合肥168中2016-17高一上期末測試卷第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題倘的四個選項（AB、^和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。AThetermMardiGrasisFrenchfor“FatTuesday”.Itisthelastdayofthecarnival（狂歡節(jié)）festivitiesbeforeLent（大齋期）.ThenextdayisAshWednesday（圣灰星期三），whichmarksthebeginningofLent.Overtime,MardiGrashascometorepresenttheentirecarnivalperiod.OneofthebiggestcelebrationstakesplaceinNewOrleans,Louisiana.TheFrenchwhereholdingmasked（面罩）ballsandcostumepartiesinNewOrleansasearlyas1718.WhentheSpanishgovernmentrosetopower,partieswereallowed.AftertheSpanishruleended,peoplecouldonceagainattendpartiesandhidetheiridentities（身份）behindmasks.Duringthe1850s,theelegantMardiGraspartiescontinuedbutwereincontrast（對比）towildpartiesgoingoninthestreets.Thecelebrationwasindangerofnotbeingallowedagain.In1857,agroupofmenformedasecretsocietycalledtheMystickKreweofComus.TheywantedtosaveMardiGraswithproperplanningandmanagement.SotheyplannedthefirstMardiGrasparade（游行）.Next,theKreweofRexwasformedtocelebratethearrivalofvisitingroyalty（皇宮）fromRussia.BecauseAmericadidnothaveroyalty,themaninRexcreatedtheirown“kingforaday”secretlychoosingoneoftheirmemberstobethekingofthecarnival.ThisideaquicklycaughtonwithotherMardiGraskrewes.Sincethen,manyothersecretsocietieshavebeensetupinNewOrleans.Becausethekrewespayforalloftheparades,MardiGrashasbeencalledthe“GreatestFreeShowonEarth.”Thecelebrationattractsmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.WhendoestheMardiGrascelebrationbegineachyear?A.BeforeAshWednesday. B. RightafterFatTuesdayC.OnthefirstdayofLent D. OnthelastdayofspringWhydosomepeoplewearmasksandcostumesduringthefestivities?A.Tolookpretty B. TohidetheiridentitiesC.Tohonortheirancestors D. TomaketheparadesmysteriousWhatdoestheunderlinedphrasecaughtonmeaninthelastbutoneparagraph?A.wasunderstood B.heldsomethingfirmlyC.becamepopular D.caughtupInwhichsectionofanewspaperwouldthetextmostlikelyappear?A.Science B.CultureC.EntertainmentD.EducationManypeopleconfusehard-workingpeoplewithworkaholics.Whataresomecharacteristicsofworkaholics?Howcouldapersontellthathe/sheisaworkaholic?Aworkaholicworkslonghours,atthepriceofpersonalrelationshipsandhealth.Whennotworking,they’rethinkingaboutwork.Workinfluencestheirmood:Whenworkisgoingwell,they'reup;whenworkisgoinglesswell,they'redown.Working,orsimplybeingbusy,canbeahardhabittobreak.Whenworkaholicsaren'tbusyworkingordoingsomethingtopromotetheirworktheyfeelanxiousandguilty（內疚）.Theyhangontojobsfordearlifeanddoeverythingtheycantoensuretheyreimportant.Thereisalinkbetweenhealthproblemsandworkaholism.Anumberofstudiesshowthatworkaholismhasbeenconnectedwithalotofhealthproblems,suchasbeinganxiousandheartdisease.Besideshealthproblems,beingaworkaholicbringsothernegativeeffectsaswell.AstudypublishedintheAmericanjournalofFamilyTherapyfoundthatworkingtoomuchnegativelyinfluencedanemployee'smarriage.Therehavealsobeenstudieslookingattheinfluenceofworkaholicparentsontheirchildrenandthenewsisn’tgood.However,therearealsomanypositiveaspects（方面）toworkinghardandtoaninterestingdevotiontocareer.Hardworkcanbringgreatrewards.Formany,it'showtheydevelopfeelingofself-worthandconfidenceandpurpose.Ifyouhaveaworkaholicinyourlifeyoumightpointoutthethingsheorsheismissingoutonwhileatwork,whetherit'sachild'ssoccergame,agoodbook,orayogaclass.Trytounderstandwhythepersonfeelstheneedtoworksomuchandsupporttheminfindingawayout.Whatcanwelearnfromtext?Workhasstrongereffectsonworkaholicsthanonothers.Hard-workingpeopleenjoybetterhealththanotherpeopledo.Workaholicsworktobuildbetterrelations.Workaholicscaremoreabouttheirhealththanothersdo.Whenworkaholicsarenotbusyworking,they.A.promotetheirwork B.formabadhabiteasilyC.feelsuneasyandunsafe D.haveachancetoprovetheirownvalueWhatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsworkinghard?A.Doubtful B.ObjectiveC.Negative D.CuriousWhatcanwedotohelpaworkaholicinlife?Forcehimtojoinfamilyactivities.Rewardhimforhishardwork.Helphimfindself-worthandconfidence.Trytobeunderstandingandsupportive.CAmericahashadmanygreatmenandwomenthathaveinfluencedthenationeventothepresentday.ThegreatestAmericaninhistory,however,wasAbrahamLincolnbecauseofhisgreatcontributiontoAmericanpeopleandhisgreatachievements.AbrahamLincolnbecamePresidentduringaspecialtimeinAmericanhistory.HehadtheabilitytokeeptheNorthandSouthfromdividingintotwonations.Hefoundoutasolution,triedtoviewthingsfromdifferentangle（角度），andworkedtohelpallinvolved.Hiscontributionsnotonlykeptthenationtogetherintheend,butalsochangedAmericaforever.Beforethecivilwar,slaverywascommoninAmerica.ButLincolndecidedtodoawaywithit.HesetfreeblackAmericansintheNorthandforcedtheSouthtoendslavery.HisactionsmadehimsupportednotonlyintheNorth,butalsointheSouth.Beforethewar,peopledoubtedthenewideasofscienceandtechnology.Duringhispresidency（任期），AbrahamLincolnhelpedpeopleacceptnewideasandimprovedscienceandtechnologytoanewlevel.WhilesomemightarguethatwarheroeslikeGeorgeWashingtonorscientistslikeBenjaminFranklinwerethegreatestAmericansinhistory,IthinktherealgreatestAmericanswerestrongleadersthatcausedchangesthatlastedthroughcenturiesandledAmericaintonewideasandnewages.AbrahamLincolnheldanationtogetherthroughoneofitsdarkesttimesinhistory,endedslaveryandcontributedtoachangethatwouldchangethemindsofthepeople.HechangedAmericaforthebetter.Hetriedtoheal（治愈）theinjuriesofanationatwarandevencontinuedtodothiswithhisdeath.AbrahamLincolnwasahero,andamanunmatchedinhistory,andtrulythegreatestAmericanevertolive.WecaninferthatwithoutAbrahamLincoln .theNorthwouldhavewontheAmericancivilwartheNorthandSouthwouldhavebecometwonationstelegramsandtrainscouldn’thavebeeninventedslaverywouldhavebeenendedmuchearlierWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?AbrahamLincolnbecamePresidentofNorthAmericaAmericanssupportedthenewideasofscienceBenjaminFranklinwasafamousscienceteacherAbrahamLincolnwasagainstslaveryAccordingtothepassage,duringthispresidency,AbrahamLincolnmadetechnologiesdevelopfastbelievedhewasthegreatestscientistchangedAmericanpeople’smindandtheworldrelationshipdividedAmericaintotheNorthandSouthWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?AbrahamLincoln,WarHeroAbrahamLincoln,ScienceHelperAbrahamLincoln,theGreatestAmericanAbrahamLincoln,FounderoftheUSADTheymaybecalledsmartphonesbutthephonescouldbedamagingsomestudentsgrades.Inanexperiment,studentswhoweregivenafreeiPhoneuseditforsocialnetworking,listeningtomusicandplayinggamesratherthanhelpingwiththeirstudies,andtheyadmittedthattheyweredistracted（分心）fromtheirstudy.Psychologists（心理學家）atRiceUniversityinAmericawantedtoseeifthelatestmobiletechnologywouldbeusedbythestudentstoimprovetheirlearning.Whengiventheirnewphones,thestudentssaidwithgreatconfidencethatthenewphoneswouldhelpthemdobetterintestsandgetbettergradeswithoutbeingadistraction.Whenaskedatthebeginningoftheexperimentiftheythoughtthephoneswouldhelpthemgethighgrades,theygavethescorewhichwasapositivescoreof3.17.Butayearlater,whenaskedifithadhelpedthemperformbetterintestes,theygavetheaveragescorewhichwasonly1.54fromthesamesoup,showingwhatthestudentssaidisincorrect.Therearemanyotherdisadvantagesforstudentstousephones.Firstly,itisclearforusthatusingphonesforlongwilldoharmtotheirhealth.Somestudentsdon’tcareaboutthesafewayofusingphonesandtheywillbeharmedbyradiation（輻射）.Weallknowtheharmofradiation,sostudentsshouldnotusethephoneforlong.Secondly,becausephoneshavemanyattractionssuchasanewworldforentertainment,studentsfailtostopplayinggames,surfingsomeunhealthywebsites,gettingsomeharmfulinformationandsoon.Thiswilltaketheirattentionawayfromlearningandwillseriouslyinfluencetheirstudy.Theresearchersconcludedthatit’snotenoughtogivestudentstherighttechnology,buttheyneedproperguidanceabouthowtouseit.Theygavestudentsusefuladviceonhowtousethephones.Itcanbeknownfromthepsychologiststhat.usingthelatestmobiletechnologywouldgreatlyimprovestudentslearningstudentswhohavesmartphoneshavemoreconfidencethanthosewhohaventstudentsusesmartphonesforentertainmentmoreoftenthanfortheirstudieshighergradeswillbegotbythestudentswhousesmartphonesmoreoften.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?Therelationshipbetweensmartphonesandstudent’sgrades.Howtomakestudentsfixtheirattentiononlearning.Thereasonswhysomestudentscan'tgethighergrades.Someotherdisadvantagesforstudentstousephones.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?Togiveexpertadviceonusingsmartphones.Topresentanewresearchresultcarriedoutbypsychologists.Totellaninterestingstoryaboutstudentsusingphones.Toofferhelptotheuserswhoarenewtosmartphones.第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Areyouhavingdifficultycenteringonyoustudies?Welldon’tworry.Herearesomeeasythingsyoucandotocenteronstudy:Haveeverythingyouneedtostudy.36Evenifyou’renotsureifyou'llneedthem,theyshouldbeinyourstudyarea.Inthisway,youwonthavetogetup,interrupting打斷）yourselffromstudying.Writedownyourstudygoals.Forjusttoday,whatdoyouwanttogetfinished?It'syourgoal,andit’llgiveyousomethingtoworktowardduringyourstudytime.37Forexample,ifyouhavetoread100pagesthisweek,breakitdownto20passagesaday.Sparesometimetothinkaboutotherthings.38Atthistime,keepapenandpaperbesideyouandwritedowneverythingthatcomestoyourmindwhenyou'restudying.Thendoorthinkaboutthosethingsonceyou’rehavingastop.Makestudyingmoreactive.Readingcangetboring,especiallywhenit'sinatopicyoudon'tenjoy.So,howcanyoumakeyourstudyingeasier?39Orlookawayfromthepageandsummarize（總結）outloudwhatyouread.Listentoyourbody.Thefactisthatweallhavehigh-energytieoftheday.Whenareyours?Ifpossible,studyduringyourhigh-energytime.40Forsomepeople,thiswillbeearlyinthemorning.Forothers,theyfeelgoodatnight.Whicheverisyours,listentoyourbodyandstudyduringthattime.You'llbeabletocenterbetter.Well,askyourselfquestionsasyouread.Makesureyourcellphoneisturnedoff.However,makesureyourgoalscanbeachieved.Makeastudyplanbasedonyourlearningstyle.Pencils,pens,andbooksshouldbewithinyourreach.Sometimestherealworldkeepsgettingintoyourminds,goodorbad.第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AroundtwentyyearsagoIwaslivinginYork.41IhadalotofexperienceandaMaster’sdegree,Icouldnotfinda42job.Iwas43aschoolbustomakeendsmeetand44withafriendofmine,forIhadlostmyflat.Ihad45fiveinterviews（面試）withacompanyandonedaybetweenbusrunstheycalledtosayIdidnot46thejob.“Whyhasmylifebecomeso47 ?”Ithoughtpainfully.AsIpulledthebusoverto48alittlegirl,shehandedmeanearring耳環(huán)）49Ishouldkeepit50somebodyclaimed（認領）it.Theearringwaspaintedblackandsaid"BEHAPPY”.AtfirstIgotangry.Thenit51meIhadbeengivingallofmy52towhatwasgoingwrongwithmy53ratherthanwhatwasright!Idecidedthenandtheretomakea54offiftythingsIwashappywith.Later,Idecidedto55morethingstothelist.Thatnighttherewasaphonecallfor56fromaladywhowasadirectoratalarger57.SheaskedmeifIwould58aone-daylectureonstress（壓力）managementto200medicalworkers.Isaidyes.My59therewentverywell,andbeforelongIgotawell-paidjob.TothisdayIknowthatitwasbecauseIchangedmywayof60thatIcompletelychangedmylife.41.A.AsB.ThoughC.IfD.When42.A.successfulB.extraC.goodD.convenient43.A.drivingB.repairingC.takingD.designing44.A.workingB.travellingC.discussingD.living45.A.preparedforB.attendedC.askedforD.held46.A.loseB.likeC.findD.get47.A.hardB.busyC.seriousD.short48.A.waveatB.dropoffC.callonD.lookfor49.A.orderingB.promisingC.sayingD.showing50.A.incaseB.orelseC.asifD.nowthat51.A.hurtB.hitC.caughtD.moved52.A.feelingsB.attentionC.strengthD.interests53.A.opinionsB.educationC.experiencesD.life54.A.listB.bookC.checkD.copy55.A.connectB.turnC.keepD.add56.A.herB.apassengerC.meD.myfriend57.A.hospitalB.factoryC.restaurantD.hotel58.A.listentoB.reviewC.giveD.talkabout59.A.planB.choiceC.dayD.tour60.A.operationB.speakingC.employmentD.thinking第II卷注意事項：用0.5毫米黑色筆跡的簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热荩?個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。Doyouhavesleepingproblems?Thenthesetipsmayhelpyoufallasleepfast.Setasidethethought61youhavetofallasleep.Themoreyouthinkaboutit,the62（little）likelyyoucanfallasleep.Thefoodyoueatalsoplay63importantpart.Avoideatingordrinkingfoodsorthingslikechocolates,coffee,teaandenergydrinks.Ifyouhaveto,thenhavetheminthemorningandneverintheafternoon,64（especial）beforegoingtobed.Don'teattoomuchatnight.Afullstomachwillmakeyoumoredifficult65（fall）aslee