天津市十二区县重点校高三第一次模拟联考英语试卷

----What are you going to do on May Day?
----　　　. If weather permits, I may go mountain-climbing with my friends.

The teacher’s encouragement doesn’t ______ mean your progress, so you should try your best as well.

Tony ____ the invitation, otherwise he would have attended your birthday party.

---- 　　　 ? You look really down.
---- I’m so tired of my job. There are endless problems to deal with.

----How could I apply for a course online?
----Just fill in this form and we _____ what we can do for you.

The course normally attracts 20 students per year, ____ up to half will be from overseas.

He tried to join the army but was _____ because of poor health, which made him depressed.

The early pioneers had to      many hardships to settle on the new land.

She cared more about her students than her own health. That’s why two years passed _____ she was treated for breast cancer.

The government will take some effective measures to control the heavy smog_____the northern China.

----Did you finish reading that long novel?
----No, I ran out of ______. It’s too long and I only completed half of it.

Wealth is important but as a matter of fact , I think , _____ is health that counts.

______ difficulty, you can reach me at this number. I’m always at your service.

Housing prices _____much higher now if the government hadn’t taken measures to control house dealing.

Your IQ isn’t _____determines whether you will succeed in your future life.

Born in 1963 in Sierra Visa, Arizona, USA, Jessica learned to live her life with her feet. Born without arms, she faced many        .
There were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would be able to live a “        ” life. However, Jessica’s father said he       had a tear about her birth condition. He had full confidence in her potential.
With the      of her parents and family, Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to       the world with her feet.
As a child, Jessica studied dance in her hometown. When her first       arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no       row.
Tentatively she took the stage with the other students and performed her      . When she finished, the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and      to continue dancing for 14 years.      , Jessica earned her first Black Belt in the International Taekwondo Federation at the age of 14.
After       from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona      she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology. When talking about her degree, she frequently         that psychology trusts the way people think has a greater       on their lives than a physical limitation.
Jessica’s most famous accomplishment was learning how to       . It took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to       the right aircraft: a 1946 415C Ercoupe Airplane. She       the Guinness World Record       being the first person certified to fly an airplane with only her feet.
Jessica now      a motivational speaker. She travels the world sharing her story and      people to be creative and innovative.

A．challenges B．trouble C．advantages D．influences

A．unique B．special C．normal D．unusual

A．frequently B．never C．ever D．certainly

A．argument B．understanding C．opposition D．support

A．decorate B．explore C．explode D．establish

A．performance B．image C．exhibition D．appearance

A．back B．front C．edge D．middle

A．line B．emotion C．routine D．behaviour

A．sympathy B．sorrow C．doubt D．confidence

A．Unfortunately B．Delightedly C．Disappointedly D．Hopefully

A．admitting B．entering C．graduating D．settling

A．which B．when C．what D．where

A．dreamed B．ignored C．explained D．refused

A．symbol B．frustration C．evidence D．impact

A．board B．fly C．seat D．launch

A．find B．lose C．cancel D．seek

A．experienced B．scheduled C．received D．praised

A．for B．against C．beyond D．within

A．describes as B．regards as C．treats as D．works as

A．amazing B．encouraging C．enjoying D．astonishing

Library Special Needs Service
Shellharbour City Library provides a rang of Library Special Needs Service for people who are unable to access our library service in the usual way. As long as you live in  Shellharbour City, we’ll provide a full rang of library services and resources including:
● Large printed and ordinary printed books
● Talking books on tape and CD
● DVDs and music CDs
● Magazines
● Reference and information requests
You will be asked to complete a ‘Statement of Need’ application form which must be signed by a medical professional.
Home delivery service
Let us know what you like to read and we will choose the resources for you.Our staff will deliver the resources to your home for free. We also provide a service where we can choose the resources for you or someone instead of you choose the things from the library .You can also choose the resources you need personally.
Talking books and captioned videos
The library can provide talking books for people who are unable to use printed books because of eye diseases. You don’t have to miss out on reading any more when you can borrow talking books from the library. If you have limited hearing which prevents you from enjoying movies, we can provide captioned videos for you at no charge.
Languages besides English
We can provide books in a rang of languages besides English. If possible, we will request these items from the State Library of NSW, Australia.
How to join?
Contact the Library Special Needs Coordinator to register or discuss if you are eligible for any of the services we provide ---Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am ---5pm on 4297 2522 for more information.
Library Special Needs Service are meant for         .

If people with eye diseases want to learn about history, they can choose         .

What can we learn from the passage?

To get home delivery service, you must        .

How can you learn more about the special service information?

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on well with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it had ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one number of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds: they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with me.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over. ”
What is the popular image of the teenagers today？

The study shows that teenagers don’t want to __________.

Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents ____________.

According to the writer, teenage rebellion __________.

What is the passage mainly about？

Why do human beings still risk their lives under ground and doing one of the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs in the world? It is an increasingly urgent question, given the recent mining accidents in Sago, W. Va and Huntington, Utah. A small group of engineers and robotics experts look forward to a day in the not-too-distant future when robots and other technology do most of the dangerous mining work. 
Robotic technology, in particular, holds much promise, McAteer says, especially when it comes to mapping mines and rescuing trapped miners --- the special operations of the mining industry.
One of the first mining robots was developed five years ago at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute. It was called Groundhog. It used lasers(激光器) to “see” in dark tunnels and map abandoned mines—some of the most dangerous work in the business. 
The latest design is called Cave Crawler. It’s a bit smaller than Groundhog，and even more advanced. It can take photos and videos and has more sensors that can detect the presence of dangerous gases. Incredibly，the robot has a real sense of logic. If it comes across an obstacle it gets momentarily confused. It has to think about what to do and where to go next. Sometimes it throws a fit just like a real person. 
The greatest problem, though, is cost. The money of the earliest research project was provided by the government, but that money had dried up, and it’s not clear where future money will come from. Partly for that reason, and partly because of advances in safety, mining is not nearly as dangerous as it was in the past. Since 1990, fatalities(致命性) have declined by 67% and injuries by 51% , according to the National Mining Association.
Some experts predict that robots in mines will serve much of the same function that they do in the automotive industry. The robots do the most boring and dangerous jobs，but won’t get rid of the need for human workers.
The latest robot is more advanced than Groundhog, mainly because ____.

The underlined phrase “throws a fit” in paragraph 4 probably means“______”

We can infer from the last paragraph that _____ .

We can infer from the text that ______.

What can be the best title for the text?

In a world as fast-changing and full of information as our own, all of us need to know how to learn well. Yet evidence suggests that most of us don’t use the learning techniques that science has proved the most effective.
The scientific literature evaluating these techniques goes back to decades and across thousands of articles. It’s far too extensive and complex for the average parent, teacher or employer to look through. Fortunately, a team of five leading psychologists have done the job for us.
Professor John Dunlosky and other psychologists closely examined 10 learning strategies and rated each from high to low utility(实用) on the basis of the evidence they’ve gathered. Here’s part of their conclusions:
In contrast to familiar practices, the effective learning strategies with the most evidence to support them aren’t well known outside the lab. Take distributed practice, for example. This strategy involves spreading out your study time, rather than engaging in one marathon. Cramming (死记硬背）information at the last minute may allow you to get through that test or meeting, but the material will quickly disappear from your memory. It’s much more effective to look through the material at intervals over time.
And the longer you want to remember the information, whether it’s two weeks or two years, the longer the intervals should be.
The second learning strategy that is highly recommended by Dunlosky is practice testing. Yes, more tests---but there not for a grade. Research shows that the mere act of calling information to mind strengthens that knowledge and aids in future retrieval (检索). While practice testing is not a common strategy---despite the strong evidence supporting it ---there is one familiar approach that captures its benefits: using flash cards. And now flash cards can be presented in digital form. Both distributed practice and practice testing were rated as having “high utility” by Dunlosky.
How did the psychologists study and rate the learning strategies?

The underlined word “extensive” in Para.2 means _____.

About distributed practice and practice testing, it’s true that _____.

The strategy of distributed practice shows that ______.

The evidence shows that the strategy of practice testing ______.

Speaking comes to most people as naturally as breathing. On many occasions our words are expressed without conscious thought; in fact we rarely stop and think about what we are saying. Thousands of words pour out of our mouths each day as our thoughts, opinions, judgments and beliefs are freely conveyed. Often, however, we are unconscious of the positive or negative effect which these words have on ourselves and the people around us.
Words have tremendous power. Words give out energy and a message which creates a reaction in others. Everything you say produces an effect in the world. Whatever you say to someone else will produce some kind of an effect in that person. We are constantly creating something, either positive or negative with our words.
An important key to success in life is to understand the power of words. A word is a permanent thought. Our thoughts do have a great effect on us even though they are internal. What we think affects the way we live our life, and affects our emotions, our attitudes and our behaviour. A thought spoken, however, has even more power. It can never be taken back ; it is out of our mouth and will have an effect. Our words have even more power than our thoughts because they not only affect ourselves, but the people and the world around us.
Successful people take control of their words, rather than letting their words control them. They are more conscious of their thoughts and words and the power they produce. Successful people understand that they need to speak positively rather than negatively in order to see success. Successful people are characterized by the words that they speak. They know the importance of speaking words that will build self-esteem and confidence, build relationships and build possibilities. They speak words of affirmation, encouragement, love, acceptance and appreciation.
Why does speaking come to most people as naturally as breathing ?(No more than 15 words) __________________________________________________________________________
Please explain the underlined word “ tremendous” in English. (No more than 2 words)
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Why do our words have even more power than our thoughts ?  (No more than 15 words)
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What do successful people speak in order to build confidence, relationships and possibilities? (No more than 15 words)
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What is the main idea of the passage?(No more than 15 words)
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·举办各种晚会，了解中国历史和中国传统文化，例如节日……
· 参观博物馆，长城等……
3. 活动意义……
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2. 可适当的加入细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯；
3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
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