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甘肃省天水市学年高一英语下学期第一阶段考试试题
甘肃省天水市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第一阶段考试试题
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第一部分阅读理解(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中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings.Weekbyweekherlistgrew:
Iwasverythin,Iwasn’tagoodstudent,Italkedtoomuch,Iwastooproud,andsoon.ItriedtohearallthisaslongasIcould.Atlast,Ibecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.
Helistenedtomequietly,thenheasked.“Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?
Janet,didn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?
Well,younowhavethatgirl’sopinion.Goandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretrue.Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.”
Ididashetoldme.Tomygreatsurprise,Idiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchange(likebeingverythin),butagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochange.ForthefirsttimeIgotofairlyclearpictureofmyself.
IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.“That’sjustforyou,”hesaid.“Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolisten,notjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelinghurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrue,you’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyourduty.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemall,buthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.”
Daddy’sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.Inmylife,I’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvice.
1.Whatdidthefatherdoafterhehadheardhisdaughter’scomplaint?
A.Hetoldhernottopayanyattentiontowhather“enemy”hadsaid.
B.Hecriticizedherandtoldhertoovercomehershortcomings.
C.Herefusedtotakethelistandhavealookatit.
D.Hetoldhertowritedownallthather“enemy”hadsaidaboutherandpayattentiononlytothethingsthatweretrue.
2.Whatdoes“Weekbyweekherlistgrew”mean?
A.Weekbyweekshediscoveredmoreshortcomingsofmineandpointedthemouttome.
B.Shehadmadealistofmyshortcomingsandshekeptonaddingnewonestoitsthatitwasgrowinglongerandlonger.
C.Iwashavingmoreandmoreshortcomingsastimewenton.
D.Weekbyweek,myshortcomingsgrewmoreserious.
3.Whydidherfatherlistentoherquietly?
A.Becausehehadbeensoangrywithhisdaughter’sshortcomingsthathewantedtoshowthisbykeepingsilentforawhile.
B.Becauseheknewthathisdaughterwouldnotlistentohimatthatmoment.
C.Becausehewasn’tquitesurewhichgirlwastellingthetruth.
D.Becausehebelievedthatwhatherdaughter’s“enemy”saidwasmostlytrue.
4.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.NotanEnemy,buttheBestFriendB.TheBestAdviceI’veEverHad
C.MyFatherD.MyChildhood
B
LastweekendIvisitedRomeforthefirsttime.IspentthreebusydaysintheItaliancapital,seeinglotsoftouristattractionsandwalkingdownstreetslitwithChristmasdecorations.TherearealotofthingsIloveaboutthecity.
Romeisoneofthemostancientcitiesintheworldandisfullofwonderfulrelicsfromitsdistantpast.ThesemonumentsincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseumwheregladiatorsusedtofighteachotheruntildeathandhuntanimalscomingfromanothercountry.Theruinsofbuildingsandtemplesarefascinating:
youcan'tquitebelievehowoldtheyare.
IstudiedthemasterpiecesoftheRenaissanceperiodatuniversityandwasveryexcitedtoseetheminreallife.IwalkedaroundthemuseuminVaticanCityandsawplentyoffamoussculptures.Thebestpartofthevisitwas,withoutdoubt,theSistineChapelceiling,paintedintheearly16thcenturybythegreatMichelangelo.ItwassobreathtakingthatIcouldn’ttearmyeyesawayfromit.
InRome,thereisalotoffoodonofferfortouristsbutsomeofitisn’tverygoodquality.Imadeanefforttofindauthenticrestaurantstotastethepopularmealsoftheregion,likepastawithtomato,onionandbacon.IalsolovedeatingicecreamandhotchocolateundertheChristmaslights.
Romehasnotonlylotsofluxuryboutiques(精品店)butalsoplentyofshopsthatweremoreinmypricerange!
Itwasaperfectopportunitytogoandbuypresentsformyfamilyandfriends.TherewasalsoaChristmasmarket,whereIboughtasparklydecorationforthetree.
5.Theunderlinedword“gladiators”inthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.
A.athletesB.fightersC.invadersD.butchers
6.Theauthorfoundtheruinsofbuildingsandtemplesfascinatingbecause_____.
A.theyrepresentRome'sreligion
B.theyarerelicsfromRome'sdistantpast
C.youcan'thelpwonderinghowoldtheyare
D.theyincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseum
7.Whatismainlydiscussedinthe3rdparagraph?
A.ThegreatmuseumsofItaly.B.ThesculpturesinRome.
C.Art-relatedactivitiesduringthevisit.D.TheachievementsoftheRenaissanceperiodinItaly.
8.WhenvisitingRo
me,youshouldbecarefulinchoosing_______.
A.theattractionsB.theluxuryboutiquesC.thehotelsD.thefood
C
Parentsdoneedtoteachtheirkidsfinancialresponsibilityandthatmoneyisearned.Still,manychild-developmentexpertsagreethattyingachild’spocketmoneytochorescanbeaslipperyslope.Here’swhy.
SusieWalton,masterinstructoratPeaceinYourHomeadvisestokeepchoresandpocketmoneytotallyseparate.“Pocketmoneyisonething.Whenitcomestochores,lifeskills,responsibilities---that’sawholedifferentthing.”saysWalton.
Waltonsays,“Whenkidsaren’tdoingachore,youdon’tsay,‘well,theregoesyourpocketmoney.’You’regoingtositthemdownandaskwhat’sgoingon.‘Weareateam.Weareaf
amily.We’vegottohavethemdone.’”
Besides,bypayingchildrenforchoreswithpocketmoney,you’llalsobesendingthemessagethatworkisn’tworthdoingunlessthey’regettingpaidforit.
Therearetimeswhenitwouldmakesensetopaykidsforchores.Mostfinancialandchild-developmentexpertsagreethatit’safineideatopaychildrenmoneyforextrajobsthatareoutsidetheirnormalsetofchores,suchaswashingwindows,washingthecarorhelpingtocleanoutthegarage—especiallyifthechildissavingforabigitem.Thismayevendevelopanentrepreneurial(企业家)spirittothinkoutsideoftheboxtoearnmoney.
Forparentswhoareconcernedthattheirchildrenwon’tlearnthevalue
ofadollarifthepocketmoneyisn’ttiedtohouseholdchores,notesthattherearestillplentyofmoneymanagementskillstobelearnedfromastraig
htallowance.Dependingontheage,kidscanbemaderesponsibleforpayingfortheirowntoysorsnacks.Someparentsevenrequirethatkidssetasideapercenta
geoftheirpocketmoneytowardssavings.
“Ireallylikehavingmyownmoney,”saysKevin,9“It’suptomeifIwanttobuythecheaptoynow,orsaveandgetthebettertoy.”Andthat’sagoodlessononlearnat9yearsold.
Nomatterwhichpocketmoneyrouteyoutakeinparenthood,kidswillfeelempoweredbybeingabletohandletheirownmoney.
9.AccordingtoSusieWalton,ifkidsdon’tdochores,parentsshould_________.
A.talktothemaboutfamilyresponsibilities
B.teachthemtheentrepreneurialspirit
C.givethemasmallerpocketmoneythanusual
D.orderthemtogivereasonableexplanation
10.InParagraph6,“astraightallowance”probablymeans“________”.
A.moneygivenbycharityorganizations
B.moneyearnedbydoingpart-timejobs
C.moneyearnedbydoingeverydayhouseholdchores
D.moneygivenbyparentsandnotdependentonchores
11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsKevin’saction?
A.worriedB.doubtfulC.approvingD.unfavorable
12.Thetextismainlyabout______.
A.theimportanceofkidsdoingchoresB.whetherparentsshouldpaykidsforchores
C.whetheritisgoodorbadtogivekidspocketmoney
D.whetherparentsshouldgivekidsregularpocketmoney
D
InEasternEurope,bluejeansstandforAmericancultureand“thegoodlife”.InSpaintheyareknownas“cowboys”.“cowboytrousers”,whichmeanstheyareconnectedwiththeAmericanWestcowboycultureandoutdoorwork.
TheearliestknownclothforjeanswasathickcottonclothfromtheIndians.Atfirsttheywereworkingclothes.Theybecamepopularamongteenagersinthe1950s.Todayjeansareaverypopularformofc
asualweararoundtheworldandcomeinmanystylesandcolors.
JeanswerefirstmadeinGenoainItaly.ThetrousersweremadefortheGenoesenavybecausetheyneededtrouserswhichcouldbewornwetordry,andwhoselegscouldbeeasilyrolledupwhilethemenwerecleaningtheships.
Inthe1850sLeviStrauss,abusinessmanlivinginSanFrancisco,wassellingbluejeansunderthe“Levi’s”nametothecoalworkersofCalifornia.
DuringWorldWarII,thecoalworkerslikedjeansverymuchbecausetheywerestronganddidnotteareasily.Inthe1950s,jeansbecamepopularwithyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Wearingofbluejeansbyteenagerswasthesymbolofrebels(反叛者)inTVprogramsandmovies.Somecinemasandrestaurantsrefusedtoletpeopleiniftheyworebluejeans.Inthe1980s,jeansfinallybecamehighfashionclothing,whenfamousdesignersstartedmakingtheirownstylesofjeans,withtheirownlabelsonthem.Salesofjeanswentupandup.
13.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat______.
A.cowboyswearjeansonlyB.cowboycultureisusuallyrelatedtotheWestofAmerica
C.cowboysliveagoodlifeD.Americancultureiscowboyculture
14.Jeanswerefirstmadein______.
A.AmericaB.SpainC.ItalyD.China
15.Whythepeoplewhoworebluejeans