英语卷·2017届甘肃省天水市第一中学高三上学期第四次周考（2016-12） 13页

‎ 天水一中2014级2016-2017学年度周考练考试试卷 第Ⅰ卷 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。 ‎ A Some 30,000 years ago, artists who lived in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinos, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures which have been extinct for a long time. The paintings were highly realistic. Some even showed movement. ‎ The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings which have ever been discovered. They were preserved because the cave was sealed-- closed off--for more or less 23,000 years. ‎ Fast forward to December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean-Marie Chauvet, who led the group then, describes the process of discovering the cave paintings. “At that time I was in the front, Eliette just walked behind me, Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks made with red ochre and she said, ‘They came here.’ And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art (壁画). That is where it started.” ‎ Cave art expert Jean Clottes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and paintings of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”‎ ‎ Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written. The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage Site. They say that the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety. ‎ The Chauvet Cave has been named after the explorer who first entered it. However, its environment and drawings are too fragile to be visited by human beings. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork. ‎ However, French authorities asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont d’Arc Cavern. The copy, which we also call replica, cost more than 59 million dollars to build. It opened at the end of April in France. ‎ Pascal Terrasse is the president of the cavern. He says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. He says the place is magic because it is done so well. Authorities say they think as many as 400.000 people will be allowed to visit Pont d’Arc Cavern every year. ‎ ‎1. According to the passage, the first scientist to enter the cave was ________.‎ A. Christian B. Eliette C. Clottes D. Chauvet ‎ ‎2. According to Jean Clottes’ words in Paragraph 4, the paintings in the cave were ________.‎ A. abstract B. superior C. creative D. inspiring ‎ ‎3. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Chauvet Cave?‎ A. It was closed off for more than 30,000 years.‎ B. It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art.‎ C. The environment and artwork there are very easy to damage.‎ D. The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals.‎ ‎4. The purpose of creating Pont d’Arc Cavern is to ________.‎ A. show admiration for the earliest artists in Europe B. arouse visitors’ awareness of protecting ancient art ‎ C. offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artwork D. collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet Cave ‎ B ‎ ‎ This coming year promises to be an exciting one for technology and science. There is already a line-up of great new gadget (小玩意). We have chosen four for you.‎ No. 1 The Air Board 1.0 is a fantastic new way to get around. If you are tired of walking, or just want to get somewhere at a relaxed pace, then the Air Board 1.0 is for you. The board works when you step onto the pressure pads. These can read the weight and the movement of the rider. If you want to turn, all you have to do is move your weight to the left or right and the board will do the rest. It is very quick and easy. According to the official website, the power will last for about ten miles (‎16 km). It can travel at the speed of 10 miles an hour and it takes one hour to be fully charged.‎ No. 2 Do you enjoy using herbs and spices (香料) when cooking? Then this little gadget, inspired by NASA space technology, might be for you. It makes sure that you always have fresh and well-grown herbs or plants when and where you need them. The Click & Grow is designed to be small and efficient so it can fit on your countertop (厨房操作台). It is self-watering, it checks itself and it also has a LED grown light that makes sure the plants grow fast, strong, and healthy. For those interested, to use this gadget, all you need to do is place the plant box in, fill it up with water and plug it in. Simple, right? So instead of digging through the garden mud for your herbs, why don’t you make them in the control of your own kitchen?‎ ‎ No. 3 The Miito gadget is perfect for all homes, and especially those who like to care for the environment. Miito has been called “the kettle of the future” by the Gadget Flow platform for its futuristic ideas and design. The Miito kettle is designed to heat up the water in any container. For example, if you need a cup of water, you would fill the cup with the right amount of water and place it onto the kettle. After placing the rod into the water, the rod would heat up and so would the water. Though it can’t heat anything made of iron, the Miito’s design and unique method of heating don’t only save water. They also save electricity.‎ ‎ No. 4 Have you ever wished you could walk through the worlds of your games, seeing things as your characters would? Well now, you can. The Rift released by Oculus VR is the latest and greatest in gaming technology so far. Designed by American Palmer Luckey, 23, this clever head set allows you to see the worlds of your games in 3-D. Although you might need to upgrade your computer to get the full gaming experience with the Rift, it’s the next step in virtual reality ‎ and it’s improving the way we can play games. Alongside the Oculus headset, the teams are working on creating a controller named Oculus. The Oculus Rift has been designed so that players can’t only see, but also play in, 3-D worlds.‎ ‎5. It will take you ______ to get to your school (2.5 miles away) on a fully-charged Air Board 1.0.‎ A. 8 minutes B. 10 minutes C. 12 minutes D. 15 minutes ‎ ‎6. No. 2 can be sorted as a ______ gadget.‎ ‎ A. gardening B. transportation C. gaming D. cooking ‎ ‎7. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?‎ A. All the four gadgets have to be operated by hand.‎ B. Miito, a kettle made of iron, can save electricity.‎ C. The clever head set, the Rift, has been named after its designer.‎ D. The Rift is one of the popular gaming products by Oculus VR.‎ ‎8. Where is the text most probably from?‎ A. An experiment report. B. A travel journal.‎ C. A science report. D. A scientific story. ‎ C Before 1840 architects and builders made buildings from stone, brick, or wood. The outside walls held up the weight of the building. A building that had more than a few stories became very heavy. A tall building, such as a castle, had very thick walls.‎ 中&华&资源%库 ziyuanku.comAs time went by, architecture began to change. By 1850 builders had begun to use a metal called iron for the fronts of some large buildings. Iron is lighter than stone and stronger than wood. People dig raw iron from the ground, but raw iron is not enough to use in buildings. Builders must use another type of iron called an alloy. ‎ An alloy is a metal that contains different metals and other compounds, or mixtures of chemicals. The metals and compounds are melted and mixed together to form the alloy. To make an iron alloy, workers use a blast furnace. This machine creates great heat. It has a tall chamber that is lined with brick and open at the top. Workers put limestone, raw iron, and coke (a substance made from coal) into the top of the furnace. They force hot air into the bottom of the furnace. The ‎ hot air and a chemical reaction turn the materials into a liquid mass. Workers pour off waste liquid, called slag, and save the iron. Then they form the hot iron into large blocks called pigs, which can be formed into objects. This formed iron is called cast iron. ‎ Cast iron is strong, but it still contains unwanted materials. People wanted to remove these impurities. To do this, they needed to heat the iron to very high temperature. Blast furnaces could not make that much heat.‎ In England in 1855, Sir Henry Bessemer found the solution. He forced air through liquid pig iron. The oxygen in the air mixed with the impurities in the iron in a process called oxidation. Oxidation creates heat. The heat turns impurities into slag, which is poured off so that only pure steel remains. Pure steel is much stronger than iron. The Bessemer process took place in an egg-shaped machine called a converter. With this process, workers began to make large amounts of steel quickly and cheaply. ‎ By the late 1800s, many people lived in big cities. The price of land increased, one way builders could lower costs was to build taller buildings, which used less land. In Chicago in 1889, George A. Fuller completed the Tacoma Buildings, which had steel beams to hold up its weight. Soon people built more tall buildings with 10 to 20 stories. These were the first skyscrapers. ‎ ‎9. Alloys are important because they ________. ‎ Ziyuanku.com A. have no impurities ‎ B. are the raw materials that people use to make iron C. may be more useful than the separate metals in the alloy ‎ D. contain different metals ‎10. From the article, you can conclude that architects throughout history __________. ‎ A. thought carefully about materials when they designed buildings B. could not design creative buildings until steel was invented ‎ C. disliked stone, brick, and wood D. liked to design tall buildings ‎11. Which of the statements below expresses the main idea of the article?‎ A. Discoveries about iron and steel have allowed people to build taller buildings. ‎ B. Sir Henry Bessemer developed a process to make steel. ‎ C. Architects use many kinds of materials in buildings. ‎ D. Changes about designing building. ‎ 中&华&资源%库 D My father’s family is not a musical family. They are a family of words. My brother has my father’s dark hair, his love of a good argument. I take after my mother. From her I inherited a curious nature, a sense of adventure, bright red hair. I did not, contrary to her hopes, inherit a talent for the piano. That fact was established beyond doubt after unsuccessful attempts to draw music from me. ‎ The piano lessons began when I was four. My mother was convinced that I would be a child Mozart. She found the ideal teacher--Madame Oblenka, a strict Russian woman, whose pursed lips were enough to frighten a wild horse into submission. Madame Oblenka, who expected a little Mozart, was not very delighted to find a little girl banging her fists (拳头) on the keys. ‎ I tried to please her. “Feel the music,” she urged. I “felt” it and winced (退避) my ear--for what is more unpleasant than a series of wrong notes played continuously? She “felt” my music, too, which is why she always left with an angrier expression than when she came.‎ Once, when I was ten, I managed to record one of my own rehearsals (练习). In order to escape my practice sessions, I would close myself behind the door of the piano room, put on the tape recording, and read until the tape had finished. That method worked for a week, until my mother began to wonder why I always missed the same B-sharp. She knocked on the door, and, receiving no answer, came in to check on me and found that I had fallen asleep while the tape of my performance played on and on. ‎ I was twelve when my parents finally acknowledged that my hidden talent was not about to emerge any time soon. My mother, refusing to admit defeat, told me to pick another instrument. “Choose anything you want, Honey,” she said, assuming that freedom of choice would inspire devotion. I thought long and hard and chose the drums. My parents, sensitive to noise, would be less than overjoyed by a daily bombardment of playing. I imagined my father in his study, cotton wads in his ears. ‎ I worked my way through several other instruments before my mother hit on another idea. Maybe I wasn’t meant to be an instrumentalist. Realizing that drama might be more suited to my talents, Mom took me to a drama teacher. However, he put me backstage, painting scenery. Once I ‎ recovered from my sense of injury, I realized the wisdom of his choice. I loved the active, practical backstage world, and I discovered that I had a knack for constructing and painting. I loved the challenge of taking our scanty (贫乏) supplies and using them to make something beautiful. Imagining a scene and then seeing it emerge before me--this, to me, was close to magic. ‎ I’m a sculptor now, and every day I experience afresh the joy of being fully absorbed in the act of artistic creation. It’s a wonderful, blissful (乐而忘忧) feeling. I realize that my parents, in their misguided attempts to interest me in music, were trying to give me this feeling. And now I feel grateful. Perhaps they went about it in the wrong way, but their hearts were in the right place. ‎ ‎12. Madame Oblenka always felt angry because__________.‎ A. the author was too young to play the piano well B. the author often pointed out the wrong notes of her C. the author kept banging on the keys unconsciously WWW.ziyuanku.comD. the author’s performance was far from satisfactory ‎13. The underlined word “emerge” in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by __________.‎ A. disappear B. show C. turn D. fail ‎14. The author’s mother can be best described as __________.‎ A. devoted and stubborn B. encouraging and independent C. helpful and considerate D. hardworking and generous ‎15. We can learn from the passage __________.‎ A. parents should encourage their children to create art B. the ordinary backstage work can help one succeed C. you can only get better at something if you practice D. art should be treated as a joy rather than a burden ‎ 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，并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ If you are in a crowd, the first and most important thing is to make yourself familiar with your surroundings and mentally notice alternate exits.___16_____‎ Make yourself aware of the type of ground you are standing on, and know that in a crowd of ‎ moving people wet or uneven ground can be slippery or hazardous, causing you to fall.‎ ‎___17___ When in danger, a few seconds can make all the difference, giving you the possibility of taking advantage of escaping route. Always stay closer to the escape route.‎ If you find yourself in the middle of a moving crowd, do not fight against the pressure, do not stand still or sit down, because you could easily get trampled.___18____‎ Take advantage of any space that may open up to move sideways to the crowd movement where the flow is weaker.‎ Keep your hands up by your chest, like a boxer—it gives you movement and protects your chest.____19____ If you cannot get up because you are injured, get someone to pull you back up. If you have kids, lift them up.‎ If you fall and cannot get up, keep moving by crawling in the same direction of the crowd, or if that is not possible, then cover your head with your arms and curl up into fetal position.___20____‎ A. No matter where you are, make sure you always know how to get out.‎ B. Instead, move in the same direction of the crowd.‎ C. Do not lie on your stomach or back, as this dangerously exposes your lungs.‎ D. The worst is to be pushed by the crowd against an immovable object E. There is always space between people.‎ F. Be aware of the general atmosphere of the event, as panic situations can often be expected.‎ G. If you fall, get up quickly.‎ 第二部分 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入 空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ The hurricane ripped (撕) through my house every Sunday morning before church. The cupboard was 21 apart every time my family were going to a nice dinner, or she had an 22 business meeting. I thought she would stop looking for it when we moved houses, which 23 didn’t happen. And now, fifteen years later, my mother still 24 the obligatory (习惯性的) search before every holiday. And my father, as he always did, will help her. ‎ The 25 of this search: a pale pink Hermes scarf. She bought it on her first trip to New ‎ York City; it was her first extravagance (奢侈品). ‎ It’s been missing all these years, ‎26 a few weeks ago during a memory exercise in my writing class, I solved the mystery of the missing scarf. It 27 me as I shared a story about my first pet: my hamster (仓鼠), Pooky. The scarf has a beautiful color of pink, 28 as a feather, and so soft to touch that when I brought home Pooky for the first time, it was the 29 thing where I could hold the poor thing to keep him from 30 . Pooky became unusually 31 to the scarf after that. So 32 that when my mother went to another city for her weekly business meetings, I put the scarf onto the bed in Pooky’s cage to keep him 33 and warm. Pooky didn’t last long. 34 , by the time Mom came home three days later, Pooky was dead and buried.‎ I was recalling this 35 when something struck me. Suddenly, I had a 36 picture of my dad sitting down next to me where I lay next to Pooky’s body, crying. I remembered Dad looking at me, with my eyes all red 37 crying, and then at the scarf, before he 38 and lifted Pooky and the 39 into the shoe box. We buried Pooky in the ground with such an expensive scarf!‎ ‎ My dad knew 40 where the scarf was, and he had never told. He just didn’t want to hurt either his wife or his son. ‎ ‎21. A. torn B. robbed C. pulled D. opened ‎22. A. informal B. annual C. important D. endless ‎23. A. happily B. obviously 中&华&资源%库C. necessarily D. briefly ‎24. A. performs B. carries C. develops D. grasps ‎25. A. key B. prize C. stage D. object ‎26. A. and B. but C. so D. all ‎27. A. stuck around B. run across C. made for D. occurred to ‎28. A. bright B. light C. loose D. thick ‎29. A. same B. last C. only ‎ D. rare ‎30. A. trembling B. screaming C. wandering D. sleeping ‎31. A. sensitive B. exposed C. positive D. attached ‎32. A. little B. many C. few ‎ D. much ‎33. A. alive B. mild C. calm D. steady ‎34. A. In fact B. To be honest C. In a way D. Worse still ‎35. A. article B. memory C. shadow D. scenery ‎36. A. familiar B. slight C. vivid D. tough ‎37. A. on B. beyond C. in D. from ‎38. A. sighed B. wept C. nodded D. bowed ‎39. A. shoe B. pet C. scarf D. body ‎40. A. entirely B. exactly C. basically D. directly ‎ ‎ 第 II 卷 第三部分 英语知识运用 ‎ 第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式 Dr．Barone has helped many kids smile who were born with defects(缺陷)，including me．She did my first operations when I was a baby，which were the most important and 41 (effect)． I don’t remember the first two operations very well．but I do recall 42 third．Dr．Barone was kind and eased me into the process．She let me choose my sleep medicine， 43 (make)sure that I was okay．I recently saw a picture of me before my operation，and I know ‎44 a big job she did． Dr．Barone 45 (operate)on people with all types of birth defects．She also goes to other countries where people cannot afford this treatment and helps them 46 free． ‎ Many people benefit from her new ways 47 (invent)to fix birth defects of the head and face．She has won many awards．A few of the most recent 48 (be)Best Doctors in America 2013-2014，America’s Top Plastic Surgery，and many others． Dr. Barone was my doctor when I was a kid，and even though I was 49 (probable) just another patient to her，to me she was 50 (much)than just my doctor．She was and is my hero，and she gave me back my smile．‎ 第二节：根据提示在空白处写出相应的单词（51-55）或短语（56-60）（10分）‎ ‎51.They have a_________ （任命）a new headmaster。‎ ‎52.He apologized for his rude b________（行为）.‎ ‎53.It is your birthday tomorrow, so we must c__________（祝贺）it.‎ ‎54.The article d___________ （值得）careful study .‎ ‎55.He had a narrow e___________（九死一生）.‎ ‎56. She is c _______________ （担忧）your safety, you should come back earlier next time.‎ ‎57.This play is b ______________(基于)a true story.‎ ‎58.A real sportsman will never d _________ （梦想）cheating in a game ‎59. Since she left, he is b____________ （埋头工作）his work.‎ ‎60.The government c________________（当权）last year.‎ 第四部分 写作 ‎ 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 随着科技的发展，越来越多的人们用手机给自己拍照片，并分享到互联上，请就此现象写一篇120词左右的短文，要求如下：‎ 1. 简单阐述此现象；‎ 2. 分析这一现象的原因；‎ 3. 你的看法。‎ 参考词汇：selfie (n.) 自拍；自拍照 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 天水一中2014级高三周考练英语答案 第一部分阅读理解 第一节 A篇DBCC B篇 DADC C篇 CAA D篇 DBAD 第二节 16-20 AFBGC 第二部分：‎ 第一节：完形填空 ‎21-25. ACBAD 26-30. BDBCA 31-35. DDCAB 36-40. CDACB ‎ 第二节 ：语法填空 ‎41. effective 42. the 43. making 44.what 45.operates ‎ ‎46.for 47.invented 48.are 49.probably 50.more 第三节：‎ ‎51.appointed 52. behavior 53. celebrate 54.deserves/deserved 55. escape ‎56. concerned about 57. based on 58. dream about 59. buried in 60. came to power ‎ 第三部分 书面表达 With technology developing greatly, it is becoming increasingly popular to take selfies with cell phones and share them on the internet.‎ ‎ Reasons may account for it. First and foremost, selfies provide a convenient approach to attracting others’ attention for those eager to show off what’s happening around them. Besides, selfies enable them to be informed of comments from others, especially some positive ones. ‎ ‎ As far as I am concerned, more outgoing and confident as those selfie sharers may become, they can sometimes care too much about external beauty. Some bad comments may also follow. Whenever confronted with these, we should insist that true beauty comes from the within. Posting selfies only adds color to our dally life and thus we should use it as a tool properly.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎