秦安县第二中学2016届高三上学期第一次检测考试

英语试题

第一部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

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One day, Jack told his friend. Tom , that he loved a very beautiful girl with charming eyes and long hair, and that he wanted to marry her.Tom was so happy to hear the news and asked Jack to lead him to her . However, Tom loved her at first sight , He then told Jack , “This girl is not suitable for you . She deserves a handsome man like me.” Jack was astonished and struggled with Tom until they went to the police to solve the problem.

They told the policeman their story. The policeman asked them to bring the girl to his office.

However, when the policeman saw her, he became taken with her and said, “This girl is not suitable for you two . She deserves someone with a status like me .” The three men struggled with each other and then went to the king.

The king asked them to bring him the girl. When the king saw the girl, he said, “Oh, the girl should marry a king like me .” They all argued with each other.

Then the girl said, “I have a solution. I’m going to run and you’ll run after me I’ll be the wife to the one who catches me first.” The four men all agreed and ran after her. While running after her, they suddenly fell into a deep hole. From the top, the girl looked at them and said, “Now, let me tell you who I am.”

“I’m Reputation—I’m the one all people run after. They compete against each other to get me . They leave principles aside to seek for me , and they are sure to fall like you !”

1．What makes the four men love the girl ?

A．The girl’s reputation. B．The girl’s beauty.

C．The girl’s smart mind. D．The girl’s way to speak.

2．The underlined part “ taken with” in Para. 2 means .

A．close to B．delightful with C．confused about D．attracted to

3．According to the passage, we can infer that .

A．seeking only for reputation may bring disasters

B．running after girls makes us fall down

C．men can never touch beautiful girls

D．love at risk is all the time taking place everywhere

4．What could be the best title of the passage?

A．All Men Are Similarly Stupid B．A Smart Girl Has All Solutions

C．Always Follow the Principles in Life D．Be Careful about Beautiful Girls B

Teen Climbing Camp 2010

This 5-day climbing camp is suitable for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 who have an interest in rock climbing. The climbing days are designed for beginners and those who have some basic experience in a gym or outdoors. Participants will find themselves challenged physically and mentally. Rock Dimensions camps are designed to be a positive and memorable experience by providing healthy communication between participants, individual goal setting, and challenges that lead to personal growth. Dates: Monday, June 29-Friday, July 3 Monday, July 27-Friday, July 31

Locations:

Climbing Tower at Footsloggers

Linville Gorge and Table Rock areagkstkCom

Local climbing areas near Boone

Responsibilities:

Participants will meet Rock Dimensions guides at our location each morning and at the end of each day. Rock Dimensions will provide all climbing items, including a safety rope, a helmet and climbing shoes for each participant. Participants are responsible for bringing their own lunch, water, small backpack, appropriate clothing, and personal items like sun cream, etc.

Pre-camp planning:

Participants will receive the following information in their registration(注册) packet: Medical Form, Responsibility Agreement, Clothing/Equipment List, and Directions.

Cost:

$575/person for the 5-day camp

$325/person for the first 3 days

Anyone interested in participating in just the last two days of the camp should call to discuss pricing and necessary skills/experience.5. According to the text, Rock Dimensions camps will _______. A. probably impress participants deeply B. provide a few competitions C. help the participants set their life goals D. check the records of personal growth6. What of the following do participants need to bring with them? A. A safety rope. ?? ? B. A helmet.?? C. Climbing shoes.??? D. Appropriate clothing.7. If Paul wants to participate in the climbing camp from July 27 to July 29 and his brother from July 27 to July 31, it will cost them _______. A. 575 dollars?????????? ?B. 650 dollars C. 900 dollars?????????? ? D. 1,150 dollars

8. What can we infer from the text? A. Some experience is required of the participants. B. It’ll be hard for teens to experience the climbing. C. Parents are required to stay with their children. D. Guides will talk about the prices with parents.

C

Expensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes（话匣子）to take the term “handsfree” to a new level—by talking into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost ￡1,000 a pair. They fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth.

Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget recycling. He uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned（承担）the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.

Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which backed the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the UK. The service pays up to ￡260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, MP3 players and digital cameras.

Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope that my ‘Talk to the Hand’ project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”

Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. He said, “There’s a pressing need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.”

9.The underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is probably the name of ______.

A. an artist B. a company C. a mobile D. an exhibition

10.Consumers can buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves ______.

A. in the exhibition B. from Mr Miles

C. when they are mass produced ?D. after they recycle the gadgets

11 The purpose of the project is to _______.

A. promote the technology of IT

B. enable people to talk to their hands

C. raise people’s awareness of recycling

D. attract visitors’ attention in the exhibition

12.What is the passage mainly about?

A. New mobiles that are fashionable.

B. Outdated handsets that are upgraded.

C. Outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling.

D. New gloves that can be used for making phone calls.

D

Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day

Gift No. I

Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits

whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part ? This one is free.

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Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.

Gift No. 3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."

Gift No. 4

Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.

13. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?

A. Take notes.

B. Be with her.

C. Buy medicine.

D. Give her gifts.

14. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?

A. In Gift No. 1.?? B. In Gift No. 2.

C. In Gift No. 3.?? D. In Gift No. 4.

15. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to

A. enjoy good sleep???? B. be well-organized

C. bet extra support???? D. give others help

第二节．补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。

The jobs of the future have not yet been invented. 16. By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.

1.Curiosity

Your children need to be deeply curious. 17. Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料)can we add to make these pancakes even better next time ?” and then try them out. Ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?[:]

2. Creativity

True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new 18. There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.

3.Personal skills

Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what’s going on inside our own head, but wha