天水一中2014-2015学年度第一学期第一学段段中考试

英 语

命题 马婷 审核 赵良璧

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共8页。满分120分，考试用时100分钟。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案; 不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷(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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Some people think that miracles(奇迹) are doomed(注定的)—the right time for the appointed meeting. And it can happen anywhere.

11-year-old Kevin Stephen was a bat boy for his younger brother's Little League team in Lancaster, New York. It was an early evening in late July. Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. Swinging his bat back and forth, and giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give, the boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest. His heart stopped.

When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid. Penny Brown hadn't planned to be there that day, but at the last minute, her shift(换班)at the hospital had been changed to see her son's performance. She was given the night off. Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving CPR, breathing into his mouth and giving chest compressions. And he revived in the end.

After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first aid techniques that had saved his life. He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.

Kevin, now 18, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing towards a table. He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. She was choking.

Quickly
Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. Then, using skills he'd first learned in Scouts. The food that was trapped in the woman's throat was freed. The color began to return to her face.

“The food was stuck. I couldn't breathe，”she said. She thought she was dying. “I was very frightened.”

Who was the woman?

Penny Brown.

1. The author wrote the passage to show us that________．

A. miracles are predestined and they can happen anywhere

B. whoever helps you in trouble will get a reward one day

C. God will help those who give others
a helping hand

D. miracles won't come without any difficulty sometimes

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE of Kevin Stephen?

A. He was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life.

B. He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first aid skills.

C. He worked part time in a local restaurant to save money for college.

D. He saved Penny Brown though he didn't really know how to deal with food choke.

3. Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that
night?

A. She was invited to give the players directions.

B. She volunteered to give medical services.

C. She was a little worried about his son's safety.

D. She came to watch her son's game and cheered him.

4. When Kevin knew the woman was Penny Brown, probably he first felt ________．

A. happy B. surprised C. sad D. worried

B

American people who visited Iceland show interest in the country, for it is different in so many ways from they are used to seeing at home. There are quite a few things that are not done, or that do not exist on the island---quite a few “No’s”.

There is no pollution, for instance. No dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July, and only three hours of black-and-white TV the rest of the time. There is no hard liquor(烈酒) on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There is no handguns; only one jail of thirty-five cells（狱室）in the entire land---an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people.

There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping for anything. There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is situated just under the Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter. But thanks to Culf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees to 52 degrees in July.

The rules on television liquor and guns are the result of government decisions. But the absence of pollution is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground. They provide all the energy needed by the country. In fact, Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power.

Iceland has been described as a democratic independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world. The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature. They composed their first books in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. These works were poems and tales about the kings, heroes, and heroines of Iceland and Norway. At first, the stories were memorized and passed from generation to generation. They were finally written down between1140 and 1220. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Rather shoeless than bookless,” they proudly say.

5. American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably because_______.

A. no dogs are permitted in the capital B. the police do not carry handguns

C. it is very different from America D. the climate is rather mild

6. The following statements are true EXCEPT________.

A. there are no soldiers in Iceland B. the Icelanders don’t drink beer

C. there is no tip of any kind D. there are no crimes in Iceland

7. There is no pollution in Iceland mainly because_______.

A. Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power

B. the Icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their energy

C. it is located just under the Arctic Circle

D. it is a democratic independent country

8. “Rather shoeless than bookless” means_______.

A. they prefer not to have shoes or books

B. they regard books more important than shoes.

C. they prefer travelling to reading

D. they would rather have shoes on than write books

C

If you want to find a part-time job or learn something different during your spare time, you can have a look at the following jobs offered by the DC Public Library.

Teens of Distinction Program

The DC Public Library offers part-time jobs for teens through the Teens of Distinction Program. Teens work 10-12 hours per week all year long, helping the library with important tasks and projects. The Teens of Distinction Program is now hiring! To apply, you have to：

● be a DC resident

● have and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average

● be 16 to 18 years old

● be able to work 10-12 hours per week

● be able to work for DCPL for at least 9 months

Oh, and of course you have to impress us with your wonderful personality!

Teen Volunteer Opportunities

If you want to earn community service hours for school, Youth202 is a good choice.

Youth202 is a radio program created by youth and for youth. You can learn radio production skills, interview people around you, and help keep other teens to learn news, events, and anything else you think is important.

Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)

Every summer, teens can work here to help library customers organize books and learn lots of new skills, such as program planning, writing and media production.

On Friday, January 25 at 12：15 p．m., the application for the 2014 SYEP will be open to teens between the ages of 14 and 21.

Applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited this year, so teens are encouraged to apply early, and remember not to miss the deadline, Saturday, February 16.

9. Working for the Teens of Distinction Program, teenagers will ________．

① become a DC resident　 ② work 10-12 hours per week

③ work for DCPL for at least 9 months　④ have a wonderful personality

A. ③④ B. ①②③ C. ②③ D. ①③④

10. Who has the biggest chance to work for the 2014 SYEP?

A. A teenager who is smart. B. A teenager who is popular.

C. A teenager who applies early. D. A teenager who gets high grades in exams.

11. The aim of text is to ________．

A. introduce the DC Public Library

B. describe the job of library workers

C. teach how to apply for part-time jobs

D. offer teenager part-time jobs in the DC Public Library

D

Feeling blue about the world? “Cheer up,” says science writer Matt Ridley. “The world has never been a better place to live in，and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.”

Ridley calls himself a rational optimist—rational，because he's carefully weighed the evidence optimistic，because that evidence shows human progress to be both unavoidable and good. And this is what he's set out to prove from a unique point of view in his most recent book The Rational Optimist. He views mankind as a grand enterprise that，on the whole，has done little but progress for 100, 000 years. He backs his findings with hard facts gathered through years of research.

Here's how he explains his views.

1) Shopping fuels invention

It is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London alone. Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty，our own generation has access to more nutritious food，more convenient transport，bigger houses，better cars，and of course，more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us. This will continue as long as we use these