甘肃省天水高中名校2016届高三上学期期中考试英语试题(含解析)

1、天水市一中2013级2015-2016学年度第一学期第二次考试 英语试题命题：杨林梅 审核：李健第一部分  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 day, I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical proble

2、m, while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter（仲裁人）. I read the examination problem: “Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer（气压计）. ”The student had answered; "Take the barometer to the top of the building, att

3、ach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building.”The student had really answered the question completely, but the answer didn't confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try aga

4、in. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and dashed off one, which read：“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timi

5、ng its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula（公式）to calculate the height of the building.”At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn't help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others, and then adde

6、d, "Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator and said to him, Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, I will give it to you.”, Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that

7、he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.1. The student got a zero at the beginning because _. A. the teacher wasn

8、't satisfied with him B. his answer wasn't complete or correct C. the teacher didn't fully understand his answer D. his answer didn't show his knowledge of physics2. We know from the passage that _. A. the student knew the expected answer B. the administrator told Bohr the height C.

9、the author preferred Bohr's last answer D. the teacher was a very stubborn person3. We can learn from the passage that _. A. instructors can teach students how to think B. arbiters can help students to get high scores C. students should be given more freedom in thinking D. teachers should make s

10、tudents use physical formulas4. What was Bohr's attitude toward his schooling? A. Optimistic B. Critical C. Approving D. Neutral BRecordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says. Beehives (蜂窝)either recorded or realmay even prevent elephant

11、s from damaging farmers crops.In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmer to go to the trouble of setting up beehiv

12、es on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed do

13、wn. Next，Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a tree close to each family.From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant gro

14、ups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of t

15、he same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes, most of the groups stayed in one place.Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasnt tested enough groups yet to know, but her initi

16、al (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.5. We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of .A. loud noises B. some crops C. video cameras D. angry bees6. As mentioned in

17、 the passage, Lucy .A. works by herself in Africa B. needs to test more elephant groupsC. has stopped elephants eating crops D. has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms7. Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?A. To record the sound of bees. B. To make a video of elephants.C. To see

18、 if elephants would run away. D. To find out more about the behavior of bees.8. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Young elephants ignore African honeybees.B. Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.C. Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them. D. Farmer

19、s do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.CProudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slave

20、d over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington.

21、Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while

22、 the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (掷) a coin. Headsthe commander, and tailsthe peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut bu

23、tter, George Washington Carver.Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who

24、 started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quite! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punish

25、ment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmasters office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conv

26、ersation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!9. What did the authors classmates think about his report?A. interesting B. ridiculous. C. boring. D. puzzling.10. Why was

27、the author confused about the task?A. He was unfamiliar with American history. B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin.C. He forgot his teachers instruction. D. He was new at the school.11. The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _.A. annoyed B. ashamed C. ready D. eager12. In t

28、he end, the author turned things around _.A. by redoing his task B. through his own effortsC. with the help of his grandfather D. under the guidance of his headmaster    DI believe that my country，Poland，is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important. When we we

29、re little children, we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant to our parentsto some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutting it was simply amazing. Its not so common nowadays to treat food that way，since you hardly ever bake your own bread. B

30、esides, everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread roll before you ate them! But though we no longer make our food from scratch (起点), some customs have been keptthats why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food awayeven though I no longer live with my parents and nobo

31、dy would blame me for this anymore!    Many people of our nation are still working as farmers, eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more. Its widely known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place. In most homes in Poland, es

32、pecially those of farmers, the whole family would try and have their meals togetherextremely difficult now, but so rewarding! You can share other members troubles and successes, give your children some attention, or just sit down for a moment, instead of rushing through life aimlessly. Furthermore,

33、your body，and stomach in particular will be very grateful for such a time!    In Poland, a wedding，Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal. Women in the house get together and cook ,sometimes for a few days before the event，and the extremely good or unusual food w

34、ill be remembered and widely talked about.    You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country. Whats more, almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am.13. When the writer was a child, he/she _. A. found people were crazy about bread B. began to rea

35、lize the importance of food C. thought that cutting bread was amazing D. learned people hardly baked their own bread14. The writer feels very sorry when he/she has to throw away any food because_. A. he/she makes food from scratch B. his/her parents would blame him/her C. some customs still have eff

36、ect on him/her D. many people are still working hard as farmers15. From the text, we can learn that, in Poland, _. A. most meals can be interesting topics for a long time B. the whole family often have meals together nowadays C. its common for women to get together to cook for a few days D. family m

37、embers can know more about each other by having meals together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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 16 If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermark

38、et. But in either case, you are producing for the market. 17 If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them. If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing go

39、ods or service for the market. 18 You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market. 19 But for each person or business that is maki

40、ng and selling something, it is very concrete(具体的). If nobody buys your tomatoes, it wont be long before you get the message. _20_ It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesnt want you to do.A. The market may be something abstract.B. The sellers ar

41、e always smarter than buyers. C. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market.D. The market is a concept.E. One has to make his ends meet when shopping. F. The market is telling you something.G. Your efforts are being directed by the market.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

42、20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）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。For a few years，I have been wearing a ring on my right handIts not always the same ring，but it's always a ring that has 21 on it so that when I look at it，I'm 22 or reminded of something importan

43、tI have made a 23 of buying rings like this whenever I 24 one in a storeSometimes I give them away as 25 to someone like Jennie . I first met Jennie in the 26 waiting room and we had talked several timesOne night I sat down beside her and _27_how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very

44、28 conditionShe told me that she didnt know what to do any more because it seemed none of the 29 from the doctors was goodThey werent at all sure her son was going to 30 the accident that had hurt him so badlyWith _31_ in her eyes，she said，“Theyre _32_my hope.” I knew then that it was 33 just a coin

45、cidence that 1 was wearing the ring that I had on that dayAs she 34 to talk ,I quietly slipped the ring off my finger and 35 it in Jennies hand. I told her to wear it to 36 that God loved her and he would be with her through all of this ._37_Jennie looked down at the ring，she got excited and then he

46、ld it tightly,_38_the word written on the ring was “HOPE” The last day 1 was at the hospital，I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the liftShe39 and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying，“Look，I 40 have Hope!”21Awords Bpictures Cnames Dsymbols22Aadmired Bencouraged C

47、trusted Dpuzzled23Aplan Bpoint C1ist Dhabit24Alose Border Csee Ddesign25Agifts Bprizes C1essons Dthanks26Arailway Bschool Chospital Dairport27Aasked Bexplained Cthought Dfound28Afavorable Bnormal Cserious Dexcellent29Aadvice B. news Cinstructions Dcomfort30. Adefeat Bexperience Cpredict Dsurvive31.

48、Aapologies Btears Canger Ddoubt32Akeeping up Bbringing back Ccutting off Dtaking away33Aother than Brather than Cmore than Dless than34Acontinued Brefused Cattempted Dstarted35Athrew Bplaced Chid Dstored36Aprove Bdecide Cremember Dguess37AUntil BBefore CSince DWhen38Afor Bso Cyet Dand39Ashouted Bwav

49、ed Ccheered Dhesitated40Aever Bonly Cjust Dstill第二卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节 语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know 41 important he is to you. The third Sunday of

50、 Junewhich 42 (fall) on June 19 this year is Fathers Day. The idea of Fathers Day came from 43 American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day 44 (honor) her father. He raised six children by 45 after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dad

51、s.The first Fathers Day 46 (celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a 47 (nation) Fathers Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June 48 Fathers Day.Here are some ways to show your love and respect:Send him a gree

52、ting card. Fathers prefer cards 49 are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh. If he has a computer, cover his desktop 50 words like “I love you Dad”. A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.第三部分  写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；

53、每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,并在其下面写出该加的词;删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉;修改： 在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一次； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 It is good to see that today more people have realized the importance exercising and are pla

54、ying sports regular. But the problem is that there are not enough sports facilities to meet the public growing demand. I love playing basketball and often play with my friends on weekends. Therefore, it is difficult to rent a basketball field and possible to find a free one. It seems that all courts

55、 in the city were always full. Weather permitted, we can play in outdoors. But on rainy days or in winter we have to turn to indoor courts. There are not much in my city, and the charge is high. The government should build more public sports facilities, so easier access will encourage more people participate in sports.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）为了帮助中学生健康成长