天津市南开区高一下学期期末质检试题（英语）

__________ tomorrow, our ship will set sail for Macao.

— Can you tell me how to learn English well?
— Do more speaking, I think, __________ you’ll be good at spoken English.

His son __________ the old man with all the food and the money he needed.

She tried hard to keep calm in face of the students, but the sweat on her forehead ________ her __________.

— How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?
— The key __________ the problem is to meet the demand __________ by the customers.

— What are you going to do this afternoon?
— I’ll probably go for a walk later on __________ it stays fine.

. More patients       in hospital this year than last year.

I’m feeling sick. I __________so much chocolate.

— What do you think of the book?
— Oh, excellent. It is worth __________ second time.

— How about a film tonight?
— __________ I haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
What will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and (26) ____________ (make) predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain—they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural (27)____________ (resource) run out. We will use lots of (28) ____________       (recycle) materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more (29) ____________ alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, (30) ____________ there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.
B
Public transport (31) ____________ (provide) a cheap way to get around in Beijing. There are 20,000 buses and (32) ____________ (trolleybus) in Beijing, but they can get very (33) ____________ (crowd). It’s a good idea to avoid public transport during the (34) ____________ hour (6：30 am - 8：00 am and 5：00 pm - 6：30 pm). Fares are cheap, (35) ____________ (start) at 1 yuan.  Air-conditioned buses cost more.
C
We use “learned” body language when we are (36) ____________ (introduce) to strangers. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to (37) ____________ (relax). So every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not (38) ____________ (aggress). Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand—the (39) ____________ (strong) hand for most people. If our right hand is busy (40) ____________ (greet) someone, it cannot be holding a weapon.
D
We left the docks (41) ____________ a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining (42) ____________ (bright) as we sailed downstream through a hilly region. Men (43) ____________ (ride) bamboo rafts along the river’s edge and coal boats went past. As the sun set we docked at Fengdu. We could see the sun (44) ____________ (set) behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.
We slept through the first gorge, (45) ____________ is called the Qutang Gorge. 

第III卷  读写能力测试（共四部分，满分55分）
第一部分：阅读下列短文，按要求答题（共10小题；每题2分，满分20分）。
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?”, maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their heart into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
46. The Internet cannot be used for __________．
A. studying        B. shopping      C. thinking        D. playing
47. When the computer was invented, it was__________．
A. large and worked quickly          B. small and worked slowly
C. large but worked slowly           D. small but worked quickly
48. The Internet was born in about __________．
A. 1960          B. 1970               C. 1980     D. 1985
49. Which of the following is true?
A. Few students like going into the Internet.
B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”.
C. These “unreal friends” often meet each other.
D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well.
50. What does the writer think of the Internet?
A. It is wonderful.              B. It can make students study harder.
C. It is not good for students.      D. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.

阅读下面短文，按照要求回答问题
The Monster of Lake Tianchi
The "Monster of Lake Tianchi" in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings. The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting. "It jumped out of the water like a seal—about 200 people on Changbai's western peak saw it," he said. Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse.
In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water. The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the creature swimming for about two minutes. "It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10-centimetre horns", one of the soldiers said.
A third report came from Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred metres it dived into the water. Ten minutes later the monster appeared again and repeated the action. Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.
There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one close up. Some photos have been taken but they are not clear because it was too far away. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. Scientists, however, are sceptical. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.
Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometres. In places it is more than 370 metres deep.
51. How many sightings of the monster does the article report?
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52. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?
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53. Which description of the monster is most detailed?
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54. When was the monster first sighted?
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55. What is special about Lake Tianchi?
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第二部分 词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，并把答案写在句中所标横线上。每词限用一次。
disability     support     communicate     alternative    vary
mysterious    equality    breakthrough      indicate     definitely
56. Scientists have made a ____________in their treatment of the disease.
57. Minibuses with seats for 12 passengers offer an ____________ to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas.
58. You’d better ____________ your diet rather than eat the same food all the time.
59. Applause was a sign of being part of the community, and of ____________ between actors and audience.
60. Although these are very important, we ____________ with more than just spoken and written words.
61. The red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, ____________ strength and a sense of national identity.
62. I will ____________ study medicine after I finish school.
63. Just then a white-haired old woman entered,  ____________ by a girl.
64. Senior citizens and people with ____________ will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.
65. The story goes that a ____________ animal lives in the mountain.

第三部分：翻译（满分15分）
第一节将下列句子翻译成汉语（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）。
66. Tricycles are worth using if you want to explore the narrow alleys (hutong) of old Beijing.
67. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to relax.
68. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.
69. The tubes were attached to a long stick which helped keep the rocket moving in a straight direction.
70. Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.

第二节将下列句子翻译成英语（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）。
71．只要你招招手，马上就会有出租车开过来。
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72．这是一个突破。
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73．每个人在出生时都会领到一个电话号码，无论他们生活在什么地方，这个号码都不会改变。
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74．如果我们的右手忙着和别人打招呼，就不可能握有武器了。
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75．远山上写着20英尺见方的汉字。
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第四部分 书面表达（共1题，满分10分）
下面是三篇作文的英文信息提示，请任选一篇（多选不加分），并根据英文信息提示，写一篇不少于100词的短文。
76.  Write a passage about one of these topics. Please refer to the following expressions while writing. You may use your own words.
选择一    1. Our City of the Future
What will our city of the future look like?…
How will it be changing?...
参考词汇和短语：a better environment; fresher air and more convenient transportation; modern technology; robot; entertainment; rely on; natural resources; run out; come true; …
选择二    2. My Favourite Scientist
My favourite scientist is…
Why is he(she) famous?  What about his(her) personal life and career?
参考词汇和短语：a leading figure; be famous for..; because of his research on…solve;
make great contributions to…; benefit; a great breakthrough; …
选择三   3. Rules for Travellers Arriving in Our Town
        What must travellers do when they arrive?
        What aren’t they allowed to do?
        How can they find somewhere to stay?
How can they get help?
参考词汇和短语：arrive in the town of…; non-smoking place; be not allowed to take 
pictures/smoke…; ask sb. for help; enjoy the beautiful scenery;
buy a guidebook; be forbidden; a business permit; …
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