甘肃省天水市一中高一下学期第二学段考试英语（辅导班）试题含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精天水一中2016—2017学年第二学期2016级第二次考试试题英语(B卷)本试卷分为第I卷（选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题）两部分，满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。第I卷（满分50分）第一部分阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheiPhone,theiPad：eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad（一时的风尚）。Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”–-—andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer--—whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet——-usedthetitlein2008.Alovelybear———popularintheUSandUK--—thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”。Aslimmed—downversion(简装本）ofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthename“i"。Ingeneral,single—letterprefixes（前缀)havebeenpopularsincethe1990s,whentermssuchase—mailande-commerce(电子商务)firstcameintouse。Most“i"productsaretargetedat（针对)youngpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent's“i”,it’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablename.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletter“i”。Whynotuse“a”，“b",or“c”instead？AccordingtoTonyThorne,headoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollege，London,“i"worksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous。WhenAppleuses“i”，nooneknowswhetheritmeansInternet，information,individualorinteractive，ThornetoldBBCMagazines。“EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPod，itseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition(定义）,”hesays.“However,thankstoApple,thetermisnowconnectedwithportability（轻便)。"addsThorne。Clearlytheletter“i"alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual。Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds,andwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.Alongwith“Google”and“blog”，readersofBBCMagazinesvoted“i"asoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade（十年).Butashistoryshows,peoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990s，productswith“2000”intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.However,asweenteredthenewcentury,thefashiondisappeared.1。WecaninferthattheIndependent’s“i”isdesignedfor_________。 A。oldreaders B。youngreaders C.fashionablewomen D.engineers2.Theunderlinedword“ambiguous”means“__________”。 A。popular B。clear C。uncertain D.unique3。Nowadays，the“i”termoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare__________. A.portable B.environmentallyfriendly C.advanced D。recyclable4.Thewritersuggeststhat__________. A.“i"productsareoftenofhighquality B。iTeddyisalivebear C。theletter“b”replacesletter“i”tonametheproducts D。thepopularityof“i”productsmaynotlastlongBOneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem，Pennsylvania。WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto。Itwasthefarthest,coldest,anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine。Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon。WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica,orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvania.Pluto,whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma“majorplanet”toa“dwarfplanet”（矮星)in2006，capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystemPluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractive.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts,oldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaff，Arizona，Tombaugh'staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflight，aplanetthattheobservatory’sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptune。OnFebruary18，1930，Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmerican，andrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment（入侵)。Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall。Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook.5.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage?A。Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus。B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky。C。BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican.D。Becauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniverse。6。Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AnAmericanScientist:ClydeTombaughB。PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoyC。Pluto’sStrangeRomanceD。TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania7.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?A。ClydeTombaughdiscoveredthedarknessintheGreatDepression。B.PlutowastheonlyplanetthatwasdiscoveredbyClydeTombaugh。C。ClydeTombaugh'sjobwastobuildtelescopesforLowellObservatory。D.ClydeTombaugh’stelescopesusedforsearchingstarswereverysimple.C“DidyouhearwhathappenedtoAdamLastFriday？”LindseywhisperstoTori.Withhereyesshining，Toribrags，“YoubetIdid,Seantoldmetwodaysago。”WhoareLindseyandToritalkingabout？Itjusthappenedtobeyourstruly,AdamFreedmam,Icantellyouthatwhattheyaresayingis(a)notniceand（b)noteventrue。Still，LindseyandToriaren’tverydifferentfrommoststudentshereatLintonHighSchool,includingme.Manyofourconversationsaregossip(闲话）。Ihavenoticedthreeeffectsofgossip：itcanhurtpeople,itcangivegossipersastrangekindofsatisfaction,anditcancausesocialpressuresinagroup。Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatitcanhurtthepersonbeingtalkedabout.Usually,gossipspreadsinformationaboutatopic-breakups，troubleathome，evendroppingout-thatapersonwouldratherkeepsecret。Themoreembarrassingorshamefulthesecretis,thejuicierthegossipitmakes。Probablytheworsttypeofgossipistheabsolutelie。Peopleoftenthinkofgossipersasharmless,butcruelliescancausepain。Ifweknowthatgossipcanbeharmful，thenwhydosomanyofusdoit？Theanswerliesinanothereffectofgossip:thesatisfactionitgivesus.Sharingthelatestrumor（传言)canmakeapersonfeelimportantbecauseheorsheknowssomethingthatothersdon’t。Similarly，hearingthelatestrumorcanmakeapersonfeellikepartofthe“ingroup。”Inotherwords,gossipissatisfyingbecauseitgivespeopleasenseofbelongingorevensuperiority（优越感）.Gossipalsocanhaveathirdeffect:itstrengthensunwritten，unspokenrulesabouthowpeopleshouldact。ProfessorDavidWilsonexplainsthatgossipisimportantinpolicingbehaviorsinagroup。Translatedintohighschoolterms，thismeansthatifeverybodyyouhangaroundwithislaughingatwhatJohnworeorwhatJanesaid，thenyoucanbetthatwearingorsayingsomethingsimilarwillgetyouthesamekindofnegativeattention。Thedosanddon’tsconveyedthroughgossipwillnevershowupinanystudenthandbook.Theeffectsofgossipvarydependingonthesituation.Thenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetospreadthelatestnews，thingaboutwhyyouwanttogossipandwhateffectsyour“juicystory”mighthave.8。Theauthorusesaconversationatthebeginningofthepassageto.A.introduceatopicB.presentanargumentC.describethecharactersD.clarifyhiswritingpurpose9。ProfessorDavidWilsonthinkthatgossipcan.A。providestudentswithwrittenrulesB。helppeoplewatchtheirownbehaviorsC.forceschooltoimprovestudenthandbooksD。attractthepolice'sattentiontogroupbehaviors10.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthepassage？A.NeverbecomeagossiperB.StayawayfromgossipersC。Don’tletgossipturnintoliesD.Thinktwicebeforeyougossip。第二节根据短文内容,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(共5题,每题2分)。11Peopletraveledinsearchoffoodandshelterorinordertofleefromtheirenemies。Sometimestheywerelookingforgoldorsilverinordertobecomerich。Onotheroccasionstheyweresearchingforrichfarmland.Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertraveledjustforfun。Eveninancienttimes,somepleasuretraveloccurred.Duringatypicalseason，700，000tourists.wouldcrowdintotheancientcityofRome,whereanimalsperformedandmagiciansentertainedthem。1213Internationaltouristarrivalsalonereachedasmanyas546millionin1994andareforecasttoriseto937millionin2010,accordingtotheWorldTradeOrganization.14Probablythemostcommonreasonfortravelingisrelatedtoourphysicalwell—being。Actually，travelingtosportseventsisoneofthefastestgrowingtypesoftravel.Inourfastdeveloping，modernsocietywherestresshasbecomepartofpeople’slife,peoplecanrestandrelaxbyhavingachangeofenvironmentandactivities。15Nooneseemstodoubtthattravelbroadensthemind.In18thcenturyEurope，youngmenwouldgoonaGrandTourtovariouscountriesinordertocompletetheireducation.Todaythedesiretotraveltodifferentcountriesisencouragedbymodemmassmedia。Peoplewhotraveltoothercountriescanatthesametimelearnmoreabouttheirowncountryandculture。A。Butwhydopeopleliketravelingsomuch?B。Throughouthistory，mosttravelwasnotforpleasure。C。Sotheytraveltoalakeforaswimortoaparkforahike.D。Theimprovementintransportationhasalsoencouragedpeopletotravel.E.WealthyRomansmadetripstoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGames。F.Thegrowthoftourismhasbecomeamodernphenomenonexperiencedbyallcountriesintheworld。G。Anotherimportantreasonfortravelingistosatisfyourcuriosityaboutdifferentplacesandcultures.第二部分完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）WhenIwas13myonlypurposewastobecomethestaronourfootballteam.Thatmeant

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35.A。healthier B。cleverer C.bigger D。cooler第Ⅱ卷（满分50分）第一部分课文填空(共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）Forseveralbillionyearsafterthe“BigBang”，theearthwasstilljustacloudofdust.Whatitwasto______(36）wasuncertainuntilbetween4。5and3.8billionyearsagowhenthedustsettledintoasolidglobe.Theearthbecameso______(37）thatitwasnotclearwhethertheshapewouldlastornot。______（38）eastward,you'llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests，aswellaswideriversandlargecities。Somepeoplehavetheidea______（39）youcancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays,buttheyforgetthefactthatCanadais5500kilometersfromcoasttocoast。HereinVancouver,you'reinCanada'swarmestpart。PeoplesayitisCanada’smostbeautifulcity，_______（40bymountainsandthePacificOcean.Itspopulationisincreasingrapidly。Thecoast_______(41)ofVancouverhassomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworld。However,thiswasnoteasy.WhentheyfirstarrivedinGombein1960,itwasunusualforawomantoliveintheforest。_______(42）afterhermothercametohelpherforthefirstfewmonths______(43）sheallowedtobeginherproject。Herworkchangedthewaypeoplethinkaboutchimps。Forexample,oneimportantthingshediscoveredwasthatchimpshuntandeatmeat。Untiltheneveryone______(44)thoughtchimpsateonlyfruitandnuts。Shealsodiscoveredhowchimpscommunicatewitheachother,andherstudyoftheirbodylanguagehelpedher__________(45）theirsocialsystem.第二节阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题,每小题1.5分，共15分）Polarbearsaresufferingina

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thebearsarenotactivelyhunting.第二部分短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文.文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词.删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1。每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Iaswellasmyfamily

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unforgettableexperience.第三部分书面表达（共15分)假定你是李华，你的美国老师Mr.Evans要求你们明天下午去听一个英国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你写一封信向Mr.Evans道歉并说明情况。要点如下：1。表示歉意。2。理由:父亲去北京出差，母亲生病住院需要人照顾.3.询问：是否有录音，以便补听讲座。注意:1。词数100左右.2。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头语和结束语已为你写好.DearMr.Evans,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua天水一中2016-2017学年第二学期2016级第二次考试试题英语答案（B卷)阅读理解：（共15小题，每小题2分,满分30分）1-4：BCAD5-7ACD8-10ABD阅读填空(共5题,每题2分）11—15BEFAG完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）16—35DACCD；DBADC；BBACD;BAADC课文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)36。Becom