甘肃省兰州一中2016届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

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2009-2010学年甘肃兰州一中第一学期高三期末考试

2009-2010学年度甘肃省兰州一中第一学期高三期末考试英语试卷第I卷（选择题共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节, 满分50分）第一节：语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

6．---Good evening. ?---Yes, that’s right. We’d like this table on the side.A．What for B．Can I help youC．What’s the matter D．Two for dinner7．My college roommate, head of the software company, says that primary purpose of education is not to earn bread, but to make every mouthful sweet.A．/; the; a B．the; the; / C．/; the; / D．/; a; the8．The old bridge is but safe. Be careful when crossing it.A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything9．Children, in my opinion, creative ability is thinkable rich, is seldom taken notice of by us, shall be trained in that area.A．which; that B．whose; which C．which; which D．whose; that 10．Was it the conference of APEC that made Shanghai the focus of the world then?A．holding B．to hold C．held D．having held 11．We shouldn’t ignore what happens it is difficult for us to accept some stories.A．as if B．seeing that C．on condition that D．even if12．His mother had thought it would be good for his character to from home and earn some money on his own.A．run away B．take way C．keep away D．get away 13．Nothing seems to please her, ?A．does it B．doesn’t it C．is it D．isn’t it14．In order to the financial storm, many families cut their daily expenses.A．prevent B．survive C．quit D．keep15．---Mrs. Brown, could you please tell us why your home---cooked meat usually taste so delicious?---Sure. The meat would be if you cook it slow.A．the all best B．all the best C．all the better D．the all better16．---I want someone to write the composition for me.---No. As a student, you depend on yourself.A．shall B．will C．can D．may17．---I’d have made a phone call to you, your telephone number.---That’s all right. What was up then?A．if I knew B．had I forgottenC．if I hadn’t remembered D．but I forgot18．Penny sobbing at last, and dried her eyes with her handkerchief.A．left alone B．left behind C．left off D．left out19．If we go on using energy so wastefully, are that our oil wells will be dried up, before new energy sources can be found to replace oil.A．difficulties B．chances C．questions D．problems20．E-shopping, when properly , can save us a lot of time and energy.A．done B．is done C．having done D．doing第三节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

甘肃省兰州第一中学2016届高三英语上学期期中试卷(含解析)

2016届甘肃省兰州第一中学高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析）第II卷（非选择题）本试卷第二部分共有9道试题。

一、阅读理解（共4小题）1.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。

According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year．Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills to touch bottom．An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere．The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine (涡轮发电机)．Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 2．3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology．The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar, a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently．The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables ; these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves．Hywind’s stability i n the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power．If all goes according to the plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September．To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean．To make that turbine heav ier, the whole spar’s center of gravity must be moved much closer to the ocean’s surface．To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades．Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely large．Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted．Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection．If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available．1．The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of_________.A．the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floorB．the spar which is floating in deep-sea waterC．the blades driven by strong and steady sea windD．the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface2．To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting_________.A．on the sea floorB．on the spar topC．at sea levelD．behind the blades3．Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can_________.A．solve the technical problems of deepwater windmillsB．make financial profits by producing more turbinesC．settle the arguments about environmental problemsD．explore low-carbon power resources available at sea考点：科普环保答案：1-3 BCD试题解析：1.细节理解根据文章的第二段中的these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves，可知这个句子的内容与B选项的描述是一致的，故选B。

甘肃省兰州2016-2017学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案

兰州一中2016-2017-1学期期末考试试题高二英语说明：本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部份，总分值100分。

考试时刻100分钟。

交卷时只交答题卡。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）I：阅读明白得：阅读以下各短文，从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项当选出最正确选项.（共10小题，每题2分，总分值20分）AEveryone knows that grains of sand can be grouped together to form a pagoda. In the same way, wealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time, which we call the piggy bank strategy. There are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. If you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip money.When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy ba nk on New Year’s Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it.Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? In the Middle Ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Potters made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars. The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”. While the Saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two words ch anged into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children and adults. The piggy bank was born.Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. Think about the things in life that require large amounts of money--- college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. So when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside, save and invest wisely.1. What is the piggy bank strategy?A. Setting a goal before making a travel plan.B. Putting aside a little money regularly for future use.C. Aiming high even when doing small things.D. Paying 1% income tax at a time.2. The piggy bank originally was _________.A. a cheap clay containerB. an animal-shaped dishC. a potter’s instrumentD. a pig-like toy for children3. The last paragraph talks about ________.A. the seriousness of educating childrenB. the enjoyment of taking a great tripC. the difficulty of starting a businessD. the importance of managing moneyBNow people are walking less and less, and if they can figure out a way to avoid walking, they don’t want to walk any more.I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn’t in any hurry, either, I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorists.It is an illness which I had thought I could not catch, for I was born in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced –and beat—a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise and that one is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly.And walking is an ideal form of exercise--- the most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world, which he cannot learn in a car.The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don’t dare to approach nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all thr eat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light. And none but the man on foot can evalu ate what is basic and everlasting.4. What was life like when the author was young?A. people often walked 25 miles a dayB. People usually went around on foot.C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.D. people considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.5. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that __________ .A. people need regular exercise to keep fitB. middle-aged people like getting back to natureC. walking in nature helps enrich one’s mindD. going on foot prevents heart disease6. What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?A. To encourage people to return to walkingB. To tell people to reflect more on life.C. To advise people to do outdoor activitiesD. To recommend people to give up drivingCIn the world everyone wants to have a better life. They look forward to progress, whether in their personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a person’s ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress must lead a better way of doing things. All these, however, remains true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things. However, at the back of the minds of many people,especially those who the “good old days”, efficien cy comes with a price. When communication becomesefficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever timethey wish to. The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other withouteven leaving their homes. With the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and ipads, peopleoften do not take the effort to visit one another personally. A personal visit carries with theadditional feature of having to be in the person’s presence for as long a s the visit lasts. Wecannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off.With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the nature of factories and the successof industrialization today. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left tomachines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand couldever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personaltouch when making these products. For example, many handcrafts are now produced in a factory.Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quickand efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handicraftand it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view.In fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention ofnew technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. New technology isrequired for old products to stay old.It is people’s attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technologyhas on society. Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything dependson people’s attitude. The worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethinktheir attitudes and views of society. When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, anew “past” is created.7. According to Paragraph 1, progress can benefit people when they are willing to _______.A. change ways of livingB. live a better lifeC. accept technology and advance steadilyD. look for better methods8. The underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to _______.A. messagesB. barriersC. toolsD. skills9. The author explains “efficiency comes with a price” by _______.A. using examplesB. following time orderC. making classificationD. describing a process10. What can be learned about technology from Paragraph 4?A. It can destroy old traditions.B. It can be used to preserve old products.C. It can lead to social progress.D. It can be used to correct mistakes. II:阅读明白得七选五: 依照短文内容，从短文后所给的选项当选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。

2016届甘肃省兰州一中高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷解读

2016届甘肃省兰州一中高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷解读甘肃省兰州一中2016 届高三第三次模拟考试一试题英语说明：本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分120 分，考试时间100分钟。

答案写在答题卡上，交卷时赐教答题卡。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分）第一节（共15 小题；每题 2 分，满分30 分）AThe 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 brandsare following suit. The BBC's iPlayer - which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet -adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear - popular in the US and UK - that plays musicand video is called "iTeddy".A slimmed-down version of London's Independent newspaper was launched 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 first came into use.Most "i" products are targeted at 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," he says."However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻巧) ."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 top20 words that have come to define the last decade.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 associated with all things advanced and modern.However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared.1. People use iPlayer to __________.A. listen to musicB. make a callC. watch TV programs onlineD. read newspapers2016届甘肃省兰州一中高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷解读2.We can infer that the Independent's "i" is aimed at __________.A. young readersB. old readersC. fashionable womenD. engineers3.Nowadays, the "i" term often reminds people of the products which are __________.A. portableB. environmentally friendlyC. advancedD. recyclable4.The writer suggests that __________.A."i" products are often of high qualityB.iTeddy is alive bearC.the letter "b" replaces letter "i" to name the productsD.the popularity of "i" products may not last longBIn the story told by the Roman poet Ovid, Pygmalion is a sculptor who falls in love with astatue he has created. Bernard Shaw borrowed the theme for his play Pygmalion — later turned intothe musical My Fair Lady--- in which Professor Henry Higgins changes the Cockney flower girlEliza Doolittle, and loves her even as he teaches her how to speak proper English.Psychologists, too, have picked up the theme, researching what they call the “Pygmalion effect”.The finding, as social psychologist Robert Rosenthal puts it, is that “what one person expects ofanother can come to serve as a self-fulfilling( 应验的 ) predic tion. ” Rosenthal and his coauthorLenore Jacobson created the term to describe the amazing results of an experiment they carried out ina California school in 1965. Students took a test that was said to be able to identify“ growth spurters---those” who were to make great progress academically. Teachers were given thenames of pupils who were about to progress intellectually--- and sure enough, these studentsshowed a significantly greater gain in performance over their classmates when tested again at theend of the year.But here is the thin g: the “ spurters were” actually chosen at random. The only differencebetween them and their classmates, Rosenthal writes,“ was in the mind of the teachers.”the expectations held in the mind of the teachers can make a big difference.Just how do high expectations promote greater achievement? It’ s not some magical act. Rather,it is higher expectations that lead teachers to act differently in some special ways to encouragestudents. So by changing our behavior and believing our students have great potential, we can helpour students realize their potential.5. The author of the play Pygmalion got inspiration from ______.A. the musical MY Fair LadyB. some psychologists’ researchC. a Roman story told by OvidD. a professor love’s story in England6.Why did the“ spurters” make great progress in the experiment?A.they were chosen at randomB.they were more confident than their classmatesC.they received high expectationsD.There was some magic in teachers’ behavior7.The experiment conducted in 1965 ______.A. is an example of the“ Pygmalion effectB.improved” all the students’ gradesC. had normal results predicted by teachersD. identified growth spurters successfully8.For whom was the text probably written?A. TeachersB. StudentsC. ResearchersD. WritersCGenetically Modified (GM) food is unfortunately becoming more popular amongst farmersand food processors. Crops are being genetically modified to resist insects, plant diseases, insecticides(杀虫剂 ). Plants are also modified to look bigger and better. Unfortunately the end goal isn’t providing nutrition for people, it ’s to increase profit margins and to make food look better. In fact many modern fruits and vegetables are twice the size of what they used to be while having far less vitamins, and not tasting good either. Now research is showing that genetically modified food might even be bad for you.GM organisms are organisms that have genes inserted into their DNA in order to offer certain characteristics. In this way you can make it better, or make it last longer.Jeffrey M. Smith has published a study about the dangers of GM food. It was discovered that when GM soy was fed to female rats they found that all their young died within 3 weeks comparedto a natural 10% death rate. Their young were also born smaller and they later had problems becoming pregnant. A study of pigs found that they also became infertile(不育) after eating GM corn.Many people are eating GM food without even realizing it. The solution to this problem is simple. Human beings existed in their current form for hundreds of thousands of years. For mostof that time we ate a diet consisting of meat, fruit, vegetable, fish, eggs and nuts. This is our optimal diet which leads us to live a healthy and long life. But over the last 30 years North America has experienced diabetes, cancer and heart disease. All due to the misinformation provided by groups who work on behalf of the manufacturers of GM food. The way to avoid obesity, heart disease and cancer is by eating like our stone-age ancestors.9.According to the author, what ultimately inspired the popularity of GM crops?A. Rich nutrition.B. Unique taste.C. High profits.D. Energy saving10.What had we better do if we want to stay healthy according to the text?A.Eat more fruit.B.Be vegetarians.C.Eat more grains.D.Keep traditional diet.11.The text is organized in the form of ________.A.time and eventsB. cause and effectC.reasoning and argumentD. contrast and comparison12.We can infer that the lobby groups (in Paragraph 4) are people who are ______.A.scientists who give out false information because of carelessnessB.doctors who try to profit from patients who suffer from unhealthy foodC.workers who try to cheat customers for the benefits of food producersD. agricultural technicians who are responsible for promoting new productD.LONDON (Reuters) — Quiet please — Britain ’ s Queen Elizabeth is preparing to have her swans counted.Buckingham Palace has announced that the annual Swan Upping, a tradition dating back to the 12th century which involves a census of the swan population on the River Thames, will be conducted by the Queen’ s official Swan Marker from Julyto204.“ Withthe assistance of the Queen’s Swan Warden, Professor Christopher Perrins of theUniversity of Oxford, the swans and young cygnets ( 小天鹅 ) are also assessed for any signs of injury or disease ，” Buckingham Palace said in announcing the count.The process involves the Swan Marker, David Barber, rowing up the Thames for five days with the Swan Warden in traditional skiffs while wearing special scarlet uniforms and counting, weighing and measuring swans and cygnets.It may seem eccentric, but it is very important to the Queen, According to custom, Britainsovereign owns all unmarked, mute swans in open water, but the Queen now exercises the rightonly on stretches of the Thames and its nearby tributaries.In medieval times, the Swan Marker would not only travel up the river counting the swans,but would catch as many as possible as they were sought after for banquets and feasts.This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden are particularly keen to discover how much damage is being caused to swans and cygnets by attacks from dogs and from discarded fishing tackle ( 渔具 )．It is also an important year because Queen Elizabeth has decided to join her team of SwanUppers for part of the census. She will follow them up the river and visit a local school project onthe whole subject of swans, cygnets and the Thames.“ Education and conservation are essential to the role of Swan Upping and the involvement of school children is always a rewarding experience ，” Buckingham Palace said.13． We can infer from the passage that the process of counting the swans ________.A.remains almost unchanged in the past yearsB.involves a lot of royal membersC.sometimes lasts longer than beforeD.is always guarded by special soldiers14． Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?A. Britain’ s Queen is concerned about swans.B. Britain s Queen’ orders a count of swans.C. An old tradition in Buckingham Palace.D. Queen Elizabeth will count swans herself.15． The underlined word“ tributaries” can be best replaced by ________.A. districtsB. banksC. treesD. branches第二节 (共 5 小题 ;每题 2 分,满分 10 分)Ｗrite a good interesting blogIf you want to avoid being frustrated for writing a blog that was never read, here are some ways to make a good interesting blog.16Boring topics are generally not good for blogs unless you are genius writers, whocan create beautiful prose( 散文 ) even when writing about the most ordinary things.Pick a topic you know and are passionate about.17If you like video games, for example, write one detailing your experiences of playing them. Note that this kind of blog is different froma “Dear Diary ”blog.Avoid writing your own biography. A “Dear Diary ”blog isn ’t interesting to other peopleunless you are a really significant person. Think about it: who would really want to know whatyou ate for dinner? This kind of blog is self-indulgent( 放纵自己的 ) and unnecessary. 18 Funny blog posts tend to become vital. Humorous charts, pictures, and videos are great supplements to your text.19Try to think of unique things to write about, or write an opposing view on a certain subject.20People hate being led-on and tricked into reading a blog post that they expect tobe helpful, just to realize that it is a subjective and promotional one.A. It does not offer anything to the people reading it.B. Write your blog about your personal things.C. Choose an interesting topic.D. Inform your readers from the beginning.E. It should be one that other people can relate to.F. Write your blog clearly.G. Do not rehash or rewrite blog posts from famous blogs.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；每题 1. 5 分，满分30 分）阅读下边短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项。

高三英语月考试题及答案-兰州第一中学2016届高三上学期9月月考

甘肃省兰州第一中学2016届高三年上学期9月月考英语试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AThe writings of Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain. His young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.Shakespeare’s work, together with most other classics, is seen as remote, and written i n a 400-year-old version of English that is about as inviting as toothache.Still, in Britain schools, it is compulsory to study the bard (诗人), and when something is made compulsory, usually the result is boredom, resentment (憎恨)or both.This was my experience of the classics at school. But when I reached my late teenage years, I had a change of heart. Like every other young person since the dawn of time, the world confused me. I wanted answers, so I turned to books to find them.I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught it in Britain and China. I have never regretted it. There is something in literature that people want, even if they don’t read books. You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works, the recent film version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point. These popular adaptations may help increase people’s interest in the classics.Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare’s actual play. If that is the case, then I welcome the trend. But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing. Shakespeare is a poet. His greatness is in his language. Reading someone else’s rewriting of his work is like peeling a banana, throwing away the fruit, and eating the skin. Take on the original. It really is worth the effort.1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The language used in classics is no longer in use today.B. British students usually find compulsory reading dull.C. Only those studying literature read Shakespeare’s works.D. For British people, Shakespeare’s works are no longer classics.2. According to the passage, the writer ________.A. has liked literary classics since an early ageB. was forced to read the classics for a PhDC. turned to literature to seek answers in his teensD. thinks only people who read books like literature3. The popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works may help people ______.A. learn more about traditionB. get a PhD in literatureC. seek their answers about the worldD. become more interested in the classics4. The underlined phrase “a case in point” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_______”.A. a great hitB. a good exampleC. a movie adaptationD. a popular phenomenon5. What does the writer intend to tell us in the last paragraph?A. The fruit of a banana is more useful than its skin.B. The rewriting trend does more harm than good.C. Readers should try to read the original versions.D. Readers need to learn the language in the classics.BFor Kim LeBlanc, knowing that her son Tyler’s organs, eyes and other tissues have given life or healing to others is helping her cope with the loss of her child, who was struck by a truck in Guelph on May 31.Tyler was believed to have been texting a friend when he stepped onto a high-traffic road against the green light and was struck by the truck. Then he was sent to a Hamilton hospital. Surgery was performed to ease the pressure in his brain, but .the family was told he would not recover.“With all of his injuries, I just prayed all night for a miracle. And I was granted a miracle, but not in the way I’d expected,” says LeBlanc, her voice choked by em otion.The family decided to donate Tyler’s organs, a choice she believes her kind and considerate son would have made on his own. It’s also a choice that transplant programs wish would be mademore often, because the need for donor organs is far more than the supply worldwide. More than 1,500 people in Ontario are on the waiting list for life-saving organs, and one dies every day because an organ has not become available in time. Across Canada, the gap between donations and the need for organs continues to widen. At the end of 2010, more than 4,400 Canadians were on the waiting list for donor organs, including 3,362 needing a kidney. That year, 229 died before the organs they needed became available.LeBlanc recalls the morning when her son was taken off life support and his organs were removed. Despite living what she calls a parent’s absolute worst nightmare, LeBlanc says she has got the strength to bear such an unbearable loss. “He’s still there. He’s still living. And he’s still breathing. And he’s brought so much joy to families,” she says. “He’s my hero. He really is my hero.”6. Tyler was struck by the truck mainly because________.A. he broke the traffic ruleB. he was talking with his friendsC. the truck ignored himD. the truck ran at a high speed7. The figures in paragraph 4 show that ________.A. more people begin to donate their organsB. more people are dying during organ transplant operationsC. many people don’t know how to donate their organsD. many people are in great need of organ transplant worldwide8. It is implied in the last paragraph that ________.A. LeBlanc was desperate about Tyler’s deathB. LeBlanc will never forget Tyler’s contributionC. LeBlanc felt relieved with Tyler’s organ donatedD. LeBlanc has never thought that Tyler will be a heroCNowadays more and more people are talking about genetically modified foods ( GM foods). GM foods develop from genetically modified organisms (有机体), which have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These techniques are much more precise where an organism is exposed to chemicals to create a non-specific but stable change. For many people, the high-tech production raises all kinds, of environmental, ethical(伦理的),health and safety problems. Particularly in countries with long farming traditions, the idea seems against nature.In fact, GM foods are already very much a part of our lives. They were first put on the market in 1996. A third of the corn and more than half the cotton grown in the US last year was the product of biotechnology, according to the Department of Agriculture. More than 65 million acres of genetically modified crops will be planted in the US this year. The genetic genie is out of the bottle.However, like any new product entering the food chain, GM foods must be subjected to careful testing. In wealthy countries, the debate about biotech is not so fierce by the fact that they have a large number of foods to choose from, and a supply that goes beyond the needs. In developing countries desperate to feed fast-growing and under fed populations, the matter is simpler and much more urgent: do the benefits of biotech outweigh the risks?The statistics on population growth and h unger are disturbing. Last year the world’s population reached 6 billion. The UN states that nearly 800 million people around the world are unhealthy. About 400 million women of childbearing age don’t have enough iron, which means their babies are exposed to various birth defects. As many as 100 million children suffer from vitamin A deficiency, a leading cause of blindness.How can biotech help? Genetic engineering is widely used to produce plants and animals with better nutritional values. Biotechnologists have developed genetically modified rice and they are working on other kinds of nutritionally improved crops. Biotech can also improve farming productivity in places where food shortage are caused by crop damage attributable to drought, poor soil and crop viruses.9. The passage mainly talks about _______.A. the world’s food problemB. the development in biotechC. the genetically modified foodsD. the way to solve food shortage10. According to the passage, GM foods ________.A. will replace naturally grown foodsB. are far better than naturally grown foodsC. may help to solve the problem of poor nutritionD. can cause serious trouble in developing countries11. The underlined sentence “The genetic genie is out of the bottle.” in paragraph 2 probably means that _______.A. GM foods are available everywhereB. the technology in producing GM foods is advancedC. genetic technology may have uncontrollable powersD. genetic technology has come out of laboratories into markets12. What’s the writer’s attitude towards GM foods?A. Enthusiastic.B. Cautious.C. Disapproving.D. Unbelievable.DIf you start each day desperately wishing for an extra hour in bed, the following is likely to leave you feeling even grumpier.Scientists have identified a sleepless elite—a small group of people for whom a lie-in is a waste of time. Rather than being tired and bad-tempered underachievers, they are an energetic, outgoing and optimistic group who can happily and healthily get by on just four of five hours of shut-eye a night.If that is not tiring enough, they tend to be able to hold down two jobs at the same time, and breeze through their extra-long days without needing caffeine pick-me-ups or catnaps. Working out how the gene cuts sleep without any obvious impact on health could help in the design of drugs that give us all a few extra hours in our day. The bad news is that while many of us get by on a few hours’ sleep a night, just one to three people in 100 qu alify to be part of the sleepless elite.The research team is now appealing to members of the lucky group to come forward to allow their DNA to be studied. University of California researcher Ying-Hui Fu said, “My long-term goal is to someday learn enough so that we can control the sleep pathways without damaging our health.”“Everybody can use more waking hours, even if you just watch movies.”Many of those have already volunteered to share fascinating characteristics. They are thinner than the average, relentlessly upbeat (enthusiastic) and seem to have a high tolerance for physical pain and psychological setbacks.Researcher Dr Christopher Jones told the Wall Street Journal, “Typically, at the end of along-structured phone interview, they will admit they have been testing and surfing the Internet and doing crossword puzzles at the same time, on less than six hours of sleep.”13. We can infer from the second paragraph that a sleepless elite is _______.A. a group of people who always have a phenomenon of sleeplessness every dayB. those who are not willing to sleep long but always energetic, outgoing and optimisticC. a group of people for whom a lie-in is a pleasure of killing timeD. those who have no time for a good sleep because of their busy work14. Ying-Hui Fu’s research is intended to _______.A. control people’s sleep pathwaysB. make medicine to cure the sleeplessnessC. work continuously without any sleepD. control a sleepless elite’s genes15. A sleepless elite has the following things in common except _______.A. great energyB. tough mindC. being much thinnerD. high tolerance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。

2016届甘肃省河西五市部分普通高中高三上学期期末质量检测英语试题【解析版】

2016届甘肃省河西五市部分普通高中高三上学期期末质量检测英语试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,满分150分,考试用时120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How did the man get there?A. By car.B. By bus.C. On foot.2. What is Sam?A. A doctor.B. A baby-sitter.C. A teacher.3. What does the woman think of the man‟s relaxing way?A. Strange.B. Special.C. Interesting.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A book.B. A movie.C. A TV programme.5. Where probably is Tony?A. In a classroom.B. At Lily‟s.C. At a bar.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What is the time now?A. 9 o‟clock.B. 10 o‟clock.C. 11 o‟clock.7. Why is the woman from California rejected?A. She is not a quick learner.B. She has no qualifications.C. She has no experience.8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. ColleaguesB. Teacher and student.C. Interviewer and interviewee.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

2016年甘肃省重点中学协作体高三上学期期末考试英语试卷(带解析)

绝密★启用前2016年甘肃省重点中学协作体高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（带解析）试卷副标题考试范围：xxx ；考试时间：94分钟；命题人：xxx学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________注意事项．1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I 卷（选择题）一、阅读理解（题型注释）Students’ InsuranceWhat Is Covered under Contents?Under the “Contents” section your possessions ---which you do not have to be listed---will be protected on “new for old” basis where items will be replaced as new ---regardless of their age or condition.“Contents” include books, radios, audio and video players, TVs, jewellery, home computers, furniture, household goods, other electrical equipment and sports equipment ． They will be insured as follows: TheftFire, Lighting, Explosion Malicious(恶意)DamageStorm, Flood and other natural disastersBut new-for-old cover does not include clothing and linen.试卷第2页，共12页Where Does Cover Apply? Anywhere in Australia whether in: Your Living Place While at CollegeYour Parents’ Home or Any Temporary Residence(临时住处)---where you are staying when away from CollegeYour College or Students’ Union Building College Storage during Vacations Plus The Following Benefits Included Free Loss or Damage to:Gas, water and electricity meters and telephones---up to$300 TVs and videos rented in your name Library books---up to $300Daily things bought---up to $500 as to cover described under “Contents”College or Landlord’s Possessions in your rooms by Fire or Theft (if you are legally responsible---up to $2,000)Personal Money: from your room---up to $60PLUS fraudulent(欺诈)use of your Credit Card---up to $1,000 1、If you lose an old video player, the insurance company will _____. A ．replace it with a new one B ．pay you up to $30 in insurance C ．pay you nothing for it is old D ．replace it with a used one2、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A ．Your household goods will not be insured due to natural disasters. B ．Your computer is insured when you are away from college. C ．You can be paid $2,000 for fraudulent use of your Credit Card. D ．Your rented car is completely insured if it is damaged.3、All of the following are included in the insurance project except _____. A ．audio and video players, TVs B ．jewellery, library books C ．clothing, linen and cars D ．furniture, home computers4、It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A．if you lose a radio you can get another oneB．if you have your possessions stolen outside Australia they are not insuredC．if a fire breaks out in your room you can get everything backD．if your jewellery is stolen you will be paid as much as $300We arranged that Kissinger(基辛格) would fly to Vietnam early in July and then stop in Pakistan on the way back． There he would develop a stomachache that would require him to stay in bed and not be seen by the press．Then, with President Yapha’s help, he would be taken to the airport where a Pakistani jet would fly him over the mountains to China. Kissinger’s trip was given the name Polo after Marco Polo, another Western traveler who made history by journey in China．Everything went quite smoothly． His slight illness in Islamabad received only small attention from reporters covering him． They accepted the story that he would be kept shut up for at least a few days and began making arrangements for their own activities.Because of the need for complete secrecy and the lack of any direct communication facilities between Beijing and Washington, I knew that we would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China．Even after he had returned to Pakistan, it would still be important to keep it secret, so before Kissinger left, we agreed on a single code word – Eureka – which he would use if his missions were successful and the presidential trip had been arranged．On July 11, Al Haig, who knew our code work, phoned to say that a cable(电传) from Kissinger had arrived. “What’s the message?” I asked．“Eureka”． he replied.5、Kissinger stopped in Pakistan because ___________.A．he had a stomachacheB．he needed President Yapha’s help in carrying out a secret planC．he did not want to be seen by the pressD．he would like to take a Pakistani jet on his way back6、The reporter in Islamabad believed that ___________.A．Marco Polo made a trip to ChinaB．Kissinger would make a journey to ChinaC．Kissinger was making arrangements for their activitiesD．Kissinger was sick试卷第4页，共12页7、Washington would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China, mainly because ___________.A ．the trip must be kept secretB ．president Yapha would not fly together with KissingerC ．communication between China and Islamabad was impossibleD ．Al Haig would phone to the author to tell him about Kissinger’s trip8、From the passage we can infer that Kissinger’s cable carrying the message “Eureka” must have been sent ______. A ．before he had left BeijingB ．soon after he had returned to Pakistan from ChinaC ．as soon as he had arrived in Washington on July 11D ．before he returned to Pakistan on July 11Please don’t Hope ．Decide!While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had an experience which occurred merely two feet away from me.Trying to locate my friend among the passengers, I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags ．He stopped right next to me to greet his family.First he kissed his three children one by one and said, “It’s nice to see you ．I missed you so much!” Then he hugged his wife, “I’ve saved the best for last!” giving her the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember seeing ．They stared at each other’s eyes, beaming big smiles at one another, while holding both hands ．For an instant they reminded me of a couple who recently got married, but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be. Full of admiration, I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?” “Being together for fourteen years total, married tw elve of those.” He replied, without stopping staring at his lovely wife’s face ．“Well, then, how long have you been away?” I asked ． “Two whole days!” “Two days?” I was surprised ． By the intensity(强度) of the greeting, I had assumed he’d been gone for at least several weeks---if not months ．I knew my expression betrayed me, so I turned away my eyes and murmured offhandedly(随便的，不假思索的), “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after so long!”The man suddenly stopped smiling and looked at me straight in the eye ．With forcefulness he told me something that left me a different person ．“Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then hesmiled again, shook my hand and said, “God bless!”With that, he and his family turned and went away together.I was still watching that man and his special family walk just out of sight when my friend came up to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without hesitation, and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “My future!”9、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．The man talked with the author, with his eyes still fixed on his wife’ face.B．After being away for several weeks, the man missed his family very much.C．It was fourteen years since the couple had got married.D．Their three kids reminded the author of a couple who recently got married．10、By saying “my expression betrayed me” (in Paragraph 4), the author means that _______. A．his expression was not faithful to himB．he didn’t believe in his expression any moreC．the man sensed his real feelings from his expressionD．he failed to express his ideas to the man11、From the passage, we can infer that __________.A．the experience may be easily forgotten by the authorB．the author will live a passionate life from now onC．the author will be away from his family and hug them passionately upon his return D．Americans prefer to save the best for lastThe crowd cheered and cheered．The man with the horn waved and smiled his great, happy smile．“More! More!” cried the crowd．And Louis Satchmo Armstrong took his horn and began to play again．Here he was in England．Now a famous man, he was rich．He knew many important people．Wherever he went, people knew his name．They wanted to hear his music．As Louis played the sad, slow songs, he thought of his home in New Orleans．He lived there as a boy．How many years ago was it? It was a busy, exciting city．But Louis’ family was very poor．He went to work to help his mother．He also went to school．One of Louis’ teachers asked him to be in the school band．“This horn is yours until you leave our school.” his teacher said．Louis’ music was jazz and he loved it．He remembered all the music he heard．He didn’t learn to read music until he was a man.When he left school, he played in many bands．He loved his work and people loved him．They试卷第6页，共12页knew he had a wonderful talent ．Louis played on the boats that sailed up and down the river ．He played in little towns and in big cities ．Satchmo’s horn had as many sounds as ten horns – sometimes slow and sweet; sometimes fast and hot, high and low ．His music was always strong and exciting ．“He does make wonderful music, ” said the man who listened happily ．“Yes,” said another man, “he makes that horn speak.” “I thought jazz was my music, but now I understand it is ours ．Isn’t it beautiful how music brings us together!” Louis Satchmo Armstrong remarked.12、When did Louis Satchmo Armstrong learn to read music? A ．When he was less than 14 years old. B ．When he was in the school band. C ．After he became a grown-up. D ．His beautiful speech.13、What was Louis Armstrong most famous for? A ．His great happy smile. B ．His sad and slow songs. C ．His wonderful jazz music. D ．His beautiful speech.14、What is the passage mainly about? A ．The origin of jazz music.B ．The famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong.C ．How Louis came to play his horn.D ．How people loved Louis and his horn.15、Which of the following is the best title for this story? A ．Musician B ．A Beautiful Horn C ．Sweet SmilesD ．The Man With the Horn二、完形填空（题型注释）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

甘肃省兰州第一中学2016届高三英语12月月考试题

兰州一中2015-2016-1 高三年级12月月考英语本试卷分为第I卷（选择题卷）和第II卷（非选择题卷）。

满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

AMost of us are expecting high-quality customer service in our daily life, but actually enjoying a happy purchase is easier said than done.Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead they will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers—and anyone who will listen.Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School.“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde Group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four others, and will no longer visit the specific store. For every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative review. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers.According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems. Ranked second and third were grocery and electronic customers.The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered (塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople.During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved parking problems by getting moonlighting (业余兼职的) local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces. This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions.Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers.“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly,” said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints tothe retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.1. Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?A. Most customers won’t bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.B. Customers have no easy access to store managers.C. Few customers believe the service will be improved.D. Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them.2. What does Paula imply by saying “the shopper must also find a replacement” ( Para.4)A. New customers are bound to replace old ones.B. Most stores provide the same kind of service.C. Not complaining to manager causes the shopper some trouble too.D. It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.3. Shop owners often hire moonlighting police as parking attendants so that shoppers________.A. can stay longer browsing in the storeB. won’t have trouble parking their carsC. won’t have any worrier about securityD. can find their cars easily after shopping4. What contrib utes most to smoothing over issues with customers?A. Design of store layout.B. Hiring of efficient employeesC. Huge supply of goods for sale.D. Manners of the salespeople.5. To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to ________.A. exert pressure on stores to improve their serviceB. voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directlyC. settle their disputes with stores in a diplomaticD. shop around and make comparisons between storesBThe world's first hamburger doesn't come from where you think it comes from. It wasn't invented in the United States, and it didn't originate in Germany. No, the world's first hamburger comes from China.If you're scratching your head right now, you're not alone. But Chinese hamburgers are very real and they definitely predate the hamburgers we call our own in the U.S. Known as rou jia mo, which translates to "meat burger" or "meat sandwich", they consist of chopped meat inside a pita-like bun, and they've been around since the Qin Dynasty, from about 221 BC to 207 BC. Despite the differences between this Chinese street food and our American-style burgers, the rou jia mo has been called the world's first hamburger.The rou jia mo originated in the Shanxi Province of China, and is now eaten all over the country. It's typically prepared and eaten on the street. The dough for the bun, or mo, consists of a simple mixture of wheat flour, water and maybe yeast. Of course recipes may vary, but this basic equation makes for a chewy and subtlepillow for the delicious filling. While the mo is traditionally baked in a clay oven, today it's often fried in a pan. They may look a little like Chinese steamed buns or baozi, but the dough for those are, of course, steamed, not baked or fried. The meat filling might consist of chopped pork, beef, lamb or chicken that has been stewed with a variety of spices, like ginger, cloves, coriander and star anise. You might also find herbs like cilantro or greens like lettuce garnishing the sandwich.6. What does the underlined word mean?A. noodleB. foodC. breadD. beverage7. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The mo people eat today is baked in a clay oven.B. The world's first hamburger which was originated in the Shanxi Province ofChina is popular around the world.C. The rou jia mo has a history of more than 2200 years.D. The rou jia mo and American-style burgers share a similar cooking process.8. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Delicious hamburgerB. How to cook hamburgerC. Chinese invented hamburgerD. History of hamburgerCSingles' Day ---- the Chinese opposite of Valentine’s Day has turned into a massive online shopping event. It is a day when single people are supposed to buy themselves presents. But there are sociological reasons behind China's “celebration” o f single life. And the imbalance could have big consequences for the country.There were 34 million more men than women in China in 2011. Part of that is natural –usually there are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. But the Chinese gender ratio (性别比例) at birth is much more obvious. It was 116 boys to 100 girls in 2012. The one child policy is largely to blame. Brought in to limit population expansion, the policy allows only one child per family. But because male children are seen as more valuable, as well as more likely to support their parents in old age, some parents choose to have a son over a daughter. The result is that large numbers of men will likely never get married. In fact, one study has predicted that by 2030, 1 in 5 Chinese men in their 30s will never have married, while another states that 94% of unmarried people in China are men.Traditionally, China h as seen high levels of marriage, usually among the young. Besides, the increased education and career opportunities for women have meant that marriages are happening later. It is also traditional that women often marry men of a higher socioeconomic status than themselves. So women at the top and men at the bottom find themselves alone. One study has even suggested a link between an imbalanced gender ratio and growth in violent crime in the country.Singles’ Day can’t solve all the problems China’s singles face. Indeed, it is possible that it is causing even more problems, as men resort to increasingly risky lines of work to increase their chances of gaining money and thus a wife. I am worried that as money starts to overcome romance, there is evidence that China' s marriage market is increasingly materialistic.9. In 2012, if 50 girls were born, how many boys were probably born?A. 50.B. 52.C. 58.D. 60.10. What made women in China get married late?A. Their support of the government’s late marriage policy.B. Their higher education level and more work chances.C. That they expect to enjoy their single time when young.D. That there are too many excellent young men to choose from.11. What’s the writer’s attitude to the imbalance gender ratio in China?A. OptimisticB. ConcernedC. IndifferentD. Unknown12. We can learn from the passage that .A. Singles' Day is celebrated all over the world.B. by 2030, 1 in 5 Chinese women in their 30s will be out of marriage.C. an imbalanced gender ratio is related to the growth in violent crime.D. Singles' Day will solve all the problems China’s singles face.DWhile some scientists overlook the existence of a sixth sense for danger, a new research from Washington University in St. Louis has discovered a brain area that clearly acts as a n early warning system and helps us adjust our behavior to avoid dangerous situations."Our brains are better at picking up not obvious warning signs than we previously thought," said Joshua Brown, a PhD in psychology in the issue of the journal Science.The findings offer exact scientific evidence for a new way to form a concept of the complex control processes taking place in and around the ACC, a brain area located near the top of the frontal lobes(耳垂) and along the walls that divide the left and right hemispheres(大脑半球)."In the past, we found activity in the ACC when people had to make a difficult decision, or after they make a mistake," Brown said. "But now we find that this brain area can actually learn to recognize when you might make a mistake, even before a difficult decision has to be made. So the ACC appears to act as an early warning system——it learns to warn us in advance when our behavior might lead to a negative outcome, so that we can be more careful and avoid making a mistake."By providing a clearer picture by which we self monitor and control our behavior, the study is an important step in efforts to develop more effective treatments for mental illnesses. It also provides a new way of understanding inappropriate behaviors that often accompany mental illnesses."Our results suggest how injury of the ACC can lead to breakdowns in t he early warning system, so that the brain fails to stop or control inappropriate behavior ahead of time," said Brown. "On the other hand, in those persons with mental disorder, the ACC might warn us of an upcoming problem even when no problem is in the existence."Known to be an important part of the brain's control system, the ACC is believed to help adjust between cold, hard, fact-based reasoning and emotional responses, such as love, fear or expectation.13. According to the passage, the ACC____________.A. refers to the sixth sense for dangerB. deals with obvious warning situationsC. connects the left and right hemispheresD. sends warning messages in advance14. The new research is beneficial because it ________ .A. provides a new way of avoiding mistakesB. adjusts emotional responses in time of dangerC. helps find better treatments for mental illnessesD. assists people in predicting and avoiding danger15. The new research helps us understand _________.A. why we are likely to make mistakes when the ACC is badly injuredB. why people with illnesses usually have so many strange behaviorsC. how the ACC works when something dangerous happensD. how our brain warns us of failure in advance第二节（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，选出最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

甘肃省兰州一中2010届高三英语上学期期末考试人教版【会员独享】

兰州一中2009—2010—1学期高三年级期末考试英语试题第I卷〔选择题共95分〕第一局部：英语知识运用〔共三节, 总分为50分〕第一节：语音知识〔共5小题；每一小题1分，总分为5分〕从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线局部与所给单词的划线局部读音一样的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．grainA．maintain B．Britain C．curtain D．certain2．wealthyA．bathe B．altogether C．worth D．smooth3．denyA．envy B．mercy C．botany D．modify 4．explanationA．experiment B．expert C．example D．exist5．trousersA．cough B．couple C．blouse D．country第二节：语法和词汇〔共15小题；每一小题1分，总分为1分〕6．---Good evening.?---Yes, that’s right. We’d like this table on the side.A．What for B．Can I help youC．What’s the matter D．Two for dinner7．My college roommate, head of the software company, says thatprimary purpose of education is not to earnbread, but to make every mouthful sweet.A．B/; the; a B．the; the; / C．/; the; / D．/; a; the8．The old bridge isbut safe. Be careful when crossing it.A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything 9．Children, in my opinion,creative ability is thinkably rich,is seldom taken notice of by us, shall be trained in that area.A．which; that B．whose; which C．which; which D．whose; that 10．Was itthe conference of APEC that made Shanghai the focus of the world then?A．holding B．to hold C．held D．having held11．We shouldn’t ignore what happensit is difficult for us to accept some stories.A．as if B．seeing that C．on condition that D．even if12．His mother had thought it would be good for his character toform home and earn some money his own.A．run away B．take way C．keep away D．get away 13．Nothing seems to please her,?A．does it B．doesn’t it C．is it D．isn’t it14．In order tothe financial storm, many families cut their daily expenses.A．prevent B．survive C．quit D．keep15．---Mrs Brown, could you please tell us why your home---cooked meat usually taste so delicious?---Sure. The meat would beif you cook it slow.A．the all best B．all the best C．all the better D．the all best16．---I want someone to write the composition for me.---No. as a student, youdepend on yourself.A．shall B．will C．can D．may17．---I’d have made a phone call to you,your telephone number.---That’s al right. What was up then?A．if I knew B．had IforgottenC．if I hadn’t remembered D．but I gorgot18．Pennysobbing at last, and dried her eyes with her handkerchief.A．left alone B．left behind C．left off D．left out19．If we go on suing energy so wastefully,are that our oil wells will be dried up, before new energy sources can be fund to replace oil.A．difficulties B．chances C．questions D．problems20．E-shopping, when properly,can save us a lot of time and energy.A．done B．is done C．having done D．doing第三节完型填空〔共20小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为30分〕阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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兰州一中高三年级诊断考试英语试题注意事项：1．本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2．本试卷满分150分，考试用时1。

3．答题全部在答题纸上完成，试卷上答题无效。

第一卷（选择题，共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节：语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．elect A．seldom B．reply C．media D．secret2．design A．observe B．taste C．decision D．pleasure3．theatre A．breathe B．break C．area D．heaven 4．character A．machine B．research C．change D．technique5．yellow A．carefully B．reply C．loyalty D．daily第二节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

6．The patient's recovery was very ____, as he could nearly get out of bed without help．A．moving B．touching C．encouraging D．inviting7．I wish I'd bought a few jars of honey．Did you notice the ones they____ by the roadside?A．were selling B．are selling C．have sold D．had sold8．There's_____ cooking oil left in the house．Would you go to the corner store and get__ __?A．little; any B．little; some C．a little; some D．a little; any9．After playing basketball for two hours．he returned home．A．tiredly and thirsty B．tired and thirstilyC．tiredly and thirstily D．tired and thirsty10．---Can you show me your headmaster's office?---_____. But I don't know if he is in at the moment．A．Go ahead B．You're welcome C．Of course not D．Sure11．It is natural that____ student doesn't know some answers to____ questions raised by their teachers．A．a; a B．a; the C．the; a D．the; the12．To my surprise, some of my students_____ stay up to study for the coming examination A．may B．must C．can D．should13．_______, he is famous for writing blogs．A．As he is a teacher B．A teacher as he isC．A teacher although he is D．Teacher as he is14．He successfully passed the exam and was _____to his ideal university．A．received B．admitted C．permitted D．moved15．With the reform of educational system, the teachers_____ school I worked before have greatly changed their way of teaching．A．in whose B．whose C．in which D．which16．I hadn't intended to get much from the business I ran the first year, while it_____ so well A．went out B．carried out C．made out D．turned out17．We got to the airport early,_____ missing our flight．A．in case of B．instead of C．for fear of D．in search of18．The stories of rescuing trapped strangers in the earthquake highlight the huge efforts_______ by Haitians themselves, as well as aid workers from around the world．A．to be made B．being made C．having made D．to have made19．I wondered_____ that made him so upset．A．how it was B．which did it C．what it was D．who did ithey have made_______ a rule________ in the room．A．this; not to smoke B．it; smokingC．it; to not smoke D．it; not to smoke第三节：完形填空（共；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。

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甘肃省兰州第一中学2016届高三上学期期末考试英语试题说明: 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，满分100分，考试时间100分钟。

答案写在答题卡上,交卷时只交答题卡。

第I卷(选择题)I.阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。

AWhat would it be like to walk on Mars? If you could build the highest building in the world，what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J. K. Rowling? This summer, you can experience all of these things, and more. All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination.A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of 1 hour and 29 minutes online each day. Many kids like to use that time to chat with friends, play games or check emails. But the next time you get on the Web, try exploring the world instead. “With the Internet，you can go back 11,000 years in time，or go 11,000 kilometers across the planet.” said Russell, Web search expert of Google. “The whole scope of history and the world is open to you.”There is a wealth of information to be found online. For example, if your family is going on vacation somewhere, do a quick online search on the area before you even get in the car. “What's the background of the place; what's the history？” says Russell. “I like to tell my kids, …Whenever you have a question, whenever you have a doubt, search it out.‟”Ready to launch a virtual journey of your own? Here are a few starting points to get you thinking and to help you on your way. You can invite your parents along for the ride, too. Always ask for permission before downloading programs and software onto your computer. And check with a parent or an adult before visiting any new Web site.Navigate the world in 3-D with Google Earth. Begin in outer space and zoom (快速移动) into the streets of any city, from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Or visit ancient monuments, watch the changing rainforests over time, and dive underwater to explore tropical reef.With the Moon in Google Earth tool, you can walk in Neil Armstrong's famous footsteps. Take a guided tour of the moon's surface with Armstrong's fellow shuttle mate astronaut Buzz Aldrin.When you're exploring that part of the solar system, hop on over to the Red Planet with Google Mars. There, you can move very quickly around the surface and see images from the Mars Rovers.1．The author uses questions in the first paragraph to ________.A．introduce the topic of the paragraphB．attract the readers' attentionC．let the readers answer itD．question the possibility of realizing the dream2．How do you travel around the world in a day according to the passage?A．By making use of the Internet.B．By taking the time shuttle.C．By finding a tourism company in Google.D．By watching 3-D films.3．Russell thought ________.A．the students shouldn't chat and play games onlineB．the students spent too much time on the InternetC．the students should learn knowledge instead of chatting onlineD．the students could solve their problems through the line4．What's the purpose of the passage?A．Encourage the kids to learn to use the computer.B．Encourage the kids to explore the world online.C．Encourage the kids to do some research on science.D．Encourage the kids to spend more time online.BRising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming sea life.Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for almost two decades. “We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long-term change in the open ocean environment. And one of the key things that we measure is CO2 levels. And we've been able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean.”Scientists expected that as atmospheric CO2 increased, more and more of the carbon dioxide would be absorbed into the ocean, affecting the chemical balance of the sea water, with a potentially harmful impact on shellfish and coral in particular.“As carbon di oxide dissolves in the water, or seawater in this case, it forms a weak acid, carbonic acid，” Dore explains. “And therefore, as the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere goes up and that exchanges with the surface seawater, it drives the PH down, and makes it more acidic.”The seawater samples Dore and his colleagues have analyzed confirm what the theory predicts.The effect was particular striking at about 250 meters down, and again at 500 meters. Dore and his colleagues came up with two possible explanations. It could be that surface water picked up CO2 and then moved to those depths. Or there could be a biological explanation.“It's important to realize that the oceans are really becoming acidic. And it can have negative impacts on a whole variety of sea life from fish to coral. It's potentially catastrophic.”5．What can be the best title of the passage?A．Climate Change Affecting SeawaterB．Oceans Becoming More AcidicC．Sea Life Facing DangerD．Scientist Researching Seawater6．With the increase of atmospheric CO2，________.A．the surface water is becoming warmerB．more corals will appear in the seaC．the PH of the ocean out here has been increasingD．the chemical balance of the seawater is affected7．Which of the following shows the process of the impact of atmospheric CO2 on sea life?a．Sea life is endangered.b．CO2 goes into the surface water.c．The ocean chemistry is affected.d．CO2 decreases the PH and makes the seawater more acidic.e. CO2 levels in the atmosphere go up.A．a→e→b→c→d B．e→d→c→b→aC．e→b→c→d→a D．a→b→c→d→eCThe associates I hired in my bicycle and lawn mower shop like myself were never perfect; however, they were excellent. Working with them as they improved taught me new ways to show forgiveness, understanding, and patience.One day the placement officer asked me to interview a young man who was having trouble finding a job. He told me that David was a little shy, did not talk much and was afraid to go on with interviews. He requested that I give David an interview just for practice. He plainly told David that I had no positions open at the time and the interview was just for practice.When David came in for the interview, he hardly said a word. I told him what we did at the bicycle shop and showed him around. I told David to keep showing up because the number one thing an employer wanted in an associate was dependability.David was very quiet (he was evaluated as a slow learner in school). Every ten days or so, for weeks after the interview, David walked into the bicycle shop and stood by the front door. He never said a word, just stood by the door.One day, shortly before Christmas, a large truck came to the shop, packed with 250 new bicycles. It had to be unloaded right away or the driver would leave.It was raining. Some of my workers (without physical limitations) chose not to brave the weather to get into work, so I was short-handed. It seemed everything was going wrong and on top of it, David came in the front door and just stood there. I looked at him and shouted, “Well, all right! Fill out a time card and help me unload this truck！”David worked for my bicycle shop for eighteen years. He came to work every day thirty minutes early. He could talk; however, he rarely chose to. He drove my truck and made deliveries. The customers would praise David, saying, “He doesn't talk, but he really shows you how to operate a lawn mower！”8．The author gave David an interview to ________.A．give him some practiceB．show sympathy for himC．find a person who is reliableD．find a part-time worker in need9．The author finally hired David because ________.A．He realized David was dependableB．there were no other workers in the shop thenC．he needed someone who was willing to work thenD．David kept showing up10．We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.A．the author prefers David to be more outgoingB．the author feels lucky to hire DavidC．David has had his character changed through workD．some customers just play jokes on David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。