试卷第1页，共9页绝密★启用前2016-2017学年辽宁省大连市普通高中学生学业水平考试英语模拟试卷（带解析）试卷副标题考试范围：xxx ；考试时间：21分钟；命题人：xxx学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________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）一、阅读理解（题型注释）In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. Daguerre invented theDaguerreotype process, which started the history of human flat image .In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things, which was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so试卷第2页，共9页hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms. 1、The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of _______.A ．his businessB ．his houseC ．his gardenD ．his window 2、The Daguerreotype was_________.A ．a FrenchmanB ．a kind of pictureC ．a kind of cameraD ．a photographer3、If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_____.A ．watch lots of filmsB ．buy himself an expensive cameraC ．stop in most citiesD ．take lots of film and other things 4、Mathew Brady______________.A ．was very lifelikeB ．was famous for his unusual picturesC ．was quite strongD ．took many pictures of moving people5、This passage mainly tells us__________.A ．how photography was developedB ．how to show your feelings in picturesC ．how pictures spread around the worldD ．how to use different camerasOn Nov.18th,1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.试卷第3页，共9页After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand, but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 km from London!6、Three men flew in a balloon ________.A ．to visit PolandB ．to another cityC ．for nearly 1,800 kilometersD ．nearly a century ago 7、The metal box was used for ________.A ．carrying the bags of sandB ．changing the weightC ．holding ropes of the balloonD ．keeping drinking-water8、When the balloon went up higher, ________. A ．the temperature of the balloon began to fall B ．they saw the sun go down and the snow falling C ．they made a hole in the basket with their knives D ．nothing could be seen but snow on the ground 9、At last the balloon landed ________.A ．early in LondonB ．on the sea heavilyC ．on a lake with safetyD ．in a foreign country 10、Which of the following is TRUE?A ．The three men started their long journey before the sun rose.B ．The balloon began falling down when they threw bags of sand.C ．The three men had to land because they felt cold and hungry.D ．They put the rope into the basket and the balloon went higher.试卷第4页，共9页Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family becomes large, one of their cars is sold and they will buy a van.A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van can hold seven persons easily, so a family of three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. The sixth and seventh seats are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home, the suitcases are brought into the two seats. The van can then carry the grandparents.Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a familyare traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.11、The word “van” in this text probably means ________.A ．住房汽车B ．机动车辆C ．移动家庭D ．大型卡车 12、Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they________.A ．sold their old houseB ．sold their second carC ．moved to their grandparents’ homeD ．built a new place for a van13、A motor home is usually owned by a family with________.A ．a babyB ．much moneyC ．more than two childrenD ．interest in vans 14、Americans usually use motor homes________. A ．to visit their grandparents at weekends B ．to drive their children to school every day C ．to travel with all the family members for holidays D ．to do some shopping with all the family members 15、Motor homes have become popular because________. A ．they can take people to some other cities B ．big families can take more things along试卷第5页，共9页C ．some people think motor homes are cheapD ．they can bring families a much happier lifeWhen a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.“Storm chasing(追逐)” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop. Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for vacations during the storm season.Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm -chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it . “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example o f the power of nature. It is the greatest show on Earth.”16、For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to _______. A ．get quickly into their cars for safety B ．wait patiently for the storm to develop C ．head straight for the center of the storm D ．collect information about a coming storm 17、Beginners of storm chasing are advised _______.A ．to do it in an organized wayB ．to spend much more time on itC ．not to get too close to a stormD ．not to drive in a heavy rain试卷第6页，共9页18、By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that _______. A ．storm chasing costs a lot of money B ．efforts in storm chasing are well paid C ．storm chasing is worth hours of waiting D ．a storm presents the greatest show on Earth 19、What is the purpose of the author?A ．To appeal to more people to take the adventures.B ．To give people advice when a storm is coming.C ．To introduce a hobby called storm chasing.D ．To present difficulties of storm chasing. 20、What can we learn from the text? A ．Storm chasing is only fit for young people. B ．Some storm chasers were killed during the storms. C ．Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world. D ．Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment.二、完形填空（题型注释）When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to _______. I bought twenty chickens and asked him to _______ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would _______ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken _______ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was _______ would be his to keep. Gene was _______, thinking he would make his first _______.After several weeks’ su ccessful work, I began to _______ that egg production was going down, I _______ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ________ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ________ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ________ eggs.Then I asked him if he had ________ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was ________. It was like he did not think ________would ever know what he had done. After a long ________, he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ________ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”试卷第7页，共9页I was just astonished at the question in my own ________. I was dumbfounded(惊呆) at the significance of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else,________ you cannot “fool the chickens,” because ________, you will find out, as the saying goes, “What goes around comes around.” 21、A ．cook B ．share C ．study D ．work22、A ．take care of B ．observe C ．train D ．pay attention to 23、A ．enjoy B ．borrow C ．buy D ．keep 24、A ．nest B ．soup C ．meat D ．feed25、A ．given back B ．picked up C ．left over D ．brought in 26、A ．thrilled B ．worried C ．satisfied D ．discouraged 27、A ．deal B ．contribution C ．fortune D ．choice 28、A ．hear B ．notice C ．predict D ．imagine 29、A ．said B ．found C ．thought D ．recalled 30、A ．prize B ．lucky C ．pocket D ．enough 31、A ．missed B ．wasted C ．saved D ．finished 32、A ．hatching B ．laying C ．bringing D ．hiding33、A ．handed out B ．checked out C ．cut down D ．put down 34、A ．delighted B ．shocked C ．tired D ．disappointed 35、A ．nobody B ．everybody C ．someone D ．anyone 36、A ．silence B ．absence C ．discussion D ．preparation 37、A ．heavy B ．fresher C ．less D ．solid 38、A ．life B ．job C ．case D ．mind 39、A ．or B ．but C ．and D ．so40、A ．in fact B ．in the end C ．in contrast D ．in addition试卷第8页，共9页第II 卷（非选择题）三、书面表达（题型注释）41、假如你是某校高二学生李华。
