届高三上学期第二阶段考试英语试题附答案 1.docx

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届高三上学期第二阶段考试英语试题附答案1

天水一中2014级2016-2017学年度第一学期第二阶段考试

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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

ThefollowingarethreeofthebestTVshowsinBritain,onWednesday,February17th,2016

1.WhatkindofpersonisMaryPortas？

A.Awomanofbigtrouble.B.Awomanofnewfashion.

C.Awomanwithgreatlove.D.Awomanwithstrongdetermination.

2.Theon-goingdramaDickensianispiecedtogetherby_________.

A.TonyJordan’snovelopinionB.CharlesDickens’sbooks

C.InspectBucket’smurderchargeD.StephenRea’sparticulartreat

3.Whatcanbeconcludedfrom“ThreeDaysofTerror”?

A.ThesurvivorswillnolongerliveinParis.B.Cartoonsarenottobedrawninthemagazine.

C.Islamistfanaticsmaycommitmorecrimes.D.Thewitnesseshelpedcatchthekillers.

B

ThedreamofmytravelwastobeParis，thecityI'dalwayslongedtosee．ButnowIwasfrightenedtotravelwithoutacompanion．Isteeledmyselfandwentanyway．IarrivedatthetrainstationinParispanicked．Pullingmyredsuitcasebehindme，Iwaspushedbysweatytravelers.OnmyfirstMetroride,Iencounteredaclumsypickpocket．Imeltedhimwithalook，andheeasedhishandfrommypursetofadeintothecrowdedcar.Atmystop，Icarriedmyheavysuitcaseupthesteepstairsandfrozeinconfusion．Somewhereinthisconfusingcitymyhotelwashidden，butsuddenlyIcouldn’treadmyowndirections．Istoppedtwopeople．BothgreetedmewiththatParisianfacethatsaid：

"Yes,IspeakEnglish，butyou'llhavetostrugglewithyourFrenchifyouwanttotalktome."

WhenIfinallyfoundthehotel，myheartwaspounding.ThenwhenIsawmyroom．Icouldn'tstay．CouldI?

Thewallpaperlookedlikeithadbeenthroughafire．Thebathroomwasdownthehall，andthewindowlookedoutontothebrickwallofanotherbuilding．WelcometoParis．Itwasmythirdweekawayfromhomeandmykids，andIhadarrivedinthemostromanticcityintheworld,alone,lonelyandveryscared．

ThemostimportantthingIdidinParishappenedatthatmoment．IknewthatifIdidn'tgoout，rightthen，andfindaplacetohavedinner，IwouldhideinthisplacemyentiretimeinParis.Imightneverlearntoenjoytheworldasasingleindividual．SoIwentout．EveninginPariswaslightandwarm．Istrolledalongawindingpath，listeningtobirdssing，watchingchildrenfloattoysailboatsinahugefountain．Pariswasbeautiful．AndIwasherealonebutsuddenlynotlonely．Mysenseofaccomplishmentatovercomingmyfearhadleftmefeelingfree，notabandoned．

Duringmyweek'sstayinParis．Idideverythingtherewastodo，anditwasthegreatestweekofmyEuropeanvacation．Ireturnedhomeabelieverinthehealingpowerofsolitarytravel．Travelingalonemakesupforitsproblemsbydemandingself－relianceandbuildingthekindofconfidencethatservesthesinglelifewell．CertainlyParisbecamemymetaphor（比喻说法）foraddressinglife'schallengesonmyown．NowwhenImeetanobstacleIjustsaytomyself:

IfIcangotoParis，Icangoanywhere．

4.HowdidthetwoParisiansrespondwhentheauthorturnedtothem?

A.Theywarmlyofferedherhelp.

B.TheyaskedhertospeakFrench.

C.TheythoughtsheshouldstruggletolearnFrench.

D.TheyshowedtheywereonlywillingtocommunicateinFrench.

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.HerpursewasstolenonherfirstMetroride.

B.Shehadgreattroublefindingthehotelshehadbooked.

C.Shemighthavefeltabandonedbeforeshedecidedtoexplorealone.

D.HerstayinPariswasthemostmemorablepartofherjourney.

6.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________

A.makeupfor B.dealwithC.comeacross   D.believein

7.WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromhersolitarytripinParis?

A.Solitarytravelcanhealpeople’swounds.

B.Travelingalonebringsaboutmanyproblems.

C.Travelingalonehelpspeoplebecomeindependentandconfident.

D.SolitarytravelinParismakesitnotachallengetogoanywhere.

C

Differentkindsofsoilconservationmethodsareusedbyfarmerstoprotecttheirlandfromdamagebyfarmingandtheforcesofnature.Oneimportantformofsoilconservationistheuseofwindbreaks.

Windbreaksarebarriers（屏障）formedbytreesandotherplantswithmanyleaves.Farmersplanttheminlinesaroundtheirfields.Windbreaksstopthewindfromblowingsoilaway.Theyalsokeepthewindfromdestroyingordamagingcrops.Theyareveryimportantforgrowinggrains,suchaswheat.

TherehavebeenstudiesdoneonwindbreaksinpartsofWestAfrica,forexample.Theyfoundthatgrainharvestscanbetwentypercenthigherinfieldsprotectedbywindbreakscomparedtofieldswithoutsuchprotection.

However,windbreaksseemtoworkbestwhentheyallowalittlewindtopassthrough.Ifthewalloftreesandplantsstopswindcompletely,thenviolentairmotionswilltakeplaceclosetotheground.Thesemotionswillliftsoilintotheairwhereitwillbeblownaway.Forthisreason,awindbreakisbestifithasonlysixtytoeightypercentofthetreesandplantsneededtomakeasolidline.

Thereshouldbeatleasttwolinesineachwindbreak.Onelineshouldbelargetrees.Thesecondline,rightnexttoit,canbeshortertreesandotherplantswithleaves.Locallygrowntreesandplantsarebestforwindbreaks.

8.Whatisawindbreakaccordingtothepassage?

A.Awindbreakisaconcretewalltopreventthestrongwinds.

B.Awindbreakisawoodwithdifferentkindsoftrees.

C.Awindbreakisawalloftreestoholdsoilinplace.

D.Awindbreakisawallofwindtofightwindfromtheoppositeway.

9.Whencanwindbreaksbemosteffective?

A.Thetreesareplantedonebyone.

B.Thetreesandplantsgrowinaline.

C.Thetreesgrowashighastheycan.

D.Windbreaksallowalittlewindtoblowthrough.

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Awindbreakisoneofthebestformsofsoilconversation?

B.Awindbreakisverygoodforgrowinggrainssuchaswheat.

C.Onelineoftreesisenoughforsoilprotection.

D.Locallygrowntreesandplantsarethetopchoiceforawindbreak.

D

AnAmericanpsychotherapist（理疗家）GlennDomanwroteabest-sellingbookcalledHowtoTeachYourBabytoReadin1963.Nowtranslatedinto17languages,thisbookarosefromhisworkwithbrain-damagedchildreninPennsylvania.Domanandhisteamofspecialistshadwonderedwhybrain-injuredchildrendidn'timprovewithtreatment.Thentheyrealizedthatorthodox（传统的）methodsoftreatmentonlyrelievedthesymptoms,nottheproblem,whichofcoursewasthebrainitself.Sotheydevelopanewapproach."Allwedoforallthechildrenhereistogivethemvisual,auditory（听觉的）andtactile（触觉的）stimulationwithincreasedfrequency,intensityandduration,inrecognitionoftheorderlywayinwhichthebraingrows,"saysDoman."Theresultwasthatby1960wehadhundredsofseverelybrain-injuredtwo-year-oldswhocouldreadandunderstand."Theteamhaddiscoveredthatevenchildrenwhohadhalftheirbrainsremovedcould,bystimulation,achievehigherIQsthantheaveragenormalchild.

Thentheteambegantothinkifsuchamazingresultscouldbeachievedwithbrain-damagedchildren,whatwouldhappenifthesametreatmentweregiventonormalchildren?

SoeightyearsagotheBetterBabyInstitutewasopenedforthebenefitofnormalchildren.Thesamestimulatingenvironmentwasprovided,andbythetimethechildrenleft,aroundsevenyearsold,theycouldgenerallyspeakandreadthreeforeignlanguages,playamusicalinstrument,readthreefull-length（标准长度的）booksaweekanddoalltheotherthingsthataso-called"normal"childcoulddo.

InDoman'sview,thechild'spassiontolearnduringtheyearsuptosixmustbefed.Hebelievesthat,likemuscles,thebraindevelopswithuse,especiallysointhosefirstfewyears.

Nowadays,parentscomefromallovertheworldtoPennsylvaniatoseeandlearnfromthework

ofDomanandhisteam;theywanttodiscoverhowtheycanfulfilltheirrolesasnature'steachers,byusingtheirlove,understandingandinstinctsforthebenefitofthechildren.ForinthewordsofDoman,"everychildbornhasagreaterpotentialintelligencethanLeonardodaVinciused".

11.GlennDomandiscoveredinhisresearchthatbrain-damagedchildrenimprovedthenthey____.

A.gottherighttreatment

B.weretaughttoreadandunderstand

C.couldspeakseverallanguages

D.gotreliefoftheirsymptoms

12.ThepassagesuggestedthatDoman'snewapproachwasto_____.

A.giveshorterperiodsofdecreasedstimulation

B.increasethenumberoftypesofstimulation

C.decreasethetimebetweentheperiodsofstimulation

D.intensifytheshorterperiodsofstimulation

13.Fromtheinformationgiveninthetext,wecanassumethat_____.

A.brain-damagedchildrengenerallyhavehighIQs

B.childrenwithonlyhalfabrainaremoreintelligent

C.brain-damagedchildrencanovercometheirdisability

D.mostnormaltwo-yearoldchildrencanread

14.AttheBetterBabyInstitute______.

A.unnaturaldevelopmentofchildrenwasachieved

B.childrendevelopedatanormalstandardrate

C.theideaof"normal"achievementwaschallenged

D.childrenneededsevenyearstodevelopnormality

15.ParentscometotheInstitutebecausetheywant_____.

A.theirchildrentobecomeasintelligentasLeonardodaVinci

B.tolearnhowtoteachtheirchildrenaboutnature

C.todeveloptheirownabilitiestohelptheirchildren

D.theirchildrentodevelopinstinctsofloveandunderstand

第二节（共5小题，每小题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。

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