天水市一中2008级2010—2011学年第一学期第一阶段考试题
英 语
命题：史兰英 审校：陈万生
说明：本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，考试时间120
分钟。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题）
第一部分：英语知识运用(共三节，满分50分)
第一节 单词辨音(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 1.postcode A. adopt B. noble C. observer D. astronomy 2.charge A. reward B. appearance C. target D. forward 3.classify A. procedure B. concern C. associate D. correction 4. anxious
A. distinguish B. lemon C. brand D. pond 5.motherland A. breath B. birthplace C. southern D. healthy 第二节 语法和词汇知识 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 6. ---- Someone might see us.
-----___________? We are not doing anything illegal. A. What’s up B. What if C. How come D. So what 7. The young teacher always has a lot of methods to make her lessons lively and interesting, _______ all her students.
A. agreeing to B. turning to C. seeing to D appealing to 8. Only in this way will you get your valuable ideas __________ ; or your time will be wasted.
A. over B. across C. away D. down
9. Dogs have a very good ___________ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.
A. sense B. view C. means D. idea 10. He didn’t make __________ clear when and where the meeting would be held.
A. this B. that C. it D. these 11. —Ouch! You hurt me!
—I am sorry. But I any harm. I to drive a rat out.
A. didn’t mean; tried B. don’t mean; am trying C. haven’t meant; tried D. didn’t mean; was trying 12. He was educated at the local high school, ______ he went on to Beijing University.
A. after which B. after that C. in which D. in that 13. John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________, he gladly accepted it. A. finished B. finishing C. having finished D. was finished 14. One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living ________.
A. bills B. expenses C. prices D. charges
15. I can’t _________ his rudeness anymore, so we began to quarrel.
A. keep up with B. come up with C. put up for D. put up with 16. ----Did Peter fix the computer himself?
-----He ________, because he doesn't know much about computers. A. has it fixed B. had fixed it C. had it fixed D. fixed it 17. I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times _______. A. as much B. as many C. so much D. so many
18 ________ we ________ much longer, we might not even have had the spot on the rooftop. A. Should; hesitate B. Was; hesitating C. Did; hesitate D. Had; hesitated 19. The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit __________the season. A. whatever B. wherever C. whenever D. however
20. The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from ______ spoken in England.
A. which B. what C. that D. the one 第三节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right．”It made a deep 21 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 22 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， 23 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 24 ，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be 25 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 26 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 27 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was 28 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 29 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I 30 with that diagnosis all day． 31 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 32 with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
33 wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 34 ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 35 ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 36 for the new．Right now the new is you．But someday not too 37 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true． Your time is 38 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be 39 by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 40 ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.
21．A．impression B．curse C．decision D．joke 22．A．seen B．looked C．found D．1ost 23．A．would B．should C．might D could 24．A．hurry B．1ine C．moment D．row
25．A．successful B．rich C. dead D．frustrated 26．A．apologies B．fortune C．impressions D．choices 27．A．proving B. leaving C．confirming D．telling 28．A．diagnosed B．cured C．treated D．round
29．A．on B．for C． in D．at 30．A．met B．got C．did D．1ived 31．A．However B．But C．Therefore D．So
32．A．incurable B curable C. fatal D. changeable 33．A．Anyone B．Someone C.No one D．Everyone 34．A．want B．avoid C．share D．escape 35．A．destination B．1ife C．science D．disease 36．A．make up B．make for C．make our D．make way 37．A．distant B．short C．long D．away 38．A.1imited B．rare C．enough D．1ost 39．A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped 40．A．voice B．love C. direction D．confusion 第二部分：阅读理解（共 25 小题。 第一节每小题 2 分，第二节每小题 1 分； 满分 45 分）
第一节 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
My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling
grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my
disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up .
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl . I noticed that his
teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
41．By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and ________ .
A．preferred to stay alone at home B．lost interest in his studies C．refused to talk to others D．began to dislike his mother 42．There was silence on the other end of the line because ________ . A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C．the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice
D．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother
43．The sentence “…he even made the honor roll” means that “ ________ ”. A．he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting B．he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades
C．he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around D．he was even on the list of the best students at school 44．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems. B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life. C．Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
D．School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.
B
If a person forgets names, places or facts —and has trouble with everyday things like reading or shopping —it may not mean you are getting old. It could be Alzheimer’s disease. So it’s important to see a doctor as soon as you can.
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s. But a drug called ARICEPT has been used by millions of people to help their symptoms (症状).
In studies, ARICEPT has been proved to work for Alzheimer’s . It has helped people improve their memory over time. It has also helped them to keep doing everyday things on their own. Ask your doctor if ARICEPT is right for you or your loved one. It is the Number One drug for Alzheimer’s in the world. The sooner you know it’s Alzheimer’s, the better ARICEPT can help . ARICEPT is good for many but may not be good for everyone. Some people may experience not sleeping well, feeling very tired, or not wanting to eat. In studies, these side effects weren’t serious at all and went away over time. Some people taking ARICEPT may feel light-headed. In this case you should tell your doctors because your condition may get worse. 45．If one suffers from Alzheimer’s, ________ . A．he has trouble with his memory
B．he can’t do everyday things on his own C．he often forgets things because he is old D．he can’t move about 46．What is ARICEPT?
A．A medicine to cure Alzheimer’s B．A medicine to delay signs of aging.
C．A medicine to reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. D．A medicine to cure brain damage.
47．One who is taking ARICEPT should go to see a doctor if he ________ . A．can’t fall asleep B．feels tired out
C．has no desire to eat D．feels like a drunken man
C
8：30 PM Outlook
Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all that’s new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past; The
director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook . The program is introduced by Fran Levine . 9:00 PM Discovery
When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses . Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes (基因) or can any child be turned into a genius ? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future. what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine , New York University will help you discover the answer . 10:00 PM
Science/Health
Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure , they found that after 6 months , those devoted to weight loss—exercise and eating a low—salt , low-fat food—lost about 13 pounds and became fitter . Plus , 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category(范畴). This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what’s achieved with Hypertension drugs. 48．The main purpose of writing these three texts is ________ . A．to invite people to see films
B．to invite people to topic discussions
C．to attract more students to attend lectures D．to attract more people to watch TV programs
49．From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about ________ . A. stars B. sports C. entertainment D. music 50．Who will be most probably interested in Discovery?
A．Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine. B．Children who are good at mathematics.
C．Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein. D．Children who are interested in playing chess.
51．In Science / Health; “Johns Hopkins” is ________ . A．a famous university B．a medical center C．a well-known doctor D．a drug company
52．According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drug?
A．Exercise plus a healthy diet. B．Loss of thirteen pounds in weight.. C．Six months of exercise without drugs. D．Low-salt and low-fat food.
D
Who is there among us who hasn’t dreamed of having his or her own small (maybe , several years later , even big )business , and having wonderful freedom , both from a boss and from the time
clock ; the freedom to make up our own rules for our work , and our own plans —arranging our own hours of work ? That way work would be both painless and fun. Or, so we imagine.
Well, in fact it isn’t quite as simple as that. Yes , it is true that being the boss has its satisfactions and that you can arrange your working hours freely if you own your own small business . But in