北京市西城区高三二模英语试卷

— You look great!
— I ______ out. Check out my muscles!

______ Stephon Marbury is an American, he has become a role model among Beijing  basketball fans.

____ regular exercise is very important, it’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime.

It’s been discovered in the study ______ people are more relieved after forgiving others.

It suddenly occurred to him       he had left his keys in the office.

Grandpa was shocked by the news. Rarely ______ him so quiet.

This is not my story, nor ______ the whole story. My story plays out differently.

The report aims to explain how these conclusions ______.

Sometimes, ______ a patient a get-well card is better than visiting him.

In the darkness, she felt ________, but when she turned around, nobody was there.

It’s always hard to remember a name when one doesn’t have a face to go with ______.

Music should be taught routinely in schools because of the benefits _____ can have on the development of the brains of young children.

It was unusual that such close neighbors ______ not know one another.

Jack ________ have fought with the policeman.
—Yes. If one ________ ask for trouble, it can’t be helped.

The agent promised to keep the family members fully ______ of any developments.

— The professor gave a really good speech.
— I suggest you ______ him some specific questions about his work experience.

The order came that the medical supplies           to Beijing for the H1N1 flu soon.

A person who has never tasted bitter won’t know ______ sweet is.

The landlady prefers to have women in the apartment rather than men. She thinks women take______ care of things!

Many people have donated that type of blood; however, the blood bank needs _____.

Based on a true story, the film shows a hero racing ______ time to get back the stolen papers.

My father warned me       going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists.

I’ve made several travel plans for our vacation, but I’ll leave it to you ______ one.

Paris has some great museums ______ visitors can see fine works of impressionist painters.

In Australia, surfing is a popular sport among young people ____ they can seek excitement and adventure.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
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。
My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.
The first two               there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang          for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them. As we were           on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them          off at the walls or floor. However, one lady           my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t        like that. As we got           with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got.        she was singing, she was also           out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my        were to my students. People who worked at the care center could              to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling        about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.
Justin also       the same lady. The difference between us is that he        on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her         and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my        to let you know that.” This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No         can completely describe that touching moment...
It         a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a     that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself         to have witnessed his lesson.来

A．rooms B．buildings C．floors D．groups

A．bravely B．shyly C．madly D．beautifully

A．dancing B．meeting C．gathering D．singing

A．stared B．shut C．paid D．glared

A．looked B．caught C．escaped D．hurt

A．appear B．hear C．sound D．feel

A．louder B．nearer C．faster D．higher

A．Because B．As C．Since D．Though

A．moving B．reaching C．coming D．spreading

A．interests B．abilities C．feeling s D．responsibilities

A．speak B．object C．attend D．compare

A．afraid B．sure C．guilty D．scary

A．feared B．avoided C．helped D．noticed

A．called B．acted C．insisted D．kept

A．tears B．hands C．eyes D．face

A．time B．flower C．body D．cheek

A．words B．poems C．expressions D．songs

A．took B．wasted C．caused D．made

A．message B．lesson C．activity D．class

A．clever B．foolish C．right D．lucky

We’re always looking for well-written reviews of books, music, movies, television shows, websites, video games and other products. When writing a review, concentrate on exactly what you liked or didn’t like. Give examples of strengths and weaknesses, be descriptive and provide background information on an author, director, actor or musician, if possible. Find professional reviews in magazines or newspapers and see how reviewers deal with their topic, but be sure to express your own voice in your review.
Grammar Hint for Reviews: When describing a book, movie, album or anything else, use the present tense.
Book Reviews
Discuss an author’s technique, strengths and weaknesses instead of focusing on the plot. Does the story flow? Is there a strong sense of character and place? Did you stay up until dawn to finish it? Is it good reading for teenagers? What influence did it have on you and why? If you’ve read other books by the same author, discuss how this book compares.
Movie Reviews
Think of the major Oscar categories and consider the performances, music, lighting and setting, etc. Do these work together? Did some hold up while others didn’t? If the movie is based on a book, discuss whether one is better than the other and why. If the movie is a remake, compare the film to its original.
Remember that a well-written movie review should discuss strengths and weaknesses. Some readers may not have seen a movie yet, so don’t give away an exciting scene or the ending!
College Reviews
Begin by providing an overview of the college, including location, size and a description of the campus and/or dorm life. Think about all aspects of your college visit. What academic, athletic and after-class programs are available? What are the students like? What makes the college different from others? Every school has strengths and weaknesses. Be objective. Consider what the school has to offer and who might enjoy or benefit the most from attending there.
When writing a review, you ________.

Which aspects should be included in all three reviews?

Where can you probably find the passage?

My grandmother Adele loved culture and was generous with its gifts. When I was a child, she took me to museums, restaurants, dances. She showered me with gifts from her travels around the world. But I can only remember her giving me one book—a book that, to this day, I have not read. She presented me with her own favorite childhood book: Hans Brinker. My grandmother was happy to share this book with me. She even decorated the title page with her proud writing.
I tried to read it. I adored reading, and would dive into a new pile of books from the library all at once. But something about Hans Brinker just wouldn’t let me in. The story was set in Holland, a long time ago. It felt dull and unfamiliar—even though I was a fan of classics of other times and places. I simply read the first pages over and over. I could not progress.
Standing on a bookshelf in our living room, the book was like something I avoided. It scolded me for not being interested, for not trying hard enough, for disappointing my grandmother.
The book started to fit in, almost forgotten, until Adele asked. Had I read it? Did I like it? Always determined, she wanted to know the answer. I would make some kind of excuse, feel bad, and open it again, hoping for a new reaction. The book weighed on me.
Years passed and finally Adele and I both accepted that I would never read Hans Brinker. Eventually I cleared the book from the shelf. The Hans Brinker experience led me to set a rule that I’ve lived by ever since: Do not ask about a book given as a gift. Don’t ask, despite your desire to discuss it to grow closer. The desire for such connection is what gives book-giving with special meaning—and increases the owner’s possibility to be a letdown.
Guilt is basically the same as for all gifts, though. If the giver doesn’t have the pleasure of seeing or hearing about the gift being enjoyed, and asks whether it is, then the owner—unless she can truthfully say “yes”—either has to admit to not liking the present, or else lie on the spot. Neither is pleasant. So, don’t ask.
When the author was a kid, his grandmother ________.

What does the author think about the book his grandmother gave him?

The underlined sentence “The book weighed on me” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______.

The author learns from the Hans Brinker’s experience that never________.

Google has kicked off Google Science Fair (GSF) 2014, its annual online competition for
bright, creative and ambitious teenagers who want to change the world with science. While the project is led by Google, it also has the backing of the Lego Group and world-famous publications National Geographic and Scientific American. The competition is open for students aged 13 to 18, who can sign-up now, form a team and begin working on a submission.
The winner will be rewarded with a ten-day exploration to the Galapagos Islands aboard the National Geographic Endeavor, as well as a VIP tour of ‘Spaceport America’ in New Mexico. Google is also throwing in a $50,000 scholarship and $10,000 for the winner’s school to purchase cutting-edge science lab equipment.
Google suggests that each project should be “an in-depth investigation of a science question or engineering problem” but otherwise, it’s up to students to pick and develop an idea that follows the competition rules.
Completed projects need to be submitted by May 12, 2014 at 11:59 PDT. Google will announce the regional competitors in June, ahead of global finalists in August and the competition winners in September.
Interested? Here are the rules.
If you want to enter the competition as an individual (个人), you should register first. Complete requested information about yourself and your project in the registration section before creating your project. You may edit this later. Click the box stating that you have read, accept, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Terms.
Upon completion of registration you may begin working on your project. The project must follow the technical, creative, and legal entry requirements set out in these Official Rules and the Googlesciencefair.com Site. You will be required to complete all sections of the Project Site.
You may begin working on your project after completing the registration process, however, you may not submit it for judging until you have requested and received parental consent (允许). Once you have done this, your parent or guardian will receive an email from Google with instructions on how they can give their consent for you to participate. The project will not be judged unless this consent is received.
From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.

What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?

If you plan to enter GSF alone, you ________.

The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

Dear Mom, Clear My Calendar
September is around the corner, and some of us are already complaining about summer’s end. But parents have a special reason to do so. The end of summer means the start of school. And these days, planning a young child’s schedule is a big challenge. The challenge is no longer finding activities to fill a child’s day; it is saying no to the hundreds of options available. Our mailbox is filled with brochures urging us to sign our kids up for classes from cooking to martial arts(武术).
Educators are themselves discouraged by the number of special classes that many children attend. In the name of “enrichment,” three-year-olds not only go to preschool in the morning but study French or gymnastics after lunch. One teacher tells of a four-year-old asking for help in the toilet before hurrying off to tennis. Another teacher says that children sometimes hold on to her at pickup time. What happened to unstructured time?
A generous explanation is that we enjoy giving children opportunities we never had. The truth however is that many parents have doubts about how much time they spend away from their families. And one way to reduce this guilt is to believe that time spent in these classes is somehow more beneficial to children than the time we know we should be giving them ourselves.
David Elkind, an expert on children, suggests that the 1960s gave birth to the belief that earlier is better. Parents hope that early music lessons, for example will build a child’s confidence. The truth, however, is that any time children are asked to do too much, too soon, they are at greater risk for feelings of failure.
A child’s time does not have to be planned to be meaningful. Remember the lazy days of summer? Some children sleep late and play with the kids across the street until it’s time to come home for dinner. However, with the majority of mothers working, fewer children enjoy that idle (空闲的) time now.
Come September, children across the country will finish a full day of kindergarten, only to attend an after-school program until 6 P.M., when a working mom or dad comes to take them home. That’s too much for a five-year old. Finances, of course, do limit some parents. But let’s be honest with ourselves – our own busy schedules, whatever they involve, are no excuse for burdening a young child’s.
The author holds that it’s a challenge to plan a schedule for a child mainly because _____.

What the two teachers say in Paragraph 2 implies that _____.

According to the author, what is the real reason for parents to send their children to after-school classes?

Which of the following will the author probably agree with?

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Flash Mob: The Pop Culture
If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don’t need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob. Who are they? Are they mobs (暴民)? Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly separate.
A flash mob is usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks.At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some tasks such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their lungs for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive.
Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3, 2003  at Macy’s department store. More than one hundred people stepped onto the ninth floor carpet department of Macy’s department store, gathering around an expensive carpet. Following this flash mob, about 200 people flooded the lounge of the Hyatt hotel and applauded for about fifteen seconds.
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing, but it might also frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. They also have enormous economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.
People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans gathered outside the railway station in Liverpool. They were singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. And in another example, some people took part in a flash mob to tell more people not to use negative words.
Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.

E. A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises.
F. The messages may be forwarded to friends, who forward to more people.
G. Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction.

你在北京的英国朋友Tom非常喜欢中国绘画。请你根据以下信息，给Tom写信，告诉他近期将要举办的一个画展，并建议他去参观。
1. 时间：5月10日到25日 [来源#~@:*zzstep&.com]
2. 地点：中国美术馆
3. 内容：张大千100多幅绘画作品
4. 画家简介：中国20世纪国画大师，擅长多种画法，在山水画方面卓有成就。
注意：1.词数不少于50。
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
4. 参考词汇：landscape 山水画；山水画法
Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua

假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的学生李华，校报英文版正在开展“续写雷锋日记”活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，将你所做的一件好事以日记形式记述下来，向校报投稿。
注意：1．日记的开头已为你写好。[来%^~源&:中#教网]
2．词数不少于60。

Saturday, May 3                                                     Fine
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