2010年甘肃省天水市高二上学期第一阶段考试英语卷

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—Would you like me to carry this box for you?

—_________.I can manage it myself.

A. No, thanks                        B. It's a pleasure

C. That would be nice                 D. Yes, please

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My father served in the army in ________when he was in ________.

A. 1950s; twenties                       B. the 1950s; his twenties

C. the 1950s; the twenties          D. 1950s; the twenties

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The teacher couldn’t make himself________attention to because the students were so noisy.

A. to pay       B. to be paid       C. paid        D. pay

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It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood_____ to her mother.

A. close       B. closely       C. closed          D. closing

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I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than________a room with others.

A. to share       B. to have shared    C. share       D. sharing

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---What is our earth like ________from the moon?

---Well, our earth, with water ________ 70% of its surface, appears as a "blue ball".

A. seen; covering                              B. seen; to cover

C. seeing; covered                             D. seeing; covering

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Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had______went wrong again.

A. it repair     B. it repaired   C. had repaired        D. to be repaired

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John rushed out in a hurry, ___________ the door ____________.

A. leaving; unlocked              B. leaving; unlocking

C. left; unlocked                 D. sang; singing

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The two biologists debated ____each other for years ______ the origin of species.

A. with; about        B. about; for     C. between; over    C. to; for

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This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it,__.

A. how much may it cost            B. no matter how it may cost

C. however much it may cost        D. how may it cost

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______ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.

A. While           B. Since                C. Before              D. Unless

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My suggestion is that you should ______ yourself to the new urban living style.

A. make                B. obey              C. adapt                 D. assist

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Never in my wildest dreams  ________ these people are living in such poor conditions.

A. I could imagine                   B. could I imagine

C. I couldn’t imagine                 D. couldn’t I imagine

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______ the days went on, the weather got worse.

A. With           B. Since         C. While          D. As

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In a room above the store, where a party_____, some workers were busily setting the table.

A. was to be held    B. has been held    C. will be held     D. is being held

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It was pouring outside. We all stood there 21 , some patiently, others annoyed 22  nature messed （弄糟）their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 23  away the dirt and dust of the world.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice   24  me .

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it25down a bit,” Mom replied.

The young girl waited about another minute and 26 : “Mom, let’s run through the

rain .”

“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.

“No , we won’t , Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said

as she  27    her  Mom’s arm .

“This morning? 28 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said ,” If God can get us through this , he can get us through 29 .”

The entire crowd turned  30 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about 31

she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 32. But then we heard,

“Honey, you are   33. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,”

Mom said. Then 34they ran.

We all stood 35 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 36  by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 37  to their cars. Circumstances （境况）or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 38 . But no one can ever take away your precious 39 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 40  to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

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Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is impelled(推进，敦促)  by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly; thus a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation (形成) of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them..

There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and thoroughness(周详).

Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unfortunately older persons form habits which ought to have been avoided.

We ought to keep from all these old habits, and try to form such habits as will prove good for ourselves and others.

1.Habits, whether good or bad, are formed_______, _______ everyone knows.

A. day by day; and                 B .gradually;  as

C. gradually; that                  D. century after century; as

2.Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?

A. Because habits are of great help to every one of us.

B. Because a man can never get rid of a habit.

C. It is because we are forced to do them again and again.

D. It is because it’s hard and even not possible to smooth them away

3.The bad habits formed by __________

A. children sometimes stay in all their lives

B. older people sometimes can kill them

C. persons sometimes can remain with them

D. younger people sometimes can break them

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For many years, no one could communicate with people who had been born without hearing. These deaf people were not able to use a spoken language.

But, beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using the language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language.

How did this sign language work? The deaf were taught to make certain movements using their hands, faces and bodies. Their movements stood for things and ideas. A man might move his forefinger across his lips. This meant, “You are not telling the truth.” He might tap his chin with three fingers. This meant, “my uncle.” The deaf were also taught to use a finger alphabet. They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.

Sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were. Today the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. They are also taught how to speak.

1.The story does not say so, but it makes you think that_______.

A. the deaf must have special teachers

B. there is still no way to communicate with the deaf

C. deaf people make signs to make a living

D. deaf people are not as clever as normal people

2. On the whole the story is about______.

A. how the deaf communicate           B. leaning to spell

C. teaching the deaf to speak         D. writing sign language

3. How did sign language help the deaf?

A. It helped them to learn to read.

B. It helped them communicate with other people.

C. The deaf could understand Indian sign language.

D. The deaf could move their thumbs across their lips

4. Which of these sentences do you think is right?

A. Deaf people draw signs.

B. Deaf people read with their fingers.

C. Many deaf people now can speak.

D. Deaf people teach themselves a sign language.

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In Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, earthquake danger limits（限制）the height of buildings. The city has spread out so far and the traffic has become so heavy that it is very difficult to go from one place to another. The price of the land, too, has skyrocketed. All these explains why a group of Japanese land developers came to the conclusion（结论）that there was nowhere to go but down. So far they have dug out space underground for fifteen shopping centres.

What are some of the advantages（优势）of shopping and eating underground? Clean air is one of them. The city of Tokyo has one of the most serious smog problems in the world.                Another advantage is that you escape the ever-present threat（威胁）of traffic accidents on the city’s busy streets. Still another is the convenience（便利）of getting around: you are usually right next to, or even in, a subway station. And you can even spend the night underground if you like. The Kibosh station, for example, in downtown Tokyo, has a hotel with a bar, restaurant, and barbershop.

1.The reason why buildings can not be very high in Tokyo is ____.

A. that the information about high buildings is limited in Tokyo

B. that the workers haven’t mastered enough modern science and technology

C. the earthquake

D. the heavy traffic

2.What’s the meaning of “skyrocket”? It means “____”.

A. go up sharply              B. be as high as that of a rocket

C. fall rapidly                 D. be as low as that of a rocket

3.So far how many shopping centers underground have there been?

A.15       B.50       C. More than 15      D. More than 50

4.What are the advantages of shopping and eating underground

A. Less air pollution, the convenience of shopping.

B. Less air pollution, the convenience of shopping, and less traffic accidents.

C. Clean air and the convenience of getting around.

D. Clean air, less accidents’ threat, and the convenience of getting around.

5.The passage mainly tells us______.

A. the capital of Japan                            B. the land and its limits

C. the use of space underground in Tokyo    D. how to make full use of the land

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Have you ever wanted to travel back through time and see what life was like at the dawn（起始） of man? Well, museums can make history come alive. And one museum in particular can take you on an exciting journey from the beginning of human culture to the present day.

It is the British Museum. Being one of the largest museums in the world, it is home to over 7 million objects from all the world’s continents. While most of us may not have the opportunity to visit London, we can catch a glimpse of the treasures it holds in Beijing. More than 100 cultural relics will be on display in the Palace Museum. Named “Britain and the World”, a range of pencil sketches (素描), watercolor paintings, sculptures and many other objects have traveled to China.

There will be several Chinese objects on show. But “they were obtained by the British Museum before 1830 mainly by trade,” said Ma Jige, deputy director of the Exhibition Department of the Palace Museum.

In fact, there are more than 23,000 Chinese relics in the British Museum, including national treasures like gems (宝石), artwork and ancient bronze ware objects.

The museum is famed for its exquisite Chinese paintings. Picture of Lady Officials (《女史箴图》) by Gu Kaizhi, a top painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317-420), is there. The British Museum also holds 13,700 Buddhist records from the Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province.

1. From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. the British Museum will be moved to Beijing

B. pictures of some objects belonging to the British Museum will be taken to Beijing

C. pictures of the British Museum will be on show in Beijing

D. some objects of the British Museum will be on show in Beijing

2. The Chinese objects on show were mainly _______ by the British Museum.

A. stolen          B. bought       C. borrowed           D. robbed

3. How many Chinese relics are there in the British Museum?

A. About 100.  B. About 1,830.  C. About 13,700.    D. Over 23,000.

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单词拼写：根据句义及汉语提示， 写出正确的单词。（满分10分）

1.The foreigners from America were surrounded by ________（好奇的） children.

2.He was found to be a thief, which __________ (使失望) his wife.

3.It was __________ (慷慨大方的) of you to share your room with me.

4. Students should take a correct ____________(态度) towards criticism from the head teacher.

5. It is c________________(方便) for us to live here.

6.The article consists of five p____________.(段落)

7.The new airport is still under c____________.(建造)

8.She p____________(漆) the door a bright color.

9.There are some g____________(语法) mistakes in your composition.

10.The fire started in the basement and quickly spread to the first floor where it destroyed all the ________(家具) and equipment in the language lab.

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1.Imagine this: You are twenty-one years old and a __________ graduate student at one top of the top universities in the world.

2.One day, your doctor tells you that you have an __________ disease and may not have more than twelve months to live.

3. Nor______ he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamt of.

4. Finally, the scientists test the theory to see if it matches what they have seen and if it can _________ future events.

5.If what they are observing can be tested in a __________ way, scientists will use experiments.

6.____________ editors and reporters make informed decisions about what events to report and how to report them.

7.The editor’s job is to keep the newspaper ____________ and interesting to the readers.

8.A reporter begins by __________ the people to be interviewed and then prepares questions.

9.The media can often help solve problems and draw attention to situations _________ help is needed.

10.The result is a better understanding of the world on all sides, leading to a future world where people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are __________.

11. When you look around at buildings, streets, squares and parks, you will find them __________, planned and built in different styles.

12.Modernism was invented in the 1920s by a group of architects who wanted to change society with buildings that went ________ people’s feeling of ________.

13. _________ the fact that he used traditional materials, Gaudi was a modern architect.

14.Seen from the top, it looks as if the stadium is covered by a gray net of steel, and it looks just like a bird’s nest made of tree _________.

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By mid-day the sun was very strong, Jim was so tired                          1.________

to walk. There was not any trees near the road, so he rested                          2.________

under a big rock. After drinking some water, he took his                          3.________

shirt, lying down on the ground and fell asleep at once.                                     4.________

He was very tired that he didn’t wake up until the evening.                     5.________________

He was just about to jump when it felt something moving                       6.________________

near his feet. He looked down but saw a long black snake.                      7.________________

Jim was so frightening that he didn’t dare to move. The                         8.________________

snake began to crawl across his legs. It crawled on and                                     9.________________

on until it was disappeared under the rocks, Jim jumped                         10.________________

to his feet, picked up his shirt and ran down the road.

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