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届高三上学期第二阶段考试英语试题附答案1
天水一中2014级2016-2017学年度第一学期第二阶段考试
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(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.
A
ThefollowingarethreeofthebestTVshowsinBritain,onWednesday,February17th,2016
1.WhatkindofpersonisMaryPortas?
A.Awomanofbigtrouble.B.Awomanofnewfashion.
C.Awomanwithgreatlove.D.Awomanwithstrongdetermination.
2.Theon-goingdramaDickensianispiecedtogetherby_________.
A.TonyJordan’snovelopinionB.CharlesDickens’sbooks
C.InspectBucket’smurderchargeD.StephenRea’sparticulartreat
3.Whatcanbeconcludedfrom“ThreeDaysofTerror”?
A.ThesurvivorswillnolongerliveinParis.B.Cartoonsarenottobedrawninthemagazine.
C.Islamistfanaticsmaycommitmorecrimes.D.Thewitnesseshelpedcatchthekillers.
B
ThedreamofmytravelwastobeParis,thecityI'dalwayslongedtosee.ButnowIwasfrightenedtotravelwithoutacompanion.Isteeledmyselfandwentanyway.IarrivedatthetrainstationinParispanicked.Pullingmyredsuitcasebehindme,Iwaspushedbysweatytravelers.OnmyfirstMetroride,Iencounteredaclumsypickpocket.Imeltedhimwithalook,andheeasedhishandfrommypursetofadeintothecrowdedcar.Atmystop,Icarriedmyheavysuitcaseupthesteepstairsandfrozeinconfusion.Somewhereinthisconfusingcitymyhotelwashidden,butsuddenlyIcouldn’treadmyowndirections.Istoppedtwopeople.BothgreetedmewiththatParisianfacethatsaid:
"Yes,IspeakEnglish,butyou'llhavetostrugglewithyourFrenchifyouwanttotalktome."
WhenIfinallyfoundthehotel,myheartwaspounding.ThenwhenIsawmyroom.Icouldn'tstay.CouldI?
Thewallpaperlookedlikeithadbeenthroughafire.Thebathroomwasdownthehall,andthewindowlookedoutontothebrickwallofanotherbuilding.WelcometoParis.Itwasmythirdweekawayfromhomeandmykids,andIhadarrivedinthemostromanticcityintheworld,alone,lonelyandveryscared.
ThemostimportantthingIdidinParishappenedatthatmoment.IknewthatifIdidn'tgoout,rightthen,andfindaplacetohavedinner,IwouldhideinthisplacemyentiretimeinParis.Imightneverlearntoenjoytheworldasasingleindividual.SoIwentout.EveninginPariswaslightandwarm.Istrolledalongawindingpath,listeningtobirdssing,watchingchildrenfloattoysailboatsinahugefountain.Pariswasbeautiful.AndIwasherealonebutsuddenlynotlonely.Mysenseofaccomplishmentatovercomingmyfearhadleftmefeelingfree,notabandoned.
Duringmyweek'sstayinParis.Idideverythingtherewastodo,anditwasthegreatestweekofmyEuropeanvacation.Ireturnedhomeabelieverinthehealingpowerofsolitarytravel.Travelingalonemakesupforitsproblemsbydemandingself-relianceandbuildingthekindofconfidencethatservesthesinglelifewell.CertainlyParisbecamemymetaphor(比喻说法)foraddressinglife'schallengesonmyown.NowwhenImeetanobstacleIjustsaytomyself:
IfIcangotoParis,Icangoanywhere.
4.HowdidthetwoParisiansrespondwhentheauthorturnedtothem?
A.Theywarmlyofferedherhelp.
B.TheyaskedhertospeakFrench.
C.TheythoughtsheshouldstruggletolearnFrench.
D.TheyshowedtheywereonlywillingtocommunicateinFrench.
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.HerpursewasstolenonherfirstMetroride.
B.Shehadgreattroublefindingthehotelshehadbooked.
C.Shemighthavefeltabandonedbeforeshedecidedtoexplorealone.
D.HerstayinPariswasthemostmemorablepartofherjourney.
6.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________
A.makeupfor B.dealwithC.comeacross D.believein
7.WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromhersolitarytripinParis?
A.Solitarytravelcanhealpeople’swounds.
B.Travelingalonebringsaboutmanyproblems.
C.Travelingalonehelpspeoplebecomeindependentandconfident.
D.SolitarytravelinParismakesitnotachallengetogoanywhere.
C
Differentkindsofsoilconservationmethodsareusedbyfarmerstoprotecttheirlandfromdamagebyfarmingandtheforcesofnature.Oneimportantformofsoilconservationistheuseofwindbreaks.
Windbreaksarebarriers(屏障)formedbytreesandotherplantswithmanyleaves.Farmersplanttheminlinesaroundtheirfields.Windbreaksstopthewindfromblowingsoilaway.Theyalsokeepthewindfromdestroyingordamagingcrops.Theyareveryimportantforgrowinggrains,suchaswheat.
TherehavebeenstudiesdoneonwindbreaksinpartsofWestAfrica,forexample.Theyfoundthatgrainharvestscanbetwentypercenthigherinfieldsprotectedbywindbreakscomparedtofieldswithoutsuchprotection.
However,windbreaksseemtoworkbestwhentheyallowalittlewindtopassthrough.Ifthewalloftreesandplantsstopswindcompletely,thenviolentairmotionswilltakeplaceclosetotheground.Thesemotionswillliftsoilintotheairwhereitwillbeblownaway.Forthisreason,awindbreakisbestifithasonlysixtytoeightypercentofthetreesandplantsneededtomakeasolidline.
Thereshouldbeatleasttwolinesineachwindbreak.Onelineshouldbelargetrees.Thesecondline,rightnexttoit,canbeshortertreesandotherplantswithleaves.Locallygrowntreesandplantsarebestforwindbreaks.
8.Whatisawindbreakaccordingtothepassage?
A.Awindbreakisaconcretewalltopreventthestrongwinds.
B.Awindbreakisawoodwithdifferentkindsoftrees.
C.Awindbreakisawalloftreestoholdsoilinplace.
D.Awindbreakisawallofwindtofightwindfromtheoppositeway.
9.Whencanwindbreaksbemosteffective?
A.Thetreesareplantedonebyone.
B.Thetreesandplantsgrowinaline.
C.Thetreesgrowashighastheycan.
D.Windbreaksallowalittlewindtoblowthrough.
10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Awindbreakisoneofthebestformsofsoilconversation?
B.Awindbreakisverygoodforgrowinggrainssuchaswheat.
C.Onelineoftreesisenoughforsoilprotection.
D.Locallygrowntreesandplantsarethetopchoiceforawindbreak.
D
AnAmericanpsychotherapist(理疗家)GlennDomanwroteabest-sellingbookcalledHowtoTeachYourBabytoReadin1963.Nowtranslatedinto17languages,thisbookarosefromhisworkwithbrain-damagedchildreninPennsylvania.Domanandhisteamofspecialistshadwonderedwhybrain-injuredchildrendidn'timprovewithtreatment.Thentheyrealizedthatorthodox(传统的)methodsoftreatmentonlyrelievedthesymptoms,nottheproblem,whichofcoursewasthebrainitself.Sotheydevelopanewapproach."Allwedoforallthechildrenhereistogivethemvisual,auditory(听觉的)andtactile(触觉的)stimulationwithincreasedfrequency,intensityandduration,inrecognitionoftheorderlywayinwhichthebraingrows,"saysDoman."Theresultwasthatby1960wehadhundredsofseverelybrain-injuredtwo-year-oldswhocouldreadandunderstand."Theteamhaddiscoveredthatevenchildrenwhohadhalftheirbrainsremovedcould,bystimulation,achievehigherIQsthantheaveragenormalchild.
Thentheteambegantothinkifsuchamazingresultscouldbeachievedwithbrain-damagedchildren,whatwouldhappenifthesametreatmentweregiventonormalchildren?
SoeightyearsagotheBetterBabyInstitutewasopenedforthebenefitofnormalchildren.Thesamestimulatingenvironmentwasprovided,andbythetimethechildrenleft,aroundsevenyearsold,theycouldgenerallyspeakandreadthreeforeignlanguages,playamusicalinstrument,readthreefull-length(标准长度的)booksaweekanddoalltheotherthingsthataso-called"normal"childcoulddo.
InDoman'sview,thechild'spassiontolearnduringtheyearsuptosixmustbefed.Hebelievesthat,likemuscles,thebraindevelopswithuse,especiallysointhosefirstfewyears.
Nowadays,parentscomefromallovertheworldtoPennsylvaniatoseeandlearnfromthework
ofDomanandhisteam;theywanttodiscoverhowtheycanfulfilltheirrolesasnature'steachers,byusingtheirlove,understandingandinstinctsforthebenefitofthechildren.ForinthewordsofDoman,"everychildbornhasagreaterpotentialintelligencethanLeonardodaVinciused".
11.GlennDomandiscoveredinhisresearchthatbrain-damagedchildrenimprovedthenthey____.
A.gottherighttreatment
B.weretaughttoreadandunderstand
C.couldspeakseverallanguages
D.gotreliefoftheirsymptoms
12.ThepassagesuggestedthatDoman'snewapproachwasto_____.
A.giveshorterperiodsofdecreasedstimulation
B.increasethenumberoftypesofstimulation
C.decreasethetimebetweentheperiodsofstimulation
D.intensifytheshorterperiodsofstimulation
13.Fromtheinformationgiveninthetext,wecanassumethat_____.
A.brain-damagedchildrengenerallyhavehighIQs
B.childrenwithonlyhalfabrainaremoreintelligent
C.brain-damagedchildrencanovercometheirdisability
D.mostnormaltwo-yearoldchildrencanread
14.AttheBetterBabyInstitute______.
A.unnaturaldevelopmentofchildrenwasachieved
B.childrendevelopedatanormalstandardrate
C.theideaof"normal"achievementwaschallenged
D.childrenneededsevenyearstodevelopnormality
15.ParentscometotheInstitutebecausetheywant_____.
A.theirchildrentobecomeasintelligentasLeonardodaVinci
B.tolearnhowtoteachtheirchildrenaboutnature
C.todeveloptheirownabilitiestohelptheirchildren
D.theirchildrentodevelopinstinctsofloveandunderstand
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10 分)
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。
Whetheryou’vebeenincollegeoryou’relookingforwardtogoingtouniversityinthefuture,youandyourfamilylikelyspendsometimeworryi
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