北京市西城区2013届高三4月第一次模拟考试 英语

北京市西城区21．John is as good as his word．he makes a promise, he will keep it．A．Before B．While C．Although D．Once 22．Theater fans love New York, _ offers a variety of Broadway plays．A．which B．where C．that D．who23．From our window we have a good view of the open fields, into the distance．A．to reach B．having reached C．reaching D．reached 24．Sorry about the mess．The house at the moment．A．has painted B．had painted C．is being painted D．will be painted 25．Egg prices usually in the spring when they are most plentiful．A．are dropping B．drop C．have dropped D．will drop26．I walked past your house last night．There was an awful lot of noise．What you ?A．did; do B．would; do C．had; done D．were; doing 27．—George, good luck with your English exam !—Gosh, I wish I for it last night!A．have studied B．studied C．had studied D．would study 28．— Did you like Mr．Green's lecture?—Yes，any description．I will come again with my classmates．A．over B．in C．beyond D．for29．All the books by the students are reported to have been sent to the children in the countryside the other day．A．having offered B．to be offered C．offering D．offered 30．—I for more than 30 years ! I'm going to retire soon．—Really? You don’t look a day over 40．A．worked B．have been working C．had worked D．am working 31．—Bill, be careful!—Don't worry．I _ break it．A．can't B．won't C．shouldn't D．needn't32．I am sure that if it came to that point, he would do is expected of him．A．what B．when C．which D．as33．I'm working on my fitness and I will be ready in a couple of weeks, not sooner．A．if B．unless C．as D．until34．Look! How active the guys are ! Never before my students so enthusiastic．A．I see B．I have seen C．do I see D．have I seen 35．A discovery is said to be accident meeting prepared mind．A．the; a B．an; a C．the; the D．an; the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。

西城区高三统一测试英语2019.4本试卷共9页，共120分。

考试时长100分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

AI often help my mom cook and baked chicken is my favorite thing to make. One day, when mom was sick, I tried to make the chicken all by myself. I washed the chicken and put it in a pan in the oven 1 (bake). When the bell rang to tell me the chicken was done, I opened the oven door. Guess what? The chicken was not cooked! I started to laugh. I forgot to turn 2 the oven! Did you know what I did next? I 3 (order) pizza. Mom was happy I “cooked” by myself and we could eat the pizza together.BChocolate was first used as a drink over 3,500 years ago in Central America. It was very popular with the Mayans and the Aztecs. In fact, cocoa beans were very important to people there. That was 4 they were used as money. In the beginning, cocoa 5 (plant) in Ecuador, which was, for a long time, the world’s number-one producer of cocoa beans. It is still one of the top 6 (producer) of the beans, but nowadays more than 70 per cent of cocoa beans come from West Africa.CWallace’s giant bee is the world’s 7 (large) bee, with a body the size of a human thumb and wings that can spread to about 2.5 inches. That may sound 8 (frighten), but the bee isn’t likely to hurt anyone. It uses its large jaws (嘴) to collect a sticky goo, called resin, from trees. The bee 9 (make) its home in termite mounds (白蚁丘) found on trees, using the resin to protect its nest from the termites. Until recently, the bee had been seen by scientists only 10 (two), once in 1868 and again in 1981.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。

北京市西城区2012届高三4月第一次模拟考试试题英语试题本试卷共150分。

考试时长120分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

注意事项：1．考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

2．答题前考生务必将答题卡上的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写。

3．答题卡上选择题必须用2B铅笔作答，将选中项涂满涂黑，黑度以盖住框内字母为准，修改时用橡皮擦除干净。

非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，未在对应的答题区域内作答或超出答题区域作答的均不得分。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话你将听一遍。

1．What drink does the man like?A．Tea． B．Coffee．C．Cold water．2．What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?A．Husband and wife．B．Waiter and customer．C．Father and daughter3．Who is returning to Canada tomorrow?A．John．B．Steven．C．Alicia．4．What's the woman's job?A．A customs officer． B．A policewoman．C．A bank clerk．5: What does the woman mean?A．She must go home now．B．She can stay a little longer．C．She is waiting for her parents．第二节（共10小题；每题1．5分，满分15分）听下面4段对话或独白。

21．I need to get another dictionary, because ______ cover is dirty and ______ page is missing．A．a; a B．a; the C．the; a D．the; the22．—This is the most exciting movie I have ever watched．—Where did you get that DVD? I ______ to find it since last summer．A．was trying B．tried C．had tried D．have been trying23．______ people's living standards, the central government will take more measures in the coming years．A．To raise B．Raise C．Raising D．Raised24．He suddenly fell ill, ______ prevented him from attending his friend's wedding．A．why B．what C．that D．which25．—What's the result of the football match?—Listen! The latest news about it ______．A．broadcast B．will broadcastC．is being broadcast D．has been broadcast26．—What should I wear to the party?—Well, it isn't very formal．You ______ wear whatever you like．A．can B．must C．should D．need．27．There's no snake known that will habitually attack human beings unless _____ with its life．A．threaten B．threatened C．threatening D．having threatened 28．—Honey, what would you like to have?—I've looked through the menu, but I can't decide ______ to order．A．when B．where C．what D．how29．He told me to start early, ______ me that the roads would be crowded．A．reminding B．to remind C．reminded D．remind30．—Have you got enough members?—Carol says she will join us ______ the salary meets her expectations．A．until B．if C．though D．unless31．Even though Sara had practiced her speech repeatedly, she ______ its conclusion at the talk show．A．forgets B．has forgotten C．forgot D．had forgotten32．After looking at many new cars, I found ______ which I would accept just as suitable．A．it B．this C．that D．one33．I might be able to tell you which bus to take if I knew ______ on the map we are now．A．that B．where C．what D．how34．If you had brought your swimsuit with you, we ______ swimming in the lake now．A．could go B．could have gone C．can go D．have gone35．—What a nice jacket! It looks good on me!—Don't you think it is too tight ______ the shoulders?A．beyond B．between C．from D．across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。

2013届北京西城区高三英语一模试卷及答案北京市西城区2012—2013学年度高三第一学期期末考试英语试题本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What kind of movie does the woman probably want to see?A．A comedy．B．A science movie．C．An action movie．2．What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A．Husband and wife．B．Teacher and student．C．Classmates．3．What time does the TV series begin?A．At 8：00．B．At 8：30．C．At 9：00．4．Where does this conversation probably take place?A．In a shop．B．In a restaurant．C．In a bank.5．How would the man like to make the trip?A．By air．B．By car．C．On foot第二节（共10小题；每小题1．5分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。

每段对话或独自后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。

听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

北京西城高三一模英语试题及西城区高三统一测试英语本试卷共9 页，共 120 分。

考试时长100 分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一局部：知识运用〔共两节，45 分〕第一节单项填空〔共15 小题；每题1 分，共 15 分〕从每题所给的A 、B 、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例： It ’s so nice to hear from her again.A. What’ s moreC. In other words答案是 D。

, we last met more than thirty years ago.B.That ’ s to sayD. Believe it or not1. — Is there a hospital nearby? I hurt my ankle, and cannot move now.— It ’ s about 3 blocks away. Iyou there.A. tookB. takeC. will takeD. have taken2.Rosa _____ this washing machine for more than ten years. She is thinking about buying anew one.A. is usingB. usedC. had usedD. has been using3. This course is of great interest to students, _____ to improve their writing skills.A. hopeB. to hopeC. hopingD. hoped4.—Vivien, you look blue. What ’s wrong?—There are so many papers _____. I’m really busy recently.A. finishB. to finishC. finishingD. finished5. _____ at the differences between her culture and theirs, Annie wanted to return home.A. Confusing?B. Confused ?C. Having confused?D. To confuse6. The old bank, _____ appearance is not a pretty sight, is extremely beautiful on the inside.A. whoseB. whereC. whenD. which7. The famous player tried again and again after each failure. T hat ’s_____ he succeeded at last.A. whatB. whenC. whetherD. whyually Beijing Roast Duck _____ together with special pancakes, green onions andsweet sauce.A. was servedB. will serveC. is servedD. served9. _____ gas prices are rising, people are looking for less expensive ways to get around.A. Now thatB. Even ifC. AlthoughD. Unless10. _____ annoys the teacher most is that all the students are too quiet in class.A. WhatB. ThatC. WhenD. Who11.Passengers _____ talk to the driver while the bus is moving, because it will take his focus offthe road.A. would notB. must notC. may notD. need not12. _____ to manage time wisely, and you can make the most out of each day.A. LearningB. To learnC. LearnedD. Learn13. It rained this morning, _____ actually didn ’ t bother me becauselikewalkingI in the rain.A. whatB. whenC. whereD. which14. Parents need to encourage kids to develop their potential _____ putting too much pressure on北京西城高三一模英语试题及them.A. withoutB. besidesC. byD. for 15. —What a shame! We misunderstood each other for such a long time.—Yes, I wish I _____ with you earlier. A. communicate C. communicated第二 完形填空〔共20 小 ；每小 分，共 下面短文，掌握其大意，从每 所 的将 涂黑。

北京市西城区2013届高三第一次模拟考试（英语）【2013西城一模】第二部分：知识运用（共两节, 45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，共15分）21．John is as good as his word． he makes a promise, he will keep it．A． Before B． While C．Although D．Once22．Theater fans love New York, _ offers a variety of Broadway plays．A．which B．where C．that D．who23．From our window we have a good view of the open fields, into the distance．A．to reach B．having reached C．reaching D．reached24．Sorry about the mess．The house at the moment．A．has painted B．had painted C．is being painted D．will be painted25．Egg prices usually in the spring when they are most plentiful．A．are dropping B．drop C．have dropped D．will drop26．I walked past your house last night．There was an awful lot of noise．What you ?A．did; do B．would; do C．had; done D．were; doing 27．—George, good luck with your English exam !—Gosh, I wish I for it last night!A．have studied B．studied C．had studied D．would study28．— Did you like Mr．Green's lecture?—Yes， any description．I will come again with my classmates．A．over B．in C．beyond D．for29．All the books by the students are reported to have been sent to the children in the countryside the other day．A．having offered B．to be offered C．offering D． offered30．—I for more than 30 years ! I'm going to retire soon．—Really? You don’t look a day over 40．A．worked B．have been working C．had worked D．am working31．—Bill, be careful!—Don't worry． I _ break it．A．can't B．won't C．shouldn't D．needn't32．I am sure that if it came to that point, he would do is expected of him．A．what B．when C．which D．as33．I'm working on my fitness and I will be ready in a couple of weeks, not sooner．A．if B．unless C．as D．until34．Look! How active the guys are ! Never before my students so enthusiastic．A．I see B．I have seen C．do I see D．have I seen35．A discovery is said to be accident meeting prepared mind．A．the; a B．an; a C．the; the D．an; the第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while．Yet, I 36 myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway．I had never seen so many people there on a weekday．It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many 37 as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package 38 ．The queue moved very slowly．My patience ran out and I got 39 ．The longer it took, the angrier I became．When I got to the counter finally, I finished my 40 quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door．"Excuse me," I said, trying not to be too pushy．Several people had to move 41 to make room for me to get to the 42 ．I stepped out, complaining about the 43 conditions．Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot．A woman was coming across the lot in my 44 ．She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy．I 45 that she looked as if she could breathe fire．It stopped me in my tracks．I 46 _ myself and it wasn't pretty．Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a _47 day．My anger melted away．I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a 48 ．So I did what I could in a minute 49 she hurried past me－I smiled．In a second everything changed．She was astonished, then somewhat 50 ．Then her face softened and her shoulders 51 ．I saw her take a deep breath．Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other．I continued to smile all the way to my _52 ．Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do． From then on, I became aware of people's 53 and my own, the way we show our feelings．NowI use that _54 every day to let it 55 me that when facing the world, I can try a smile．36．A．found B．helped C．troubled D．enjoyed37．A．things B．packages C．chances D．dollars38．A．lifted B．cashed C．weighed D．carried39．A．pleased B．disappointed C．delighted D．annoyed40．A．business B．choice C．situation D．attitude41．A．away B．about C．along D．aside42．A．counter B．cashier C．exit D．entrance43．A．weather B．service C．work D．shopping 44．A．satisfaction B．decision C．direction D．imagination 45．A．announced B．discovered C．proved D．noticed46．A．trusted B．recognized C．hid D．persuaded47．A．rough B．bright C．big D．nice48．A．gentleman B．stranger C．customer D．passenger49．A．until B．though C．before D．since50．A．attracted B．frightened C．cheered D．confused51．A．trembled B．raised C．relaxed D．tightened52．A．car B．office C．home D．doctor 53．A．appearances B．reactions C．behaviors D．expressions 54．A．treatment B．awareness C．conclusion D．achievement 55．A．remind B．show C．give D．tell第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）AThe Doll and the White RoseI was walking around in a mall, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back．The cashier said, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．”The little boy seemed very disappointed．I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to．"It's the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas．She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her: But Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now．I have to give the doll to my mommy sothat she can give it to my sister when she goes there．"His eyes were so sad．"My sister has gone to be with God．Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister．”My heart nearly stopped．The little boy looked up at me and continued, "I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet．I need her to wait until I come back from the mall．"I quickly reached for my wallet and said," Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll．""OK, I hope I do have enough," he said．I put some of my money with his without him seeing and we started to count it．There was enough for the doll and even some spare money．Surprisingly, the little boy cried, "Thank you God for giving me enough money!" Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that Mommy could give it to my sister． He heard me! I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much．But he gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose ! "Then I remembered two days before a local newspaper reported an accident in which a woman and a little girl were badly injured．The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state．Was this the family of the little boy?Two days after I met the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the woman had passed away．I couldn't stop myself from going to the funeral．Teary-eyed, I felt that my life had been changed forever．56．The boy wanted to buy the doll because ．A．he had always been eager for such a dollB．Santa Claus didn't give him any Christmas giftC．he would give it to his mother as a birthday surpriseD．he wanted to turn his sister's Christmas wish into reality57．We can learn from the story that ．A．the boy's sister died after staying in hospital for two weeksB．the boy's family were all seriously injured in a car accidentC．the author gave the boy some extra money without his noticeD．the boy's mother always wished to receive a white rose on Christmas58．The story most probably conveys the message that ．A．a kind act can bring joy and hope to othersB．a gift is a perfect way to express love for othersC．losing a family member is a heavy blow to childrenD．a religious belief can help one solve problems in his lifeB"Panopticon" is a place in which everything is in full view of others．A recent New York Times " House and Home" article featured the story of a man who lives in a glass house．Every wall in his home is transparent; he has no walls to hide behind, not even in the bathroom．Of course, he lives in a remote area where he doesn't exactly have neighbors looking in and watching his every move．But he has chosen to live without any physical privacy in a home that allows every action to be seen．He has created his own panopticon of sorts． The term panopticon was coined by Jeremy Bentham in the late eighteenth century when he was describing an idea for how prisons should be designed．The prisoners' cells would be placed in a circle with a guard tower in the middle．All walls facing the center of the circle would be glass．In that way, every prisoner's cell would be in full view of the guards．The prisoners could do nothing unobserved, but the prisoners would not be able to see the guard tower．They would know they were being watched - or rather, they would know that they could be being watched －but because they could not see the observer, they would never know when the guard was actually monitoring their actions．Similarly, it is common that people behave differently when they know they are being watched．We act differently when we know someone is looking; we act differently when we think someone else might be looking．In these situations, we are less likely to be ourselves; instead, we will act the way we think we should act when we are being observed by others．In our wired society, many talk of the panopticon as a metaphor （隐喻） for the future．But in many ways, the panopticon is already here．Monitoring cameras are everywhere, and we often don't even know our actions are being recorded．In addition, we leave a record of everything we do online．And most of us have no idea just how much information about us has been recorded and how much data is available to various sources．We can do little to stop the information gathering and exchange and can only hope to be able to control the damage if something goes wrong．59．According to the passage, a panopticon is ．A．a prison cellB．a house that is transparentC．a tower that provides a broad viewD．a place where everything can be seen by others60．From Paragraph 3, we learn that panopticon ．A．is not applicable outside the prisonB．is used everywhere in public placesC．is an effective tool to control prisonersD．is an effective tool to share information．61．Why does the author say that panopticon is already here?A．Because our privacy is completely transparent．B．Because we are all prisoners m our own homes．C．Because our actions are observed and recorded in many cases．D．Because we are always afraid that someone might be watching us62．A key difference between prison panopticon and panopticon in our daily life is that ． A．prisoners can see their observers, but we can'tB．prisoners know that they may be being watched, but we often don'tC．prisoners are more protected in their panopticon than we are in oursD．prisoners are less observed about privacy issues than technology usersCI want to talk about the economy．Not "the economy" we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians' speeches．I want to talk about the real economy, the one we live in day by day．Most people aren't particularly interested in "the economy"．"Share prices are flying high; interest rates are soaring; the Dow Jones Index closed sixty-three points down on 8472．35．" We hear this and subconsciously switch off．Notice that "the economy" is not the same as the economy, "The economy" is what men in suits play with to make vast personal wealth．The economy is where the rest of us live on a daily basis, earning our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life．We are supposed to be benefiting from all the advantages of a well-off society．So why do we feel tired and stressed? We have no time for anything other than work, which is ridiculous given the number of labor-saving devices in our lives．Our towns become more and more crowded．Wepoison our air and seas, and our food is full of chemicals．There's something wrong here．If times were truly good, then you may think we'd all feel optimistic about the future．Yet the majority of us are deeply worried．More than 90 percent of us think we are too concerned about ourselves and not concerned enough about future generations．The term "economic expansion" suggests something desirable, but expansion simply means spending more money．More spending doesn't mean that life is getting better．We all know it often means the opposite - greed, crime, poverty, pollution．More spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and consumption．Unless money keeps circulating, the economy breaks down．If we don't keep consuming, the whole system goes into stalemate（僵局）．How do we break the cycle and make some changes? We need to become far more aware of the results of our actions．We buy clothes that are made in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world．We create mountains of waste．We demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it totally lacks taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land．The consumption culture makes us unaware of the effect of our own behavior．Our main problem is not that we don't know what to do about it．It is gathering the desire to do it．63．According to the author, which one belongs to the real economy?A．The Dow Jones Index．B．Increases in interest rates．C．Skyrocketing share prices．D．Shopping in a supermarket．64．It can be concluded from Paragraph 4 that ．A．people are benefiting from a well-off societyB．the future generation is a big concern for most peopleC．the majority of people are optimistic about the futureD．people still feel much pressure despite labor-saving devices65．What is true about economic expansion?A．It guarantees a better life for us．B．It may lead to some social problems．C．It will stop the circulation of money．D．It has only brought desirable effects．66．The author writes the passage mainly to ．A．call on us to change our behaviorB．suggest a solution for over-consumptionC．make a distinction between two economiesD．inform us of the effects of economic expansionDYou Are What You EatGenetic（基因的）engineering is the scientific change of the genetic material in a living organism． It allows scientists to identify specific genes, to remove them from an organism's chromosomes （染色体）, improve them, analyze them, and possibly clone them, and to then reinsert the changed gene into the original organism, or a completely different organism．Unlike traditional breeding （繁殖）, where a desired quality would be bred within the same species, genetic engineering can insert desired ones into organisms of different species．Wow…Did you catch that?Genetic engineering creates many positive contributions to agriculture． For example, by genetically engineered（GE）foods, anti-cancer agents, minerals and vitamins can be increased．Improved taste, shelf life, and better transport are all possible．Also, GE plants can increase pest and bacterial resistance, therefore, making the food safe for consumers．But some argue that the possible negative effects outweigh the positives, and critics are starting to voice their concerns． Unlike Europe, in the United States labeling is not required on genetically engineered foods or on foods that contain genetically engineered products． Most Americans do not realize that they are, in fact, eating GE foods．The public is also concerned about the unknown health risks．With limited understanding of genes, scientists cannot predict possible effects．Because most genes introduced into GE plants come from sources not introduced into the human body, it is impossible to know if they will cause reactions． Moreover, due to the lack of labeling if allergies develop, it will be extremely difficult to find the origin of them．There is also a major moral question in many minds．For many, the conflict is not if it is safe or not, but it disturbs them because it is unnatural and unnecessary．We are currently producing one and a half times the amount of food needed to feed the world, yet one in seven people are starving．GE food is unnecessary, and fails to address the root of hunger． Many believethat the only people who will benefit are the corporations that produce it．Scientists cannot foresee t．he possible effects of GE foods, yet we eat them every day without even knowing it．We already have enough food, so why create more that could be potentially harmful to us, to the Earth and to all wildlife? I think that the benefits are amazing, but until we know for sure how these foods will affect us, they are not worth the risk．67．According to the passage, traditional breeding is different from genetic engineering in that ．A．traditional breeding changes the genes in the same speciesB．traditional breeding changes the genes in different speciesC．traditional breeding takes place within the same speciesD．traditional breeding is more scientific68．"The lack of labeling" in Paragraph 4 indicates ．A．information concerning gene sources is unavailable to customersB．it is currently possible to find the origins of some allergiesC．scientists try to hide potential dangers from customersD．the US government is responsible for GE food69．According to Paragraph 5, GE food is unnecessary because ．A．it won't help solve the problem of hunger in the worldB．there are potential dangers in producing GE foodC．we're now producing more food than beforeD．customers will benefit from GE food70．What is the author's attitude towards genetic engineering?A．Welcoming．B．Disapproving．C．Unconcerned． D．Optimistic．第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

西城区高三统一测试英语本试卷共11页，共150分。

考试时长120分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题分，共分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话你将听一遍。

例：What is the man going to read?A. A newspaper.B. A magazine.C. A book.答案是A。

1. Where are the two speakers?A. On the plane. A. On the bus. C. On the train.2. What is the weather going to be like this weekend?A. Sunny.B. Cloudy.C. Rainy.3. Who is the woman?A. A cleaner.B. A secretary.C. A manager.4. What will the woman probably do during the holiday?A. Visit her sister.B. Shop in her city.C. Travel in Hangzhou.5. Why can’t the woman take the direct route?A. The road is under construction.B. The right-hand lane is closed.C. There is no exit.第二节（共10小题；每小题分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。

2022-2023学年北京市西城区高三（第1次）模拟考试英语试卷As a child growing up in the 1980s, Marlene Irvin took many trips to Joyland, an amusement park in her hometown of Wichita, Kansas. She got excited the moment her family drove into Joyland's parking lot. "The carousel circling at the entrance to the park was always the (1) for me," Marlene said. "I could watch the horses for hours."Joyland certainly made a/an (2) impression on Marlene, as she got her "first real job" years later at Wichita's Chance Manufacturing, the largest maker of amusement park rides in the world at the time. Marlene started in thefiberglass workshop, where the carousel horses' frames, along with parts for Ferris wheels, roller coasters, and other rides, were pieced together.She (3) found her way to Chance's art and decoration department, becoming one of the lead horse artists. Then, after working at Chance for nearly fifteen years, Marlene decided to start her own business, focusing on carouselrestoration.Around the same time, Joyland started experiencing a (4) in attendance.At last, to the heartbreak of Wichitans young and old, Joyland (5) after more than fifty years of operation. Local preservation organizations purchased some of the park's historical items, and Joyland's thirty-six carousel horses weredonated to Botanica, a Wichita-owned botanical garden. Botanica asked Marlene to (6) the old, broken horses, and she accepted the challenge.As Marlene finished each horse, Botanica (7) them for the public to see.Although they looked (8) compared to their glory (辉煌) days at Joyland,thanks to Marlene's artistic efforts, the horses impressed observers even more than they had before. When native Wichitans saw them, theirmost (9) question was: "Will we be able to ride them?" Even as (10) , they remembered riding the horses at Joyland when they were kids.Marlene always smiled and answered: "They've been waiting for you to come back."1. A. memory B. dream C. highlight D. comfort2. A. immediate B. lasting C. accurate D. general3. A. suddenly B. definitely C. hesitantly D. eventually4. A. decline B. break C. boost D. return5. A. went down B. fell down C. got down D. shut down6. A. replace B. rearrange C. restore D. reuse7. A. displayed B. moved C. protected D. advertised8. A. modern B. different C. attractive D. unique9. A. basic B. unexpected C. common D. remarkable10. A. repairmen B. customers C. residents D. adults11.My name is Barbara and I work at a department store. I (1) (work) there for one year when another Barbara joined the staff. Then I changed my name tag from "Barb" to "Barbie". (2) made me feel funny was how small kids talked about me. "Is she really Barbie?" they asked. I changed it at my other job, too and began answering the phone, "This is Barbie. How can I help you?" The callers have gotten used to that over time, ninety percent of (3) now respond with my name: "Barbie, can you tell me." Pronouncing that long "e" sound forces your mouth into a smile, but I have found the smile is usually returned voluntarily.(1)(2)(3)12. It's said that for the Englishman, his house is his castle. However, this does not mean that his house is a beautiful palace that others (1) (invite) to see. For the British, the home is a place to protect oneself from the outside world. It's a private place in which he goes to hide away (2) the troubles of life. To the American, the home is an expression of (3) (he). Much money is often spenton each and every room (4) (create) the right "feel" according to the person's lifestyle. Therefore, he is happy to show his house to others.(1)(2)(3)(4)13. Smoke jumpers are firefighters, trained to fight fires in places that fireengines can't reach. They travel in small planes and, (1) (use) a parachute, jump into remote wild areas to fight fires. Smoke jumpers have to respondquickly. While a fire is still small, the pilot (2) (drop) team members into the area as needed. Their first job may be to build a fire line to stop the fire from spreading. Water is sent down to them. Smoke jumpers must be (3) (high) trained, very experienced and extremely fit. Their job is very dangerous.(1)(2)(3)EDear Teachers and Parents,This June, during Financial Literacy Month, we have some to share.In 2015, a free online financial education course named FutureSmart was introduced to middle school students, specifically intended for this group at a time in their lives when financial habits take hold and grow.Fast forward to today, FutureSmart, available in English and Spanish, has reached over 13,000 schools across all 50 states. More than two million students have completed the course, with almost half coming from low-to-moderate income families.But we arenˈt stopping there. We promise to reach four million more students by the end of 2025.Why? Because this moment calls for brave action. Never before have money management and investment decisions been so easy to conduct at any time or place through the use of a smartphone. It is time to offer students more critical financial literacy education to encourage them to make good financial decisions on a daily basis as they make their way through a complex world.From weighing opportunity costs to delaying instant satisfaction for long-term financial gain, FutureSmart educates our youth using hands-on simulations (模拟) to introduce concepts like daily financial decisions and the rewards of long-termplanning. Teaching young learners how to build solid financial foundations is an important step in building financially healthy communities.Although our work is far from complete, we know that FutureSmart works. And it works exceptionally well.In the largest study of its kind, supported by the MassMutual Foundation and EVERFI, the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute (UMDI) recently concluded that 90% of students saw a statistically significant and educationally meaningful increase in knowledge after taking the FutureSmart course.Whatˈs more, these results were consistent across all student demographics including race, age, gender, school year, and socioeconomic status.We have a long way to go to reach every single middle school student, but we welcome the challenge. Together, our teams have started a movement to provide equal access to financial education, and we invite others to join us.Visit getfuturesmart. com to learn more and see how you can bring FutureSmart to the young people in your life.MICHAEL FANNING RAY MARTINEZHead of MassMutual US President and Co-Founder of EVERFI14. The course FutureSmart________.A. is offered in two different languagesB. requires skillful smartphone operationC. has been bought by a large number of schoolsD. targets students from low-to-moderate income families15. How does FutureSmart introduce financial concepts?A. By establishing financially healthy communities.B. By managing opportunities and rewards.C. By simulating real-life situations.D. By delaying financial gain.16. After taking the course, the students should be able to__________.A. improve their academic performanceB. accept financial challenges at any timeC. understand people from various backgroundsD. build a stable financial foundation for the futureFI was sitting in a chemistry lab class during my first year of university, nervous about the experiment we were to perform. I grabbed a pipette and, as I feared, my hand started to shake. The experience was disheartening. I was hoping to pursue a career in science, but I started to wonder whether that would be possible. I thought my dreams had crashed to the ground.I was a boy born with brain damage. My family managed to find good doctors where we lived, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, and I took part in clinical trials testing new treatments. Shortly after my first birthday, I started walking and it became clear my intelligence function was unaffected. So, in some sense, I was lucky. Still, I couldn't do some things growing up. Both hands shook, especially when I was nervous or embarrassed. My left hand was much worse than my right, so I learned to write and do simple tasks with my right hand, but it wasn't easy to do anything precisely.As a teenager, I faced a lot of bullying at school. Feeling alone, I joined a study group called "The natural world". I thought that getting into the world of animals would keep me away from people. That's how I came into the field of biology. At university, I enjoyed the lectures in my science classes. Many lab tasks proved impossible, however. As I struggled with my mood, I read a book about depression. From then on, the physiology of mental disorders became my scientific passion. I looked into what was being done locally and was excited to discover a lab that did behavioral experiments in rats to study depression.At the end of my second year, I approached the professor of the lab to see whether I could work with her. I was afraid to admit I couldn't do some lab tasks. To my relief, she was completely supportive. She set me to work performing behavioral experiments for others in the lab with the help of colleagues. I loved the supportive atmosphere and stayed there to complete my master's and Ph.D.I've come to realize that my hands aren't the barrier I thought they were. By making use of my abilities and working as part of a team, I've been able to follow my passions. I've also realized that there's much more to being a scientist than performing the physical labor. I may not collect all the data in my papers, but I'm fully capable of designing experiments and interpreting results, which, to me, is the most exciting part of science.17. What was the author's dream?A. To live a normal life.B. To become a scientist.C. To get a master's degree.D. To recover from depression.18. The author said he was lucky in Paragraph 2 because ________.A. he didn't lose the function of both handsB. he learned how to walk at the age of oneC. his family could afford to see good doctorsD. his brain damage didn't affect his intellectual capacity19. From the passage, it is clear that ________.A. the author's own depression inspired him to help others with mental disordersB. the author was surrounded by a team who urged him to further his studyC. the author's loneliness moved him towards the world of biologyD. the author finally finished the lab tasks on his own20. What message does the author want to express?A. Loving yourself makes a difference.B. Opportunity follows prepared people.C. A bright future begins with a small dream.D. The sun somehow shines through the storm.GImagine a simple blood test that could flag most kinds of cancers at the earliest, most curable stage. Liquid biopsies could, in theory, detect a tumor (肿瘤) well before it could be found by touch, symptoms or imaging. Blood tests could avoid the need for surgeons to cut tissue samples and make it possible to reveal cancer hiding in places needles and scalpels cannot safely reach. They could also determine what type of cancer is taking root to help doctors decide what treatment might work best to destroy it.Liquid biopsies are not yet in hand, because it is hard to find definitive cancer signals in a tube of blood, but progress in recent years has been impressive. Last year the journal Science published the first big prospective study of a liquid biopsy for DNA and proteins from multiple types of cancers. Though far from perfect, the blood test called CancerSEEK found 26 tumors that had not been discovered with conventional screenings.Liquid biopsies can rely on a variety of biomarkers in addition to tumor DNA and proteins, such as free-floating cancer cells themselves. But what makes the search difficult, Ana Robles, a cancer biologist of the National Cancer Institute, explains, is that "if you have an early-stage cancer or certain types of cancer, there might not be a lot of tumor DNA," and tests might miss it. The ideal blood test will be both very specific and very sensitive so that even tiny tumors can be found. To tackle this challenge, CancerSEEK looks for cancer-specific mutations (突变) on 16 genes, andfor eight proteins that are linked to cancer and for which there are highly sensitive tests.Simple detection is not the only goal. An ideal liquid biopsy will also determine the likely location of the cancer so that it can be treated. "Mutations are often shared among different kinds of cancer, so if you find them in blood, you don't know if that mutation is coming from a stomach cancer or lung cancer," says Anirban Maitra, a cancer scientist at the Anderson Cancer Center. To solve that problem, some newer liquid biopsies look for changes in gene expression. Such changes, Maitra notes, are "more organ-specific".On the nearer horizon are liquid biopsies to help people already diagnosed with cancer. Last year the government approved the first two such tests, which scan for tumor DNA so doctors can select mutation-targeted drugs. Scientists are working on blood tests to detect the first signs of cancer recurrence (复发) in patients who have completed treatment. This work is moving fast, but does it save lives?That is the question companies such as Thrive and Grail must answer for their broadly ambitious screening tests. "These companies have to prove that they can detect early cancer and, more important, that the early detection can have an impact on cancer survival," Maitra observes.21. According to the passage, liquid biopsies are expected to ______.A. flag cancer and determine the treatmentB. detect cancer signals from a sample of bloodC. take images of tumors and prevent potential cancersD. show types of cancer by measuring the amount of proteins22. What can we learn from the passage?A. Signs of cancer recurrence are not detectable.B. Different kinds of cancer have different gene mutations.C. Biomarkers are much more reliable than tumor DNA and proteins.D. Organ-specific cancers will be identified through changes in gene expression.23. The author is mostly concerned about whether ______.A. liquid biopsies can discover tumors conventional screenings can't findB. liquid biopsies can improve the application of mutation-targeted drugsC. liquid biopsies can help save the lives of those with cancerD. liquid biopsies can be developed for cancer preventionHTechnology seems to discourage slow, immersive reading. Reading on a screen, particularly a phone screen, tires your eyes and makes it harder for you to keep your place. So online writing tends to be more skimmable and list-like than print. The cognitive neuroscientist Mary Walt argued recently that this "new norm" of skim reading is producing "an invisible, game-changing transformation" in how readers process words. The neuronal circuit that sustains the brain's capacity to read now favors the rapid absorption of information, rather than skills developed by deeper reading, like critical analysis.We shouldn't overplay this danger. All readers skim. Skimming is the skill we acquire as children as we learn to read more skillfully. From about the age of nine, our eyes start to bounce around the page, reading only about a quarter of the words properly, and filling in the gaps by inference. Nor is there anything new in these fears about declining attention spans. So far, the anxieties have proved to be false alarms. "Quite a few critics have been worried about attention span lately and see very short stories as signs of cultural decline," the American author Selvin Brown wrote. "No one ever said that poems were evidence of short attention spans."And yet the Internet has certainly changed the way we read. For a start, it means that there is more to read, because more people than ever are writing. If you time travelled just a few decades into the past, you would wonder at how little writing was happening outside a classroom. And digital writing is meant for rapid release and response. An online article starts forming a comment string underneath as soon as it is published. This mode of writing and reading can be interactive and fun. But often it treats other people's words as something to be quickly harvested as fodder to say something else. Everyone talks over the top of everyone else, desperate to be heard.Perhaps we should slow down. Reading is constantly promoted as a social good and source of personal achievement. But this advocacy often emphasizes "enthusiastic", "passionate" or "eager" reading, none of which adjectives suggest slow, quiet absorption.To a slow reader, a piece of writing can only be fully understood by immersing oneself in the words and their slow comprehension of a line of thought. The slow reader is like a swimmer who stops counting the number of pool laps he has done and just enjoys how his body feels and moves in water.The human need for this kind of deep reading is too tenacious for any new technology to destroy. We often assume that technological change can't be stopped and happens in one direction, so that older media like "dead-tree" books are kicked out by newer, more virtual forms. In practice, older technologies can coexist with new ones. The Kindle has not killed off the printed book any more than the car killedoff the bicycle. We still want to enjoy slowly-formed ideas and carefully-chosen words. Even in a fast-moving age, there is time for slow reading.24. What is the author's attitude towards Selvin Brown's opinion?A. Favorable.B. Critical.C. Doubtful.D. Objective.25. The author would probably agree that _______.A. advocacy of passionate reading helps promote slow readingB. digital writing leads to too much speaking and not enough reflectionC. the public should be aware of the impact skimming has on neuronal circuitsD. the number of Internet readers is declining due to the advances of technology26. What does the underlined word "tenacious" in Paragraph 6 probablymean?A. Comprehensive.B. Complicated.C. Determined.D.Apparent.27. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Slow Reading Is Here to StayB. Digital Technology Prevents Slow ReadingC. Screen vs. Print: Which Requires Deep Reading?D. Reading Is Not a Race: The Wonder of Deep ReadingAdults are often embarrassed about asking for aid. It's an act that can make people feel emotionally unsafe. (1) Seeking assistance can feel like you are broadcasting your incompetence.New research suggests young children don't seek help in school, even when they need it, for the same reason. Until recently, psychologists assumed that children did not start to care about their reputation and their friends' thoughts about them until around age nine.But our research suggests that as early as age seven, children begin to connect asking for help with looking incompetent in front of others. At some point, every child struggles in the classroom. (2)To learn more about how children think about reputation, we created simple stories and then asked children questions about these situations to allow kids to showcase their thinking.Across several studies, we asked 576 children, ages four to nine, to predict the behavior of two kids in a story. One of the characters genuinely wanted to be smart, and the other merely wanted to seem smart to others. In one study, we told children that both kids did poorly on a test. (3) The four-year-olds wereequally likely to choose either of the two kids as the one who would seek help. But by age seven or eight, children thought that the kid who wanted to seem smart would be less likely to ask for assistance. And children's expectations were truly "reputational" in nature-they were specifically thinking about how the characters would act in front of others. When assistance could be sought privately (on a computer rather than in person), children thought both characters were equally likely to ask for it.(4) Teachers could give children more opportunities to seek assistance privately. They should also help students realize asking questions in front of others as normal, positive behavior. (5) Parents could point out how a child's question kicked off a valuable conversation in which the entire family got to talk and learn together. Adults could praise kids for seeking assistance. These responses send a strong signal that other people value a willingness to ask for aid and that seeking help is part of a path to success.A. Kids could be afraid to ask their parents for help.B. Seeking help could even be taught as socially desirable.C. In another study we told them that only one kid did poorly.D. Such reputational barriers likely require reputation-based solutions.E. The moment you ask for directions, after all, you reveal that you are lost.F. But if they are afraid to ask for help because their classmates are watching, learning will suffer.G. We then asked which of these characters would be more likely to raise their hand in front of their class to ask the teacher for help.28. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G29. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G30. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G31. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G32. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G33. In Martin County, Florida, two non-profit organizations have come together to plant seeds of hope through community gardening. Recently, the House of Hope charity for the homeless and people with addictions and other mental health issues partnered with Project L.I.F.T. an organization that helps at-risk teens, to grow community gardens in four small towns across the county.The teens in Project L.I. F.T.'s program—many of them aged 14-19 who are also struggling with addictions, managing mental health or legal issues—visit the gardens every day after school where they grow seeds, maintain and water plants, harvest the produce and learn to create their own meals. They take some of the produce home to their families but most is sent to House of Hope for the homeless community.Beyond the need for food, Project L.I.F.T. hoped the gardens would provide an educational opportunity for their teens."We're trying to teach kids nutrition to deal with the health problems—diabetes and obesity—in our community, but when we get into the garden, now they're doing hands-on stuff that really connects." Bob Zaccheo, the executive director of Project L.I.F.T. tells Guideposts. org.The gardens also offer the teens professional skills that can help them find work later in their largely rural county. Beyond skills, this project has helped the teens find confidence and hope for their futures.So far, the four gardens around Martin County have generated 100 pounds of produce for House of Hope and the community at large. Although the amount of food can't meet the greater need of the area, the program is an opportunity to teach kids that the importance of giving back is just as valuable as the food they're harvesting."You see a major shift in the thinking of these kids," Zaccheo says. "You see them giving. The kids are learning to give at a bigger level than they've ever been able to give at before."(1) What kind of organization is Project L.L.F.T.?______________________________________________________________________(2) What do the teens do when they visit the gardens?______________________________________________________________________(3) Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.The four gardens were built only to provide an educational opportunity for at-risk teens.____________________________________________________________________________ __________________(4) In addition to what is mentioned in the passage, what else could at-risk teens learn through community gardening? Explain why. (In about 40 words) ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________34. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，最近你收到英国好友Jim的来信，得知他和朋友们骑车旅行一周的计划没有得到父母的许可，他感到非常沮丧。

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第I卷（选择题）一、阅读理解（本大题共14小题，共分）ADear Teachers and Parents,This June, during Financial Literacy Month, we have some to share.In 2015, a free online financial education course named FutureSmart was introduced to middle school students, specifically targeting this group at a time in their lives when financial habits take hold and grow.Fast forward to today, FutureSmart, available in English and Spanish, has reached over 13,000 schools across all 50 states. More than two million students have completed the course, with almost half coming from low-to-moderate income families.But we aren't stopping there. We promise to reach four million more students by the end of 2025.Why? Because this moment calls for brave action. Never before have money management and investment decisions been so easy to conduct at any time or place through the use of a smartphone. It is time to offer students more critical financial literacy education to encourage them to make good financial decisions on a daily basis as they make their way through a complex world.From weighing opportunity costs to delaying instant satisfaction for long-term financial gain, FutureSmart educates our youth using hands-on simulations (模拟) to introduce concepts like daily financial decisions and the rewards of long-term planning. Teaching young learners how to build solid financial foundations is an important step in building financially healthy communities.Although our work is far from complete, we know that FutureSmart works. And it works exceptionally well.In the largest study of its kind, supported by the MassMutual Foundation and EVERFI, the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute (UMDI) recently concluded that 90% of students saw a statistically significant and educationally meaningful increase in knowledge after taking the FutureSmart course.What's more, these results were consistent across all student demographics including race, age, gender, school year, and socioeconomic status.We have a long way to go to reach every single middle school student, but we welcome the challenge. Together, our teams have started a movement to provide equal access to financial education, and we invite others to join us.Visit to learn more and see how you can bring FutureSmart to the young people in your life. MICHAEL FANNING RAY MARTINEZHead of MassMutual US President and Co-Founder of EVERFI1. The course FutureSmart _______.A. is offered in two different languagesB. requires skillful smartphone operationC. has been bought by a large number of schoolsD. targets students from low-to-moderate income families2. How does FutureSmart introduce financial concepts?A. By establishing financially healthy communities.B. By managing opportunities and rewards.C. By simulating real-life situations.D. By delaying financial gain.3. After taking the course, the students should be able to ______.A. improve their academic performanceB. accept financial challenges at any timeC. understand people from various backgroundsD. build a stable financial foundation for the futureBI was sitting in a chemistry lab class during my first year of university, nervous about the experiment we were to perform. I grabbed a pipette and, as I feared, my hand started to shake. The experience was disheartening. I was hoping to pursue a career in science, but I started to wonder whether that would be possible. I thought my dreams had crashed to the ground.I was a boy born with brain damage. My family managed to find good doctors where we lived, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, and I took part in clinical trials testing new treatments. Shortly after my first birthday, I started walking and it became clear my intelligence function was unaffected. So, in some sense, I was lucky. Still, I couldn't do some things growing up. Both hands shook, especially when I was nervous or embarrassed. My left hand was much worse than my right, so I learned to write and do simple tasks with my right hand, but it wasn't easy to do anything precisely.As a teenager, I faced a lot of bullying at school. Feeling alone, I joined a study group called "The natural world". I thought that getting into the world of animals would keep me away from people. That's how I came into the field of biology. At university, I enjoyed the lectures in my science classes. Many lab tasks proved impossible, however. As I struggled with my mood, I read a book about depression. From then on, the physiology of mental disorders became my scientific passion. I looked into what was being done locally and was excited to discover a lab that did behavioral experiments in rats to study depression.At the end of my second year, I approached the professor of the lab to see whether I could work with her. I was afraid to admit I couldn't do some lab tasks. To my relief, she was completely supportive. She set me to work performing behavioral experiments for others in the lab with the help of colleagues. I loved the supportive atmosphere and stayed there to complete my master's and Ph.D.I've come to realize that my hands aren't the barrier I thought they were. By making use of my abilities and working as part of a team, I've been able to follow my passions. I've also realized that there's much more to being a scientist than performing the physical labor. I may not collect all the data in mypapers, but I'm fully capable of designing experiments and interpreting results, which, to me, is the most exciting part of science.4. What was the author's dream?A. To live a normal life.B. To become a scientist.C. To get a master's degree.D. To recover from depression.5. The author said he was lucky in Paragraph 2 because ________.A. he didn't lose the function of both handsB. he learned how to walk at the age of oneC. his family could afford to see good doctorsD. his brain damage didn't affect his intellectual capacity6. From the passage, it is clear that ________.A. the author's own depression inspired him to help others with mental disordersB. the author was surrounded by a team who urged him to further his studyC. the author's loneliness moved him towards the world of biologyD. the author finally finished the lab tasks on his own7. What message does the author want to express?A. Loving yourself makes a difference.B. Opportunity follows prepared people.C. A bright future begins with a small dream.D. The sun somehow shines through the storm.CImagine a simple blood test that could flag most kinds of cancers at the earliest, most curable stage. Liquid biopsies could, in theory, detect a tumor (肿瘤) well before it could be found by touch, symptoms or imaging. Blood tests could avoid the need for surgeons to cut tissue samples and make it possible to reveal cancer hiding in places needles and scalpels cannot safely reach. They could also determine what type of cancer is taking root to help doctors decide what treatment might work best to destroy it.Liquid biopsies are not yet in hand, because it is hard to find definitive cancer signals in a tube of blood, but progress in recent years has been impressive. Last year the journal Science published the firstbig prospective study of a liquid biopsy for DNA and proteins from multiple types of cancers. Though far from perfect, the blood test called CancerSEEK found 26 tumors that had not been discovered with conventional screenings.Liquid biopsies can rely on a variety of biomarkers in addition to tumor DNA and proteins, such as free-floating cancer cells themselves. But what makes the search difficult, Ana Robles, a cancer biologist of the National Cancer Institute, explains, is that "if you have an early-stage cancer or certain types of cancer, there might not be a lot of tumor DNA," and tests might miss it. The ideal blood test will be both very specific and very sensitive so that even tiny tumors can be found. To tackle this challenge, CancerSEEK looks for cancer-specific mutations (突变) on 16 genes, and for eight proteins that are linked to cancer and for which there are highly sensitive tests.Simple detection is not the only goal. An ideal liquid biopsy will also determine the likely location of the cancer so that it can be treated. "Mutations are often shared among different kinds of cancer, so if you find them in blood, you don't know if that mutation is coming from a stomach cancer or lung cancer," says Anirban Maitra, a cancer scientist at the Anderson Cancer Center. To solve that problem, some newer liquid biopsies look for changes in gene expression. Such changes, Maitra notes, are "moreorgan-specific".On the nearer horizon are liquid biopsies to help people already diagnosed with cancer. Last year the government approved the first two such tests, which scan for tumor DNA so doctors can select mutation-targeted drugs. Scientists are working on blood tests to detect the first signs of cancer recurrence (复发) in patients who have completed treatment. This work is moving fast, but does it save lives?That is the question companies such as Thrive and Grail must answer for their broadly ambitious screening tests. "These companies have to prove that they can detect early cancer and, more important, that the early detection can have an impact on cancer survival," Maitra observes.8. According to the passage, liquid biopsies are expected to ______.A. flag cancer and determine the treatmentB. detect cancer signals from a sample of bloodC. take images of tumors and prevent potential cancersD. show types of cancer by measuring the amount of proteins9. What can we learn from the passage?A. Signs of cancer recurrence are not detectable.B. Different kinds of cancer have different gene mutations.C. Biomarkers are much more reliable than tumor DNA and proteins.D. Organ-specific cancers will be identified through changes in gene expression.10. The author is mostly concerned about whether ______.A. liquid biopsies can discover tumors conventional screenings can't findB. liquid biopsies can improve the application of mutation-targeted drugsC. liquid biopsies can help save the lives of those with cancerD. liquid biopsies can be developed for cancer preventionDTechnology seems to discourage slow, immersive reading. Reading on a screen, particularly a phone screen, tires your eyes and makes it harder for you to keep your place. So online writing tends to be more skimmable and list-like than print. The cognitive neuroscientist Mary Walt argued recently that this "new norm" of skim reading is producing "an invisible, game-changing transformation" in how readers process words. The neuronal circuit that sustains the brain's capacity to read now favors the rapid absorption of information, rather than skills developed by deeper reading, like critical analysis.We shouldn't overplay this danger. All readers skim. Skimming is the skill we acquire as children as we learn to read more skillfully. From about the age of nine, our eyes start to bounce around the page, reading only about a quarter of the words properly, and filling in the gaps by inference. Nor is there anything new in these fears about declining attention spans. So far, the anxieties have proved to be false alarms. "Quite a few critics have been worried about attention span lately and see very short stories as signs of cultural decline," the American author Selvin Brown wrote. "No one ever said that poems were evidence of short attention spans."And yet the Internet has certainly changed the way we read. For a start, it means that there is more to read, because more people than ever are writing. If you time travelled just a few decades into the past, you would wonder at how little writing was happening outside a classroom. And digital writing is meant for rapid release and response. An online article starts forming a comment string underneath as soon as it is published. This mode of writing and reading can be interactive and fun. But often it treats other people'swords as something to be quickly harvested as fodder to say something else. Everyone talks over the top of everyone else, desperate to be heard.Perhaps we should slow down. Reading is constantly promoted as a social good and source of personal achievement. But this advocacy often emphasizes "enthusiastic", "passionate" or "eager" reading, none of which adjectives suggest slow, quiet absorption.To a slow reader, a piece of writing can only be fully understood by immersing oneself in the words and their slow comprehension of a line of thought. The slow reader is like a swimmer who stops counting the number of pool laps he has done and just enjoys how his body feels and moves in water.The human need for this kind of deep reading is too tenacious for any new technology to destroy. We often assume that technological change can't be stopped and happens in one direction, so that older media like "dead-tree" books are kicked out by newer, more virtual forms. In practice, older technologies can coexist with new ones. The Kindle has not killed off the printed book any more than the car killed off the bicycle. We still want to enjoy slowly-formed ideas and carefully-chosen words. Even in a fast-moving age, there is time for slow reading.11. What is the author's attitude towards Selvin Brown's opinion?A. Favorable.B. Critical.C. Doubtful.D. Objective.12. The author would probably agree that _______.A. advocacy of passionate reading helps promote slow readingB. digital writing leads to too much speaking and not enough reflectionC. the public should be aware of the impact skimming has on neuronal circuitsD. the number of Internet readers is declining due to the advances of technology13. What does the underlined word "tenacious" in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. Comprehensive.B. Complicated.C. Determined.D. Apparent.14. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Slow Reading Is Here to StayB. Digital Technology Prevents Slow ReadingC. Screen vs. Print: Which Requires Deep Reading?D. Reading Is Not a Race: The Wonder of Deep Reading二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共分）Adults are often embarrassed about asking for aid. It's an act that can make people feel emotionally unsafe. (1) Seeking assistance can feel like you are broadcasting your incompetence.New research suggests young children don't seek help in school, even when they need it, for the same reason. Until recently, psychologists assumed that children did not start to care about their reputation and their friends' thoughts about them until around age nine.But our research suggests that as early as age seven, children begin to connect asking for help with looking incompetent in front of others. At some point, every child struggles in the classroom. (2) To learn more about how children think about reputation, we created simple stories and then asked children questions about these situations to allow kids to showcase their thinking.Across several studies, we asked 576 children, ages four to nine, to predict the behavior of two kids in a story. One of the characters genuinely wanted to be smart, and the other merely wanted to seem smart to others. In one study, we told children that both kids did poorly on a test. (3) The four-year-olds were equally likely to choose either of the two kids as the one who would seek help. But by age seven or eight, children thought that the kid who wanted to seem smart would be less likely to ask for assistance. And children's expectations were truly "reputational" in nature-they were specifically thinking about how the characters would act in front of others. When assistance could be sought privately (on a computer rather than in person), children thought both characters were equally likely to ask for it.(4) Teachers could give children more opportunities to seek assistance privately. They should also help students realize asking questions in front of others as normal, positive behavior. (5) Parents could point out how a child's question kicked off a valuable conversation in which the entire family got to talk and learn together. Adults could praise kids for seeking assistance. These responses send a strong signal that other people value a willingness to ask for aid and that seeking help is part of a path to success.A. Kids could be afraid to ask their parents for help.B. Seeking help could even be taught as socially desirable.C. In another study we told them that only one kid did poorly.D. Such reputational barriers likely require reputation-based solutions.E. The moment you ask for directions, after all, you reveal that you are lost.F. But if they are afraid to ask for help because their classmates are watching, learning will suffer.G. We then asked which of these characters would be more likely to raise their hand in front of their class to ask the teacher for help.15. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G16. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G17. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G18. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G19. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，共分）As a child growing up in the 1980s, Marlene Irvin took many trips to Joyland, an amusement park in her hometown of Wichita, Kansas. She got excited the moment her family drove intoJoyland's parking lot. "The carousel circling at the entrance to the park was always the (20) for me," Marlene said. "I could watch the horses for hours."Joyland certainly made a/an (21) impression on Marlene, as she got her "first real job" years later at Wichita's Chance Manufacturing, the largest maker of amusement park rides in the world at the time. Marlene started in the fiberglass workshop, where the carousel horses' frames, along with parts for Ferris wheels, roller coasters, and other rides, were pieced together. She (22) found her way to Chance's art and decoration department, becoming one of the lead horse artists. Then, afterworking at Chance for nearly fifteen years, Marlene decided to start her own business, focusing on carousel restoration.Around the same time, Joyland started experiencing a (23) in attendance. At last, to the heartbreak of Wichitans young and old, Joyland (24) after more than fifty years of operation. Local preservation organizations purchased some of the park's historical items, and Joyland'sthirty-six carousel horses were donated to Botanica, a Wichita-owned botanical garden. Botanica asked Marlene to (25) the old, broken horses, and she accepted the challenge.As Marlene finished each horse, Botanica (26) them for the public to see. Although they looked (27) compared to their glory (辉煌) days at Joyland, thanks to Marlene's artistic efforts, the horses impressed observers even more than they had before. When native Wichitans saw them, their most (28) question was: "Will we be able to ride them?" Even as (29) , they remembered riding the horses at Joyland when they were kids.Marlene always smiled and answered: "They've been waiting for you to come back."20. A. memory B. dream C. highlight D. comfort21. A. immediate B. lasting C. accurate D. general22. A. suddenly B. definitely C. hesitantly D. eventually23. A. decline B. break C. boost D. return24. A. went down B. fell down C. got down D. shut down25. A. replace B. rearrange C. restore D. reuse26. A. displayed B. moved C. protected D. advertised27. A. modern B. different C. attractive D. unique28. A. basic B. unexpected C. common D. remarkable29. A. repairmen B. customers C. residents D. adults第II卷（非选择题）四、语法填空（本大题共3小题，共分）30.My name is Barbara and I work at a department store. I (1) (work) there for one year when another Barbara joined the staff. Then I changed my name tag from "Barb" to "Barbie". (2) made me feel funny was how small kids talked about me. "Is she really Barbie?" they asked. I changed it at my other job, too and began answering the phone, "This is Barbie. How can I help you?" The callers have gotten used to that over time, ninety percent of (3) now respond with my name: "Barbie, can you tell me." Pronouncing that long "e" sound forces your mouth into a smile, but I have found the smile is usually returned voluntarily.(1)(2)(3)31. It's said that for the Englishman, his house is his castle. However, this does not mean that his house is a beautiful palace that others (1) (invite) to see. For the British, the home is a place to protect oneself from the outside world. It's a private place in which he goes to hide away (2) the troubles of life. To the American, the home is an expression of (3) (he). Much money is often spent on each and every room (4) (create) the right "feel" according to the person's lifestyle. Therefore, he is happy to show his house to others.(1)(2)(3)(4)32. Smoke jumpers are firefighters, trained to fight fires in places that fire engines can't reach. They travel in small planes and, (1) (use) a parachute, jump into remote wild areas to fight fires. Smoke jumpers have to respond quickly. While a fire is still small, the pilot (2) (drop) team members into the area as needed. Their first job may be to build a fire line to stop the fire from spreading. Water is sent down to them. Smoke jumpers must be (3) (high) trained, very experienced and extremely fit. Their job is very dangerous.(1)(2)(3)五、阅读表达（本大题共1小题，共分）33. In Martin County, Florida, two non-profit organizations have come together to plant seeds of hope through community gardening. Recently, the House of Hope charity for the homeless and people with addictions and other mental health issues partnered with Project L.I.F.T. an organization that helps at-risk teens, to grow community gardens in four small towns across the county.The teens in Project L.I. F.T.'s program—many of them aged 14-19 who are also struggling with addictions, managing mental health or legal issues—visit the gardens every day after school where they grow seeds, maintain and water plants, harvest the produce and learn to create their own meals. They take some of the produce home to their families but most is sent to House of Hope for the homeless community.Beyond the need for food, Project L.I.F.T. hoped the gardens would provide an educational opportunity for their teens."We're trying to teach kids nutrition to deal with the health problems—diabetes and obesity—in our community, but when we get into the garden, now they're doing hands-on stuff that really connects." Bob Zaccheo, the executive director of Project L.I.F.T. tells Guideposts. org.The gardens also offer the teens professional skills that can help them find work later in their largely rural county. Beyond skills, this project has helped the teens find confidence and hope for their futures.So far, the four gardens around Martin County have generated 100 pounds of produce for House of Hope and the community at large. Although the amount of food can't meet the greater need of the area, the program is an opportunity to teach kids that the importance of giving back is just as valuable as the food they're harvesting."You see a major shift in the thinking of these kids," Zaccheo says. "You see them giving. The kids are learning to give at a bigger level than they've ever been able to give at before."(1) What kind of organization is Project L.L.F.T.?______________________________________________________________________(2) What do the teens do when they visit the gardens?______________________________________________________________________(3) Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.The four gardens were built only to provide an educational opportunity for at-risk teens.____________________________________________________________________________ __________________(4) In addition to what is mentioned in the passage, what else could at-risk teens learn through community gardening? Explain why. (In about 40 words)____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共分）34. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，最近你收到英国好友Jim的来信，得知他和朋友们骑车旅行一周的计划没有得到父母的许可，他感到非常沮丧。