甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2020┄2021学年高一下学期第二次月考 英语试题

第Ⅰ卷第一部分词汇知识运用（共两节，满分50 分）第一节单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

1． My mother is English teacher in No. 2 Middle School.A. aB. theC. anD. /2．When you don’t know a word, you can _________ in the dictionary.A. look it upB. set it upC. give it upD. pick it up3．Mr. Smith couldn’t open the door because his naughty boy _______ it from the inside A. would lock B. was locking C. has locked D. had locked4．Thomas wants to know ______Nina lives.A. whereB. whoC. whatD. if5．Why do you insist on buying a car ______ you have such good public transportation here？A. because B. unless C. when D. though6．The snowstorm ________ our difficulties.A. added toB. added upC. added up toD. has added7．--- Hey, Mary, your backpack looks nice. When did you buy it.--- I ____ it for two weeks.A. hadB. boughtC. have hadD. have bought词，不能和一段时间连用，所以用have这个动作，选C。

甘肃省天水市武山县四校2020-2021学年高一英语上学期第二次月考联考试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分120分，考试用时100分钟。

第I卷（选择题，共70分）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。

AOne day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe(斧头) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy(仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter."I have lost my axe," he said. "It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood."The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked," Is this yours?""No," said the man.The fairy then showed him a silver axe and asked again," Is this yours?" "No," again answered the man.Then she showed him the old axe."Yes, that is mine, "called out the happy man."I know that well enough," said the fairy. "I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one."1. One day when the man was cutting something, ________.A. he fell into the waterB. he saw a beautiful fairyC. his axe fell into a lakeD. his axe fell into the river2. The man was sad because _________.A. he liked his axe very muchB. This is his only axe.C. he was poor and had no other axesD. his axe was a gold axe3. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didn't take them,because he ______.A. did not like themB. did not know they were made of gold and silverC. knew these axes were not hisD. was very rich4. At the end of the story the man had ________.A. three axesB. two axesC. only one axeD. many axes5. The fairy helped the man because he was ________ man.A. an oldB. an honestC. a poorD. a youngBOnce upon a time, there was a beautiful bird, which was very curious about hell （地狱）. When she was little, her mother always told her that if she didn’t master the flying skills, she would go to hell. She was so curious about hell that she alwaysasked others what hell looked like, but no one was sure, because none of them had ever been there. Some said hell was a place full of water, and others told her that hell was full of burning fire. However, the bird knew they were lying. She wanted to find out what hell was.When other birds were learning flying skills, she always hid herself and watched them. She thought in this way she could go to hell and see what hell looked like. However, she spent so little time learning flying skills that one day she was caught by a little boy. The little boy gave her to his grandpa in the countryside as a gift. The old man liked her very much. He made a delicate cage and put her in it. The bird was very worried because she thought she couldn’t find out w hat hell was like staying in this small cage. However, she couldn’t escape. Day after day, she just stayed in the cage, watching other birds flying. She lost her freedom and she became sadder and sadder. At last, she became ill. The old man finally opened the cage, but she was too weak to fly. Lying on the ground, she thought of the question that she ever asked all the time.“What does hell look like?”“Hell is a small well-decorated cage.” Before she closed her eyes forever, she finally answered that question herself.6. What does the underlined word “master” in the first paragraph mean?A. Miss.B. Finish.C. Follow.D. Learn well.7. Why did the bird hide herself when other birds were learning flying skills?A. Because she was lazy.B. Becau se she didn’t like learning flying skills.C. Because she thought she could go to hell by doing this.D. Because she thought she didn’t have to learn flying skills.8. According to the passage, the bird at last found that ___________.A. hell was a place full of water.B. hell was a place full of burning fireC. there was no hellD. hell was a small well-decorated cageCOn school days, students get out of bed at 7 a.m. They wash their faces and eat breakfast. The simplest breakfast is a bowl of dried cereal(麦片) with fruit and milk.Then they dress, brush their teeth, comb(梳理)hair, put their books in a backpack, and go to school. Nearly all students walk or take a yellow school bus. Very few ride bicycles. When they arrive at 8:30 a. m. they meet their friends and talk about their interesting things.At noon or 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. The usual lunch must have some meat, vegetable, fruit, bread, and a drink. However, students prefer hot dogs and hamburgers. American children like to have a small piece of cake after the meal.Students do not have a short sleep in the afternoon. After lunch, they go to the schoolrooms until 3 o’clock. They take classes for six hours each day and then return home.Parents allow their children to play or watch TV until supper at 6 p.m.. After supper, they do their homework. Sometimes there is a family activity. Children can be with both parents after dinner.On the weekend, there are two days for activities. Students will spend Saturday shopping with their friends or take a four-hour trip with their family to visit Grandparents or go to a park for a picnic. On Sunday, most families go to church in the morning and have a large dinner at 1.p.m.. Often friends or grandparents will join the family. It is a good way to end the week for parents and children before the next week when school and work begin again.9. The following is the simplest breakfast except________A. fried cerealB. fruitC. breadD. milk10. How many hours do American children spend in school every day?A. Six hoursB. About six hours and a halfC. Eight hoursD. About nine hours11. What do American students do on Saturday?A. They go shopping with their friends or go to visit grandparent.B. They go to a park for a picnic.C. They go to church with their parents.D. Either A or B.12. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. On school days, students get up at seven in the morning.B. After morning classes, students go home for lunch.C. Students do not have a short sleep in the afternoon..D. The day’s classes end at three o’clockDIn order to know a foreign language thoroughly(彻底地),four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence and without hesitation （犹豫）. Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.13. The most important things to learn a foreign language are .A. hearing, speaking, reading and writingB. understanding and speakingC. writing and understandingD. memorizing and listening14. Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?A. A good memory.B. Practice.C. Speaking.D. Writing.15. “Learn through use” means ________ .A. we use a language in order to learn itB. we learn foreign language in order to use itC. both A and BD. we can learn a language well while we are using it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人空白的最佳选项。

天水一中高一级2019-2020学年度第二学期第二学段考试英语试题（满分：100分时间：90分钟）第I卷（选择题）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

AThe92-year-old,thin,calm and proud lady,who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, even though she is nearly blind,moved to a nursing home today.Her husband of70years recently passed away,making the move necessary.After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home,she smiled sweetly when I told her room was ready.As she walked slowly to the elevator,I provided a true description of her tiny room,including the old sheets that had been hung on her window."I love it,"she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy."Mrs.Jones,you haven't seen the room...just wait.""That doesn't matter,"she replied."Happiness is something you decide ahead of time.Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged.It's how I arranged my mind.I have already decided to love it.It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift,and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away."She went on to explain,"Old age is like a bank account.You take what you've put in.So,my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories.Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank."And with a smile,she said, "All my memories are happy ones."Mrs.Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of108.1.We can infer from the passage that the author________.A.is one of Mrs.Jones'childrenB.is a relative of Mrs.JonesC.works in the nursing homeD.is the owner of the nursing home2.The room in which the old lady will live________.A.is very comfortableB.is fairly bigC.isn't well equippedD.is equipped with new furniture3.Mrs.Jones was very happy when told about her room because she________.A.couldn't see what her room was likeB.thought the nursing home was her homeC.would have to live in the nursing homeD.had already made up her mind to be happyBThe Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors(年长者)have correct habits.Here are some findings and expert advice.1.How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?·Finding：About33%of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.·Step：Remove the300kinds of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush.Brush gently for2minutes,at least twice a day.2.How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?·Finding：Seniors,on average,bathe fewer than3days a week.And nearly30%wash their hands only4times a day—half of the number that doctors advise.·Step：We touch our faces around3,000times a day-often inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose,and e toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle.And,most important,wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for20seconds.3.How often do you think about fighting germs?·Finding：Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.·Step：Be aware of germs.Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else?To kill these germs,keep your sponge in the microwave for10seconds.4.What is found out about American seniors in the first finding?A.Most of them have good habits.B.Nearly30%of them bathe three days a week.C.All of them are fighting germs better than expected.D.About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day5.Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands_________.A.twice a dayB.three times a dayC.four times a dayD.eight times a day6.Which of the following is true according to the text?A.We should stop touching our faces.B.A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.C.There are less than300kinds of bacteria in the mouth.D.We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.CAs we know,many teen celebrities(名人)feel and think that having a slimmer figure can do great good to them.But,does size really matter?Are teenage fans trying hard to become like their celebrity idols(偶像)?Do celebrities really have the power to influence people,especially teenagers?For the longest time,many parents blame teen idols for influencing the way their kids act.Have you noticed how teens idolize the celebrities these days?Even,their personal affairs are beingfollowed by kids these days.Take for example the case of Lindsay Lohan of Mary Kate Ashley. They are definitely famous teen stars.But,since they are trying to project an image to satisfy a lot of people in show business,their health and body suffer.Many kids are aware of this problem.But they are easily influenced by these celebrities to exercise and eat less.It is a fact that the media,and especially famous teen celebrities,can influence people powerfully. But teenagers are easily influenced because teenage years are the period when our personality and identity developments take place.Teens watching TV shows and reading magazines are easily pulled into the dieting and harmful eating habits because the media have some ways to pull these acts.They use thin models and celebrities to endorse(做广告宣传)products or to star in an up-and-coming shows or movies.With fierce competition,celebrities are forced to eat less and do extreme exercise routines to get the roles or offers that come their way.Living in today’s time and generation is a bit disturbing to a lot of parents.Media,especially as well as the celebrities,have a very powerful influence to drive teenagers to good or bad.It’s good that we can control ourselves to avoid bad things from happening.If not,parents should really be aware and guide their teens to determine what’s in and what’s out.7．From the passage we can find Lindsay Lohan________.A.doesn’t get any exerciseB.lives a rich and happy lifeC.lives an unhealthy lifestyleD.sets a good example for teenagers8．According to the writer,why are teenagers easily influenced by some TV shows?A.They are tired of school.B.Their celebrity idols appear in many TV shows.C.They have nothing to do in their spare time.D.They’re in their development period.9．Many celebrities have to be on a diet______.A.to keep a slim sizeB.to survive under pressureC.to keep healthy to face competitionD.to satisfy their teenage fans10．What’s the title of the passage?A.Parents’responsibilities.B.Bad influences of celebrities.C.Advice on self-control.D.Media’s bad influences.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。

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2020┄2021学年第一学期第三次月考试题高二英语试题一. 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）AWe all need a vacation, whether with the entire family or your significant other. Unfortunately, many of us will not be able to follow through with vacation plans. But now, there is an alternative that is catching on （流行起来）rather quickly and it is called a “Staycation”.A staycation is just what it sounds like, a vacation but you stay at home. It might not sound interesting, but you can turn it into a fun and relaxing getaway.Tell family and friends your plans. In their eyes you are truly on vacation and they only need to contact you in case of an emergency.Go outside; don’t let the kids sleep all day. Go out and birdwatch, go fishing, explore the parks and nature, take in all you can of the outside world. You can even have a relaxing day at the beach, soak in some sun, and let the kids go swimming.Go on a picnic; have the kids fly kites. Bring some bubbles, and have a nice day with the wind blowing in your hair. Watch as the kids run and play and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.Camping is another fun way to have a staycation. If you have a camping ground in your area, you can go camping for a day or two and show the kids how it is to live right in the heart of Mother Nature.Just remember, it really doesn’t matter where you decide to go, whether home or away. As long as you create quality time with your family you can strengthen the bonds that mayhave been pushed aside during all the long stressful work hours. Time is the most important thing you can give to your husband, wife and kids, enjoying every moment together, and you will have lasting memories in your hearts.1. What is mainly talked about in the passage？A. The popularity of a staycation.B. The importance of a vacation.C. Where to spend your vacation this year.D. How to plan a staycation.2. You should tell family and friends your plans so that .A. they will fully support yo uB. they will take care of your houseC. they will contact you only when necessaryD. they can help you make preparations3. Which of the following is NOT a good way to have a good staycation？A. To sleep at home all day.B. To go out to watch birds.C. To go to the parks.D. To relax on the beach.BThe greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, four or five of whom lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the motherwould have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has to take care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.This important change in women's life-patterns has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls took a full-time job after they left school. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school- leaving age is sixteen; many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry older, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.24. At what age did most women marry around the 1890 according to the passage？A. At about twenty-fiveB. In their earl fiftiesC. At the age of fifteenD. At any age from fifteen to forty-five5. Many girls, the passage claims, are now likely to_______.A. give up their jobs for good after they are marriedB. leave school as soon as they canC. marry so that they can get a jobD. continue working until they are going to have a baby6. When she was over fifty, a late nineteenth-century mother ______.A. was usually expected to die fairly soonB. would expect to work until she diedC. would be healthy enough to take up paid jobsD. was less likely to find a job even if she wanted to7. Nowadays, a husband tends to_______.A. play a greater part in looking after the childrenB. help his wife by doing much of the houseworkC. feel dissatisfied with his role in the familyD. take a part-time job so that he can help in the homeCThe best example of something is often called the "gold standard." It sets the standard against which other things are measured. In economics, the term describes how major trading nations once used gold to set currency values and exchange rates. Many nations continued to use the gold standard until the last century.In the United States, people could exchange paper money for gold from the eighteen seventies until nineteen thirty-three. Then-President Richard Nixon finally disconnected the dollar from the value of gold in nineteen seventy-one. From time to time, some politicians call for a return to the gold standard.In 1978, the International Monetary Fund ended an official gold price. The IMF also endedthe required use of gold in transactions with its member countries. Since that time, gold prices have grown and con tinued to be high. But people keep buying. Some people are "gold bugs." These are investors who say people should buy gold to protect against inflation（通货膨胀）.People have valued gold for thousands of years. The soft, dense metal polishes to a bright yellow shine and resists most chemical reactions. It makes a good material for money, political power -- and, more recently, electrical power. If you own a device like a mobile phone or a computer, you might own a little gold in the wiring.The gold standard was the subject of one of the best-known speeches in American political history. William Bryan wanted the country to use both gold and silver as money. The idea was to devalue the dollar and make it easier for farmers to pay their debts. So he delivered a speech, which made him famous. He was a presidential candidate three times. But he never won.8. The underlined word “transactions” probably means “”A. warsB. tradeC. meetingsD. conflict9. After the IMF ended the official gold price, the gold prices .A. stayed the sameB. began to dropC. increasedD. increased a little at first and kept drop10. What’s the fourth p aragraph mainly about？A. The reason for valuing goldB. The history of the use of goldC. New function of goldD. How to obtain gold11. We can learn from the last paragraph that William Bryan .A. was once a farmerB. loved to collect goldC. was a famous political figureD. was a good at giving speeches。

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2014-2015学年下学期第二次月考 英语试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共100分，考试时间90分钟。 第I卷（选择题 共50分） 一．阅读理解（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共10小题； 每小题2分，满分20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 Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but he doesn’t let this stop him. The brave 26-year-old man plays football and golf, and swims, in spite of the fact that he has no arms or legs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and makes him able to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up. “I call it my chicken drumstick (鸡腿下段),” joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. “I’d be lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨).” “He’s very modest, but he gets marriage proposals (求婚) from women all the time,” said Nick’s friend Steve Appel. “He would love to get married and start a family, but he’s waiting for the right girl to e along.” When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room. His distraught mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old. His disability came without any medical explanation, which was a rare case. Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. “My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself,” he said. “It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave me the courage to learn how to swim.” 1. We can learn from the text that Nick _____. A. has a poor sense of balance B. is disappointed with his health condition C. considers his small foot ugly D. understands his mother very well 2. What can we learn from what Steve Appel said? A. Nick Vujicic is afraid of starting a family. B. Nick Vujicic is not popular with women. C. Nick Vujicic is serious about his marriage. D. Nick Vujicic is not willing to get married. 3. What could not his mother do until he was four months old? A. She couldn’t bring herself to hold him B. She could bring herself to hold him C. She couldn’t do everything right during pregnancy. D. She couldn’t go to work 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Nick learned to be independent at a young age. B. Nick is living in Melbourne, Australia now. C. Nick’s father was to blame for his disability. D. Nick’s parents couldn’t afford the hospital bill. 2019-2020年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 含答案(I)

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2014-2015学年下学期第二次月考英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

共100分，考试时间90分钟。

第I卷（选择题共50分）一．阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。

ANick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but he doesn’t let this stop him.The brave 26-year-old man plays football and golf, and swims, in spite of the factthat he has no arms or legs.Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and makes him ableto kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up.“I call it my chicken drumstick (鸡腿下段),” joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne,Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. “I’d be lost without it. When I get inthe water I float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts asa propeller (螺旋桨).”“He’s very modest, but he gets marriage proposals (求婚) from women all thetime,” said Nick’s friend Steve Appel.“He would love to get married and start a family, but he’s waiting for the rightgirl to come along.”When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room. Hisdistraught mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.His disability came without any medical explanation, which was a rare case. Nickand his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them.“My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she stillblamed herself,” he said.“It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to makeme independent. My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave me the courage tolearn how to swim.”1. We can learn from the text that Nick _____.A. has a poor sense of balanceB. is disappointed with his healthconditionC. considers his small foot uglyD. understands his mother very well2. What can we learn from what Steve Appel said?A. Nick Vujicic is afraid of starting a family.B. Nick Vujicic is not popularwith women.C. Nick Vujicic is serious about his marriage.D. Nick Vujicic is not willingto get married.3. What could not his mother do until he was four months old?A. She couldn’t bring herself to hold himB. She could bringherself to hold himC. She couldn’t do everything right during pregnancy.D. She couldn’tgo to work4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Nick learned to be independent at a young age.B. Nick is living in Melbourne,Australia now.C. Nick’s father was to blame for his disability.D. Nick’s parentscouldn’t afford the hospital bill.Buesday, Apple’ CEO, Tim Cook, announced the Apple Watch. It is like a normal watch, but it can do all the things a mobile phone does — and more.At US $349, the Apple Watch is expensive. Some people doubt that they will becomeas successful as smartphones. However, it seems that it will open another door forthe use of computers. The watch taps you whenever a new message comes in. It preparesanswers to questions you receive from friends. It checks your health. “It’s themost personal product we’ve ever made,” Cook said.If the Apple Watch becomes popular, it will change the way the world communicateswith computers. “It might not only be a change for Apple, but for the whole industry,”says technology expert, Daniel Ives.How does it work?The Apple Watch has a speaker that users can both hear and feel. You can pressthe side button to communicate with people quickly and easily. The Apple Watch alsointroduces health and fitness apps(应用程序)that can help people lead healthier lives.You can try it.According to Matt Vella, a writer for TIME magazine, the watch is “t he most thrilling product since the iPad.”After actually trying the watch, he says: “ There’s a lot we don’t know about the Apple Watch. How long will its battery last? How exactly will it connect with the iPhone? But wearing the watch answers some other questions. It is very comfortable. You can easily forget you are wearing the Apple Watch.”5. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?A. The Apple Watch will be successful as the smartphone.B. Contrary to popular belief, many people dislike the Apple Watch.C. Some people don’t think the Apple Watch will be as popular as smartphones.D. Some people think the Apple Watch will be more popular than smartphones.6.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. The Apple Watch has a speaker.B. The Apple Watch can check your health.C. You can send messages with the Apple Watch.D. The Apple Watch doesn’t need a battery.7. What does Matt Vella think about the Apple Watch?A. Exciting.B. Beautiful.C. NormalD. Expensive.8. This passage is about ________.A. how to choose the Apple WatchB. why people buy the Apple WatchC. a new productD. a new methodCWay of Life for StudentsThe Internet is way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youth found that 93 percent ofAmerican college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007. That is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband(宽带)connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet. Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.The most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so. The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing(冲浪)habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $ 210 billion in sales last year alone.College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.The study also showed that 65 percent make loan(贷款)payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card. A significant number of charges on these credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.9. College students in the US, as this passage shows,______.A. waste much time visiting the InternetB. lead an exciting life by using the InternetC. don’t have to learn their lessons in their classroomsD. spend too much time, in the opinion of the writer, visiting the Internet10. To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use________.A. lettersB. telephonesC. text messages on mobile phonesD. emails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。

2020-2021学年甘肃省天水一中高三（上）第二次月考英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，总分40分）第一节（共4小题；每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A1. New Year's Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. This year, there're plenty of local activities for all ages and interests, so the smiles will come easily.BLUE CONCERTBlues band the Coyotes is playing at the Dance Barn, at 8 Barn View in Sudden Valley, The show will start at 9 p. m. and benefit the charity Bikers Fighting Cancer. Tickets cost＄10 in advance and＄15 at the door. Call 224﹣2308 for more information.NEW YEAR'S LAUGHSRing in the New Year and laugh out the old one at the Upfront Theatre Comic improvisers will hit on all the highlights of the year with The Last Laugh of 2008. The 9 p. m. show will cost $15 and is open to all ages. The 11 P. m. show is to 21 and older and costs＄18, which includes a champagne （香槟酒） toast. Call 733﹣8855 for more information.MAZEFor a fun activity earlier in the evening, walk the labyrinth （迷宫） at the Leopold Crystal Bellroom. Wander through the maze, based on the French Chartres Cathedral, for free from 4 to 9 P. m. Call 752﹣0048 for more information.COUNTRY DANCINGAt the Bellingham Eagles Hall, live local music will help get the dance started at 8 p. m. Tickets are＄15 for adults, ＄10 for students and free for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 676﹣1554.（1）Which of the following activities may be free for Tom aged 16？________A.NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS.B.COUNTRY DANCING.C.BLUE CONCERT.． E.MAZD.（2）If you want to know something about the Coyotes at 8 Barn view， you'd better call________.A.733﹣8855B.676﹣1554C.752﹣0048D.224﹣2308．（3）Which of the followings will be the highlights of NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS？________A.The champagne toast.B.Wander through the maze.C.Its live music.D.The Last Laugh of 2008.．（4）It can be inferred from the text that________A.you can read the text on a telephone bookB.＄10 is enough to book a ticket to Blue ConcertC.all these activities are international onesD.New Year's Laughs will hold shows three times．2. I left England for Sydney in September. It was a career move for my husband, and our 20﹣year﹣old daughter was feeling adventurous and decided to come, too. However, just before leaving England, my 79﹣year﹣old mother suffered a stroke（中风）.Being strong and independent, she continued to live at home with the help of social services. But she couldn't look after the garden. I thought how wonderful it would be if there was an organization offering volunteer help. Friends asked me what I planned to do in Australia, and I told them I would be looking for a volunteer position with a gardening charitable organization. Imagine my surprise when I found just the organization I had been looking for﹣﹣Easy Care Gardening （ECG）!There are several reasons why I volunteer for ECG. Firstly, as a newcomer to Australia I meet many great people who, like me, volunteer some of their time. We cover a large age range, but all love gardens and helping others. Secondly, through working with ECG I have been lucky enough to explore Sydney's North Shore that I might not have had the chance to visit otherwise.Finally, there are all those wonderful people we call "clients （客户） ", but are more like friends when we visit them often and tend their gardens. What great people I have met, and the stories they have to tell﹣the family histories, where they come from and the reasons for immigrating to Australia! I find it a privilege to have access to private gardens which, in many cases, have been the joy of their owners for many years. Each one is individual and reflects the character, needs and the history of each family. Indeed, the gardens reflect the multicultural and historical background of Sydney.（1）Why did the author move to Sydney？________A.She planned to volunteer there.B.Her husband would work there.C.She was very keen on adventures.D.She had to look after her sick mother.．（2）What made the author choose to be a gardening volunteer？________A.The tips of her friends.B.The popularity of ECG.C.Her own experience.D.Her gardening skills.．（3）What do the volunteers at ECG have in common？________A.They like to explore Sydney's North Shore.B.They make friends with their clients.C.They are of similar ages and back grounds.D.They are kind﹣hearted with the same interest.．3. Now satellites are helping to ________ the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world.The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere （大气）, because this is where the weather forms.They sendthese pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists （气象学家） can see the weather of any part of the world.From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are of great help to the meteorologists.Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or fivedays.Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead.（1）The underlined word "forecast" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.A.throw something in front of youB.say what you think will happenC.broadcast news reports each dayD.talk with someone about something．（2）Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere？________A.Because clouds form there.B.Because the weather satellites can do it easily.C.Because the weather forms there.D.Because the pictures can forecast the weather.．（3）Meteorologists forecast the weather________.A.after they receive satellite picturesB.as soon as they receive satellite picturesC.before they receive satellite picturesD.while they send satellite pictures．（4）Maybe we'll soon be able to forecast the weather for________.A.two daysB.one dayC.five daysD.seven days or even longer．4. How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen limes in between? The technology that was supposed to make our lives simple has taken up too much time. The average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, with an additional hour just text﹣messaging friends. The advantage of technological devices is connectedness. Email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touchwith more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible that we're lonelier than ever, too? That's what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, which clearly describes our changing relationship with technology.For Turkic, the biggest worry is the effect the weak connections have on our development. Technology isn't offering us the lives we want to live. "We're texting people at a distance" says Turkic. "We're using lifeless objects to convince ourselves that even when we're alone, we feel together. And then when we're with each other, we put ourselves in situations where we are alone﹣always on our mobile devices. It's what I call a perfect storm of confusion about what's important in our human connections."Moreover, communicating online is not equal to face﹣to﹣face communication. Online, you can ignore others' feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye contact A number of studies have found that this generation of young people is sympathetic （有同情心的） than ever. "That doesn't lead to disaster, " says Turkle, "but the disadvantages still cannot be ignored."（1）From the first paragraph we can learn that________.A.People communicate mainly by text﹣messaging nowB.Email checking helps people wake up earlyC.Technological device production has been simplifieding technological devices costs young men much time．（2）What is Sherry Turkic's biggest worry？________A.Technology can't help people remove loneliness.B.Technology may make human connections confusing.C.Technology may make people's lives hard.D.Technology keeps people together.．（3）What is the author's attitude towards the influence of technology on people's life？________A.NegativeB.PositiveC.HopelessD.Uncertain．（4）What is the passage mainly about？________A.Young men spend too much time on technological devices.B.Technology brings many conveniences to people's lives.C.Technology also brings people some disadvantages.D.Sherry Turkle observes people's changing relationship with Technology.．第二节阅读填空（共1小题；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。

甘肃省天水市秦安县一中2020-2021学年高三下学期期末考试英语试卷 考生请注意： 1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。 2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。 3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．In many ways, the magic of AI is ________ it’s not something you can see or touch.

A．whether B．what C．that D．why 2．Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, on you feet. A．to keep B．keeping C．having kept D．to have kept 3．_______ those past years, we couldn’t help feeling sorry for our parents who never had a rest all the year

round. A．Looking back upon B．Looking around C．Looking out D．Looking up 4．—Jack, my plane arrives at 8:30 pm when, I suppose, you ______ dinner. —But I can wait. A．will have B．have had C．will have had D．are having 5．The goal, which they are unlikely to live to see , is to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases” in the