甘肃省天水市一中高一下学期第二学段考试英语（平行班）试题含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精天水一中2016-2017学年第二学期2016级第二阶段考试试题英语(A卷）本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。第I卷(满分50分）第一部分阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADoyouhelpothersinCanadaoroutofthecountry？Herearesomenon—profit（非盈利的)organizationsinCalgary,Canada,throughwhichyoucandosomethingforothers.CalgaryReadsCalgaryReadshelpsstrugglingreadersinGradeOneandTwotwiceaweek。Trainedadultvolunteerscarryoutone-to—onereadingteachinginthechildren'sschoolduringschoolhours.Volunteersaretrainedtouseaproveneffectivelessonframework（框架）.Timeisspentcoachingreaderswhileprovidingastrongrolemodelineachchild’slife。Address:105，12thAveSETelephone:1403777—8254UkrainianMissionCanadaThisorganizationhelpschildreninneedinUkraine,acountryinEasternEurope.Youcandonate(捐赠）moneyorthingstohelponeofthechildreninneed。Address：380644AveNETelephone:1403451—6991CalgaryDoulaAssociationThisorganizationisformedtoprovideinformationaboutservicesrelatedtobirthandchildcareforthegeneralpublicandworriedprofessionals.Monthlymeetingsprovideanetworkingopportunityandexchangeofinformationforindividualsinterestedinbirthandchildcare，coupleswhoaretobeparents，andhealthcareproviders。Address:124CresthavenPlaceSWTelephone：1403750-2033RainbowSocietyofAlbertaRainbowSocietyofAlbertahelpstofulfillwishesofAlbertachildrenwithlong—termorlife—threateningillnesses。FoundedinWinnipegin1983，RainbowSocietywasthefirstchildren’sorganizationofitskindinCanada。ItsAlbertachapter(分部）wascreatedin1986byahandfulofcaringvolunteerswhosawaneedtobringsuchastrongsupportsystemtochildreninAlberta。Address:POBox1153，StationMTelephone:1403252-38911。WhatdoesCalgaryReadsmainlyaimtodo？A.Tohelpallchildrendobetteratschool.B。Toproviderolemodelsforyoungchildren.C.Tohelplittlestrugglingreadersreadbetter。D。ToencouragechildreninCanadatoreadmore.2。TolearnmoreabouthelpingchildreninneedinUkraine，whichnumbershouldyoucall？A.1403451-6991B.1403777—8254C.1403750-2033D。1403252—38913。WhatdoyouknowaboutRainbowSocietyofAlberta?A。Ithelpschildrenwithlong—termillnessesworldwide.B。ItwasfoundedinWinnipegin1983。C。Itisthefirstchildren'sorganizationinCanada。D。Itwasorganizedbysomevolunteersin1986。4。Whatdotheorganizationshaveincommon?A。Theyallhelppoorchildren. B。Noneofthemaimsatmakingprofit。C.TheyallprovideserviceswithinCanada.D。Noneofthemaskspeopletodonatemoney.B TheiPhone,theiPad:eachofApple'sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”–--andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer—-—whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet———usedthetitlein2008。Alovelybear-——popularintheUSandUK—-—thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”。Aslimmed-downversion（简装本)ofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthename“i”。Ingeneral,single-letterprefixes(前缀)havebeenpopularsincethe1990s，whentermssuchase-mailande—commerce(电子商务）firstcameintouse.Most“i”productsaretargetedat（针对）youngpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’s“i",it’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablename.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletter“i”.Whynotuse“a”，“b”，or“c"instead？AccordingtoTonyThorne，headoftheLanguageCenteratKing'sCollege，London，“i”worksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous。WhenAppleuses“i”,nooneknowswhetheritmeansInternet,information,individualorinteractive,ThornetoldBBCMagazines。“EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPod，itseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition（定义），"hesays。“However，thankstoApple，thetermisnowconnectedwithportability（轻便）.”addsThorne.Clearlytheletter“i”alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual。Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds,andwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.Alongwith“Google"and“blog”,readersofBBCMagazinesvoted“i”asoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade(十年）.Butashistoryshows，peoplegrowtiredoffads。Fromthe1900sto1990s，productswith“2000”intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.However，asweenteredthenewcentury,thefashiondisappeared。5.WecaninferthattheIndependent’s“i”isdesignedfor_________。A.oldreaders B。youngreaders C。fashionablewomen D。engineers6.Theunderlinedword“ambiguous”means“__________”。A。popular B.clear C.uncertain D.unique7.Nowadays，the“i”termoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare__________。A.portable B.environmentallyfriendly C.advanced D.recyclable8。Thewritersuggeststhat__________。A.“i”productsareoftenofhighqualityB.iTeddyisalivebearC。theletter“b”replacesletter“i”tonametheproductsD。thepopularityof“i”productsmaynotlastlongCOneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem，Pennsylvania。WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto。Itwasthefarthest，coldest，anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine.Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica,orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvania。Pluto,whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma“majorplanet”toa“dwarfplanet”（矮星）in2006，capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystemPluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractive。ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts,oldfarmequipmentandself—groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaff，Arizona，Tombaugh’staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflight,aplanetthattheobservatory'sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptune。OnFebruary18,1930,Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmerican,andrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment(入侵)。Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet。It'sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn'tthelimitatall.Wedon'tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook。9。WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage？A.Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus.B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky.C。BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican.D.Becauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniverse。10。Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A。AnAmericanScientist:ClydeTombaughB.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoyC。Pluto’sStrangeRomanceD。TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania第二节根据短文内容，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（七选五）.11Peopletraveledinsearchoffoodandshelterorinordertofleefromtheirenemies。Sometimestheywerelookingforgoldorsilverinordertobecomerich.Onotheroccasionstheyweresearchingforrichfarmland.Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertraveledjustforfun。Eveninancienttimes,somepleasuretraveloccurred。Duringatypicalseason，700，000touristswouldcrowdintotheancientcityofRome,whereanimalsperformedandmagiciansentertainedthem。1213Internationaltouristarrivalsalonereachedasmanyas546millionin1994andareforecast（预测;预报）toriseto937millionin2010，accordingtotheWorldTradeOrganization.14Probablythemostcommonreasonfortravelingisrelatedtoourphysicalwell-being。Actually，travelingtosportseventsisoneofthefastestgrowingtypesoftravel。Inourfastdeveloping，modernsocietywherestresshasbecomepartofpeople’slife，peoplecanrestandrelaxbyhavingachangeofenvironmentandactivities。15Nooneseemstodoubtthattravelbroadensthemind.In18thcenturyEurope,youngmenwouldgoonaGrandTourtovariouscountriesinordertocompletetheireducation。Todaythedesiretotraveltodifferentcountriesisencouragedbymodemmassmedia.Peoplewhotraveltoothercountriescanatthesametimelearnmoreabouttheirowncountryandculture。A.Butwhydopeopleliketravelingsomuch?B。Throughouthistory，mosttravelwasnotforpleasure。C。Sotheytraveltoalakeforaswimortoaparkforahike。D。Theimprovementintransportationhasalsoencouragedpeopletotravel。E。WealthyRomansmadetripstoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGames。F.Thegrowthoftourismhasbecomeamodernphenomenonexperiencedbyallcountriesintheworld.G。Anotherimportantreasonfortravelingistosatisfyourcuriosityaboutdifferentplacesandcultures.第二部分完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）ItendtoacceptanyideaputforwardbyexpertsonTV。Oneday，asociologistproposed（提出，建议)thatthe

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hurriedtoabicycleshopinmyneighborhood。

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theshopkeeperMr.Johnsonwassellingmethebicycle,hesaid,“Thisisthebestthingyou

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anodometer(里程表)onmybicycle。Heagreed,but

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theseat，andsaid,“Isthereanythingbetterthanthisoven(烤箱）whenyoufeel

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theoffer。

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A.adult

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A。eventually

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A。Although

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A。would

B。should

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D。could

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A.boring

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D.tough

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A。natural

B.mysterious

C。complex

D。unique

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A.gaveup

B.brokedown

C。calmeddown

D。endedup

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A.amazed

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C.confused

D.concerned

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A。march

B。drive

C.cover

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A。far

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D。deep

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A。unreliable

B.impractical

C.unprepared

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A。fix

B。check

C.repair

D。lay

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A.swore

B。added

C。replied

D。concluded

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A.pencil

B.fork

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A。distributed

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A。beside

B。before

C。below

D。behind

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A.sick

B.hungry

C.hot

D.thirsty

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D.resist第Ⅱ卷(满分50分)第一节课文填空(共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Forseveralbillionyearsafterthe“BigBang”,theearthwasstilljustacloudofdust.Whatitwasto______（36）wasuncertainuntilbetween4。5and3。8billionyearsagowhenthedustsettledintoasolidglobe。Theearthbecameso______(37)thatitwasnotclearwhethertheshapewouldlastornot。______(38)eastward,you’llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.Somepeoplehavetheidea______（39）youcancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays，buttheyforgetthefactthatCanadais5500kilometersfromcoasttocoast.HereinVancouver，you’reinCanada’swarmestpart。PeoplesayitisCanada’smostbeautifulcity，_______(40）bymountainsandthePacificOcean.Itspopulationisincreasingrapidly.Thecoast_______（41）ofVancouverhassomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworld。However，thiswasnoteasy.WhentheyfirstarrivedinGombein1960，itwasunusualforawomantoliveintheforest。_______(42）afterhermothercametohelpherforthefirstfewmonths______(43）sheallowedtobeginherproject.Herworkchangedthewaypeoplethinkaboutchimps.Forexample，oneimportantthingshediscoveredwasthatchimpshuntandeatmeat.Untiltheneveryone______(44）thoughtchimpsateonlyfruitandnuts。Shealsodiscoveredhowchimpscommunicatewitheachother,andherstudyoftheirbodylanguagehelpedher______________(45)theirsocialsystem。第二节语法填空（共10小题,每小题1.5分，共15分）Thegiantpanda46(love)bypeoplethroughouttheworld。Chinesescientists47（recent)hadachancetostudyawildfemalepandawithanewbornbaby。Shewasavery48（care)mother。For25days,sheneverleftherbaby，noteventofindsomething49(eat）！Shewouldnotletanyotherpandascomenear。Shelickedthebabyconstantlytokeepitclean。Anysmellmightattractnatural50（enemy）thatwouldtrytoeatthelittlebaby。Themotherheldthebabyinherfrontpawsmuchthewayahumandoes.51itcried，sherockeditbackandforthandgaveitlittlecomfortingpats，Themothercontinuedtocarefortheyoungpanda52morethantwoyears。Bythattime，thepandanolongerneeded53（it)motherforfood.However,itstayedwithherandlearnedaboutthewaysoftheforest。Then,aftertwoandahalfyears，themother54（drive）theyoungpandaaway。Itwastimeforhertohaveanewbaby，55itwasalsotimefortheyoungpandatobeindependent.第三节短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，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词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Iaswellasmyfamily

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unforgettableexperience.第四节写作（共15分)假定你是李华,你的美国老师Mr.Evans要求你们明天下午去听一个英国历史的讲座.你因故不能参加.请你写一封信向Mr.Evans道歉并说明情况。要点如下：1。表示歉意。2。理由：父亲去北京出差，母亲生病住院需要人照顾。3。询问:是否有录音,以便补听讲座.注意:1。词数100左右.2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.3。开头语和结束语已为你写好.DearMr。Evans，