甘肃省天水市届高三第二次联考英语试题.docx

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甘肃省天水市届高三第二次联考英语试题

甘肃省天水市2015届高三第二次联考英语试题

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenFloraKahlo’spaintingswereonshowinLondon,apoetdescribedherpaintingsas“aribbonaroundabomb”.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofhertime.Sadly,sheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertime.

Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCity,Kahlosufferedfrompolio（小儿麻痹症）attheageofseven.Herspine（脊柱）becamebentasshegrewolder.Then,in1925,herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlife,theartisthadmanyoperations,butnothingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.However,theaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.Whilelyinginherbedrecovering,Kahlotaughtherselftopaint.

In1929,shegotmarriedtoDiegoRivera,anotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera’sstronginfluencesonKahlo’sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworks,butherlaterworksfromthe1940s,knowntodayasherbestworks,showlessinfluencefromherhusband.

Unfortunately,herworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940s,eveninherhomecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954,Kahlo’sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworld,butinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.

1.Whatdoesthephrase“amuchbiggername”inParagraph1mostprobablymean?

______

A.afarbetterartistBamuchmorefamousperson

C.amuchstrongerpersonD.afarmoregiftedartist

2.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby______.

A.backinjuriesB.herbentspineC.polioD.theoperationsshehad

3.Kahlo’sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe_________.

A.1930sB.1970sC.1950sD.1940s

4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardKahlo?

______

A.DevotionB.EncouragementC.IronicD.Sympathy

B

　　Thedaywhenthejobswerehandedoutwasoneofthemostexcitingmomentsforallthechildrenintheclass.Ittookplaceduringthefirstweekoftheterm.Everykidwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.

　　Somejobsweremoreinterestingthanothers,andthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Whengivingthemout,theteachertookintoaccountwhichpupilshadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.DuringthepreviousyearRitahadcarriedouttheteacher’sinstructionsperfectly.AllthechildrenknewRitawouldbegiventhebestjob.

　　Buttherewasabigsurprise.Eachchildreceivedanormaljob.ButRita’sjobwasverydifferent.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.Thoughtheteacherinsistedthatthisantwasveryspecial,Ritafeltdisappointed.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforher.EvenherfatherbecameveryangrywiththeteacherandheencouragedRitatopaynoattentiontothisinsignificantpet.However,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbydoingsomethingspecialwiththatjoboflittleinterest.

　　Ritastartedinvestigatingallaboutherlittleantandgavetheantthebestfood,anditgrewquiteabitbigger.

　　Oneday,aman,wholookedveryimportant,cameintotheirclassroomanddeclared,“Yourclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanyme,thissummer,onajourneytothetropicalrainforest,wherewewillinvestigateallkindsofinsects.Amongalltheschoolsofthisregion,yourclasshasbestcaredforthelittleant.”

　　Thatdaytheschoolwasfilledwithjoyandcelebration.EveryonethankedRitaforhavingbeensopatientandresponsible.Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttaskyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleeveninwhatarethesmallesttasks.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

　　A.Eachchildgotanimportantjob.

　　B.Eachchildgotaninterestingjob.

　　C.Theperfectstudentgotthejobofeveryone’spreference.

　　D.Themostresponsiblestudentgotthejobofleastinterest.

6.WhatisRita’sattitudetoherfather’ssuggestion?

　A.Negative.B.Uncertain.C.Totallypositive.D.Acceptive.

7.Wecaninferthatthemanwhomadethedeclarationisa_________.

　A.hunterB.directorC.biologistD.principal

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

　A.Nevercomplainaboutlife.　　B.Smalltaskscanleadtofortunes.

　C.Menarebestknownbytheirfriends.　D.Responsibilityandintelligencebringgoodluck.

　　C

NotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean,anS-shapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlanticOcean,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticOceanisrichinoceaniclivelinessallthetime