首发甘肃省天水市第二中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx

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一、阅读理解（题型注释）

Atelescope,calledGaia,isbeingdesignedbyastronomersinEurope,anditcouldn’tbemoredifferentfromPan-STARRS,whichisanothertelescopebeingdesigned.WhilePan-STARRSwillbelookingforasteroids（小行星）andcometsheadedforEarth,Gaiawillbelookingatourentiregalaxy（银河系）.

GaiaisdesignedtodrawamapoftheMilkyWay,ourhomegalaxy.Justasamapofyourtowngivesyouapictureofwherethingsarelocated,Gaia’smapofthegalaxywilltellastronomerswherethestarsare.Overfiveyears,Gaiawillobserve（观察）aboutabillionstarsandotherobjectsinourgalaxy.Eachobjectwillbeobservedabout70times.

Gaiawillbesentintospaceconnectedtoarocket.Itcontainstwotelescopes,eachfocusedatadifferentangle（角度）.ThesetwotelescopesactlikeGaia’s“eyes”.Thereasonwhyhumanscanseethingsin3Disthatwehavetwoeyesfocusedonthesameobject,atslightlydifferentangles.Byusingtwotelescopeslikeeyes,Gaiacanproducethefirst3Dmapofthepositionsofthestarsitviews.

Gaia,whichistobesentintospace,willbeapowerfultelescope.IfyouweretouseitonEarth,forexample,youcouldstand600milesawayfromyourbestfriendsandstillgetaclearpictureoftheirhair.

Gaiaisoneofmorethanadozentelescopesbeingdesignedbyscientistsrightnow.Thenextgenerationoftelescopeswillrevealnewpartsofouruniversethatwillseemsurprising.Theuniverse,withallitsplanets,starsandotherstrangeobjects,isapuzzlewithpiecesthatwecanseebyusingpowerfultelescopes.

1、HowmanydifferentanglescanGaiafocusateachtime?

A．2. 

B．3. 

C．4. 

D．5. 

2、ThemaptobedrawnbyGaia______.

A．canshoweverybuildingonEarth

B．canshowyouwhereyourtownis

C．willjustshowthestarsaroundEarth

D．willshowwherethestarsareinourhomegalaxy

3、What’sParagraph4mainlyabout?

A．WhatGaiawilldoinspace.

B．WhenGaiawillstarttowork.

C．HowpowerfulGaiawillbe.

D．WhatGaiawilldotoEarth.

4、Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggeststhatthenextgenerationoftelescopes_______.

A．seemverysurprisingtoscientists

B．willnotbeputintouseinashorttime

C．willjustlookatnewthingsinuniverse

D．willbemorepowerfulthantheoldgenerations

Somepeoplesaythatcitylivinginthe21stcenturyisstressfulandoffersnoadvantages,butIdon’tagreewiththemcompletely.

Withthedevelopmentofhigh-techandtheimprovementoflivingqualities,moreandmorepeoplecrowdedintocity,whichleadstotheuncontrollableurbanization（城市化）.Becauseofthis,someofthelargestcitiesmustbefairlyoppressive（压抑的）placesinwhichtoliveifyouareshortofmoneyorunemployed.However,forthosewithmuchincome,acityprovidescolorfulenvironmentwhichenablespeopletoenjoytheirmodernlife.Inthatcase,Ibelievetheadvantagesofurbanlivingfaroutweighfromitsshortcomings.

Regardingshopping,asforme,ratherthanclickontheInternettogetwhatIwant,Iprefertowindowshop.Allkindsofshoppingmallsandsupermarketslocatedincitycentrereallycontentme.What’smore,alargecity’sserviceevencoversnumbersofthesurroundingtownsandbenefitsmanypeople.

Intermsofentertainment,cityresidentsareusuallyspoiledforchoice,fromamusementparktosportstadium,whoeveryouarewillfindexactlywhatyouneed.Maybegoingtoaconcerttonightandvisitingmuseumstomorrow.Cityalwayscontainsvariousactivitiesandfullofenergy.

Cityalsoprovidesbetteropportunitieswithsomanychoicesandchallenges.Citieswithuniversitiesofferhigh-standardeducationsothatgraduatesfromtheseplacesalwaysgetidealjobswithconsiderablesalary.Everydayinthebusinessdistrict,youcanseeafiercecompetitionamongthoselargecompanies,whilethereareexactlyplacesthatmaygivebirthtotalents.

Manypeoplemaycomplainaboutthetrafficjamorpollutioninthecity,butIthinkwithsomeusefulmeasurestotake,ourcitywillbemorehabitableratherthanstressful.

5、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?

A．Citylivinginthe21stcenturyisstressful.

B．Cityprovidesmoreconveniencesandpleasures.

C．Citylivingbringsgreattroubletotheyouth..

D．Cityisgraduallydyingoutasamatteroffact.

6、Theadvantagesofurbanlivingare________.

A．muchincomeandcolorfulenvironment

B．quantitiesofpopulationandshoppingcenters

C．greatentertainmentsandbettereducation

D．strongmeasuresandfreshair

7、Cityresidentsareusuallyspoiledforchoicebecausethey______.

A．havenomorechoicesforamusement

B．canhardlyfindwhattheyliketodo

C．aresomanykindsofentertainment

D．willspendmoremoneyinaway

8、What’stheattitudeoftheauthortothedisadvantagesincity?

A．Disappointed 

B．Hopeful 

C．Amazed 

D．Cold-hearted 

HiltonUniversalCity

Outdoorswimmingpool;

roomswithtwodoublebeds（sleep4）;

mini-fridgesinrooms;

on-siterestaurantsand24-hourroomservicewithchildren’smenuandsnackcafe;

feecarparking;

thehoteliswalkingdistancetoUniversalStudiosandCityWalkwithlotsofrestaurants.

HolidayInnUniversalStudiosHollywood

Roomswithtwoqueenbeds（sleep4）,amini-fridge,amicrowaveandagametable;

on-siterestaurantsservingbreakfast,lunchanddinnerwithfamily-friendlyfood;

outdoorswimmingpool;

feecarparking.

HolidayInnExpressUniversalCity

Indoorswimmingpool;

roomswithtwoqueenbeds（sleep4）;

breakfastisincludedintheroomrate;

freecarparking;

coin-operatedlaundry.

MagicCastleHotel

Breakfastisincludedintheroomrate;

snacks（suchascookiesandicecream）;

oneortwobedroomsuites（sleep4）;

suiteshavefully-equippedkitchen,livinganddiningareas;

restaurantsintheneighborhood;

outdoorswimmingpool.

9、Ifyouliketoswimindoors,youcanchoose______.

A．HiltonUniversalCity

B．HolidayInnUniversalStudiosHollywood

C．HolidayInnExpressUniversalCity

D．MagicCastleHotel

10、ChildrenwilllovetostayinHiltonUniversalCitybecause______.

A．ithasmini-fridgesinrooms 

B．itserveschildren’sfood 

C．theylovetoswim 

D．theycansleepwell 

11、AtMagicCastleHotel,youneedn’tpayextramoneyfor______.

A．breakfast 

B．snacks 

C．swimming 

D．washing 

12、Atwhichwebsitecanyoufindtheadvertisements?

A．. 

B．www.children’. 

C．www.teens’. 

D．. 

Itwas8:

30amandthedoorbellrang.IansweredthedoorandtherewasMr.Jones,whowasfromabike-racingcompany.Mr.Jonessaid,“Congratulations!

Youareoneofourfinalists（决赛选手）forthisyear’sUSBikeTourChallenge.IfyoucanrideyourbikefromheretoMiami,Floridaandfinishitfirst,youwillwin$50,000.Youcanonlytaketenstopsonthisraceandthisdoesn’tincludeovernightstaysathotels.Willyouacceptthischallenge,Mr.Wozniak?

” 

Iagreed,andsodidmyparents.

Mr.Jonesexplainedtometherules.Theracebeganthenextday.Thefirstdaywasverysmoothforme.Butunluckilythenextfourdays,Ibumpedintosomerain,whichdidn’tstopuntilIreachedNorthCarolina.AndIhadusedsixstopsbecauseofthebadweather.ItwouldtakefivedaystogettoFlorida,soIwouldtravelonedaywithoutmakingastop.AndIdidit.Onthesixthday,IsucceededinridingallthewaytoSavannahGeorgiawithoutastop.Fourdayslater,IarrivedindowntownMiamiandIwastoldthatIwasinthe4thplace.SoIthoughttomyselfIcouldwin.At6:

15pm,Ifoundmyselfheadtoheadwithanotherracer.Webothswitchedgearstoheadforthefinishline.

Whentheofficialsannounced,“TheOhiocompetitor,EvanWozniak,isthewinner!

”

IwassoexcitedthatIfelloffmybike.Happily,Igotthe$50,000forwinningthisrace.AndIdiditintendays.

13、EvanWozniakisacompetitorfrom______.

A．Ohio 

B．NorthCarolina 

C．SavannahGeorgia 

D．Florida 

14、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A．Mr.Joneswasoneofthefinalistsforthisyear’sUSBikeTourChallenge.

B．EvanWozniakgaveupthechallengeforhisparents’disagreement.

C．RidingfromOhiotoFloridaneedsatleast5days.

D．EvanWozniaksuccessfullyfinishedhisracedespitemuchtrouble.

15、Thecorrectrouteofthisyear’sUSBikeTourChallengeis______.

A．Ohio→SavannahGeorgia→NorthCarolina→Miami,Florida

B．Miami,Florida→NorthCarolina→SavannahGeorgia→Ohio

C．Ohio→NorthCarolina→SavannahGeorgia→Miami,Florida

D．SavannahGeorgia→→NorthCarolina→Miami,Florida→Ohio

二、完形填空（题型注释）

Twooldbeggarsweresittingonabusycorner.Theywatched________asalotofpeoplewalkedbywithoutlookingatthem.Sometimes,akind-heartedwomanorasmallchildwould________afewcoinsinthehatsinfrontofthem.

Todaywas