1、第 1 页 共 9 页合肥市 2016 年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（三部分，共 115 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.1
2、9. 15. B.9.18. C.9.15.答案是 C1. What will Jack do this weekend?A. Go for a picnic . B. Make some plans. C. Work on his paper.2. What-s the womans favorite sport?A. Basketball. B. Tennis. C. Baseball.3. What is the weather like now?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Windy.4. What are the speakers talking about？A.
3、 Public transportation.BWays to get to school.C. Advantages of riding a bike.5. What was the womans problem?A. She got on the wrong train.B. She got into the wrong carriage.C. She lost her train ticket.第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A.B.C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段
4、对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What does the man want to do?A. Buy a T-shirt. B. Exchange a T-shirt. C. Return a T-shirt.7. Whats wrong with the T-shirt?第 2 页 共 9 页A. It has a hole in the collar.BIt-s not a good match.CIt-s the wrong color.听第 7 段材料，
5、回答第 8.9 题。8. Why is the woman going to the library?ATo return some books.B. To prepare for the exams.C. To borrow magazines and newspapers.9. What are the speakers going to do in the afternoon?A. Go swimming. B. Read in the library. C. Attend a chemistry class.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What did the
6、 woman do at the weekend?A. She hung out with her friends.B. She attended a board meeting.C. She prepared a report for a meeting.11. Why is the woman so tired?A. Because she has overworked for half a month.B. Because she has got a serious sleep problem.C. Because she stayed up all night yesterday.12
7、. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Ask the boss for an extension.B. Put off the board meeting.C,. Stick to the scheduled time.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. When is the woman leaving for Hawaii?A. In two weeks. B. Next Wednesday. C. In early November.14. How long will the woman stay there?A.
8、Two days. B. Twelve days. C. Fourteen days.15. What festival falls on the day when the woman arrives?A. Christmas. B. Thanksgiving. C. New Years Day.16. Which of the following will the woman probably take as a gift?A. French wine. B. Italian cheese. C. Chinese tea.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Where d
9、oes the speaker work? A. At a healthcare center. B. At a nursing home. C. At a local hospital.18. Whats the purpose of the lecture?A. To draw peoples attention to hand washing.B. To introduce the Global Hand Washing Day.C. To tell people to prevent some common illnesses.19. How many seconds should w
10、e spend washing our hands at least?A. Two. B. Twelve. C. Twenty.20. What does the speaker suggest finally?A. Exercising our fingers gently.B. Making our hands dry in time.第 3 页 共 9 页C. Using some hand cream of good quality.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
11、)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen youre looking forward to taking a holiday in Egypt, youre certainly not shortof choices. The country has so many to see that youll probably not want to limit yourselfto just one city.Hurghada-A Water Sports ParadiseWith 250 hotels ranking from comfortable 3-star hotelsLip
12、 to 5-star accommodation, the main attraction of stayinghere is the activities in and on the warm waters. It has becomean international centre for water sports, allowing visitors totake part in surfing, sailing and deep sea fishing. The watersare also home to a huge variety of coral and fish, making
13、 it a dream spot for diving. If allthat isn-t enough, Hurghada is home to some of the worlds finest underwater gardens.Luxor-An Open Air Museum of Ancient HistoryFor those with an interest in Egyptian history, Luxor is anexcellent place to stay and is built upon the site of the ancientEgyptian city
14、of Thebes. If you make this the base for yourEgypt holiday, youre basically staying in an open air museum!The modern city of Luxor has the ruins of Karnak. Across theNile lie many more monuments, temples and tombs including the Valley of the Kings and the Queens. The Nile sailing is necessary for th
15、ose with an interest in the countrys ancient history.Cairo- The Capital CityFinally, of course, theres Cairo. It-s definitely a startingpoint for most of Egypt holiday makers. Cairo offers an excel-llent mix of culture, art, cooking and sightseeing chances. Withthe famous pyramids, various temples a
16、nd some fascinatingmuseums, Cairo is a fantastic choice if you can come to the city.第 4 页 共 9 页21. Visitors flood to Hurghada mainly because it can offer them _ .A. the funniest botanic gardens B. choices of water activitiesC. a brief history of Egypt D. the mix of culture and art22. Which of the fo
17、llowing cities do most tourists visit first in Egypt?A. Cairo. B. Luxor. C. Thebes. D. Hurghada.23. This passage is most probably taken from _ .A. a historical document B. a science magazineC. a travel guide D. a book reviewBIt-s the universal cry of parents. “Get a job! “ Solimans mother told Solim
18、an on thesecond day of his college breaks.After years of delivering furniture for his mother-s store, he knew many people hadthings they wanted to get rid of. If he borrowed his moms truck, he could make a littlemoney by carrying away their garbage.One night, Soliman came up with a name for his new
19、business - College HunksHauling Junk. He advertised the next day, and within hours, his phone rang. He askedhis friend Friedman to help. They made $ 220 in three hours by cleaning out a woman-sgarage. Soliman and Friedman earned $ 10,000 that summer. But the two werent readyto become full- time garb
20、age mcn after graduation. “We were trained to finish college andget a good job,“ says Soliman, who first worked at a research firm. Friedman bccame aneconomic analyst.After working for the firm and the company for a while, both of them changed theirminds. They quit their jobs and restarted their bus
21、iness, but had trouble finding a bankwilling to lend them money. “Within months,“ says Friedman, “we were pretty upset. “At last, one bank risked lending them $ 50,000. At first, they lost money. One customerasked them to deal with a dozen garbage cans filled with construction garbage. Theymeasured
22、the job by volume instead of by weight and charged just $ 130. “The cans wereso heavy that it took us two and a half hours,“ says Soliman, “And it cost us more than$ 250 to carry the load. “However, the tough experience taught them a lesson. They reduced the cost ofunloading by recycling metals and
23、electronics. Just four years later, they ran a nationwidecompany that earned $ 3 million in 2014. “ I figured if Nick and I failed, wed learn morefrom failing than from not trying at all,“ says Soliman.24. What does Soliman find when helping to deliver furniture?A. Some parents want their kids to wo
24、rk at college breaks.B. Many families have things they dont want to keep.C. His moms truck works well in carrying heavy furniture.D. Its hard to make money by carrying away the garbage.25. What makes Soliman think of starting his new business?A. His working experience in his mothers store.B. His str
25、ong desire to make use of the garbage.C. His hatred for peoples throwing away things.D. His much available time at college breaks.第 5 页 共 9 页26. How did Soliman and Friedman cut the cost of the company?A. By filling the cans with more garbage.B. By measuring the job by volume.C. By reducing the work
26、ing hours.D. By recycling something useful.27. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?A. Easier said than done. B. Nothing succeeds like success.C. Two heads are better than one. D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.CBlue whales are the largest animals ever known to have exist
27、ed on the planet, and theycan grow to a length of 100 feet and weigh more than 330,000 pounds. But recentlyresearchers have found that these whales are on the move and they have migrated fromCalifornia waters to areas off Canada and Alaska for the first time since commercialwhaling ended in 1965.The
28、 researchers identified 15 blue whales that have appeared off the coast of BritishColumbia and the Gulf of Alaska since 1997. Four of these whales were recognized as onesthat were once sighted off California shores, suggesting that the whales are returning to anold migration pattern between the coas
29、ts.Before commercial whaling began in the early 1900s, blue whales were found widelythroughout the North Pacific and California waters. But from the 1920s to the 1960s,whaling severely reduced the whale populations. Blue whales never recovered in theNorthern Pacific, making sightings in this area ra
30、re. However, much larger groups ofwhales have been observed close to California since the 1970s.The scientists had previously thought that the California population was separate fromthe population that had historically lived in North Pacific waters. But the current studyshows that whales off the coa
31、st of British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska are likely partof the California population.To identify the blue whales, the researchers looked at photos of cetaceans taken in theNorth Pacific Ocean and compared them with a library of blue whale pictures taken alongthe West Cost of the United States a
32、nd Southern Pacific. Up to now, the researchers arenot quite sure why the whales are changing their migration patterns, but they suspect thatthe whales may be following their food moving farther north by the changes in oceanconditions.28. According to the passage, blue whales are .A. following a fix
33、ed route of migrationB. dying out due to commercial whalingC. moving from the south to the northD. rarely found in the Southern Pacific29. The whale population in the northern Pacific .A. is different from the California populationB. is probably part of the California populationC. has become the lar
34、gest group since the 1970sD. has lived there since the 1960s30. The underlined word “cetaceans“ in Paragraph 5 probably means .第 6 页 共 9 页A. land creatures B. whale speciesC. ocean conditions D. migration patterns31. What might make blue whales migrate according to the researchers?A. Commercial whal
35、ing. B. Weather conditions.C. Life reproduction. D. Food resources.DWhen slaves were first brought over from West Africa to the southern parts ofAmerica, they brought along with them aspects of their own culture-religion, dance,language, music, and cuisine. A mix of the two cultures eventually appea
36、red. Thereligious dance of the ring shout turned into modern dances like the Charleston, and tribalchants slowly transformed into sorrowful hymns (圣歌) sung by slaves that described theirhardships.These soulful accounts by slaves of the severe climate and conditions began to becalled “the blues“ , wh
37、ich continued in popularity among African Americans after the CivilWar. This music increased in popularity into the early 1900s when many black musiciansbecame an important part of the music industry.The slaves that had been brought over were from all different regions of West Africa,but they worked
38、 together until they gradually formed a common culture. This strengthenedthe identity of their music that, in the 1950s, eventually led to the beginning of rock androll. The Beatles, the most influential band of the 1960s, are often determined as theacceleraior that resulted in the ideology (意识形态)su
39、rrounding music that is still aroundtoday. The frcedom and individuality associated with that time period brought forth awhole culture surrounding music. It was not just music any more, but a lifestyle.Ovcr the dccadcs, music has developed into such a vital part of society and popculture. Musicians
40、arc glorified, with tons of adoring and screaming fans. The moderntechnology of present day has allowed for a greater gap betwcen the creator of the musicand the fans, as well as a widespread commercialization of music. However, criticisms ofmodern pop music often arise due to its mass production, a
41、nd now there is a lack of thesame soul and quality of naturalness and simplicity in music that was rising in the early20th century.32. What contributed to the birth of the Charleston?A. Various African religions. B. Peoples love of tribal dances.C.A mix of two different cultures. D. The popularity o
42、f sorrowful hymns.33. According to the passage, what can we learn about the blues?A. It became popular in the late 20th century.B. It may include the description of slaves sad lives.C. It mainly told the stories of the American Civil War.D. It reflected the hard lives of many black musicians.34. Wha
43、t does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to?A. Slaves collective work. B. One region of West Africa.C. The new common culture. D. The music by the Beatles.35. It can be learned that the music in the early 20th century_.A. possessed soul and sincerityB. became more commercialize
44、d第 7 页 共 9 页C. was blamed for its mass productionI). widened the gap between musicians and fans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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Help a Teenager Make Good DecisionsHabitually poor decision making is actually common in teenagers. Naturally, such ahabit makes p
45、arent-teen cooperation difficult, especially when a parent wants his teen todo what a “ responsible adolescent“ would do. A poor decision-making teenager can neverrun away from his responsibilities. 36 Distinguish real problems from acts of pure “teenagerism“. Teens often make poordecisions simply b
46、ecause they don-t have the experiences. By making small and harmlessmistakes, like a recently- developed habit of careless consuming, a teen learns gooddecision-making skills on his own via self-correction._37 Dont think the teen is makingbad decisions just to challenge you. Its more likely it is ou
47、t of a real inability to determinewhats best for him. 38 Tell your teen you understand his decisions while simply emphasizing that youdont have to agree with his decisions or treat his views as valid. By not judging hisopinions, tastes or style, you are opening the road for better communication and
48、problemsolving opportunities.- Set clear expectations. 39 For example, if your teen refuses to study for his mathfinal because “math is pointless,“ explain that you expect him to perform well in school,even in the “pointless“ classes. Because youve already tolerated his opinion without tryingto chan
49、ge his viewpoint, you two can easily agree that math isnt so useful, yet avoidsaying “Lets just give up on math, then.” Find a middle ground. Trade insignificant freedoms, such as clothing style for thepromise that hell live up to academic and family responsibilities. _40_ Not only does givingup a bit of control solve many conflicts, but the extra freedom you g
