甘肃省天水市2017届高三上学期期末考试英语试题(图片版).doc
甘肃省天水市高三英语上学期第一学段考试试题
甘肃省天水市2018届高三英语上学期第一学段考试试题第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AChester City Library offers a range of Library Special Needs Services to people who don’t have access to our library service in t he usual way. As long as you live in Chester City, we’ll provide a wide range of library services and resources including:• Large printed and ordinary printed books• Talking books on tape and CD• DVDs and music CDs• Magazines• Reference and informatio n requestsHome delivery serviceLet us know what you like to read and we will choose the resources for you. Our staff will deliver the resources to your home for free. We also provide a service where we can choose the resources for you or someone instead of you choose the things from the library. You can also choose the resources you need personally. Talking books and captioned videosThe library can provide talking books for people who are unable to use printed books because of eye diseases. You don’t ha ve to miss out on reading any more when you can borrow talking books from the library. If you have limited hearing which prevents you from enjoying movies, we can provide captioned videos for you at no charge.Languages besides EnglishWe can provide books in a range of languages besides English. If possible, wewill request these items from the State Library of NSW, Australia.How to join?Contact the Library Special Needs Coordinator to register or discuss if you are eligible (合适的) for any of the services we provide-Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am-5pm on 4297 2522 for more information.1. Library Special Needs Services are meant for .A. those who are fond of readingB. people living in Chester City with an illness or disabilityC. only those who have walking disabilitiesD. those who can’t get medical help in Chester City2. What can we learn from the passage?A. Few entertaining resources are offered here.B. People with limited hearing have to pay for captioned videos.C. Books with different languages are available.D. People have to choose what they need by themselves.3. To get home delivery service，you must .A. only choose printed books.B. have others choose the resources for you.C. pay the library ahead of time.D. register ahead of time.BChristmas was near a season that we took seriously in our house. But a week or so before the 25th, my father would give each of his children $ 20. This was the 1970s, and $ 20 was quite a bit of money.But I saw it differently. My father trusted me to have the smart to spend money wisely. Even better, he gave me the means to get it. On a very basic level, my father was giving me a shopping spree (狂欢) every year.. But he was also giving me charge over my own fun, trusting my ability to manage money and making me feel like a grown-up. He didn’t buy me Sherlock Holmes, but he gave me the means to walk into the bookstore and choose it for myself, so it felt like a gift from him.My mother had a gift for giving me what I needed, usually right at the moment I needed it most. This was when I was 25, I failed at being an adult on my very first try. I had quitted my previous job but had no new one. But when my mother paid me a visit, I put on a good show, telling her I had started my own company.My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time. It wasn’t until after she left that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with cash. She knew how desperately I needed it. She knew that had she just shown up with groceries, or offered to pay my rent, she would have made me feel much worse. The cold, hard cash meant she was helping me. And, funnily enough, the distance with which she gave the gift felt like she was giving me space to fix my life and preserve my dignity. My mother and father both did the same thing. One was giving me the means to take my own decisions, and the other was giving me a second chance when those decisions had cost me dearly.4. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?A. His family once celebrated Christmas happily.B. His father gave the author chances to make decisions.C. His best memories about Christmas were in the 1970s.D. He used to choose books as his father’s gift on Christmas.5. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 r efer to?A. money offered by his father.B. father generous with money.C. Christmas being important.D. the means of spending money.6. When he was 25 years old, the author .A. planned to open his companyB. became interested in showsC. gave his mother a giftD. was out of work7. Which word can best describe the author’s mother?A. sensitive.B. optimistic.C. considerate.D. determined.CThe popular smartphone application Instagram (照片分享) has changed the way we look at photography, even our world. The photo-worthy moments we share serve as an important function in cultivating the photographic artistic eye.Instagram has got people to start noticing the art in their everyday life. It has also allowed us to share the artful moments in our lives with others. Clearly, making people focus on beautiful moments in their lives and how to share them is a positive takeaway from Instagram.Not only has Instagram changed the way we look at things around us, but it has also changed the way people view professional photography. Instagram has turned everyone with a smartphone into an artist. Opening up art to the general community is a groundbreaking (创新的) aspect of this application. Making artistic attempts accessible for everyone to discover their artistic talents and explore creatively is something that has made people find the beauty in the everyday. However, this accessibility has also created questioning around art and respect deserved by professional photography.The art in a professional photograph versus an Instagram can sometimes be hard to notice at a quick glance. But photographs taken by true professional photographers hold something that Instagram’s can’t match in terms of photographic quality, or advanced compositional knowledge.This is not to say Instagram is a lesser art. Aesthetic qualities of art are a personal matter and how good an artwork is depends on personal preferences. Good is a very arbitrary term in the art world. For example, I may find one photo more pleasing than another, but not everyone has to agree with me.The point I am trying to make is that professional photography should not be lost, but instead approached with a new, enhanced level of respect and admiration—despite how accessible, common and fun Instagram now makes the taking and sharing of photos.8. What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?A. The increasing popularity of Instagram.B. The advantages and disadvantages of Instagram.C. The changes that Instagram brings us.D. The differences between Instagram and professional photography.9. Why do people begin to doubt the art of professional photography?A. Because common people can take perfect photos easily.B. Because they show no respect for professional photographers.C. Because the artistic level of professional photography is reducing.D. Because Instagram has changed the way people look at the world.10. What does the writer think of professional photography?A. useful.B. valueless.C. helpless.D. absurd.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住选项。
甘肃天水市第二中学2017届高三英语上学期期中试题
甘肃省天水市第二中学2017届高三英语上学期期中试题第Ⅰ卷（选择题）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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中, 选出最佳选项。
AThere was a story many years ago of a school techer-Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水).Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come al ive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed. Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.(医学博士).The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Sto ddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.” Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference, I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”1. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?A．She made Teddy feel ashamed.B．She asked the children to play with Teddy.C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.D．She told the class something untrue about herself.2. What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?A．He often told lies. B．He was good at math.C．He needed motherly care. D．He enjoyed playing with others.3. In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?A．She taught fewer school subjects.B．She became stricter with her students.C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher.D．She cared more about educating students.4. Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?A．She had kept in touch with him.B．She had given him encouragement.C．She had sent him Christmas presents.D．She had taught him how to judge people.BAre you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time – about eight hours after you wake up – your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy. Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.In many parts of the world, people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates, where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap givesone a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional, people often suffer less from problem such as heart disease.Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap – even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.5. Why do people feel sleepy in the early afternoon according to the text?A．They eat too much for lunch.B．They sleep too little at night.C．Their body temperature becomes lower.D．The weather becomes a lot warmer.6. If you get up at 6:30 am, what is the best time for you to take a nap?A．About 12:30 pm B．About 1:30 pmC．About 2:30 pm D．About 3:30 pm7. What would be the best title for the text?A．Just for a Rest B．All for a NapC．A Special Sleep Pattern D．Taking Naps in Warmer ClimateCIt was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca a bout his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” Deluca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.Deluca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” Deluca says.And having a goalwas also important. “There are so many probl ems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” Deluca adds.Deluca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.8. Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to_______.A．support his family B．pay for his college educationC．help his partner expand business D．do some research9. Which of the following is true of Buck?A．He put money into the sandwich business.B．He was a professor of business administration.C．He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.D．He rented a storefront for Deluca.10. What can we learn about their first shop?A．It stood at an unfavorable place.B．It lowered the prices to promote sales.C．It made no profits due to poor management.D．It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.11. They decided to open a second store because they ___________.A．had enough money to do itB．had succeeded in their businessC．wished to meet the increasing demand of customersD．wanted to make believe that they were successful12. What contribute most to their success according to the author?A．Learning by trial and error B．Making friends with suppliersC．Finding a good partner D．Opening chain storesDThe images were striking. Homes on the East Coast were washed away by Superstorm Sandy. People were in tears, picking up faded photographs, among their only remaining possessions.If that doesn’t move you to get serious about safekeeping your lifetime of memories, what will? The digital age offers tools never imaginable before—including one-click access to a lifetime of family photos.Here is a brochure on how to back up (存) your photos and save them online, where they can live forever and be accessible in good times and bad.ScanningThe first step for those old photos is to scan them and save them to a digital format. Most printers come with scanners these days, so that’s an easy but extremely time-consuming step.Storing the photosWith your scans in place, import the photos into your computer, and back them up.You could make multiple copies of the disks and spread them to loved ones. Or you could choose external(外接的) hard drives or USB thumb drive, and add your photo and video collection from your computer.Online backupIf you need lots of space, look at a pure online backup service, Caronite.Caronite backs up 300 million files daily. Once you sign up, it starts to pick up everything you have on your hard drive. But photo collection on your computer’s main hard drive charges for $59 a year.Cloud StorageFor folks who don’t need automatic backup, but instead want to tak e a more active approach, Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft’s SkyDrive let you store files online byyourself, share and instantly access them. All offer free options—2GB of free storage for Dropbox, 5GB for Google and 7GB for SkyDrive. But if you want more, you need to pay. Bottom LineThe hard drive or flash drive is the cheapest and easiest. But drives can fail. Online services are more expensive, but more secure. With more of us switching back and forth between our computers, such services are the best way to get access to our data from wherever we are.13. Why does the author mention Superstorm Sandy?A. To tell the background of the scanning photos.B. To attract the readers’ interest in the backups.C. To describe a severe natural disaster.D. To win the readers’ sympathy.14. What can we know from the passage?A. Scanning photos takes little time but costs a lot.B. Google Drive offers unlimited free photo storage on line.C. Caronite charges for backing up photos from hard drive.D. The hard drive or flash drive is the cheapest and safest.15. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.A. tell real stories about storage servicesB. describe the functions of storage servicesC. introduce some of the storage servicesD. argue about the advantage of storage services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。
甘肃省定西市通渭县2017届高三上学期期末考试英语试题
2016—2017学年度高三级第一学期期末试题（卷）英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
共150分。
第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThis brief boo is aimed at high school students, but speas to anyone learning at any stage of life.Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly boo on schooling. The author, W.H. Armstrong, starts with the basics reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recogniing each word on the page; it means taing in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and maes it a part of him. The goal is to bring the information bac to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to epress the information you have got from the tet. I’ve seen it again a nd again ：Someone who can’t epress an idea after reading a tet is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.Only a third of the boo remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, ecept for some weaness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion) regarding history to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across. To my disappointment, in this part of the boo he ignores the arts. As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in ind. Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.My other comment is that the tet aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.1. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.A. gain nowledge and epand one’s viewB. understand the meaning between the linesC. epress ideas based on what one has readD. gets information and eeps it alive in memory2. The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.A. requires great effortsB. demands real passionC. is less natural than learning mathsD. is as natural as learning a language3. What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s wor according to the author?A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory.B. There is too much discussion on studying science.C. The style is too serious.D. It lacs new information.4. This passage can be classified as________.A. an advertisementB. a boo reviewC. a feature storyD. a news report5.Which of the following words can best describe the author’s attitude towards the boo________A. positiveB. neutralC. negativeD. objectiveBCity College Union Inc Secretary/TypistThe Union is a student-run organiation with a permanent staff of 20.Typing speed at least 60 wpm.The ability to tae shorthand dictation and a woring nowledge of filling procedures are essential requirements.The basic salary for the position is $ 18,500 per year.Enquires to R. Barbar 387-5075.Emu Airline SecretaryEmu Airline is now offering a part-time position for a secretary.The position offers at least 20 hours’ wor a wee, with a view to full-time wor in the future. Monthly salary is about $ 1,400.Phone 899-3264 for an appointment.Word Processor Operator (full-time)We need an operator to wor in an office associated with the building industry. Only eperienced operators are epected to apply.Starting salary$ 17,950 yearly.Apply in writing toThe Personnel Officer Hill Morgan Pty Ltd 38 Green Hill Rd. ensington 2033.Sewing Machinist Wanted Jeans IndustryWe are an epanding clothing company located south of the city. Our products include jeans, sirts,shorts and so on. We are looing for sewing machine operators.The factory wors a 38-hour wee over 4-5 days. Wages for this are $ 18,050 per year. Wages and conditions are in line with the current industrial award.If you are interested, come over and pic up an application form from Ripper Jeans,23 North Ave, Beau desert.6. What do these four advertisements have in common?A. Their companies are introduced in detail.B. They all want people in the proper position.C. Each of them is commented by their manager.D. They are located in the south of the same city.7.The applicants for the post of a secretary in City College Union Inc should have the following qualities ecept.A. ability of organiationB. nowledge about filling the formC. typing sillD. writing rapidly8.The attractiveness of the post in Emu Airline is .A. its promising futureB. its free flyingC. its good salaryD. its nice woring conditions9.If you want to be a sewing machine operator, you may contact this company by .A. EmailB. faC. phoneD. visitCEnvy seems to be bad, but it doesn't have to be. Researchers are finding that, if approached the right way, there can actually be an advantage.Psychologists classify envy in two ways negative and positive. With positive envy, you are motivated by another person's success and struggle to follow it. With negative envy, you want to cut the advantaged person down so you loo better by comparison. Let's say you feel sufferings of envy after your rival(对手) at another firm gets promoted. Negative envy might drive you to destroy his success, but positive envy would inspire you to wor harder and get promoted, too.Studies show positive envy can be a great motivator(动力). In a 2011 study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers in the Netherlands conducted a series of eperiments with more than 200 university students. Researchers found that when they caused feelings of positive envy----as opposed to admiration or negative envy----in the students, it drove them to want to study more and perform better on a test measuring creativity and intelligence. While admiration may feel better, the researchers found, it doesn't motivate performance lie the pain and frustration of envy.“Those painful sufferings of envy are there for an evolutionary(进化的) reason,” says Teas Christian University researcher Sarah E. Hill, “warning us that someone has something of importance to us.” Building on this theory, Dr. Hill and others conducted a series of eperiments, published in the Journal ofPersonality and Social Psychology, to test whether envy improves attention and memory----the tools needed to copy a rival's steps to success. In one eperiment, half of the participants were ased to recall past feelings of envy; the other half weren't. The two groups were then shown moc(模拟的) interviews of imaginary peers. The group filled with envy paid closer attention and better recalled details about the interview subjects. In other words, envy made them more astute（机敏的）. Not only can envy motivate us to reach for higher goals, it may even give us the cognitive push to get there.10. What’s the b ad effect of negative envy?A. It maes you lose heart and gets discouraged.B. It has you feel motivated.C. It maes you harm or hurt others on purpose.D. It reminds you to struggle to follow your dreams.11. What’s the benefit of positive envy?A. It inspires you to find a possible rival to try to defeat them.B. It encourages you to wor harder with a positive attitude.C. It won’t hurt your opponents in the same firm.D. It won’t destroy your success at another firm.12. Compared to admiration, positive envy can__________.A. mae you feel worse in all sidesB. be more liely to get you to admire othersC. mae you feel the pain in your performanceD. be more liely to get you inspired to get success13. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Envy seems to be bad.B. eep your envy in secret.C. Mae full use of positive envy.D. Forget about your envy now.DTulou, the special residential architecture of Fujian Province was included on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee in Quebec, Canada.In the fourth century, Han Chinese living in the Central Plains area began to migrate south, gradually gathering in Fujian and forming the Haa communities. As a defence against enemies, the Haas chose to live in compact(紧凑的) communities, and the tulou was their preferred houses. Tens of thousands of such earthen structures were constructed in Fujian Province.Most tulous are to be found in the valleys, surrounded by high mountains, and some are in the depths of the great mountains. Most are three to four stories high, and loo lie circular blochouses（堡垒）. Rooms on the first floor are used as itchens, rooms on the second floor are used as barns(谷仓), and rooms on the third and fourth floors are for bedrooms and living rooms. For defensive purposes, the rooms on the firstfloor have no windows.Raw materials for the tulou were obtained locally. Their main building material was a miture of clay, sand, lime and water, and egg whites, brown sugar and rice water were added as adhesive agents（粘合剂）. It was then mied to form the walls. Once they dried, the walls were so hard that driving a nail into them would have been difficult. Fir branches, which are etremely strong and do not rot, were used to strengthen them, and many centuries later they have remained their original loo.Tulous are located in a region where earthquaes happen frequently, and their circular construction helps them resist the regular shocs.The proven design even inspired one famous Peruvian architect, who paid several visits to Yongding, to build a tulou bac home. Not long after, an earthquae struc only 10 ilometers away, and while all the houses around the earthen building fell down, his tulou remained.14.From the passage , we now that Tulou ______.A. is a special residential architecture of Han Chinese in Fujian even todayB. was once the place where the Haas chose to live togetherC. stands in the valleys and is also modern people’s preferred housesD. loos lie circular blochouses but easy to fall down in the earthquae15.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Haas built tulous when they lived in the Central Plains areaB. Raw materials for the tulou were obtained from far awayC. It is difficult to dig a hole into the walls of the tulouD. Fir branches may help them resist the regular shocs16.What would be the best title for the passage?A. One of UNESCO’s World Heritage ListB. The Function of TulousC. Yongding County and The HaasD. The special Earthen Architecture of FujianEA sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as net year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.A biodegradable(生物所能分解的)mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle.Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It loos lie any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape. Over time it can also brea down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover thatcontains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertiliers. These feed the seed and help the flower grow.Engineers have designed a small transparent(透明的)window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are woring with plant eperts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in net time,” said one scientist.As phone technology is developing so quicly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief(缓解)for nature , according to the scientists.“The seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said erry irwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwic in Britain.17. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones.B. To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone.C. To discuss the development of phone technology.D. To introduce an environmental-friendly cell phone to readers.18. People throw away their cell phones most probably because .A. there is something wrong with themB. no sunflowers can grow out of themC. they are out of fashionD. they are becoming cheaper and cheaper19. It could be learned from the passage that .A. developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environmentB. phone-maers will benefit much more from the new type of phoneC. the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the worldD. the phones that can be recycled are available only in Britain now20. What might be the most suitable title for this passage?A. Sunflower and Phone.B. Plant Your Phone.C. Protect Our Environment.D. No Worry about Phone.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。
甘肃省高台县2017届高三上学期第三次检测英语试题 Word版含答案(高中 高三 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）A(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast.I reacted very fast.”Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.The rescue happe ned on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”1．Why was Duret in New York?A．To spend his holiday B．To meet his girlfriendC．To work as an engineer D．To visit the Andersons2．What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?A．He was interviewed by a newspaperB．He went to the hospital in the ambulanceC．He disappeared from the spot quicklyD．He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Duret thought twice before he jumped into the cold waterB．Duret dived into the water before the gir l’s fatherC．The rescue happened on the day Duret left for FranceD．Duret didn’t think he was brave enough to be a hero4．What is probably the headline of this awes report?A．A Careless Father B．A Poor GirtC．Warm-hearted Onlookers D．Brave Frenchman FoundBIf you are a fruit grower-or would like to become one-take advantage of Apple Day to see what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly（多疙瘩的）Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll needa warm, sheltered place with pe rfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards(果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.5．What can people do at the apple events?A．Attend experts’ lectures B．Visit fruit-loving familiesC．Plant fruit trees in an orchard D．Taste many kinds of apples6．What can we learn about Decio?A．It is a new variety B．It has a strange lookC．It is rarely seen now D．It has a special taste7．What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean?A．A practical idea B．A vain hope C．A brilliant plan D． A selfish desire8．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A．To introduce an apple festival B．To show how to grow applesC．To help people select apples D．To promote apple researchC9．If you are interested in acting, should be your choice.A．Book Theater B．Bookmobile C．Computer Tutor D．Reader Desk10．If you get the job of “Bookmobile”, you are expected to .A．work with young children B．lift heavy boxesC．check materials for guests D．repair computers11．The purpose of the advertisement is to .A．attract students to libraries B．raise money for librariesC．offer job opportunities D．introduce new books\DMosquitoes have an extraordinary ability to target humans far away and fly straight to their unprotected skin. Regrettably, mosquitoes can do more than cause an itchy wound. Some mosquitoes spread several serious diseases, including Dengue, yellow fever and malaria.Over one million people worldwide die from these diseases each year. New research now shows how mosquitoes choose who to bite.Mosquitoes need blood to survive. They are attracted to human skin and breath. They smell the carbon dioxide gas, which all mammals breathe out. This gas is themain way for mosquitoes to know that a warm-blooded creature is nearby.But mosquitoes also use their eyes and sense of touch. Michael Dickinson is a professor at the California Institute of Technology. His research shows how these small insets, with even smaller brains, use three senses to find a blood meal.Michael Dickinson’s team used plumes-a material that rises into air of carbon dioxide gas into a wind tunnel. They then used cameras to record the mosquitoes. The insects followed the plume.Then, the scientists placed dark objects on the lighter colored floor and walls of the tunnel. Mr. Dickinson said, at first, the mosquitoes showed no interest in the objects at all. “What was quite striking and quite surprising is that the mosquitoes fly back and forth for hours. These are hungry females and they completely ignore the objects on the floor and wall of the tunnel. But the moment they get a hit of CO2, they change their behavior quite obviously and now would become attracted to t hese little visual blobs spot.”This suggested to the researchers that a mosquito’s sense of smell is more important in the search for food. Once mosquitoes catch a smell of a human or animal, they also follow visual signals.12．What do mosquitoes mainly use to find their targets?A．Sense of smell B．Sense of touch C．Sense of sight D．Smart brains 13．The first response of the mosquitoes to the objects in the experiment is . A．to fly to the dark ones B．to catch and stick to themC．to take no notice of them D．to attach themselves to them14．How can we avoid being attacked by mosquitoes according to the text? A．Don’t let them see usB．Use dark objects to stop themC．Make them fly back and forth for hoursD．Attract them to objects full of carbon dioxide gas15. What can be the best title for the text?A. How Do Mosquitoes Survive?B. Why Do Mosquitoes Need Blood?C. How Do Mosquitoes Choose to Bile You?D. Why Do Mosquitoes Attack the Human Being?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。
甘肃省定西市通渭县2017届高三上学期期末考试英语试题
2016—2017学年度高三级第一学期期末试题（卷）英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
共150分。
第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThis brief boo is aimed at high school students, but speas to anyone learning at any stage of life.Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly boo on schooling. The author, W.H. Armstrong, starts with the basics reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recogniing each word on the page; it means taing in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and maes it a part of him. The goal is to bring the information bac to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to epress the information you have got from the tet. I’ve seen it again a nd again ：Someone who can’t epress an idea after reading a tet is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.Only a third of the boo remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, ecept for some weaness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion) regarding history to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across. To my disappointment, in this part of the boo he ignores the arts. As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in ind. Although it’s commonly believed that the ar ts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.My other comment is that the tet aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.1. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.A. gain nowledge and epand one’s viewB. understand the meaning between the linesC. epress ideas based on what one has readD. gets information and eeps it alive in memory2. The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.A. requires great effortsB. demands real passionC. is less natural than learning mathsD. is as natural as learning a language3. What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s wor according to the author?A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory.B. There is too much discussion on studying science.C. The style is too serious.D. It lacs new information.4. This passage can be classified as________.A. an advertisementB. a boo reviewC. a feature storyD. a news report5.Which of the following words can best describe the author’s attitude towards the boo________A. positiveB. neutralC. negativeD. objectiveBCity College Union Inc Secretary/TypistThe Union is a student-run organiation with a permanent staff of 20.Typing speed at least 60 wpm.The ability to tae shorthand dictation and a woring nowledge of filling procedures are essential requirements.The basic salary for the position is $ 18,500 per year.Enquires to R. Barbar 387-5075.Emu Airline SecretaryEmu Airline is now offering a part-time position for a secretary.The position offers at least 20 hours’ wor a wee, with a view to full-time wor in the future. Monthly salary is about $ 1,400.Phone 899-3264 for an appointment.Word Processor Operator (full-time)We need an operator to wor in an office associated with the building industry. Only eperienced operators are epected to apply.Starting salary$ 17,950 yearly.Apply in writing toThe Personnel Officer Hill Morgan Pty Ltd 38 Green Hill Rd. ensington 2033.Sewing Machinist Wanted Jeans IndustryWe are an epanding clothing company located south of the city. Our products include jeans, sirts,shorts and so on. We are looing for sewing machine operators.The factory wors a 38-hour wee over 4-5 days. Wages for this are $ 18,050 per year. Wages and conditions are in line with the current industrial award.If you are interested, come over and pic up an application form from Ripper Jeans,23 North Ave, Beau desert.6. What do these four advertisements have in common?A. Their companies are introduced in detail.B. They all want people in the proper position.C. Each of them is commented by their manager.D. They are located in the south of the same city.7.The applicants for the post of a secretary in City College Union Inc should have the following qualities ecept.A. ability of organiationB. nowledge about filling the formC. typing sillD. writing rapidly8.The attractiveness of the post in Emu Airline is .A. its promising futureB. its free flyingC. its good salaryD. its nice woring conditions9.If you want to be a sewing machine operator, you may contact this company by .A. EmailB. faC. phoneD. visitCEnvy seems to be bad, but it doesn't have to be. Researchers are finding that, if approached the right way, there can actually be an advantage.Psychologists classify envy in two ways negative and positive. With positive envy, you are motivated by another person's success and struggle to follow it. With negative envy, you want to cut the advantaged person down so you loo better by comparison. Let's say you feel sufferings of envy after your rival(对手) at another firm gets promoted. Negative envy might drive you to destroy his success, but positive envy would inspire you to wor harder and get promoted, too.Studies show positive envy can be a great motivator(动力). In a 2011 study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers in the Netherlands conducted a series of eperiments with more than 200 university students. Researchers found that when they caused feelings of positive envy----as opposed to admiration or negative envy----in the students, it drove them to want to study more and perform better on a test measuring creativity and intelligence. While admiration may feel better, the researchers found, it doesn't motivate performance lie the pain and frustration of envy.“Those painful sufferings of envy are there for an evolutionary(进化的) reason,” says Teas Christian University researcher Sarah E. Hill, “warning us that someone has something of importance to us.” Building on this theory, Dr. Hill and others conducted a series of eperiments, published in the Journal of Personalityand Social Psychology, to test whether envy improves attention and memory----the tools needed to copy a rival's steps to success. In one eperiment, half of the participants were ased to recall past feelings of envy; the other half weren't. The two groups were then shown moc(模拟的) interviews of imaginary peers. The group filled with envy paid closer attention and better recalled details about the interview subjects. In other words, envy made them more astute（机敏的）. Not only can envy motivate us to reach for higher goals, it may even give us the cognitive push to get there.10. What’s the b ad effect of negative envy?A. It maes you lose heart and gets discouraged.B. It has you feel motivated.C. It maes you harm or hurt others on purpose.D. It reminds you to struggle to follow your dreams.11. What’s the benefit of positive envy?A. It inspires you to find a possible rival to try to defeat them.B. It encourages you to wor harder with a positive attitude.C. It won’t hurt your opponents in the same firm.D. It won’t destroy your success at another firm.12. Compared to admiration, positive envy can__________.A. mae you feel worse in all sidesB. be more liely to get you to admire othersC. mae you feel the pain in your performanceD. be more liely to get you inspired to get success13. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Envy seems to be bad.B. eep your envy in secret.C. Mae full use of positive envy.D. Forget about your envy now.DTulou, the special residential architecture of Fujian Province was included on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee in Quebec, Canada.In the fourth century, Han Chinese living in the Central Plains area began to migrate south, gradually gathering in Fujian and forming the Haa communities. As a defence against enemies, the Haas chose to live in compact(紧凑的) communities, and the tulou was their preferred houses. Tens of thousands of such earthen structures were constructed in Fujian Province.Most tulous are to be found in the valleys, surrounded by high mountains, and some are in the depths of the great mountains. Most are three to four stories high, and loo lie circular blochouses（堡垒）. Rooms on the first floor are used as itchens, rooms on the second floor are used as barns(谷仓), and rooms on the third and fourth floors are for bedrooms and living rooms. For defensive purposes, the rooms on the first floorhave no windows.Raw materials for the tulou were obtained locally. Their main building material was a miture of clay, sand, lime and water, and egg whites, brown sugar and rice water were added as adhesive agents（粘合剂）. It was then mied to form the walls. Once they dried, the walls were so hard that driving a nail into them would have been difficult. Fir branches, which are etremely strong and do not rot, were used to strengthen them, and many centuries later they have remained their original loo.Tulous are located in a region where earthquaes happen frequently, and their circular construction helps them resist the regular shocs.The proven design even inspired one famous Peruvian architect, who paid several visits to Yongding, to build a tulou bac home. Not long after, an earthquae struc only 10 ilometers away, and while all the houses around the earthen building fell down, his tulou remained.14.From the passage , we now that Tulou ______.A. is a special residential architecture of Han Chinese in Fujian even todayB. was once the place where the Haas chose to live togetherC. stands in the valleys and is also modern people’s preferred housesD. loos lie circular blochouses but easy to fall down in the earthquae15.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Haas built tulous when they lived in the Central Plains areaB. Raw materials for the tulou were obtained from far awayC. It is difficult to dig a hole into the walls of the tulouD. Fir branches may help them resist the regular shocs16.What would be the best title for the passage?A. One of UNESCO’s World Heritage ListB. The Function of TulousC. Yongding County and The HaasD. The special Earthen Architecture of FujianEA sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as net year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.A biodegradable(生物所能分解的)mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle.Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It loos lie any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape. Over time it can also brea down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertiliers. These feed theseed and help the flower grow.Engineers have designed a small transparent(透明的)window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are woring with plant eperts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in net time,” said one scientist.As phone technology is developing so quicly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief(缓解)for nature , according to the scientists.“The seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said erry irwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwic in Britain.17. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones.B. To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone.C. To discuss the development of phone technology.D. To introduce an environmental-friendly cell phone to readers.18. People throw away their cell phones most probably because .A. there is something wrong with themB. no sunflowers can grow out of themC. they are out of fashionD. they are becoming cheaper and cheaper19. It could be learned from the passage that .A. developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environmentB. phone-maers will benefit much more from the new type of phoneC. the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the worldD. the phones that can be recycled are available only in Britain now20. What might be the most suitable title for this passage?A. Sunflower and Phone.B. Plant Your Phone.C. Protect Our Environment.D. No Worry about Phone.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。
甘肃省天水市2018届高三英语上学期第一阶段考试试题201710100261
甘肃省天水市2018届高三英语上学期第一阶段考试试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
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第一部分阅读理解（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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AChester City Library offers a range of Library Special Needs Services to peoplewho don’t have access to our library service in the usual way. As long as you livein Chester City, we’ll provide a wide range of library services and resourcesincluding:●Large printed and ordinary printed books●Talking books on tape and CD●DVDs and music CDs●Magazines●Reference and information requestsHome delivery serviceLet us know what you like to read and we will choose the resources for you. Ourstaff w ill d eliver t he r esources t o y our h ome f or f ree. W e a lso p rovide a s ervice w herewe can choose the resources for you or someone instead of you choose the things fromthe library. You can also choose the resources you need personally.Talking books and captioned videosThe library can provide talking books for people who are unable to use printedbooks because of eye diseases. You don’t have to miss out on reading any more whenyou can borrow talking books from the library. If you have limited hearing whichprevents y ou f rom e njoying m ovies, w e c an p rovide c aptioned v ideos f or y ou a t n o c harge. Languages besides EnglishWe can provide books in a range of languages besides E nglish. If possible, w e willrequest these items from the State Library of NSW, Australia.How to join?Contact the Library Special Needs Coordinator to register or discuss if you are eligible（合适的）for any of the services we provide-Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am-5pm on 4297 2522 for more information.1．Library Special Needs Services are meant for_____.A. those who are fond of readingB. people living in Chester City with an illness or disabilityC. only those who have walking disabilitiesD. those who can’t get medical help in Chester City2．What can we learn from the passage?A. Few entertaining resources are offered here.B. People with limited hearing have to pay for captioned videos.C. Books with different languages are available.D. People have to choose what they need by themselves.3．To get home delivery service, you must_______.A. only choose printed books.B. have others choose the resources for you.C. pay the library ahead of time.D. register ahead of time.BChristmas was near a season that we took seriously in our house. But a week or so before the 25th, my father would give each of his children $20. This was the 1970s,and $20 was quite a bit of money.But I saw it differently. My father trusted me to have the smart to spend money wisely. Even better, he gave me the means to get it. On a very basic level, my fatherwas giving me a shopping spree (狂欢) every year. But he was also giving me charge over m y o wn f un, t rusting m y a bility t o m anage m oney a nd m aking m e f eel l ike a g rown-up. He didn’t buy me Sherlock Holmes, but he gave me the means to walk into the bookstore and choose it for myself, so it felt like a gift from him.My mother had a gift for giving me what I needed, usually right at the moment I needed it most. This was when I was 25, I failed at being an adult on my very firsttry. I had quitted my previous job but had no new one. But when my mother paid me a visit, I put on a good show,telling her I had started my own company.My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time. It wasn’t untilafter she left that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with cash. Sheknew how desperately I needed it. She knew that had she just shown up with groceries,or offered to pay my rent, she would have made me feel much worse. The cold, hard cash meant she was helping me. And, funnily enough, the distance with which she gave the gift f elt l ike s he w as g iving m e s pace t o f ix m y l ife a nd p reserve m y d ignity. M y m otherand f ather b oth d id t he s ame t hing. O ne w as g iving m e t he m eans t o t ake m y o wn d ecisions, and the other was giving me a second chance when those decisions had cost me dearly. 4．What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?A. His family once celebrated Christmas happily.B. His father gave the author chances to make decisions.C. His best memories about Christmas were in the 1970s.D. He used to choose books as his father’s gift on Christmas..5．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. money offered by his father.B. father generous with money.C. Christmas being important.D. the means of spending money.6．When he was 25 years old,the author_____.A. planned to open his companyB. became interested in showsC. gave his mother a giftD. was out of work7．Which word can best describe the author’s mother?A. sensitive.B. optimistic.C. considerate.D. determined.CThe popular smartphone application Instagram (照片分享) has changed the way we look at photography,even our world. The photo-worthy moments we share serve as an important function in cultivating the photographic artistic eye.Instagram has got people to start noticing the art in their everyday life. It hasalso allowed us to share the artful moments in our lives with others. Clearly, making people focus on beautiful moments in their lives and how to share them is a positive takeaway from Instagram.Not only has Instagram changed the way we look at things around us, but it has also changed the way people view professional photography. Instagram has turned everyone with a smartphone into an artist. Opening up art to the general communityis a groundbreaking (创新的) aspect of this application. Making artistic attempts accessible for everyone to discover their artistic talents and explore creatively is something that has made people find the beauty in the everyday. However, this accessibility has also created questioning around art and respect deserved byprofessional photography.The art in a professional photograph versus an Instagram can sometimes be hardto notice at a quick glance. But photographs taken by true professional photographershold something that Instagram’s can’t match in terms of photographic quality, oradvanced compositional knowledge.This is not to say Instagram is a lesser art. Aesthetic qualities of art are apersonal matter and how good an artwork is depends on personal preferences. Good isa v ery a rbitrary t erm i n t he a rt w orld. F or e xample, I m ay find o ne p hoto m ore p leasingthan another, but not everyone has to agree with me.The point I am trying to make is that professional photography should not be lost,but instead approached with a new, enhanced level of respect and admiration─despitehow accessible, common and fun Instagram now makes the taking and sharing of photos. 8．What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?A. The increasing popularity of Instagram.B. The advantages and disadvantages of Instagram.C. The changes that Instagram brings us.D. The differences between Instagram and professional photography.9．Why do people begin to doubt the art of professional photography?A. Because common people can take perfect photos easily.B. Because they show no respect for professional photographers.C. Because the artistic level of professional photography is reducing.D. Because Instagram has changed the way people look at the world.10．What does the writer think of professional photography?A. useful.B. valueless.C. helpless.D. absurd.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。
甘肃省定西市通渭县2017届高三上学期期末考试英语试题 含答案
2016—2017学年度高三级第一学期期末试题（卷）英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题）两部分。
共150分。
第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节,满分50分）第一节(共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThis brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life。
Its formal，serious style closely matches its content, a school—masterly book on schooling。
The author, W。
H. Armstrong，starts with the basics: reading and writing。
In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page；it means taking in the information，digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of him。
The goal is to bring the information back to life，not just to treat it as dead facts on paperfrom dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact，the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text。
甘肃省高台县第一中学2017届高三上学期第三次检测英语试题 Word版含答案
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）A(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast.I reacted very fast.”Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.The rescue happened on t he day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”1．Why was Duret in New York?A．To spend his holiday B．To meet his girlfriendC．To work as an engineer D．To visit the Andersons2．What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?A．He was interviewed by a newspaperB．He went to the hospital in the ambulanceC．He disappeared from the spot quicklyD．He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Duret thought twice before he jumped into the cold waterB．Duret dived into the water before the girl’s fatherC．The rescue happened on the day Duret left for FranceD．Duret didn’t think he was brave enough to be a hero4．What is probably the headline of this awes report?A．A Careless Father B．A Poor GirtC．Warm-hearted Onlookers D．Brave Frenchman FoundBIf you are a fruit grower-or would like to become one-take advantage of Apple Day to see what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly（多疙瘩的）Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most applelovers who fall for it.At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards(果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.5．What can people do at the apple events?A．Attend experts’ lectures B．Visit fruit-loving familiesC．Plant fruit trees in an orchard D．Taste many kinds of apples6．What can we learn about Decio?A．It is a new variety B．It has a strange lookC．It is rarely seen now D．It has a special taste7．What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean?A．A practical idea B．A vain hope C．A brilliant plan D． A selfish desire8．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A．To introduce an apple festival B．To show how to grow applesC．To help people select apples D．To promote apple researchC9．If you are interested in acting, should be your choice.A．Book Theater B．Bookmobile C．Computer Tutor D．Reader Desk10．If you get the job of “Bookmobile”, you are expected to .A．work with young children B．lift heavy boxesC．check materials for guests D．repair computers11．The purpose of the advertisement is to .A．attract students to libraries B．raise money for librariesC．offer job opportunities D．introduce new books\DMosquitoes have an extraordinary ability to target humans far away and fly straight to their unprotected skin. Regrettably, mosquitoes can do more than cause an itchy wound. Some mosquitoes spread several serious diseases, including Dengue, yellow fever and malaria.Over one million people worldwide die from these diseases each year. New research now shows how mosquitoes choose who to bite.Mosquitoes need blood to survive. They are attracted to human skin and breath. They smell the carbon dioxide gas, which all mammals breathe out. This gas is the main way for mosquitoes to know that a warm-blooded creature is nearby.But mosquitoes also use their eyes and sense of touch. Michael Dickinson is a professor at the California Institute of Technology. His research shows how these small insets, with even smaller brains, use three senses to find a blood meal.Michael Dickinson’s team used plumes-a material that rises into air of carbon dioxide gas into a wind tunnel. They then used cameras to record the mosquitoes. The insects followed the plume.Then, the scientists placed dark objects on the lighter colored floor and walls of the tunnel. Mr. Dickinson said, at first, the mosquitoes showed no interest in the objects at all. “What was quite striking and quite surprising is that the mosquitoes fly back and forth for hours. These are hungry females and they completely ignore the objects on the floor and wall of the tunnel. But the moment they get a hit of CO2, they change their behavior quite obviously and now would become attracted to these little visual blobs spot.”This suggested to the researchers that a mosquito’s sense of smell is more important in the search for food. Once mosquitoes catch a smell of a human or animal, they also follow visual signals.12．What do mosquitoes mainly use to find their targets?A．Sense of smell B．Sense of touch C．Sense of sight D．Smart brains 13．The first response of the mosquitoes to the objects in the experiment is . A．to fly to the dark ones B．to catch and stick to themC．to take no notice of them D．to attach themselves to them14．How can we avoid being attacked by mosquitoes according to the text? A．Don’t let them see usB．Use dark objects to stop themC．Make them fly back and forth for hoursD．Attract them to objects full of carbon dioxide gas15. What can be the best title for the text?A. How Do Mosquitoes Survive?B. Why Do Mosquitoes Need Blood?C. How Do Mosquitoes Choose to Bile You?D. Why Do Mosquitoes Attack the Human Being?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。
2020届甘肃省天水一中2017级高三上学期二诊考试英语试卷及解析
2020届甘肃省天水一中2017级高三上学期二诊考试英语试卷★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1. 本试卷分为四部分。
2. 答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
3. 全部答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
4. 本试卷满分150分,测试时间120分钟。
5. 考试范围：高考全部内容。
第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
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. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Inviting friends to dinner.B. The work of their friends.C. The plan for the weekend.2. What will the man do?A. Go home in Alice's car.B. Wait for Alice to take him home.C. Ask someone else to take him home.3. Why does the man decide to go to Hainan Island?A. Because it is better than Hawaii.B. Because the food there is better.C. Because the food there is cheap and good.4. What will the man be doing at 10：3C )tomorrow evening?A. Seeing a film.B. Sleeping in bed.C. Eating in a restaurant.5. What's wrong with the car?A. It's out of gas.B. It's full of water.C. It can't be started.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。