甘肃省兰州市高三第二次实战考试英语试题

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALibrariesaredoingwellinthedigitaltimes.Herearesomeofthemostawesomeexamples.1.FreiburgUniversityLibrary,GermanyTheoriginallibraryoftheFreiburgUniversitywasrebuiltin2015followingtheprojectofDegeloArchitects.Thenewbuildinghas41,000squaremetersandlookslikeacutdiamond.Inside,thereare1,200workspacesinfourreadingroomsplus500workareas.Thelibraryoffersinthebasementasystemofautomatedcheckoutmachinesand700,000volumesthatcanbeborrowed.2.MicrolibraryatTamanBima,IndonesiaThiswonderfullittlepubliclibraryislocatedinaKampungneighborhoodneartheBandungairport,Indonesia.ThebuildingwasdesignedbytheBandungofficeofSHAUarchitectstudio.Ithas160squaremetersandisbuiltuponapreexistingstagethatwasalreadyusedbythelocalmunityforeventsandgatherings.TheBimapubliclibraryisthefirstofaseriesofsimilarmicrolibrariesthatareplannedtobebuiltacrossIndonesia.3.PublicLibraryofConstitución,ChileThecityinConstitución,Chile,wasdevastatedby8.8degreesearthquakein2010.Thenewpubliclibrary,designedbySebastianIrarrázaval,isapartoftheinitiativetorebuildthecity.ConstituciónisoneofthebiggestclustersofwoodproductioninChile.Thisheritageisreflectedintheconstructionofthispostdisasterlibrary.It’smadealmostentirelyofwood,andonlythefirewallsaredonewithexposedpouredconcrete.Theinternalareaofthelibraryexceeds350squaremeters.Thebuildingwasopenedin2015,fiveyearsaftertheearthquake.4.LiYuanLibrary,ChinaBuiltin2011inasmallvillageoHuairouontheoutskirts（郊区）ofBeijing,thisbeautifulnatureinspiredlibrarywasdesignedbyLiXiaodong.The175squaremeterbuilding’sinteriorisspatiallydiversebyusingstepsandsmalllevelchangestocreatedistinctplaces.Thewoodenstickstemperthebrightlightandspreaditevenlythroughoutthespacetogiveaperfectreadingenvironment.Thelibraryclosesatduskbecausethereisnoelectricityinit.1.Whichofthefollowinglibrariesisthebiggestone?A.LiYuanLibrary B.MicrolibraryatTamanBimaC.FreiburgUniversityLibrary D.PublicLibraryofConstitución2.Ifyouwanttoseealibrarymadeentirelyofwood,youcangoto________.A.Chile B.China C.Indonesia D.Germany3.WhatisspecialaboutLiYuanLibrary?A.Itopens24hoursaday. B.Ithasnoelectricitysupply.C.ItisthebiggestlibraryinChina. D.Itisdirectlyexposedtothesunlight.BMarkisalwaysengagedinhiswork.Butthistimehefeltthatitwastimeforhimtotakepartinhismunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Theareacitycouncilwomanwasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasonthedecline.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therewerechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinemptybuildings.Markreadfromthecharts,“Policepatrolscutback,illegalparkingup20%”.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.ItwastoomuchforMark.“Theproblemsaretoobig”,hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,“Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcandowouldmakeadifferencehere.”Ashenearedthebusstoponhiswayhome,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybag,andababy.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherchild,alittleboy,suddenlyranintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshifted,andgroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy’sarmandledhimbacktohismother.“Yougottastaywithmom,”hesaid.Thenhepickedupthestraygrocerieswhileandthewomansmiledinrelief.“Thanks,”shesaid,“You’vegotgreattiming.”“Justbeingneighborly,”Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedatthewallsofbus.Ononeofthemwas“Smallactsofkindnessaddup.”Marksmiledandthought,“Maybethat’sagoodplacetostart.”4.WhatwasbeingdiscussedwhenMarkarrivedattheneighborhoodmeeting?A.Thehighpriceofgrocery.B.Theeducationproblemofchildren.C.Theworseningofqualityoflife.D.Thehousingconditionsinthemunity.5.What’sMark’sopinionaboutthemunityproblemsaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Peoplecouldsolvetheproblemsbythemselves.B.Hedidn’thavetheabilitytosolvesuchproblems.C.Hedidn’thaveenoughtimetosolvetheproblems.D.Peopleweretooselfishtohelpotherssolvetheproblems.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“Smallactsofkindnessaddup”meaninthelastparagraph?A.Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.B.Everyoneshouldtryhisbesttodogooddeeds.C.Allsmallkindactscanmakepeoplegrowupquickly.D.Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Markalwaysplayedanactivepartinmunityactivities.B.Visualaidswereusedtodisplaytheseriousnessofproblems.C.Manypeoplewerediscouragedbytheproblemsfacingthem.D.Thecitycouncilwomanwasresponsibleforthefallingoflifequality.CItisimportanttoprotectyourselffromharmfulrays.Butifyouthinkahighfactorsunscreenkeepsyousafefromharmfulrays,youmaybewrong.Researchinthisweek’sNatureshowsthatwhilefactor50reducesthenumberofmelanomas（黑瘤）anddelaystheiroccurrence,itcan’tpreventthem.Melanomasarethemostaggressiveskincancers.Youhaveahigherriskifyouhaveredorblondhair,fairskin,blueorgreeneyes,orsunburneasily,orifacloserelativehashadone.Melanomasaremoremonifyouhaveperiodicintenseexposuretothesun.Otherskincancersareincreasinglylikelywithlongtermexposure.Thereiscontinuingdebateastohoweffectivesunscreenisinreducingmelanomas–theevidenceisweakerthanitisforpreventingothertypesofskincancer.A2011Australianstudyof1,621peoplefoundthatpeoplerandomlyselectedtoapplysunscreendailyhadhalftherateofmelanomasofpeoplewhousedcreamasneeded.Asecondstudy,paring1,167peoplewithmelanomasto1.101whodidn’thavethecancer,foundthatusingsunscreenroutinely,alongsideotherprotectionsuchashats,longsleevesorstayingintheshade,didgivesomeprotection.Thisstudysaidotherformsofsunprotection–nosunscreen–seemedmostbeneficial.Thestudyreliedonpeoplerememberingwhattheyhaddoneovereachdecadeoftheirlives,soit’snotentirelyreliable.Butitseemsreasonabletothinksunscreengivespeopleafalsesenseofsecurityinthesun.Manypeoplealsodon’tusesunscreenproperlyapplyinginsufficientamounts,failingtoreapplyafteracoupleofhoursandstayinginthesuntoolong.Itissunburnthatismostworrying–recentresearchshowsfiveepisodesofsunburnintheteenageyearsincreasestheriskofallskincancers.Thegoodnewsisthatabinationofsunscreenandcoveringupcanreducemelanomarates,asshownbyAustralianfiguresfromtheirslipslopslapcampaign.Soifthereisaheatwavethissummer,itwouldbebestforus,too,tosliponashirt,usesunscreenandslaponahat.8.What’speople’smonexpectationofhighfactorsunscreen?A.Itwillprotectthemfromsunburn.B.Itwillkeeptheirskinsmoothadfair.C.Itwillworkforpeopleofanyskincolor.D.Itwilldelaytheoccurrenceofskincancer.9.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.Sunscreencanpreventallkindsofskincancers.B.Thestudiesarebasedondirectobservationofthesubjects.C.Thestudiesmayhelppeopleselectthemosteffectivesunscreen.D.Dailyapplicationofsunscreenhelpsreducetheincidenceofmelanomas.10.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinordertoreducemelanomarates?A.Stayingintheshadewheneverpossible.B.Usingcoveringupinsteadofsunscreen.C.Usingbothcoveringupandsunscreen.D.Applyingtherightamountofsunscreen.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.NoWaytoStopHarmfulRays!B.DoesSunscreenPreventSkinCancer?C.DidYouUseSunscreenIntheRightWay?D.SkinCancerTheBiggestThreattoHumanBeings!DLUKLA,Nepal(Xinhua)–Qomolangma,knownasMountEverestintheWest,oncenegativelyrecognizedasthe“world’shighestjunkyard”,issettobeecleaneras30,000porters（搬运工）havebeenmobilized（动员）forwastecollectionanddisposalfromthemountain’ssouthernside.ThecleanupdrivewaslaunchedrecentlynearLuklaairport,oneoftheworld’smostdangerousairportsyetavitalgatewaytotheworld’shighestpeak.“OurmajortaskistokeepEverest,whichistheprideoftheworld,clean.Thiscampaignaimstotransport100tonsofnonburnablegarbagefromtheEverestregiontoKathmanduin2018,”AngDorjeSherpa,chairmanoftheSagarmathaPollutionControlmitteesaid.TheSPCC,anenvironmentalconversationorganization,hasmadeitmandatory（强制性）since2013thateveryclimbershouldcarrydown8kilogramsoftrash,butfortrekkers（旅行者）thereisnosuchregulation.Duetothis,morethan100tonsofwastegetscollectedintheregionannually.AccordingtoNepalesegovernmentstatistics,nearly50,000domesticandforeigntrekkersvisittheQomolangmaregionannually,whilemorethan400mountaineersattempttoscalethepeak.Thecollectedwastemostlyincludesemptybeerbottlesandcans,oxygenbottles,torntentsandsleepingbags,foodbins,anddiscardedmountaineeringandtrekkingequipment.Thetrashwascollectedbylocalgroupsinmorethanadozenvillageswhilethewastewastransporteddownthemountaininsacks（麻布袋）byportersandyakhybridanimalsaszopkyos.Thecleanupcoveredsettlementsfromupto5,000metersnearthebasecamp,toLuklaairportlocatedatanaltitudeof2,805meters.Onthefirstdayofthecampaign,severaltonsofwastewassentofftoKathmandofromLulkaonplanesbelongingtoTaraAirlines,oneoftheleadingprivateairlinesinNepal.Theairlineshavesetanambitioustargetofflyingout100tonsofwastefromtheregionin2018,asapartofitsmitmenttotheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoalsagainstclimatechange.Thepany’sCEOUmeshChandraRaisaid:“Wehopethatthiscampaignwillhelpthelocalpeopletomaintainapristine（原始的）,naturalandunspoiledenvironmentsothatmoretrekkerswillefromeverywhere,makingthetrekkingindustryheremoresustainable.”12.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThebasicsituationofMountEverest.B.Theintroductionofthecleanupcampaign.C.Theuniquewaytopreventenvironmentpollution.D.Thedescriptionofthemostdangerousairportintheword.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph3referto?A.Theruleforvisitorsmadebythelocaltravelagencies.B.ThecleanupcampaignlaunchedbyAngDorjeSherpa.C.ThedemandfortheclimbersmadebytheSPCCsince2013.D.ThelawforthelocalpeoplemadebytheNepalesegovernment.14.Howdoestheauthorindicatethatthecleanupcampaignisverytough?A.Bylistingfigures. B.Bymakingparisons.C.Bygivingsomeexamples. D.Byanalyzingsomecauses.15.What’sUmeshChandraRai’sattitudetowardsthecleanupcampaign?A.Doubtful. B.Curious. C.Enthusiastic. D.Unfavorable.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。Whyissettinggoalsimportant?Becausegoalscanhelpyoudo,be,andexperienceeverythingyouwantinlife.16,goalsallowyourselftomakeyourlifehappen.Successfulandhappypeoplehaveavisionofhowtheirlifeshouldbeandtheysetlotsofgoals(bothshorttermandlongrange)tohelpthemreachtheirvision.Bysettinggoalsyouaretakingcontrolofyourlife.17.18.Theydecidewhattheywantinlifeandthengettherebymakingplansandsettinggoals.Unsuccessfulpeoplejustletlifehappenbyaccident.Goalsaren’tdifficulttoset,andtheyaren’tdifficulttoreach.19.Youaretheonewhomustdecidewhattopursueandinwhatdirectiontoaimyourlife.Researchtellsusthatwhenwewriteagoaldownwearemorelikelytoachieveit.Writtengoalscanbereviewedregularly,andhavemorepower.20,theyarehardertoneglectorforget.Alsowhenyouwriteyourgoalsinaparticularwayyouareabletomakeyourselfcontinuouslyawareofsituationsthatwillbringyounearertoyourgoals.A.LikeacontractwithyourselfB.InsteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyouC.WinnersinlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughonthemD.It’slikehavingamaptoshowyouwhereyouwanttogoE.Mysuggestionisthatyoushouldn’tsetgoalsjustforthesakeofitF.Ithinkthere’snothingwhichcanstopyoufromachievingyourgoalsG.It’suptoyoutofindoutwhatyourgoals,idealsandvisionsreallyare第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Whichesfirst,happinessormoney?Arericherpeople21?And22,howdopeoplegetricher?Arecentstudycouldtellyoutheanswer.Thestudy23thousandsofteenagersandfoundthatthosewhofeltbetterabout24asyoungadults25tohavehigherinesbythetimethey2629.Thosewhowerehappiestearnedanaverageof$8,000morethanthosewhowerethemost27.Theresearchers,fromUniversityCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofWarwick,saythatverygloomy（沮丧的）teens,nomatterhowtallorsmarttheywere,earned10%lessthantheirpeers,28thehappieronesearned2930%more.Happierteenagershaveaneasiertime30school,collegeandthejob31,32becausetheyalwaysfeelbetteraboutlife.Itmay33betruethathappierpeoplefinditeasiertomakefriends,whoareoftenthekeytohomeworkhelpornetworking.AreportinJunesuggestedthatprofessionalrespectwasmoreimportantthan34intermsofworkplacehappiness.InAugustscientistsannouncedthattheyhadfoundthe35forhappinessinwomen.Alas!Thesamegenedoesn’tappeartohave36effectonmen.AndinOctoberresearchersintheUKandintheUSannouncedthatpeoplewhoeatsevenportionsoffruitandvegetablesadayreportbeingthehappiest.Ifitisreallytruethathappierkids37beingwealthierkids,isitnecessaryforparentstogettheirkidstodothehomework?Thefactisthat38homeworkwillmakekidshappybutsurelyhurttheirgrades.Studiesdoshow,39,thatmoreeducation40betterpaidjobs,whichmaygiveusadeepthought.21.A.busier B.safer C.happier D.braver22.A.ifnot B.ifso C.ifany D.ifever23.A.lookedaround B.lookedinto C.lookedout D.lookedthrough24.A.life B.time C.money D.work25.A.attached B.attained C.attended D.tended26.A.turned B.grew C.went D.got27.A.admirable B.fantastic C.delighted D.depressed28.A.while B.when C.as D.though29.A.rightnow B.upto C.rightaway D.downto30.A.gettingdown B.gettingthrough C.gettingout D.gettingover31.A.drama B.interview C.review D.schedule32.A.simply B.just C.chiefly D.only33.A.even B.also C.ever D.once34.A.jobs B.dollars C.friends D.parents35.A.gene B.brand C.character D.nature36.A.thebest B.thedifferent C.thesame D.themost37.A.eup B.endup C.takeup D.turnup38.A.no B.nor C.not D.few39.A.firstofall B.forall C.atall D.afterall40.A.existsin B.contributesto C.resultsfrom D.relieson第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Whatisreading?Readingisactuallyaveryplexprocessthatrequiresagreatdealofactive41(participate)onthepartofthereader.Itisanactivethinkingprocessinvolvingtheinteractionbetweenthereaderandtheprint.Thatistosay,thereader’sschema(formerorpreviousknowledge)aboutthetopicto42(read)andhislanguageknowledge(vocabularyandgrammar)directlyaffecthisunderstandingofthereadingmaterialand43turn,thenewinformationaboutthetopic44(contain)inthereadingmaterialwillenlargethereader’sformerschema.Readingisaveryimportant45(mean)ofgainingknowledgeaboutculture,custom,scienceeducationandtechnologyfromothersorothercountries.Itisagoodwayoflearningthemostadvancedhitechnology46(serve)theneedsofthesocialdevelopmentandtheinterestsofourpeoplethroughreading.Readingis47inseparableponentoftheEnglishlearning.Weshouldlaysolidfoundationsforouradvancededucation,andwecanmasterthelanguagebyreading48(large).However,itisaveryplexactivity49involvesalmostallpsychologicalprocesses50(include)sensation,perception,motorbehavior,motivation,attention,emotion,cognitionandallkindsofmemory.第三部分写作（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（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一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。YesterdaywewenttoHappinessNursingHousetohelptheoldpeople.Wesetoutearlierinthemorningandbroughtthemlotsofgift.Whenwearrived,wewerewarmlywelebythem.Firstweintroducedmyself.Thenweweremakingdumplingstogetherwiththeold,talkingandlaugh.Afterlunch,weperformedandsangsongswiththemhappy.Finallyalltheoldpeoplesaygoodbyetousatthegate.Wewereveryhappybecauseofwedidagooddeed.Ithinkthisnecessaryforusteenagerstolearnwhattorespectandtakecareofothers,especially,theold.第二节书面表达（百强校英语解析团队专供）（满分25分）假定你是李华，你所在的城市近期将举办丝绸之路国际艺术节（SilkRoadInternationalArtsFestival）你想邀请你的英国朋友Jacob一起参加艺术节期间举行的一些活动。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.举办艺术节的目的；2.举办时间；3.活动内容。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJacob,__________________________________