甘肃省兰州第一中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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甘肃省兰州第一中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

兰州一中2015-2016-I学期高三年级期中考试试题

英语

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本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分。

考试时间100分钟。

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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

AccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigawattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunately,thewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmillstotouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorway,however,couldhelpputthemanywhere.

Theproject,calledHywind,istheworld’sfirstlarge-scaledeepwaterwindturbine（涡轮发电机）.Althoughitusesafairlystandard152-ton,2.3-megawattturbine,Hywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingspar,atechnologyHywind’screator,theNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydro,hasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelspar,whichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurface,willbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecables;thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywind’sstabilityinthecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.Ifallgoesaccordingtotheplan,theturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.

Toproduceelectricityonalargescale,acommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoes,butit’sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavier,thewholespar’scenterofgravitymustbemovedmuchclosertotheocean’ssurface.Todothat,thecompanyplanstodesignanewkindofwindturbine,onewhosegearbox（变速箱）sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades.

Hywindisatestrun,butthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwind-farmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatsea,thewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshore,whereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanted.Deep-seafarmsareinvisiblefromland,whichhelpsovercomethewindmill-as-eyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatcheson,itwillopenupvastareasoftheplanet’ssurfacetooneofthebestlow-carbonpowersourcesavailable.

1.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof　　　.　

A.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloor

B.thesparwhichisfloatingindeep-seawater

C.thebladesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawind

D.thestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurface

2.Tobalanceabiggerturbinehighonafloatingspar,anewtypeofturbineistobedesigned

withitsgearboxsitting　　　.　

A.ontheseafloor　　B.onthespartop　　　C.atsealevel　　　D.behindtheblades

3.Wideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan　　　.　

A.solvethetechnicalproblemsofdeepwaterwindmills

B.makefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbines

C.settletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblems

D.explorelow-carbonpowerresourcesavailableatsea

B　

MarkandhisbrotherJasonbothwerelookingattheshiningnewcomputerenviously.Jasonwasdeterminednottogoagainsttheirfather'swishesbutMarkwasmoreadventurousthanhisbrother.Helovedexperimentingandhisaimwastobecomeascientistlikehisfather.

“Dadwillbereallymadifhefindsoutyou'vebeenplayingwithhisnewcomputer.”Jasonsaid，“Hetoldusnottotouchit.”

“Hewon'tfindout，”Marksaid，“I'lljusthaveaquicklookandshutitdown.”

Markhadbeenscoldedbeforefortouchinghisfather'sequipment.Buthiscuriositywasdifficulttocontrolandthisnewcomputerreallypuzzledhim.

Itwasastrangelookingmachine—onehisdadhadbroughthomefromthelaboratorywhereheworked.“It'sanexperimentalmodel，”hisfatherhadexplained，“sodon'ttouchitunderanycircumstances.”Buthisfather'swarningonlyservedtomakeMarkmorecurious.Withoutanyfurtherthought，Markturnedonthepowerswitch.Thecomputerburstintolifeandsecondslater，thescreenturnedintocolors，shiftingandchangingandthentwobigwhitewordsappearedinthecenterofthescreen：

“SPACETRANSPORTER.”

“Yes！

”Markcriedexcitedly，“It'sacomputergame.Iknewit！

Dad'sonlybeenpretendingtowork.He'sreallybeenplayinggamesinstead.”Anewmessageappearedonthescreen：

“ENTERNAMES

VOYAGER1：

...

VOYAGER2：

...”

Mark'sfingersflewacrossthekeyboardashetypedinbothoftheirnames.

“INPUTACCEPTED.STARTTRANSPORTPROGRAM.AUTORETRIEVEINITIATED（自动回收程序已启动）．”

Thescreenturnedevenbrighterandanoisesuddenlyroseinvolume.

“Ithinkwe'dbettershutitoff，Mark，”Jasonyelled，reachingforthepowerswitch.Hewasreallyfrightened.

Buthishandneverreachedtheswitch.Asinglebeamofdazzlingwhitelightburstoutofthecomputerscreen，wrappingtheboysinitsglow（光芒），untiltheythemselvesseemedtobeglowing.Thenitdieddownjustassuddenlyasithadburstintolife.Andtheboyswerenolongerthere.Onthescreen，theletterschanged.

“TRANSPORTSUCCESSFUL.DESTINATION:

MARS.RETRIEVEDATE：

2025.”

4．WhydidMarktouchthecomputeragainsthisfather'swarning?

A．Hewantedtotakeavoyage.B．Hewantedtopracticehisskill.

C．Hewassomuchattractedbyit.D．Hewaseagertodoanexperiment.

5．Wheredidtheboys'fathermostlikelywork?

A．Inanelectronicfactory.B．Inacomputercompany.

C．Inascientificresearchcenter.D．Inaninformationprocessingcenter.

6．Markthought“SPACETRANSPORTER”onthescreenwasthenameof________.

A．acomputergameB．acompanywebsite

C．asoftwareproducerD．anastronomyprogram

7．WhydidJasonwanttoshutoffthecomputer?

A．Hewasafraidofbeingscolded.

B．Hedidn'tliketheloudnoiseandlight.

C．Hedidn'twanttoplaygamesanymore.

D．Hewasafraidsomethingdangerousmighthappen.

C

ResearchersfromFranceandItalydiscoveredthatCanadianparentsarelessstrictwiththeirchildrenthanmothersandfathersinFranceandItaly.

“OurmostimportantfindingwasthedifferencebetweenCanadiansandtheothers，”saidProfessorMichelClaes，theleadauthorofthestudy.“Canadiansfocusonindependenceandnegotiation.Ontheotherhand，Italians，forexample，exercisemorecontrol.WefoundCanadiansseemtofocusonnegotiationincaseofaconflict.”

ClaessaidCanada，FranceandItalywereselectedforthestudybecausetheyshareimportantculturalandsocialfactors.“WechoseFrenchCanadiansbecausetheysharethesamelanguageasFrance，andoriginallycamefromFranceandsharecertainvalues.Italywasincludedbecauseitwasconsideredtohavesimilar，strongandimportantfamilyvalues，”heexplained.

Theresearchersexaminedtheemotionaltiesbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenbyquestioning1,256studentsaged11to19yearsold.

Canadianstudentsreportedlesscontrolandmorefreeactions，accordingtothestudy.ItalianparentswerestricterandFrenchparentsweresomewhereinthemiddle.

ClaesexplainsthatthedifferenceslieineducationinCanada，FranceandItaly.

“NorthAmericahasitsowneducationalvalues，whichpromoteindividualization.Toleranceandcomprehensionareencouraged.Italy，ontheotherhand，promotesrespectofauthority，control，andtheneedforpermission.”hesaid.

Childrenfromallthreecountriesdescribedtheirmothersaswarmandcommunicative.ItalianandCanadianchildrenhadsimilarfeelingsabouttheirfathers，andreportedhighlevelsofemotionalties.ButFrenchfathersweregenerallythoughtbytheirchildrentobemoredistantandcold.

“Weweresurprisedbythis，”Claesadmitted.“ItseemsasthoughtherelationshipsbetweenFrenchmothersandtheirchildrenwerebecomingcloserovertime，whilefathersmaintainaformofdistanceandcoldness，whichismoreofasourceofconflictinFrancethanintheothercountries.”

8．ProfessorMichelClaesbelievesthatCanada，FranceandItaly________.

A．havethesamefamilyspirit

B．havesomesimilarculturaltraditions

C．haveexperiencedsomesimilarsocialchanges

D．haveexperiencedsimilarculturaldevelopments

9．Howdidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudy?

A．BycollectinganswersofparentsfromCanada，FranceandItaly.

B．BycollectinganswersofchildrenfromCanada，FranceandItaly.

C．ByquestioningparentsandtheirchildrenfromItalianCanadianfamilies.

D．ByquestioningchildrenfromFrenchCanadianfamilies.

10.AccordingtoMichelClaes，whatmainlyleadstothedifferencesinparentchildren

relationshipsamongCanada，FranceandItaly?

A．Educationalopportunities.B．Traditionalideas.

C．Educationalvalues.D．Historicalevents.

11．WhichofthefollowingisNOTafindingofthestudy?

A．Frenchchildrenhavetroubledrelationshipswiththeirparents.

B．Canadianchildrenhavecloserelationshipswiththeirparents.

C．Italianchildrenhavegoodrelationshipswiththeirparents.

D．KidsfromCanada，FranceandItalyhaveclosertieswiththeirmoms.

D

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:

helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.

Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit（追求）tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched（发起）the"IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheidea hassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andev