天水一中2015级2016-2017学年度高三级第二学段考试试卷
英 语
第I卷（选择题）
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
Wanted, Someone for a Kiss
We’re looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM. You’ll work on the station’s music programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.
Father Christmas
We’re looking for a very special person, preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit. Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10:30-16:00. Excellent pay. Please contact the Enterprise Shopping Centre, Station Parade, Eastbourne.
Accountants Assistant
When you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience. Wealden District Council.
Software Trainer
If you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. You will be allowed to make your own decisions, and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.
1. Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?______.
A. Wealden District Council. B. The Enterprise Shopping Centre.
C. Mrs Oglivie, Palmlace Limited. D. Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.
2. We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who______.
A. is aged between 24 and 40. B. can work for about a month.
C. should deal with general duties. D. may do some training work.
3. Which position is open to recent school graduates? .
A. Software Trainer. B. Father Christmas.
C. Accountants Assistant. D. Producer, London Kiss.
B
Unlike China, where the majority of society belongs to the Han ethnic group, the United States is home to people from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, creating great diversity within its lively society.
However, historical events that created this diversity also led to racial disputes and prejudice
that have lasted until today. Around days like Martin Luther King Day, people in the US are especially sensitive to racist comments and behavior.
Recently, a Facebook message posted by a white student at my boarding school started a wave of anger among African American students and started heated conversations about minority groups at the school.
The students posted an article written by someone else who stated that Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general during the US Civil War, should be commemorated(纪念). As the Confederates broke from the Union in order to keep slavery in their states, they were usually seen as racists. The post received a flood of comments from both white and black students within minutes, and conversation about the topic spread across campus quickly.
A fishbowl conversation was organized the evening the article was posted, and students and faculty (学院) members talked about their feelings and opinions. During the discussion, students from minority groups, including African American, Jewish, Asian and Indian students, spoke up about how they felt about living in a society mainly made up of people who are different from them. It turned out that many people felt isolated because of their differences from other people.
The diversity of society can open up interesting opportunities, but the great differences between people can also create huge gaps and misunderstandings if they are not treated carefully. Thus, effective communication is essential.
After the fishbowl conversation, the atmosphere in the school seemed to be changing, at least from my point of view. Students seemed to be talking and acting more freely than before, and the expressions of judgement were seen less on their faces.
4. The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to ______.
A. draw attention to the fact that racial problems still exist in America.
B. show that the United States has a wonderfully diverse culture.
C. explain how sensitive people in the US are to racist comments and behavior.
D. point out the differences between American culture and those of other countries.
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE? ______.
A. The post was offensive to black students.
B. The post was aimed at African American students.
C. The author of he post was strongly in favor of slavery.
D. The author of the post held a negative attitude toward minority groups.
6. According to the article, the fishbowl conversation was held mainly to ______.
A. figure out whether the article should be posted or not.
B. educate students on how to express their opinions appropriately.
C. improve the lives of people who belongs to minority groups on campus.
D. get people to communicate how they felt and thought about the post.
7. What did the author learn from the incident? ______.
A. We should learn to live with others’ differences.
B. We should always feel free to share our feelings.
C. Effective communication is very important in a diverse society.
D. If there is no difference, then there is no misunderstanding.
C
I have a younger brother. To me, he is a fourteen-year-old kid named Joe, with blond hair and blue eyes. To others, he is different. Where I see a kid who just needs a lot more attention, others
see a mentally disabled boy, a kid who cannot walk or talk or think for himself. I see someone who just makes daily routine a bit less routine. Others see an annoyance, a bother.
This is not to say that I have never felt resentful(怨恨的) toward Joe. He is my brother, and with that comes responsibility. “Gina, could you stay in tonight and watch your brother?” “Gina, do me a favor and feed him dinner and change his diaper (尿布) later, please? ” “ Could you co me home right after school today and get Joe off the bus ?”
These are phrases that I have heard since I was twelve. And sure, they have made me resent my brother to a certain extent. I would think: that’s not fair! Everyone else can stay after and be a member of this club, or get extra help from that teacher. Or, all my friends are going out tonight, why can’t I? And, how come I have to feed him? He is not my son!
However, the small amount of resentment I feel toward my brother is erased a thousand times over by what I have learned from him. Besides making me responsible from a young age, and helping me be more accepting of all kinds of people, he has taught me to be thankful for what I have.
I know that there are moments in my life that I should cherish and that Joe will never experience. He will never laugh so hard that he cries. He will never feel the glory of a straight-A report card. He will never comfort a best friend crying on his shoulder. And he will never know how much his family love him.
Because he will never know, it is up to me to know, every second, how lucky I am. It is up to me to realize that life should be lived to its fullest, and that you should always, always be grateful that God, or whoever are the powers that be, gave you the ability to live your life the way you were meant to live it.
8. We know from the first paragraph that Gina's brother .
A. causes trouble to neighbors
B. pays more attention to others
C. lives with mental disability
D. considers daily routine a bother
9. Which word below can replace the underlined words in paragraph 3?
A. why B. how C. what D. when
10. If mother asks Gina to look after her brother now, what will she probably answer?
A. I'm afraid not. B. No problem! C. It depends. D. It's not fair!
11. The passage intends to tell us that we should .
A. value the glory of success
B. appreciate what life gives us
C. comfort unfortunate people
D. treasure meaningful moments
D
Internet use appears to cause a drop in psychological health, according to a research at Carnegie Mellon University.
Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who used Internet less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feeling.
Researchers are puzzled by the results, which were completely the opposite to their
experiences. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose the information and to communicate with others.
The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may explain the drop-in well-being, researchers supposed. Faceless, bodiless “virtual” communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that knowing the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.
“But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology; it’s about how it is used,” says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study founders. “It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology. ”
12. The best title of the passage probably is .
A. Internet May Cause Depression
B. The Danger of Internet
C. Communication with Others by Internet
D. Puzzled by the Results
13. Why did the results of research puzzle the researchers?
A. People could choose their information through Internet.
B. They had expected the opposite results.
C. People can communicate with others.
D. They had thought Internet was much healthier.
14. Which of the following may be the cause of depression?
A. Net users found their living conditions bad.
B. Net users already had mental problems.
C. Deep relationships were formed through Internet.
D. Net users had less time to communicate with other people.
15. The writer’s attitude towards technology is .
A. social factors must be considered while using technology
B. technology was to blame for depression
C. the problem doesn’t lie in technology
D. applications and services for technology must be designed
第二节
阅读填空 （共5小题，每题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。
Building Trust in a Relationship Again
Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences, 16.Trust is a risk. But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been stolen from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore, 17. It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.
● 18 Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.
●19 If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, we’ll have our trust tested or violated.
You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. 20 Instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.
A. Learn to really trust yourself.
B. It is putting confidence in someone.
C. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.
D. Remember that you can expect the best in return.
E. Seeing the positive side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring what happened.
F. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.
G. They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was my first day to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “newcomer” experiences had been difficult, so I was very 21 to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and 22 my seat.
Lunchtime was a(n) 23 surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were friendly, so I began to 24 . My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the other kids. They 25 out the class nerd (书呆子) to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive-skin, 26 she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and laughed 27 Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.
After school, the girls invited me to 28 them in front of the school. I was 29 to be a member of the club. We waited. For what, I didn’t know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started 30 her, shouting rudely, biting comments. I 31 , and then joined right in. Mean remarks 32 from my lips. No one could tell I’d never done this before. The other girls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling 33 , I pulled on her backpack and
then pushed her. Her backpack broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I 34 in. I was a leader.
I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. If you’ve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt. Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and left without a tear or saying anything. She held her head 35 as blood ran down from her knee. I 36 her struggle away down the street.
I turned to leave with my 37 friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must have been Mary Lou’s father——he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the 38 girl walk toward him. Only his eyes——shining with both sadness and pride——followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my 39 .
Mary Lou’s father’s eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I never again hurt someone for my own 40 .
21. A. anxious
B. excited
C. frightened
D. curious
22. A. reserved
B. had
C. put
D. took
23. A. terrible
B. pleasant
C. disappointing
D. expected
24. A. read
B. hesitate
C. relax
D. suspect
25. A. picked
B. pointed
C. worked
D. found
26. A. because
B. so
C. and
D. but
27. A. as
B. before
C. until
D. since
28. A. play
B. join
C. ask
D. study
29. A. scared
B. careful
C. thrilled
D. afraid
30. A. speaking well of
B. making fun of
C. looking up to
D. going back to
31. A. paused
B. refused
C. hurried
D. escaped
32. A. said
B. received
C. spoke
D. fell
33. A. ashamed
B. guilty
C. encouraged
D. enthusiastic
34. A. turned
B. went
C. took
D. fitted
35. A. cautiously
B. casually
C. lowly
D. high
36. A. watched
B. heard
C. glared
D. sensed
37. A. caring
B. laughing
C. puzzling
D. satisfying
38. A. silly
B. only
C. lonely
D. friendly
39. A. pain
B. pity
C. weakness
D. shame
40. A. loss
B. gain
C. effort
D. duty
第 II 卷
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Beijing’s Forbidden City is a place full 41 wonder. From its thousands of rooms to its many beautiful artifacts (工艺品), it’s one of China’s most popular tourist 42 (destination). But even more than 600 years after it was built, it’s still managing to serve up surprises. Since 43 Ming Dynasty, it’s estimated that the Forbidden City 44 (survive) more than 200 earthquakes. And while most structures aren’t made 45 (resist) natural disasters, it seems that the Forbidden City was built to stand up to anything. According to experts, the answer to the Forbidden City’s strength 46 (lie) in Dougong——a centuries-old building method 47 (invent) in China. This is the name for special structures on buildings that are perfect at 48 (keep) structures together 49 the weather gets rough. The Forbidden City draws visitors because of its rich history and 50 (culture) significance, but perhaps it should add one more thing to its list of attractions: earthquake shelter.
第三部分 写作 （共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I’m gladly to receive your novel. Thank you for such lovely a gift, for I had been expecting it for a long time. This novel offers to me more understanding of American society and daily life. I know you’re interesting in Chinese festivals, and therefore I have chosen an album of paper cutting for you. Paper cutting is unique form of Chinese cultural relics, that is often used as a decoration for a joyful atmosphere. I hope it will bring happiness and lucks to your family as it always did in China.
I’m expecting you to come to China and experience the rich culture on person.
第二节 书面表达 ( 满分25分)
假如你是李华，在向理想大学提出申请之后，招生官员发来email询问你的高中生活学习相关情况， 并以此考察你的英语水平，请写一封回复邮件用英文对其关心的问题做介绍。
要点如下：
1. 介绍天水一中的课程体系（分必修课和选修课，内容广泛，实用有益）
2. 你在校的各方面表现。
3. 表达希望被录取的愿望。
课程：curricular； 必修课：compulsory courses； 选修课：optional courses
要求：1. 词数 100 左右；开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2. 可适当添加细节使行为更完整。
Dear Sir,
It's my great pleasure to hear from you and I am very glad to answer the questions you raised regarding my life in high school.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
高三级第二学段英语参考答案
阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A篇：DBC B篇： BADC C篇：CABB D篇：ABDC 七选五：BGACE
完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
21-25 ADBCB 26-30 DABCB 31-35 ADCDD 36-40 ABCDB
语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
41. of
42. destinations
43. the
44. has survived
45. to resist
46. lies
47. invented
48. keeping
49. when
50. cultural
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
【答案】
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glad so have
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I’m expecting you to come to China and experience the rich culture on person.
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书面表达 (满分15分) One Possible Version：
It's my great pleasure to hear from you and I am very glad to answer the questions you raised regarding my life in high school.
Curricular offered by my high school are complete and balanced. A full range of compulsory courses and many colorful optional courses are indeed practical and beneficial.
My academic performance is among the best in my grade because I always listen to teachers attentively, take part in in-class discussions actively and never yield to difficulties. I am also active in all kinds of student activities because they could broaden my horizons and develop my interest in different fields.
Peking University, with its diversity and excellence, is one of the best universities in China. I sincerely hope I can be lucky enough to be given the chance to continue my education there. Thanks very much.
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
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