1、甘肃省天水市届高三一轮复习基础知识检测英语试题甘肃省天水市2015届高三一轮复习基础知识检测英语试题 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 ANowadays the cost of a new car has fallen in real terms so that it is cheaper than ever to own one, and better road conditions have also attracted more drive
2、rs. The result is overcrowding on the road system, which is one of the problems the local governments are faced with. When people travel to other towns, the problem might be relieved by getting them to park outside the town. Buses could be provided to take them into the centre. These Park and Ride p
3、rojects are increasingly popular in the UK. At Souderton, for example, a council-funded project led to a 15% drop in city centre traffic over five months. What the council found, though, was that the project proved somewhat unpopular with shop owners in the area outside the centre. Many of their sho
4、ps relied on passing car drivers for some of their trade. As the number of people driving past dropped, so did their incomes. Making car driving expensive is another way of encouraging people to use public transport more. Road taxes tend to mean that people use their cars less.Finingdrivers who are
5、in areas where cars have been banned can also tend to encourage them to leave their cars behind. However, one thing has to be got right for any solution to succeed. If we expect people to give up the habit of driving, we must give them an alternative they can rely on. Constant delays, unannounced ch
6、anges to the timetable and sudden cancellations all discourage people from using public transport. People will only see it as a real choice if the buses and trains are on time.1. What should people do when traveling to other towns according to the Park and Ride projects?AThey should park in the park
7、, and take a taxi to the centre.BThey should take the bus to other towns instead of driving.CThey should park outside the town, and take the bus to the centre.DIf they dont use public transport, theyll be fined.2. What are some shop owners attitude to the project?AsupportiveBobjectiveCopposedDsubjec
8、tive3. Why are people unwilling to use public transport according to Paragraph 5?ABecause buses constantly delay and even sudden cancellations.BBecause the timetable changes without announcement.CBecause they want to show off their cars and driving skills.DBecause public transport can not satisfy th
9、e passengers.4. How many ways are mentioned to solve the overcrowding?ATwoBThreeCFourDFive BWhen I was 11, I threw a glance into Dads lunch box and made the unexpected discovery that my mother still showed her love towards my father. The evidence, a napkin resting on top of the sandwiches packed in
10、wax paper, was certain “Love you!” she had written on the napkin. “ Meat loaf for supper!” Mom penned all kinds of messages to Dad on those paper napkins, and he saved a whole pile of them. What embarrassed me as a kid has become a precious memory of my parents. It also started my own brand of lunch
11、 box notes. When my kids were young, Id glue little drawings on their lunches. Lots of sketches(素描) of our dog, Max, along with smiling flowers. When they were teenagers, Id copy words of wisdom from great people, Einstein, for example, or Bruce Springsteen. Then, my kids grew up making their own ha
12、ndwritten notes. And my husband writes me love notes on recycled paper, because hes all about being green. Friends who know about my lunch box notes eagerly share stories of their own family traditions. So many focus on food. Mauras mom always drew hearts on the shells of hard-boiled eggs. Melinda w
13、rote messages on her kids bananas. Were into the third generation of lunch box notes in our home. Whenever my 3-year-old grandson, Clayton, spends the night, he knows his lunch is going to have a napkin note from Grandma in the morning. Last week, I drew a picture of me, waving widely and shouting h
14、is name. He took one look at it and screamed, “ Wheres Grandpa?” I added a man in a clean shirt. “ You forgot his tie,” he said. I quickly drew a line of stripes(条纹) down the front of the shirt. Clayton smiled. “Grandpa,” he whispered, running his fingers across the napkin. “Its you!”5. When the aut
15、hor first saw Dads lunch box notes, she felt _.AmovedBawkwardCproudDnervous6. What did the author put in the lunch boxes when her kids were in their teens?AWords of love. BPictures of flowers.CDrawings of their favorite animals. DFamous words of wisdom7. It can be inferred that _.Athe authors grands
16、on likes drawing pictures on napkins.Bthe authors children dislike making lunch box notes.Cthe authors husband is an environmentalist.Dthe authors friends all had their brand of lunch box notes.8. Whats the best title for the text?AOld generations way of expressing love.BDifferent brands of lunch bo
17、x notes.CLunches packed with love.DSome interesting family traditions.CNancy Tillmans wonderful On the Night You Were Born is one of my very favorite books. Its celebration of the uniqueness of each and every child told in lyrical language makes it the gift I choose most often for expectant or adopt
18、ive parents. I also read it regularly with my grandchildren and talk with them about how special they are. Tillman feels that the most important message for children to receive is simply, “You are loved.” And its that message that is the focus of this, her newest book, Wherever You Are: My Love Will
19、 Find You. Once again, it is her turn of phrase that most fascinates me: In the green of the grass . in the smell of the sea . in the clouds floating by . at the top of a tree . in the sound crickets make at the end of the day . “You are loved. You are loved. You are loved,” they all say. Phrases en
20、courage children to grow, to try new things, to “march to the front” of their “own parade” and assures them that, no matter how far they go or what they do, they will be loved. Though the words alone would convince me to buy, share and recommend this book, Tillman is also a gifted artist and her lov
21、ely work makes this book a visual treasure as well. Through the pages, a child rides hippos, splashes in the surf with elephants, plays hide and seek with rabbits, shares a trampoline(蹦床) with a kangaroo and enjoys some quiet time with a pair of pandas. My favorite drawing has the child walking away
22、 along a wide path that runs between trees covered in mist. In all of the drawings, swirls of sparkling lights wrap around the child-the love that will always be with him/her. Ive read On the Night You Were Born dozens of times and with every single reading, I am incredibly touched. Wherever You Are
23、: My Love Will Find You creates the same feeling of wonder, peace and happiness in me. Its a keep-forever book and Im so happy to have it in my collection to share with the children I love most.9. The purpose of this passage is to _.Aencourage people to buy Nancy Tillmans books for their childrenBre
24、commend Tillmans new book-Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find YouCadvocate the theme of love among family membersDLet children know they are loved and educate them to love others10. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?ANancy Tillmans book On the Night You Were Born
25、 encourages children to try new things.BThe most important focus of Tillmans books is for children to know they are loved.CThe writer considers Tillman a gifted artist for her vivid use of words and rich imagination.DThe writer has bought and read both of Tillmans books mentioned in this passage.11.
26、 Pick out the true statements according to the passage.AThe words alone makes Tillmans books the writers favorite.BWherever You Are: My Love Will Find You is published earlier than On the Night You Were Born.CMy favorite drawing shows the feeling of wonder with the child swirling in sparkling lights
27、.DThe drawings in Wherever You Are convey love with pictures involving animals.D A new University of Graz study concludes that vegetarians(素食者) are more often ill and have a lower quality of living than meat-eaters. According to the German press release, vegetarians “have cancer and heart attacks mo
28、re often”. The release also says that they show more psychological disorders than meat eaters. Consequently, the report writes, they are a greater burden on the health care system. According to the press release the scientists evaluated data from the Austrian Health Interview Survey (AT-HIS), which
29、is also part of an important and valuable EU survey (European Health Interview Survey). The scientists examined a total of 1320 persons who were divided up into 4 groups . All groups were comparable with respect to gender, age, and socio-economic status. The study also accounted for smoking and phys
30、ical activity. Also the BMI was within the normal range for all four groups. The only thing that really was different among the four groups was the diet. The four groups were: vegetarians, meat-eaters with lots of fruit and veggies, little meat-eaters and big meat-eaters.The press release states tha
31、t the results contradictthe common clichthat meat-free diets are healthier. Vegetarians have twice as many allergies as big meat-eaters, and they showed 166% higher cancer rates . Moreover, the scientists found that vegans had a 150% higher rate of heart attacks. In total the scientists looked at 18
32、 different chronic illnesses. Compared to the big meat-eaters, vegetarians were hit harder in 14 of the 18 illnesses. In the analysis, the University of Graz found that vegetarians were also twice as likely to suffer for anxiety or depressions than big meat-eaters. That result was confirmed by the University of Hildesheim, which found that vegetarians suffered significantly more f
