英语甘肃省天水市第二中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语甘肃省天水市第二中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题

甘肃省天水市第二中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分（共四节，满分85分）

第一节阅读理解（共15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。

A

Itwas8:

30amandthedoorbellrang.IansweredthedoorandtherewasMr.Jones,whowasfromabike-racingcompany.Mr.Jonessaid,“Congratulations!

Youareoneofourfinalists（决赛选手）forthisyear’sUSBikeTourChallenge.IfyoucanrideyourbikefromheretoMiami,Floridaandfinishitfirst,youwillwin$50,000.Youcanonlytaketenstopsonthisraceandthisdoesn’tincludeovernightstaysathotels.Willyouacceptthischallenge,Mr.Wozniak?

”Iagreed,andsodidmyparents.

Mr.Jonesexplainedtometherules.Theracebeganthenextday.Thefirstdaywasverysmoothforme.Butunluckilythenextfourdays,Ibumpedintosomerain,whichdidn’tstopuntilIreachedNorthCarolina.AndIhadusedsixstopsbecauseofthebadweather.ItwouldtakefivedaystogettoFlorida,soIwouldtravelonedaywithoutmakingastop.AndIdidit.Onthesixthday,IsucceededinridingallthewaytoSavannahGeorgiawithoutastop.Fourdayslater,IarrivedindowntownMiamiandIwastoldthatIwasinthe4thplace.SoIthoughttomyselfIcouldwin.At6:

15pm,Ifoundmyselfheadtoheadwithanotherracer.Webothswitchedgearstoheadforthefinishline.

Whentheofficialsannounced,“TheOhiocompetitor,EvanWozniak,isthewinner!

”

IwassoexcitedthatIfelloffmybike.Happily,Igotthe$50,000forwinningthisrace.AndIdiditintendays.

1.EvanWozniakisacompetitorfrom______.

A.OhioB.NorthCarolinaC.SavannahGeorgiaD.Florida

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Mr.Joneswasoneofthefinalistsforthisyear’sUSBikeTourChallenge.

B.EvanWozniakgaveupthechallengeforhisparents’disagreement.

C.RidingfromOhiotoFloridaneedsatleast5days.

D.EvanWozniaksuccessfullyfinishedhisracedespitemuchtrouble.

3.Thecorrectrouteofthisyear’sUSBikeTourChallengeis______.

A.Ohio→SavannahGeorgia→NorthCarolina→Miami,Florida

B.Miami,Florida→NorthCarolina→SavannahGeorgia→Ohio

C.Ohio→NorthCarolina→SavannahGeorgia→Miami,Florida

D.SavannahGeorgia→→NorthCarolina→Miami,Florida→Ohio

B

HiltonUniversalCity

Outdoorswimmingpool;roomswithtwodoublebeds（sleep4）;mini-fridgesinrooms;on-siterestaurantsand24-hourroomservicewithchildren’smenuandsnackcafe;feecarparking;thehoteliswalkingdistancetoUniversalStudiosandCityWalkwithlotsofrestaurants.

HolidayInnUniversalStudiosHollywood

Roomswithtwoqueenbeds（sleep4）,amini-fridge,amicrowaveandagametable;on-siterestaurantsservingbreakfast,lunchanddinnerwithfamily-friendlyfood;outdoorswimmingpool;feecarparking.

HolidayInnExpressUniversalCity

Indoorswimmingpool;roomswithtwoqueenbeds（sleep4）;breakfastisincludedintheroomrate;freecarparking;coin-operatedlaundry.

MagicCastleHotel

Breakfastisincludedintheroomrate;snacks（suchascookiesandicecream）;oneortwobedroomsuites（sleep4）;suiteshavefully-equippedkitchen,livinganddiningareas;restaurantsintheneighborhood;feecarparking;outdoorswimmingpool.

4.Ifyouliketoswimindoors,youcanchoose______.

A.HiltonUniversalCity

B.HolidayInnUniversalStudiosHollywood

C.HolidayInnExpressUniversalCity

D.MagicCastleHotel

5.ChildrenwilllovetostayinHiltonUniversalCitybecause______.

A.ithasmini-fridgesinroomsB.itserveschildren’sfood

C.theylovetoswimD.theycansleepwell

6.AtMagicCastleHotel,youneedn’tpayextramoneyfor______.

A.breakfastB.snacksC.swimmingD.washing

7.Atwhichwebsitecanyoufindtheadvertisements?

A..B.www.children’.

C.www.teens’.D..

C

Atelescope,calledGaia,isbeingdesignedbyastronomersinEurope,anditcouldn’tbemoredifferentfromPan-STARRS,whichisanothertelescopebeingdesigned.WhilePan-STARRSwillbelookingforasteroids（小行星）andcometsheadedforEarth,Gaiawillbelookingatourentiregalaxy（银河系）.

GaiaisdesignedtodrawamapoftheMilkyWay,ourhomegalaxy.Justasamapofyourtowngivesyouapictureofwherethingsarelocated,Gaia’smapofthegalaxywilltellastronomerswherethestarsare.Overfiveyears,Gaiawillobserve（观察）aboutabillionstarsandotherobjectsinourgalaxy.Eachobjectwillbeobservedabout70times.

Gaiawillbesentintospaceconnectedtoarocket.Itcontainstwotelescopes,eachfocusedatadifferentangle（角度）.ThesetwotelescopesactlikeGaia’s“eyes”.Thereasonwhyhumanscanseethingsin3Disthatwehavetwoeyesfocusedonthesameobject,atslightlydifferentangles.Byusingtwotelescopeslikeeyes,Gaiacanproducethefirst3Dmapofthepositionsofthestarsitviews.

Gaia,whichistobesentintospace,willbeapowerfultelescope.IfyouweretouseitonEarth,forexample,youcouldstand600milesawayfromyourbestfriendsandstillgetaclearpictureoftheirhair.

Gaiaisoneofmorethanadozentelescopesbeingdesignedbyscientistsrightnow.Thenextgenerationoftelescopeswillrevealnewpartsofouruniversethatwillseemsurprising.Theuniverse,withallitsplanets,starsandotherstrangeobjects,isapuzzlewithpiecesthatwecanseebyusingpowerfultelescopes.

8.HowmanydifferentanglescanGaiafocusateachtime?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

9.ThemaptobedrawnbyGaia______.

A.canshoweverybuildingonEarth

B.canshowyouwhereyourtownis

C.willjustshowthestarsaroundEarth

D.willshowwherethestarsareinourhomegalaxy

10.What’sParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.WhatGaiawilldoinspace.B.WhenGaiawillstarttowork.

C.HowpowerfulGaiawillbe.D.WhatGaiawilldotoEarth.

11.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggeststhatthenextgenerationof

telescopes_______.

A.seemverysurprisingtoscientists

B.willnotbeputintouseinashorttime

C.willjustlookatnewthingsinuniverse

D.willbemorepowerfulthantheoldgenerations

D

Somepeoplesaythatcitylivinginthe21stcenturyisstressfulandoffersnoadvantages,butIdon’tagreewiththemcompletely.

Withthedevelopmentofhigh-techandtheimprovementoflivingqualities,moreandmorepeoplecrowdedintocity,whichleadstotheuncontrollableurbanization（城市化）.Becauseofthis,someofthelargestcitiesmustbefairlyoppressive（压抑的）placesinwhichtoliveifyouareshortofmoneyorunemployed.However,forthosewithmuchincome,acityprovidescolorfulenvironmentwhichenablespeopletoenjoytheirmodernlife.Inthatcase,Ibelievetheadvantagesofurbanlivingfaroutweighfromitsshortcomings.

Regardingshopping,asforme,ratherthanclickontheInternettogetwhatIwant,Iprefertowindowshop.Allkindsofshoppingmallsandsupermarketslocatedincitycentrereallycontentme.What’smore,alargecity’sserviceevencoversnumbersofthesurroundingtownsandbenefitsmanypeople.

Intermsofentertainment,cityresidentsareusuallyspoiledforchoice,fromamusementparktosportstadium,whoeveryouarewillfindexactlywhatyouneed.Maybegoingtoaconcerttonightandvisitingmuseumstomorrow.Cityalwayscontainsvariousactivitiesandfullofenergy.

Cityalsoprovidesbetteropportunitieswithsomanychoicesandchallenges.Citieswithuniversitiesofferhigh-standardeducationsothatgraduatesfromtheseplacesalwaysgetidealjobswithconsiderablesalary.Everydayinthebusinessdistrict,youcanseeafiercecompetitionamongthoselargecompanies,whilethereareexactlyplacesthatmaygivebirthtotalents.

Manypeoplemaycomplainaboutthetrafficjamorpollutioninthecity,butIthinkwithsomeusefulmeasurestotake,ourcitywillbemorehabitableratherthanstressful.

12.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?

A.Citylivinginthe21stcenturyisstressful.

B.Cityprovidesmoreconveniencesandpleasures.

C.Citylivingbringsgreattroubletotheyouth..

D.Cityisgraduallydyingoutasamatteroffact.

13.Theadvantagesofurbanlivingare________.

A.muchincomeandcolorfulenvironment

B.quantitiesofpopulationandshoppingcenters

C.greatentertainmentsandbettereducation

D.strongmeasuresandfreshair

14.Cityresidentsareusuallyspoiledforchoicebecausethey______.

A.havenomorechoicesforamusement

B.canhardlyfindwhattheyliketodo

C.aresomanykindsofentertainment

D.willspendmoremoneyinaway

15.What’stheattitudeoftheauthortothedisadvantagesincity?

A.DisappointedB.HopefulC.AmazedD.Cold-hearted

第二节七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

根据短短文内容，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。

Planningbeforebuyingsomethingisagoodidea.Forexample,youaregoingtobuyapetdog,youstillhavetoconsiderafewthingsandplanthemwellbeforeyouwelcomeitinthehouse.16Youwillalsohavetotrainitwellsothatitdoesnotmisbehaveinfrontofpeople.Youshouldrealizethatitisabigresponsibility.

17Thinkaboutwhetheryourpocketcanmanagethepurchase,aswellasdifferentitemsforkeepingthedog.Ifsomethinggoeswrongwiththehealthofyourpet,youwillhavetospendsomeextramoneyonit.

Thenextthingyouneedtoconsiderisyourhome.18Youwillalsohavetoconsiderthefamilymembers.Ifyourlivingplaceisalreadytoocrowdedwithpeople,gettingadogasanadditionalmemberofthehousewillnotbeagoodidea.

19Makesurenobodyisallergic（过敏的）tothefurofthedog.Alsomakesurethatyoucaneasilyfindtimetotrainthedog.Ensurethatyourf