安徽省普通高中学业水平考试英语卷.docx

1、安徽省普通高中学业水平考试英语卷2018年安徽省普通高中学业水平考试-英语卷DA. By e-mail. B. By telephone.C. By chatting online.听下面一面一段对话，回答第14至第16小题。14. When is the test actually?A. Today. B. Next week. C. Next month.15. Which country celebrates this holiday until noon?A. France. B. America. C. New Zealand16. What is the probable rela

2、tionship between the two speakers?A. Strangers. B. Fellow-travellers. C. Classmates.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20小题。17. How did Mr. Green go to work?A. By bus. B. By train. C. By bike.18. When did Mr. Green get up?A. At 7:30. B. At 7:45. C. At 8:00.19. What did Mr. Green have for breakfast that day?A. Nothing.

3、B. Some bread. C. A cup of coffee.20. What does Mr. Green prefer to do in the morning?A. Take exercise. B. Lie in bed. C. Prepare breakfast.第二部分 阅读理解 (共一大题，满分40分)VI. 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。 ANo matter what your degree is, or where you got it from, graduation is

4、 always going to be a time to celebrate your achievements and give yourself a well-deserved praise.From turning up in special dress to jumping into a fountain (喷泉) , graduation traditions around the world are quite different.Bristol University, UKGraduates at Bristol are unusual in that they dont we

5、ar mortarboards (学位帽) at all, because once, as a story goes, too many mortarboards got thrown from Brunels Clifton Suspension Bridge, and it was thought to be dangerous.Kanazawa College of Art, JapanAt the graduation ceremony of this Japanese art school you can wear anything you want, which drives m

6、edia (媒体) crazy. The yearly ceremony has become so famous that journalists turn up each year to see what the students are wearing.New York University, USAfter the graduation ceremony at New York University, students like to cool off by jumping into the New Yorks Washington Square Fountain, still wea

7、ring their purple graduation dress.Sun Yat-sen University, ChinaGraduating students, who are dressed in old time clothing, take photos for their graduation at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China.21. What does the underlined word it in the first paragraph refer to?A. Degr

8、ee. B. Dress. C. Graduation. D. Achievement.22. Graduates at Bristol University are unusual because _.A. they drive media crazyB. they dont wear mortarboards at allC. they are dressed in old time clothingD. they jump down from a famous bridge23. In which university do graduates jump into the fountai

9、n to cool off after the ceremony?A. Bristol University. B. New York University.C. Kanazawa College of Art. D. Sun Yat-sen University.24. Students in Sun Yat-sen University take pictures for their graduation in _.A. old time clothing B. fashion clothingC. anything they like D. purple graduation dress

10、25. What is the text mainly about?A. Modem dresses. B. Great achievements.C. University courses. D. Graduation ceremonies.BWhen I was young, I lived on an island in the north of Scotland, but I went to school in Edinburgh. It was a music school, and I studied the violin. We practiced for six hours e

11、very day. Our school was a boarding school. At the end of the term, we all packed our bags and our instruments to go home for the holidays. Most kids went by train, or bus, or their parents took them home by car. Not me! I went home by ferry (渡船) - 14 hours overnight on the open sea. I loved it!One

12、summer I packed my suitcase and violin and said goodbye to my friends. I took the train to the ferry station and then got on the ferry. When we started moving away, I remembered a terrible thing! I left my violin on the train! I went to ask one of the crew (船员) what to do, but he said he couldnt sto

13、p the ferry for me.What should I do? What would my dad say? Hed be really angry! I was worried, and didnt sleep all night.The next morning I got off the ferry to meet my dad. I didnt want to look at him. I told him what happened. He laughed. I looked at him and couldnt believe it. Why was he laughin

14、g?In my violin case, I always have a label with my address and a telephone number. My dad told me, A cleaner found your violin by the label on the train in London and took it to the police. They called me. They put the violin on a plane and it arrived an hour before you did. My dad had it in his car

15、! Thanks to those people, my violin was safe home!26. Where was the writers home?A. On an island. B. In London.C. In Edinburgh. D. In the south of Scotland.27. Why was the writer worried?A. He didnt sleep all night. B. He went back home alone.C. His dad would be angry. D. He left his address on the

16、train.28. The underlined word label in the last paragraph probably meansA. 模型 B. 标签 C. 绰号 D. 唱片公司29. Who found the writers violin?A. His father. B. The police. C. A cleaner. D. A crewman.30. What can be the best title for the text?A. Travelling Violin B. Boarding SchoolC. Unforgettable Train D. Miss

17、ing SuitcaseCDo you know how words came into being? It is believed that some early people invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other. Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could b

18、e put together to show those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words.The power of words, then, lies in their association - the things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meanings for us by experience. The longer w

19、e live, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past, and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful

20、 effects on our minds and feelings. This clever use of words is what we call literary style (文体) . Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music, and which can move people to tears by their position and association. We should therefore learn

21、 to choose our words carefully and use them correctly.31. According to the text, words might have begun with _.A. signs B. actions C. sounds D. letters32. Sounds that are spoken or written in letters are calledA. words B. poems C. feelings D. thoughts33. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A. The learn

22、ing of new words.B. The importance of old words.C. The change and development of words.D. The relation of human experience with words.34. In the last paragraph, the author suggests that we should _.A. talk with poets B. use words skillfullyC. choose poems carefully D. become great writers35. The tex

23、t is probably taken from _.A. an official document B. a sports newspaperC. an educational magazine D. an adventure novelD“Auld Lang Syne is a song that everyone happily sings, which marks the start of a new year. No one ever seems to know the words or what they mean, but in America, its as much a pa

24、rt of New Years tradition as wine. But why?The lyrics (歌词) to the song come from a poem written by the great Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1788. The title, Auld Lang Syne, is believed to be an old Scottish way of saying a long time ago. The opening lines of the song Should auld acquaintance be forgo

25、tten, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgotten, and auld long syne? mean we should have a drink in honor of whatever is passing, and remember old friends. When the Scots moved to America in the 19th century, they brought the song with them. But it was the Canadian bandleader

26、Guy Lombardo who made it more popular. In 1965, he explained to a reporter of Life Magazine how he himself came to link the song with New Years Eve: Auld Lang Syne is our theme (主题) song - and was long before anyone ever heard us on the radio. In part of western Ontario, where there are a large numb

27、er of Scots, it was traditional for bands to end every dance with Auld Lang Syne. We didnt think it was known here. If you want to see Guy Lombardo in action, check out his final show on the eve of 1977.36. The title Auld Lang Syne probably means _.A. new year B. music band C. old friends D. a long

28、time ago37. Why do people in America sing Auld Lang Syne when New Year is coming?A. In memory of the past. B. For having good luck.C. In honor of Robert Bums. D. For family get-together.38. When did the Scots bring Auld Lang Syne to America?A. In 1788. B. In the 19 century. C. In 1965. D. In 1977.39

29、. Who made the song Auld Lang Syne more popular in the US?A. Robert Burns. B. Guy Lombardo. C. The Scots. D. The reporter.40. What is the text mainly about?A. The start of a new year.B. The history of America.C. The development of a band.D. The popularity of Auld Lang Syne.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两答题，满分20分）V.

30、完形填空（共10 小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In the 1990s, there was a young man in Shanxi Province who liked paper-cutting so much that he was apprenticed (做学徒) to a famous paper-cutting master. However, the _41_ and other apprentices were always telling him he had no _42_

31、 when it came to paper-cutting. No matter how _43_ he tried, they would always find something _44_ with the paper-cutting works he had made. So he was forced to _45_ the workshop.However, the young man wasnt going to _46_. He decided that he would spend all his time making paper-cutting works. And _

32、47_ he found a fault, he would throw it away and start again. Years passed, and his paper-cutting works became a little bit _48_. Now, he has become a famous paper-cutting master.It is _49_ that one is challenged by being laughed at on the way to success. If you never give up and are _50_ to your dream, you will harvest