甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学学年第一学期期末考试高三级英语试题doc.docx

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甘肃天水秦安县第二中学2015-2016学年第一学期期末考试

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第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher---Mrs.Thompson.Shetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesame.Butthatwasalie.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddard.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.

ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.Shefeltevenworsewhen,likeallherotherstudents,TeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume（香水）。

Teddysaid,“Mrs.Thompson,todayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.”Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatveryday,shestoppedteachingreading,writingandmath.Instead,shebegantoteachchildren.

Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealive.Themoresheencouragehim,thefasterheimproved.Bytheendofthesixthgrade,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.

SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.Hewrotethathehadfinishedhighschool,thirdinhisclass,andshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelift.Hewenttocollege.Mrs.Thompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesigned,TheodoreF.Stoddard,M.D.（医学博士）.

Thestorydoesn’tendthere.Onhisweddingday,Dr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson’sear,“Thankyou,Mrs.Thompson,forbelievinginme.YoumademefeelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifference.”

Mrs.Thompson,withtearsinhereyes,whisperedback,“Teddy,youhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifference.Ididn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.”

1.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?

A.ShemadeTeddyfeelashamed

B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.

C.ShechangedTeddy’sseattothefrontrow.

D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.

2.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?

A.Heoftentoldlies.

B.Hewasgoodatmath.

C.Heneededmotherlycare.

D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.

3.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?

A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.

B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.

C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.

D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.

4.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?

A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim.

B.Shehadgivenhimencouragement.

C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.

D.Shehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeople.

B

Theworld'sfirsthamburgerdoesn'tcomefromwhereyouthinkitcomesfrom.Itwasn'tinventedintheUnitedStates,anditdidn'toriginateinGermany.No,theworld'sfirsthamburgercomesfromChina.

Ifyou'rescratchingyourheadrightnow,you'renotalone.ButChinesehamburgersareveryrealandtheydefinitelypredatethehamburgerswecallourownintheU.S.Knownasroujiamo,whichtranslatesto"meatburger"or"meatsandwich",theyconsistofchoppedmeatinsideapita-likebun,andthey'vebeenaroundsincetheQinDynasty,fromabout221BCto207BC.DespitethedifferencesbetweenthisChinesestreetfoodandourAmerican-styleburgers,theroujiamohasbeencalledtheworld'sfirsthamburger.

TheroujiamooriginatedintheShanxiProvinceofChina,andisnoweatenalloverthecountry.It'stypicallypreparedandeatenonthestreet.Thedoughforthebun,ormo,consistsofasimplemixtureofwheatflour,waterandmaybeyeast.Ofcourserecipesmayvary,butthisbasicequationmakesforachewyandsubtlepillowforthedeliciousfilling.Whilethemoistraditionallybakedinaclayoven,todayit'softenfriedinapan.TheymaylookalittlelikeChinesesteamedbunsorbaozi,butthedoughforthoseare,ofcourse,steamed,notbakedorfried.

Themeatfillingmightconsistofchoppedpork,beef,lamborchickenthathasbeenstewedwithavarietyofspices,likeginger,cloves,corianderandstaranise.Youmightalsofindherbslikecilantroorgreenslikelettucegarnishingthesandwich.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?

A.noodleB.foodC.breadD.beverage

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Themopeopleeattodayisbakedinaclayoven.

B.Theworld'sfirsthamburgerwhichwasoriginatedintheShanxiProvinceofChinaispopulararoundtheworld.

C.Theroujiamohasahistoryofmorethan2200years.

D.TheroujiamoandAmerican-styleburgersshareasimilarcookingprocess.

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DelicioushamburgerB.Howtocookhamburger

C.ChineseinventedhamburgerD.Historyofhamburger

C

WhenmybrotherandIwerechildren,wespentafewweekseachsummerinthecountrysidewithouruncle.Hewasageologistandlovedtogoonlongwalkstofindstonestoaddtohiscollectionattheuniversity.Moreoftenthannot,wefollowedhim.

Oneday,weleftearly,andthistime,ourunclehadboughtusbackpacks.“Youcanhelpmecarrythe samples ,”heexplained.

Sure,whynot?

Thewholeday,wewalkedaroundthecountryside,andeverynowandthen,ouruncleputstonesinourbags.Wewereabitsurprisedthathealsotooksomestonesoutfromourbagsattimes,but figured hehadjustfoundbettersamplesthantheoneswealreadyhad.

Still,whenwereachedthehouseinthelateafternoon,wewere exhausted.Thebackpacksweresoheavywegaveabig sigh of relief whenweputthemontheground.Yetouruncle’sbackpackwashalf-empty.

“Whydidyougiveussomanystones?

”weasked.

“Ididn’t.Youdid,”hesaid,waitingforawhilebeforecontinuing.“Youdidnotknowit,butImadeyougothroughalittleattitudetesttoday.”

“Whatdoyoumeanan‘attitudetest’?

”wewantedtoknow.

“Itissomethingsomeoneoncedidtome–andIshallalwaysrememberit.Yousee,Ilistenedtoeverywordyousaid.Andwheneveryoucomplainedaboutanyoneoranything,Iaddedastonetoyourbags.Andwheneveryoutalkedaboutsomethingwithanattitudeof gratitudeand positive thinking,Itookoutastone.Andnowlookatyourbackpacks.”

Wedid.Theywerefull.

“Ihopeyourememberthislittleattitudetest.Yousee,your negativethoughtsarelikestones.Youcarrytheminyourmindjustlikethosestonesinabackpack.Themorenegativethoughtsyouhave,theheavieryourmindis.Apositivethought,however, cancelsout anegativeone.Solookatthosebagsandstartpayingattentiontowhatyousayandhowyousaythings.”

ThislittlelessonwasoneofthemostimportantIeverhad.AndIremembermyunclewithgreatloveforteachingusoneofthemostimportantlessonsinlife–thepowerofattitude.

8.Whatdidtheauthorandhisbrotheroftendowhenstayingwiththeiruncleinthecountryside?

A.Theyoftenfollowedhimtocollectstones.

B.Theyoftenfollowedhimtohisuniversity.

C.Theyoftenstudiedhiscollectionofstoneswithhim.

D.Theyoftentooklongwalkstoenjoynature.

9.Whentheauthorandhisbrotherreturnedhomelateintheafternoon,______.

A.theyweretiredbuthappythattheyhadhelpedtheiruncle

B.theywishedmorestoneshadbeentakenout

C.theyfoundthattheirbagswerefilledwithstones

D.theywereangrytofindtheiruncle’sbaghalf-empty

10.Howdidtheuncleexplaintheattitudetesttotheauthor?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Byusingfamoussayings.D.Bycomparingnegativethoughtstostones.

11.Thisarticleismainlywrittentotellusthat______.

A.weshouldshowgratitudetothosewhohelpus

B.weshouldwatchthelanguageweuse

C.weshouldlearnfromolderpeople

D.weshouldstopandthinkaboutourlivesfromtimetotime

D

FromJulytoOctobereveryyear,aboutaquarteroftheworld’sbluewhalesfeedinthePacificOceanoffthecoastofCalifornia.Butthewhalescurrentlyfaceamajorthreatintheirfavoritefeedingarea.Shipscarryingcargo（货物）sailinthesameareaatthesametime.Alltoooften,thewhales’pathsandtheships’travellinesoverlap（重叠），andashipwillhitawhale.

Accordingtoanewstudy,theseshipstrikeshavebecomeaseriousthreattotheoverallpopulationoftheworld’sbluewhales.Onlyabout10,000ofthecreaturesstillexistworldwide.BluewhalesarethelargestknownanimalsevertoliveonEarth.Evenso,ifhitbyacontainership,abluewhalewilllikelydiefromitsinjuries.

In2007alone,largeshipskilledfivebluewhalesinthewatersoffSanFranciscoandLosAngeles,California.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration（NOAA）saysthatbecausetherearesofewwhalesalready,losingthreetofivefromtheCaliforniawhalepopulationeveryyearisasignificantloss.“TheestimatedpopulationofbluewhalesinthispartofthePacificis2,500”,saysSeanHastings,aNOAAanalyst.“Soeverywhalecountstowardthisspeciesmovingofftheendangered-specieslist.”

Now,marinescientistsmustfigureouthowtoprotectthewhalesfromthegiantcontainerships.OneverysimpleprogramisalreadyunderwayintheSantaBarbaraChannel,awaterwaythatseparatesmainlandCaliforniafromthenearbyChannelIslands.

TheChannelIslandsNationalMarineSanctuaryhasaskedlargecontainershipspassingthroughtheareatovoluntarilyslowdown.Sailingslowerwillallowtheships’crew（船员）moretimetochangecoursebeforehittingawhale.

Severaloftheworld’