甘肃省天水市一中2015届高三上学期第一学段段考（期中）英语试题Word版含答案注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）AHisfirstsuccessfulfightwasfortheequalrightsofblackpeopleinSouthAfrica.Then,asthefirstblackpresident,hefoughttounitethecountryandorganizethegovernment.NowNelsonMandelahassethissightsonanewenemy,AIDS.OnMarch19theformerpresident,hostedhissecondAIDSawarenessconcert.Hewarnedthat25millionpeopleinAfricawerealreadyinfectedwiththefataldisease.MandelawasborninasmallvillageinSouthAfricain1918.Hewasadoptedbythechiefofhistribeandcouldhavebeenachiefhimselfandlivedahappycountrylife.Butherefusedtobeachiefwhenhispeoplelivedunderracialdiscrimination(歧视).HedecidedtofightforequalrightsforallthepeopleinSouthAfrica.Before1990,underthecountry'sRacialSegregationLaw,coloredpeopleandwhitepeoplelivedseparately.Blackpeopleweretreatedunfairlyevenwhentakingabus.Blackshadtostandatthebackofthebustomakeroomforwhitepeopleevenwhentherewereonlyafewofthemonboard.Forhisoppositiontothesystem,Mandelawasarrestedandspent27yearsinprison.Hewasfreedin1990andbecamethepresidentofthecountryafterthefirstelectionwasheldinwhicheveryonecouldvote.Mandelawasnotonlyapoliticalfighterwhoattackedwithspeeches.Hewasalsoatrainedboxerandfoughtintheringwhenhewasyoung.“AlthoughIdidnotenjoytheviolenceofboxing,Iwasinterestedinhowonemovedone’sbodytoprotectoneself,howoneusedastrategybothtoattackandretreat，”hewroteinhisautobiography.Asaskillfulfighter,hechosemusicashisweaponagainstAIDS.HehopestowinanothervictoryagainstAIDS.1．WhenwasMandelaarrested?A．In1963.B．In1990.C．Whenherefusedtobeachief.D．Whenhebecamethepresident.2．NelsonMandelasucceededindoingthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．winningtheequalrightsfortheblackpeopleinSouthAfricaB．unitingSouthAfricaC．organizingagovernmentinSouthAfricaD．controllingthespreadofAIDS3．WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbestdescribethelifeofNelsonMandela?A．Struggleishislife.B．Sportsmakehisfame.C．Fightforequalrights.D．Agreatfighteragainstthegovernment.BManypeoplehavetriedtosimplify(简化)thespellingofEnglishwords.Unlikeotherlanguages,Englishsometimesspellsthesamesoundsinverydifferentways.Forexample,thereis“light”but“white”,“loan”but1“phone”,andthereareatleastsevendifferentwaysofpronouncing“ough”:“though”,“through”,“bough”,“cough”,“enough”,“ought”and“thorough”．TheAmericanPresidentTheodoreRooseveltalmostsucceededinsimplifyingEnglishspelling.In1906,AndrewCarnegiestartedtheSimplifiedSpellingBoard.HewasoneoftherichestmenintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Theboard'splanwastomakethespellingofwordsnearertothewaytheysound.Forexample,theword"though"wouldbespelt“tho”and“through”wouldbecome“thru”．OtherpeopleontheboardwereMelvilDewey,theheadoftheNewYorklibraries,andProfessorBranderMatthewsofColumbiaUniversity.TheyexplainedtheirideatoPresidentRoosevelt,whothoughtthatitwasindeedlogical.Heimmediatelyaskedthegovernmentprintertousesimplifiedspellinginallgovernmentletters.Butpeopledidn'tlikethechange,evenifitmadelifeeasier.Sothenewsimplerspellingwasnotpopular.Moreimportantly,whentheAmericanpoliticians(政客)discussedtheplan,theydidnotlikeiteither.BecauseRooseveltdidnotwanttohaveanyproblemswiththepoliticians,hechangedhismindandtoldtheprintertogobacktotheoldwayofspelling.Sincethennoonei...
