甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2016届高三英语上学期第一次检测考试试题
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题及答案
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015-2016学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语试题（满分：120分时间：100分钟）注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
2.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。
3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第I卷（选择题）第一部分阅读部分(共2节，满分40分)第一节阅读理解(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选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AA mum saved her daughter’s life with her newly learnt first aid skills. Sonya had only just attended one first aid class the day before when she found herself needingto use the skills on her three-year-old daughter Tilly.Sonya, who also has a son Emmen,attended the first aid course at Lune Park Children’s Centre. Then she was faced with every parent’s worst nightmare when Tilly went blue in the face and stopped breathing. But thanks to her newly acquired sk ills, Sonya saved Tilly’s life.Sonya said: “Tilly was playing with her brother and they were fighting over a toy. Emmen won the fight. Tilly fell backwards and her head was hit. She was face down and shaking and at first I thought she was upset. But then I saw she was blue in the face and had stopped breathing. I reacted without thinking and immediately started using the first aid skills I had learntthe day before.I began doing mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions (胸外按压). It probably took about a minute b efore Tilly started breathing again, but to me it felt like a lifetime.”After getting Tilly breathing again, Sonya called an ambulance and the doctorscame. Since then, Tilly has been diagnosed (诊断) with Reflex Anoxic Seizure (反射缺氧发作). Sonya said:“The seizure can happen when there’s any unexpected pain, fear or fright. It is just so lucky that the day before it happened, I had been practicingfirst aid.I am just so glad I did the course and learnt the first aid skills. I always feared I would not know what to do in a crisis situation, but luckily I had the knowledge and skills to deal with it.”1. What happened to Tilly?A. She was knocked down by her brother.B. She fell on the floor and hit her head.C. She was hit by a toy on the head and felt upset.D. She was hit by her brother and stopped breathing.2.When Sonya found Tilly’s shaking, she thought her daughter must ______.A. be cryingB. be very angryC. pretend to be hurtD. recognize her failure3. When Sonya goes to the first aid class next time, she will feel ______.A. enjoyableB. excitedC. gratefulD. confidentBShort and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, Cricket—anything with a round ball, I was useless." he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England's rural Devonshire.It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man's cold-water exploits（成就）. Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.Journeys to the Pole aren't the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy." John Ridgway was one of the few who didn't say, 'You are completely crazy,' " Saunders says.In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter（遭遇）with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.4. The turning point in Saunders’life came when _____A. he started to play ball gamesB. he ran his first marathon at age 18C. he got a mountain bike at age 15D. he started to receive Ridgway’s training5. We can learn from the text that Ridgway _______.A. won his fame for his voyage across the AtlanticB. built up his body together with SaundersC. hired Saunders for his cold-water experienceD. dismissed Saunders’ dream as fantasy6. What do we know about Saunders?A. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.B. He once worked at a school in Scotland.C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.D. He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.7.The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means_____.A. ExcitedB. FascinatedC. DelightedD. Convinced8. It can be inferred that Saunders’ journey to the North Pole ______.A. was accompanied by his old playmatesB. made him well-known in the 1960sC. was supported by other Arctic explorersD. set a record in the North Pole expeditionCFrom musician and philanthropist (慈善家) Peter Buffett comes a warm, wise, and inspirational book that asks which will you choose: the path with least difficulty or the path of potentially greatest satisfaction?You may think that with a last name like his, Buffett has enjoyed a life of endless advantage. But the son of billionaire Warren Buffett says that the only real thing handed down from his father was: Build your own path in life. It is a principle that has allowed him to follow his own interests, establish his own identity, and gain his own successes.In Life Is What You Make It, Buffett describes the strong set of values given to him by his trusting and broadminded mother, his hardworking and talented father, and the many life teachers he has met along the way.Today’s society, Buffett believes, has changed a lot. People begin to enjoy what they do, with a wealth ethic (财富伦理), honor the payoff instead of the process. Yet, by focusing less on reward, we can open doors of opportunity and work hard toward a greater sense of satisfaction.In clear and brief terms, Buffett explains a great truth: Life cannot b e predicted and doesn’t have a second chance, neither fair nor unfair. We see that our journey in life seldom follows a straight line but is often met with false starts, difficulties, and mistakes. How we push through and don’t give up at these challenging moments is where we begin to create the life of our dreams — from discovering our careers to giving back to others.Personal and instructive, Life Is What You Make It is about challenging your condition, taking control of your own life and living it to the fullest.9. What does Peter Buffett value most about his mother?A. Intelligence.B. Independence.C. Hard work.D. Broadmindedness.10. Which proverb can best express the main idea of the fifth paragraph?A. Nobody is perfect.B. Life is full of ups and downs.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. Failure is the mother of success.11. Which of the following is NOT true about Peter Buffett?A. He works on music.B. His father is very rich.C. He wrote Life Is What You Make It.D. He thinks society has changed for the better.DIncreasingly, Americans are becoming their own doctors, by going online to diagnose their symptoms, order home health tests or medical devices, or even self-treat their illnesses with drugs from Internet pharmacies(药店). Some avoid doctors because of the high cost of medical care, especially if they lack health insurance. Or they may stay because they find it embarrassing to discuss their weight, alcohol consumption or couch potato habits. Patients may also fear what they might learn about their health, or they distrust physicians because of negative experiences in the past. But playing doctor can also be a deadly game.Every day, more than six million Americans turn to the Internet for medical answers – most of them aren’t nearly skeptical enough of what they find. A 2012 survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 72 percent of those surveyed believe all or most of what they read on health websites. They shouldn’t. Look up “headache”, and the chances of finding reliable and complete information, free from a motivation for commercial gain, are only one in ten, reports an April 2015 Brown Medical School study. Of the 169 websites the researchers rated, only 16 scored as “high quality”. Recent studies found faulty facts about all sorts of other disorders, causing one research team to warn that a large amount of incomplete, inaccurate and even dangerous information exists on the Internet.The problem is that most people do n’t know the safe way to surf the Web. “They use a search engine like Google, get 18 trillion choices and start clicking. But that’s risky, because almost anybody can put up a site that looks authoritative(权威的), so it’d hard to know if what you’re reading is reasonable or not,” says Dr. Sarah Bass from the National Cancer Institute.12. According to the text, an increasing number of American _____.A. are suffering from mental disordersB. like to play deadly games with doctorsC. turn to Internet pharmacies for helpD. are skeptical about surfing medical websites13. Some Americans stay away from doctors because they _____.A. are afraid to face the truth of their healthB. prefer to be diagnosed online by doctorsC. find medical devices easy to operateD. are afraid to misuse their health insurance14. According to the study of Brown Medical School, ______.A. more than 6 million Americans distrust doctorsB. about 1/10 of the websites surveyed are of high qualityC. only 1/10 of medical websites aim to make a profitD. 72% of health websites offer incomplete and faulty facts15. Which of the following is the author’s main argument?A. It’s cheap to self-treat your own illness.B. It’s dangerous to be your own doctor.C. It’s reasonable to put up a medica l website.D. It’s embarrassing to discuss your bad habits.第二节阅读填空（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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2016届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015-2016学年第一学期期末考试高三级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。
考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。
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注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、班级填写在答题卡上2．选择题答案使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔、钢笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
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本试卷分为第I卷（选择题卷）和第II卷（非选择题卷）。
满分120分，考试时间100分钟。
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。
AThere was a story many years ago of a school teacher--- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn‘t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother‘s perfume(香水)。
高三英语月考试题及答案-天水市第一中学2016届高三上学期10月月考(实验班)
2015---2016 学年第一学期第一次阶段考试（辅导班）英语命题人：高鸿审题人：李建班级姓名第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15题：每小题2分，总分30分）AIt was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important —sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did.That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.1.In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?A. 1952B. 1972C. 1962D. 19822. What does the underlined word “It”in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceB. The theater.C. The Music ManD. The heat3.What do we know about Mr. Bellow?A. He loved children very much.B. He was a movie star.C. He sold air conditioners.D. He was a fan of John Wayne.4.Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?A. The two movies were really wonderful.B. They wanted to avoid the heat outside.C. The manager of the theater was friendly.D. They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.BHave you ever dreamed of visiting a planet in the Milk Way? While the trip sounds exciting, it would take years and years to reach your destination. So in the future, bedtime for astronauts may be more than a few hours of regular shut-eye. They would have to sleep for years.European researchers are now conducting hibernation experiments. The study may help them understand whether humans could ever sleep through the years it would take for a space flightto distant planets. "If there was an effective technology, it could make deep-space travel a reality," said Mark Ayre of the European Space Agency last month.What seems like science fiction is not completely unlikely. Researchers have been able to use chemicals to put living cells into a sleep-like state where they don't age. They have now moved on to small, non-hibernating mammals like rats.A major challenge is the fact that cells can be very simple systems, whereas body organs are far more complex."It's like moving from a simple Apple computer to a supercomputer," said Marco Biggiogera, a hibernation researcher at Italy's University of Pavia.Just like bears and frogs, the hibernation of human beings would cause a person's metabolism (新陈代谢) to lower so they would need less energy.Medical research, however, is just half of a space flight hibernation system.There is the challenge of designing a suitable protective shelter. Such a shelter would provide the proper environment for hibernation, such as the proper temperature. It would also have to monitor (监控) life functions and serve the physiological needs of the hibernator.According to Ayre, the six-person Human Outer Planets Exploration Mission to Jupiter's moon (木星的卫星) Callisto, could be an opportunity to use human hibernation. The mission aims to send six humans on a five-year flight to Callisto, where they will spend 30 days, in 2045.5. European researchers are conducting hibernation experiments to ________.A. ensure astronauts to get a complete sleepB. find the secret of some creaturesC. make preparations for the journey to Jupiter’s moon CallistoD. know if man can sleep for years6. The sentence “What seems like science fiction is not completely unlikely” means ______.A. Science fiction is people’s imagination.B. Science fiction is imaginative, but it can be realized.C. Things seem impossible may come true.D. Things described in science fiction are sure to become true.7. The passage implies that ________.A. putting living cells into a sleep-like state is full of failureB. Biggiogera is confident with the experimentC. human’s hibernation needs no energyD. medical research is the key to space flight hibernation system8. What’s th e best title for the passage?A. Six humans to fly to CallistoB. Human hibernation improves healthCElizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, aealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One d ay, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, sheleft the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom. While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the newMassachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she ha d no superior or equal.”9. What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?A. She was born a slaveB. She was a slaveholderC. She had a famous sisterD. She was born into a rich family10. What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new consititution?A. She should always obey her owners’ ordersB. She should be as free and equal as whitesC. How to be a good servantD. How to apply for a job11. What did Mumbet do after the trial?A. She chose to work for a lawyerB. She found the NAACPC. She continued to serve the AshleysD. She went to live with hergrandchildren12. What is the test mainly about?A. A story of a famous writer and spokespersonB. The friendship between a lawyerand a slaveC. The life of a brave African American womanDWhat will power your house in the future? Nuclear, wind, or solar power? According to scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, it might be leaves -but artificial ones.Natural leaves are able to change sunlight and water into energy. It is known as photosynthesis (光合作用). Now researchers have found a way to imitate this seemingly simple process.The artificial leaf developed by Daniel Nocera and his colleagues at MIT can be seen as a special silicon chip (硅片) with catalysts (催化剂). Similar to natural leaves, it can split water into hydrogen and oxygen when put into a bucket of water. The hydrogen and oxygen gases are then stored in a fuel cell (电池), which uses those two materials to produce electricity, located either on top of a house or beside the house.Though the leaf is only about the shape of a poker card, scientists claimed that it is promising to be an inexpensive source of electricity in developing countries. "One can imagine villages in India and Africa not long from now purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology," said Docera at a conference of the American Chemical Society.An artificial leaf is not a new idea. The first artificial leaf was invented in 1997 but was too expensive and unstable for practical use. The new leaf, by contrast, is made of cheap materials, easy to use and highly stable. In laboratory studies, Nocera showed that an artificial leaf prorotype(原型) could operate continuously for at least 45 hours without a drop in activity.The wonderful improvements come from Nocera's recent discovery of several powerful new, inexpensive catalysts. These catalysts make the energy transformation (转换) inside the efficient with water and sunlight. Right now, the new leaf is about 10 times more efficient at carrying out photosynthesis than a natural one. Besides, the device can run in whatever water is available; that is, it doesn't need pure water. This is important for some countries that don't have access to pure water.With the goal to "make each home its own power station" and "giving energy to the poor", scientists believe that the new application could be widely used in developing countries, especially in India and rural China.13. Which of the following order correctly shows how the artificial leaf is used to produce electricity?a. artificial leaves split water into hydrogen and oxygenb. the hydrogen and oxygen gases are stored in a fuel cellc. the artificial leaves are put in waterd. the fuel cell uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricityA. cabdB. cbadC. bcadD. cadb14. Which of the following statements about new artificial leaves is TRUE according to thearticle?A. They are inexpensive but unstable.B. They are as efficient at carrying out photosynthesis as natural leaves.C. They can work only in pure water.D. They need several catalysts to help them work efficiently.15. The aim of the scientists at MIT in developing the new artificial leaves is to .A. build-up more power stations in the worldB. provide cheaper energy for developing countriesC. offer people in developing countries access to pure waterD. gain a deeper understanding of the photosynthesis process第二节（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分）How to Sleep BetterIf you’re having trouble getting good sleep through the night (turning, waking up more than once, for example), this text will tell you what you can do to ensure a peaceful night’s sleep.Get on schedule. Changing your sleeping time by more than an hour can severely disturb your sleep quality 16 For example, if you normally wake up at 6 a.m. on weekdays to get to work, you might go to be d around 10 p.m., because that’s when you start to feel sleepy, and it’s also a good time to ensure 8 hours of sleep. If, on the weekend, you sleep until 9 a.m., you probably won’t be able to fall asleep that night until 1a.m.17 Wait at least three hours after dinner before going to sleep. Digestion slows down while asleep, and a full stomach may interrupt sleep. Similarly, you should avoid going to bed on an empty stomach, as a completely empty stomach may equally disturb your sleeping patterns.18 Exp osure to light during the time when you’re supposed to be sleeping can disturb your body’s internal clock. Turn your light off, or use a very dim night light, 19 They includewindows, LED clocks, computer lights and cable boxes.Change your sleeping position. You may think that it’s impossible to control what position you sleep in since you aren’t fully aware of what you are doing, but it is possible and it can make a considerable difference. 20A. Try to avoid all sources of light.B. Keep the room as dark as possible.C. Make notes of unusual circumstances.D. Be mindful of what you eat or drink before bed.E. Sleep is considered to be adequate only when there is no daytime sleepiness.F. In other words, sudden change sleeping t ime will affect your “biological clock”.G. If you wake up in the middle of the night, make an effort to have a comfortable position.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）Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see. Recently I was visited by a very good friend who had just 21 from a long walk in the woods, and I asked her what she had observed. “Nothing 22 ，” she replied. But for long I have been accustomed to such 23 , and became 24 that the_seeing_see_little.How was it 25 , I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see 26 worthy of note? I — who cannot see, find hundreds of things to 27 me through mere touch. I feel the delicate symmetry(对称) of a leaf. I pass my 28 lovingly about the smooth skin of a silver birch(白桦树), or the 29 bark of a pine. In 30 I touch the branches of trees hopefully 31 a bud, the first sign of 32 nature after her winter's 33 I feel the delightful, smooth texture of a flower, and discover its remarkable swirl(旋动); and something of the miracle of nature is revealed to me. Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently in a small tree and feel the happiness of a bird in full song. I am delighted to have cool waters of a stream rush through my open fingers. To me a rich carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more 34 than the most luxurious Persian rug(波斯毛毯). To me the circle of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips. At times my heart cries out with longing to see all these things. 35 I can get so much pleasure from mere touch, how much more 36 must be revealed by sight. Yet, those who have eyes 37 see little. The wholepicture of color and action filling the world is taken for granted. It is human, perhaps, to 38 little that which we have and to 39 that which we have not, but it is a great 40 that in the world of light and the gift of sight is used only as mere convenience rather that as a means of adding fullness to life.21. A. suffered B. benefited C. returned D. separated22. A. in brief B. in particular C. in advance D. in secret23. A. problems B. doubts C. questions D. responses24. A. convinced B. worried C. satisfied D. frightened25. A. normal B. possible C. necessary D. important26. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something27. A. amuse B. disappoint C. interest D. embarrass28. A. feet B. arms C. hands D. shoulders29. A. smooth B. colorful C. rough D. tough30. A. winter B. summer C. autumn D. spring31. A. in search of B. in praise of C. in need of D. in place of32. A. awakening B. enjoying C. disturbing D. appealing33. A. exercise B. work C. sleep D. rest34. A. available B. encouraged C. expensive D. welcomed35. A. Until B. Unless C. Though D. If36. A. leaves B. beauty C. trees D. nature37. A. obviously B. eventually C. naturally D. immediately38. A. imagine B. abandon C. appreciate D. expect39. A. turn down B. long for C. stick to D. depend on40. A. fact B. problem C. conclusion D. pity第Ⅱ卷第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）People’s eating habits may be pre-determined by their personality. Different people have different personalities, 41 lead to different eating habits. Each habit has its different characteristics.Accidental Dinners love to munch( eat steadily and often noisily). They often unconscious of their 42 (eat) habits and do not recognize the differences between foods on the basis of nutritional quality, 43 (fresh), or calorie content. Eating too much can occur 44 feelings of boredom or frustration.Irregular Diners typically pay little attention to their nutritional needs. Eating 45 (consider) a mere necessity. Quality presentation are of little importance. By 46 time they remember to eat, they seem extremely hungry and eat quickly.47 the name indicates, Habitual Diners prefer all things in keeping with a certain routine. Many of their habits are acquired during adolescence 48 young adulthood, such as smoking, drinking or enjoying certain foods.Social Diners easily adapt their habits to the people around them. Eating together is considered as an act of sharing, belonging, friendship or love. Gathering for a meal is part of every celebration. 49 (fortune), by focusing primarily on others, Social have a tendency to forget about 50 and fail to take care of their own needs.第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party. My mum makes the better biscuits in the world, so I decide to ask her for help. Mum taught me some basic step of baking. I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well. My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked, “I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!第二节书面表达（共25分）假如你是李华，现任你们学校的学生会主席。
甘肃省天水市秦安县二中2015-2016学年高一上学期期末考试英语考试卷
省市安县第二中学2015-2016学年第一学期期末考试高一英语试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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
AOne Sunday, I took my daughter to the seaside. On arriving at the beach, I saw JoJo, a wealthy man in hotel business. We sat down to chat in an open air cafe while I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings (秋千) in front of us.Suddenly, our conversation was interrupted by a stranger, who politely asked permission to speak to me privately. People often want to tell me something about my TV show.We stood a bit away from my table. He said, “I’m James, the father of a 7-year-old girl who’s very sick. The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK, she would probably survive. But I’m poor, so can you help me, please?”I stared into the man’s eyes full of tears and asked how I could help. After I went back, JoJo asked me, “What's wrong?” I told him about it and he was very sorry for that family.All day I thought about James's family. I even thought about making a special TV show to raise money for the sick child.On Monday morning, JoJo walked into my office. Actually, JoJo was very busy, and I never imagined he would have the time to come and see me.“Please, call the man and tell him I’ll pay all the expenses for the girl’s treatment,”JoJo said with a cheque in his hand.“I've been married for 35 years;I wasn’t lucky enough to have a child. Sometimes I feel lonely. I want to help this child.”I picked up the phone to call James.Now James’s daughter is well and JoJo sometimes goes to visit her. I’m so happy that there are so good people on this earth.1. According to the passage, the writer _____ .A. often go to the beach with his daughterB. is often troubled by his audienceC. was unwilling to help JamesD. met JoJo at the beach by accident2. James turned to the writer for help probably because he _____.A. guessed the writer was rich enough to help himB. wanted the writer to ask JoJo for helpC. thought the writer could help him through TVD. knew the writer was warm-hearted3. Why did JoJo make up his mind to help James? _____.A. To show his love for a child.B. To remove his loneliness by doing something.C. To show his warm heart and kindness.D. To build a relationship with Jame's family.（B ）Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing –-very, very slowly ---as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.4. Many plants may survive in deserts when__________________.A. it is dry all the year roundB. the rain falls only in a few weeksC. there is little rain in a yearD. the rain is spread out in a year5. Sand dunes are formed when___________________.A. sand piles up graduallyB. there is plenty of rain in a yearC. the sea has dried up over the yearsD. pieces of rock get smaller6. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is____________.A. too much sandB. more sand than beforeC. nothing except sandD. something else besides sand7 It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________.A. there is no rainfall throughout the yearB. life exists in rough conditionsC. all sand dunes are a few feet highD. rocks are worn away only by wind and heatCFear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head，according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed.Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation.Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said：“Our study shows for the first time that the way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart.”The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they were shown pictures of fearful faces. Dr Garfinkel said, “The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed.Thus, our hearts can also affect what we see and what we don't see—and guide whether we see fear.”To further understand this relationship，the scientists also used a brain scanner(扫描仪)to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person's feeling of fear.“We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear,”Dr Garfinkel said.“We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders，and also for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder.”8. What is the finding of the study? ________.A. Fear is a result of one's relaxed heartbeat.B. One's heart affects how he feels fear.C. Fear has something to do with one's health.D. One's fast heartbeats are likely to cause fear.9. The study was carried out by analyzing ________.A. volunteers' heartbeats when they saw terrible picturesB. the time volunteers saw fearful pictures and their health conditionsC. volunteers' reactions to horrible pictures and data from their brain scansD. different pictures shown to volunteers and their heart－brain communication10. Which of the following is closest in meaning to“mechanism”in Paragraph 6?A. orderB. treatmentC. machineD. system11. This study may contribute to ________．A. treating anxiety and stress betterB. explaining the cycle of fear and anxietyC. finding the key to the heart－brain communicationD. understanding different fears in our hearts and heads（D）Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish choose to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about thinking is the key to critical（判断性的） thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes(过程). Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education.The word “critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen —beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desire to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning are processes of deep and careful consideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today’s world: fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developing film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure of intelligence（智力）, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein, Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying, “Please go slowly. I don’t understand things quickly.”12. C ritical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically,______.A. it will be hard for us to think naturally and fastB. we might be controlled by other people’s ideasC. we will follow the ideas of others naturallyD. we might be fooled by other people’s ideas13. I f you are a critical thinker, you will ______.A. think deeply about different ideasB. trust the reports in the newspapersC. take one view against another viewD. criticize other people for their mistakes14. I n the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that ______A.the smarter you are , the faster you do thingsB.the faster you do things, the smarter you becomeC.speed can improve intelligenceD.intelligence is not decided by speed15. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Thinking and Critical ThinkingB. Understanding Critical ThinkingC. Thinking is Natural and HumanD. Thinking Fast Means Intelligence第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
甘肃省2016届高三英语第一次诊断考试(3月)试题
2016年甘肃省第一次高考诊断试卷英语本试卷分第1卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
考生注意：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名等填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上。
考生要认真核对答题卡上粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名、考试科目”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。
2．第1卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
第Ⅱ卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答，在试题卷上作答，答案无效。
3．考试结束后，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并收回。
第1卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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，你将有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。
例：How much is the shirt?A.￡19. 15.B.￡9.18.C. ￡9.15.答案是C。
1. Where does the man work?A. At a computer company.B. In a public hospital.C. At a private clinic2. What will the weadier be like tomorrow?A. Rainy.B. Fine. C．Cloudy.3. How do the woman's two sons compare?A. Joe is older and taller.B. Joe's brother is older and taller.C. Joe's brother is taller though younger.4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B.Doctor and patient.C.Worker and customer.5.What time is it in fact?A. 1:40.B.1:45.C.1:50.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。
甘肃省天水一中高三英语上学期第一次学段考试试题新人教版【会员独享】
英语第一卷（选择题共95分）第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分)第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. occur A. ocean B. recover C. position D. offer2. exact A. expect B. exhibition C. excellent D. exist3. suggestion A. impression B.question C. competition D. decision4. break A. great B. reasonable C. scream D. breathe5. stomach A. check B. chicken C. character D. achieve第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
6. —Thanks for your help, but can you do me one more favor, please?—____ , sir. What’s it then?A. Just a minuteB. It’s my pleasureC. That’s rightD. At yourservice7. My mother asked me to repeat ______ telephone number _____ second time so thatshe could write it down．A．the; a B．不填; a C．the; the D．a; the8. —Let’s go to the theatre together, shall we ?—Please make it _________ day. I’m not quite myself today.A. anyB. oneC. anotherD. some9. — Hello, Mr. Smith, could you tell me the final exam result？—Sorry．The papers______．A．have been marked B．had been markedC．are still being marked D．are still marking10 . —How is the result doctor?—Well, your health is ________ good, but you do have a few minor problems.A. normallyB. generallyC. frequentlyD. regularly11. —When can I come for my photos? I need them urgently．—They ______be ready by 2: 00 p m, I think．A．should B．might C． could D．would12. Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier _____ into small pieces．A．break B．breaking C．broken D．to break13. Only if you work hard ________ be able to make rapid progress in your study．A．can you B．you can C．will you D．you will 14. After long and hard work, the police at last discovered the _____of the babyfound by the side of a road.A. dialectB. identityC. situationD. condition15. The boy went swimming in the deep lake， his mother's fear for his safety．A． regardless of B． apart from C．but for D． instead of16. Bob is in a hopeless situation, _____ we will keep a very close eye on.A. whereB. whichC. thatD. when17. William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to___．A．fail B．fall C． disappear D．damage18. We hope the bridge ________ the road ________ will be completed as soon aspossible. We can't bear the inconvenience any more.A. of ; carried outB. to ; being carried outC. on ; to be carried outD. to ; carrying out19. There are varieties of programs in the TV station to ________ many differenttypes of interests and tastes among the public.A. adapt toB. attend toC. adjust toD. appeal to20. It was the belief ____ Alex Haley could find his root in Africa ____made himdecide to go to Zambia．A． /, which B．which, that C． that ,which D．that , that 第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2016届甘肃省高三第一次大联考(新课标Ⅱ卷)英语(扫描版)
2016届甘肃省高三第一次大联考（新课标Ⅱ卷）英语英语参考答案听力（略）21－25：ACCBC26－30：DCABB31－35：CACDB36－40：DAGFE41－45：BCADC46－50：BDABC51－55：ADCBA56－60：DCDAB61. 答案：best。
62. 答案：favourite。
63. 答案：was invented。
64. 答案：of。
65. 答案：increasingly。
66. 答案：the。
67. 答案：followed。
68. 答案：theirs。
69. 答案：spread。
70. 答案：who/that。
短文改错：解析第一句：1）to改为from；第一句：2）work改为works；第二句：3）在think后面加it；第三句：4）去掉too；第四句：5）go改为goes；第四句：6）eye改为eyes；第六句：7）a改成the；第六句：8）direct改为directly；第七句：9）so改为because；第七句：10）understand改为understanding或者understandings；书面表达：Dear Editor,We made a survey in our school last week and I’d like to tell you something about the results.As is demonstrated in the bar chart, using papers to study occupies 47%, followed by the percentage of 38% students in my school, who get used to use all the three means of study. 11% of the students surveyed prefer to use computers. Students who thinksmartphones can help their study account for the rest of 4%.Apparently, the traditional way of study students read books and take notes in pen is still the choice by most students. Computers or phones usage is supposed to do harm to eyesight, which is the reason why a small number of students choose. As far as I am concerned, if used properly, all these means of study can benefit us.。
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期第一次月考试题
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015-2016学年上学期高一级第一次月考试题高一英语Ⅰ 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AI found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered（耳语）something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned（倾斜） over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed（解散）. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized（强调） the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very stran ge to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.1. The story took place exactly ____ .A. in the teacher’s officeB. in an exam roomC. in the schoolD. in the language lab2. The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____ .A. she had not brought a pen with herB. she had lost her own on her way to schoolC. there was something wrong with her ownD. her own had been taken away by someone3. The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____ .A. to go on writing his paperB. to stop whisperingC. to leave the room immediatelyD. to stay behind after the exam4. The thing(s) emphasized in her talk was(were) ____ .A. honestyB. sense of dutyC. seriousnessD. all of the above5. The boy knew everything ____.A. the moment he was asked to stay behindB. when the teacher started talking about honestyC. only some time laterD. when he was walking out of the roomBAs the father of a student, I have experienced first hand what a great teacher is. My son was in the 4th grade last year, and he had a teacher called Miss Green.I believe that when he is an adult he will surely look back on her as the best teacher he has ever had.My son has attention deficit disorder (注意力缺损症) that makes it a little more difficult for him to learn. She was able to change her teaching methods for him so that he could keep up with the rest of the class. As a result, he got straight As on many subjects. She regarded her class as a family and they even had their own class song. She would often have them sing it to encourage them and develop a team spirit for them. When she saw that they were no longer listening carefully to what she was teaching, she would have them close their textbooks, stand up all around the room and throw around a small foot ball. This helped them clear their minds and then focus on the lesson again. Besides, she was quick to reply to any phone calls or emails from us and got rid of our worries about children quickly.When my son went to the 5th grade this year, we happened to pass her classroom. When she saw my son, her face lit up (露出喜色) and she came out and hugged him. She generally loves all of the children in her classroom and that love really shows. I can only pray (祈祷) that my son will continue to get teachers just like her for the rest of his school years.6. With the teacher’s help, the writer’s son _____.A. became the best student in his classB. was interested in singing songsC. quickly finished his 4th grade lessonsD. improved his grades greatly7. Which of the following is NOT true about Miss Green?A. She regarded the students as members of a family.B. She had special ways to help students study.C. She was good at teaching football and music.D. She usually made a quick reply to parents’ emails.8. The underlined phrase “focus on” in Paragraph 2 means _____.A. look forward toB. pay attention toC. get away fromD. take care of9. We can learn from the text that _____.A. Miss Green was the best teacher at the schoolB. all the students in the school liked Miss GreenC. Miss Green didn’t teach the writer’s son in the 5th gradeD. the writer’s son had many teachers like Miss Gr een10. In the text, the writer mainly tells us _____.A. what his son studied at schoolB. his son once had a good teacherC. how to be a good and popular teacherD. a teacher who liked playing with studentsCBill Gates is spending a lot of money improving education. His question: What makes a great teacher? You can help! What do YOU think makes a great teacher?KaraA great teacher has to be slow to anger and quick to praise his kids in the class. BenjaminA great teacher listens to every student and says that there is no stupid answer. They make the class interesting and ask for opinions.TJI think a great teacher is someone who loves the subject he is teaching, whether it’s biology or chemistry. Great teachers get excited to go to s chool and share their knowledge.AlexisA great teacher is someone who has a passion (激情) for teaching. My 1st grade teacher taught as long as she could until cancer took her. She took the time to teachus all and to make sure none of us were left behind. She loved to teach and she loved every single one of us.DorothyA great teacher will push you beyond what you think your limits (极限) are, and encourage you to go further. A great teacher will be proud of your efforts even if you fail.CarolynA great teacher is one who is willing to teach even when the school has no money to pay them to do so. The school I graduated from is such a school. All the teachers went several months without pay because they believed God had called them to teach at this school.DawnA great teacher is a person that has patience. When the students can’t understand right away, they don’t put them down. A great teacher cares about making sure each student is taught the right information. They encourage the students a lot when they are frustrated with themselves, and encourage them to try hard in everything they do.11. According to the text, a great teacher _____.A. is quick to anger and praise studentsB. refuses to answer stupid questionsC. asks for students’ opin ions in the classD. is strict and makes his class serious12. Alexis’s teacher stopped teaching because _____.A. she was badly illB. the students were left behindC. the pay was too lowD. she found another job13. Who thinks a great teacher will pra ise your hard work though you don’t succeed?A. Kara.B. TJ.C. Dorothy.D. Dawn.14. Carolyn thinks her teachers were great because they _____.A. were patient with studentsB. were willing to teach without payC. made their classes funD. encouraged students a lot15. Which would be the best title for the text?A. Different teaching methodsB. Great teachers in historyC. Bill Gates gives money to educationD. What makes a great teacher?Ⅱ.完形填空.（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase. My father followed with two more. By the time I got to the third floor , Dad missed a _16__, fell , and sent my new suitcases rolling (滚)down the stairs . “Damn !” he scream ed . His face turned red. I knew _17__were ahead. Whenever Dad’s face turns red, look out!How could I ever get him to finish unloading(卸) the car __18___shouting at me and making a scene in front of the other girls , girls I have to spend the __19__of the year with ? Doors were opening and faces peering（凝视） out, as Dad walked __20__close behind, I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) __21___start .“__22___the room ,quickly ,” I thought . “Get him into a chair and calmed him do wn.” But then again, would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) __23___room? ___24__ I turned the key in the lock and __25___the door open , with Dad __26__complaining(抱怨) about a hurting knee or something . I put my head in, ready for the __27___. But to my __28___, the room wasn’t empty at all ! It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and seven paintings on the walls.And there on a well—made bed sat Amy, my new __29___, dressed neatly, Greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, “hi, you must be Cori.” Then, she __30___the music and looked over at __31__, “And of course, you’re Mr Faber,” she said, __32____. “Would you like a glass of iced tea?” Dad’s face turned __33__before he could bring out a “yes”.I knew __34__that Amy and I would be _35____and my first year of college would bea success.16 A step B suitcase C floor D bag17 A suffering B difficulty C troubles D danger18 A after B without C while D besides19 A best B beginning C end D rest20 A with difficulty B in a hurry C with firm(坚定的) steps D in wonder21 A fresh B late C bad D unfair22 A Search B Find C Discover D Book23 A small B empty C new D clean24 A Finally B Meanwhile（同时） C Sooner or later D At the moment25 A knocked B forced C pushed D tried26 A yet B only C even D still27 A worst B chair C best D tea28 A regret B disappointment C surprise D knowledge29 A roommate B classmate C neighbour D companion30 A turned on B turned down C played D enjoyed31 A Dad B Me C the door D the floor32 A questioning B wondering C smiling D guessing33 A red B less pale C less red D pale34 A soon B there C later D then35 A sisters B friends C students D fellowsⅢ 语法填空,用括号中单词的正确形式填空。
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学高三英语上学期期中试题
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015--2016学年上学期期中考试高三级英语试题第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)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AWhen your parents advise you to “get an education” in order to raise your income, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower（人力资源） for your society, but not so much that you prove an embarrassment to your society.Get a high school diploma, at least. Without that, you will be occupationally dead unless your name happens to be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison, and you can successfully dropout in grade school.Get a college degree, if possible. With a B. A., you are on the launching pad. But now you have to start to put on the brakes. If you go for a master’s degree, make sure it is an M.B.A., and the famous law of diminishing(逐渐减少的) returns begins to take effect.Do you know, for instance, that long-haul truck drivers earn more per year than full professors? Yes, the average salary for those truckers was $24000 while the full professors managed to earn just $23030.A doctorate is the highest degree you can get. Except for a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial purposes, if you pursue such a degree in any other field, you will face a future which is not bright. There are more doctors unemployed or underemployed in this country than any other part of the world.If you become a doctor in English or history or anthropology or political science or languages or—worst of all—in philosophy, you run the risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands. Not for our needs, mind you, but for our demands.Thousands of doctors are selling shoes, driving cars, waiting on table, and endlessly filling out applications month after month. They may also take a job in some high school or backwater(闭塞) college that pays much less than the doorkeeper earns.You can equate the level of income with the level of education only so far. Far enough, that is, to make you useful to the gross national product, but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.1. According to the writer, what the society expects of education is to turn out peoplewho ______.A. will not be a disgrace to societyB. will become loyal citizensC. can take care of themselvesD. can meet the nation’s demand as a source of manpower2. Many doctors are out of job because ______.A. they are improperly educatedB. they are of little commercial value to their societyC. there are fewer jobs in high schoolsD. they prefer easier jobs that make more money3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Bernard Shaw didn’t finish high school, nor did Edison.B. One must think carefully before pursuing a master’s degree.C. The higher your education level, the more money you will earn.D. If you are too well-educated, you’ll be overeducated for society’s demands.4. The writer sees education as ______.A. a means of providing job security and financial security and a means of meetinga country’s demands for technical workersB. a way to broaden one’s horizonsC. more important than finding a jobD. an opportunity that everyone should haveBMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail (地铁)Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out .Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer .Farecard machines are in every station .Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 in change.Get one ticket of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass .Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations .Use it after 9:30 a,m. until closing on weekdays , and all day on weekends and holidays .Hours of serviceOpen 5a.m Mon-Fri 7a.m Sat-SunOpen midnight Sun-Thur.Last train times vary .Train times Posted in stationsMetrobusWhen paying with exact charge , the fare is $1.35.When paying with a SmarTrip Ⓡcard , the fare is 1.25.Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare .On Metrorail and Metrobus , use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip Ⓡcard .For more information about buying senior/disabled farecard , SmarTripⓇcards and passes , please visit MetroOpensDoors .com or call 202-637-7000and 202-637-8000.Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorall services by calling 202-962-1100.Travel tips. Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a.m. and between 4and 6p.m. . If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost &Found at 202-962-1195,5.At what time does Metroarll stop service on Saturday ?A. At midnight .B. At 3 a.m.C. At 5 a.m.D. At 7a.m.6. What is good about a SmarTripⓇcard ?A. It is convenient for old people .B. It saves money for its usersC It can be bought at any train D. It is sold on the Internet7.Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?A.202-962-1195B.202-962-1100C.202-637-7000D.202-637-8000CA romantic message-in-a-bottle discovered by a mother and daughter at a Scottish beach has sparked（触发） a mystery about whether it could have travelled 5,000 miles across the seas from China.Nicola MacFarlane, 41, and daughter Lucy, four, from Portobello, near Edinburgh, were looking for driftwood（浮木）on Portobello Beach when they came across an old glass bottle containing a note inside written in Mandarin. Now the family are trying to work out if the letter has managed the extraordinary journey across the Philippine Sea, into the Indian Ocean and through both the South Atlantic and the North Atlantic Ocean’s before washing up on the shores of Great Britain. It was written on Chinese Valentine’s Day or Qixi Festival as it is more traditionally known, lunar July 7, 2012, so it sent off as recently as six days ago because it followed the modern calendar, which celebrated the occasion on August 23. Nicola was still excited to read about the Chinese love story after having it translated.“I really do hope that it is from China but even it is from nearer to home, it’s still a lovely gesture and an inspiring find. It’s a love story regardless of where it came from. Nicola, who runs a beach art business in Portobello, added, “I’m always at the beach looking for bits of driftwood but I’ve never come across anything like this before. We knew it was Chinese, but we had no idea what it said.”Unable to read the Mandarin text, Nicola turned to the internet and her Australianfriend, Julie Gould, whose daughter attended a Chinese school in Sydney.Several hours later Julie returned with the news that it was in fact a love letter.The translated letter reads, “Da Hai(Ocean), I hope no-one will get this bottle, as we just wish you can hear our voice, and get your blessing. Today is the Chinese Valentine’s Day, we pray that our relationship will last forever and we will have a long happy life together…”Nicola said, “It sounds to me like the couple are in love but cannot be together so they have sent the message to tell the world of their love.”8．When did Nicola and her daughter come across the message-in-bottle?A. On July 15, 2012.B. On August 29, 2012.C. On August 31, 2012.D. On September 2, 2012.9．What were Nicola and her daughter probably doing when they found the bottle?A. They were walking on the beach.B. They were washing hands and feet.C. They were looking for the driftwoods.D. They were lying on the beach resting.10．The underlined word “Mandarin” probably means “” .A. ScottishB. BritishC. EnglishD. Chinese11．We can learn from the passage that Nicola__________.A. thinks the letter was written to show loveB. had expected to get something unusualC. knows a little ChineseD. found the bottle was from a nearby placeDMoving in with a boyfriend causes women to eat more unhealthily and put on weight. But the opposite is true for men, whose longterm health benefits when they move in with a female partner.Dieticians at Newcastle University said both partners try to please one another, and so change their dietary habits to suit their other half.It leads men to eat more light meals, such as salads, fruit and vegetables, while women choose to make creamier, heavier dishes like curry or rich pasta sauces, which may please their partner.Women still have the strongest longterm influence over the couple's diet and lifestyle, as they still have the traditional role of shopper and cook in most households.The report, by Newcastle University's Human Nutrition Research Centre, reviewed the finding of a variety of research projects from the UK, North America and Australia, which looked at the eating and lifestyle habits of couples.The research shows that women are more likely to put on weight and increase their consumption of foods high in fat and sugar when they move in with their partner.Women also use food as a comfort when dealing with emotional stress and have been found to gain weight when a relationship ends, while the same finding has not been observed in men.Many couples reported food as being central to their partnership, and eatingtogether in the evening was particularly important to many.Report author and registered dietician Dr. Amelia Lake said, “The research has shown that your partner is a strong influence on lifestyle and people who are trying to live healthier lives should take this factor into consideration.”12．The underlined word “light”(in Paragraph 3 ) probably means ________. A．less in fat and sugar B．not very heavy C．gentle D．not serious or important 13．According to the report by Newcastle University's Human Nutrition Research Centre, ________.A．women put on weight only because they want to suit their other halfB．when men are faced with emotional stress, they will change their dietary habits C．eating together in the evening is a good way to communicate for couplesD．it is wrong to change your dietary habits to suit your partner14．From the passage, we can infer that ________.A．women should pay more attention to their partner's influence on themB．more men will play roles of shopper and cook in most householdsC．couples will not change their dietary habits and lifestyle to please their partner D．longterm health of men benefits when they move in with a female partner 15．What would be the best title for the passage?_______A．Boyfriends make you fat B．Which are better dietary habits?C．Don't be silly any more, women! D．Dr. Amelia Lake and his study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人空白处的最佳选项。
甘肃省天水市第一中学2016届高三10月月考英语试题(普通班)及答案
2015---2016 学年第一学期第一次阶段考试英语命题人：高鸿审题人：李建第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15题：每小题2分，总分30分）AClose your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with you eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your finger-tips.With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries posses most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not.ORBIS is an international non-profit organization which operates the world’s only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide. Inside a DC-8 aircraft, there is a fully-equipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people there. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation(合作) among countries.ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during three-week medical programs. ORBIS has taught sight-saving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year. ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs is China so far. For the seven to ten million blind in China ORBIS is planning to do more for them. At the moment an ORBIS is working on a long-term plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care service to Shanxi Province. ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.For just US $38,you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training programe for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your money can open their eyes to the world. Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves.1.The first paragraph is intended to ______.A. introduce a new way of readingB. direct the public’s attention to the blindC. advise the public to lead a simple lifeD. encourage the public to use imagination2.ORBIS aims to help the blind by ______.A. training doctors and nursesB. teaching medical studentsC. running flying hospitals globallyD. setting up non-profit organization3.What does the author try to do in the last paragraph?A. Show sympathy for the blindB. Make an advertisementC. Promote training programsD. Appeal for donations4.What can be the best title for the passage?A. ORBIS in ChinaB. ORRIS Flying HospitalC. Fighting BlindnessD. Sight-saving TechniquesBAlthough being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s atten tion. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities — famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyon e knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do some thing ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.5. It can be learned from the passage that stars today___________ .A. are often misunderstood by the publicB. care little about how they have come into fameC. spend too much on their public appearanceD. can no longer have their privacy protected6. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.B. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.7. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?A. Huge population of fansB. Inadequate social recognition.C. Lack of favorable chances.D. Availability of modern media..8. What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?A. Sincere.B. Skeptical.C. Sympathetic.D. Disapproving.CElizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a ealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”Fo r nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’ssister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the newMassachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She co uld neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”9. What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?A. She was a slaveholderB. She was born a slaveC. She had a famous sisterD. She was born into a rich family10. What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new constitution ?A. She should always obey her owners’ ordersB. How to apply for a jobC. How to be a good servantD. She should be as free and equal as whites11. What did Mum bet do after the trial?A. She chose to work for a lawyerB. She found the NAACPC. She continued to serve the AshleysD. She went to live with her grandchildren12. What is the test mainly about?A. A story of a famous writer and spokespersonB. The friendship between a lawyerand a slaveC. The life of a brave African American womanD. A trial that shocked the whole worldDCommo n phrases like “ no pains, no gains” give the impression that we ought to be suffering while we study. It’s almost as though the only way to know if we’re putting in enough work is the sense of hardship we bear.When we haven’t taken the time to come up wi th another idea, all we know how to do is shut ourselves in a room with a book. It’s no surprise that we find revision boring and difficult. Just as children learn from playing, we can learn from doing, or at least from study techniques that interest us, rather than make us switch off.Shutting yourself away can make you learn to hate studying. This leads to a situation where instead of being able to concentrate on your work, you are troubled by how unfair it is that you must study.When you hate your work it’s very difficult to make yourself star, or approach it with any kind of structure or enthusiasm. This can be part of a vicious cycle(恶性循环) that traps you into ineffective revision, your poor progress fuelling further annoyance.Just being around other p eople really helps fight against feelings of loneliness and, thankfully, it’s perfectly possible to work in the company of other people. We just need to learn how to deal with distractions(使人分心的事).It’s not necessary to avoid all company, just idle(懒散的) company. Studying in the same room as someone who is ironing or working out is perfectly possible. People who are bored and looking to be distracted, however, are terrible to work around. They constantly try to keep others in conversation.It’s also a good i dea to avoid the company of people involved in activities that you would rather be doing than studying. Working while sitting next to someone playing video games is much more likely to end with a new high score than a productive few hours of revision.If being around others means working in a noisy environment, a pair of headphones and some background music can block out even noisy children. They also act as a psychological barrier, so that people think twice before interrupting you.When you’re studying fo r a big exam, it seems like your whole life is taken up with study. Friends and family can lessen feelings of isolation(孤立). And connecting with other people makes us happy, so it’s important not to give that up and to make sure that we take the time to socialize.13.The author might believe that the phrase “no pains, no gains” ______.A. best describes how to study wellB. makes people treat study as a habitC. encourages people to learn step by stepD. is not a good inspirational phrase for study14.Which might lead to an effective study based on this text?A. A correct goal.B. A good teacher.C. A favorable interest.D. A hard task.15. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 7 implies that ______.A. playing video games is helpful for an effective studyB. one shouldn’t let a video player to be his / her company while studyingC. one should study from certain activities that he / she is interested inD. the more time one spends in playing games, the higher marks he / she will get第二节（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分）How to Sleep BetterIf you’re having trouble getting good sleep through the night (turning, waking up more than once, for example), this text will tell you what you can do to ensure a peaceful night’s sleep.Get on schedule. Changing your sleeping time by more than an hour can severely disturb your sleep quality 16 For example, if you normally wake up at 6 a.m. on weekdays to get to work, you might go to bed around 10 p.m., because that’s when you start to feel sleepy, and it’s also a good time to ensure 8 hours of sleep. If, on the weekend, you sleep until 9 a.m., you probably won’t be able to fall asleep that night until 1a.m.17 Wait at least three hours after dinner before going to sleep. Digestion slows down while asleep, anda full stomach may interrupt sleep. Similarly, you should avoid going to bed on an empty stomach, as a completely empty stomach may equally disturb your sleeping patterns.18 Exposure to light during the time when you’re supposed to be sleeping can disturb your body’s internal clock. Turn your light off, or use a very dim night light, 19 They include windows, LED clocks, computer lights and cable boxes.Change your sleeping position. You may think that it’s impossible to control what position you sleep in since you aren’t fully aware of what you are doing, but it is possible and it can make a considerable difference. 20A. Try to avoid all sources of light.B. Keep the room as dark as possible.C. Make notes of unusual circumstances.D. Be mindful of what you eat or drink before bed.E. Sleep is considered to be adequate only when there is no daytime sleepiness.F. In other words, sudden change sleeping time will affect your “biological clock”.G. If you wake up in the middle of the night, make an effort to have a comfortable posit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）I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 21 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 22 person.I think my 23 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 24 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 25 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 26 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 27 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 28 to help. That was really a big 29 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 30 are still my best friends today.A bigger cause of my new 31 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 32 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 33 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 34 her, so I took her place. She let me 35 . that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 36 , but I was very grateful to her.I think I am a much 37 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 38 these experiences. They have 39 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 40 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.21. A. since B. unless C. or D. before22. A. simple B. famous C. different D. skilled23. A. education B. tour C. career D. change24. A. homework B. balance C. degree D. interest25. A. reported B. wrote C. lied D. talked26. A. lonely B. careful C. curious D. guilty27. A. game B. argument C. experiment D. defence28. A. dared B. offered C. happened D. hesitated29. A. dream B. problem C. step D. duty30. A. us B. them C. which D. whom31. A. hobby B. attitude C. hope D. luck32. A. partner B. friend C. guide D. guest33. A. happy B. polite C. strange D. confident34. A. answered B. bothered C. visited D. trusted35. A. explain B. declare C. guess D. see36. A. bad-tempered B. heartbroken C. homeless D. hopeless37. A. better B. busier C. quieter D. richer38. A. forget B. improve C. face D. analyze39. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught40. A. like B. miss C. wonder D. expect第Ⅱ卷第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）My friend Vernon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away fora week. He asked me to feed 41 birds for him and said that he would leave the key 42 hisfront door in my mailbox.43 (fortunate), I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vernon was going to return.What was worse, 44 was already dark when I arrived at his house. I soon found that the keyVernon gave me could not unlock either the front door 45 the back door. I was getting desperate.I kept thinking of 46 Vernon would say when he came back.I was just going to give up 47 I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I founda barrel and pushed in under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. Butin the end, I managed to climb 48 and open the window.I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone 49 (shine)a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of Vernon's neighbours. "What are you doing up there?" said the policeman. 50 (feel) like a complete fool, I replied, "Iwas just going to feed Mr Davies' birds."第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party. My mum makes the better biscuits in the world, so I decide to ask her for help. Mum taught me some basic step of baking. I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well. My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked, “I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!第二节书面表达（共25分）假如你是李华，现任你们学校的学生会主席。
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015_2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015—2016学年上学期期中考试高一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。
注意事项：1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号框,不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．AIt was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.Then the people realized what was hap pening. It was the frog. They hadn’t beenuseless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.21. From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers __________.A. worked very hard for centuriesB. were poor but somewhat content (满足的)C. dreamed of having a better lifeD. lived a different life from their forefathers22. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs ?A. The frogs were easy money.B. They needed money to buy medicine.C. They wanted to please the visitors.D. The frogs made too much noise.23. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?A. The crops didn't do well.B. There were too many insects.C .The visitors brought in diseases. D. The pesticides were overused.24. What can we infer推断 from the last sentence of the text ?A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.B. Health is more important than money.C. The harmony(和谐) between man and nature is important.D. Good old days will never be forgotten.BIn choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet“fair weather friends”. They will be with you if you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities (品质) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener. At the same time, however,a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on (信赖) a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor (幽默), too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've founda friend!5. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosinga friend?A. understanding.B. honesty.C. reliability.D. a sense of humor.6. If you have fair weather friends, ______ .A. they will give you all that they have when you need helpB. you will be refused when you get into troubleC. you will become richD. you can be sure that you get real friends7. This passage mainly discuss ______ .A. the qualities of a friendB. where to choose friendsC. how to get along with friendsD. the importance of having a friendCHere are a few tips we’ve put together to help you learn English well.Speak, speak, speakPractise speaking as often as you can—even speaking to yourself is good practice.Try recording yourself whenever you can. Compare your pronunciation with some famous person s’, see how you can do better and have another go. If you do this several times, you will find that each time is better than the last.Why not learn with someone else?It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or a family member to study with you, it will make you keep working.Don’t get stuck by a word you don’t know.Practise improvising（即兴的）ways of getting your meaning across when speaking spontaneously（本能地）, even if you don’t know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have spare time. Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to get your meaning across.Language learning is also about intuition（直觉）.Guesswork is an important way to learn a new language. When listening to recorded material, you aren’t expected to understand everything at once. If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably understand something new each time.Build up your vocabulary.A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning but don’t try to learn too much at once. It’s best to study often, for short periods of time. Take at most six or seven items of vocabulary and learn them. Put them into sentences to remember them in your mind, then come back to them later.And above all, have fun!8. Why should one have himself recorded when practicing speaking?A. To improve his speaking.B. To record his own progress.C. To encourage others to start.D. To become a famous person.9. It is implied(暗示) in the passage that _______ is helpful when you are learning English.A. a good dictionaryB. a good schoolC. excellent pronunciationD. body language10. According to the passage, one should ______ when you are learning English.A. always work with other peopleB. be able to guess everything newC. often review what he has learntD. take little notice of grammar第二节阅读理解七选五（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
高三英语上学期第一次检测考试试题
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学高三上学期第一次检测考试英语试题第一部份阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AOne day, Jack told his friend. Tom , that he loved a very beautiful girl with charming eyes and long hair, and that he wanted to marry was so happy to hear the news and asked Jack to lead him to her . However, Tom loved her at first sight , He then told Jack , “This girl is not suitable for you . She deserves a handsome man like me.” Jack was astonished and struggled with Tom until they went to the police to solve the problem.They told the policeman their story. The policeman asked them to bring the girl to his office.However, when the policeman saw her, he became taken with her and said, “This girl is not suitable for you two . She deserves someone with a status l ike me .” The three men struggled with each other and then went to the king.The king asked them to bring him the girl. When the king saw the girl, he said, “Oh, the girl should marry a king like me .” They all argued with each other.Then the girl said, “I have a solution. I’m going to run and you’ll run after me I’ll be the wife to the one who catches me first.” The four men all agreed and ran after her. While running after her, they suddenly fell into a deep hole. From the top, the girl looked at them a nd said, “Now, let me tell you who I am.”“I’m Reputation—I’m the one all people run after. They compete against each other to get me . They leave principles aside to seek for me , and they are sure to fall like you !”1．What makes the four men love the girl ?A．The girl’s reputation. B．The girl’s beauty.C．The girl’s smart mind.D．The girl’s way to speak.2．The underlined part “ taken with” in Para. 2 means.A．close to B．delightful with C．confused about D．attracted to3．According to the passage, we can infer that .A．seeking only for reputation may bring disastersB．running after girls makes us fall downC．men can never touch beautiful girlsD．love at risk is all the time taking place everywhere4．What could be the best title of the passage?A．All Men Are Similarly Stupid B．A Smart Girl Has All SolutionsC．Always Follow the Principles in Life D．Be Careful about Beautiful Girls BTeen Climbing Camp 2010This 5-day climbing camp is suitable for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 who have an interest in rock climbing. The climbing days are designed for beginners and those who have some basic experience in a gym or outdoors. Participants will find themselves challenged physically and mentally.Rock Dimensions camps are designed to be a positive and memorable experience by providing healthy communication between participants, individual goal setting, and challenges that lead to personal growth.Dates:Monday, June 29-Friday, July 3Monday, July 27-Friday, July 31Locations:Climbing Tower at FootsloggersLinville Gorge and Table Rock areaLocal climbing areas near BooneResponsibilities:Participants will meet Rock Dimensions guides at our location each morning and at the end of each day. Rock Dimensions will provide all climbing items, including a safety rope, a helmet and climbing shoes for each participant. Participants are responsible for bringing their own lunch, water, small backpack, appropriate clothing, and personal items like sun cream, etc.Pre-camp planning:Participants will receive the following information in their registration(注册) packet: Medical Form, Responsibility Agreement, Clothing/Equipment List, and Directions.Cost:$575/person for the 5-day camp$325/person for the first 3 daysAnyone interested in participating in just the last two days of the camp should call to discuss pricing and necessary skills/experience.5. According to the text, Rock Dimensions camps will _______.A. probably impress participants deeplyB. provide a few competitionsC. help the participants set their life goalsD. check the records of personal growth6. What of the following do participants need to bring with them?A. A safety rope.B. A helmet.C. Climbing shoes.D. Appropriate clothing.7. If Paul wants to participate in the climbing camp from July 27 to July 29 and his brother from July 27 to July 31, it will cost them _______.A. 575 dollarsB. 650 dollarsC. 900 dollarsD. 1,150 dollars8. What can we infer from the text?A. Some experience is required of the participants.B. It’ll be hard for teens to experience the climbing.C. Parents are required to stay with their children.D. Guides will talk about the prices with parents.CExpensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes（话匣子）to take the term “handsfree” to a new level—by talking into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost £1,000 a pair. They fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth.Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget recycling. He uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned（承担）the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which backed the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the UK. The service pays up to £260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, MP3 players and digital cameras.Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope that my ‘Talk to the Hand’ project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. He said, “There’s a pressing need for all of us to look at outdated h andsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.”underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is p robably the name of ______.A. an artistB. a companyC. a mobileD. an exhibitioncan buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves ______.A. in the exhibitionB. from Mr MilesC. when they are mass producedD. after they recycle the gadgets11 The purpose of the project is to _______.A. promote the technology of ITB. enable people to talk to their handsC. raise people’s awareness of recyclingD. attract visitors’ attention in the exhibitionis the passage mainly about?A. New mobiles that are fashionable.B. Outdated handsets that are upgraded.C. Outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling.D. New gloves that can be used for making phone calls.DLow-Cost Gifts for Mother's DayGift No. IOffer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visitswhether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part ? This one is free.Gift No. 2Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.Gift No. 3Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."Gift No. 4Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.13. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?A. Take notes.B. Be with her.C. Buy medicine.D. Give her gifts.14. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?A. In Gift No. 1.B. In Gift No. 2.C. In Gift No. 3.D. In Gift No. 4.15. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers toA. enjoy good sleepB. be well-organizedC. bet extra supportD. give others help第二节．补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）按照短文内容，从短文后的选项当选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
甘肃省天水市秦安县高三英语上学期检测测评(期末)试题新人教版
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷第一部分听力(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. What is the woman doing?A. Buying a handbag.B. Trying on a piece of clothing.C. Drawing a picture.2. Why will Mr. and Mrs. White go to New York?A. To have a visit there.B. To celebrate Mr. White’s birthday.C. To celebrate their wedding anniversary.3. What does the man mean?A. The train station is too far away to walk to.B. The train station is within walking distance.C. The train station is not far, but too far to walk to.4. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At a restaurant.B. At home.C. In a cinema.5. What does the man mean?A. He moved the desk alone.B. He had his cousins move the desk.C. His classmates helped him.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。
甘肃省天水市第二中学高二英语上学期第一次月考试题
2016年第一学期高二级英语月考试卷（考试时间：120分钟总分：150分）本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分第Ⅰ卷（选择题共80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. What George said just now suggests that he ____ something that he shouldn’t havedone.A. should doB. would doC. has doneD. had done2. Only i n this way ______ progress in your Eng lish.A. you makeB. you be able to makeC. can you makeD. you can make3. Alexander tried to get his work _______ in the medical circle.A. to recognizeB. recognizingC. recognizeD. recognized4. This medicine will ______ him of his cough.A. recoverB. cureC. treatD. heal5. He always brings me a pretty gift ______ he comes to visit me.A. by the timeB. sometimesC. every timeD. at times6.—Do you know who _____ a theory about black holes?—Yes, it is Stephen William Hawking.A. put awayB. put forwardC. put downD. put on7.You shouldn’t k eep silent when ____A. speakingB. spoken toC. spokenD. speaking to8. My car _____ on the way; what was worse, I couldn’t find an ywhere to repair it.A. slowed downB. got downC. broke downD. put down9. I have h ad my bike ______, and I’m going to have somebody _____ my radio tomorrow.A. repair; to repairB. repairing; to be repairedC. repaired; repairD. to repair; repairing10. _______ by his speech, the boy who was not good at running broke the school recordfinally.A. EncouragedB. EncouragingC. To encourageD. Being encouraged11.________sports do great harm to people who have heart problems.A．Thrilled B．Thrilling C．Entertaining D．Entertained 12. The opening province ________ thirteen counties and three coastal cities will quicken itspace of economic development.A．consists of B．making up ofC．consisting of D．which consist of13.________ to have a picnic here!A．What great delight B．How great delightC．What a great delight D．How a great delight14. To keep the Milu deer safe，they ________ some soldiers to protect them.A．have arranged B．have arranged for C．arranged D．found15.The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ______ new customers to its stores.A．join B．attract C．stick D．transfer e and see me whenever ________.A．you are convenient B．you will be convenientC．it is convenient to you D．it will be convenient to you17. The way he suggests to us doesn’t make______A. differenceB. opinionsC. useD. sense18.The whole class were______into seven groups and each group went on their_______trips.A．separated；divided B．divided；separatingC．divided；separate D．separate；dividing19.The rooms are ____, so you can’t move in.A. paintedB. paintingC. being paintedD. to be painted20. The ___ look on his face showed that he hadn’t expected it .A. astonishedB. astonishingC. being astonishedD. having astonished第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Most people in school liked Gloria． So when she got sick，some boys 21to visit her． But none of them wanted to 22 any money for a gift to bring along．Then Willie said，“We can 23 some flowers from a 24 .”Gloria will not know 25 they come from，and the dead man will not 26 them．Everybody was afraid， 27 Willie．So he went alone and 28 some beautiful flowers．Then they went to Gloria’s 29 ，and the boys acted as if the flowers were from all of them，but 30 did not mind．After their visit，Willie 31 the other boys，“It is a good thing that I was not afraid．Gloria 32 the flowers．”The other boys laughed． Gloria would not have liked the 33 if she had known they had come from a grave．That night，Willie was reading a book 34 his mother came into his room．“Willie，did you and other boys buy some flowers today 35 Gloria？”she asked．“There’s a man 36 asking for you，”she added．“He says that you didn’t 37 the flowers．”“What does he look 38 ？”Willie asked．“That’s hard to say，”Willie’s mother answered．“He is all 39 with mud．”Willie，all of a sudden，turned 40 ．21. A. thought B. asked C. planned D.took22. A. keep B. cost C.take D. spend23. A. steal B. pick up C. buyD. plant24. A. shop B. store C. streetD. grave25. A. how B. where C.when D. why26. A. miss B. lose C.hate D. love27. A. beside B. besides C. including D. except28. A. saw B. thought C. looked for D. found29. A. room B. hospital C. schoolD. library30. A. Gloria B. some C. WillieD. nobody31. A. told B. asked C. said toD. explained32. A. refused B. liked C. hatedD. missed33. A. boys B. flowers C. secretD. news34. A. as B. when C.while D. suddenly35. A. to B. for C.on D. with36. A. inside B. outside C. stillD. also37. A. ask for B. water C. likeD. pay for38. A. as B. about C.like D. for39. A. painted B. dressed C. wrapped D. covered40. A. sad B. red C.pale D. glad第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AVery few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know what to do. The price was reasonable and the food was of good quality, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant is always full of men with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a menu(菜单), The menu looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man supplied the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine. while the menu that he gave to the lady supplied a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous(慷慨) than he really was.41. Why didn’t people come to the White Rose Restaurant to eat at first?A. Because the price was high.B. Because the food was too cheap.C. Because the food was not good.D. The passage didn’t mention.42. According to the passage we can conclude that the people who eat at this restaurantare mostly _______________.A. poor old peopleB. rich young peopleC. men with their girl friendsD. parents with their children43. The difference between the two kinds of menu lie in ______________.A. the colorB. the shapeC. the priceD. the food44. According to the passage we can infer that when men with their girl friends eatat this restaurant, the food was paid ___________________.A. always by the ladies onlyB. always by the men onlyC. sometimes by the ladiesD. either by the men or by the ladies45. According to the passage we can know that, generally speaking, ____________.A. men are more generous than womenB. women are more generous than menC. men like their lady friends to be generous.D. women like their men friends to be generousBEveryday we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat（闲谈）with friends —you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you — loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout of appearing to force yourself.Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease（轻松）but the situation is somewhat（一点儿）different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.46.When you speak to the class, you should speak _______________.A．as loudly as possible B．in a low voiceC．loudly D．forcefullyually, when you speak to the class, the class is _________________.A. noisy B．quiet C．having a rest D．serious48.The situation in the class is _______________ tha t in your house.A．not very different from B．sometimes the same asC．sometimes not the same as D．not the same as49. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is ______.A．to show your ability B．to be very gentleC. to make sure that you can be heard D．to put the official at ease50.The main idea of this passage is _______________.A．that we must use different ways at different situationsB．that we must speak loudlyC．that we must keep silent at any timeD．that we must talk with the classCRuben lived in a small village. There was no school there and he had to study in a school in the town. It was nearly five kilometres away from his village. His father couldn't buy a bike for him and he had to go to school on foot. He got up early in the morning. Usually he had to run there in order not to miss the first class. He kept running every day and it was helpful to him. He’s strong and tall now an d he ran faster than any other man in his village. He took part in several sports meetings and won some medals. The young man is proud of and always wants to have a race with others.One day his mother was ill and his father told him to buy some medicine for headache in the town. The young man got there soon. There were many people in the chemist's shop while he was waiting there. And when his turn came, he couldn’t find his money. An old woman hinted（暗示）a young man had stolen it. He saw the thief had already left the shop. He ran towards him quickly. The thief found it and began to run. He was happy and tried to catch up with him.“Let’s have a race and see who will run faster, ”Ruben called out behind.Soon after that he caught up with the thief. But he didn't stop and went on running. At a crossing one of his friends asked, “What are you running for, Ruben? ”“I’m running after（追）a thief. ”“Where’s the thief, then? ”“He wants to show that he’ll run f aster than me, but he’s fallen behind!”51. Rube n had to run to school because ______________.A. he had no bikeB. he hoped to win some medalsC. his village was a little far from the schoolD. he was afraid to be late for class52.______________ , so he won some medals.A. Ruben is good at runningB. Ruben went to school on timeC. Ruben often took part in the sports meetings.D. Ruben likes to have a race with others53. The phrase “a chemist’s shop” in the story means ______________.A. 化工商店B. 药店C. 化工厂D. 制药厂54. Ruben’s money was stolen ______________.A. on his way to the townB. before he went in the shopC. when he was waiting in the shopD. after he had left the shop55. Ruben was happy because ______________.A. he could easily catch the thiefB. he had a chance（机会）to have a raceC. he knew who had stolen his moneyD. he would win another medal that day第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共70分）第一节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）There are two basic stages to learn English. The first stage of learning this language would be very ___56__ (interest). Once you have a good command of the alphabets(字母), __57__ (gradual) you can learn many words. It would always be better to follow the method of reading first, then writing. When you feel 58___ you have understood the words, you can make sentences. This is the most amusing stage to learn. You just think of a sentence in your mother language, and try to set ___59__ the same sentence in English. There could be some mistakes, ___60___ you should not worry about it. You’d better write the same sentence by ___61__ (make) use of many different words till you are satisfied ___62__ your sentence. If you follow this way, very soon you can create sentences of your own.___63___ second step is learning the grammar. Compared with __64___ languages, English is quite simple and very systematic(系统化的). There are certain rules and regulations for each and every topic in gramma r of this language. As long as you follow the rules andregulations, ___65__ would be a difficult task to make mistakes.第二节：短语翻译（15分）66.蒸汽机_____________________67.提出 _____________________68.得出结论____________________69.对……严格的________________________70.有意义________________________71.睁大你的眼睛__________________72.省去不考虑遗漏____________________73.列出关于…的清单 ________________74.在特殊的场合___________________75.入睡____________76.脱离_________________77.提及，指的是____________78.值得赞扬的是________________79.在建设中__________________80.出故障，抛锚_______________第三节：单词拼写（10分）81. The farmers in this area had a good harvest last year thanks to the s_____________farming.82. He was a____________________in the book.83. He finished his work in a p__________________（积极的） way.84.We must try to _________________（分析）the causes of the strike.85. The famous Korean play actor got an________（热情的） reception in Hong Kong.86. A v_________________is a kind of germ that can cause disease.87. To his _______________(高兴), he got the last ticket for the wonderful performance.88. This engine is used for p_________water out of the mine.89. The new railway station under ________ (建设)will be completed by the end of theyear.90.Please write me a letter telling me where you are at your _____________(方便).第四节：短文改错（10分）读下面的短文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。
高中高三英语上学期第一次联考试题(含解析)-人教版高三全册英语试题
2016年1月甘肃省河西五市局部普通高中高三第一次联考英语试卷第I 卷第一局部阅读理解〔共两节，总分为40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为30分〕阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最优选项。
AMy daughter Alisa was born blind in her right eye and was bullied (欺侮) pretty severely in school. So I quitted my job as a babysitter and then schooled my daughter heart and soul at home.A year ago a boy of 14 befriended my daughter on Facebook after reading something Alisa wrote about bullying. Today he messaged her and asked if she would like six tickets to a Colorado Rockies baseball game. They have never met in person but she said, “Sure! That would be great.〞Then I received a call from his mother explaining why her son had chosen my daughter. She said he thought my daughter deserved them because of all the good she did in the community. Her son, she explained, had experienced a similar situation and was also home schooled.What she said is true. Now my daughter Alisa continues to teach groups of girls in trouble in our community how to look within themselves for the positive and how to be their own person.Everything taken into consideration, we decided to meet the mother and the boy at a local bike shop. After meeting, the boy approached my car and my daughter gave him a hug and thanked him for his generosity. She told him that she had never been to a baseball game and that she was going to take her entire family, including myself, her dad, little sister, her cousin and an aunt who has brain cancer.We all thanked one another, got in our car, and went our way. As we drove homemy daughter opened the envelope. Inside it were the tickets and ＄100 each to buy hot dogs, pay for parking and not have any worries but a great time.My daughter has always been the giver and now she and our family are the receivers and I can not tell you how incredibly honored we feel to be on the other end. What an incredible young man to have such a kind idea.1. What did the author once do according to the passage?A. She was a ticket seller.B. She was a school teacher.C. She was a babysitter.D. She was a social worker.2. How did the boy get to know the author’s daughter?A. They met when buying tickets to a baseball game.B. They got in touch via the Internet.C. They became familiar when talking face to face.D. They went to the same school and met each other.3. Why did the boy want to offer free tickets to Alisa?A. Because Alisa is a disabled girl.B. Because he has a lot money to share.C. Because Alisa often helps those in trouble.D. Because he has a similar situation with Alisa.4. Which of the following best describes the passage?A. Good is rewarded with good.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. Two heads are better than one.D. Where there is a will, there is a way.1.C细节理解题。
甘肃省天水市秦安县二中2015-2016学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷
甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015-2016 学年第一学期期末考试高一英语试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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A 、B 、C 和 D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
AOne Sunday, I took my daughter to the seaside. On arriving at the beach, I saw JoJo, awealthy man in hotel business. We sat down to chat in an open air cafe while I watched mydaughter enjoy herself on the swings ( 秋千 ) in front of us.Suddenly, our conversation was interrupted by a stranger, who politely asked permission tospeak to me privately. People often want to tell me something about my TV show.We stood a bit away from my table. He said,― I‘ m James,-yearthe-oldfathergirlofwhoa7‘ svery sick. The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK, she would probably survive. But Ipoor, so can you help me, please? ‖I stared into the man‘ s eyes full of tears and asked how I could help. After I went back, JoJoasked me,― What's wrong?‖ I told him about it and he was very sorry for that family.All day I thought about James's family. I even thought about making a special TV show toraise money for the sick child.On Monday morning, JoJo walked into my office. Actually, JoJo was very busy, and I neverimagined he would have the time to come and see me.― Please, call the man and tell him I‘ ll pay all the expenses for the girl‘ s treatment with a cheque in his hand.― I've been married for 35 years; I wasn‘ t lucky enough to have a chil Sometimes I feel lonely. I want to help this child.‖ I picked up the phone to call James.Now Ja mes‘ s daughter is well and JoJo sometimes goes to visit her. I‘ m so happy that ther are so good people on this earth.1. According to the passage, the writer _____ .A. often go to the beach with his daughterB. is often troubled by his audienceC. was unwilling to help JamesD. met JoJo at the beach by accident2. James turned to the writer for help probably because he _____.A. guessed the writer was rich enough to help himB. wanted the writer to ask JoJo for helpC. thought the writer could help him through TVD. knew the writer was warm-hearted3. Why did JoJo make up his mind to help James? _____.A. To show his love for a child.B. To remove his loneliness by doing something.C. To show his warm heart and kindness.D. To build a relationship with Jame's family.（B ）Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only afew weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive ( 存活 )if the rain isspread throughout the year, If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, thoseplants may die and a desert may form.Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wearthem down. Sand dunes ( 沙丘 ) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit,the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most ofthem are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwesternUnited States, cliffs ( 悬崖 ) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath asea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heatand cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are alwayschanging –-very, very slowly ---as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that haveadapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of livingthings, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun beginsto rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.4.Many plants may survive in deserts when__________________.A. it is dry all the year roundB. the rain falls only in a few weeksC. there is little rain in a yearD. the rain is spread out in a year5.Sand dunes are formed when___________________.A. sand piles up graduallyB. there is plenty of rain in a yearC. the sea has dried up over the yearsD. pieces of rock get smaller6.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert thereis____________.A. too much sandB. more sand than beforeC. nothing except sandD. something else besides sand7 It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________.A. there is no rainfall throughout the yearB. life exists in rough conditionsC. all sand dunes are a few feet highD. rocks are worn away only by wind and heatCFear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head ， according to a study that has found alink between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at themoment when their hearts are contracting and pumping blood around their bodies, comparedwith the point when the heartbeat is relaxed.Scientists say the results suggest that the heart isable to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in itsregular cycle of contraction and relaxation.Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said：―Our study shows for thefirst time that the way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearfulpictures in relation to our heart.‖The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they were shown picturesof fearful faces. Dr Garfinkel said,― The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed.Thus, our hearts can also affect what we see and whatwe don't see— and guide whether we see fear.‖To further understand this relationship ， the scientists also used a brain scanner(扫描仪 )toshow how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person's feeling of fear.― We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ?speak other‘to eachto change our feelings and reduce fear,‖ Dr Garfinkel said.―We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that itcould be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders，and also for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder.‖8.What is the finding of the study? ________.A.Fear is a result of one's relaxed heartbeat.B.One's heart affects how he feels fear.C.Fear has something to do with one's health.D.One's fast heartbeats are likely to cause fear.9. The study was carried out by analyzing ________.A. volunteers' heartbeats when they saw terrible picturesB. the time volunteers saw fearful pictures and their health conditionsC. volunteers' reactions to horrible pictures and data from their brain scansD. different pictures shown to volunteers and their heart －brain communication10. Which of the following is closest in meaning to― mechanism‖ in Paragraph 6?A. orderB. treatmentC. machineD. system11.This study may contribute to________ ． A. treating anxiety and stressbetterB. explaining the cycle of fear and anxietyC. finding the key to the heart － brain communicationD. understanding different fears in our hearts and heads（D）Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish choose to live in water. To be human is tothink. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking aboutthinking is the key to critical （判断性的）thinking. When you think critically, you take control ofyour thinking processes( 过程 ). Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed,critical thinking is at the heart of education.The word ― critical here‖has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view againstanother view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The natureof critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen— beyond the pictures on TV, the untruereports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desireto dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about differentideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning are processes of deep and carefulconsideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today‘ sEinstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein,Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying,― Please go slowly. I don‘ t understand things quickly.‖12.Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, ______.A. it will be hard for us to think naturally and fastB. we might be controlled by other people ‘ s ideasC. we will follow the ideas of others naturallyD. we might be fooled by other people‘ s ideas13.If you are a critical thinker, you will ______.A. think deeply about different ideasB. trust the reports in the newspapersC. take one view against another viewD. criticize other people for their mistakes14.In the last paragraph,― something new‖ suggests that ______A.the smarter you are , the faster you do thingsB.the faster you do things, the smarter you becomeC.speed can improve intelligenceD.intelligence is not decided by speed15.What would be the best title for the passage?A. Thinking and Critical ThinkingB. Understanding Critical ThinkingC. Thinking is Natural and HumanD. Thinking Fast Means Intelligence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。
甘肃省天水市第二中学2016-2017学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 含答案
2016—2017学年度第一学期期中试卷高一英语（满分150分,时间120分钟）第一部分阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)(A)Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do。
In large families，it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends。
Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking among them on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members。
However, parents often try to choose their children’ friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends。
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甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2016届高三上学期第一次检测考试英语试题第一部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AOne day, Jack told his friend. Tom , that he loved a very beautiful girl with charming eyes and long hair, and that he wanted to marry her.Tom was so happy to hear the news and asked Jack to lead him to her . However, Tom loved her at first sight , He then told Jack , “This girl is not suitable for you . She deserves a handsome man like me.” Jack was astonished and struggled with Tom until they went to the police to solve the problem.They told the policeman their story. The policeman asked them to bring the girl to his office.However, when the policeman saw her, he became taken with her and said, “This girl is not suitable for you two . She deserves someone with a status like me .” The three men struggled with each other and then went to the king.The king asked them to bring him the girl. When the king saw the girl, he said, “Oh, the girl should marry a king like me .” They all argued with each other.Then the gi rl said, “I have a solution. I’m going to run and you’ll run after me I’ll be the wife to the one who catches me first.” The four men all agreed and ran after her. While running after her, they suddenly fell into a deep hole. From the top, the girl looked at them and said, “Now, let me tell you who I am.”“I’m Reputation—I’m the one all people run after. They compete against each other to get me . They leave principles aside to seek for me , and they are sure to fall like you !”1．What makes the four men love the girl ?A．The girl’s reputation. B．The girl’s beauty.C．The girl’s smart mind.D．The girl’s way to speak.2．The underlined part “ taken with” in Para. 2 means .A．close to B．delightful with C．confused about D．attracted to 3．According to the passage, we can infer that .A．seeking only for reputation may bring disastersB．running after girls makes us fall downC．men can never touch beautiful girlsD．love at risk is all the time taking place everywhere4．What could be the best title of the passage?A．All Men Are Similarly Stupid B．A Smart Girl Has All SolutionsC．Always Follow the Principles in Life D．Be Careful about Beautiful GirlsBTeen Climbing Camp 2010This 5-day climbing camp is suitable for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 who have an interest in rock climbing. The climbing days are designed for beginnersand those who have some basic experience in a gym or outdoors. Participants will find themselves challenged physically and mentally.Rock Dimensions camps are designed to be a positive and memorable experience by providing healthy communication between participants, individual goal setting, and challenges that lead to personal growth.Dates:Monday, June 29-Friday, July 3Monday, July 27-Friday, July 31Locations:Climbing Tower at FootsloggersLinville Gorge and Table Rock areaLocal climbing areas near BooneResponsibilities:Participants will meet Rock Dimensions guides at our location each morning and at the end of each day. Rock Dimensions will provide all climbing items, including a safety rope, a helmet and climbing shoes for each participant. Participants are responsible for bringing their own lunch, water, small backpack, appropriate clothing, and personal items like sun cream, etc.Pre-camp planning:Participants will receive the following information in their registration(注册) packet: Medical Form, Responsibility Agreement, Clothing/Equipment List, and Directions.Cost:$575/person for the 5-day camp$325/person for the first 3 daysAnyone interested in participating in just the last two days of the camp should call to discuss pricing and necessary skills/experience.5. According to the text, Rock Dimensions camps will _______.A. probably impress participants deeplyB. provide a few competitionsC. help the participants set their life goalsD. check the records of personal growth6. What of the following do participants need to bring with them?A. A safety rope.B. A helmet.C. Climbing shoes.D. Appropriate clothing.7. If Paul wants to participate in the climbing camp from July 27 to July 29 and his brother from July 27 to July 31, it will cost them _______.A. 575 dollarsB. 650 dollarsC. 900 dollarsD. 1,150 dollars8. What can we infer from the text?A. Some experience is required of the participants.B. It’ll be hard for teens to experience the climbing.C. Parents are required to stay with their children.D. Guides will talk about the prices with parents.CExpensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes（话匣子）to take the term “handsfree” to a new level—by talking into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost £1,000 a pair. They fixed a spe aker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth.Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget recycling. He uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned（承担）the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which backed the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobi le handsets in the UK. The service pays up to £260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, MP3 players and digital cameras.Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope that my ‘Talk to the Hand’ project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. He said, “There’s a pressing need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.”9.The underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is probably the name of ______.A. an artistB. a companyC. a mobileD. an exhibition10.Consumers can buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves ______.A. in the exhibitionB. from Mr MilesC. when they are mass producedD. after they recycle the gadgets11 The purpose of the project is to _______.A. promote the technology of ITB. enable people to talk to their handsC. raise people’s awareness of recyclingD. attract visitors’ attention in the exhibition12.What is the passage mainly about?A. New mobiles that are fashionable.B. Outdated handsets that are upgraded.C. Outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling.D. New gloves that can be used for making phone calls.DLow-Cost Gifts for Mother's DayGift No. IOffer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visitswhether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need,"another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part ?This one is free.Gift No. 2Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.Gift No. 3Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."Gift No. 4Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.13. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?A. Take notes.B. Be with her.C. Buy medicine.D. Give her gifts.14. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?A. In Gift No. 1.B. In Gift No. 2.C. In Gift No. 3.D. In Gift No. 4.15. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers toA. enjoy good sleepB. be well-organizedC. bet extra supportD. give others help第二节．补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。