北京市朝阳区高三一模考试英语试卷

—Are you doing your homework？
—No, I’m writing a short play．It _____ at the Christmas party．

In order to keep fit, the old man makes it a rule _____ for a walk after supper every day．

—Steve, the vacation is coming soon．Have you found a summer job yet？
—I suppose I can work at the boy’s camp _____ I worked last summer．

Sally was excited to meet Susan at the party last night．They _____ each other since they graduated from Oxford University in 2010．

—We’ve only got this small bookcase―will that do？
—No．_____ I was looking for was something much bigger and stronger．

I will wait _____ 6：30, but then I’m going home．

Studies show that people who have a glass of wine per day do better than _____ who don’t．

Oh！I can feel something _____ up my leg！It must be an insect．

She doesn’t speak our language, _____ she seems to understand what we say．

—Congratulations！I hear you’ve won the first prize in the singing competition．—You _____ be mistaken．I’m in the dance class．

If it _____ earlier, the printing machine would not have broken down．

A public health campaign _____ the number of heart disease deaths by 80 percent over the past three decades．

—How are you getting along with your German, Kate？
—Oh, Mr．Black, I’m so tired of it．Maybe I should drop out _____ it kills me．

—What do you do, Rita？
—I’m a clerk in a foreign company now．But I _____ English in a high school for 10 years．

Comparison may make something appear more beautiful than it is when _____ alone．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Appeal to Emotion（情感）
My childhood left three months ago on a plane to Austria．
It was a      day when my baby cousins moved away．My cousins were a fundamental part of my life;       they were not with me，they were on my mind．They brought back the untroubled days of my childhood，     games，adventures and silliness，but they also helped     me from an at-times selfish teenager into a responsible adult．
My aunt and uncle moved here from Boston with their 1-year-old daughter Yasmeen．They lived in an apartment on the side of our house and I was     to have our family，especially a baby girl，so close to us．Yasmeen had close friendships with each of my sisters，but I knew the one that      between us was the strongest．As she began to walk on her own and talk in full sentences，I realized my great     upon her．I noticed that she’d    some of my unpleasant actions，   with her mother after I had done the same．Yasmeen made me realize what being a good    really was．
When Maya was born，Yasmeen had a hard time    ．She was jealous（妒忌）of the attention we all paid to her new younger sister，so I did my best to keep her company when she might have not been   ．Once Yasmeen overcame her jealousy，she was able to    Maya’s presence，like we all did．I tried to take advantage of our times together，doing my best to     my schedule for my two favorite people．
My        with Yasmeen and Maya has taught me the importance of influential people．I know that I have helped Yasmeen and Maya        ，but “the babies” have had an even greater influence on my own life．They have shown me how to be a parent，a sister，a child，and most importantly，a friend．Our  has made me a better person—a more patient person，with the ability to     endless questions and spilled（洒）juice; an      person，able to have fun and be happy with others; a role model，   the babies ideas about right and wrong，and a compassionate person，able to forgive and love．

A．sad B．busy C．fine D．relaxing

A．until B．before C．when D．unless

A．against B．through C．besides D．for

A．lead B．challenge C．mature D．encourage

A．overjoyed B．embarrassed C．surprised D．afraid

A．ended B．started C．survived D．developed

A．pressure B．dependence C．mercy D．influence

A．doubt B．regret C．copy D．guide

A．debating B．arguing C．negotiating D．checking

A．leader B．partner C．friend D．example

A．sharing B．adjusting C．recognizing D．struggling

A．noticed B．admired C．comforted D．protected

A．ignore B．mind C．sense D．enjoy

A．affect B．accept C．free D．ruin

A．instruction B．experiment C．experience D．interview

A．grow B．succeed C．think D．behave

A．meeting B．relationship C．responsibility D．respect

A．review B．tolerate C．repeat D．avoid

A．honest B．independent C．aggressive D．enthusiastic

A．showing B．writing C．awarding D．permitting

Let’s Go Fly a Kite…
—at Piedmont Middle School’s celebration of kites!
Come and learn how to build all sorts of kites，from the simplest diamond-shaped kites to the most complex box kites．Stay as long as you like and build as many kites as you want．Once you have finished a kite，get advice on flying techniques from kite expert Lorena Hallsberg．The celebration will be at Piedmont Middle School，151 Piedmont School Drive．

The Piedmont Middle School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has organized a refreshment (茶点) tent．All profits will benefit future PTO activities．Take a break from kite flying and drink some lemonade! While you are doing so，why not join the PTO？ Membership is free; you just donate your time．Show your support for Piedmont Middle School by joining the PTO this Saturday!
When: Saturday，April 11，from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Where: Piedmont Middle School
Why:  For fun!
Cost:  Free，thanks to a generous gift from Bizarco Kite Company!
Schedule
9:00 am — Kite-building booths open．All materials are supplied for kites．
10:00 am — Kite-building shows by Lorena Hallsberg in the courtyard．Come by and learn how to build box kites and kites that look and fly like butterflies．
11:00 am — Kite-flying shows on the school track．Learn all the most important skills．
12:00 pm — Kite-flying competitions on the school track．
1:00 pm — Presentation by Dr．Brian Lehrman in the show tent: “The History of Kites”．
2:00 pm — Best Kite competitions and judging in the show tent．Come see the most artistic kites and the most interesting theme kites．
3:00 pm — Presentation by Dr．Lehrman in the show tent: “Kites and Science”．
3:30 pm — Awards ceremony conducted by Headmaster Seward on the football field．The results of the day’s judging will be announced，with awards such as Best of Show，Most Artistic，Highest Flyer，and others．Winners will receive gifts from the Bizarco Kite Company!
4:00–5:00 pm — Let’s all go fly a kite! Everyone flies kites at the same time，creating a wonderful sight for all to enjoy．
Come to the kite celebration，enjoy yourself and learn more．
The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to ask people to _______．

Which times are most important for people who want to join in kite competitions？

From the passage，we know that the kite celebration _______．

The passage is intended for _______．

“The 13th of June，1325，I left Tangier，my birthplace，with the intention of making the pilgrimage（朝圣）to Mecca ．．．to leave all my friends，to abandon my home as birds abandon their nests．” So begins an old manuscript in a library in Paris—the travel diary of Ibn Battuta．
Almost two centuries before Columbus，this young Moroccan set off for Mecca，returning home three decades later as one of history’s great travelers．Driven by curiosity，he journeyed to remote corners of the Islamic world，traveling through 44 modern countries，three times as far as Marco Polo．Little celebrated in the West，his name is well known among Arabs．In his hometown of Tangier，a square，a hotel，a cafe，a ferry boat，and even a hamburger are named after him．
Ibn Battuta stayed in Mecca as a student for several years，but the urge to travel soon took over．In one adventure，he traveled to India seeking profitable employment with the sultan—the Muslim ruler of Delhi．On the way，he described his group being attacked in the open country by 80 men on foot，and two horsemen: “… I was hit by an arrow and my horse by another，but God in his grace preserved me ．．．” In Delhi，the sultan gave him the position of judge，based on his previous study at Mecca．But the sultan had an unpredictable character，and Ibn Battuta looked for an opportunity to leave．When the sultan offered to finance a trip to China，he agreed．Ibn Battuta set off in three ships，but misfortune struck while he was still on the shore．A sudden storm grounded and broke up two ships，scattering （散播）treasure and drowning many people and horses．As he watched，the third ship，with all his belongings and slaves—one carrying his child—was carried out to sea and never heard from again．
After a lifetime of amazing adventures，Ibn Battuta was finally ordered by the Sultan of Morocco to return home to share his wisdom with the world．Fortunately，he agreed and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages，allowing people everywhere to read about his unparalleled journeys．
What can we learn about Ibn Battuta from the passage？

The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a position of judge because _______．

Which is the best title for the passage？

Culture and Cuisine
The United States is known for jazz and blue jeans．But travel to Paris and ask your average French citizen about American cuisine (烹饪) and he’s likely to answer，“ McDonalds．” Ask the same thing of any American citizen on any American street and I’m afraid you’d get the same answer，or something close to it．
Hamburgers and hotdogs and fries are all fine，but with American malls and other outlets standardizing everything from clothing to food，the sad truth is that American cuisine is becoming more homogeneous―all the same―no matter where you live．True，many Americans are eating more varied foods these days，but these are largely the cuisines of immigrant groups，and they are quite likely to be affected by homogenization of American cuisine．
So what exactly is American cuisine？ Well，to some extent it is a reflection of our melting pot culture，meaning that Europeans made huge contributions in the form of wheat，dairy products，pork，beef and poultry．But American cuisine also includes products that once were known only to the New World，including potatoes，corn，pumpkin，sweet potatoes，and peanuts．
The one region of the country where you still find all these things in daily use is the Deep South．The South lost the Civil War，but children of the southerners are winning the battle to preserve and advance their cooking traditions—and in this case one of the few cuisines can truly be called American，which is why we’re pleased to have Low Country cuisine in this issue of food creation．That’s right，grits and gravy are back in a big way in cities like Charleston and Savannah．Truth is，they never really left，but up until a decade ago Low Country cuisine was more common at home than in restaurants．
In fact，a large number of tourists now go to the lower Atlantic region in order to experience this extraordinary cuisine for themselves．Time will tell whether Low Country cuisine becomes popular in other regions of the country in the way that，say，Italian cuisine has，but it’s amazing and heartening to see one of our true cultural treasures enjoying renewed popularity in these increasingly homogeneous times．
According to the passage，American cuisine impresses people as being _______．

It can be seen that the writer feels regretful that _______．

From the passage，we know that grits and gravy _______．

What’s the writer’s attitude towards the renewal of Low Country cuisine in America？

The Enigma（谜）of Beauty
The search for beauty spans centuries and continents．Paintings of Egyptians dating back over 4,000 years show both men and women painting their nails and wearing makeup．In 18th-century France，wealthy noblemen wore large wigs (假发) of long，white hair to make themselves attractive．Today，people continue to devote a lot of time and money to their appearance．
There is at least one good reason for the desire to be attractive: beauty is power．Studies suggest that good-looking people make more money，get called on more often in class，and are regarded as friendlier．
But what exactly is beauty？ It’s difficult to describe it clearly，and yet we know it when we see it．And our awareness of it may start at a very early age．In one set of studies，six-month-old babies were shown a series of photographs．The faces on the pictures had been rated for attractiveness by a group of college students．In the studies，the babies spent more time looking at the attractive faces than the unattractive ones．
The idea that even babies can judge appearance makes perfect sense to many researchers．In studies by psychologists，men consistently showed a preference for women with larger eyes，fuller lips，and a smaller nose and chin while women prefer men with large shoulders and a narrow waist．According to scientists，the mind unconsciously tells men and women that these traits―the full lips，clear skin，strong shoulders―equal health and genetic well-being．
Not everyone thinks the same way，however．“Our hardwiredness can be changed by all sorts of expectations—mostly cultural,” says C．Loring Brace，an anthropologist at the University of Michigan．What is considered attractive in one culture might not be in another．Look at most Western fashion magazines: the women on the pages are thin．But is this “perfect” body type for women worldwide？ Scientists’ answer is no; what is considered beautiful is subjective and varies around the world．They found native peoples in southeast Peru preferred shapes regarded overweight in Western cultures．
For better or worse，beauty plays a role in our lives．But it is extremely difficult to describe exactly what makes one person attractive to another．Although there do seem to be certain physical traits considered universally appealing，it is also true that beauty does not always keep to a single，uniform standard．Beauty really is，as the saying goes，in the eye of the beholder．
People’s ideas about beauty _______．

In Paragraph 3，the babies in the study _______．

The underlined word “traits” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______．

We can learn from the passage that _______．

Virtual (虚拟) Teams
Virtual teams are a great way to enable teamwork in situations where people are not sitting in the same office at the same time．This is particularly so for businesses that use virtual teams to build global presence，or need less common skills or knowledge from people who are unwilling to travel．
Virtual teams are governed by the same basic principles as traditional teams．It is the way the team members communicate．They rely on special communication channels enabled by modern technologies，such as emails，faxes，and teleconferences，and alike．Due to more limited communication channels，the success of virtual teams is much more sensitive to the type of project the group works on，what people are selected，and how the team is managed．
One challenging case is the projects that rely heavily on integrated work．That is to say，when each person’s work depends significantly on what someone else is doing at the same moment，like in a sports team，there is an ongoing heavy exchange of information in real time，and the tasks have to go through a strict order within a short time．
Not everyone can perform well in a virtual team environment．Another important quality is communication skills．The team members must be able to communicate clearly and positively．
Managers of virtual teams need to pay much more attention to having clear goals，performance standards，and communication rules．People have various assumptions on what to expect from each other．
One of the biggest challenges of virtual teams is building trust between the team members．Trust is important for unblocking communication between members and increasing motivation of each person in the team．The issue of trust needs special attention at any stage of team existence．

E．Such teams are now widely used by companies and organizations to cut business costs．
F．Members of virtual teams communicate quite well although they never meet face-to-face．
G．To avoid misunderstanding，clear rules that everyone understands and agrees on are necessary．

你的美国朋友Chris目前在北京学习汉语，他对中国传统文化非常感兴趣。本周五下午你校将要举办一个文化讲座，请你根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件，邀请他来参加。
1．农业大学张教授讲解中国茶文化的历史和传播；
2．讲座后有交流和品茶活动；
3．你将陪同Chris并帮其翻译讲解。
注意：1．词数不少于50。
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Hi Chris
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Joe

假设你是红星中学2014～2015学年高二（1）班的学生李华，上周日你班组织到首都图书馆参加一天的文化志愿活动，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，用英语写一篇日记，记述活动的全过程。
注意： 1．词数不少于60。
2．日记的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

March 29th，Sunday                               Fine
Today some classmates and I served at Capital Library as volunteers．
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