甘肃省天水市一中学年高二上学期第二次学段考试英语试题 Word版含答案doc.docx

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天水一中2014级2015-2016学年度第一学期第二学段考试

英语试题

命题：

李卓桥张莉莉审核：

陈万生杨平

（满分：

120分时间：

100分钟）

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。

3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分阅读部分（共2节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（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A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Chocolateisgoodforyourheart,skinandbrain.Usually,peoplethinkthatchocolateisbadfortheirhealth.Theydescribechocolateas“somethingtodiefor”orsay“deathbychocolate”.Nowtheyshouldbitetheirtongues!

Evidenceisshowingthatsomekindsofchocolateareactuallygoodforyouinthefollowingways:

Ahappierheart

ScientistsatHarvardUniversityrecentlyexamined136studiesoncocoa—themainingredientinchocolate—andfoundthatitdoesseemtostrengthentheheart.Studieshaveshownheartbenefitsfromincreasedbloodflow.Thesebenefitsaretheresultofcocoa’schemicals,whichseemtopreventbothcelldamageandinflammation（炎症）。

Betterbloodpressure

Ifyoursishigh,chocolatemayhelp.JeffreyBlumbergfromTuftsUniversityrecentlyfoundthatpeoplewithhighbloodpressurewhoate3.5ouncesofdarkchocolateperdayfortwoweekssawtheirbloodpressuredropquickly.

Musclemagic

Chocolatemilkmayhelpyourecoverafterahardworkout（锻炼）.InasmallstudyatIndianaUniversity,peoplewhodrankchocolatemilkbetweenworkoutsdidbetteronatirednesstestthanthosewhohadsomesportsdrinks.

Betterforyourskin

Germanresearchersgave24womenahalf-cupofspecialcocoaeveryday.Afterthreemonths,thewomen’sskinwasmoisterandsmoother.Theresearchshowsthatchocolatehelpsprotectandincreasebloodflowtotheskin,improvingitsappearance.

Braingains.

Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue,butresearchsuggeststhatchocolatemayimproveyourmemory,attentionspan,reactiontime,andproblem-solvingskillsbyincreasingbloodflowtothebrain.

1.What’sthemeaningof“bitetheirtongues”inthefirstparagraph?

A.Stoptalking.B.Speakup.C.Thinkofit.D.Listentoit.

2.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraph?

A.Sportsdrinksarebetterthanchocolatemilk.

B.sportsdrinkscanmakepeopleeasytobetired.

C.Drinkingmilkcankeepyouenergeticatwork.

D.weshoulddrinkchocolatemilkbetweentimeswhenweworkhard.

3.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Chocolate,aHealthyFoodB.MoreChocolate,LessHealth

C.ChocolateandBloodPressureD.AdviceonEatingChocolate

B

Shortandshy,BenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam."Football,tennis,Cricket—anythingwitharoundball,Iwasuseless."hesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheobjectofjokesinschoolgymclassesinEngland'sruralDevonshire.

Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsttheteenwentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.Thenhebegantocyclealongwitharunnerfriend.Gradually,Saunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbody,increasinghisspeed,strengthandendurance.Atage18,heranhisfirstmarathon.

Thefollowingyear,hemetJohnRidgway,whobecamefamousinthe1960sforrowinganopenboatacrosstheAtlanticOcean.SaunderswashiredasaninstructoratRidgway'sschoolofAdventureinScotland,wherehelearnedabouttheolderman'scold-waterexploits（成就）.Intrigued,SaundersreadallhecouldaboutArcticexplorersandNorthPoleexpeditions,thendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuture.

JourneystothePolearen'ttheusualholidaysforBritishcountryboys,andmanypeopledismissedhisdreamasfantasy."JohnRidgwaywasoneofthefewwhodidn'tsay,'Youarecompletelycrazy,'"Saunderssays.

In2001,afterbecomingaskilledskier,Saundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardtheNorthPole.Hesufferedfrostbite,hadacloserencounter（遭遇）withapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit.

SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPole,andhe'sskiedmoreoftheArcticbyhimselfthananyotherBriton.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethetransformation.

ThisOctober,Saunders,27,headssouthtoexplorefromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandback,an1800-milejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.

4.TheturningpointinSaunders’lifecamewhen_____

A.hestartedtoplayballgames

B.heranhisfirstmarathonatage18

C.hegotamountainbikeatage15

D.hestartedtoreceiveRidgway’straining

5.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRidgway_______.

A.wonhisfameforhisvoyageacrosstheAtlantic

B.builtuphisbodytogetherwithSaunders

C.hiredSaundersforhiscold-waterexperience

D.dismissedSaunders’dreamasfantasy

6.WhatdoweknowaboutSaunders?

A.HefollowedRidgwaytoexploretheNorthPole.

B.HeonceworkedataschoolinScotland.

C.Hewaschosenfortheschoolsportsteamasakid.

D.HewasthefirstBritontoskialonetotheNorthPole.

7.Theunderlinedword“Intrigued”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.

A.ExcitedB.FascinatedC.DelightedD.Convinced

8.ItcanbeinferredthatSaunders’journeytotheNorthPole______.

A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymates

B.madehimwell-knowninthe1960s

C.wassupportedbyotherArcticexplorers

D.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpedition

C

Thereisnodoubtthatforalongtimecollegeeducationhasbeenaccepted.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogo,saysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidence,becausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoney,become“better”people,andlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.

Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattending,thosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerous,andmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterfere（妨碍；干扰）witheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationinthefiercecompetitionsoastogetadmittedintograduateschools.Othersfindnostimulation（激励）intheirstudies,andconsequentlyhavetodropout,whichisoftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.

Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves--theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacondemnation（指责）ofthestudentsasawhole,anddoesn’texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworld,andtheyarepartlyright.Wehavebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-olds,either.

9.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph,___________________.

A.peoplehavegreatexpectationsforcollegeeducation.

B.peoplestillhavealowopinionofcollegeeducation.

C.theauthorthinksyoungstersshouldallgotocollege.

D.peoplenownolongerchallengecollegeeducation.

10.Thereasonwhymoreyoungpeopledropoutofcollegeisthat_________.

A.theycanstartsellingshoesanddrivingtaxis.

B.theyarenolongermotivatedintheirstudies.

C.theycompeteforadmissiontograduateschools.

D.collegeadministratorsforcethemtodoso.

11.Whocontributestocampusunhappiness?

A.youngstudentswhoareallspoiledandexpectingtoomuch.

B.oursocietythatcan’tofferenoughjobstocollegegraduates.

C.youngpeopleaswellasoursocietyaretoblameforallthis.

D.oursocietythathasnotenoughjobsforhighschoolgraduates.

D

Increasingly,Americansarebecomingtheirowndoctors,bygoingonlinetodiagnosetheirsymptoms,orderhomehealthtestsormedicaldevices,orevenself-treattheirillnesseswithdrugsfromInternetpharmacies（药店）.Someavoiddoctorsbecauseofthehighcostofmedicalcare,especiallyiftheylackhealthinsurance.Ortheymaystaybecausetheyfinditembarrassingtodiscusstheirweight,alcoholconsumptionorcouchpotatohabits.Patientsmayalsofearwhattheymightlearnabouttheirhealth,ortheydistrustphysiciansbecauseofnegativeexperiencesinthepast.Butplayingdoctorcanalsobeadeadlygame.

Everyday,morethansixmillionAmericansturntotheInternetformedicalanswers–mostofthemaren’tnearlyskepticalenoughofwhattheyfind.A2012surveybythePewInternet&AmericanLifeProjectfoundthat72percentofthosesurveyedbelieveallormostofwhattheyreadonhealthwebsites.Theyshouldn’t.Lookup“headache”,andthechancesoffindingreliableandcompleteinformation,freefromamotivationforcommercialgain,areonlyoneinten,reportsanApril2015BrownMedicalSchoolstudy.Ofthe169websitestheresearchersrated,only16scoredas“highquality”.Recentstudiesfoundfaultyfactsaboutallsortsofotherdisorders,causingoneresearchteamtowarnthatalargeamountofincomplete,inaccurateandevendangerousinformationexistsontheInternet.

Theproblemisthatmostpeopledon’tknowthesafewaytosurftheWeb.“TheyuseasearchenginelikeGoogle,get18trillionchoicesandstartclicking.Butthat’srisky,becausealmostanybodycanputupasitethatlooksauthoritative（权威的）,soit’dhardtoknowifwhatyou’rereadingisreasonableornot,”saysDr.SarahBassfromtheNationalCancerInstitute.

12.Accordingtothetext,anincreasingnumberofAmerican_____.

A.aresufferingfrommentaldisorders

B.liketoplaydeadlygameswithdoctors

C.turntoInternetpharmaciesforhelp

D.areskepticalaboutsurfingmedicalwebsites

13.SomeAmericansstayawayfromdoctorsbecausethey_____.

A.areafraidtofacethetruthoftheirhealth

B.prefertobediagnosedonlinebydoctors

C