甘肃省天水一中届高三英语上册期中试题.docx

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甘肃省天水一中届高三英语上册期中试题

天水市一中2013级2015-2016学年度第一学期第二次考试

英语试题

命题：

杨林梅审核：

李健

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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Oneday,Ireceivedacallfromacolleague.Hewasabouttogiveastudentazeroforhisanswertoaphysicalproblem,whilethestudentclaimedaperfectscore.Iwaselectedastheirarbiter（仲裁人）.Ireadtheexaminationproblem:

“Showhowitispossibletodeterminetheheightofatallbuildingwiththeaidofabarometer（气压计）.”Thestudenthadanswered;"Takethebarometertothetopofthebuilding,attachalongropetoit,lowerittothestreet,andthenbringitup,measuringthelengthoftherope.Thelengthofitistheheightofthebuilding.”

Thestudenthadreallyansweredthequestioncompletely,buttheanswerdidn'tconfirmhiscompetenceinphysics.Isuggestedthestudenttryagain.Igavehimsixminutestoanswerthequestion,warningthattheanswershouldshowsomeknowledgeofphysics.Fiveminuteslater,hesaidhehadmanyanswersanddashedoffone,whichread：

“Takethebarometertothetopofthebuildingandleanovertheedgeoftheroof.Dropthebarometer,timingitsfallwithastopwatch.Then,usethephysicalformula（公式）tocalculatetheheightofthebuilding.”

Atthispoint,mycolleaguehadtoacceptit,andthenthestudentmadealmostfullmarks.Icouldn'thelpaskingthestudentwhattheotheranswerswere.Helistedmanyothers,andthenadded,"Probablythebestistotakethebarometertotheadministratorandsaidtohim,‘Sir,hereisafinebarometer.Ifyoutellmetheheightofthebuilding,Iwillgiveittoyou.”,

Then,Iaskedthestudentifhereallydidnotknowtheconventionalanswertothisquestion.Headmittedthathedid,butsaidthathewasfedupwithhighschoolandcollegeinstructorstryingtoteachhimhowtothink.

ThenameofthestudentwasBohrwholaterwasfamousallovertheworld.HewontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1922.

1.Thestudentgotazeroatthebeginningbecause_____.

A.theteacherwasn'tsatisfiedwithhim

B.hisanswerwasn'tcompleteorcorrect

C.theteacherdidn'tfullyunderstandhisanswer

D.hisanswerdidn'tshowhisknowledgeofphysics

2.Weknowfromthepassagethat_____.

A.thestudentknewtheexpectedanswer

B.theadministratortoldBohrtheheight

C.theauthorpreferredBohr'slastanswer

D.theteacherwasaverystubbornperson

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.

A.instructorscanteachstudentshowtothink

B.arbiterscanhelpstudentstogethighscores

C.studentsshouldbegivenmorefreedominthinking

D.teachersshouldmakestudentsusephysicalformulas

4.WhatwasBohr'sattitudetowardhisschooling?

A.OptimisticB.CriticalC.ApprovingD.Neutral

B

Recordingsofangrybeesareenoughtosendbig,toughAfricanelephantsrunningaway,anewstudysays.Beehives（蜂窝）—eitherrecordedorreal—mayevenpreventelephantsfromdamagingfarmer’scrops.

In2002,scientistLucyKingandherteamfoundthatelephantsavoidcertaintreeswithbeeslivinginthem.Today,LucywantstoseeifAfricanhoneybeesmightdiscourageelephantsfromeatingcrops.Butbeforesheaskedfarmertogotothetroubleofsettingupbeehivesontheirfarms,sheneededtofindoutifthebeeswouldscareelephantsaway.

LucyfoundawildbeehiveinsideatreeinnorthernKenyaandsetuparecorder.Thenshethrewastoneintothebeehive,whichburstintolife.Lucyandherassistanthidintheircaruntiltheangrybeeshadcalmeddown.Next，LucysearchedoutelephantfamiliesinSamburuNationalReserveinnorthernKenyaandputaspeakerinatreeclosetoeachfamily.

Fromadistance,Lucyswitchedonthepre-recordedsoundofangrybeeswhileatthesametimerecordingtheelephantswithavideocamera.Halftheelephantgroupslefttheareawithintenseconds.Outofatotalof17groups,onlyonegroupignoredthesoundoftheangrybees.Lucyreportedthatalltheyoungelephantsimmediatelyrantotheirmotherstohideunderthem.WhenLucyplayedthesoundofawaterfall（瀑布）insteadoftheangrybeestomanyofthesameelephantfamilies,theanimalswereundisturbed.Evenafterfourminutes,mostofthegroupsstayedinoneplace.

Lucyisnowstudyingwhethertheelephantswillcontinuetoavoidthesoundofangrybeesafterhearingitseveraltimes.Shehasn’ttestedenoughgroupsyettoknow,butherinitial（最初的）resultswerepromisingenoughtobegintrialswithfarmers.Shehasnowbegunplacingspeakersinthefieldstoseeifelephantsarefrightenedaway.

5.Weknowfromthepassagethatelephantsmaybefrightenedof.

A.loudnoisesB.somecropsC.videocamerasD.angrybees

6.Asmentionedinthepassage,Lucy.

A.worksbyherselfinAfricaB.needstotestmoreelephantgroups

C.hasstoppedelephantseatingcropsD.hasgotfarmerstosetupbeehivesontheirfarms

7.WhydidLucythrowastoneintoawildbeehive?

A.Torecordthesoundofbees.

B.Tomakeavideoofelephants.

C.Toseeifelephantswouldrunaway.

D.Tofindoutmoreaboutthebehaviorofbees.

8.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.YoungelephantsignoreAfricanhoneybees.

B.Waterfallscanmakeelephantsstayinoneplace.

C.Elephantsdonotgoneartreeswithbeeslivinginthem.

D.FarmersdonotallowLucytoconducttestsintheirfields.

C

Proudlyreadingmywords,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.Confused,Iglancedtowardmystone-facedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedover,hopingtohidemyself.“Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?

”

Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtalkIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:

goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!

Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice;flip（掷）acoin.Heads—thecommander,andtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!

Tails,myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.

Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlymass,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear,“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.”Thewholeworldbecamequite!

HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?

Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearless,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:

Nore-dos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster’sofficewithmygrandfather,nowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.Ismiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyoptiontoskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!

9.Whatdidtheauthor’sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?

A.interestingB.ridiculous.C.boring.D.puzzling.

10.Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?

A.HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.

B.Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.

C.Heforgothisteacher’sinstruction.

D.Hewasnewattheschool.

11.Theunderlinedword“burning”inPara.3probablymeans_______.

A.annoyedB.ashamedC.readyD.eager

12.Intheend,theauthorturnedthingsaround_______.

A.byredoinghistask

B.throughhisownefforts

C.withthehelpofhisgrandfather

D.undertheguidanceofhisheadmaster

   D

Ibelievethatmycountry，Poland，isaperfectexampleforaplacewherefoodisparticularlyimportant.Whenwewerelittlechildren,webegantounderstandhowmuchaloafofbreadmeanttoourparents—tosomeitmightsoundsillybutformethecustomofkissingbreadbeforeyoustartedcuttingitwassimplyamazing.It’snotsocommonnowadaystotreatfoodthatway，sinceyouhardlyeverbakeyourownbread.Besides,everyonewouldcallyoucrazyifyoutriedtokisseverybreadrollbeforeyouatethem!

Butthoughwenolongermakeourfoodfromscratch（起点）,somecustomshavebeenkept—that’swhyIfeelsosorryeverytimeIhavetothrowanyfoodaway—eventhoughInolongerlivewithmyparentsandnobodywouldblamemeforthisanymore!

   Manypeopleofournationarestillworkingasfarmers,eatingwhattheygrowandharvestandthereforeenjoyingeverythingmore.It’swidelyknownthatyouvaluemoreanythingthatneedsyoureffortinthefirstplace.InmosthomesinPoland,especiallythoseoffarmers,thewholefamilywouldtryandhavetheirmealstogether—extremelydifficultnow,butsorewarding!

Youcanshareothermembers’troublesandsuccesses,giveyourchildrensomeattention,orjustsitdownforamoment,insteadofrushingthroughlifeaimlessly.Furthermore,yourbody，andstomachinparticularwillbeverygratefulforsuchatime!

   InPoland,awedding，Christmasorevenabirthdayiscelebratedwithagreatmeal.Womeninthehousegettogetherandcook,sometimesforafewdaysbeforetheevent，andtheextremelygoodorunusualfoodw