1、天水一中2016级2016-2017学年度第一学期第一学段考试英 语本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。第I卷（满分50分）第一部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALittle Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors(家庭教师) , cards, special learning centersin short, everything they
2、 could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school.After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and litt
3、le Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand wh
4、at was happening.Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity .She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was
5、 it? Was it the nuns(修女)? ”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it? ”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (将钉牢)to the plus sign(加号),I knew they werent joking. ”1Tommys mother felt su
6、rprised that his son_.A.was still the same as usualB.ate so much at dinnerC.kissed her hello after schoolD.worked hard but said little2The underlined phrase “hitting the books” means “_”in Chinese.A.用功B.捶书C.发泄D.振作3The last sentence in the passage shows that_.A.Tommy felt sorry for the manB.Tommy was
7、 afraid of being nailedC.Tommy didnt like the plus signD.Tommy liked playing jokes on others4From the passage, we can infer that_.A.teachers should be strict with their studentsB.mistakes might do good sometimesC.a catholic school is much better than other onesD.nuns are good at helping children wit
8、h their mathBMany people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living. School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from sc
9、hool. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, cant teach his students everything they want to know. The teachers job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.It is always more importan
10、t to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula(公式). It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem. Great scientists before us didnt get everything from scho
11、ol .Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison did not even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many question
12、s as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain.5People go to school to _.A.learn several subjectsB.get an educationC.make a livingD.to learn a skill6According to the passage, the most impor
13、tant thing a teacher should do is_.A.to teach his students everything he knowsB.to teach the students how to study by themselvesC.to teach the students how to thinkD.to know everything7To work out a math problem, you need to know _.A.the method to work it outB.how to memorize some factsC.only some f
14、actsD.only a certain formula8Why were many scientists so successful?A.They knew how to learn.B.They received good education.C.They were very clever.D.They learned lots of facts and formulas.CAlthough English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English sp
15、eakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from.Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers(汉堡包) are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years
16、 ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answ
17、ered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today “hamburgers
18、” are sold in many countries around the world.Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.9Hamburg is_.A.a kind of foodB.around piece
19、of beefC.a city in GermanyD.the name of a village10According to the story, _.A.few Americans like hamburgersB.hamburgers are made with hamC.hamburgers are only made with beefD.hamburgers were first sold about a century ago11According to the writer, which of the following can often be found in any la
20、rge English dictionary?A.Where all the new words come fromB.Where those Germans came fromC.The reason why English is spoken around the worldD.The reason why a word has a certain meaning12According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from_.A.English speakers because they always create new wordsB
21、.England because Germans dont speak good EnglishC.the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eatingD.China because it has a long historyDWho do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams(1860-1935)Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She provi
22、ded shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson (1907-1964)Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular book Silent Spring by Rachel
23、 Carson in 1962 made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects of pollution on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans.Angela Merkel(1954-)In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germanys leader, she has had a
24、n effect on the whole world.Sandra Day OConnor(1930-)When Sandra Day OConnor finished her class at Stanford Law School in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the US Supreme Court in 1981 after years of hard work.Margaret Thatcher(1952-20
25、13)In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britains first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990, which made her the first British leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britains Iron Lady.Marie Curie(1867-1934)Polish-born scientist Mari
26、e Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation. Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.13Who once won the Nobel Prize?A.Jane Addams and Marie Curie.B.Jane Addams and Margaret Thatcher
27、.C.Marie and Angela Merkel.D.Marie and Rachel Carson.14We can infer from the passage that Rachel Carson worked to_.A.help the poorB.spread geographic knowledgeC.protect the environmentD.protect the rights of women15What do Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher have in common?A.Both of them were scient
28、ists before coming to power.B.Both of them became the first woman head of their country.C.Both of them are famous for being strict.D.Both of them once worked for three terms.第二部分 完形填空（共20小题，每小题 1分，满分 20 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。In 1989 an earthquake of 8.2 magnitudes hit America,
29、killing over 30,000 people. A father 16 his wife safely at home and rushed to the 17 where his son was supposed to be,18 to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.Seeing this, he remembered the 19 he had made to his son, “No matter what happens, Ill always be there for you!” Tears began
30、 to 20 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of 21 that once was the school, it looked 22,but he kept remembering his words to his son.He began to direct his attention 23 where he had 24 his son to class before. Remembering his sons 25 had been in the back right corner of the teaching building, he rush
31、ed there and started digging 26 the ruins.He kept digging and digging. Hours later, other 27 parents tried to pull him off 28 had been his sons classroom, saying, “Its too late! Theyre all dead!”But the father kept digging for his son. The fire chief 29 and said,“ Fires are breaking out. Youre in30.
32、Go home. ”Hearing this, the American father, 31 very tired now, asked politely, “Are you going to help me?”He went on 32.He dug for 8 hours.12 hours.24 hours.36 hours.then, in the 38th hour, he heard his sons 33.He screamed his sons name, “ARMAND!” And he heard his son shout back,“ Dad? !Its me, Dad
33、! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were 34 youd save us. You promised no matter what happened, youd always be there for me! You did 35,Dad!”16A. left B. stayed C. reached D. had17A. house B. company C. school D. office18A. hardly B. mainly C. surprisingly D. only19A. belie
34、f B. promise C. decision D. advice20A. rise B. cover C. fill D. suffer21A. ruins B. disasters C. earth D. bricks22A. sad B. hopeless C. needless D. useless23A. in B. up C. of D. towards24A. walkedB. sent C. run D. seen25A. doorway B. situation C. classroom D. entrance26A. from B. through C. by D. ac
35、ross27A. cold-hearted B. well-meaning C. good-looking D. hard-working28A. who B. when C. whose D. what29A. showed up B. showed offC. got up D. got off30A. frustration B. difficulty C. danger D. fear31A. and B. but C. if D. though32A. lonely B. alone C. together D. as well33A. sound B. voice C .noise
36、 D. shout34A. right B. dead C. alive D. injured35A. that B. this C. one D. it 第卷（满分50分） 第一节 课文填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs 1 when the window was open. I didnt go downstairs 2 the window had to be shut. The dark, 3 evening, the wind, the 4 clouds held m
37、e 5 in their 6 ; it was the first time in a year and a half that Id seen the night 7 .I am only able to look at nature through dirty 8 hanging before very 9 windows.India has a very large number of 10 English speakers because Britain 11 India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the la
38、nguage for 12 and 13 . Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing 14 . In fact, China may have the largest number of English learners. Will Chinese English develop its own 15 ? Only time will tell.第二节 单词拼写 按所给单词或短语的正确形式填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）The other day, my husband 16 (劝)me to
39、 buy 17 (保险)for our journey to 18 (新加坡).I had 19 (决心)to make a sea 20 (航行)to an island country, which I 21 (偏爱)ever since I was a little girl. My husband finally 22 (改变主意) and his work 23 (时间表). His 24 (态度)changed so greatly that I felt it a great surprise. I 25 (表达)my thanks to him but asked him to
40、 wait for my daughters graduation till June 10.第三节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Wang Mei, Im sorry to hear abo
41、ut your problem. Dont be too concerning about it. Now Id like to give you some advice. Firstly, you may have the heart-to-heart talk with your roommates. Perhaps they will realize their mistakes or correct them. Secondly, if you find hard to have a good talk with them, you may write a letter about t
42、hem. Lastly, if these ways dont work, youd better to report it to your teacher, whom will help solve the problem. Good communication is the key to deal with the relationship with others. Maybe someday you should become good friends. I hope my advice will be of greatly help to you.Best wishes! Yours,
43、 Li Hua第四节 写作（共15分）假如你是李华，最近收到了你的美国朋友Jenny的来信。他在信中说，由于刚进入高中还不能适应新环境，不知道如何去结交新朋友，因而情绪低落。请你给他回信，内容如下：1. 向Jenny表示问候和安慰（你的同学和你面临同样的问题，所以不必过于担心）；2. 针对他的问题提出以下建议：放学后邀请同学一起参加活动，这有助于你们互相更好地了解；你的同学遇到麻烦时，你去帮助他们。你遇到困难时向同学求助；你对友谊的理解。注意：1.词数100左右。2.注意书信的格式。参考答案1D【解析】细节理解题。根据“little Tommy was hard at work.及he wen
44、t back to his room, without a word.”可知，小Tommy 努力学习，而且话也少了。故选D。2A【解析】词义猜测题。根据本段第三句可知，他进入他的房间，开始用功学习，后来他妈妈喊他吃饭，吃完饭他回到他的房间，像之前那样用功学习。故选A。3B【解析】细节理解题。Tommy学习一直不用功，但自从进了这所catholic school之后，情况就不一样了整天都发狠读书，结果数学考试也得了A。这是为什么呢？文章在最后道出了其原因：“Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (将钉牢)to t
45、he plus sign(加号),I knew they werent joking. ”由此可知，Tommy是担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。故选B。4B【解析】推理判断题。Tommy把“the man nailed to the plus sign”误解为“学习不用功的结果”，从而一改自己原来不好学的不良习惯，很快就把数学成绩赶了上去。可见，误解有时也可以起到好的效果。故选B。【备注】本文是故事类短文。文章叙述了Tommy数学学不好，其父母想尽了一切办法都不奏效，最后将他送进了一所天主教的教会学校。因为害怕不用功学习会被定在十字架上，所以在那里一改自己原来不好学的不良习惯，很快数学成绩有了
46、提高。5B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段的句子“Many people go to school for an education.”可知，人们上学是为了得到教育。故选B。6B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段的句子“he teachers job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.”可知，一个老师应该做的最重要的
47、事情是教学生怎么自己学习。故选B。7A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.”可知，为了算出数学题目，你需要知道算出它的方法。故选A。8A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子“The reason for their success is that they knew how to study.”可知，很多科学家成功是因为他们知道怎么学习。故选A。【备注】文章介绍人们上学接受教育，但是学校教育不能给人们一切，人们需要学会学习的方法，学会独立学习
48、。9C【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg.”可知，Hamburg是德国的一个城市。故选C。10D【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“About a hundred years ago,”可知，汉堡包第一次是在一个世纪之前被销售。故选D。11D【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子“This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.”可知，任何大的英文字典里面都能找到
49、一个单词有特定含义的原因。故选D。12C【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate.”可知，“hamburger”来自于来自hamburg的人吃的圆形的牛肉片。故选C。【备注】文章介绍英文单词“hamburger”的来历。13A【解析】细节理解题。根据“In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.”和“She received the
50、 Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.”可知Jane Addams在1931年获得了诺贝尔和平奖。居里夫人曾两次获得过诺贝尔奖。故答案为A。14C【解析】推理判断题。根据“The popular book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962 made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects of pollution on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans.”可知她想让
51、人们意识到污染对人们以及世界上的湖泊、海洋的危害。所以她在提倡环保。故答案为C。15B【解析】细节理解题。根据“In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country.”可知Angela Merkel曾当选过德国的第一任女首脑。根据“In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britains first woman Prime Minister.”可知Margaret Thatcher也被选为英国的第一任女首相。故答案为B。16A【解析】根据下文“rushedtothe
52、_wherehissonwassupposedtobe”可知，一位父亲将妻子安全留在家里，冲向儿子所在的学校。left留下。故选A。17C【解析】根据下文“where his son was supposed to be,”可知，冲向儿子所在的学校。school学校。故选C。18D【解析】一位父亲将妻子安全留在家里，冲向儿子所在的学校，只是发现大楼已经被夷为平地了。only to do是意料之外的结果。故选D。19B【解析】根据下文“You promised no matter what happened,”可知，看到这个，他记起给儿子的承诺。makea promise承诺。故选B。20C【解
53、析】句意：他眼里充满了眼泪。fill充满。故选C。21A【解析】根据onlyto_thatthebuildingwasasflatas apancake.可知，当他看到一堆学校的废墟，看起来没有希望，但他仍然记得对于儿子的话。ruins废墟。故选A。22B【解析】根据上文“As he looked at the pile of that once was the school,”可知，看起来没有希望，但他仍然记得对于儿子的话。hopeless无望的。故选B。23D【解析】句意：他开始密切注视儿子教室所在的地方。directonesattentiontowards密切注视于。故选D。24A【解析
54、】句意：他开始密切注视送儿子去的教室。walk sb to走路送某人去某地。故选A。25C【解析】根据上文“his son to class”可知，他记得儿子的教室在大楼后面靠右的地方。classroom教室。故选C。26B【解析】句意：记得儿子的教室就在教学楼的右后面，他冲过去，开始挖废墟。digthrough挖通。故选B。27B【解析】根据“tried to pull him off”可知，其他好意的家长想把他拉走。 well-meaning好意的。故选B。28D【解析】句意：数小时后，其他好意的家长拖着他离开他儿子所在的教室。宾语从句缺少主语，用what来引导。故选D。29A【解析】句意
55、：消防队长过来说，火正在燃烧，你很危险。showed up出现。故选A。30C【解析】根据“Firesarebreakingout.”可知，消防队长过来说，火正在燃烧，你很危险。danger危险。故选C。31D【解析】句意：听到这个，这位美国父亲，尽管很累，礼貌地问，你打算帮忙吗？表示让步关系，用though尽管，故选D。32B【解析】根据“Hedugfor8hours12hours24hours36hours”可知，他继续一个人挖。alone一个人。故选B。33B【解析】根据“Hescreamedhissonsname,”可知，他听到儿子的声音。voice声音。故选B。34C【解析】根据“Y
56、oupromisednomatterwhathappened,youdalwaysbethereforme!”可知，我告诉他们，如果你还活着肯定会来救我们。alive活着。故选C。35D【解析】句意：你做到了，爸爸。it代指这个承诺。故选D。【备注】本文讲述了在一次地震中，一个父亲信守对儿子的承诺，不顾别人的反对，用双手刨开废墟，救出自己儿子的故事1at dusk2until3rainy4thundering5entirely6power7face to face8curtains9dusty10fluent11ruled12government13education14rapidly15id
57、entity16persuaded17insurance18Singapore19determined20voyage21have preferred22change his mind23schedule24attitude25expressedDear Wang Mei,Im sorry to hear about your problem. Dont be too about it. Now Id like to give you some advice. Firstly, you may have heart-to-heart talk with your roommates. Perh
58、aps they will realize their mistakes correct them. Secondly, if you find hard to have a good talk with them, you may write a letter them. Lastly, if these ways dont work, youd better to report it to your teacher, will help solve the problem. Good communication is the key to with the relationship wit
59、h others. Maybe someday you become good friends. I hope my advice will be of help to you.Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua【解析】第一处：句意：不要担心它。be concerned about意为“对担心”。故concerning改成concerned。第二处：泛指“一次心对心的交谈”。使用不定冠词，heart-to-heart 是辅音音素开头的单词，用a。故the改成a。第三处：句意：可能他们会意识到他们的错误并纠正它们。realize their mistakes和correct the
60、m 是并列关系。故or改成and。第四处：使用find+it+形容词+不定式的句型，it是形式宾语，指代不定式内容。故find后加it。第五处：write a letter to sb意为“给某人写信”。故about改成to。第六处：had better后面接动词原形。故去掉第7句第1个to。第七处：使用非限制性定语从句，先行词是your teacher，指人，定语从句中缺少主语，用who引导定语从句。故whom改成who。第八处：the key to doing sth意为“做的关键”。故deal改成dealing。第九处：句意：可能有一天你们将成为好朋友。will表示“将要”。故shoul
61、d改成will。第十处：be of great help非常有帮助。形容词great修饰名词help。故greatly改成great。Dear Jenny,I am really sorry to hear that you feel bad after entering the high school. You should remember that your classmates are also new there and facing the same problem, so you dont have to worry too much about it.There is also
62、 something that you can do to change this situation. First, try to invite some of your classmates to take part in some activities together after school. This will help you understand each other better by communicating with others. Then, help others when they are in trouble, and ask them to help you when you have difficulty.As far as I am concerned, life in senior high school is stressful. Many students havent used to it, but I am determined to overcome all the difficulties and learn every subject well. I believe, you will also make many new friends in the new school!Yours,Li Hua
