VI. 1-6题根据句意及首字母提示写出单词；7-10题根据中文提示完成句子。每
空一词。（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）
1. If you make a statement which gives a stated time when something happened, don't be v__________ or make it up, give the exact time or say you don't know. 2. It's human n__________ to get upset when things go wrong, which is shared by most people and is quite normal.
3. Dongling is located in Zunhua, Hebei Province, c__________ 78 square kilometres.
4. Getting these Ming and Qing Tombs recognized by the rest of the world is helpful for preserving and repairing them, as it s__________ to everyone their extreme importance and value.
5. No. 10 buses run every ten minutes from Monday to Saturday. But they run less f__________ on Sundays—every 15 minutes.
6. A tourist in our group was s__________ on the head by a falling rock and was rushed to hospital by a local farmer.
7. —John, can you tell me about the latest progress in the project?
—Sorry, I asked for a sick leave yesterday and Mike __________ __________ me. So please ask him about it. (替代，顶替)
8. __________ __________ to the British Museum in 1816, those sculptures cut off the face of the Parthenon are still shown there under the title of ―Elgin Marbles.‖ (移交)
9. While he waited, he picked up a magazine, turned to a page __________ __________, and started reading. (随意地，任意地)
10. An ancient temple __________ __________ __________ the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed in flames last month, causing concerns about the effective protection of cultural remains. (追溯到, 始于)
VII.书面表达(满分25分)
请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
One day a nice old man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly. He took it home.
A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.
Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then appeared easily.
But it had a swollen (肿胀的) body and small, fragile wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would be smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (慢慢爬行) around with a swollen body and fragile wings. It never was able to fly.
The man did not understand that the limited cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature’s way of forcing fluid (液体) from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
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【写作内容】
1. 以约30个词概括故事的主要内容。 2. 以约120个词就“个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺”这一话题发表你的看法，
内容包括：
(1)你读了这则故事后的感受。
(2)叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果。 (3)假如你是父母一方，你会如何磨砺自己的孩子？ 【写作要求】
1. 可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。 2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
请 在 答 卷 纸 上 作 答
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第二卷（45分）
Answer Sheet
Class _____ Name ___________ No. ______ Score _____
V. 任务型阅读：（注意：每空1词）(1×10=10)
71.____________________ 73. ____________________ 75. ____________________ 77. ____________________ 79. ____________________
72.____________________ 74. ____________________ 76. ____________________ 78. ____________________ 80. ____________________
VI. 1-6题根据句意及首字母提示写出单词；7-10题根据中文提示完
成句子。每空一词。（1×10，共10小题）
1. v___________________ 2. n___________________ 3. c___________________ 4. s___________________ 5. f___________________ 6. s___________________
7. ___________________ ___________________ 8. ___________________ ___________________ 9. ___________________ ___________________
10. __________________ ___________________ ___________________
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2016届高三第一学期期中考试英语试卷答案
I. 听力 (0.5 ×20, 共10分)
01-05: CCACB 06-10: BACAB 11-15: CBBCA 16-20: BBACA
II. 单选 (1 ×15, 共15分)
21-25: CBDAC 26-30: BABDD 31-35: CACBB
III. 完形 (1 ×20, 共20分)
36-40: BCADC 41-45: BDABA 46-50: CDBAA 51-55: BACBD
IV．阅读理解 (2×15, 共30分)
56-59: CABC 60-63: ADCC 64-66：DAC 67-70: BACA
V．任务型阅读 (1 ×10, 共10分)
71. happiness 72. Suggestions/Tips/Advice/Ways/Approaches 73. care 74. comparing 75. adjusted/ changed /modified 76. Base 77. faced 78. worst 79. interacting 80. leads/lives/has
VI. 单词及词组填空 (1 ×10, 共10分)
1. vague 2. nature 3. covering 4. stresses 5. frequently
6. struck 7. substituted for
8. Turned/Handed over 9. at random
10. dating/going back to; which dates from
VII. 书面表达（25分） One possible version:
A kind man cut a cocoon open in order to relieve the pain of a butterfly struggling out of the cocoon, only to find it could never fly because of his help.
Our life is more or less like this. Sometimes, struggles or obstacles in our life are a must for our growth. It is these struggles or obstacles that increase our willpower and contribute to our success.
Nowadays, with only one child in most families, parents do whatever they can to satisfy the child’s needs and even do for him/her what should be done by himself/herself. As a result, too much care and protection from parents deprives children of chances to grow strong by overcoming obstacles.
If I were a parent, I would first keep my child well informed that life is never easy and that he/she should be ready to face any difficulty. Besides, I would expose him/her to the hardships in life, providing him/her with chances to take on challenges.
(32+131=163 words)
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