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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上福建省厦门一中2015级新高一入学考试英 语（满分:100分，考试时间:60分钟）2015.08请用2B铅笔将1-40小题答案填涂到答题卡上，41-61题请在答题卷上作答。I. 阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）ABEIJING-Alarmed by the overreaching ambitions of many Chinese provinces to grow at all costs, Chinas top economic chief is calling on officials to calm down and spare a thought for t
2、he environment.Zhang Ping, who heads Chinas National Development and Reform Commission, the central economic planning agency, said only five or six of Chinas 30 provinces are targeting annual economic growth of 8 percent or 9 percent The remaining provinces are aiming for growth rates of more than 1
3、0 percent this year, with some wanting to double economic output in the coming five years. China has a planned energy supply of about 4 billion cubic tons of coal equivalent (等量的) for the next five years, and this is not enough to meet demands for economic growth to double, he was quoted as saying o
4、n the news portal . Beijing is increasingly concerned with the ambitions of Chinese provinces across the country to chase high growth despite the central governments urgent request for a more moderate and sustainable (可持续的) pace of expansion. Years of rapid economic growth have taken a toll on China
5、s environment, with Beijing trying to remove some of the damage now. It has an annual growth target of 7 percent for the next five years, well down from last years 10 percent. Zhang said Beijing has asked local governments to take into account the supply of energy, environment, water and land to set
6、 more reasonable growth targets. 1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. The supply of the coal in China is not sufficient for the next five years.B. Zhang Ping is an expert and economic chief from www. . C. Few Chinese provinces are aiming for economic growth rates
7、 of less than 10%.D. Many Chinese provinces are alarmed by Beijing. 2. The underlined phrase taken a toll on in the sixth paragraph means _.A. improvedB. done damage toC. restoredD. attached importance to3. The general idea of the whole passage can be that _. A. Chinas economy is increasing at a fas
8、t speed B. Chinas top chief lays more emphasis on the environment C. economic high growth should go hand in hand with environmental concern D. all Chinese provinces should slow down their economic growth rates4. What could be the best title for the passage? A. Economic Development B. Energy Supply C
9、. Environment D. Sustainable DevelopmentBBeing a single mother isnt easy, especially for the Japanese red bug (虫子) which works tirelessly for her offspring(子孙).” The female Japanese red bug is a single mother who spends her days climbing across land, searching out food for her many children. Not jus
10、t a small quantity will do, because her offspring only desire the perfectly ripened (成熟的) fruit of a very rare plant. So she walked endlessly and tirelessly to satisfy her babies growing hunger.Speaking of these hard-to-please eaters, you might have heard that human children can be just as demanding
11、 (要求多的). Doubtless everyone loves their own kids, but the challenges of raising a kid can seem endless. At least the Japanese red bug knows what her youngsters want for dinner, because not all species are quite as lucky. Raising the young means cooking, temperature taking and drives to karate (空手道)
12、practice followed by new grey hairs, backache, or that sudden desire to run out of your home shouting at the sky. At a certain point you might ask yourself: Who is taking care of me while Im taking care of everyone else? But you are not alone in the way you feel. For mother bug, the devotion to her
13、little babies finally wears her down. Each journey outside the earthy cave she built does great harm to her body. Her young ones have grown big and strong and no longer require her attention. Nature permits her to give birth only once and, now full grown, they will leave her.Some people say that the
14、 relationship between mother and child is unbreakable; others argue that it is bone (骨头) breaking. A number of animals have it easy. For example, drop the eggs in a dirty pool. But it is not the same for most humans. What we need to remember is that for creatures like the Japanese red bug, motherhoo
15、d is a life-threatening unpleasant experience, yet they do it anyway, probably because caring for their children is just as important to them as it is to you.5. According to the passage, the writer _.A. speaks highly of the Japanese red bug B. thinks little of human parentsC. dislikes caring for chi
16、ldren D. does well in parenting children6. We may learn from Paragraph 2 that _.A. being a single mother isnt easy B. raising the young is really tiringC. its necessary to find someone to care for mothersD. the offspring of the red bug are easy to satisfy7. The underlined word “them” in the last par
17、agraph refers to “_”.A. the Japanese red bug B. human parents C. insects D. children8. What would be the best title for the passage?A. How to become a good single mother B. The Japanese red buga great motherC. The relationship between mother and child D. A life-threatening unpleasant experienceCOne
18、Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, made up of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. After being formed, they finished third on the seventh series of British television singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Following The X Factor
19、, the group signed a contract (签约) with Simon Cowells record label(唱片公司) Syco Records. The group afterwards signed in the United States with Columbia Records. Becoming a well-known figure in popular music and culture, their two albums(专辑) Up All Night (2011) and Take Me Home (2012), broke several re
20、cords, topped the charts (排行榜) of most major markets, and produced worldwide chart-topping singles, including What Makes You Beautiful and Live While Were Young. One Directions single What Makes You Beautiful was released on Sept.11, 2011. The single debuted (首次亮相) on the UK Singles Chart at number
21、one on Sept.18, 2011, shifting 153,965 copies, becoming the third fastest selling single of 2011. Their second single, Gotta Be You, was released on Nov.13, 2011, which ranked number three. Their first album Up All Night was released on Nov.21, 2011, which ranked number two on the UK Albums Chart, s
22、elling 138,631 copies. It was the sixteenth biggest selling album on the UK Albums Chart of 2011, with 468,000 copies sold. As of November 2012, the boy band have sold over 15 million records worldwide. One Direction have probably become the biggest boy band on the planet with thousands of teenage g
23、irls in every country falling at their feet, but they have never forgotten their manners. They are so English gentlemen that we can hardly contain ourselves. Were proud of the boys! 9. One Direction signed with Syco Records _.A. when they were formed B. after they finished third in the X FactorC. wh
24、en they released their albums D. after they broke several records10. What is the first single of One Direction?A. Up All Night B. Live While Were Young C. Gotta Be You D. What Makes You Beautiful11. We can learn from the last paragraph that One Direction _.A. are popular with people, especially teen
25、age girls B. are the biggest band on the planetC. have sold over 15 million records worldwide D. become famous for their good mannersDSanta Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. He is the make-believe person who brings toys and other gifts to children at Christmas. To g
26、rown-ups, he is a special symbol of good will and selfless giving. Santa Claus also has some other names: Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, and Pelznickel. Two of his names - Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas - both come from the Dutch who settled in New York long ago. The Dutch believed Saint Ni
27、kolas gave gifts to children. They honored this kindly saint with a yearly festival on December sixth. The English-speaking people who lived nearby greatly enjoyed Dutch festivals. And they brought the Saint and the custom of giving gifts into their own celebration at Christmas time. The Dutch spoke
28、 the name Saint Nikolas very fast. It sounded like Sinterklaas. And so, when the English said this word, it sounded like Santa Claus. West of New York, in Pennsylvania, many German farmers had also heard of Saint Nikolas. But they called him Pelznickel. This word came from pelz, meaning fur, and nic
29、kel for Nicholas. And so, to the Germans of Pennsylvania, Saint Nicholas or Pelznickel was a man dressed in fur who came once a year with gifts for good children. Soon, people began to feel that the love and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the Christ kid，as the G
30、ermans called the Christ child. After a time, this became Kris Kringle. Later, Kris Kringle became another name for Santa Claus himself. Whatever he is called, he is still the same short, fat, jolly old man with a long beard, wearing a red suit with white fur. The picture of Santa Claus, as we see h
31、im, came from Thomas Nast. He was an American painter born in Bavaria. He painted pictures for Christmas poems. Someone asked him to paint a picture of Santa Claus. Nast remembered when he was a little boy in southern Germany. Every Christmas, a fat old man gave toys and cakes to the children. So, w
32、hen Nast painted the picture, his Santa Claus looked like the kindly old man of his childhood. And through the years, Nasts painting has remained as the most popular picture of Santa Claus. 12. Which of the following statements is true?A. Santa Claus altogether has four names.B. Saint Nicholas is a
33、local American name.C. Santa Claus is a name that came from the Dutch.D. The Dutch honor Saint Nicholas on the same day as Americans do.13. The Germans of Pennsylvania thought Pelznickel was a man dressed in fur because _.A. they were told so.B. the word “Pelznickel” is related to fur.C. a man dress
34、ed in fur often gave them gifts.D. they were often dressed in fur in winter.14. We can know from the passage that Kris Kringle was actually _.A. the most widely used name of Santa Claus.B. the name of a fat man in Germany.C. the original name of Santa Claus.D. the name of the Christ Kid.15. What is
35、the last paragraph mainly about?A. Who Santa Claus looks like.B. A brief introduction to Thomas Nast.C. The importance of the picture of Santa Claus. D. The origin of the picture of Santa Claus.E阅读短文，从所给选项中选出最恰当的句子, 并将其字母标号填在相应的横线上。（注意：E填涂AB; F填涂AC）A. Nowadays we can enjoy much faster internet.B. Pe
36、ople called it the “World Wide Wait”.C. Therefore, you can get digital “traffic jams”.D. How long are you willing to wait for a webpage to open ?E. Pursuing (追求) a higher speed has always been part of the history of the Internet.F. World Wide Web was really popular with people then. People use the i
37、nternet more and more frequently. 16 Half a minute or a few seconds before you start to lose your patience (耐心)? Google engineers have discovered that even 400 milliseconds is too long for most Internet users. A millisecond is one thousandth of a second. People hardly notice such a small time differ
38、ence, but it does cause them to stop searching. Nowadays, millions of smart-phones and computers are constantly (不断地) gathering and sending out information. And still so many people download maps, sports videos, news and restaurant recommendations (推荐). 17 Meanwhile, users are expecting faster and f
39、aster service. Google also found that if one website is 250 milliseconds slower than another website, then people will visit it less often. This is why technology companies are now competing to be the fastest. 18 In the 1990s, when the World Wide Web first started to become popular, it was very crow
40、ded and slow. 19 But engineers managed to fight the problem with new inventions. They improved software so it would work more smoothly; they placed computer servers all around the world to be nearer to users; all this increased speed. 20 Major search engines such as Google and Microsofts Bing usuall
41、y find search results in less than a second. But they will need to keep fighting to keep up with the developing demands of Internet users. II. 完形填空 （每题1.5分，共30分）Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand. At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he _21_ to the town after dinner and spent a few hou
42、rs on social _22_ with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the caf. On Saturday evenings, the caf was _23_ because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his _24_. In his words, he _25_ thought of changing his job
43、.At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came _26_ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt _27_. She told Dad that they must make a _28_.My mother had _29_ of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor famil
44、y, fought against fate and achieved greatness and _30_. And she _31_ that I would some day become a great leader _32_ men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she_33_ Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and _34_ a small business of his own. And I went to high sch
45、ool and college. She even sent me abroad for _35_ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mothers hope, Dad and I _36_ what we have today. Dad runs a big international _37_ and I am a successful lawyer _38_ great fame in my country,_39_ not a leader as my mother expected.Dad s
46、aid, without my mother, we wouldnt be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. _40_ he got a lesson of life sometimes we really need drive from outside.21Arode Bwalked Cran Ddrove22Aconversations Bgames Crelationships Dactivities23Acold Bcrowded Cquiet Ddirty24Ahorse Bentertainment Clife Dbeer25Aoften Bever Cnever Dsometimes26Alaughing Bsinging CsleepingDcrying27Aunimportant Bbusy Cunsatisfied Dtired28Aliving Bchange Cdecision Dhouse29Adreamed Bheard Cthought Dspoken30Ahonesty