山东德州高三上学期期末统考英语试卷

“At least you’ll be close to home!”That phrase dominated the weeks before my move to my college．I took comfort in knowing that home was close by if I needed it
The night before the move，I spoke with a sophomore(大学二年级)friend of mine who was moving back the next morning．I asked if he was sad to be leaving home and his response sparked in me an internal debate．“It was nice to be back but honestly。I’ve come to think of the college as my home．”Up until that moment，the move to college seemed like an extended version of summer camp．School wasn’t a home；it was a place for me to explore when I was away from home right?
As I packed my things，I really started thinking about the concept of home，and I couldn’t help but wonder would I ever consider college my own home? The next day，once my bags were unpacked and my parents were gone，I took a moment to look around my dorm．It was absolutely nothing like my room…no bunnies，no blue curtains and no queen—sized bed．Despite the fun I was having and things I was learning in the following Welcome Week，I couldn’t bring myself to call it home．I longed for my bunnies．I even wanted my mom’s calls．“There’s no place like home．”I murmured．
Last night，I went to visit my friends and we spent the next hour talking about that missing feeling we all shared-our families，our friends，our old lives—and soon the sadness turned to fondness．One by one our friends came in to say goodnight and the room was filled with girls，all laughing and sharing our high school experiences．It wasn’t until about l：00 a．m．that I turned to my roommate，unconsciously saying，“It’s getting late…we should probably go home soon．”I was taken aback by my own words．Somehow in the few hours，my dorm room had turned into a home．
How did the author react to her sophomore friend’s response at first?

The author mentioned the bunnies twice in the passage to suggest that         .

Whv was the author taken aback by her own words at the end of the passage?

What made the author begin to take college as a home?

Step into an American preschool classroom today and you are likely to fall into a so-called print-rich environment，every surface colorfully decorated with instructional posters，classroom  rules，chedules，and  mottos，few of which a 4-year-old can understand in fact．
Besides the confusing things on classroom walls，teaching methods and curriculums have changed recently，by which more time is spent on what’s called “seat work”一workbooks and worksheets—but less time devoted to music and art．School—readiness skills are essential for the youngest learners to move on to a subsequent stage. As a result, expectations that may arguably have been reasonable for 5-and 6-year-olds, such as bemg able to sit at a desk and using pencil and paper，are now directed at even younger children, who lack the motor skills and attention span to be successful．
However，parents of preschoolers tend to be on board with these changes，because they fear that the old—fashioned pleasures of unhurried learning have no place in today’s highly competitive world．The stress is obvious：Pick the “wrong” preschool and your child might not go to college．She might not be employable. She might not even be allowed to start first grade!
As preschoolers are learning so much academic knowledge at earlier ages，they seem somehow less curious and less engaged．Some teachers say that more children today seem to lack the language skills．The real focus in the preschool years should not be just on vocabularv and reading，but on talking and listening．By talking with adults, and one another，they pick up information，learn how things work and solve puzzles that trouble them．For our littlest learners，what could be more important than that?
Which of the statements does the author probably agree with?

The underlined phrase “be on board with” in the third paragraph most probably means “    ”.

Why are parents so picky when choosing a preschool for their kids?

What’s the best title of the passage?

I saw a dear friend a few days ago and stopped by to ask her how she was doing．She looked up，voice lowered，just complaining：“I'm so busy…have so much going on”
Almost immediately after，I ran into another friend and asked him how he was．Again，the same tone，the same response：“I'm just so busy…got so much to do．”
Their responses knocked me down．How did we create a world in which we have more and more to do with less time for leisure，less time for reflection，less time for community? When did we forget that we are human beings，not human doings? What happened to a world in which we can sit with the people we love so much and have slow conversations with meaningful pauses and silences that we are in no rush to fill?
This disease of being “busy” is spiritually destructive to our health and well-being．It weakens our ability to be fully present with those we love the most in our families, and keeps us from forming the kind of community that we all so desperately tong for．
I don’t have any magical solutions．All I know is that we are losing the ability to live a truly human life．I am always a prisoner of hope, but I wonder if we are willing to make a change to our so-called busyness of life．Somehow we need a different model of organizing our lives，our societies，and our families．
I want us to have a kind of existence where we can pause，look each other in the eye，touch one another，and ask ourselves：Here is how my heart is doing，I am taking the time to reflect on my own existence，and I know how to express the state of my heart．

What’s the result of the busy lifestyle?

How can we live a relaxed and balanced life according to the author?

Calling himself a prisoner of hope，the author means that            .

What is the purpose of the author writing the article?

Anybody who’s noticed so many sweaty Sunday-morning photos on the Internet must think that marathons have recently regained popularity．According to Running USA，an organization that tracks the sport’s growth，52 percent of runners today track themselves with some sort of GPS-enabled device，like a smart phone or a fitness tracker．This statistic has likely played a role in running’s growing appeal--the easily available tracking information has attracted people to the sport，and kept them going，for it’s possible for anyone to see in real time how it’s affecting their bodias.
Today，free smart phone apps can give runners information on things like the number and length of their steps，their heart rate，even the estimated volume of oxygen they consume per minute．All this information can act as a reward and a motivator for the runner．“It’s one thing to hear encouragement from a coach．”Bryan Boyle，editor of Runner’s World magazine，explains．“It’s quite another，however，to appreciate-at a glance-progress made during weeks and months of running．’’
But run—tracking technology doesn’t just help runners train harder. It also gives them the power to train more intelligently．Recreational runners today no longer have to guess how far or how fast they’ve run，or what their body is doing．If they can monitor their heart rate，they can make sure they’re hitting the most strategic pace on each run，which can significantly increase their chances of having a positive experience on the course during race day．
No matter how much technology can promote the experience of running，though，many runners argue that the biggest benefit of the sport remains the chance to get outdoors，away from the computer，for an hour．“There’s so much more to experience，” adds Boyle．“fresh air，travel，shoot，just overall feeling better．There’s no app for that．”
We can infer from the first paragraph that     ．

Which of the following questions are the second and third paragraphs intended to answer?

As for the experienced runners，what attracts them most is    ．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You know that you have everything to be thankful for：a loving family，a pretty good job，and a healthy working body．Still，you keep feeling that what you have just isn’t enough．Sure，you can be happier by making some life changes．It will make you more likely to start enjoying that sunshine instead of complaining about sunburn．
Live in the present．
The people who are the happiest with their lives are able to enjoy and embrace the present moment．Focus on what the day will bring you instead of what happened yesterday or what you’ll be able to change about tomorrow．

Though your life may not be perfect in the moment，there are surely some things that you can be very grateful for，whether it’s your loving family，your amazing friends，your health，your cool new job，or your amazing home．You probably don’t have all of these things but surely there are a few things you can remind yourself to be grateful for every single day．
Stop comparing yourself to others．
Stop thinking about how big your neighbor’s house is，how great your friend Jack’s job is，or how perfect your best friend’s relationship is．You’ll never get anywhere if you compare yourself to others．
Hang out with people who are content with their lives．
Surround yourself with people who are good influences．They will show you that there are a variety of ways to be happy，and will maybe even give you some tips for how to approach difficult situations．They are more likely to come up with some reasons to be unhappy．

E．Avoid people looking for reasons to be upset with their life．
F．But if you drop comparing completely，you’ll only be doing yourself a favour．
G．Get regular exercise with friends every day．

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Starting from my early young age，I was a happy child．However，at age twelve，my life had a huge      ．I developed obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD)．I started to wash my hands ten times an hour to     germs and I frequently checked my kitchen oven to make sure that it was      ．This way of life continued for four      years，and by then，my OCD had led to     ．I was no longer the happy little girl I had been．I told my mother that I was suffering from depression．So mum took me for a       ．The medicine didn’t help me very much．I was still       sad，believing that my life no longer   ．
One autumn evening two years ago，I      rock bottom．I even thought suicide(自杀)was the only    . to my depression problem，so I wrote a suicide     to my family．As I was folding the note，my       fell on a photograph. It was a picture of a lovely little girl with dark—blue eyes      .of adventure and curiosity．It took me a few minutes to      that the smiling girl in the photo was me．The photo had been taken at one weekend at my uncle’s house when I was seven．Suddenly I felt a       and it was like my younger self had sent me a message．Once I had been a     little girl，and I had to become strong like that again．
I tore up my suicide note and swore that l would have to      the depression with my mind，too．I could make myself happy again．It has been two years       I “rediscovered” myself．I am OCD-and depression-free．I am prepared for whatever      life may bring．My hero is a seven-year-old girl，    back at me from a photo on my desk．

A．request B．breakdown C．outcome D．drawback

A．avoid B．breed C．carry D．examine

A．down B．hot C．off D．clear

A．boring B．careful C．timid D．painful

A．Impression B．pressure C．motivation D．depression

A．doctor B．stranger C．teacher D．schoolmaster

A．generally B．suddenly C．occasionally D．constantly

A．changed B．mattered C．succeeded D．failed

A．lost B．hit C．found D．broke

A．situation B．method C．solution D．relation

A．essay B．notice C．note D．poster

A．hands B．heart C．head D．eyes

A．full B．free C．proud D．fond

A．imagine B．realize C．predict D．guess

A．rest B．fright C．wonder D．chill

A．strong B．beautiful C．young D．curious

A．accept B．fight C．relieve D．distract

A．when B．after C．before D．since

A．concerns B．demands C．challenges D．chances

A．crying B．shouting C．smiling D．Going

阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入适当的内容(每空一词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
It is becoming increasingly hard to avoid watching reality television in China，such as the Voice of China，China’s Got Talent，or Super Boy．In America，Big Brother (broadcast)five days a week．Survivor Finale appears on the front page of the New York Post after gaining ratings(收视率)that are much (high)than NBA．Americans seem addicted to reality television programs   ordinary people compete in weeks—long contests while being filmed 24 hours a day．But why?
One of the most commonly repeated “(true)”about reality TV viewers is that they watch in order to talk with friends about the show，but the explanation is quite (correct)．
In fact fans of the shows have much stronger desire for status．They are much more likely to agree with statements such as “Reputation is important to me”．It represents a means to get attention．And more attention increases one’s sense of(important)．We think we are important if others pay attention to us and unimportant if(ignore)．
Ordinary people can watch the shows，see people 1ike(them)and imagine that they also could become famous by being on television．is the reality TV show that gives them a sense of being a star in crowd．

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Barbara，
How are you? Today I’ve got a wonderful news to tell you．I have admitted to Berkely school in California．More than 3000 students took exams for it，but only a few was chosen and I was one of them．Therefore，my parents are not happy about it．They are strong against me going there．They say it is too far away that they will not see me for a whole year and they are afraid of I will feel homesick．They can’t imagine so young a girl like me live alone．They advise me to choose a university near my home instead．Then I would be able to continue living with them．How can I persuade them to accept the fact what I have grown up?
Yours Faithfully
Jane Blair

假如你是李华，请就本校食堂服务（canteen service）的状况给校长写一封信。内容包括：优点、不足；建议食堂干净，价格偏高，尽快解决问题饭菜可口，种类偏少，服务态度好，等候时间较长，词数：100左右；开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Mr.Principal.
I am  a senior student of our school. I’dlike to say something about the canteen service in our school.
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Sincerely yours,
Li Hua