辽宁省葫芦岛市2015-2016学年高一英语下册期初摸底考试题

2015-2016学年度下学期期初摸底考试高一英语试题考试时间100分钟第一部分听力(略)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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANearlyaquartercenturyafteraGermanboythrewamessageinabottleoffashipintheBalticSea,he'sreceivedananswer.A13­year­oldRussian,DaniilKorotkikh,waswalkingwithhisparentsonabeachwhenhesawsomethinglyinginthesand.“Isawthatbottleanditlookedinteresting,”KorotkikhtoldTheAssociatedPressonTuesday.“ItlookedlikeaGermanbeerbottleandtherewasamessageinside.”Itsaid,“MynameisFrank,andI'mfiveyearsold.MydadandIaretravellingonashiptoDenmark.Ifyoufindthisletter,pleasewritebacktome,andIwillwritebacktoyou.”Theletter,dated1987,includedanaddressinthetownofCoesfeld.Theboyintheletter,FrankUesbeck,isnow29.Hisparentsstillliveattheletter'saddress.TheRussianboyandtheGermanmanmeteachotherearlierthismonththroughanInternetvideolink.TheRussianboysaidhedidnotbelievethatthebottleactuallyspent24yearsinthesea.Hebelievedithadbeenhiddenunderthesandwherehefounditforalongtime.UesbeckwasespeciallyhappythathewasabletohaveapositiveeffectonalifeofayoungpersonfarawayfromGermany.“It'sreallyawonderfulstory,”hesaid.“Andwhoknows?Perhapsonedaywewillactuallybeabletoarrangeameetinginperson.”21．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Messageinabottle. B．Abeautifulbeerbottle.C．Travellingonaship. D．Meetinganoldfriend.22．WhentheGermanboythrewthebottleintothesea,________．A．hewasgoingbackhome B．hewasalready29yearsoldC．hewaswalkingwithhisparentsonabeachD．hewastravellingtoDenmarkbyshipwithhisdad23．Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Korotkikh'sparentsstillliveinthetownofCoesfeld.B．TheGermanboydidnotbelievethatthebottleactuallyspent24yearsinthesea.C．FrankUesbeckandDaniilKorotkikhhavemeteachotherinperson.D．DaniilKorotkikhandFrankUesbeckhavegotintouchwitheachother.24．WhywasUesbeckveryhappywhenhegottheinformationofthe24years'messagebottle?A．Becausehecouldhaveanewfriend.B．BecausethetwoboyscouldsurftheInternettogether.C．Becausehefinallygotwhathehadlost.D．Becausehecouldhaveapositiveinfluenceonalifeofayoungperson.BStudentswhosaytheyneverorhardlyeverusedictionariesoftenspeakEnglishwellbutusuallywritepoorly,becausetheymakemanymistakes.Thestudentswhousedictionariesmostdonotlearnespeciallywelleither.Theoneswholookupeverynewworddonotreadfast.Thereforetheydonothavetimetoreadmuch.Thosewhousesmalltwo-languagedictionarieshavetheworstproblems.TheirdictionariesoftengiveonlyoneortwowordsastranslationsofEnglish.ButoneEnglishwordoftenhasmanytranslationsinaforeignlanguageandoneforeignwordhasmanytranslationsinEnglish.Themostsuccessfulstudentsarethosewhouselargecollegeeditiondictionarieswithabout100,000wordsbutdonotusethemtoooften.Whentheyarereading,thesestudentsfirsttrytogetthegeneralideaandunderstandnewwordsfromthecontext.Thentheyrereadandusethedictionarytolookuponlykeywordsthattheystilldonotunderstand.Theyusedictionariesmoreforwriting.Iftheyarenotsurehowtospellaword,ordivideitintosyllables(音节),theyalwaysuseadictionary.Also,iftheythinkanounmighthaveanunusualpluralform,theychecktheseinadictionary.25.Thewriterthinksthat.A.chooseagooddictionary,andyou’llbesuccessfulinlearningEnglishB.dictionariesarenotnecessarytothestudentswholearnEnglishC.itisveryimportantforstudentstousegooddictionariesproperlyD.usingdictionariesveryoftencan’thelptoimprovewriting26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.DictionarieshavelittleeffectonlearningtospeakEnglish.B.Whatevernewwordsyoumeetwhilereading,neverusedictionaries.C.Smalltwo-languagedictionarieshaveseriousdefects(缺陷).D.Readingsomethingforthefirsttime,you’dbetternotusedictionaries.27.Wheninthereadingdoesthewriteradvisestudentstouseagooddictionary?A.Atthebeginningofthereading B.AttheendofthereadingC.Duringthefirstreading D.Afterthefirstreading28.Thispassagemainlytellsus.A.studentsshouldn’tusesmalltwo-languagedictionariesB.whatwerethedefectsofsmalltwo-languagedictionariesC.whystudentsshoulduselargecollegeeditiondictionariesD.whatdictionarystudentsshouldchooseandhowtouseitC“Successbeginswithbeliefandendswithdoubt.”—LarinaKaseIrememberreadingthroughabookandtheauthorwaswritingaboutbeingareverseparanoid.Inthatparticularsectionhementionshowhehasabeliefthattheworldhe’slivinginisouttogivehimeverythingheabsolutelywantsanddesires.TherearetimeswhenIthinktomyself，“Wow，theworldisouttogetmeandmakememiserable.”ThenIthought，whycan’tIbelievethattheworldisouttomakemeabetterconversationalist.ThenIstartedadaptingtothebeliefofthereverseparanoia.WhenIstartedtalkingtopeople，ItrulybelievedthatIwasthemostinterestingpersonintheroom.IbelievedthateverythingIsaidaddedvaluetotheconversation.Ibelievedthatpeoplestayedbehindandchattedwithmebecausetheyfoundmecharismatic.Asamatteroffact,foraboutfivemonthsIwrotedownonmybathroommirrorthefollowingaffirmation：“Peoplelovemeandrespectme.Itisaprivilegetotalktome.Peoplefindmeinterestingandcharmingandalwayswanttogettoknowmebetter！”IwouldsaytheaffirmationafterIbrushedmyteeth.AndIwouldcontinuetosayituntilIfeltcompletelygreataboutmyself.ThereweredaysthatIjustwouldn’tfeellikesayingit，becauseitwouldfeellikealietome.Butthat’sthetrouble，likethequotesays，successendswhenthere’sdoubt.Andthat’swhyIcontinueduntilIhadnodoubtinmymind.Thenstrangethingshappened，Inoticedthatpeopledidfindmemoreinteresting，andthatIgainedmoreconfidenceintalkingwithpeople.Iwasmoreassertive(坚定自信的)atwork.Iwasabletocontrolpoliticsandgossipatworktominimallevels，andbecameamuchbettermanager，anddevelopedbettercustomerrelationstothepointthatsaleswereupby20%comparedtotheyearbefore，onmybestmonthsaleswereupby39%，andthiswasayearthatarecessionwashappening.29．Themainpurposeoftheauthoristo________.A．explainhowtobeareverseparanoidB．sharehispersonalexperienceinsuccessC．tellustheimportanceofpositivethinkingD．adviseushowtoimproveourcommunicationskills30．Beforetheauthorstartedadaptingtothebeliefofthereverseparanoia，heusedto________.A．believetheworldwouldgivehimanythinghedesiredB．haveanegativeattitudetowardslifeC．haveastrongbeliefintheworld D．liveamiserablelife31．Sometimestheauthordidn’tfeellikesayinghisaffirmationbecause________.A．itdidn’tworkashehadexpectedB．hehadbecomeenthusiasticaboutconversationsC．hehadfeltgreatabouthimselfD．itdidn’tsoundtruetohimself32．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor________.A．didn’tbelievewhathadhappenedatworkB．didn’tgetalongwithothersatworkC．hadhisperformanceatworkaffectedbytherecessionD．madegreatprogressduetohisaffirmationDDoyouknowaboutaseriesofbooksthatsaytheyare“fordummies”?TheseAmericanself-helpbookshavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-ninelanguagesincludingChinese,Arabic,Russian,French,German,GreekandSpanish.“Dummy”isawordforastupidperson.Thedummiesbooksarenotreallyforstupidpeople.Theyaredesignedtoshowpeoplehowtodosomethingtheymayneverhavetriedbefore,likepaintingahouseorlearningalanguage.Thebooksallsayinafunnywaythattheyarefordummies,suchasWorldHistoryforDummies,RabbitsforDummies,ChineseCookingforDummies,andWeddingPlanningforDummies.Thefirstsuchbook,DOSforDummies,waspublishedin1991.IthelpedpeoplelearnhowtousetheDOSoperatingsystemforcomputers.Sincethen,morethanonehundredfiftymilliondummiesbookshavebeensold.Thewebsiteexplainstheideabehindthebooks.Itsaysthattheyshowthatpeoplecanbetaughttodoanything.Firsttheycanmakefunofideasthataredifficulttounderstand.Thentheyshowhowtheinformationcanbeinterestingandeasy.Thepublisherssaythatthebooksdonotprovidemoreinformationthannecessary.Theygivereadersjustenoughinformationtodowhattheywant.Theysaythatthedummiesbooksgivethebestandeasiestwaytodosomething.Andthebooksusesimpleandeasylanguage.Therearemorethanonethousanddifferentdummiesbooks.AreportinNewYorkTimessaysthatthetop-sellingdummiesbooksarethosethatexplaintechnologyandpersonalfinance.Thepublisherssaythatthebest-sellingdummiesbooksarethoseprovidinginformationmanypeopleneed—likeinformationaboutdiseases,educationandcooking.Peopleinterestedinopera,carrepairandwinecanalsofinddummiesbookstohelpthem.Andthereareevenmoredummiesbookstocome.Thepublisherssaythattheypublishabouttwohundrednewdummiesbookseveryyear.33.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage? A.Self-HelpBooks B.TheEasiest,theBest C.BooksforDummies D.NewIdeasbehindtheBooks34.Thedummiesbookshavebeenpopularbecause__________. A.theyprovidejustwhatisneededandareeasytounderstand B.theyprovideabundantinformationontheconcerningsubject C.peoplecanlearntodoanythingwithjustonecopy D.peoplecansavelotsofmoneythroughself-teaching35.AccordingtoNewYorkTimes,weknowthatbookson__________sellbest. A.cookingandworldhistory B.operaandcarrepairing C.diseasesandeducation D.technologyandpersonalfinance第二节（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人空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。America’sholidayshoppingseasonstartedonBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving.36Shoppersmakethemostmoneythistimeofyear,about20percentto30percentofallrevenueallyear.About136millionpeopleshoppedduringtheThanksgivingHolidayweekend.37Inaneraofinstantinformation,shopperscanusetheirmobilephonestofinddeals.Nearly80percentofthisyear’sholidayshoppers,orabout183.8millionpeople,shoppedonCyberMonday.38year.CyberMondayspendingincreased12percentto$3billion.NBCNewsreportedthatformany,shoppingonlinewasamorecomfortablealternativethancrowdedmalls.Theshifttoonlineshoppinghashadabigimpactonsolidshoppingmalls.Since2010,morethan24shoppingmallshaveclosedandanadditional60arestruggling.Fortunesaystheweakestofthemallshaveclosed.39Accordingtoasurvey,94.2percentofmallswerefullwithshopsbytheendof2014.Thatisthehighestlevelin27years.TheaverageAmericanconsumerwillspendabout$805ongifts.That’sabout$630.5billionbetweenNovemberandDecember–anincreaseof3.7percentfromlastyear.40ThatgoestoChina’sSingles’Day,celebratedonNovember11,whichpostedrecordsalesof$14.3billionin2015.A．Moreandmorepeopleshoponlinenowadays.B．However,thebusinessinmallsisthrivingagain,itadds.C．Itisthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.D．One-in-fiveAmericansusedatabletorsmart-phone.E．Thetraditionalmallindustrycanhardlysurvive.F．CyberMondayfallsontheMondayafterThanksgivingandBlackFriday.G．However,CyberMondayisnotthebiggestonlineshoppingdayintheworld.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Iamtheonlypersonwhohasreachedseniormiddleschoolinmyfamily.So,Iamthe“besteducated”.ButIalsousedtobethemost41becauseIneverthoughtaboutmymanners.Asabusy42,Ialwayscomehomefromschoollate.WhenIgethomeat43,itistimeformymeal.Aftereating,Igotoschoolagain.Butoneday,whenIwasreadytogotoschoolafterlunchasusual,Dadstoppedme.“Couldyou44mesometime?”heasked,“justone45.”IlookedatthetimeandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtimeleft.“OK,Dad,butpleasemakeit46.”“Allright,Iknowyouare47,soIwilljustaskyoutwoquestions.Couldyou48howmanythingsyouhavedoneforour49?And,couldyoutellmehowoftenyousayhellotoyourfamilymemberswhenyougethome?”Thatday,whenIwasat50,IthoughtaboutthequestionswithoutunderstandingwhyDadhad51askedthem.Then,myfriend,agirlfromarichfamily,askedmewhatwas52me.Itoldher.Afterlistening,shelaughed.“Hey!That’snothing53!Youknow,IneverdoanythingorsayhellotoanybodywhenIamathome,either.”Thensheadded,“AsfarasIknow,90percentofour54haveneverdonethesethings.”Really?Atthatmoment,I55whymydadhadaskedmethosequestions.Itwasbecauseitisgood56tosayhellotoyourfamily.However,mostofusstudentsdon’tknow,oreven57this.Howsadweare!IfinallyrealizedhowIshouldanswermydad’squestions.First,Iwoulddoallthosethingsthatarecalledgoodmanners.Second,Iwould58myclassmatestobeawareoftheirmannersassoonaspossible.ThatnightItoldthesethingstoDad.“Good,”hesaid,“Betterlatethannever.”Thenextafternoon,whenIgothome,IsawMuminthekitchencooking.“Hi,Mum,I’m59,”Isaid.Shelookedatmeandgavemeabig60.41．A.shy B.impolite C.angry D.anxious42．A.seniorstudent B.shopassistantC.schoolteacher D.housewife43．A.time B.night C.noon D.sparetime44．A.spend B.take C.spare D.lend45．A.thing B.hour C.question D.minute46．A.easy B.happy C.quick D.simple47．A.impolite B.polite C.patient D.busy48．A.lookabout B.makesure C.findout D.takeout49．A.family B.members C.house D.promise50．A.bed B.school C.table D.home51．A.suddenly B.obviously C.clearly D.simply52．A.surprising B.paining C.puzzling D.delighting53．A.dangerous B.normal C.valuable D.important54．A.family B.class C.neighbor D.town55．A.wondered B.understood C.knew D.noticed56．A.way B.exercise C.chance D.manners57．A.thinkabout B.careabout C.callfor D.huntfor58．A.force B.remind C.allow D.ask59．A.home B.late C.sorry D.hungry60．A.cake B.suggestion C.smile D.chance第三部分

英语知识运用（共两节，满分55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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式ItwasacityinHubeiProvince.OnInternationalChildren'sDay,someorphansfromtheWuhanWelfareInstituteforChildren61.________(take)tothepark.Anelderlywesternerwaswiththem.Thechildrenwereeagertotellhimeverythingthatwasgoingon.Theyheldhimbythehandandneverhesitatedtocall62.________Grandpa.ThismanwasProfessorWilliamDorrity,fromFlorida,USA.In2003,63.________ProfessorDorrityandhiswiferetired,theycametoWuhanandstartedtoworkasvolunteersattheWelfareInstitute.TheDorrityshavebeenworkinghard64.________(improve)theconditionsattheWelfareInstitutesincetheycame.Theyoftentakechildrenonday­trips,65.________(bring)alongwiththemallkindsoffoodforthekidstoenjoy.Theyrecentlyboughtaudiphonesforfourorphans66.________hearingproblemswereseriousandsmalltaperecordersforthreeblindchildren.Theyalsoboughtawheelchairforten­year­oldTanJun,67.________suffersfromabrainproblem.Withthe68.________(arrive)ofspring,theDorritystookthechildrenfor69.________outing.“WeloveChinaandwelovechildren,”Dorritysaid,“70.________wearehappytodothis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：在错的词下面一横线，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。DearSirorMadam,Knowingthatourlibraryisgoingtobuymorebooks,I’dliketogivesomeadvices.Whatweneedmostarepopularsciencebooks,thatusuallyexplainbasicprinciplesofthenatureinasimpleandinterestingway.Theyhelpusunderstandsciencesubjectsbetterandarousingourcuriosityaboutscientificdiscoveries.Inadditiontoreadingforknowledge,wereadforfunandinspiration.ThatishowIrecommendanothercategoryofbooks:literarybooks.Theseclassicworks,writingbygreatmasters,presentnoblethoughtsthroughfascinatingstoriesandbeautifullylanguage.Itnotonlyprovideusjoyandexcitement,butalsoencourageustothinkcritically.Iwouldappreciatethisifyoucouldconsidermyrecommendation.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）最近，随着天气越来越冷，对于学校早起跑操的规定，不少学生不愿意执行。其实，早起对成长中的学生是有很多好处的。请你根据以下提示写一篇关于早起有益的短文。1．早起锻炼可使身体强壮；2．早起朗读，有助于记住学过的东西；3．早起可为一天的学习生活做好准备；4．坚持早起对培养好的性格也有益处。注意：词数100左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：性格(character)Gettingupearlyisagoodhabit.

2015-2016学年度下学期高一年级期初摸底考试英语学科参考答案阅读理解第一节A文ADDDB