安徽省黄山市2016届高三第一次质量检测英语试题

安徽省黄山市2016高三第一次教学质量检测

英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟满分:150分）

第I卷

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。答案应写在答题卷上，不能答在试题卷上。

第二部分阅读理解(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、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Do you often feel tired in the morning even though you’ve been in bed for seven or eight hours the night before? Like many people, you are not sleeping as much as you think you are. In other words, your sleep efficiency is not that good.

Sleep ex perts define “sleep efficiency” as the percentage of time lying down that you are actually sleeping. According to journalism website https://www.360docs.net/doc/7b8270672.html,, the science of sleep efficiency is still young. There is no specific number for efficiency that’s been proven as linked to poor health. However, according to a New York Times report about sleep quality, some experts estimate a rough range of 85 percent or above as a reasonable place to be. Therefore, some tips for improving sleep efficiency are as follows:

Keep a consistent（一致的）sleep schedule

Go to bed and wake up at the same time, or relatively the same time, every day. Consistency is key to a good night’s sleep, especially when it comes to waking up. When you have a consistent wake-up time, your brain adapts to this and moves through the sleep cycle in preparation for you to feel rested and alert at your wakeup time.

Avoid blue light at night

Blue light given off by the screens of computers, iPads and smartphones makes you feel more alert. Blue light tells your brain i t’s daytime. Experts suggest turning off your computers and smartphones 1 hour or at least 30 minutes before bed.

Take naps

If you aren’t getting enough sleep at night, you’re likely going to feel a strong desire to sleep in the afternoon. When this happe ns, you’re better off taking a short nap than turning to caffeine or strong tea to keep you awake. A short nap will give you the rest you need to get through the rest of the afternoon, and you’ll sleep much better in the evening.

21. According to the passage, we can learn that sleep efficiency .

A. is an advanced way to measure sleep quality

B. has close relationship with the state of health

C. is decided by the time you are lying in bed

D. can be greatly improved with certain measures taken

22. Which of the following may contribute to a better sleep in the evening?

A. Taking a long afternoon nap.

B. Sleeping for a while in the daytime.

C. Having a fixed go-to-bed time.

D. Avoiding blue light in the evening.

23. What can we infer from the passage？

A. Enough sleep will lead to a changeable wake-up time.

B. Blue light will affect the sleep due to its harm to the brains.

C. Waking up two hours before the body clocks means good sleep efficiency.

D. 90% for sleep efficiency can possibly mean a quite good sleep state.

24. What will be the best title of the passage?

A. Schedule your bedtime.

B. Sleep well to be well.

C. Ensure long sleeping hours.

D. Know more about your sleep.

B

The ye ar 2014, for the world, was a year seeing transformation, conflicts, disease and instability. Together, let’s look back on some major events that influenced and rocked the world.

Ebola outbreak

Ebola’s an infectious（传染的）disease that causes fever, bleeding and even death and requires the entire world to act. It first broke out in African country of Guinea in February 2014 and quickly spread to other West African countries and even to the US and Europe. So far, the virus has claimed about 7,000 lives. Facing the virus, the international community showed a united front by sending in supplies and medical workers. Hundreds of doctors and nurses died for saving lives in West Africa.

US police killings

Police killings of unarmed blacks have caused nationwide protests and drawn new attention to racial tensions and the problem of how to carry out the law. An unarmed black man, 43-year-old Eric Garner, was killed by a white officer in New York in July. In August, another white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, shot dead unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. In late 2014, local grand juries（大陪审团）decided not to charge the officers, which led to nationwide protests.

APEC blue

“APEC blue” became a popular word afte r clear blue skies appeared due to pollution control measures during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings held in Beijing in November, reflecting the government’s efforts to reduce pollution and public’s desire for clean air. During the APEC meet ings, Beijing and its surrounding regions took temporary measures to cut emissions （排放）such as limiting car use.

Crisis （危机）in Ukraine

It started in November 2013, when then Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych stopped talks on a political and trade deal with the EU, saying Ukraine will strengthen ties with Russia. The decision led to massive protests. Then, pro-Russian officials (officials who are for Russia) in Crimea, which is in eastern Ukraine, declared independence and decided to join Russia. Later, pro-Russian rebels(反叛者)in other parts of Eastern Ukraine began to have conflicts with Ukrainian government forces. The west responded with punishment against Russia, which, coupled with falling oil prices, has dealt a blow to Russian economy.

25. Ebola has caused many deaths due to ______.

A. its outbreak in a poor African country

B. its infection and quick spread

C. little action taken from the entire world

D. no obvious symptoms following

26. The popularity of the term “APEC blue” shows _____.

A. the publi c want more government’s measures to regain blue skies

B. Chinese government’s determi ned to fight against air pollution

C. APEC has made great contribution to the world pollution reduction

D. permanent actions should be taken to reduce vehicle emissions

27. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. China took tough measures to stop pollution during the APEC meetings.

B. In the USA, nationwide protests were caused by the police killings.

C. Hundreds of doctors and nurses died when saving Ebola patients in Africa.

D. The west made use of Crisis in Ukraine to propose punishment for Russia.

C

The human population of Sri Lanka is now believed to be over 20 million. As a result, large areas of trees are being turned into farmland, highways are being built over centuries-old elephant migration routes, and elephants are being driven out of their habitats. This change causes turmoil, resulting in an increased number of uncontrollable events between elephants and humans.

The good news is that there is one place called the Elephant Transit Home (ETH) in Udawalawe National Park, the main purpose of which is to protect and care for baby elephants that are found injured or living without their mothers in the wild. A day at the ETH begins early in the morning when the baby elephants are given their first feeding of milk. During the

course of the day, each baby will drink an average of 13 gallons of milk. Older elephants are fed mostly coconut leaves as well as other native plants. Then the elephants are set free to wander in the park, eating growing grass and forming a herd.

The ETH spends almost $125,000 each year on powered milk for these baby animals. To help pay for food and medical supplies, the ETH has a foster（领养）parent program. Anyone, even schoolchildren, can help a lot by giving money to care for a baby elephant. While some foster parents are too far away to visit the baby elephant being cared for at the ETH, local schoolchildren play an important part in the program. Foster parents can name their elephants, take photographs of them, and even help send them back into the wild.

Now visitors are not encouraged to get close to the elephants. The goal of the ETH is for the elephants to return to the wild in the end. It usually takes three years for a baby elephant to be sent back into its natural habitat. The elephants are often set free together with other animals with whom they have close relationships. This program helps them return to the wild as members of a herd that will communicate with each other and take care of each other.

28.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. A condition of harmony.

B. A phenomenon of pollution.

C. A state of disorder.

D. A feeling of confusion.

29. According to the passage, the elephants at the ETH ______.

A. are taken care of by different means

B. don’t get along well with other animals

C. mainly live on coconut leaves

D. are fed separately all the time

30. As a foster parent at the ETH, you can ______.

A. take photos with the elephant

B. give the elephant you care for a name

C. take the elephant home for better care

D. visit Udawalawe National Park free of charge

31. The last paragraph mainly deals with ______ at the ETH.

A. the process of raising a young elephant

B. the life of the baby elephants

C. the future of the elephants

D. the requirements for being a foster parent

D

Can you change your personality significantly? For example, if you are shy, can you turn yourself into an outgoing person who never gets stage fright when speaking in public? It’s certainly not easy, but experts say it is possible.

First of all, you will never stay the same person. The Times reports several research studies conducted over the past few years show a person’s personality naturally changes over time in response to life events such as entering a committed relationship or advancing in the career. From the ages of 20 to 65, people report increases in positive characteristics. Most people tend to become more agreeable, more responsible, more emotionally stable. Their personalities improve as they mature.

When researchers talk about “personality”, they mean “characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving that is consistent over time and across situations,” says Christopher Soto, a research psychologist in Britain, who also mentioned that personality is about 50 percent born and 50 percent learned.

Psychologists usually divide human personality into 5 models: openness, conscientiousness（尽责）, agreeableness, neuroticism（神经质）and outgoingness. Some personality types are more successful than others. Accordingly, even small changes in a person’s per sonality can produce important effects on relationships, career, health and happiness. But change takes time. And people need to start by changing the behavior and then, if that new behavior can be maintained over time, it gets settled.

Where do we start? “First, we have to recognize which piece s of our personality affect us,” says Richard Levak, a well-known personality expert. “If I am always getting fired because I get into arguments with co-workers, and always blame others, then I have to realize that I have to change something.”

“Don’t set your expectations too high. Be patient. It’s important to start small.” Warren Kennaugh, a behavioral expert in Australia says. “You also should let a friend or relative know what you’re doing. Not only can they be s upportive, but a change for you can also mean a change for them.”

32. We can learn from the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs that ______.

A. a small part of one’s personality is born with them

B. personality changes significantly in childhood

C. personality can be changed because of life events

D. positive personality changes take place before 65

33. The underlined part means that to your friends or relatives, _______.

A. your personality change will not be successful without their support

B. they should be told beforehand to prepare for your personality change

C. your personality change will be a model for them to follow

D. they may change their personality in the same way you do

34. According to the passage, personality change needs ______.

a. proper time

b. appropriate self-awareness

c. strong determination

d. high expectations

A. a, b

B. b, c

C. a, d

D. d, c

35. What’s the tone of the passage?

A. Unclear.

B. Doubtful.

C. Humorous.

D. Objective.

第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分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。

Imagine what you could do with a machine that could make things disappear.

36 In the books of J.R.R. Tolkein, Bilbo Baggins finds a ring that can make him disappear. Of course, there’s also poor Harry Potter, who used his invisibility cloak (隐形斗篷)to hide from danger.

Now that you’ve got some ideas, it’s time for the hard part: building the cloak. 37 An invisibility cloak has to cheat anything or anyone who might be watching. In order to understand how something can be seen, it’s important to understand how we see.

Human beings can only see objects that reflect light waves. These waves enter the eyes and are then processed by the brain. However, if an object doesn’t reflect light, then the waves don’t enter the eyes, and the brain doesn’t process. 38 Cummer was part of a team of scientists from Duke University, including David Smith and David Schurig, who built the world’s first version of an invisibility cloak. 39 He in May said that an invisibility cloak was possible and Pendry was not the only one thinking about a disappearing act. At the same time, a Scottish physicist, Ulf Leonhardt published a paper on building invisibility equipment.

“It wasn’t easy,” says Cummer. “As often happens in science and research, it didn’t work very well the first time. That first cloak didn’t work like Harry Potter’s—40 So the research is still under way.”

A.Would you like an invisibility cloak that works just like the one Harry Potter got from his father?

B.T he scientists didn’t actually see anything disappear.

C.S o building an invisibility cloak is building something that doesn’t reflect light.

D.R esearchers in England and the USA have found the materials to build such a cloak.

E.They had been inspired by the work of a British physicist, John Pendry.

F.For inspiration, you could read some books.

G.T o do that, you have to give up science fiction and turn to real science.

第一节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November every year. It is about family 41 , big dinners and being thankful for the things you have.

For me, Thanksgiving is about 42 . It’s about the warm feelings coming up in your spirit when you see your family. It’s about the warmth of the holiday season, which 43 a wall against the bitter cold weather that 44 much of the US this time of year. It’s about the warmth of the burning wood 45 in the fireplace, and the warmth of the first 46 of

Thanksgiving dinner.

Mom prepares all my favorite foods on Thanksgiving. The dinner table sits 47 under the weight of plates of roast turkey, golden macaroni and cheese, expertly cooked greens, and hot cornbread. It’s a lot, and each year I’m 48 at how she manages to put everything together.

The first, most 49 meal begins once all the food is ready. Everyone sits around the table, a prayer 50 , and our glasses filled with wine. While eating, we go around the table to take 51 to talk about what we’re thankful for this year. Talking is quite a(n) 52 when your mouth is full of delicious food.

53 everyone has eaten their first meal, second, third and even fourth are offered on a first-come-first-served 54 . After finishing eating at our home, believe it or not, we sometimes go to my aunt’s to55 eating and meeting with family. Football is another 56 part of Thanksgiving, and my aunt’s family loves the sport.

By the end of the day, everyone is fat and happy. We’ve all ea ten so much that we can 57 move. The 58 of the holiday begin to fade, and our minds and hearts begin to 59 Christmas, the next time we’ll have a 60 to celebrate each other.

41. A. relief B. release C. reception D. reunion

42. A. warmth B. holiday C. appreciation D. celebration

43. A. consists of B. serves as C. refers to D. breaks down

44. A. entertains B. damages C.envelopes D. witnesses

45. A. shining B. pausing C. accompanying D. resting

46. A. bite B. dish C. guest D. present

47. A. shallow B. still C. special D. heavy

48. A. interested B.opposed C. amazed D. ashamed

49. A. regular B. normal C. common D. formal

50. A. performed B. offered C. carried D. tested

51. A. duties B. turns C. steps D. honors

52. A. challenge B. enjoyment C. embarrassment D. pleasure

53. A. So B. Before C. Once D. Unless

54. A. reason B. approach C. principle D. attitude

55. A. continue B. enjoy C. participate D. consider

56. A. key B. ancient C. vague D. casual

57. A. hardly B. nearly C. merely D. promptly

58. A. memories B. touches C. views D. smells

59. A. set on B. set up C. set off D. set out

60. A. desire B.scene C. chance D.reason

第II 卷

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The date of birth may affect one’s chance to climb up to the topmost position in future career, a Canadian study shows. The study is based on 61 sample of 375 CEOs.

The study found that only 6.13 percent and 5.87 percent of the CEOs 62 (bear) in June and July. By comparison, people born in March and April represented 12.53 percent and 10.67 percent of the sample, it said. Professor Maurice Levi said their 63 (find) indicate that summer babies are 64 (likely) to be CEOs due to a “birth-date effect”.

In the United Sates, cut-off dates for school admission fall between September and January. Students born between June and July are the youngest in their class, 65 those born in March and April are the oldest, 66 (take) into account that children with 67 (birthday) too close to the cut-off dates often start their school behind or ahead 68 schedule.

“With advantages on intellectual development, older children in the same grade tend 69 (perform) better than the younger ones,” explained Levi. “Early success is often rewarded with leadership and learning opportunities, leading to future advantages 70 are magnified (扩大)throughout life.”

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（︿）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

An English club will be set up on Dec. 16 in our school. It aims to arouse our interests in English and broaden our horizons.

The club provides a platform, when we English lovers can improve our English proficiency through various activities. Firstly, we were to discuss some hot topics and express our opinions free. Secondly, English speech competitions and English debates going to be held to promoting our speaking ability. Therefore, there will be some lectures about western cultures.

I am sure English lovers will benefit a lot from a club. Those who are interested are welcome to join in us. Please sign up for one in Room 306 of the library building.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

你校高三年级近期将举办“Keys to my success”的主题演讲活动，请你根据自己的高三学习体验，结合以下内容要点写一篇英语演讲稿。

要点：1. 谈谈决定成功的因素（如：态度、方法、心态……）； 2. 说说自己的做法及体会。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear friends,

I feel greatly honored to give a speech here. My topic is “Keys to my success”.

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Thanks for your listening.