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1、天水一中2014级2016-2017学年度第一学期第二阶段考试第卷第一部分 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. AThe following are three of the best TV shows in Britain, on Wednesday, February 17th, 20161.What kind of person is Mary Portas？A. A woman of big trouble. B. A woman of new fashion.C.
2、 A woman with great love. D. A woman with strong determination.2.The on-going drama Dickensian is pieced together by _.A. Tony Jordans novel opinion B. Charles Dickenss booksC. Inspect Buckets murder charge D. Stephen Reas particular treat3.What can be concluded from “Three Days of Terror”?A. The su
3、rvivors will no longer live in Paris. B. Cartoons are not to be drawn in the magazine.C. Islamist fanatics may commit more crimes. D. The witnesses helped catch the killers.BThe dream of my travel was to be Paris，the city Id always longed to see But now I was frightened to travel without a companion
4、I steeled myself and went anywayI arrived at the train station in Paris panickedPulling my red suitcase behind me，I was pushed by sweaty travelers . On my first Metro ride, I encountered a clumsy pickpocketI melted him with a look，and he eased his hand from my purse to fade into the crowded car. At
5、my stop，I carried my heavy suitcase up the steep stairs and froze in confusionSomewhere in this confusing city my hotel was hidden，but suddenly I couldnt read my own directionsI stopped two peopleBoth greeted me with that Parisian face that said：Yes, I speak English，but youll have to struggle with y
6、our French if you want to talk to me. When I finally found the hotel，my heart was pounding. Then when I saw my roomI couldnt stayCould I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fireThe bathroom was down the hall，and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another buildingWelcome to Par
7、isIt was my third week away from home and my kids，and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and very scared The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that momentI knew that if I didnt go out，right then，and find a place to have dinner，I would hide in this place
8、 my entire time in Paris. I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individualSo I went outEvening in Paris was light and warmI strolled along a winding path，listening to birds sing，watching children float toy sailboats in a huge fountainParis was beautifulAnd I was here alone but suddenly
9、not lonelyMy sense of accomplishment at overcoming my fear had left me feeling free，not abandoned During my weeks stay in ParisI did everything there was to do，and it was the greatest week of my European vacationI returned home a believer in the healing power of solitary travelTraveling alone makes
10、up for its problems by demanding selfreliance and building the kind of confidence that serves the single life wellCertainly Paris became my metaphor(比喻说法）for addressing lifes challenges on my ownNow when I meet an obstacle I just say to myself: If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere4. How did the tw
11、o Parisians respond when the author turned to them?A. They warmly offered her help.B. They asked her to speak French.C. They thought she should struggle to learn French.D. They showed they were only willing to communicate in French.5. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?A. Her purse was s
12、tolen on her first Metro ride.B. She had great trouble finding the hotel she had booked.C. She might have felt abandoned before she decided to explore alone.D. Her stay in Paris was the most memorable part of her journey.6. The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means_A. make up for B. d
13、eal with C. come across D. believe in7. What did the author learn from her solitary trip in Paris?A. Solitary travel can heal peoples wounds.B. Traveling alone brings about many problems.C. Traveling alone helps people become independent and confident.D. Solitary travel in Paris makes it not a chall
14、enge to go anywhere.C Different kinds of soil conservation methods are used by farmers to protect their land from damage by farming and the forces of nature. One important form of soil conservation is the use of windbreaks.Windbreaks are barriers (屏障) formed by trees and other plants with many leave
15、s. Farmers plant them in lines around their fields. Windbreaks stop the wind from blowing soil away. They also keep the wind from destroying or damaging crops. They are very important for growing grains, such as wheat.There have been studies done on windbreaks in parts of West Africa, for example. They found that grain harvests can be twenty percent higher in fields protected by windbreaks compared to fields without such protection. However, windbreaks seem to work best when they allow a little wind to pass through. If the wall of trees and plants stops wind completely, then vio
