甘肃省天水市学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题A卷.docx

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甘肃省天水市学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题A卷

甘肃省天水市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题（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。

A

DoyouhelpothersinCanadaoroutofthecountry?

Herearesomenon-profit（非盈利的）organizationsinCalgary,Canada,throughwhichyoucandosomething

forothers.

CalgaryReads

CalgaryRead

shelpsstrugglingreadersinGradeOneandTwotwiceaweek.Trainedadultvolunteerscarryoutone-to-onereadingteachinginthechildren’sschoolduringschoolhours.Volunteersaretrainedtouseaproveneffectivelessonframework（框架）.Timeisspentcoachingreaderswhileprovidingastrongrolemodelineachchild’slife.

Address:

105,12thAveSE

Telephone:

1403777-8254

UkrainianMissionCanada

ThisorganizationhelpschildreninneedinUkraine,acountryinEasternEurope.Youcandonate（捐赠）moneyorthingstohelponeofthechildreninneed.

Address:

380644AveNE

Telephone:

1403451-6991

CalgaryDoulaAssociation

Thisorganizationisforme

dtoprovideinformationaboutservicesrelatedtobirthandchildcareforthegeneralpublicandworriedprofessionals.Monthlymeetingsprovideanetworkingopportunityandexchangeofinformationforindividualsinterestedinbirthandchildcare,coupleswhoaretobeparents,andhealth

careproviders.

Address:

124CresthavenPlaceSW

Telephone:

1403750-2033

RainbowSocietyofAlberta

RainbowSocietyofAlbertahelpstofulfillwishesofAlberta

childrenwithlong-termorlife-threateningillnesses.FoundedinWinnipegin1983,RainbowSocietywasthefirstchildren’sorganizationofitskindinCanada.ItsAlbertachapter（分部）wascreatedin1986byahandfulofcaringvolunteerswhosawaneedtobringsuchastrongsupportsystemtochildreninAlberta.

Address:

POBox1153,StationM

Telephone:

1403252-3891

1.WhatdoesCalgaryReadsmainlyaimtodo?

A.Tohelpallchildrendobetteratschool.

B.Toproviderolemodelsforyoungchildren.

C.Tohelplittlestrugglingreadersreadbetter.

D.ToencouragechildreninCanadatoreadmore.

2.TolearnmoreabouthelpingchildreninneedinUkraine,whichnumbershouldyoucall?

A.1403451-6991B.1403777-8254

C.1403750-2033D.1403252-3891

3.WhatdoyouknowaboutRainbowSocietyofAlberta?

A.Ithelpschildrenwithlong-termillnessesworldwid

e.

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’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunder

thename“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,andwelovepersonalizedproductsfo

rthisreason.

Alongwith“Google”and“blog”,readersofBBCMagazinesvoted“i”asoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade（十年）.

Butashistoryshows,peoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990s,productswith“2000”intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.However,asweenteredthenewcentury,thefashiondisappeared.

5.WecaninferthattheIndependent’s“i”isdesignedfor_________.

A.oldreadersB.youngreaders

C.fashionabl

ewomenD.engineers

6.Theunderlinedword“ambiguous”means“__________”.

A.popularB.clearC.uncertainD.unique

7.Nowadays,the“i”termoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare__________.

A.portableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.recyclable

8.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.

A.“i”productsareoftenofhighquality

B.iTeddyisalivebear

C.theletter“b”replacesletter“i”tonametheproducts

D.thepo

pularityof“i”productsmaynotlastlong

C

Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem,Pennsylvania.

WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.Itwasthefarthest,coldest,anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine.Weguessedhowl

ongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica,orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperienc

edinPennsylvania.

Pluto,whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma“majorplanet”toa“dwarfplanet”（矮星）in2006,capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystem

Pluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitso

attractive.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts,oldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.Asanassistantat

LowellObservatoryinFlagstaff,Arizona,Tombaugh'staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamov

ingpointoflight,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.Becauseitwasproved

tobethecoldestplanetintheuniverse.

10.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AnAmericanScientist:

ClydeTombaugh

B.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoy

C.Pluto’sStrangeRomance

D.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）。

11Peo

pletraveledinsearchoffoodandshelterorinordertofleefromtheirenemies.Sometimestheywerelookingforgoldorsilverinordertobecomerich.Onotheroccasionstheyweresearchingforrichfarmland.

Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertraveledjustforfun.Eveninancient

times,somepleasuretraveloccurred.Duringatypicalseason,700,000touristswouldcrowdintotheancientcityofRome,whereanimalsperformedandmagiciansentertainedthem.12

13Internationaltouristarrivalsalonereachedasmanyas546millionin1994andareforecast（预测；预报）toriseto937millionin2010,accordingtotheWorldTradeOrganization.

14Probablythemostcommonreasonfortravelingisrelatedtoourphysicalwell-being.Actually,travelingtosportseventsisoneofthefastestgrowingtypesoft

ravel.Inourfastdeveloping,modernsocietywherestresshasbecomepartofpeople’slife,peoplecanrestandrelaxbyhavingachangeofenvironmentandactivities.

15Nooneseemstodoubtthattravelbroadensthemind.In18thcenturyEurope,youngmenwouldgoonaGrandTourtovariouscountriesinordertocompletetheireducation.Todaythedesiretotraveltodifferentcountriesisencouragedbymodemmassmedia.Peoplewhotraveltoothercountriescanatthesametimelearnmoreabouttheirowncountryandculture.

A.Butwhydopeopleliketravelingsomuch?

B.Throughouthistory,mosttravelwasnotforpleasure.

C.Sotheytraveltoalakeforaswimortoaparkforahike.

D.Theimprovementintransportationhasalsoencouragedpeopletotravel.

E.WealthyRomansmadetripstoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGames.

F.Thegrowthoftourismhasbecomeamodernphenomenonexperiencedbyallcountriesintheworl

d.

G.Anotherimportantreasonfor

travelingistosatisfyourcuriosityaboutdifferentplacesandcultures.

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  16 societyhasbeenconsuming（消费）modernhumanslittlebylittle.ForfearthatIwouldbecomeavictim（受害者）oftheconsumersociety,I  17 hurriedtoabicycleshopinmyneighborhood.  18 theshopkeeperMr.Johnsonwassellingmethebicycle,hesaid,“Thisisthebestthingyou  19 havedone.Lifeha