甘肃省天水市一中学年高一英语上学期第二次学段期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省天水市一中学年高一英语上学期第二次学段期末考试试题

天水一中2015-2016学年度2015级高一第一学期第二学段考试

英语试题

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100分时间：

90分钟）

第I卷选择题（共50分）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分30）

第一节阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）

A

WhenIwasaboy,Iusedtolovewalkinginthewoodsaroundmyhome.MymomwarnedmeseveraltimesnevertotravelsofarthatIwouldlosesightofthehouse.Beingatypicalboy,however,Isoonfoundmyselfhikingfurtherandfurtheraway,testingjusthowfarIcouldgointothewoodswithoutgettinglost.Afterlosingmywayoncefortwohours,though,IdecidedthatIhadbetterleaveatrailthenexttimeIwentforawalk.

TheverynextdayIdecidedtotryit.Iwalkedintothewoodsuntilthehousewasoutofsight.ThenIbrokeasmallbranchonayoungtreetomarkmyplace.Iwanderedfurtherinandbrokeanotherlimbandthenanother.Inafewspotswheretherewerenolimbssmallenough,Isnappedtheheadsoffthelowplantsthatweregrowingwherethesunlightbrokethroughthetrees.AfterawhileIfinallygottiredanddecidedtoheadback.TurningaroundIeasilyfoundmytracks,butinsteadofbeingproudIfeltsad.IcouldseethetrailofdestructionIhadleftinthewoodsgoingonandon.LookingatthebrokenlimbsanddeadflowersIwonderedifGodwasdisappointedinmeandIvowednevertodothatagain.Instead,Istartedtocherishmytimesaloneinthewoodswithnature.I’dsitbythestreamsandlistentothemsing.I’dwatchthebirdsandsquirrels.I’dbenddowntosmelltheflowers.AndIevenburiedanacornortwohopingthatonedayanOakmightgrow.

ThereisanoldNativeAmericanSayingthatgoes“Wewillbeknownforeverbythetracksweleave.”AsIhavegrownolderandwiser,IhavedonemybesttoneverleaveatrailofdestructioninmylifeasIdidinthewoodsthatday.Ihaveinsteadtriedtoleavetracksoflove,kindness,goodness,andcompassionandIhavestrivedtoshowothersthattheycandothesame.Mayyoualwaysleavetracksofjoyasyoufollowyourowntrailoflove.

1.Whentheboyheadedbackfromthewoods,hefeltsadbecause______.

A.helosthiswayinthewoods

B.hecouldfindhistrackssoeasily

C.heleftmanytrailsofdestruction

D.Godwasverydisappointedinhim

2.Theboytookoffsomebranchesto______.

A.protecthimselfB.makehiswayout

C.seethesunclearlyD.leavesomemarks

3.Theauthorwrotethepassageto______.

A.callonustoleavetracksofvirtuesinlife

B.informusthatweshouldn’tdestroytrees

C.tellushowtoavoidgettinglostinthewoods

D.showuswaystogetbackhomeintheforest

B

Dr.MichaelPrager,aleadingBotoxexpert,saidthatagrowingnumberofwomenaredevelopingsomethingcalled“computerface”.Healsomentionedthatprofessionalswhoworkedlonghoursinfrontofascreenwereendingupwithsaggyjowls（颚骨）,“turkeyneck”anddeep-setwrinklesontheirforeheadandaroundtheireyes.

TheBotoxexpertsaidthat,ofallhisclients,officeworkersweremostlikelytoshowpremature（过早的）signsofageing.“Ifyouareoneoftheunfortunatepeoplewhofrown（皱眉）whileyouareconcentratingonthescreenthen,overtime,youwillinevitablyendupwithfrownlines,”Dr.Pragersaid.“Whatisperhapsmoresurprisingisthenumberofwomenwithsaggyjowlsbecausetheyaresittinginonepositionforsolong.Ifyouspendmostofthetimelookingdownthentheneckmusclesshortenandgosaggy,eventuallygivingyouasecondneck.“

Dr.Prager,whohasapracticenearHarleyStreetinLondon,saidheencourageshisclientstoputamirrornexttotheircomputersotheycanseeiftheyarefrowningatthescreen.“Whenpeoplearestressedorthinkinghardaboutsomething,thentheywilloftenputona‘grumpy（脾气暴躁的）face’withoutevenknowingwhattheyaredoing.Whenmyclientsputamirrornexttotheirdesk,theyareoftenshockedbytheangry,frowningfacewhichstaresbackatthem.”

Hesaid,“ThewomenIamseeingatthemomenthaveonlybeenusingcomputersatworkforthelastdecadeorso.Butwomenintheir20shavegrownupwiththemandusethemforeverysingletask.Ithinktheproblemisgoingtobecomemuch,muchworse.Inanothertenyears,theycouldbelookingquiteawful.”

Dr.Pragersaidtherewereseveralsimplestepswhichcouldavoid“computerface”suchasregularscreenbreaksandstretchingtheneckmuscles.And,ofcourse,therewasalwaysBotox.Hesaidthat,afteracoupleofsessionsofBotox,thehabitof“grumpyface”couldbebroken.

4.Inwhatwaydowomendevelopa“computerface”?

A.Frowningeverynowandthen.

B.Concentratingoncomputersfrequently.

C.Workingfortoolonginfrontofascreen.

D.Sittinginthesameplaceforalongtime.

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaresignsofageing?

A.Saggyjowlsandshortnecks.

B.Turkeyneckandfrownlines.

C.Deep-setwrinklesandangryfaces.

D.Secondneckandstressedmuscles.

6.Fromthelast2paragraphs,wecanlearnthat______.

A.“computerface”isavoidable

B.weshouldgiveupusingcomputers

C.weshouldbreakthehabitof“grumpyface”

D.theyoungergenerationisworseatcomputers

C

TheEnigma（谜）ofBeauty

Thesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4,000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrance,wealthynoblemenworelargewigs（假发）oflong,whitehairtomakethemselvesattractive.Today,peoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearance.

Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:

beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoney,getcalledonmoreofteninclass,andareregardedasfriendlier.

Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?

It’sdifficulttodescribeitclearly,andyetweknowitwhenweseeit.Andourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyage.Inonesetofstudies,six-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudies,thebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.

Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologists,menconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyes,fullerlips,andasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientists,themindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits―thefulllips,clearskin,strongshoulders―equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.

Noteveryonethinksthesameway,however.“Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlycultural,”saysC.LoringBrace,ananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:

thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthis“perfect”bodytypeforwomenworldwide?

Scientists’answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworld.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.

Forbetterorworse,beautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.Althoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealing,itisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingle,uniformstandard.Beautyreallyis,asthesayinggoes,intheeyeofthebeholder.

7.People’sideasaboutbeauty_______.

A.haveexistedsinceancienttimes

B.canbeeasilydescribed

C.havelittleinfluenceonaperson’ssuccess

D.arebaseduponstrictcriteria

8.InParagraph3,thebabiesinthestudy_______.

A.wereratedfortheirappearance

B.wereenteredinabeautycontest

C.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudents

D.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones

9.Theunderlinedword“traits”inParagraph4probablymeans_______.

A.qualities

B.measurements

C.judgments

D.standards

10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowup

B.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidence

C.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearches

D.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds

第二节阅读填空

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余选项。

WhatExactlyIsCheating?

11Forkids,cheatingmayhappenatschool,athome,orwhileplayingasport.Ifabaseballteamisforkidswhoare8oryounger,it’scheatingfor9-year-oldtoplayontheteamandhithomerunafterhomerun.

12

Cheatingcanhappeninalotofdifferentways.Jeffisdoingitbysneakinganswerstoatest,butit’salsocheatingtobreaktherulesofagameorcontestortopretendsomethingisyourswhenitisn’t.Whenpeoplecheat,it’snotfairtootherpeople,likethekidswhostudiedforthetestorwhowerethetruewinnersofagameoracontest.

WhyKidsCheat

Somekidscheatbecausethey’rebusyorlazyandtheywanttogetgoodgradeswithoutspendingthetimestudying.13Evenwhenthereseemstobea“goodreason”forcheating,cheatingisn’tagoodidea.

TruthandConsequences

Manykidsfeeltemptedtocheatonceinawhile.Mostresistanddotheworkinstead.Somekidscheatonceandfeelsobadthattheyneverdoitagain.14Unfortunately,somekidsstartcheatingandfeelliketheycan’tstop.

MakingaComeback

Thereareplentyofreasonswhyakidshouldn’tcheat,butsomekidshavealreadycheated.15

Cheatingcanbecomeahabit,butlikeotherbadhabits,akidcanalwaysdecidetoactbetterandmakebetterchoices.Itmighthelptotalktheproblemoverwithaparent,teacher,orcounselor.Ch