安徽合肥市高三第一次质量检测英语试卷

—Do you like Mary’s new hairstyle?
— Perfect！How much _____ she looks with the curly short hair!

I’m not good at _____ people’s mind, so if you should have some requests, let me know.

Come on! Anybody here can learn to do a rock climb. There is _____ to it really.

I am sorry I didn’t go to the cinema with you yesterday. You know, I _____ the film.

I really shouldn’t have shouted at my parents like that, but _____.

The old woman carefully sorted out the eggs, _____ them in the basket and headed for the market.

—What a pity! I missed The Voice of China last night.
—Don’t worry. It _____ again this weekend.

The little girl cried for several minutes _____ her mother came to comfort her.

The bride and groom gave _____ attended their wedding some gifts to share their happiness.

_____ with shame, the boy lowered his head, ready for the punishment from his dad.

The mother thanked the young man again and again, without _____ help her son would have been killed   by the passing car.

Sometimes you can see beggars _____ people’s kindness to make money.

—_____ you got Wang Feng’s autograph photo?
—Didn’t you know I went to his live concert? See? Easy!

The players from Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club have been doing very well recently, so they _____ win the final match.

—I really thought I would pass the job interview.
— Anyway, _____.

All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It's the age when we have to deal with the most      in our life. This transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is      for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is      . When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.
It's all not so      about being a teenager though. We don't have to have our      take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn't go before. We can have      with friends or even alone, which we couldn’t have because we were too        to know what pleasure is! It’s a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to       what is good for us, and make decisions without        others.
But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue        .” During this period, we are having much         for our studies. If we don’t pass, we won't get jobs, and things will take a turn for the         . With the present world economy in        , we have to do really, really well in our 49  for a job. Adults say that their         is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much      than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will      what we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion, it is quite         that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better.      for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What’s more, we should understand the right      of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.

A．chances B．changes C．feelings D．expectations

A．smooth B．practical C．demanding D．necessary

A．knowledge B．independence C．confidence D．responsibility

A．easy B．strange C．bad D．interesting

A．guides B．partners C．parents D．friends

A．fun B．trouble C．relation D．business

A．proud B．young C．smart D．mature

A．predict B．remember C．imagine D．understand

A．guiding B．helping C．inviting D．consulting

A．occasionally B．briefly C．forever D．naturally

A．pressure B．passion C．motivation D．panic

A．better B．worse C．fewer D．more

A．decline B．hope C．increase D．debt

A．contribution B．education C．application D．qualification

A．promotion B．work C．experience D．age

A．harder B．happier C．easier D．lighter

A．reflect B．confirm C．determine D．identify

A．vital B．urgent C．common D．unnecessary

A．Or B．Otherwise C．But D．Because

A．experience B．way C．condition D．power

Steve knew he’d been adopted as a baby, and when he turned 18, in 2003, he decided he’d try to track down his birth mother. The agency from which he’d been adopted gave him his mother’s name: Tallady. But online searches didn’t turn up any results about it, and Steve had to let it go.
In 2007, though, he searched for the name again online. This time, the search results included a home address near the Lowe’s store where Steve, then 22, worked as a deliveryman. When he mentioned the coincidence to his boss, his boss said, “You mean Tallady, who works here?”
Steve and Tallady, a cashier, had said hello to each other a few times at the store, but they’d never really talked. He hadn’t even known her name. Steve thought there was no possible way she was his mother though they shared the same name. For a few months, Steve avoided Tallady. “I wasn’t sure how to approach her,” he told a local reporter. Finally, the agency volunteered to arrange their reunion.
When Tallady realized that the nice guy she’d been waving at was his son, she sobbed. She’d always hoped to meet her birth son one day. Later that day, mother and son talked for almost three hours at a nearby bar. She’d given him up for adoption in 1985, when she was 23. “I wasn’t ready to be a mother,” she told him. Married with two other children, Tallady says, “I have a complete family now.”
Steve gave up the on-line search for his birth mother in 2003 because _____.

What did Steve find about his mother online in 2007?

Why Steve avoided Tallady for months?

The best title for the text is _____.

Dogs and cats are not for students who live in the dormitory. Just think about the noise, the smell and all that wild behavior—chewing on whatever they can get their teeth on, or knocking over the trash can. But don’t feel sad. There are smaller and less destructive pets to make your dormitory life colorful.

Betta fish
They make great pets with their big personality and astonishing colors, ranging from bright red, dark blue to lemon yellow. Unlike many fish, most bettas react to their owner’s presence and become more active when they are nearby, which is unusual in the fish world.

Chinchillas
Without bad smell, about the size of a rabbit and with fur so dense that they can’t get pests such as fleas(跳蚤), the friendly creature originally from the Andes Mountains in South America makes an ideal indoor pet. Chinchillas are very social animals, so if you only have one, you will become its family. In cold winter days, in a glace at this fury pet in a dorm will bring you a lot of warmth.
 Land hermit crabs
In a society where owners are often asked “Are they tasty?”, land hermit crabs are among the most unlucky animals commonly kept as pets. But they are easy to care for, inexpensive and fascinating to watch. And the fact that they don’t cause any allergic reactions makes them perfect for college dormitories.

Red-eared sliders
If you’re interested in a lifelong friend, a red-eared slider makes a wonderful pet. If well cared for, they can live for around 40 years. But there are a couple of things you should know. Red-eared can grow to an adult size of up to 30cm! So you may need a larger tank quickly. In addition, you will need to provide UV lighting, water heater, and a swimming area and a basking (晒太阳) area. Housing a red eared slider is not easy.
All the dormitory pets mentioned in the text are _____.

Which of the following is not true about these creatures?

If you want to keep the pet as long as possible, you’d better choose _____.

The text is mainly to _____.

More than half a century ago, there were 4, 000 drive-in movie theaters in the United States, and watching a movie from your car was a popular way to spend an evening. But with the number of drive-ins reduced to just a few hundred, outdoor movie has been popping up across the nation. Going to an open-air theater has become a modern summer pastime for an increasing number of movie fans.
In recent years, outdoor movie screenings have come up in parks, vacant lots and shopping malls around the nation. On average, about 1,000 people attend each movie night. It attracts a lot of young professionals, young workers and residents nearby. For some, the outdoor movies bring back the memories of the drive-in theaters of their youths. But for the majorities, they think it is comparable to the atmosphere of drive-ins, as they can bring friends, food, good wine, and watch the movie together.
The returning of Americans’ love affair with outdoor movies makes Stephen Bastas ever busier. His seven-member crew sets up screens in various locations mostly in the Washington area every day throughout the summer. They are doing pretty well and they hope to continue the trend. And it looks like they are going to. That’s because many fans say there is nothing like watching a movie on a breezy summer evening under the stars.
In the first paragraph, the author tries to tell us _____.

Most people choose to go to an outdoor movie mainly because they can _____.

From the text, we can learn that Stephen Bastas is most probably _____.

How does Stephen Bastas feel about the future of outdoor movie?

This message is to inform all the children that Santa's post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes. That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year. Santa knows you've been good and wants to make sure he and his helpers receive your wish list earlier.
Eight post offices are organized across Germany to answer all letters children send. This year they plan to receive over 250,000 letters. Though the letters fly from over 80 different countries, Santa and his helpers can understand and make sure to answer all the letters.
In 1984, two children from Berlin sent their wish lists to Himmelpfort after spending vacation there. Their letters were answered by postal employees and later Himmelpfort increased its helpers to meet the needs of increased mail traffic. Year after year, Santa and his crew use an eco-friendly powered vehicle to collect the thousands of letters he receives from young boys and girls. The great news for this year is that if you come to the beautiful town of Himmelpfort, you can drop off your letter and visit Santa in person, from Tuesdays to Thursdays until Christmas Eve.
Santa does not currently have an e-mail, Twitter or a Facebook account. He believes in old-fashioned communication. So get out your paper and write your wish list. Just make sure your letter is clear so you can receive an official response, send your letters to:
Santa
Christmas Post Office
Himmelpfort, Germany 16798
This year Santa and his helpers _____.

From the 3rd paragraph, we know that _____.

Santa doesn’t have social communications online probably because he _____.

This text is intended for _____.

For the first time, researchers have discovered that some plants can kill insects in order to get additional nutrients. New research shows that they catch and kill small insects with their own sticky hairs near the roots and then absorb nutrients through their roots when the insects are killed and fall to the ground.
Professor Mark Chase, of Kew and Queen Mary, University of London, said: “The cultivated (改良的) tomatoes and potatoes still have the hairs. Tomatoes in particular are covered with these sticky hairs. They do trap small insects on a regular basis. They do kill insects.”
The number of these carnivorous plants is thought to have came up to 50 percent and many of them have until now been wrongly regarded as among the most harmless plants. Among them are species of petunia（矮牵牛）, some special tobacco plants and cabbages, some varieties of potatoes and tomatoes, etc. Researchers at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, which carried out the study, now believe there are hundreds more killer plants than previously realized.
It is thought that the technique was developed in the wild to get necessary nutrients in poor quality soil – and even various plants grown in your vegetable garden still have the ability.
The researchers, publishing their finding in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, said: “We may be surrounded by many more murderous plants than we think.” “We are accustomed to thinking of plants as being immobile and harmless, and there is something deeply frightening about the thought of meat-eating plants," they added.
Tomatoes and potatoes kill insects to _____.

The word “carnivorous” in Paragraph 3 most probably means _____.

The insect-killing technique of vegetables is developed most probably through _____.

The text is probably taken from _____.

Art is an important part of education, not only on its own but in the rest of education as well. However, in this information age, advanced technology in school has gained more attention than art. Sometimes when the school has a tight budget, it is usually art rather than technology that becomes the first thing to be cut.
Anyway, the significance of art can’t be ignored. First of all, in school it can help students develop a variety of life skills such as communication skills, problem-solving skills and self-expression skills. Secondly, for high school students, those who are involved in arts classes can have higher test scores. Besides, for some students, art seems to be motivation for coming to school because it’s a subject that they can outshine, which eventually balances their educational experience.
New technology surely offers many benefits to some aspects of education, making teaching and learning easier and more effective. For example, technology simplifies tasks that take much longer to do, like conducting research or finding information. But advanced technology has bad effects such as the risk of being overweight, tiredness and even potential mental health problems, while art doesn’t. On the other hand, unlike art, no technology can develop students’ critical (批判的) thinking skills and a creative mind, both of which can help them to find successful careers after they graduate. Furthermore, no technology can help students to learn to bear responsibility, develop their imagination and increase their confidence.
Generally, art should not be replaced with advanced technology in schools and the last thing to be cut out of school curriculum.

Title	Should Technology Art?
Situation	Technology has attracted morethan art In schools, which is in danger of being cut.
The           roles that art plays in school	● Developing life skills ● Improving academic performance ● Serving as for attending school
Advantages of art over  technology	● Causing less health problems ● Developing critical thinking and ● Helping students take on ● Developing imagination ● Making students feel more
	Art should be no doubt on the school curriculum.

近日，是否要在中学进行英语口语考试的话题引起了学生们的热议，某中学生英语报也举办了以“Spoken English Test in Middle Schools”为主题的征文活动，请你根据下面所提示的内容，用英语写一篇短文向该报投稿。
1．简要介绍你们班同学目前英语口语水平；
2．说明你对中学英语口语考试的态度，并给出至少两个支持（或反对）的理由。
注意:
1. 词数120左右。短文的开头已给出（不计入总词数）；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Recently there has been a heated discussion among students about whether it’s necessary to have spoken English test in middle schools.