届甘肃省天水市一中高三上第一次月考英语.docx

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届甘肃省天水市一中高三上第一次月考英语

天水一中2014级2016-2017学年度第一学期第一阶段考试

英语试卷

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1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。

A

ChesterCityLibraryoffersarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServicestopeoplewhodon’thaveaccesstoourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinChesterCity,we’llprovideawiderangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesincluding:

●Largeprintedandordinaryprintedbooks

●TalkingbooksontapeandCD

●DVDsa

ndmusicCDs

●Magazines

●Referenceandinformationrequests

Homede

liveryservice

Letusknowwhatyouliketoreadandwewillchoosetheresourcesforyou.Ourstaffwilldelivertheresourcestoyourhomeforfree.Wealsoprovideaservicewherewecanchoosetheresourcesforyouorsomeoneinsteadofyouchoosethethingsfromthelibrary.Youcanalsochoosetheresourcesyouneedpersonally.

Talkingbooksandcaptionedvideos

Thelibrarycanprovidetalkingbooksforpeoplewhoareunabletouseprintedbooksbecauseofeyediseases.Youdon’thavetomissoutonreadinganymorewhenyoucanborrowtalkingbooksfromthelibrary.Ifyouhavelimitedhearingwhichpreventsyoufromenjoyingmovies,wecanprovidecaptionedvideosforyouatnocharge.

LanguagesbesidesEnglish

WecanprovidebooksinarangeoflanguagesbesidesEnglish.Ifpossible,wewillrequesttheseitemsfromtheStateLibraryofNSW,Australia.

Howtojoin?

ContacttheLibrarySpecialNeedsCoordinatortoregisterordiscussifyouareeligible（合适的）foranyoftheservicesweprovide─Tuesday,WednesdayandThursday9am─5pmon42972522formoreinformation.

1．LibrarySpecialNeedsServicesaremeantfor_____.

A.thosewhoarefondofreading

B.peoplelivinginChesterCitywithanillnessordisability

C.onlythosewhohavewalkingdisabilities

D.thosewhocan’tgetmedicalhelpinChesterCity

2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Fewentertainingresourcesareofferedhere.

B.Peoplewithlimitedhearinghavetopayforcaptionedvideos.

C.Bookswithdifferentlanguagesareavailable.

D.Peoplehavetochoosewhattheyneedbythemselves.

3．Togethomedeliveryservice,youmust_______.

A.onlychooseprintedbooks.

B.haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyou.

C.paythelibraryaheadoftime.

D.registeraheadoftime.

B

InChina,chainrestaurants,especiallythebigmultinationalones,arecool.GoingtoStarbucks,forexample,isastatussymbol.Itnotonlysays,“I’mrichenoughtobuythisoverpricedcoffee,”butalso,“I’mcosmopolitan（见多识广的）enoughtobepartofglobalization.”

WhereIcomefromintheUK,however,chains

areneitherfashionablenorgourmet（美食的）.ChainsarewhereyougoonNewYear’sDaywhennowhereelseisopen,orwhenyouare5yearsoldandyourparentscan’tstandhearing,“I’mhuuuuuungry!

”anylonger.Inmyowncase（withregardstoMcDonald’s）,achainiswhereyouaretakenonyourfirst“date”.Evenattheageof13,Iknewtogivetheguythe“let’sjustbefriends”phonecallthenextday.

IntheUK,independentcafesandrestaurantsaremakingacomebackonthefashionscene.Nowadays,aLondonerwhosays“let’smeetforacoffeeatMonmouth”（anindependentcafe）ismuchcoolerthanonewhosays“let’sgotoStarbucks”.EvenifMonmouth’scoffeeisalittlemoreexpensive,there’sasatisfactioninknowingyourpoundsaren’tgoingstraighttothebigcorporations.

Ofcourse,therearechainstoresallovertheUK;youcan’tgofiveminuteswithoutspottingaCostaCoffee.Butnumbersdonotadduptogoodtaste.

Ido,however,haveaconfession（坦白）.AftermovingtoChinaIhadmomentswhenallthericeandKungPaoChickenbecametoomuch.I,too,haveretreatedtoMcDonald’s.

4．ManyChinesepeopleliketogotomultinationalchainrestaurantsbecause______.

A.therestaurantsgivecustomersatasteofforeignculture.

B.therestaurantsofferdifferentfoodanddrinksfromotherrestaurants.

C.theybelievethateatingtherewillshowtheirwealthandsocialstatus.

D.theserestaurantsareperfectplacesforaromanticdate.

5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheauthorhasgrowntiredofChinesefood

.

B.BranchesofMonmouth’scafecanbefoundallovertheUK.

C.MostindependentstoresareclosedonNewYear’sDayintheUK.

D.ItiscoolintheUKtotakeyourfirstdatetoachainrestaurant.

6．Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______.

A.theauthordoesn’tlikefoodfromPizzaHut.

B.manyBritonsdon’tlikebigcorporations.

C.manyBritonsthinkthatnumbersmeanpoorquality.

D.theauthordoesn’tliketofollowfashiontrends.

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword（inthelastparagraph）mean?

A.adaptedB.contributed

C.subscribedD.switched

C

“Aphotographthatonehastakenofoneself,typicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsite”isthedefinitionof“selfie”intheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Infact,itwasn’teveninthedictionaryuntilAugustoflastyear.Itearneditsplacetherebecausepeoplearenowsoobsessedwith（对……痴迷）selfies─wetakethemwhenwetryonanewhat,playwithourpetsorwhenwemeetafriendwhomwehaven’tseeninawhile.

Butisthereanyscientificexplanationforthisobsession?

Well,youshouldprobablyaskJamesKilner,aneuroscientist（神经系统科学家）atUniversityCollegeLondon.

Throughourlifetimewebecomeexpertsatrecognizingandinterpretingotherpeople’sfacesandfacialexpressions.Incontrast,accordingtoKilner,wehaveaverypoorunderstandingofourownfacessincewehavelittleexperienceoflookingatthem─wejustfeelthemmostofthetime.Thishasbeenprovedinpreviousstudies,accordingtotheBBC.

Kilnerfoundthatmostpeoplechosethemoreattractivepicture.Thissuggeststhatwetendtothinkofourselvesasbetter-lookingthanweactuallyare.Tofurthertesthowweactuallyperceiveourownfaces,Kilnercarriedoutanotherstudy.Heshowedpeopledifferentversionsoftheirownportrait─theoriginal,onethathadbeeneditedtolooklessattractiveandonethatwasmademoreattractive─andaskedthemtopicktheversionwhichtheythoughtlookedmostlikethem.Theychosethemoreattractiveversion.

Butwhatdoesitsayaboutselfies?

Well,isn’tthatobvious?

Selfiesgiveusthepowertocreateaphotograph─bytakingitfromvariousangles,withdifferentposes,usingfilters（滤色镜）andsoon─thatbettermatchesourexpectationswithouractualfaces.

“Yousuddenlyhavecontrolinawaythatyoudon’thaveinnon-virtual（非虚拟的）interactions,”KilnertoldtheCanada-basedCTVNews.Selfiesallowyou“tokeeptakingpicturesuntilyoumanagetotakeoneyou’rehappywith”,heexplained.

8．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thedefinitionandfunoftakingselfies.

B.Astudyofwhypeoplelovetakingselfies.

C.Howtakingselfiesinfluencespeople’sdailylives.

D.Howtointerpretpeople’sfacialexpressionsintheirselfies.

9．Theunderlinedword“perceive”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“______”.

A.interpretB.chooseC.beautifyD.explain

10．WhatdidKilnerdiscoverfromhisresearches?

A.Peopletendtobelievetheylookmoreattractivethantheyactuallyare.

B.Peopletendtospendmoretimelookingattheirfacesthanatothers’.

C.Peopleinterpretothers’facialexpressionsworsethantheirown.

D.Peoplewholiketakingselfiesknowmoreabouttheirfacialexpressions.

11．AccordingtoKilner,peopleliketakingselfiesprobablybecausetheythink______.

A.itisagoodchancetolearnmoreabouttheiractualfaces.

B.itallowsthemtosatisfytheirexpectationswiththeirappearances.

C.itenablesthemtointeractwiththeirfriendsinsocialmedia.

D.itisawaytorespondtoothers’facialexpressionscorrectly.

D

Itneveroccurredtoanybody,noteventhecreatorsthattheworldwouldcareaboutthecomplexlives,lovesandsufferingsofagroupofattractiveandwittyNewYorkers.Butthere’snodoubtthatFriends（老友记）hasbecomemorethanjustasuccessfulsituationcomedy─ithasestablisheditselfasoneofthelastgreattelevisionphenomenaofthelastcentury.Alongtheway,ithasmadeitshalf-dozenleadingactorsfamous.

Lookingbackonthestrongfriendshipbetweenthegroupofthreemenandthreewomenwhofrequentlygatherateachother’sapartmentsandatGreenwichVillage’sCentralPerkcoffeehouse,Friendswascreatedbytelevisionproducers,DavidCraneandMartaKauffman.In1993,thepairmetproducerKevinS.Bright.ThenthethreebecamepartnersandgotadealtoproduceanewcomedyforWarnerBrothers.WhattheycameupwithwasbasedonCraneandKauffman’safter-collegeyears,whentheyhungoutatthelocalcoffeehouseandinvolvedthemselvesineveryaspectofeach

other’slives.

Itdidn’ttakelongforviewerstomakefriendswithFriends.Thesituationcomedyquicklybecameatoptenhit.Criticsloveditaswell.EntertainmentWeeklysaidtheshowoperatedlikeaBroadwayshow,withtwistyplotsanduniquejokes.Thetelevisionthemesonghasalsobeenasuccesswiththepublic.Thesong’ssuccesshelpedsavethetelevisionthemesong.AnABC（美国广播公司）executivewasreadytoorderveryshortmusicintros（前奏）onhisnetwork’sshows,thinkingthatviewerswouldhittheremotecontrolassoonastheopeningstarted.ButthesuccessoftheFriendsthemesongledtheABCexecutivetochangehismind─remotecontrolsornot,theTVthemesongwouldstay.

Yearshavegoneby,butFriendsremainsandwillremainanexampleofamodernUSsituationcomedythatisbothhugelyentertainingtelevisionandnothingshortofagenuinelatter-daysocialphenomenon.

12．Wha