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最新天津市届高三摸底考试英语试题
高三英语摸底考试卷
考试时间:
60分钟满分:
100分
Ⅰ.Grammar(24分)
(A)
ThefamousBritishinventorGeorgeStephensonwasbornin1781anddiedin1848.Oneofhismostimportantinventionswasthetrain.Hemadehisfirsttrain____1____hewasforty-fouryearsold.Whenhewasexperimentingwiththesteamengineonthetrain,hemetwithtroublesfromthegovernment,thenewspapersandthegentlemeninthecountry.Theysaidthatnoiseandthesmoke____2____(kill)cows,horsesandsheep,thattheenginewouldburstorthatthehotcoalsfromitwouldsetfire____3____theirhouses.Atthattime,mostpeoplebelieved____4____theysaid.
GeorgeStephensontoldthepeoplethatthetraincouldgoonsmallrails,couldpullcarriagesfullofgoodsandpassengersandtherewasnogreatdangertothem.Itwasaverydifficultmatterforhim____5____(make)thembelieve.However,aftersometime,hewasabletodoit;andthefirsttrainthat____6____(drive)byStephensonhimselfprovedwhathehadsaid.
Thefirstdaywhenthepeoplealongthewayheardthenoisesofthetraininthedistanceandsawit____7____(run)quicklytothem,theyranbackhomeasquicklyastheycouldandclosedtheirdoorstightly,fortheythoughtitamonster.Theydidnotdaretocomeout____8____ithadpassed.
(B)
Therearemanytypesofreports.Areportissimplyanaccountofsomethingthathashappened.The____9____(common)arenewsreports.Wegettheminthemselves,overradioandontelevision.Sometimescinemasalsoshowusnewsreels(新闻短片).Themainpurposeofanewspaperistoprovidenews.Ifyouexamineanewspaperclosely,you10______________findthattherearealltypesofnews:
accidents,floods,fires,wars,fashions,sports,books,etc.Thenewscoverseverything____11____happenstopeopleandtheirsurroundings.Sometimestherearenewsitemswhichareveryamusing.
Although____12____(compose)ofalotofinformation,anewsreportisusuallyveryshort,exceptwhenitisaboutsomethingveryimportant.Itisalsowritteninshortparagraphs:
thefirstparagraphisinfactasummaryofthenewsitem____13____(give)allthenecessaryinformation,what,when,where,howandwhy.The____14____paragraphsgivefulldetailsofthesubjects.Theremayalsobeinterviewswithpeople.Thewordsactually____15____(speak)bythemarewithininvertedcommas(引号).Oftentherearephotographstogowiththenews____16____(make)itmoreinteresting.
(C)
BagsofLove
Lastyear,Iwasassignedtoworkatanofficenearmymother’shouse,soIstayedwithherforamonth.Duringthattime,Ihelpedoutwiththehouseworkandcontributedtothegroceries.
Afterlessthanaweek,Istartednoticingthatthegrocerieswererunningoutprettyquickly—wewerealwayssuddenlyoutofsomething.(17)______(wonder)howmymumcouldconsumethemsoquickly,Ibeganobservingherdailyroutinefortwoweeks.Tomysurprise,Ifoundthatshewouldpackapaperbagfullofcannedgoodsandheadouteverymorningataboutnine.Eventually,Idecidedtofollowherand(18)_____happenedtrulyamazedme.Shewastakingthefoodtotherefugeecamp,in(19)______shedistributedittochildren.
Iaskedaroundandfoundoutthatmymumwasverywellknowninthearea.Thekidswereveryfriendlywithherandevenlookeduptoherasifsheweretheirownmother.Thenithitme—shywouldshemotwanttotellmeaboutwhatshe(20)_____(do)?
WassheworriedabouthowIwouldreactorthatIwouldstop(21)_____(buy)thegroceriesifIfoundout?
Whenshegothome,Itoldheraboutmydiscovery.(22)_____shecouldreact,Igaveherabighugandtoldhershedidn’tneedtokeepitasecret(23)______me.Shetoldmethatsomeofthechildrenlivedwithanolderladyinashelterwhileotherssleptonthestreets.Foryears,mymumhasbeenhelpingoutbygivingthemwhateverfoodshecouldspare.Iwassoimpressedby(24)_____selflessshewas.
Ⅱ.Vocabulary(20分)
(A)
A.instrumentB.meaningC.eventuallyD.determine
E.differentF.seemsG.alphabetsH.matching
I.specificallyJ.appearK.hard
Somepeoplelovetoread.Others,strugglingwithdisorderssuchasdyslexia(诵读困难症),havea____25____timeatit.Eitherway,thebrainplaysabigroleinhowapersonreads.
Anewstudyshowsthatdifferentbrainsappeartohavedifferentproblems,dependingonthelanguageapersonuses.____26____,thebrainsofpeoplewhohavetroublereadingChineseandthebrainsofpeoplewhohavetroublereadingEnglishshow____27____patterns.
Scientistscanlookataperson’sbrainwhileitisdoingthingsandfigureoutwhichpartsofthebrainareworkingatvarioustimes.A(n)____28____calledscannermeasureswherebloodflowsthroughthebrainduringcertaintasks.Themorebloodflowsinanarea,themoreactivitiesthereare.
Inpeoplewithdyslexiawhouselanguageswith____29____andletters,suchasEnglish,therearedisturbances,inthebackoftheleftsideofthebrain.Thisregionisimportantfor____30____writtenletterswiththeirsounds.
Ontheotherhand,inChinesereaderswithdyslexia,disturbancesinanareainthefrontofthebrainseemmoreimportant.Thisareahelpsinexplainingthe____31____ofwrittenChinesecharacters.
Manyexpertsturntobiologytoexplainthedevelopmentofreadingdisorders.Now,it____32____culturemaybeevenmoreimportant,theresearcherssay.Thelanguageyoulearntowritemay____33____howyourbrainworkswhenyouread.
Thissortofresearchcould____34____leadtobetterwaysofhelpingstrugglingreaders,whateverlanguagetheyuse.
(B)
A.attitudesB.judgeC.culturesD.place
E.experienceF.mistakeG.preventH.emotional
I.continueJ.functionsK.suspicious
Facialexpressionscarrymeaningsthatdependonsituationsandrelationships.Forinstance,inAmericanculturethesmileistypicallyanexpressionofpleasure.Yet,ithasother____35____.Asmilemayshowlove,politeness,orcovertruefeeling.Itisalsoasourceofconfusionfrom____36____.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualoreven____37____.Yet,manyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrong____38____;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InsoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocover____39____painormentaldifficulty,discomfortoranxiety.
Ourfacesmakeouremotionsand____40____known,butweshouldnottryto‘read’peoplefromanothercultureaswewould‘read’someonefromourownculture.Thedegreeoffacialexpressivenessoneshowschangesamongpersonsandcultures.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasmembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonot____41____emotions.Rather,theircultures____42____themexpressingtheiremotionsandattitudesfreely.
Ifwe____43____peoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionarenotthesameaccordingtoourownculturalpatterns,wemaymakethe____44____of‘reading’theotherpersonsincorrectly.
Ⅲ.Cloze(30分)
(A)
Iusedtolovetowatchmyhighschooltrackteamtrain-especiallythelong-distancerunners.Butthatyear,myeyeswere__45__toagirlwhoserunningstylewasallwrong.Sheranwithherarmstucked(塞)closetoherbody,bouncingupanddowninawaythatmusthavedrivenher__46__crazy.MyathleticmindlaughedatherstrangestyleandIbegantothink__47__heras‘theBouncer’.
InearlyMay,myhighschool__48__abigsportsmeeting.Alargegroupofathletesjoinedinthetwo-milerunningraceincludingtheBouncer.Astheraceprogressed,shequicklyfellfar__49__thepackandeveryrunnerlappedheratleastoncebeforeitwasover.Butshejustkeptrunning,__50__upanddownandalwayswearingthesamesmile.‘Thatpoorkid,’Ithought,‘Therewasnothingtobe__51__byfinishingsofarbehindthepack.Whydidn’tshejust__52__?
’Still,sheneverstoppedandhersmileneverchanged.
Butashortwhilelater,something__53__begantohappen.Assheenteredthehomestretch(终点直道),acheerbegantorise,growinglouderwitheachsteptheBouncertooktowardthefinishlineuntil,finally,everypersoninthestandsstoodandcheered__54__thefateofthewholeracedependedonthisonelonegirl,bouncingtowardthefinishline.TheBouncerjust__55__torunexactlyasshehadbeendoingfromthebeginning.Asshecrossedthefinishline,theteacherwalkedoutontothe__56__andheldherarmstightly.
IhaveseehundredsofracessincethatdayandIhaveseenthousandsofrunners__57__thefinishline.ButIhaveneverseenanythingthatshowedthetruespiritof__58__asIwatchedonthatwarmspringdaysolongago,whenIsawaracewonbyagirlIhad__59__calledtheBouncer.
45.A.drawnB.shutC.putD.fixed
46.A.teammatesB.coachesC.parentsD.classmates
47.A.upB.overC.ofD.about
48.A.hostedB.formedC.organizedD.ran
49.A.overB.awayC.behindD.off
50.A.rushingB.dashingC.jumpingD.bouncing
51.A.admiredB.enjoyedC.acceptedD.gained
52.A.giveinB.giveupC.dropoffD.dropout
53.A.strangeB.funnyC.specialD.similar
54.A.evenafterB.justasC.asifD.evenif
55.A.promisedB.expectedC.wantedD.continued
56.A.trackB.pathC.lineD.field
57.A.meetB.crossC.reachD.hit
58.A.loveB.victoryC.sportD.race
59.A.bitterlyB.interestinglyC.strangelyD.laughingly
(B)
Scientistsknowthattherearetwobasicwaystoprolonginglife.Onewayisthe__60__ofthediseasesthatgenerally__61__