甘肃省部分普通高中高三2月第一次联考英语试题及答案

1、2015年2月甘肃省部分普通高中高三第一次联考英语 试卷本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑anext year marks the 150th anniversary of when large numbers of chinese started working on a huge project in the united states. they help to

2、build americas first transcontinental railroad between 1863 and 1869, connecting the east coast with the west.people know little about the chinese railroad workers and what happened to them after the project was finished. stanford university in california wants to learn more about the lives of these

3、 men by reaching out to their families.bill yees ancestors came from southern china. he said, “my great-great-grandfather came to america during thegold rushdays and he returned to china as a wealthy man. and then my great-grandfather came to work on the railroad and died there.” but that did not st

4、op his grandfather from coming to the us on false papers. he operated a laundry. bill yees father continued to run the business and has never returned to china.“things were pretty bad in some parts of china in the 1860s. they came to america at all costs in order that they no longer had to bear hung

5、er,” bill yee said.shelley fisher fishkin is helping to direct the chinese railroad workers in north america project at stanford university. she said, “many of the chinese workers who came to work on the transcontinental and other railroads returned to china after their work was done and created fam

6、ilies there. some of them settled in america and created new families, but they had families who they left when they came here and they may have descendants in china.”there is a need to create a record of the object and spoken history from the families of the railroad workers.“the us could not have

7、become the modern industrial nation without the railroads. and the railroads would not have come together without the work of these chinese workers,” said shelley fisher fishkin.1. what do you know about bill yee?a. his family was rich in the 1860s.b. his father settled in the usa.c. he knows little

8、 about his ancestors and hopes to know more.d. his grandfather came to america with his great-grandfather.2. according to bill yee, many chinese went to america in the 1860s mainly . a. to run their own businesses b. to find their ancestorsc. to make a living d. to dig gold3. according to shelley fi

9、sher fishkin, .a. the descendants of the chinese railroad workers all live a good lifeb. they expect to find all the descendants of the chinese railroad workersc. some chinese railroad workers hope they can find their descendants in chinad. some chinese railroad workers have descendants both in chin

10、a and the us4. why did stanford university carry out the project? a. because they want to help the chinese railroad workers descendants to get together. b. because they want to show the importance of americas first transcontinental railroad. c. because they want to learn more about how to build a ra

11、ilroad in the past in america. d.because they want americans to remember the chinese railroad workers role in us history.bthe world bank has looked at the distinguishing features of successful school system.according to the world banks education specialist, harry patrinos, this include: improving th

12、e quality of teachers and making sure that teachers are highly regarded; providing information to make schools accountable and giving autonomy to schools and head teachers.this matters not only for individual pupils but also for the well-being of countries, he says, because improving educational per

13、formance has a direct impact on improving economic performance.chinas education performance at least in cities such as shanghai and hong kong seems to be as spectacular as the countrys fast growing economy.certainly both these open and outward-looking cities consider education to be important and ar

14、e willing to adopt the best educational practices from around the world to ensure success. in hong kong, education accounts for more than one-fifth of entire government spending every year.“shanghai and hong kong are small education systems, with a concentration of ideas, manpower and resources for

15、education,” says prof cheng.under the banner “first class city, first class education”, shanghai set about systematically re-equipping classroom, upgrading schools and improving the curriculum in the last decade.it got rid of the “key schools” system which concentrated resources only on top students

16、 and top schools. instead staff were trained in more interactive teaching methods and computers were brought in.about 80% of shanghai school leavers go to university compared to an overall average of 24% in china. meanwhile, dynamic hong kong was forced into educational improvements as its industrie

17、s moved to cheaper mainland chinese areas in the 1990s.its survival as a service and management hub depends on upgrading knowledge and skills. in the last decade hong kong has concentrated on closing the gap for all students, says a report by mckinsey management consultants.the report, how the world

18、s most improved school systems keep getting better, rated hong kongs education system among the best in the world.5. the world banks survey about education mainly concentrates on . a. what has made some education systems successfulb. chinas education system and competitive examsc. how to relieve chi

19、nese students of their heavy schoolworkd. the relationship between education and economic development6. according to harry patrinos, the key to successful school systems is .a. to give autonomy to all teachers to educate students freely in classb. to let students attend after-school tutoring and do

20、more exercisesc. to improve teachers abilities and give schools free performance rightd. to make school education directly serve the economy of the country7. we can learn from the text that .a. the “key school” system is the key to many schools failureb. students in shanghai and hong kong work the h

21、ardestc. hong kongs educational performance isnt as good as shanghaisd. shanghai and hong kongs economic performance will improve8. what is the authors attitude towards the school systems of shanghai and hong kong? a. negative. b. positive. c. neutral. d. critical.ca ground-based system that uses mu

22、ch stronger signals than gps can find your location in cities and indoors. it is a new positioning system that could compete with gps to make sure you never lose your directions again.instead of satellites, locata uses ground-based equipment to launch a radio signal over a localized area that is a m

23、illion times stronger on arrival than gps. it can work indoors as well as outdoors, and the makers claim the receivers can be shrunk to fit inside a regular cell phone. even the us military, which invented gps technology, signed a contract last month agreeing to a large-scale test of locata at the w

24、hite sands missile range in new mexico. “this is one of the most important technology developments for the future of the positioning industry,” says nunzio gambale, ceo and co-founder of the firm locata, based in griffith, australia.as for the locatas accuracy, christopher morin of the us air force

25、tested it recently at white sands, and it worked to within 18 centimeters along any axis(轴). morin says it should be possible to get the resolution down to 5 centimeters.admittedly, the tests were performed in an open desert where gps also works beautifully, but its signals are weak like a car headl

26、ight from 20,000 kilometers away and easily blocked by solid objects. “locatas signal is far stronger, though not guaranteed to work in a complex urban environment,” says david last, consultant to the uks general lighthouse authorities.“locatas technology will face competition in the race to transfo

27、rm indoor navigation. but it could shine in specific areas,” gambale says. “robots with locata could easily navigate inside buildings without the complex optical systems they need at the moment. and process that handle precise location data could not only guide you around a mall, railway station or

28、airport, but also take you to the exact shelf in a shop for the product you want. the units small and cheap enough for smart phones should be available within five years a similar path to the one gps took on its way towards world domination.”9. the passage is written mainly to .a. encourage people t

29、o buy the locatab. tell us the disadvantage of the gpsc. introduce a new positioning system locatad. tell us that locata will replace gps one day10. which of the following is not true about locata according to paragraph 2? a. without the help of the satellites, locata can tell you where you are. b.

30、the us military has to test it before using it. c. locata has a better signal than gps. d. locata can be fixed into smart phones only.11. which of the following words can be used to replace the underlined word in paragraph 4? a. accuracy b. speed c. determination d. length12. according to the passag

31、e, what can we know about gambale? a. he did the experiment at white sands.b. he is confident in locata and think highly of it.c. he said that locata could not work in a complex urban environment.d. he is worried about the competition that locata faces.denergy independence. it has a nice ring to it.

32、 doesnt it? if you think so, youre not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of american president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.“energy independence” and

33、 its rhetorical (修辞的) companion “energy security” are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely through, though. what is it that we want independence from, exactly?most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil. but there are reasons that we buy all that oil from

34、 elsewhere.the first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running. yes, there is a trickle（涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.second, americans have basically decided that they dont really want

35、to produce all their own oil. they value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad. vast areas of the united states are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection. to what extent are americans really willing to endure the env

36、ironmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?third, there are benefits to trade. it allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit. and although you dont read about this much, the united stat

37、es is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.there is no question that the united states imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy. when that flow is interrupted,

38、 we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices, at the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.13. what does the author think of biofuels?a. they keep americas economy running

39、 healthily.b. they prove to be a good alternative to petroleum.c. they do not provide a sustainable energy supply.d. they cause serious damage to the environment.14. why does america rely heavily on oil imports?a. it wants to expand its storage of crude oil.b. its own oil reserves are quickly runnin

40、g out.c. it wants to keep its own environment intact.d. its own oil production falls short of demand.15. what does the author say about oil trade?a. it proves profitable to both sides. b. it improves economic efficiency. c. it makes for economic prosperity. d. it saves the cost of oil exploration.第二

41、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。 housework not good exercise, says study 16 it even said that people who did the most housework were usually the most overweight. 17 the contribution of domestic physical activity to meeting current recommendations for health. it questions

42、whether activities like do-it-yourself, gardening and housework are good exercise. 18 but there is a danger that people incorrectly think housework is proper exercise. a total of 4,563 adults took a survey about their weekly physical activity. 19 researcher professor murphy said any physical activit

43、y should increase the amount of calories burnt. 20 she said housework was “inversely related to leanness”. she said this suggested that either people overestimate how hard housework was an exercise, or they eat too much because they think they have lost lots of calories doing household chores.a. how

44、ever, her study found the opposite.b. people who do housework usually eat more.c. a new study says housework is not the quality exercise many people think it is.d. the research showed that people who included housework as exercise tended to be heavier. e. the study is called does “doing housework ke

45、ep you healthy” ?f. they think doing exercise is of great benefit to healthy.g. it says any activity is better than none.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）i think im one of the luckiest people in the world becaus

46、e of the time im able to spend with young people who are not afraid to show their excitement and zest for life. 21 , i would prefer a person with passion and enthusiasm to a person with 22 and talent any day of the week. you can teach and develop skills, 23 you cannot develop a love of life and an o

47、ptimistic attitude. these are 24 of a person and appear at all times during work or play. furthermore, they are traits that one is born with and they will never 25 them.as a 26 and an independent education and career planning advisor, i 27 too many children and young adults who are on a road to desp

48、air unless someone can find a way to change their attitude towards 28 and indeed life itself! 29 , society has turned out too many children and young that are unwilling to put much 30 or thought into their work. whenever i come across such people 31 or old, im reminded of a boy who went with his mot

49、her on a blueberry picking hike into the 32 . the boy filled his 33 mostly with moss(苔藓) and then covered the moss with a thin layer of blueberries so that it looked 34 . but the next morning, he found the blueberry pie which his mother 35 for him was moss.so 36 , whether you are in school or 37 , i

50、f you have enthusiasm and if you are 38 to put in consistent effort along with passion, you will receive the 39 . if, on the other hand, you are 40 and prefer to take short-cuts, you should not expect to achieve the same results.21. a. obviouslyb. personallyc. luckilyd. quickly22. a. skillsb. ideasc

51、. kindnessd. courage23. a. orb. forc. butd. if24. a. choicesb. requestsc. appearancesd. characters25. a. useb. deservec. losed. cherish26. a. journalistb. doctorc. colleagued. teacher27. a. search forb. come acrossc. care aboutd. depend on28. a. learningb. donatingc. speakingd. greeting29. a. eventu

52、allyb. unfortunatelyc. hopefullyd. perfectly30. a. equipmentb. informationc. effortd. possession31. a. innocentb. youngc. poord. stupid32. a. woodsb. cornerc. parkd. market33. a. mouthb. panc. basketballd. hand34. a. deliciousb. beautifulc. cleand. full35. a. collectedb. bakedc. keptd. bought36. a.

53、promiseb. guessc. rememberd. look37. a. in dangerb. in distancec. in hospitald. at work38. a. willingb. confidentc. proudd. careful39. a. cropb. trustc. votesd. rewards40. a. lazyb. busyc. curiousd. stubborn第卷第二节（共10题；每小题1.5，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。the truth 41 trees are vital t

54、o our life is not a secret. they provide us with food, wood and most 42 (important), oxygen. now there is one more thing we can add to this listblocking out harmful bacteria from water.the discovery 43 (make) by a team 44 (consist) of scientists from the massachusetts institute of technology (mit) a

55、nd high school students 45 were seeking a natural water filterone that would help communities in developing countries that do not have 46 (accessible) to modern water filter systems.the 47 (research), led by professor rohit karnik, decided to turn to trees for help because they could allow liquid to flow