安徽省马鞍山市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题

1、安徽省马鞍山市 2016-2017 学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题满分100分 时间90分钟第一部分 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项AIve always known that dogs are clever,but even I was surprised when I heard about adog called Red, at the Battersea Dogs Home in L ondon.The home has bee n cari ng for lost and unwan te

2、d ani mals for over 140 years. Recen tly, the workers there gotamazed when they came to work in the morning. They found that some of the dogs had got out of their kennels（狗窝）during the night, opened cupboards and taken out offood and toys. And it happe ned aga in, and aga in. The man ager described

3、how as many as nine dogs were escaping every ni ght.“When we came in, dogs were running around hav ing fun andgames and causing a lot of mess. We couldnt understand it.”Some on eor someth ing was uni ock ing the kenn els duri ng the ni ght. The man ager decided that the only wayto know the truth was

4、 to put in cameras to record how the dogs were gett ing out.When she and her workers played back the record ing, they saw Red, a three-year-old dog, put his nosethrough the bars of his kennel and use his teeth to press the butt on that ope ned the door. That was clever eno ugh,but Red did more: he u

5、ni ocked the kenn els n ext to his and let the dogs out too. The group broke into cupboards andstole dog biscuits and toys to play with.The manager said,“Its surprising that Red worked out how to open his own kennel, but also that he then letall his friends out.”I suppose, Red didnt like to party al

6、one.The story has a happy ending: after Red was show n on TV, several people came and offered to give him a newhome as a family pet.1.What is the writers purpose in writing the text?A.To ask people to look after unwan ted dogs.B.To describe dogs escaping from the Dogs Home.C.To give an example of ho

7、w clever a dog can be.D.To introduce the work done by the Battersea Dogs Home.2.What dis Red do after he go out of his kennel at ni ght?A.He slept in a cupboard.B.He let the other dogs out.C.He took biscuits and toys back to the other dogs.D.He showed the other dogs how to uni ock their doors.3 . Wh

8、at can we learn from the text?A.Red didnt like being at the Dogs Home.B.Red and his friends had a good time whe n they escaped.C.Red and his friends enjoyed being recorded by the cameras.D.Red and the other dogs escaped because they were hungry.BFebruary 14this Vale ntines Day! In Chin a, it is only

9、 a day for young boyfrie nds and girlfriends. But myteacher and friends in America told me that Valentines Day is a publicday.2This was my first ValentinesDay in America. I didnt understand the customs（风 俗）clearly. Maybe I didn t need to send any gifts. I watched others to see what they did, sonext

10、time I can un dersta nd.On that day, when we began the reading class, Mr. Peters gave every student some chocolates and said,“Happy Valentines Day!”I was very happy the teacher gave his students gifts and bless in gs. I n ever saw that inChina. Maybe America n teachers a re very differe nt.I did ntb

11、uy a gift f or the teacher, so I owed（欠）a gift to the teacher. Any way, I want to say,”Thank you, Mr. Peters, andIm sorry.”When we had a break, one of my classmates gave me a Pokem on card. It was very funny andI felt thankful, but I thought I owed a gift again.Whenwe were coming to our grammar clas

12、s, sudde nly I heard some one call ing me.”Shelly!”I stopped. Ano ther classmate who had only bee n in our class one day gave me some chocolates.She said,“These are for you and your friends. Have a good day!”I was looking at her leaving and thinking that wewere in th e same class only one day, but n

13、ow we are friends. Thats very great, but I owed a gift aga in.When I came home, my Chin ese friend sent some roses and chocolates.I was surprised andhappy because I had n ever received roses in my past life, but I hoped it was the last gift.I didnt want to owe more gifts.4.Before the writer left Chi

14、na, she thought Valentines Day_ .A.was a day for the youngB.was different in AmericaC. was a festival for all the peopleD. was a holiday for the students5.By saying“I never saw that in China,”the writer would like to tell us that in ChinaA.the stude nts gave gifts to the teachersB.the teachers didn

15、t like the students at allC.the stude nts n ever received any gifts and bless ingsD.the teachers wouldnt give their students any gifts6. The writer felt sorry probably because sheA.made a mistake in classB.didnt like chocolateC.had no gift for Mr. Peters in returnD.had no money to buy gifts7. What w

16、as the first gift the writer received from his classmates?A.A toy. B. A card. C. Some chocolates. D.Some roses.CRecen tly I read the Huma nDevelopme nt Report.I could nthelp thinking about ano ther problemwhy the world is facing hunger.According to the report,2400 people are dying from hungerevery d

17、ay;nearly 13 millionin southern Africa will be worried about their food supply becauseof earthquakes,floods or wars.In a word,hun ger rema ins the biggest problem of the world today.Its stra nge to see that man can travel tothe moon , but still does nt know how to feed himself.You may ask，“Whosteals

18、 our bread?”The first thieves should be population growth,poverty and loss of richfarmland.In less developed areas like South Africa,the population grows faster than the crops.It3is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them.So it is veryimportant to c

19、ontrol the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are sufferi ng fromhun ger.Accord ing to the report,the worlds food product ion is eno ugh to feed every one if it isgiven away well.But the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that shouldbe given t

20、o the poor.Although they are just using their own earning,the fact is that theyare coldly watchi ng others starvi ng away.Luckily,some developed countries such as Netherlands,Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help thosehungry people in African countries.Wehope other developed countries will follo

21、w them.8.According to the passage,which of the followingcannot help make fewer people hungry?A. Poor countries control their population growth.B. Poor coun tries protect their rich farmla nd.C. Rich coun tries produce more food to feed themselves.D. Rich coun tries give some food to the poor on es.9

22、.The fourth . paragraph mainly tells us_A. poor coun tries are cold and going to die outB. rich coun tries no tice the problems of the poor coun triesC. rich coun tries are trying their best to help poor coun triesD. rich countries arent willing to help poor countries10.According to the last sentenc

23、e,the writer hopes_A. poor countries should learn from rich onesB. more rich countries will help the hungry peopleC. more coun tries will give help to NorwayD. more coun tries will be as rich as Swede n第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tips for cook ing on a Tight Schedule

24、From my experienee,there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability,money and time. _ . Money is a topic Ill save for another day. Sotoday I want togive you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spe nd in the kitche n. Here are three tips for greatcooking on a t

25、ight schedule:1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungryand there is nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have timeto cook? Do you have the right materials（材料）ready? 122. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to co

26、ok a meal, make the most of it andsave yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?13_ It takes around thesame amount of time to make more of someth ing. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.3.丄4_This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth yourtime

27、 is experimentation（实验）.It gives you the chanee to come up with new ideas and recipes（食谱）that can work well with your appetite（食欲）and schedule. The more you lear n andthe more you try, the more ability you have to take con trol of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start. _1

28、5_And dont let a busy schedule discourageyou from making some great cha nges in the way you eat and live!A. Try new thin gs.4B. Make three or four in stead.C. Ability is easily improved.D. Un dersta nd your food better.E. Cook ing is a burde n for many people.F. A little time planning ahead can save

29、 a lot of work later on.G. Let cook ing and liv ing simply be a joy rather tha n a burde n.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30分）Whenl was in the seventh grade, I was a volunteer in a hospital. I spent most of the time there with Mr. Gree n.He n ever had any 16 and n obody seemed to care about

30、his liv ing 17.I spe nt many days holdi ng his hand, talk ing to him and 18 anythin g that needed to bedone. He became my close friend, 19 he only respon ded with an occasi on al （偶尔的）squeeze（捏）of my 20 ._I left for a week to visit my parents. And when I came back, Mr. Green was 21 . I didnt have th

31、e 22 to ask thenurses where he was. I was afraid that they might 23 me that he had died.Several 24 later, I became a college stude nt. One day, I no ticed a familiar face ata gas stati on. When I 25 who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was 26 . He_was Mr. Green. With an uncertain look 27_

32、his face, he replied“yes”. I 28 how Iknew him, and that I had spent many hours talkingwith him in the hospital, his eyes were fullof tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 29 ._He began to tell me that 30 he lay there unconsciously （无意识地）,he could hear metalk ing to him and could 31 me hol

33、ding his hand all the time. He thought it was an an gel （天使）,not a person, whowas there with him.Mr. Gree n 32 believed that it was my voice and 33 that had kept him alive.Although I havent34 him afterthat, it fillsmy heart with 35everyday.I knowthat I made a differe neebetwee n his lifeand death an

34、dmore importa ntly,he mademe anan gel.16. A. visitorsB. relativesC. patie ntsD. doctors17. A. i nterestsB. requestsC. con diti onsD. opinions18. talk ing aboutB. look ing after C. poin ti ng out D. help ing with19. A. so thatB. even though C. soon after D. as if20.A.handB. headC. noseD. arm21. A. ki

35、lledB. lostC. goneD. changed22.A. en ergyB. chaneeC. courage D. time23. A. cheatB. tellC. remi ndD. warn24. A. daysB. weeksC. mon thsD. years25. A. recog ni zed B. won deredC. heardD. asked26. A. wellB. aliveC. sile ntD. alone27. A. atB. onC. beh indD.in28. A. apologized B. remembered C. expla ined

36、D. required29. A. dreamedB. sawC. wan tedD. received30. A. becauseB. ifC. uni essD. although31. A. no ticeB. feelC. imagi ne D. watch32. A. hardlyB. quicklyC. firmlyD. nearly33. A. humorB. dutyC. touchD. success34.A. forgottenB. called C. missedD. seen535.A. joy B. regret C. respect D. sorrow第二节阅读填空

37、(共1小题，满分15分)阅读下面 材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Have you ever asked yourself why children goto school? You will 36_(probable) say thatthey go to lear n Ian guages, history, scie nee and all the other subjects. That is quite true, but why do they lear nthese thin gs?We send our children to school to prepa

38、re them 37_ the future when they grow up and haveto work for themselves. Nearly everything they study at school 38_(have) some practicaluse in their life. But is that 39_ only reas on why they go to school?There is more in education than just learning facts. Wego to school to learn how 40_(lear n),

39、so that whe n we have left school we can con ti nue to lear n. A man 41_ reallyknows how to lear n willalways be 42_ (success),because whe n he has to do someth ingn ew, he will not only be able to it well himself, but also be able to teach others how to doit in the best way. The uneducated person,

40、on the other hand, is either unable to do something new, or just does it 43_ -_ (bad). The purpose of schools, therefore, is not to teachIan guages, history, scie nee etc., 44_ to teach 45_ (pupil) the way to lear n.第三部分写作(共两节，满分25分)第一节改错(10分)Happ in ess is very importa nee in my daily life. This is

41、 why it makes me feel cheerful, and full joy.If you felt happy, you will make others feel good. Whenl dont feel cheerful, I try to remembergood mome nts to mak ing me feel better. Whe n I miss some friends or family member I also trytoremember those happy mome nts we were spe nt together. I n my opi

42、nion, the best way to help people be happy inlife are to make them laugh every time we are feeli ng dow n. Also by give them love you can make them feel sureabout themselves.第二节 书面表达（15分）随着经济（economy）的发展，越来越多的家庭拥有小汽车，因此，放学时，家长接学生的车辆总 会导致校门口的交通过度拥挤，学校对此非常苦恼。假如你是高一年级的学生李华，请给骆校长写一封 信，分析一下该现象产生的原因，并提出你的建议：1鼓励同学们汽车或是坐