黑龙江省大庆市铁人中学学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题.docx

1、黑龙江省大庆市铁人中学学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题绝密启用前黑龙江省大庆市铁人中学2016-2017学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题试卷副标题考试范围：xxx；考试时间：27分钟；命题人：xxx学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_题号一二三四五六总分得分注意事项1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）评卷人得分一、阅读理解（题型注释）Great white sharks! Just hearing that name makes many peoples hair stand on end. In reality, these big fish hav

2、e more to fear from us than we do from them. For many years, people killed countless great white sharks in the waters around the United States.But thanks to conservation (保护) efforts, great whites are making a comeback in the U.S. Two recent studies show that the population of these sharks is rising

3、 along the east and west coast.Why is the growing population of a killer fish something to celebrate? “When you fish too many of them, you start to lose balance in the environment,” says shark researcher Tobey Curtis. As the biggest killer, sharks help keep the populations of fish, seals, and other

4、creatures they eat from growing too large.In spite of their importance, great white sharks had long been hunted for their meat and their fins (鳍). Then, in 1997, the U.S. government passed a law that didnt allow the hunting of great whites.Afterwards, the numbers of these sharks in the U.S. waters s

5、tarted to increase.The law wasnt the only thing that has helped great whites. Conservationists have also played a partin the sharks comeback. The research group OCEARCH is using a method called tagging (加标签) to help change peoples attitudes about great white. They let the public follow each shark as

6、 it travels the worlds oceans. OCEARCH also gives each tagged shark a name to help people form a closer connection with the big fish.The groups most well-known shark is named Katharine. She was tagged last year near Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Since then, thousands of people have tracked Katharines mov

7、ements on Twitter and theOCEARCH website.This helps people see sharks in a new way. Chris Fischer, the founder of OCEARCH believeslearning to appreciate great whites will encourage people to do more to protect them.1、The underlined part “makes many peoples hair stand on end” in Paragraph 1 can best

8、be replacedby_.Aworries many peopleBbores many peopleCfrightens many peopleDinterests many people2、The law passed in 1997 _.Aseemed very helpfulBlet scientists downCneeded to be changedDmade people like great whites3、Katharines example is used to show that _.Agreat whites are in fact lovely animalsB

9、the OCEARCH website has a lot of visitorsCthe number of great whites is growing quicklyDOCEARCH help people get closer to great whites4、The main purpose of the passage is to _.Aintroduce an experiment resultBmake an advertisement for OCEARCHCremind us that big killers are dying outDinform us that gr

10、eat whites are making a comebackI ran into a local store today to pick up a few things. With an important meeting to attend, I was in a hurry , so I didnt take a cart (手推车) on my way inside. As I walked between the shelves in the store, Ipassed by a young couple and their baby. I continued going thr

11、ough the store, picked up a few items I needed and ended up standing behind this couple in the checkout line.While waiting, I noticed that the young father was holding his money tightly and nervously. Theyoung mother was carrying a baby in her arms and asked the cashier (收银员) for a job application.W

12、hen the total was rung up, they had to pick items out of their cart because they didnt have enough money. But all their items were basic necessities(必需品) that they needed most. It just broke my heart to watch the couple try to think about what they could do without. However, they were able to whittl

13、e downtheir items and paid the bill with the money that they had.After they left, I quietly asked the cashier to add those items to mine. The cashier rang everythingup, and then got me a shopping cart. We put in their items and I hurried over to their car. “This is for you,” I told them.The young fa

14、ther just looked at me with such appreciation and thanked me. I will never forget the expression in his eyes. As I was getting into my car, they drove over. The young mother said, “Miss,thank you so much.”Tears welled up in my eyes-as they are again now, while I write this. “You are so welcome. Pay

15、itforward some day,” I replied.5、The underlined phrase“whittle down” in Paragraph 3 probably means“_”.Aadd toBbreak downCpay forDcut down6、The author felt _ to watch the couple taking some items out.AangryBsadCexcitedDinterested7、It can be inferred from the passage that _.Athe young mother didnt hav

16、e a job thenBthe young father felt so sorry to accept helpCthe cashier treated the young couple impolitelyDthe young couple bought something unnecessary8、The author s main purpose in sharing the story is to tell us _.Awhat a great plan she madeBto take a cart while shoppingCto help those who are in

17、needDhow to pick out basic necessitiesWelcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.9、You may have a chance to introduce your inventionson _.ASundayBMondayCWednesdayDFriday10、The person who teaches Computer Science is from_.ACanadaBAustraliaCAmericaDNew Zealand11、You may l

18、earn something about a disease called TB from _.ADr. WestBMr. MorisonCMrs. GreenDMr. ThomasIt was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They tol

19、d the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the vil

20、lagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didnt last long.Th

21、e change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.The villagers decided that they couldnt just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting

22、weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadnt been useless. They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were

23、 increasingmore rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to soundsof insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.12、From paragraph 1 we learn that the vil

24、lagers _.Aworked very hard for centuriesBdreamed of having a better lifeCwere poor but somewhat pleasedDlived a different life from their forefathers13、Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?AThe frogs were easy money.BThey need money to buy medicine.CThey wanted to please the visitors.DThe frogs

25、 made too much noise.14、What might be the cause of the children s sickness?AThe crops didnt do wellBThere were too many insectsCThe visitors brought in diseases.DThere were too many frogs.15、What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?AHappiness comes from peaceful life in the country.BHeal

26、th is more important than money.CThe harmony（和谐） between man and nature is important.DGood old days will never be forgotten.评卷人得分二、完形填空（题型注释）Last weekend at the airport, I had some extra time before going through the airport security（安全） to catch my flight. While wondering what to do, I thought it w

27、as the _time and place to look for an anonymous (匿名的) act of _ to do!One of the magazine stands outside the airport security had flowers for sale. I told the _ thatId like to buy flowers for someone else, and she could decide who to _ them to. She looked a little _, so I explained perhaps she could

28、hand the smile cards with the flowers to someone who seem to need some to _. At first, the clerk _, Thats strange. Or maybe, Thats crazy. I cant_ which. But then, I explained a little more about the _ card and the concept (概念)of doingsomething kind for a complete _, and she brightened up.Ill never know how it turns out, I said, but you will have the _ to make someones day.At that point, she started to seem _ excited about it.She went to take the _