天津一中2015-2016-2高三英语第四次考前冲刺热身试卷
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
1.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
2.本卷共55小题，共95分
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. They’ve moved to a different house ______ their children can attend a better school.
A. in case B. as long as C. so that D. even though
2. It’s obvious that getting these historic sites recognized by the world is helpful for preserving and repairing them, as it ______ their extreme importance and value.
A. associates B. stresses C. symbolizes D. abolishes
3. I believe that the world is ______ you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A. what B. how C. that D. which
4. ______ in running for head of the department, which most colleagues had not expected, made her parents very upset.
A. Lucy was defeated B. Lucy being defeated
C. Lucy’s been defeated D. Lucy’s being defeated
5. —What do you do as a volunteer in Africa?
—______! There are many poor people there. They need a lot of help.
A. None B. Something C. Little D. Everything
6. Arriving at the party in a great hurry, we were disappointed to find that the band ______ playing.
A. stopped B. will stop C. has stopped D. had stopped
7. The sign at Gate 8 reads that you ______ show your boarding pass and passport before getting on the plane.
A. can B. must C. may D. would
8. In Singapore, people ______ eating or drinking on the subway can be fined up to 500 Singapore dollars.
A. having caught B. catching C. caught D. catch
9. It is becoming a threat to the Chinese language and culture ______ some people can’t write Chinese characters properly.
A. which B. that C. whether D. how
10. We have no doubt that if the students' interest in the subject is aroused (激发), they will ______ the challenge and commit more of their time and energy to their studies.
A. face up to B. keep pace with
C. put up with D. live up to
11. Children enjoying parents’ ______ during their growth tend to have better living habits than left-behind children.
A. company B. compromise C. command D. comprehension
12. Each misfortune you come across will carry in ______ the seed of tomorrow’s good luck. So hang on until you succeed.
A. one B. some C. that D. it
13. —Hi, Lucy! What’s the schedule for tomorrow?
—Let me check. You ______ an appointment with Thomas at three o’clock.
A. have B. had C. were having D. have had
14. Peter would have the chance to present his talents in the competition now if he ______ last term.
A. signed up B. had signed up
C. signs up D. has signed up
15. —Lucy has trouble in reading and writing. That’s why she feels ______ in the class.
—Let’s do our best to help her out!
A. cut out B. stood out C. left out D. made out
第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Each of us struggles for self-respect and self-worth to some degree. I spent much time trying to achieve perfection in every aspect of my life.
I was a happy kid with a lot of friends and a supportive family. But growing up was really 16 and even scary sometimes.
During my childhood, I was constantly involved in something that included people’s viewing my achievements or my 17 . I wanted everyone’s praise and acceptance, but I was my own toughest critic (挑剔的人).
After I graduated from high school, my 18 to be “thin” began to trouble me. I began trying to diet by 19 my food.
In the beginning, I felt great — attractive and successful, almost superhuman. I even thought that I was better than everyone else. What I didn’t see was that I was slowly 20 myself.
People around me began to 21 my weight loss. They said with concern. “You’re losing too much weight.” “Elisa, you’re so thin.” All their words only suggested that I was getting closer to “ 22 ” .
Sadly, I took my physical 23 the first important in my life, 24 that it was the way to become successful and accepted.
Then I cut down my 25 more and more, until a 26 day consisted of half a teaspoon of nonfat yoghurt and coffee in the morning, and a cup of grapes at night.
But my poor 27 began to cause me to lose 28 . Then one night, like many nights before, I couldn’t sleep, and my heart felt as though it might beat out of my chest. I tried to 29 , but I couldn’t. The beating became so rapid and so strong that I could no longer 30 . What I had done to diet nearly caused me to have a heart attack. I stood up, and immediately fell down. I was really 31 , and I knew I needed help. My roommate rushed me to the 32 , beginning the long road to my 33 . It took a lot — doctors, nurses, nutritionists, food supplements…
And most important, a sense of what was true about myself got back on track with reality. I realized that, with my 34 of trying to be “perfect” on the 35 , I had sacrificed who I was on the inside. What I know now is, we are — each and every one of us — already perfect.
16. A. natural B. hard C. easy D. possible
17. A. natures B. backgrounds C. failures D. scores
18. A. problem B. desire C. way D. promise
19. A. collecting B. checking C. controlling D. balancing
20. A. killing B. forgetting C. asking D. questioning
21. A. help B. accept C. reject D. notice
22. A. perfection B. devotion C. destination D. attention
23. A. strength B. exercise C. examination D. appearance
24. A. believing B. realizing C. pretending D. declaring
25. A. expense B. movement C. food D. travel
26. A. pleasant B. difficult C. different D. typical
27. A. memory B. nutrition C. knowledge D. taste
28. A. weight B. hope C. sleep D. job
29. A. walk B. relax C. cry D. talk
30. A. breathe B. resist C. wake D. remember
31. A. scared B. annoyed C. discouraged D. disappointed
32. A. bed B. office C. school D. hospital
33. A. glory B. recovery C. discovery D. victory
34. A. skill B. decision C. experience D. deal
35. A. whole B. face C. mind D. outside
第二部分： 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The World's University Field Trips program aims to provide tailor-made (量身定做的) educational travel for students. We organize field trips to different destinations, mainly focusing on Iceland. So whether you have considered starting field trips to a new destination, require advice from professors and scientists on proper study areas, or are concerned about safety, time and opinions — we can help in these matters and many more.
Meeting Your Needs
Due to the special needs of our university clients, it is only proper for us to plan a field trip to meet the special needs of each university. Of course, we do offer many kinds of
suggested activities which can provide a useful starting point However, most of our clients give us their needs and we then plan their trip according to their needs.
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In addition, we have close contact with a large number of universities, scholars and other scientists in several of our destinations. We can organize a local scientist to give a lecture in your chosen field of study. We can also organize visits to local universities and research centers. This will provide you with the specialist and important advice you need when choosing your research area.
Why Study in Iceland?
Our major focus for university trips is Iceland because it is ideal for field trips. Using our wide contacts, we can advise you where best to study your chosen topics and can provide you with worksheets specific to several study areas in the south, many of which are used by some of our top university clients.
We set up the educational trips to Iceland and the world' s largest tour operator to this country. Therefore, we confidently say that we are specialists. We are able to plan your trip to meet your needs.
36. What does the World's University Field Trips program want to do?
A. Plan field trips to different parts in the world. B. Provide scientific advice for foreign visitors.
C. Provide required educational travel for students. D. Ensure the safety of students going abroad.
37. How does the program meet personal needs?
A. They offer different kinds of school activities.
B. They provide professional advice for travelers.
C. They plan the travelers' trips at their requests.
D. They have professors from universities plan for travelers.
38. What's the best subtitle for Paragraph 3?
A. Wide Support B. Strong Financial Basis
C. Scholars and Scientists D. Professional Teammates
39. What does the underlined word "it" in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Major focus. B. Advice. C. University. D. Iceland.
40. This text is written for students who would like to_____.
A. go to universities in Iceland B. have a field trip to Iceland
C. keep in touch with professors D. take outdoor sports in Iceland
B
Vanessa Brown, a senior lecturer of art at Nottingham University, explores the cultural and psychological relation between sunglasses and our modern idea of “cool.” Her research has uncovered about why most of us look better in shades.
Firstly, they really make your misshapen face look better. Put on a pair of sunglasses, and an instant beauty as a result of balance! The dark lenses cover up any unbalanced oddities around your eyes, and research on facial attractiveness shows a clear link between balance and our sense of beauty.
Secondly, mystery. Many of the quick judgments we form about people come from
looking in the eyes; shade yours, and you’re instantly a more attractive presence. Eye contact helps us form judgments about someone’s intelligence, confidence, and sincerity and sunglasses keep us literally in the dark about forming those perceptions. And it works both ways, because the wearer of the sunglasses feels more mysterious, too.
Finally, it is because of their historical link with sharpness and attraction. We take their existence for granted today, but sunglasses are relatively modern, Brown said. Sales started to pick up in the 1920s, but they didn’t become commonplace until about two decades after that. The way sunglasses were most used prior to their commercialization helps explain their inside coolness, Brown said, because in their early days sunglasses were primarily used during risky water and snow sports, which made them seem “daring and thoroughly modern.”
Soon after that, Hollywood stars of the 1950s and 1960s started wearing sunglasses to defend themselves from being recognized by the public or bothered by paparazzi (狗仔队), whose flashbulbs would often explode violently, Brown said. Anyhow, movie stars’ adoption of them strengthened a sense of romance. Also — and this is more from my own personal research than Brown’s — hang-overs. They’re really great for hiding hang-overs.
41. Sunglass makes us look appealing by _____.
A. covering our tiredness B. creating a softer face
C. protecting our eyes D. improving our facial appearance
42. The writer believes that Hollywood stars prefer to wear sunglasses _________.
A. to escape the flashbulbs of paparazzi B. to avoid being recognized by the public
C. to hide their hang-overs D. to be more attractive and romantic
43. Which of the following would Vanessa Brown agree with?
A. Sunglasses cover unbalanced oddities on the face to convey a sense of mystery.
B. Sunglasses deliver mystery to the observers as well as the wearers.
C. Sunglasses are relatively modern and they became common in the 1920s.
D. Sunglasses were mainly used in risky sports after their commercialization.
44. Which of the following best shows the structure of this passage?
(①=Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph 2 ③=Paragraph 3 ④=Paragraph 4 ⑤=Paragraph 5)
45. Which one would be the best title of this passage?
A. Sunglasses are Cool B. Mystery and Beauty
C. Look Better in Shades D. Attractive Sunglasses
C
As 17-year-old Sarah Kolar prepared for the first day of her senior year, her mother Jill Kolar felt very aware that it was her daughter's last first day of high school.
The student at Greensburg Salem High School, outside of Pittsburgh, will go away to college after graduation and while Jill feels excited that her daughter will enjoy new
experiences, this last year also seems bittersweet. Sarah feels it, too. To commemorate milestones without causing a flood of tears, Jill and her husband try to keep things light. "We try to make a joke about it, but also draw attention and try to cherish it — no matter how mundane (世俗的)," Jill explains.
The senior year of high school causes teens and parents to experience a flood of emotions — everything from excitement to sadness. And everyone struggles with how to deal with this time of transition as kids turn into young adults.
When Toni Piccinini's oldest child, Page, now 26, was entering her senior year in 2006, Toni realized it was a year of many last times. She wrote down her feelings in a journal and tried to make Page's senior year memorable. These journal entries became the foundation for a book, "The Goodbye Year: Wisdom and Culinary (烹饪的) Therapy to Survive Your Child's Senior Year of High School (and Reclaim the You of You)." "It was really clear that everything happening was going to be the last time," Toni says. "I exposed my weakness and the different things I did trying to deal with the fact that this big part of my life was coming to an end."
While Toni first ignored her emotions, she eventually faced them. She shared what she had learned and gave recommendations by months. In September, for example, she advised that moms join a new social group. "I've been spending so much time fundraising and volunteering and all these things centered around my children," she explains. "Join a new group that has absolutely nothing to do with parenting." Toni Piccinini, who lives in Marin County, California, north of San Francisco, works as a new mother coach — helping women cope with sleep deprivation (剥夺), breast feeding and other challenges of motherhood.
"Your relationship with your child is cluttered (杂乱) with the past. Your child is not in fifth grade and maybe you're still trying to be the same mom. The physical clutter clearing helps with the emotional clutter clearing, so when June comes along, moms can graduate too," Toni says.
46. The author wants to tell that when Sarah Kolar comes to the senior year.
A. her life will become more colorful B. she will begin to live an independent life
C. great changes will happen to her emotions D. she will prepare for various celebrations
47. We know that Toni Piccinini' s book is______.
A. written for children B. intended for teachers
C. about how to make use of our wisdom D. about how to deal with kids' senior year
48. When Page was to enter her senior year, her mother______.
A. felt very exhausted and sad B. felt very relaxed and excited
C. had to face her emotions at last D. found Page liked writing books
49. How does Toni Piccinini deal with her emotions?
A. By talking to her children. B. By reading some good books.
C. By asking for experts' advice. D. By participating in social activities.
50. What can we learn from Toni' s words in the last paragraph?
A. Mothers should continue their studies.
B. Mothers should get along well with their kids.
C. Mothers should teach their kids to be independent.
D. Mothers should change their former role as mothers.
D
I watch documentaries, not movies. I read history books, not fiction. I use every free moment to accomplish one of the tasks on my never-ending checklist, and I am completely filled with thoughts of productivity. An hour sleeping is an hour wasted. And like the rest of 21st century America, I like it. But this fixation (固恋) on productivity is increasingly destroying character and transforming men into robots.
New York Times columnist David Brooks warned American University students of this cultural decline in a speech. “We cut off all things spiritual and emotional in a competitive urge to stand out”, he said, “The pressure to succeed professionally, to acquire skills, to do the things you need to do to succeed in an information age economy really became the overwhelming (难以应付的) pressure, and it sort of eclipses the thinking about character and morality.
Many students happily go to college, viewing it as a next step on their rise to professional achievement. Forcing as many success-building activities into their schedules as they can, they enjoy keeping busy with little sleep. “Today’s outstanding kids are likely to spend their afternoons and weekends shuttling from one skill- improving activity to the next,” Brooks wrote in an article, “We fear failure more than we desire success.”
A century ago, college was about character building. Today, our characters are in decline. We are experts on economics, material things and professional skills. We fail to discuss and understand relationships, emotions and all things spiritual. Philosophers Karl Popper divided the world into two categories: Clocks and Clouds. Clock problems are those that can be taken apart, examined and solved through deductive reasoning (演绎推理). Clouds cannot be taken apart. Cloud problems represent whole systems that need to be understood in a different way.
“When we have a Cloud problem, we try to turn into a Clock problem,” Brooks said. And in a reason-centered culture, adding titles to one’s resume becomes a trend. At American University, 85 percent of seniors (and 89 percent of business majors) graduate with at least one practical experience which is often helpful to a student’s future career, but can sometimes draw focus away from academics.
To prevent the death of man’s character, Brooks urges rediscovering our human natures through falling in love. And by love he means love for a task, job, or another person. “Synchronicity is key to happiness,” he said. Rather than crazily increasing our long lists of accomplishments, we need to lose ourselves in what we do, and success will come on its own.
51. From Paragraph 1, we can learn that people ______.
A. are controlled by time B. are keen on reading books
C. are eager to achieve more D. are changing their characters
52. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word “eclipses” means ______.
A. deletes B. weakens C. worsens D. emphasizes
53. Paragraph 4 is mainly developed by ______.
A. making comparisons B. following the time order
C. giving examples D. analyzing causes
54. The last paragraph mainly tells us that ______.
A. love is more important than focus B. the focus on human natures counts
C. more work contributes to happiness D. success comes from devotion to work.
55. The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. raise awareness to character building B. stress the importance of productivity
C. warn about the pressure to seek success D. criticize students’ desire for achievements
第II卷
注意事项：
1.用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。
2.本卷共6小题，共35分。
第三部分： 写作
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Tell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a business, or even open people’s mind to another culture or race.
People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.
“Most local stories are based on a larger theme,” American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says, “Cinderella, or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”
Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoners too, helping them knowing who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives. If they don’t like the story they are living, they can rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. “For every advance in business,” she says, “there is a greater need for communication.” Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says.
Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there. The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere, she says.
“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture,” she says, “What I do is to focus on the value of the stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all have a story to tell. We tell everybody’s story.”
56.What is the main idea of the text?（No more than 10 words）
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57. How does American storyteller think of storytelling?（No more than 10 words）
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58. What groups of people has Pugh practised storytelling with?（No more than 15 words.）
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59. Please explain the underlined phrase (Para. 4) mean in English.（No more than 5 words）
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60. What statement from the passage inspire you to tell stories and why?
（The reason should be answered within 25 words）
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第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61．假定你是李津，最近你在浏览一个新西兰的中学网站时，看到一位名叫Chris的中学生的留言，他计划在暑假期间到中国的北京和其他地方旅游，希望能有一名中国学生做他的导游并推荐一个好地方观光。你对此很感兴趣。
请根据以下要点提示给他写一封电子邮件，介绍你的相关情况。主要内容包括：
1．希望做他的导游（例如说明自己的优势等）；
2．如何给他做导游：如行程安排、典型景观、推荐天津（或其他你熟悉的地方）以及理由等；
3．询问对方的意见并期待他的回复。
注意：1．请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息。
2．可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。
3．词数不少于100；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris,
Recently, while browsing a senior high school website of New Zealand, I read the message you posted on it.
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英语第四次冲刺热身参考答案
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1-5CBADD 6-10DBCBA 11-15ADABC
第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
16-20BCBCA 21-25DADAC 26-30DBCBA 31-35ADBCD
第二部分： 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
36-40CCADB 41-45DCBDA 46-50CDCDD 51-55CBADA
第II卷
第三部分： 写作
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Passage 43
1. Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others.
2. They find storytelling useful for both children and adults.
3. Students, prisoners and managers and workers.
4. Start a new life.
5. One possible answer: "We are all storytellers." Because we all have our own experience of life, which can be shared with others, so we should live a meaningful life.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）61. One possible version:
Dear Chris,
Recently, while browsing a senior high school website of New Zealand, I read the message you posted on it.
I am very interested in being your tour guide during your stay in China. I saw that you planned to go to Beijing and somewhere else, for which, personally, I recommend Tianjin, my hometown. Not only it is close to Beijing, only half an hour by train, but it is also a very interesting city which I know a lot about.
During the tour, we can visit famous landscapes in Beijing, such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. Besides, we can go to Tianjin to see buildings with different architectural styles while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Haihe at night. In addition, we can have some local featured dishes like the Peking Duck and Tianjin Pancake. I believe we will fully experience the highlights of both cities.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely Yours,
Li Jin
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