Online Reading：A Virtual TourB．Electronic Books：A new TrendC．A Book Group Brings Tradition BackD．A Website Links People through BooksAt thirteen, I was diagnosed (诊断)with a kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and their write on it, all within 45minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are not different from your classmates, young man. ”I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it homie.In the quiet ness of my bedroom; the ‘story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raise dots(点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.Wasn’t I the “blind”in my class; being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out(溢出)and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place: If Louis could find his “Way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?”I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs.Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to ‘me the next day-. with an “A”on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words:. “See what you can do when you keep trying?”5．The author didn’t finish the reading in class because .A．He was new to the classB．He was tried of literatureC．He had an attention disorderD．He wanted to take the task home6．What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?A．He had good sightB．He made a great invention.C．He gave up readingD．He learned a lot from school7．What was Mrs. Smith’s attitude to the author at t he end of the story?A．AngryB．ImpatientC．SympatheticD．Encouraging8．What is the main idea of the passage?A．The disabled should be treated with respect.B．A teacher can open up a new world to students.C．One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.D．Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.Scientists have found that human eyes are more likely to be damaged by UV rays while skiing in the snow-covered areas than sitting on the beach, according to a report by the UK newspaper. The researchers at Kanazawa Medical University, Japan and American company Johnson conducted the study together. They looked at the effects of light reflection on newly fallen snow on a ski trail in Ishikawa District, northern Japan. They compared the results with the levels of UV rays on a sand beach in southern Japan's Okinawa District.They found that on the beach, eyes are exposed to a daily 260 kilojoules (千焦耳) of UV a square meter compared to 658 kilojoules in snow-covered areas.The findings are supported by the Japan Meteorological (气象的) Agency. According to the agency, the reflection rate of UV light on beaches is often between 10 and 25 percent, compared to 80 percent in the new snow areas. The amount of light increased 4 percent with a 300-meter rise in height.Most of us know that UV rays can harm the skin. That's why we wear sunscreen on our skinbefore we get out in the sun. But many of us may not realize that UV rays are also harmful to the eyes.If your eyes are exposed to large amounts of UV radiation over a short period of time, you may experience a kind of sunburn of the eye, which is harmful. Your eyes will become red and feel a strange feeling. They may be sensitive to light. Fortunately, this is usually temporary and seldom causes permanent damage to the eyes.Long-term exposure to UV radiation, however, can be more serious. Scientific studies and researches have shown that exposure to small amounts of UV radiation over a period of many years increases the chance of eye damage, which could lead to total blindness.9．You would most likely find the article in ________.A．a doctor’s diary B．a travel journalC．a medical magazine D．a physics textbook10．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．Too much eye exposure to UV rays may cause total blindness.B．Short-time exposure of the eyes to UV rays doesn't harm them at all.C．Most people know that UV rays harm the eyes as well as the skin.D．The study was conducted by researchers from Japan, the USA and the UK. 11．Human eyes are more likely to be damaged by UV rays while skiing in the snow-covered areas than sitting on the beach because ________.A．snow produces more UV light than waterB．people don’t wear sunscreen while skiing as they do while sitting on the beachC．the reflection rate of UV light in snow-covered areas is much higher than that on the beach D．human eyes are exposed longer to UV light in the snow- covered areas than on the beach 12．What will the passage most probably talk about next?A．Never ski on newly fallen snow in Japan.B．Go to hospital to have your eyes examined.C．Wearing a hat can provide protection while skiing in new snow areas.D．Take some measures to protect your eyes while skiing in new snow areas.二、七选五How to Do Man-on-the-Street InterviewsThe man-on-the-street interview is an interview in which a reporter hits the streets with acameraman to interview people on the spot. 13．But with these tips, your firstman-on-the-street interview experience can be easy.When your boss or professor sends you out to do man-on-the-street interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it. For example, if your topic is about environmental problems in America, you mig ht ask, “Why do you think environmental protection is important in America?” 14．Hit the streets with confidence. 15．Say, “Excuse me, I work for XYZ News, and I was wondering if you could share your opinion about this topic.” This is a quick way to get pe ople to warm up to you.Move on to the next person if someone tells you she is not interested. Don’t get discouraged.16．Each interview that you get on the street shouldn’t be longer than ten minutes. As soon as you get the answer you need, move on to the next person. Make sure that as you go from interview to interview, you are getting a variety of answers. If everyone is giving you the same answer, you won’t be able to use it. A safe number of interviews to conduct is about six to ten. 17．If your news station or school requires interviewees to sign release forms to appear on the air, don’t leave work without them.A．Limit your time.B．As you approach people, be polite.C．If you don’t own a camera, you can buy one.D．For new reporters, this can seem like a challenging task.E.To get good and useful results, ask them the same question.F.That number of interviews should give you all the answers you need.G.With a question like this, you will get more than a “Yes” or “No” reply.三、完形填空At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to 18 bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of 19 but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my 20When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me 21 . I didn’t want to livethe rest of my life with this 22 weight any more.That year, I 23 a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her 24 story —she had not only 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children. 25 by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals 26 . My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 27 a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world 28 me as the perfect solution. 29 I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would 30 the same difficulties that beat me before. While the 31 hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right 32 . I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began 33 in from hundreds of people.Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医生), I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and 34 meals. Myfund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise 35 .A year later, I 36 my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is 37 and enormous. 18．A．add B．mix C．kill D．share 19．A．diets B．drinks C．fruits D．dishes 20．A．height B．ability C．wisdom D．weight 21．A．temporarily B．recently C．seriously D．secretly 22．A．ideal B．extra C．normal D．low 23．A．attended B．organized C．recommended D．mentioned 24．A．folk B．success C．adventure D．science 25．A．Surprised B．Amused C．Influenced D．Disturbed 26．A．project B．business C．system D．custom 27．A．in search of B．in need of C．in place of D．in support of 28．A．scared B．considered C．confused D．struck 29．A．As B．Until C．If D．Unless 30．A．get over B．run into C．look for D．put aside 31．A．excitement B．joy C．anger D．fear 32．A．row B．hall C．path D．street 33．A．breaking B．flooding C．jumping D．stepping34．A．heavy B．full C．expense D．healthy 35．A．regularly B．limitlessly C．suddenly D．randomly 36．A．set B．reached C．missed D．dropped 37．A．stressful B．painful C．meaningful D．peaceful四、用单词的适当形式完成短文A trip to China with the kids could be a test to your nerves,but also a38．(wonder)experience.This is an ancient civilization which is growing at great speed into the 21st century,meanwhile holding onto the old traditions and way of life.As you travel from area to area,a sea of contrasts is39．makes it so fascinating.You can find an old fisherman on his bamboo boat40．(answer) his mobile phone,and modernity and old traditions existing side by side.The only constant thing in China is “change”.41．first it might seem challenging.But you42．(find)the people helpful,especially if you are traveling with children.Chinese love children,43．more the happier.But as far as children44．(concern),this isn’t a light-hearted trip to Disneyworld.What if they get sick?Will the kids like thefood?Is45．(pollute)really that bad?Will they be bored?Just relax.You can depend on46．that you’ll end up with plenty of priceless47．(memory) of that country.五、短文改错48．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。
甘肃省天水市第一中学高三英语上学期第三次考试试题(普通班)
天水一中2013级2015—2016学年度第一学期第三阶段考试英语试卷（B卷，供普通班使用，满分150分）第I卷一、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。
AIt’s summer movie time again. Check out our list of four films.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanRelease Date: November 4Story: It’s the summer before Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A dangerous murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped from the Wizards’ Prison. And he was ordered to kill Harr y Potter.Around the World in 80 DaysRelease Date: November 16Story: This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout ( Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan), a Chinese thief who seeks refuge (庇护) with a strange London adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Passepartout uses his martial art skills(军事技能) to defend Fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days.Spider-Man 2Release Date: November 30Story: Peter Parker is still coming to accept his dual identity (双重身份) as the crime superhero Spider-Man. He wants to reveal his secret identity to Mary Jane, meanwhile, his Aunt May is in trouble. This is Dr Otto Octavius who has appeared to bring her a lot of troubles.King ArthurRelease Date: November 7Story: King Arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights in Britain. Under the guidance of Merlin and the beautiful, brave Guinevere, Arthur will struggle to realize his dreams.1. When can you see the film acted by Jackie Chan?A. November 4B. November 30C. November 16.D. November 7.2. In Spider-Man 2, Aunt May’s trouble is caused by______.A. Spider-ManB. Peter ParkerC. Mary JaneD. Dr Otto Octavius3. What kind of article of this passage?A. A news reportB. A funny diary.C. An advertisement.D. A composition.BAn African proverb says that a single hand cannot tie a bundle. Everyone needs companions to help them sail through the rough seas of life. Even the strongest and richest person still needs friends. Our money and strength would have no value if we had no friends to share with us. The best friendship is a give-and-take relationship. We need the support of our family, friends and the community. In turn we also give support to the society, our friends and our family.The word “friend” has many meanings. It could be the bus d river who takes you to and from work every day. It could be a parent, a colleague, a wife or husband, a brother or sister, or even the unknown person who helped you just once when you could not find your way. Real friends share not only our happiness but our sorrows as well. This may explain why we have the expression “a friend in need is a friend indeed”.Friendship is like the sunshine that keeps us warm. It is like the refreshing raindrops on the fields that give the farmers hope of a good planting season. Without friends our life would be like a desert where our only friend would be loneliness and sadness. The most fortunate person is the one who has friends from all levels in the society. A driver might find friends not only among his colleagues but among farmers, bankers, traders, students, politicians or teachers. We should never forget our old friends when we make new ones. We should treasure each of our friends whether poor or rich, beautiful or not. Each friend is unique in his or her own way. And alltogether, they enrich life and make it very colourful.4. What is the main topic of the passage?A. How to sail through the sea of life.B. Friends and friendship.C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.D. Never forget old friends when making new ones.5. What is the correct understanding of friends according to the writer?A. Friends who share our happiness are not real friends.B. Friends will take us through rough seas.C. Friends never expect anything from others.D. Friends can be different people around us.6. An unknown person can be a friend as well when .A. he helps you with what you needB. he is told how to find his wayC. he becomes one of your familyD. he is a driver taking you from and to work7. The underlined wor d “unique” in the last paragraph most probably means “”.A. specialB. poorC. richD. valuableCMore than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed across the globe each day, and it’s likely that many taste bitter.Now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink taste sweeter by simply changing the colour of their cups.Scientists claim that blue and glass mugs, which are popular in some coffee shops, can reduce coffee’s bitterness, without any need for sugar, and that coffee drunk from white cups tastes the bitterest.To prove their claims, the researchers invited 36 volunteers and used three different colored cups -- blue, white and transparent glass -- to do an experiment.In the experiment, coffee consumed from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other two colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest.The scientists believe that the colour brown may be associated with coffee’s bitterness because coffee in a white cup appears the brownest and tastes the bitterest. “Our study clearly shows that the colour of a coffee cup does influence the perceived (感受到的) taste and flavor of coffee,” said Dr George Doorn of Federation University Australia, “but the potential effects may be different between a one-time purchase and a return customer.”“Anyhow, the effect of the colour of the cup on the flavor of the coffee suggests that café owners, baristas (服务员), as well as coffee cup manufacturers should caref ully consider the colour of their cups, ” he added.However, the idea that colour can alter the taste of food and drink is not new.A study published last year revealed that red, strawberry-flavored mousse (慕斯蛋糕) served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter and 15 percent more flavorous than the same food presented on a black plate.8. What color of the cup can best reduce coffee’s bitterness without adding sugar?A. Blue.B. Brown.C. White.D. Transparent.9. The scientists used ________ to do the experiment to prove their claims.① different brands of coffee ② different colored coffee cups③ several volunteers ④ several manufacturesA. ① ②B. ② ③C. ② ④D. ③ ④10. Why does coffee in white cups taste the least sweet?A. Because white cups are not as beautiful as other cups.B. Because white cups make coffee appear the brownest.C. Because white cups reduce the sugar in them.D. Because white cups are better used to serve cakes.11. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Black plates increase the sweetness of food and drink.B. Strawberry-flavored mousse is 10 percent sweeter than coffee.C. People consume more than 2.5 billion cups of coffee across the globe every year.D. People can make coffee taste sweeter by changing the color of their coffee cups.DPeter, a high school student, was pretty busy with school, and he was on the soccer team. High school was hard, because everyone wanted to have nice clothes, hang out, drive cars, and all these cost money. Peter’s father was the sort of guy that believed you had to earn whatever you got, so he wasn’t just about to hand over lots of m oney for Peter to use to have fun. So, he had to get a job.During his freshman year summer vacation, his classmate got him a job working on a hay (干草) farm. He threw hay up into wagons as the tractor drove around fields, and then they stacked (剁起) it in the hot barn.（干草棚） It was a hot, low paying job.He once worked a few nights a week at a grocer y store. He put things on the shelf. It was a lot of lifting and carrying, and his arms were strong from this and the previous job. It was dull and didn’t pay much.He took some time off when soccer got serious, but the following summer he tried working at a lumber（废旧家具）yard. It was hot outside, but he got a lot of exercise lifting and carrying things like boards and dry wall. He also learned a lot about building supplies. It still didn’t pay well.From there, he spent a year doing some tutoring for a friend of the family, but that was piecemeal. His first real job came the last year at school, when he fixed registers and worked on computers at a big box store. It was his favorite job yet, but it still didn’t pay well.What Peter realized with all of these jobs was that he needed a better paying job! The only way to get that was to get trained or educated. He could go to school and ge t a 2year degree in an office or technical position. His other choices were going to a 4year college or joining the army. He wasn’t s ure what he was going to do yet, but he knew he had to do something. Jobs were a lot of work, money was hard to earn, but he liked staying busy and being able to buy things. Peter wanted the most out of life, and that meant education.12. How many jobs had Peter taken?A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six13.All the jobs Peter had taken had one thing in common:________.A. They were done during his vacationB. They were dull and tiresomeC. They needed hard labourD. They did n’t pay well14. ________was the most important for Peter if he wanted a good job.A. ConfidenceB. EducationC. OpportunityD. Wisdom15. We can learn from the text that________.A. Peter knew what to do for his futureB. Peter’s father didn’t care about himC. it was very hard for Peter to make his choicesD. Peter was determined to do whatever he liked第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
甘肃天水第一中学18-19学度高三上第三次学段考试试题-英语资料
甘肃天水第一中学18-19学度高三上第三次学段考试试题-英语甘肃天水第一中学18-19学度高三上第三次学段考试试题-英语第一卷 (共100分)第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）1 .----Do you mind if I play some rock music now, Peter?----____________ Andy is sleeping now.A. Sorry, I’d rather you didn’t.B. You are not allowed here.C. Great! I love music.D. No, you needn’t.2. Her son is very naughty and has formed some bad habits, I think she should________.A. cure them of himB. cure him of themC. cure them off himD. cure him off them3. During my college search, I made a list of things _______ I know I want to havethe opportunity to do.A. thatB. why C when D. where4 . ----Is there anything interesting _________ in today’s newspaper?----Nothing is worth__________.A. reported; readingB. reported; to readC. reporting; being readD. reporting; to be read5 . ---When can I come for my photos? I need them urgently.---- They ________ be ready by 2:00 pm, I think.A. shouldB. might C could D. would6. Before the shooting of Chinese Kongfu movie, the actor has been doing a lot ofphysical exercises to build up his _________.A. abilityB. mindC. energyD. strength7. Jack’s money_______, so he has to go to the bank to get some before he has nonein hand.A. has run outB. is running outC. has been run outD. is being run out8._____ was needed at that time, she told me, was some good luck.A. ThatB. AsC. WhichD. What9.The letter he had been looking forward to _______ at last this morning.A. comeB. comesC. comingD. came10. Although the car is in good _______, you need to drive it in a proper and careful way.A. conditionB. useC. needD. peace11. Only after I left my native country for America _____ how much I loved her.A. I realizedB. I had realizedC. had I realizedD. did I realize12. He didn’t mak e ______ clear when and where the meeting would be held.A. thisB. thatC. itD. these13____ to sunlight for too much time will do more harm than good to one’s skin.A. ExposedB. Having exposedC. Being exposedD. After being exposed14. Much of the homework of online schools is still completed in the old-fashioned way, with students ________ at a desk with a pencil and paper.A. seatingB. seatedC. to seatD. seat15. ---Any news about Jack? I haven’t seen him for years.---He _______ in a company for two years. Now he’s a soldier.A. had workedB. has workedC. workedD. would work16.---What happened to your shoes?---They need ___________.A. to mendB. being mendedC. mendingD. mended17. Stay away from Lynch. He’s a liar. You’ll be cheated if you don’t _______.A. watch outB. break outC. take offD. set off18.If it were not for the fact that Anne ____ ill, I would invite her to the show.A. wasB. wereC. isD. be19. Last summer holiday, I went to see one of my friends, only ______ he had moved to his home town.A. findB. foundC. findingD. to find20. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to___________.A. go upB. die downC. speed upD. turn down第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）One Saturday afternoon, a six-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __21__ she realized that she was lost.Sitting on a rock and __22__ what to do, she began crying. After a while.she__23__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __24__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and__25__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __26__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __27__.The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __28__ that his mistress was in danger. He jumped __29__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __30__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __31__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __32__ into the air, the dog __33__ through thewoods until he found the __34__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __35__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He__36__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __37__.When she opened her eyes and 38 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 39 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 40 . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak21. A. since B. while C. beforeD. as22. A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. regretting23. A. preferred B. expected C. failed D. decided24. A. Because B. When C. IfD. Until25. A. hopelessly B. carelessly C. cautiously D. unwillingly26. A. trees B. woods C grasses D. bushes27. A. stream B. rock C. tree D. house28. A. heard B. found C. sensed D. smelt29. A. at B. in C. ontoD. through30. A. Familiar B. Strange C. Terrible D. pleasant31. A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. ignored32. A. calmly B. merrily C. gently D. loudly33. A. wandered B. looked C. searched D. travelled34. A. girl B. house C. window D. hero35. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. delight36. A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew37. A. awake B. asleep C. abandoned D. available38. A. saw B. spotted C. observed D. watched39. A. disturbed B. comforted C. rescued D. scared40. A. pain B. shock C. sorrow D. relief第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
甘肃省天水一中高三英语上学期第三阶段考试试题
天水一中2013-2014学年度2011级高三第一学期第三阶段考试英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷（选择题共115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When will the concert begin?A. At 5:45.B. At 6:40.C. At 6:00.2. How does the woman like her coffee?A. With sugar and milk.B. With milk only.C. With sugar only.3. What will the weather be like tomorrow?A. Sunn.B. Cloudy.C. Rainy.4. For which subject is Emily fully prepared?A. Maths.B. English.C. Physics.5. What did the woman buy for her mother?A. A necklace.B. A coat.C. Earrings.第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where will the woman go for her holiday?A. Dalian.B. Lijiang.C. Dali.7. How will the woman go traveling?A. By train.B. By air.C. By car听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题-含答案
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题考试时间 100分钟总分120分第一部分：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）ASydney Trains is one of the most economical, reliable and convenient ways to travel throughout Sydney and its surrounds.Our network, the NSW Trains Intercity, covers suburban Sydney and extends to the Hunter, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and South Coast regions.The network is made up of several color-coded lines. Trains from different lines can share the same platform, so check display screen and listen to announcements.Ticket prices are generally based on the distance traveled. You canvisit transportnsw. Info for details.Getting to the City.In Sydney, if you’re near a train station, you’re on your way to the city. Every rail line le ads directly or indirectly to the City Circle. It’s the loop around the central business district of Sydney. Most City stations are underground so look out for the sign on street level.Automatic ticket gatesLarge stations have automatic gates for entry to, and exit from, the station. If you have an Opal card or a ticket which has a magnetic stripe you must use the automatic gates. You may use the wide gate for wheelchair, pram or luggage access. Station staff will assist you.Night Ride busesMost trains do not operate between midnight and 4:00 a.m. For your convenience a special Night Ride bus service is available between these hours on most Sydney suburban lines.Track workIn order for the tracks to the maintained, we sometimes have to replace train with buses, particularly at weekends, Please check the track work section for the latest service alterations on your line.1. To get more information about ticket pries, travelers had better________.A. go to the City CircleB. visit a websiteC. check display screenD. listen to announcements2. What service is offered to travelers in need at most big stations?A. A free Opal card.B. Earlier entry to the station.C. Help from station workers.D. A ticket with a magnetic stripe.3. Which is the best convenient time to travel by Sydney Trains?A. At midnight.B. On Sunday afternoon.C. Between midnight and 4:00 a.m.D. At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.B“I’ve always love food,”says Cassie Dawson in the kitchen of her flat in London. “But I’ve become bored with eating out. I’ve had too many disappointing meals and paid too much money for them! At one point, fed up with my complaint, a friend suggested I open my own restaurant. Impossible, I thought. But then I heard about supper clubs.” Supper clubs are a mixture of a restaurant and a dinner party—you go to a stranger’s house and he/she cooks dinner for you. Like a restaurant, you pay for your food, but like a dinner party, you eat at the same table as other people. They are advertised through social-networking sites with a menu and little information about where the supper club is until just before the meal.“It’s like running a secret restaurant for one night,”says Cassie. “The next morning, I set the tables and chairs aside. I put the TV back and it’s my living room again.”Cassie opens her “restaurant”for people about once a month, and she really enjoys the evenings she’s had so far. She uses fresh, local ingredients and a typical meal costs about the same as a takeaway---much less than a restaurant meal. So how doesshe make money out of it?“I don’t,” says Cassie. “In fact, at first I was worried about losing money on my club. I’m good at cooking but my maths is terrible! But I was surprised by how cheaply I could make a good meal. This isn’t about money. It’s about a different eating experience.”And what about inviting complete strangers into her house? Was Cassie ever nervous about that?“Not at all,”she says. “Almost everyone at the supper club is just interested in having a good meal with other interesting people”.4. Why did Cassie decide to open her own restaurant finally?A. To earn a livingB. To satisfy her friend’s needsC. To make friends with strangersD. To cook cheap and good meals for others5. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Dinner partiesB. Supper clubsC. Fresh ingredientsD. Invitations to dinner6. We can know that Cassie’s restaurant __________.A. serves meals for freeB. only serves takeawaysC. is only open to her friendsD. is only open in the evening7. How does Cassie feel about her restaurant now?A. WorriedB. ContentC. AnnoyedD. SensitiveCMany people believe that language belongs to human beings. However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human begins who have them as pets.When communicating with each other, cats “talk”with a system of signals. Their tails, rather than any kind of “speech”, act as an important way to express themselves. They also touch each other to express their feelings. With other cats, they will use their voices only to express pain. Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal(声音的)expressions when they communicate with a person. Since these vocal expressionsare not used to communicate with other cats, it seems that cats developed this “language” to communicate with their human owners.This fact is shown more clearly when watching rooms that have only one cat and those with several cats. An only cat is usually very vocal, since the only creature(动物)around with whom the cat can communicate is its owner. Cats with other cats, though, are much quieter. If they want to have a conversation, they only need go to other cats and communicate in their natural way.Since cats learned to meow(喵喵叫)for the only purpose of communicating with human owners should take the time to learn what their different meows mean. If an owner knows, to name just a few examples, with meow means the cat is hungry, which means the cat wants to be petted, and which means the cat wants to have a little “conversation”, the relationship between cat and owner will be closer.8. If a cat among other has finds part of its body hurts, it may express its pain with its_______.A. tailB. eyesC. voiceD. head9. When a human enters a room full of cats, they _________.A. begin to use vocal expressionsB. use their tails to show loveC. stop making any noise anD. stop communicating with each other10. What are cat owners advised to do?A. Encourage cats to talk with each otherB. Communicate more with catsC. Learn to meow in different waysD. Teach cats to understand human language11. What is the text mainly about?A. Communication among catsB. pets’ different expressionsC. Advice on keeping petsD. The language of catsDHow much weight a baby gains during its first month could determine its IQ, as a new research suggests. The study found that children who gain more weight, and whose heads grow quickly during the first month of life, tend to have a higher IQ when they start school.Researchers at the University of Adelaide, in Australia studied 13,800 children who were born at full-term. They found that hose who put on 40% of their birth weight in the first four weeks had an IQ 1.5 points higher than those who only put on 15% of their birth weight. Those who experienced the biggest growth in head circumference(头围)also had the highest IQs by the age of six.“Head circumference is an indicator of brain volume, so a greater increase in head circumference in a newly-born baby suggests more rapid brain growth,”says the led author of the study, Dr. Lisa Smithers.She added, “Overall, newly-born children who grew faster in the first four weeks had higher IQ scores later in life. those children who gained the most weight scored especially high on verbal(those children who gained the most weight scored especially high on verbal(言语)IQ at age 6. This my be because the neural(神经的) structures for verbal IQ develop earlier in life, which means the rapid weight gain during the first month could be having a direct cognitive benefit for the children.”Previous studies have shown the association between early postnatal(产后的)diet and IQ, but this is the first study of its kind to focus on the IQ benefits of rapid weight gain in the first month of life. Dr. Smithers says the study further highlights the need for successful feeding of newly-born babies. “We know that many mothers have difficulty establishing breastfeeding in the first week of their babies’life,” Dr. Smithers said.“The findings of our study suggest that if babies are having feeding problems, there needs to be early intervention(干预)in the management of that feeding.”12. The study mainly shows that ____________.A. head circumference is certainly connected to IQB. babies’ heads grow quickly during the first monthC. full-term babies tend to be cleverer than premature babies(早产儿)D. the more weight newly-born babies gain, the higher IQ they are likely to have13. How did the researchers get their conclusion from the study?A. By asking questionsB. By making comparisonC. By having a discussionD. By referring to documents14. According to Dr. Smithers, we can learn that _________.A. a kid’s verbal IQ scores reach its highest at age sixB. this study helps parents find feeding problemsC. quick weight gain benefits newly born babies on verbal IQD. this study reminds parents of the need for breastfeeding15. The study differs from previous ones that ____________.A. it associates early postnatal diet with IQB. it pays attention to the IQ of newly-born babiesC. it emphasizes the significance of successful feedingD. it first focuses on the relation between IQ and weight gain in the first month of life.第二节阅读七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Many people find it hard to lose weight and have to go starvation. Now, I’d like to offer some tricks to help lose weight.Put out a large vegetable plate. Eating water-rich foods such as tomatoes during meals reduces calorie consumption. Other water-rich foods include soups and salads.simply doesn’t register a sense of fullness with water (or tea, coffee or juice).Downsize your dinner plates. The less food put in front of you, the less food you’ll eat. So instead of using standard dinner plates, serve your main course on saladcups and even smaller coffee cups.Serve your dinner restaurant-style (with food already on the plates) rather thanreaching for seconds.foods—when you eat out than when you eat at home.things that happened during your day. Your brain is behind your stomach by about 20 minutes when it comes to fullness signals. If you eat slowly enough, your brain will catch up and tell you that you no longer need food. Serving separate courses will also slow you down.A. The same goes for liquids.B. Eat 90 percent of your meals at home.C. When your plate is empty, you’re finished.D. Put your fork or spoon down between every bite.E. Be sure to choose a high-fiber, low-sugar variety of food.F. You won’t get the same benefits by just drinking water, thoughG. You should eat equal amounts of vegetables and grains at dinner.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to __21__locations that the public transportation couldn’t get to, I bought a(n)___22____car, drove it around for three months and sold it before I returned to Australia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on __23__during that trip, it being cheap and filling. In Ireland, my __24___was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I ___25___out in my car, being too poor to afford bed and breakfast.One morning, I __26___in my old Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a __27___house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a __28__cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge with __29___. I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day.My thermos(暖瓶)had gone cold overnight so I knocked on the door of the house.A woman opened it. Hot water? She __30__let me get away with just that! I was invited indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the __31__and given a delicious breakfast,as much as I could eat. I was __32___to eat something more than porridge! I __33___being friends with the whole family.That was only one of many acts of __34__strangers showed me when I was travelling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me __35___, offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase __36__ several flights of stairs in the underground. After he’d done so, with a smile and a wave, he __37___into the crowd.Kindness gets __38___. The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking __39___desperate. His grateful smile was all the __40___ I needed as I dashed off to catch my train.21. A. search B. reach C. choose D. arrive22. A. modern B. intelligent C. ancient D. special23. A. porridge B. brand C. rice D. vegetable24. A. car B. mobile C. luggage D. wallet25. A. camped B. worked C. watched D. looked26. A. appeared B. slept C. awoke D. explored27. A. deserted B. single C. simple D. shabby28. A. typical B. clean C. necessary D. steaming29. A. now that B. even if C. so that D. in case30. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. couldn’t31. A. couple B. family C. woman D. adult32. A. amazed B. frustrated C. ashamed D. delighted33. A. ended up B. gave up C. kept on D. turned up34. A. sadness B. kindness C. happiness D. forgiveness35. A. working B. travelling C. struggling D. crying36. A. around B. forward C. away D. up37. A. faded away B. threw away C. put away D. stand away38. A. turned down B. handed out C. passed on D. started with39. A. immediately B. increasingly C. constantly D. directly40. A. award B. memory C. intention D. reward第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）“Be careful, doctor. I can stand anything 41._______pain.” When returning from the hospital, I thought about what my previous patient said. Aren’t we all like that? We’ll do anything 42.___________(avoid) pain.We look for weight loss programmes 43_________don’t require us to count calories or give up our e favorite foods, and exercise programmes that won’t make us sweat toe much or feel 44__________(tire). We avoid strict teachers and the tough classes in school 45______we don’t want to deal with the difficult tasks.When it comes right down to it, we don’t like the hard work 46________(require)to accomplish the goals we truly want in our lives. Why can’t we 47_________(nature)take the path that we know is best for us? Our earthly nature is to avoid the pain of diet, exercise, difficult classes, and hard work.Only if we change our nature, can we choose the tough, troublesome, and trying pathway. Because it is in 48______(face)the difficult choices that we will truly grow, and our being will be advanced once we decide to face the tough tasks.We 49________(give)a choice when we comes across cur earthly nature. We can overcome the problems that challenge us or we can enjoy50_________(we)by avoiding all difficulties in following our earthly nature. It’s our choice. My hope is that we’ll step forward in faith.第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
天水市一中高三英语上学期第三阶段考试试题.doc
（满分：120分时间：100分钟）第一部分阅读理解（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
AListed here are four of the thousands of impressive museums around the world. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, SpainBuilt in 1997, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is one of the newest in the world. It has transformed the industrial city of Bilbao into a traveler's desired destination. The beautiful architecture of the museum has provided a dramatic background for movies and commercials.The Louvre in Paris, FranceProbably the most famous Louvre also holds the most famous painting in the world, the"Mona Lisa"by Leonardo da Vinci. Crowds can be found any day surrounding the small, but mysterious painting of the smiling woman. But, the Louvre is much more than a home to the"Mona Lisa". The Louvre is visited by more people each year than any other museum in the world.The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, AmericaJust opened in its new downtown location in 2012, the Barnes Foundation is unique in that it is a completely reproduced display from one man's private collection. Dr. Albert C. Barnes started collecting art in the early 20th century and collected, among others, the largest number of original Renoir paintings in the world.The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, ItalyWalking on the marbled floors feels like stepping back in time. The building itself is a beautiful palace-like structure with frescoes(湿壁画)decorating the ceilings and walls. Viewers are bowled over(印象深刻)by the works by Botticelli, such as"The Birth of Venus". Classic artworks from nearly 1,000 years ago describe religious events of the time.1.Which of the following is the most popular ? ______A. The Louvre.B. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.C. The Barnes Foundation.D. The Uffizi Gallery.2.What makes the Barnes Foundation particular ?______A. Its structure.B. Its collection.C. Its location.D. Its history.3.What type of writing is this text ? ______A. An activity poster.B. An exhibition announcement.C. An art show review.D. A travel guide.BFood serves as a form of communication in two fundamental ways. Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust. Foodcan also have a specific meaning, and play a significant role in a family or culture's celebrations or traditions. The foods we eat and when and how we eat them are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ between rural and urban areas within one country.Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of togetherness. Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with cakes that are cut and shared among the guests. Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread, so this tradition has its roots in the custom of sharing bread.Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. In the southern United States, pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (兴旺) in the New Year. In Greece, people share a special cake called vasilopita. A coin is put into the cake, which signifies success in the New Year for the person who receives it.Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child, and food can play a significant role. In China, when a baby is one month old, families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includes giving red-colored eggs to guests. In many cultures, round foods such as grapes,bread, and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.Nutrition is necessary for life, so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.4.According to the passage, sharing bread________.A. indicates a lack of foodB. can help to develop unityC. is a custom unique to rural areasD. has its roots in birthday celebrations5.What does the coin in vasilopita signify for its receiver in the New Year ?A. trustB. successC. healthD. togetherness6.The author explains the role of food in celebrations by ________.A. using examplesB. making comparisonsC. analyzing causesD. describing processes7.What is the passage mainly about ?A. The custom of sharing food.B. The specific meaning of food.C. The role of food in ceremonies.D. The importance of food in culture.CAttending college can be expensive, and applying to college can be costly as well. With today's college application fees averaging around $80, you can expect to spend hundreds of dollars on college before you are even accepted into a school.One of the easiest ways to save money on college application fees before you begin applying is to narrow down your list of schools. To save money, try to limit the schools to which you apply to about 2-3 reach schools and 2-3 safety schools.At some schools, being a relative of a graduate can secure you a free application.If you are applying to a school where one of your parents or grandparents is a former graduate, check to see if you're qualified for it.Research the preferred method of applying for each school on your list. Some schools offer free online applications, yet charge a fee for paper submissions(提交). This is because online applications save schools the cost of employing a staff member to physically enter the application information.Several states, such as Michigan and North Carolina, take part in College Application Week, where many schools in the participating states cancel their application fee for the week. Be sure to contact the schools to which you are applying to see if they participate in College Application Week and when the program takes place in that state.Apply for early admission. If you have already decided on which college is your top choice, consider applying under an Early Action or Early Decision admission program. If you are accepted, you won't have to submit application fees to other schools.For more information regarding(关于) college applications and the fees associated with them, contact your high school advisor or the admissions department at your school(s) of interest.8.The passage is mainly written to ______.A. introduce famous universities in the United StalesB. show some practical ways to apply an ideal collegeC. advertise for successful applications and advisorsD. offer tips to save money on college application fees9.What does the author advise to do in the second paragraph?A. Write down your favorite universities.B. Reduce the number of your university choices.C. Apply to two universities each time.D. Mind your safety when applying to college.10.Some schools offer free online application to ______.A. receive fees faster than beforeB. employ someone else to workC. cut down the cost of employmentD. enter the application information11.It can be known from the passage that ______.A. application fee might be canceled conditionallyB. many countries attend College Application WeekC. applying for early admission is the best policyD. admission departments determine your futureDLanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit(联系)groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000languages between them.Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalization and better communicationsin the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution(分布) of these languages is hugely uneven(不均衡的). The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number(中位数)of speakersis a mere 6,000, which means that half the world's languages are spoken by fewer people than that.Already well over 400 of the total of, 6,800 languages are close to extinction, with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico(150), Lipan Apache in the United States(twoor three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.12.What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?A. They developed very fast.B. They were large in number.C. They had similar patterns.D. They were closely connected.13.Which of the following best explains "dominant " underlined in paragraph 2 ?A. Complex.B. Advanced.C. Powerful.D. Modern.14.How many languages are spoken by less than 6, 000 people at present ?A. About 6,800B. About 3,400C. About 2,400D. About 1,20015.What is the main idea of the text ?A. New languages will be created.B. People’s lifestyles are reflected in languages.C. Human development results in fewer languages.D. Geography determines language evolution.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
甘肃省天水一中2018届高三上学期开学考试英语含答案.pdf
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三上学期开学考试英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AIt was a cold March day in High Point,North Carolina.The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice,stamping their feet to say warm.Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered（发抖） a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play.The two didn’t know each other well—Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.Suddenly,Paris fell to the ground,“Paris’s eyes rolled back,”Taylor says.“She stated shaking.I knew it was an emergency.”It certainly was,Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure.Without immediate medical care,Paris would die.At first,no one moved.The girls were in shock.Then the softball coach shouted out,“Does anyone know CPR?”CPR is a life-saving technique.To do CPR,you press on the sick person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs.Without oxygen the brain is damaging quickly.Amazingly,Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before.Still,she hesitated.She didn’t think she knew it well enough.But when no one else came forward,Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR.“It was scary.I knew it was the difference between life and death,”says Taylor.Taylor’s swift action helped her teammates calm down.One girl called 911.Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator,an electronic devices（器械）that can shock the heart back into work.Luck stayed with them: Paris’ heartbeat returned.“I know I was really lucky,”Paris says now.“Most people don’t survive this.My team saved my life.”Experts say Paris is right: For a sudden heart failure,the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.Today,Paris is back on the softball team.Taylor will apply to college soon.She wants to be a nurse.“Ifeel more confident in my actions now,”Taylor says.“I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”1.What happened to Paris on a March day?A.She caught a bad cold.B.She has a sudden heart problem.C.She was knocked down by a ball.D.She shivered terribly during practice.2.Why does Paris say she was lucky?A.She made a worthy friend.B.She recovered from shock.C.She received immediate CPR.D.She came back on the softball team.3.Which of the following words can best describe Taylor?A.Enthusiastic and kind.B.Courageous and calm.C.Cooperative and generous.D.Ambitious and professional.BReading can be a social activity.Think of the people who belong to book groups.They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them.Now,the website turns the page on the traditional ides of a book group.Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share.BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book.Then the person leaves it in a public place,hoping that the book will have an adventure,traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.Bruce Pederson,the managing director of BookCrossing,says,“The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read.BookCrossing combines both.”Members leave books on park benches and buses,in train stations and coffee shops.Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it.E-mails arethen sent to the BookCrossing to keep them updated about where their books have been found.Bruce Peterson says the ides is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual（虚拟）.The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.4.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?A.To explain what they are.B.To introduce BookCrossing.。
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题201806050369
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题考试时间 100分钟总分120分第一部分：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）ASydney Trains is one of the most economical, reliable and convenient ways to travel throughout Sydney and its surrounds.Our network, the NSW Trains Intercity, covers suburban Sydney and extends to the Hunter, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and South Coast regions.The network is made up of several color-coded lines. Trains from different lines can share the same platform, so check display screen and listen to announcements.Ticket prices are generally based on the distance traveled. You canvisit transportnsw. Info for details.Getting to the City.In Sydney, if you’re near a train station, you’re on your way to the city. Every rail line le ads directly or indirectly to the City Circle. It’s the loop around the central business district of Sydney. Most City stations are underground so look out for the sign on street level.Automatic ticket gatesLarge stations have automatic gates for entry to, and exit from, the station. If you have an Opal card or a ticket which has a magnetic stripe you must use the automatic gates. You may use the wide gate for wheelchair, pram or luggage access. Station staff will assist you.Night Ride busesMost trains do not operate between midnight and 4:00 a.m. For your convenience a special Night Ride bus service is available between these hours on most Sydney suburban lines.Track workIn order for the tracks to the maintained, we sometimes have to replace train with buses, particularly at weekends, Please check the track work section for the latest service alterations on your line.1. To get more information about ticket pries, travelers had better________.A. go to the City CircleB. visit a websiteC. check display screenD. listen to announcements2. What service is offered to travelers in need at most big stations?A. A free Opal card.B. Earlier entry to the station.C. Help from station workers.D. A ticket with a magnetic stripe.3. Which is the best convenient time to travel by Sydney Trains?A. At midnight.B. On Sunday afternoon.C. Between midnight and 4:00 a.m.D. At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.B“I’ve always love food,”says Cassie Dawson in the kitchen of her flat in London. “But I’ve become bored with eating out. I’ve had too many disappointing meals and paid too much money for them! At one point, fed up with my complaint, a friend suggested I open my own restaurant. Impossible, I thought. But then I heard about supper clubs.” Supper clubs are a mixture of a restaurant and a dinner party—you go to a stranger’s house and he/she cooks dinner for you. Like a restaurant, you pay for your food, but like a dinner party, you eat at the same table as other people. They are advertised through social-networking sites with a menu and little information about where the supper club is until just before the meal.“It’s like running a secret restaurant for one night,”says Cassie. “The next morning, I set the tables and chairs aside. I put the TV back and it’s my living room again.”Cassie opens her “restaurant”for people about once a month, and she really enjoys the evenings she’s had so far. She uses fresh, local ingredients and a typical meal costs about the same as a takeaway---much less than a restaurant meal. So how doesshe make money out of it?“I don’t,” says Cassie. “In fact, at first I was worried about losing money on my club. I’m good at cooking but my maths is terrible! But I was surprised by how cheaply I could make a good meal. This isn’t about money. It’s about a different eating experience.”And what about inviting complete strangers into her house? Was Cassie ever nervous about that?“Not at all,”she says. “Almost everyone at the supper club is just interested in having a good meal with other interesting people”.4. Why did Cassie decide to open her own restaurant finally?A. To earn a livingB. To satisfy her friend’s needsC. To make friends with strangersD. To cook cheap and good meals for others5. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Dinner partiesB. Supper clubsC. Fresh ingredientsD. Invitations to dinner6. We can know that Cassie’s restaurant __________.A. serves meals for freeB. only serves takeawaysC. is only open to her friendsD. is only open in the evening7. How does Cassie feel about her restaurant now?A. WorriedB. ContentC. AnnoyedD. SensitiveCMany people believe that language belongs to human beings. However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human begins who have them as pets.When communicating with each other, cats “talk”with a system of signals. Their tails, rather than any kind of “speech”, act as an important way to express themselves. They also touch each other to express their feelings. With other cats, they will use their voices only to express pain. Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal(声音的)expressions when they communicate with a person. Since these vocal expressionsare not used to communicate with other cats, it seems that cats developed this “language” to communicate with their human owners.This fact is shown more clearly when watching rooms that have only one cat and those with several cats. An only cat is usually very vocal, since the only creature(动物)around with whom the cat can communicate is its owner. Cats with other cats, though, are much quieter. If they want to have a conversation, they only need go to other cats and communicate in their natural way.Since cats learned to meow(喵喵叫)for the only purpose of communicating with human owners should take the time to learn what their different meows mean. If an owner knows, to name just a few examples, with meow means the cat is hungry, which means the cat wants to be petted, and which means the cat wants to have a little “conversation”, the relationship between cat and owner will be closer.8. If a cat among other has finds part of its body hurts, it may express its pain with its_______.A. tailB. eyesC. voiceD. head9. When a human enters a room full of cats, they _________.A. begin to use vocal expressionsB. use their tails to show loveC. stop making any noise anD. stop communicating with each other10. What are cat owners advised to do?A. Encourage cats to talk with each otherB. Communicate more with catsC. Learn to meow in different waysD. Teach cats to understand human language11. What is the text mainly about?A. Communication among catsB. pets’ different expressionsC. Advice on keeping petsD. The language of catsDHow much weight a baby gains during its first month could determine its IQ, as a new research suggests. The study found that children who gain more weight, and whose heads grow quickly during the first month of life, tend to have a higher IQ when they start school.Researchers at the University of Adelaide, in Australia studied 13,800 children who were born at full-term. They found that hose who put on 40% of their birth weight in the first four weeks had an IQ 1.5 points higher than those who only put on 15% of their birth weight. Those who experienced the biggest growth in head circumference(头围)also had the highest IQs by the age of six.“Head circumference is an indicator of brain volume, so a greater increase in head circumference in a newly-born baby suggests more rapid brain growth,”says the led author of the study, Dr. Lisa Smithers.She added, “Overall, newly-born children who grew faster in the first four weeks had higher IQ scores later in life. those children who gained the most weight scored especially high on verbal(those children who gained the most weight scored especially high on verbal(言语)IQ at age 6. This my be because the neural(神经的) structures for verbal IQ develop earlier in life, which means the rapid weight gain during the first month could be having a direct cognitive benefit for the children.”Previous studies have shown the association between early postnatal(产后的)diet and IQ, but this is the first study of its kind to focus on the IQ benefits of rapid weight gain in the first month of life. Dr. Smithers says the study further highlights the need for successful feeding of newly-born babies. “We know that many mothers have difficulty establishing breastfeeding in the first week of their babies’life,” Dr. Smithers said.“The findings of our study suggest that if babies are having feeding problems, there needs to be early intervention(干预)in the management of that feeding.”12. The study mainly shows that ____________.A. head circumference is certainly connected to IQB. babies’ heads grow quickly during the first monthC. full-term babies tend to be cleverer than premature babies(早产儿)D. the more weight newly-born babies gain, the higher IQ they are likely to have13. How did the researchers get their conclusion from the study?A. By asking questionsB. By making comparisonC. By having a discussionD. By referring to documents14. According to Dr. Smithers, we can learn that _________.A. a kid’s verbal IQ scores reach its highest at age sixB. this study helps parents find feeding problemsC. quick weight gain benefits newly born babies on verbal IQD. this study reminds parents of the need for breastfeeding15. The study differs from previous ones that ____________.A. it associates early postnatal diet with IQB. it pays attention to the IQ of newly-born babiesC. it emphasizes the significance of successful feedingD. it first focuses on the relation between IQ and weight gain in the first month of life.第二节阅读七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Many people find it hard to lose weight and have to go starvation. Now, I’d like to offer some tricks to help lose weight.Put out a large vegetable plate. Eating water-rich foods such as tomatoes during meals reduces calorie consumption. Other water-rich foods include soups and salads.simply doesn’t register a sense of fullness with water (or tea, coffee or juice).Downsize your dinner plates. The less food put in front of you, the less food you’ll eat. So instead of using standard dinner plates, serve your main course on saladcups and even smaller coffee cups.Serve your dinner restaurant-style (with food already on the plates) rather thanreaching for seconds.foods—when you eat out than when you eat at home.things that happened during your day. Your brain is behind your stomach by about 20 minutes when it comes to fullness signals. If you eat slowly enough, your brain will catch up and tell you that you no longer need food. Serving separate courses will also slow you down.A. The same goes for liquids.B. Eat 90 percent of your meals at home.C. When your plate is empty, you’re finished.D. Put your fork or spoon down between every bite.E. Be sure to choose a high-fiber, low-sugar variety of food.F. You won’t get the same benefits by just drinking water, thoughG. You should eat equal amounts of vegetables and grains at dinner.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to __21__locations that the public transportation couldn’t get to, I bought a(n)___22____car, drove it around for three months and sold it before I returned to Australia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on __23__during that trip, it being cheap and filling. In Ireland, my __24___was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I ___25___out in my car, being too poor to afford bed and breakfast.One morning, I __26___in my old Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a __27___house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a __28__cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge with __29___. I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day.My thermos(暖瓶)had gone cold overnight so I knocked on the door of the house.A woman opened it. Hot water? She __30__let me get away with just that! I was invited indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the __31__and given a delicious breakfast,as much as I could eat. I was __32___to eat something more than porridge! I __33___being friends with the whole family.That was only one of many acts of __34__strangers showed me when I was travelling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me __35___, offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase __36__ several flights of stairs in the underground. After he’d done so, with a smile and a wave, he __37___into the crowd.Kindness gets __38___. The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking __39___desperate. His grateful smile was all the __40___ I needed as I dashed off to catch my train.21. A. search B. reach C. choose D. arrive22. A. modern B. intelligent C. ancient D. special23. A. porridge B. brand C. rice D. vegetable24. A. car B. mobile C. luggage D. wallet25. A. camped B. worked C. watched D. looked26. A. appeared B. slept C. awoke D. explored27. A. deserted B. single C. simple D. shabby28. A. typical B. clean C. necessary D. steaming29. A. now that B. even if C. so that D. in case30. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. couldn’t31. A. couple B. family C. woman D. adult32. A. amazed B. frustrated C. ashamed D. delighted33. A. ended up B. gave up C. kept on D. turned up34. A. sadness B. kindness C. happiness D. forgiveness35. A. working B. travelling C. struggling D. crying36. A. around B. forward C. away D. up37. A. faded away B. threw away C. put away D. stand away38. A. turned down B. handed out C. passed on D. started with39. A. immediately B. increasingly C. constantly D. directly40. A. award B. memory C. intention D. reward第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）“Be careful, doctor. I can stand anything 41._______pain.” When returning from the hospital, I thought about what my previous patient said. Aren’t we all like that? We’ll do anything 42.___________(avoid) pain.We look for weight loss programmes 43_________don’t require us to count calories or give up our e favorite foods, and exercise programmes that won’t make us sweat toe much or feel 44__________(tire). We avoid strict teachers and the tough classes in school 45______we don’t want to deal with the difficult tasks.When it comes right down to it, we don’t like the hard work 46________(require)to accomplish the goals we truly want in our lives. Why can’t we 47_________(nature)take the path that we know is best for us? Our earthly nature is to avoid the pain of diet, exercise, difficult classes, and hard work.Only if we change our nature, can we choose the tough, troublesome, and trying pathway. Because it is in 48______(face)the difficult choices that we will truly grow, and our being will be advanced once we decide to face the tough tasks.We 49________(give)a choice when we comes across cur earthly nature. We can overcome the problems that challenge us or we can enjoy50_________(we)by avoiding all difficulties in following our earthly nature. It’s our choice. My hope is that we’ll step forward in faith.第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
2018届甘肃省天水市一中高三上学期第三学段考试英语试题(含答案)
2018届甘肃省天水市一中高三上学期第三学段考试英语试题（满分：120分时间：90分钟）注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。
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第I卷（选择题）第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（每小题2分, 共30分）ABKLYN House HotelThis hotel features works by Brooklyn artists. The 116 rooms are good value and Manhattan is only 20 minutes away by taxi or subway. The immediate surroundings feel urban—the hotel is by a high-rise public housing project while the nearest commercial street is under elevated(高的) subway tracks—but Bushwick’s best bars and cafes / restaurants are nearby.Doubles from $99, room only. Tel: 718 388 4433Archer HotelVisitors eager to stay in the heart of Manhattan should try one of the bargain-priced rooms at this hotel. Rates vary from great value to expensive; some start from as low as $179 a night (if prepaying in full). Rooms are small but tasteful, with nice touches such as exposed brick. Some have close-up views of the Empire State Building.Doubles from $199, room only. Tel: 212 719 4100Pod 39 HotelIn an elegant brick building in Manhattan’s Murray Hill, this excellent budget option opened following the success of its sister hotel, The Pod. The rooms are called pods given for their small size and may not suit everyone. But with prices among the most competitive in Manhattan, budgeters will be happy.Doubles from $95, room only. Tel: 212 865 5700CitizenM New York Times SquareThis is the first US location for a Netherlands-based concept hotel chain—CitizenM. The hotel features self check-in at its 230 little but comfortable rooms via touch screen “MoodPads”. There’s a rooftop bar, a 24-hour grab-and-go cafeteria and an area with public iMac workspaces. Although New Yorkers avoid nearby Times Square, all the lights, cameras and action can make it a fun tourist experience.Doubles from $170, room only. Tel: 212 319 70001．What can we know about BKLYN House Hotel?A. It has the most rooms.B. It is located in Manhattan.C. It is Bushwick’s best hotel.D. It is decorated with some art works.2．Which hotel might attract those who have a tight budget?A. Archer Hotel.B. Pod 39 Hotel.C. BKLYN House Hotel.D. CitizenM New York Times Square.3．Which number should you call if you want to live in the heart of Manhattan?A. 212 319 7000.B. 718 388 4433.C. 212 865 5700.D. 212 719 4100.BDoctors in hospital emergency rooms often see accidental poisonings. A frightened parent arrives with a child who swallowed a cleaning liquid. Or perhaps the harmful substance is a medicine. Or it might be a chemical product meant to kill insects. These are common causes of accidental poisoning.In cases like this, seek medical help as soon as possible. Save the container of whatever caused the poisoning. And look on the container for information about anything that stops the effects of the poison. Save anything expelled from the mouth of the victim. That way, doctors can examine it.Millions of people know a way to save a person who is choking on something trapped in the throat. The method is commonly known as the Heimlich Maneuver or abdominal thrusts(腹部按压), which you can do by getting directly behind a sitting or standing person. Put your arms around the victim’s waist. Close one hand to form a ball. Place it over the upper part of the stomach, below the ribs. Place the other hand on top. Then push forcefully inward and upward. Repeat the abdominal thrusts until the object is expelled from the mouth. For someone who is pregnant or very fat, place your hands a little higher than with normal abdominal thrusts.Red Cross experts say taking these steps can save many lives. But they also warn that abdominal thrusts are not for people who have almost drowned. They say use of the method could delay other ways to re-start breathing in the victim. Abdominal thrusts should be used only in cases where a near-drowning victim is choking on an object.To learn more about first aid, ask a hospital or organization like a Red Cross or Red Crescent Society for information. There may be training classes offered in your area.4.According to the first paragraph, which of the following is NOT the common cause of accidental poisonings?A.A harmful medicineB. A cleaning liquidC. Poisonous insectsD. Dangerous pesticide(杀虫剂)5. The underlined word “expelled” in paragragh2 can be replaced by “”.A. coming outB. taking upC. going awayD. getting down6. Why abdominal thrusts are not for people who have almost drowned?A. Because people are unwilling to attempt rescue effortsB. Because it is hard to performC. Because it is no need to do soD. Because it could hold up other ways to re-start breathing in the victim7. What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?A. To promote medical researchB. To share some knowledge about first aidC. To show how to perform abdominal thrustsD. To help people deal with accidental poisoningCAt your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch (荷兰语)and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds---nearly twice as long as in Americans’ meetings.In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you don’t speak at all. It’s already a failure to understand each other by speaking because you’re repairing that failure by using words.In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, it’s hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and there;s understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. this applies also to some extent to London.In contract, when there’s more homogeneity, perhaps it’s easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with.8．Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?A. The DutchB. AmericansC. The EnglishD. The Japanese9．What might the Japanese agree with a in conversation?A. Speaking more gives the upper handB. Speak out what you have in your mindC. Great minds think alike without wordsD. The shorter talking silence, the better10．What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?A. SimilarityB. ContradictionC. DiversityD. Misunderstanding11．What can we learn from the text?A. A four second silence in conversation is universalB. It’s hard for American to reach a common agreementC. English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakersD. The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appearsDCities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot day from uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt（沥青）. It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust into smog, which can make life miserable for people with asthma（哮喘）and other breathing problems.Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops—at least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.“This is an urgent challenge, and it’s much bigger than one person,” said Mayor Garcetti in a recent statement. “Climate change is a fact of life that people in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day.”12．Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?A. Planting more trees in the streets.B. Covering the streets with white paint.C. Applying reflective paint to rooftops.D. Furnishing every house with air conditioners.13．What should the city officials emphasize during hot summer?A. How to make the city cooler.B. Where to wear a white shirt.C. Why to coat the roads with black paint.D. When to cut off the electricity supply.14．What benefit can people gain from the use of CoolSeal?A. Increasing the indoor activities.B. Promoting the sale of air conditioners.C. Making life easier and more comfortable.D. Reducing the number of cold days.15．What’s the main idea of the passage?A. L.A. adopted many approaches to fight against the heat.B. L.A. calls on people to fight against global warming.C. More and more countries begin to plant trees in the streets.D. L.A. is painting its streets white to keep the city cool.第二节阅读填空（每小题2分, 共10分）.根据内容,选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
甘肃省天水一中2018届高三上学期开学考试 英语
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三上学期开学考试英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AIt was a cold March day in High Point,North Carolina.The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball were waiting for their net turns at bat during practice,stamping their feet to say warm.Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered（发抖）a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play.The two didn’t now each other well—Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.Suddenly,Paris fell to the ground,“Paris’s eyes rolled bac,”Taylor says.“She stated shaing.I new it was an emergency.”It certainly was,Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure.Without immediate medical care,Paris would die.At first,no one moved.The girls were in shoc.Then the softball coach shouted out,“Does anyone now CPR?”CPR is a life-saving technique.To do CPR,you press on the sic person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and taes oygen to organs.Without oygen the brain is damaging quicly.Amaingly,Taylor had just taen a CPR course the day before.Still,she hesitated.She didn’t thin she new it well enough.But when no one else came forward,Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR.“It was scary.I new it was the difference between life and death,”says Taylor.Taylor’s swift action helped her teammates calm down.One girl called 911.Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator,an electronic devices（器械）that can shoc the heart bac into wor.Luc stayed with them Paris’ heartbeat returned.“I now I was really lucy,”Paris says now.“Most people don’t survive this.My team saved my life.”Eperts say Paris is right For a sudden heart failure,the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quicly.Today,Paris is bac on the softball team.Taylor will apply to college soon.She wants to be a nurse.“I feelmore confident in my actions now,”Taylor says.“I now I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”1.What happened to Paris on a March day?A.She caught a bad cold.B.She has a sudden heart problem.C.She was noced down by a ball.D.She shivered terribly during practice.2.Why does Paris say she was lucy?A.She made a worthy friend.B.She recovered from shoc.C.She received immediate CPR.D.She came bac on the softball team.3.Which of the following words can best describe Taylor?A.Enthusiastic and ind.B.Courageous and calm.C.Cooperative and generous.D.Ambitious and professional.BReading can be a social activity.Thin of the people who belong to boo groups.They choose boos to read and then meet to discuss them.Now,the website BooCrossing turns the page on the traditional ides of a boo group.Members go on the site and register the boos they own and would lie to share.BooCrossing provides an identification number to stic inside the boo.Then the person leaves it in a public place,hoping that the boo will have an adventure,traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.Bruce Pederson,the managing director of BooCrossing,says,“The two things that change your life are the people you meet and boos you read.BooCrossing combines both.”Members leave boos on par benches and buses,in train stations and coffee shops.Whoever finds their boo will go to the site and record where they found it.People who find a boo can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it.E-mails are then sent to the BooCrossing to eep them updated about where their boos have been found.Bruce Peterson says the ides is for people not to be selfish by eeping a boo to gather dust on a shelf at home.BooCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get bac to the “real” and not the virtual（虚拟）.The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.4.Why does the author mention boo groups in the first paragraph?A.To eplain what they are.B.To introduce BooCrossing.C.To stress the importance of reading.D.To encourage readers to share their ideas.5.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.The boo.B.An adventure.C.A public place.D.The identification number.6.What will a BooCrosser do with a boo after reading it?A.Meeting other readers to discuss it.B.eep it safe in his boocase.C.Pass it on to another reader.D.Mail it bac to its owner.7.What is the best title for the tet?A.Online Reading A Virtual TourB.Electronic Boos A new TrendC.A Boo Group Brings Tradition BacD.A Website Lins People Through BoosCAt thirteen,I was diagnosed with ind of attention disorder.It made school difficult for me.When people else in the class was focusing on tass,I could not.In my first literature class,Mrs.Smith ased us to read a story and then write on it,all within 45 minutes.I raised my hard right away and said,“Mrs.Smith,you see,the doctor said I have attention problems.I might not be able to do it.”She glanced down at me through her glasses,“you are no different from your classmates,young man.”I tried,but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang.I had to tae it home.In the quietness of my bedroom,the story suddenly all became clear to me.It was about a blind person,Louis Braille.He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education.But Louis didn’t give up.Instead,he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）,which opened up a whole new world of nowledge to the blind.Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class,being made to learn lie the “sighted” students?My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance.I completed the tas within 40 minutes.Indeed,I was no different from others;I just needed a quieter place.If Louis could find his way out of his problems,why should I ever give up?I didn’t epect anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs.Smith,so it was quite a surprise when it came bac to me the net day-with an “A” on it.At the bottom of the paper were these words“See what you can do when you eep trying?”8.The author didn’t finish the reading in class because_______.A.He was new to the classB.He was tried of literatureC.He had an attention disorderD.He wanted to tae the tas home9.What do we now about Louis Braille from the passage?A.He had good sight.B.He made a great invention.C.He gave up reading.D.He learned a lot from school.10.What was Mrs.Smith’s attitude to the author at the end of the story?A.Angry.B.Impatient.C.Sympathetic.D.Encouraging.11.What is the main idea of the passage?A.The disabled should be treated with respect.B.A teacher can open up a new world to students.C.One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.D.Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.DScientists have found that human eyes are more liely to be damaged by UV rays while siing in the snow- covered areas than sitting on the beach,according to a report by the U newspaper.The researchers at anaawa Medical University,Japan and American company Johnson & Johnson conducted the study together.They looed at the effects of light reflection on newly fallen snow on a si trail in Ishiawa District,northern Japan.They compared the results with the levels of UV rays on a sand beach in southern Japan’s Oinawa District.The found that on the beach,eyes are eposed to a daily 260 ilojoules（千焦耳）of UV a square meter compared to 658 ilojoules in snow-covered areas.The findings are supported by the Japan Meteorological（气象的）Agency.According to the agency,the reflection rate of UV light on beaches is often between 10 and 25 percent,compared to 80 percent in the new snow areas.The amount of light increased 4 percent with a 300-meter rise in height.Most of us now that UV rays can harm the sin.That’s why er wear sunscreen on our sin before we get out in the sun.But many of us may not realie that UV rays are also harmful to the eyes.If your eyes are eposed to large amounts of UV radiation over a short period of time,you mayeperience a ind of sunburn of the eye,which is harmful.Your eyes will become red and feel a strange feeling.They may be sensitive to light.Fortunately,this is usually temporary and seldom causes permanent damage to the eyes.Long-term eposure to UV radiation,however,can be more serious.Scientific studies and researches have shown that eposure to small amounts of UV radiation over a period of many years increases the chance of eye damages, which could lead to total blindness.12.You would most liely find the article in .A.a doctor’s diaryB.a travel journalC.a medical magaineD.a physics tetboo13.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Too much eye eposure to UV rays may cause total blindness.B.Short-time eposure of the eyes to UV rays doesn’t harm them at all.C.Most people now that UV rays harm the eyes as well as the sin.D.The study was conducted by researchers from Japan,the USA and the U.14.Human eyes are more liely to be damaged by UV rays while siing in the snow-covered areas than sitting on the beach because .A.Snow produces more UV light than water.B.People don’t wear sunscreen while siing as they do while sitting on the beach.C.The reflection rate of UV light in snow-covered areas is much higher that that on the beach.D.Human eyes are eposed longer to UV light in the snow-covered areas than on the beach.15.What will the passage most probably tal about net?A.Never si on newly fallen snow in Japan.B.Go to hospital to have your eyes eamined.C.Wearing a hat can provide protection while siing in new snow areas.D.Tae some measures to protect your eyes while siing in new snow areas.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题
甘肃省天水市第一中学2018届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题考试时间 100分钟总分120分第一部分：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)ASydney Trains is one of the most economical, reliable and convenient ways to travel throughout Sydney and its surrounds.Our network, the NSW Trains Intercity, covers suburban Sydney and extends to the Hunter， Central Coast， Blue Mountains， Southern Highlands and South Coast regions。
The network is made up of several color-coded lines. Trains from differentlines can share the same platform, so check display screen and listen to announcements.Ticket prices are generally based on the distance traveled. You canvisit transportnsw. Info for details。
Getting to the City。
In Sydney，if you’re near a train station, you’re on your way to the city. Every rail line le ads directly or indirectly to the City Circle. It’s the loop around the central business district of Sydney. Most City stations are underground so look out for the sign on street level.Automatic ticket gatesLarge stations have automatic gates for entry to， and exit from, the station。