甘肃省天水市某中学2016-2017学年高一下学期第二学段考试英语（辅导班）试题 Word版含答案

   The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad(一时的风尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” –-- and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer --- which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet ---used the title in 2008. A lovely bear --- popular in the US and UK --- that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version(简装本) of London’s Independent newspaper was started last week under the name “i”.

   In general, single-letter prefixes(前缀) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce(电子商务) first came into use.

   Most “i” products are targeted at （针对）young people and considering the major readers of Independent’s “i”, it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.

   But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition（定义）,” he says.

   “However, thanks to Apple, the term is now connected with portability (轻便) .”adds Thorne.

   Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.

   Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade(十年).

   But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was connected with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the fashion disappeared.

1. We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is designed for _________.

       A. old readers                                           B. young readers 

   C. fashionable women                                     D. engineers

2. The underlined word “ambiguous” means “__________”.

       A. popular               B. clear                     C. uncertain           D. unique

3. Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are __________.

       A. portable         B. environmentally friendly    C. advanced           D. recyclable

4. The writer suggests that __________.

       A. “i” products are often of high quality      

       B. iTeddy is alive bear

       C. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products

       D. the popularity of “i” products may not last long

One of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto. It was the farthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine. We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on. We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in Pennsylvania.

Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet”（矮星）in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system

Pluto’s underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive. Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaugh's task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatory’s founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune. On February 18，1930，Tombaugh found it. Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depression’s dark encroachment (入侵).

Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet. It’s a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isn’t the limit at all. We don’t know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look.

5. Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage?

A. Because it lost its major planet status.

B. Because it disappeared in the sky.

C. Because it was discovered by an American.

D. Because it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe.

6. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. An American Scientist: Clyde Tombaugh

B. Pluto was First Discovered by a Boy

C. Pluto’s Strange Romance

D. The Days I Spent with My Brother in Pennsylvania

7. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

A. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression.

B. Pluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.

C. Clyde Tombaugh’s job was to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory.

D. Clyde Tombaugh’s telescopes used for searching stars were very simple.

  “Did you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday?”Lindsey whispers to Tori.

   With her eyes shining,Tori brags，“You bet I did,Sean told me two days ago.”

   Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about?It just happened to be yours truly,Adam Freedmam,I can tell you that what they are saying is (a) not nice and (b) not even true.Still,Lindsey and Tori aren’t very different from most students here at Linton High School,including me.Many of our conversations are gossip(闲话).I have noticed three effects of gossip:it can hurt people,it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction,and it can cause social pressures in a group.

  An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about.Usually,gossip spreads information about a topic-breakups,trouble at home,even dropping out-that a person would rather keep secret.The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is,the juicier the gossip it makes.Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie.People often think of gossipers as harmless,but cruel lies can cause pain.

  If we know that gossip can be harmful,then why do so many of us do it?The answer lies in another effect of gossip:the satisfaction it gives us.Sharing the latest rumor(传言)can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others don’t.Similarly,hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group.”In other words,gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority(优越感).

  Gossip also can have a third effect:it strengthens unwritten,unspoken rules about how people should act.Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group.Translated into high school terms, this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said,then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention.The dos and don’ts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.

  The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation.The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news,thing about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story”might have.

8.The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to      .

A.introduce a topic              B.present an argument

C.describe the characters          D.clarify his writing purpose

9.Professor David Wilson think that gossip can      .

A.provide students with written rules           B.help people watch their own behaviors

C.force school to improve student handbooks    D.attract the police’s attention to group behaviors

10.What advice does the author give in the passage?

A.Never become a gossiper               B.Stay away from gossipers

C.Don’t let gossip turn into lies            D.Think twice before you gossip.

  11     People traveled in search of food and shelter or in order to flee from their enemies. Sometimes they were looking for gold or silver in order to become rich. On other occasions they were searching for rich farmland. 

    This is not to say that no one ever traveled just for fun. Even in ancient times, some pleasure travel occurred. During a typical season, 700,000 tourists. would crowd into the ancient city of Rome, where animals performed and magicians entertained them.    12     

      13  International tourist arrivals alone reached as many as 546 million in 1994 and are forecast to rise to 937 million in 2010, according to the World Trade Organization. 

      14   Probably the most common reason for traveling is related to our physical well-being. Actually, traveling to sports events is one of the fastest growing types of travel. In our fast developing, modern society where stress has become part of people’s life, people can rest and relax by having a change of environment and activities. 

      15  No one seems to doubt that travel broadens the mind. In 18th century Europe, young men would go on a Grand Tour to various countries in order to complete their education. Today the desire to travel to different countries is encouraged by modem mass media. People who travel to other countries can at the same time learn more about their own country and culture. 

A. But why do people like traveling so much?

B. Throughout history, most travel was not for pleasure. 

C. So they travel to a lake for a swim or to a park for a hike. 

D. The improvement in transportation has also encouraged people to travel. 

E. Wealthy Romans made trips to Greece to take part in the Olympic Games. 

F. The growth of tourism has become a modern phenomenon experienced by all countries in the world. 

G. Another important reason for traveling is to satisfy our curiosity about different places and cultures.

  For several billion years after the “Big Bang”, the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to ______(36) was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earth became so  ______(37) that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not.

  ______(38) eastward, you’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea ______(39) you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5500 kilometers from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you’re in Canada’s warmest part. People say it is Canada’s most beautiful city, _______(40 by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast _______(41) of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.

  However, this was not easy. When they first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman to live in the forest. _______(42) after her mother came to help her for the first few months ______(43) she allowed to begin her project. Her work changed the way people think about chimps. For example, one important thing she discovered was that chimps hunt and eat meat. Until then everyone ______(44) thought chimps ate only fruit and nuts. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and her study of their body language helped her _____ _____(45) their social system.

Polar bears are suffering in a   46  (warm) world than ever before.

Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals.   47   much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared  48  for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears  49  the danger that threatens the only home they know.

The polar bears’ world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 years   50   1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their  51   (survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,” says Andrew Derocher,   52   scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “  53  it, they can’t exist.”

Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural.  54  in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later,    55   the bears are not actively hunting.

   When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant  16  Miller King, who was the best  17  at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for  18 .
        Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from  19 . He looked very  20 , but he didn’t cry.
        That season, I  21 all of Miller’s records while he  22  the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player,  23 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s  24 .
        One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller  25 going over a fence—which wasn’t  26 to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept  27 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 28  him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally  29  on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did  30 .Thank you for filling in for  31 .” 
        His words freed me from my bad  32 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was  33  ahead of me. I was right to have  34 him. From that day on，I grew   35  and a little more real.

16.A. staying with               B. cheering for             C. relying on                D. beating out
17.A. player                 B. student                    C. teacher                    D. coach
18.A. pleasure              B. show                       C. practice                   D. comfort
19.A. school                B. vacation                   C. hospital                   D. training
20.A. ashamed             B. calm                        C. relaxed                    D. pale
21.A. held                    B. tried                        C. set                          D. broke
22.A. reported              B. watched                   C. organized                 D. judged

23.A. but                     B. and                         C. then                        D. thus
24.A. decision              B. mistake                    C. failure                     D. accident
25.A. tired                   B. hurt                         C. stuck                             D. lost
26.A. steady                 B. hard                        C. fun                         D. fit
27.A.praise                  B. assistance                C. advice                     D. apology
28.A. helped                 B. let                           C. had                         D. noticed
29.A. dropped              B. ready                       C. safe                        D. trapped
30.A. normally             B. wrong                     C. quickly                    D. fine

31.A. us                             B. me                          C. yourself                   D. them
32.A. dreams                      B. ideas                       C. attitudes                  D. memories
33.A. still                     B. also                         C. yet                          D. just
34.A. challenged           B. cured                             C. invited                     D. admired
35.A.healthier               B. cleverer                C. bigger                  D. cooler

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。

  I as well as my family are going to New York City this weekend. I had been looking forward to go there for a long time. It is one of the modernist city in the world. There have also a lot of museums where you can learn something you can’t learn it in school. I’d also like to see the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. Fortunately, the twin towers destroyed on September 11th, 2001 or I would have the chance to see them by myself. Now I am getting ready for the excited trip.

I bet it will be a unforgettable experience.

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。

Dear Mr. Evans,                                                       

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                              Yours sincerely,

                                                         Li Hua