北京市各区2018届高三二模英语试卷 作文

【西城二模】AHaving fearswinging fromperformer now author Lee Stath, also known in the circus world as part of The Flying Marilees, to share how his instructorschool teacher. Throughspirit and the energetic life on a circus train or inside a sweaty tin truck.Experience the greatness of nature and the glory of life. InN.W. Miramichi,unforgettable first trip to a breathtaking region of Canada.I Chose to be a U.S. Marine36. If you are interested in Canadian wilderness, you can read _____.A. She Flies Through the AirB. I Chose to Be a U.S. MarineC. Never Quote the Weather to a Sea LionD. A Century on New Brunswick’s N.W. Miramichi37. Which two authors of the following have a similar experience?A. Lee Stath and Paul Binder.B. Lee Stath and George S. Mumford.C. Paul Binder and George W. Carrington.D. George S. Mumford and George W. Carrington.38. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.A. introduce the authorsB. provide special offersC. expand readers’ horizon sD. recommend the books【东城二模】AAre you concerned about that tree in the front yard? Have tree branches been falling off that evergreen tree over the garage? Or maybe you just need tree removal or some regular tree pruning to let that rare Portland sunshine shine in?Urban Forest Pro in Portland is a full-service tree care company providing the Portland area with tree services. If you have a problem, any problem, that involves trees, our tree service and removal experts can help you solve it. Below are our most popular tree services.Tree Pruning - Our arborists（树艺师）are trained to recognize the unique needs of your trees, taking into account factors such as the tree’s age, health& prior pruning. Doing tree pruning, we selectively remove certain parts of a tree according to the goals of our customers such as roof protection, increased sunlight, view clearance, and privacy protection. Our arborists can in most cases come up w ith a pruning method that is both beneficial for the tree’s health and longevity and meets the needs of our customers.Tree Removal - Our arborists use the latest techniques and skills to assure the safety of your home, roof, and nearby structures to make sure your tree removal is done successfully. All tree debris（残骸）is roped down and kept under our control at all times to ensure your tree removal is safe.Tree Assessment - A tree assessment provides customers, for a small fee, with a verbal explanation of the condition of their trees. In addition, the arborist may describe any DIY options you might have to correct or improve the problem. It is also of value for customers who cannot afford to have tree services done at this time but only want to make a budget now.Tree Planting - We have a large selection of affordable high quality trees that are handpicked by our arborists, or our customers can also purchase their own trees and have them planted under the best conditions by a knowledgeable professional from our company. Our arborists can also use their extensive knowledge of trees to make recommendations as to which trees would work best in your yard.For more information, please check out our blog!36. Urban Forest Pro in Portland _________________.A. provides free training on tree protectionB. takes care of trees in public areasC. offers tree services to customersD. focuses on tree sales37. What will an arborist do in the process of tree pruning?A. Select the healthiest trees.B. Move the tree to a new place.C. Cut off unnecessary branches.D. Clear leaves away from the roof.38. Customers who are short of money may receive the service of __________.A. Tree PruningB. Tree RemovalC. Tree PlantingD. Tree Assessment【海淀二模】AMy First Day of SchoolFear started taking over, I was walking into my first school in America. I had traveled a long distance from India in order to join my parents, who had been for three years, hoping America would help my future. My father decided that I would be better off going to school here, so I enrolled(登记)in the local high school in my new town.I was afraid how I would do. On the first day, I went to my second period class after I had missed my first. With anxiety, I reached for the door, opening it slowly. Without paying attention to my classmates, I went straight to the teacher and asked if this was the right class. With a soft voice he answered. “Yes.”His voice comforted me a little. He gave me a sheet called Course Requirements, which I would never get in India because we didn’t have anything like that. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I didn’t actually want to pick a seat. In India we had fixed seats, so I never needed to worry about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the image produced by the overhead projector. In Indian schools, we didn’t use the technology we had. We had to take notes as the teacher spoke.It was noon. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the regular process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. She said, “It’s still fourth period.”“But the bell just rang,” I said.Changing from a gentle tone to a harsher(刺耳的)one, she said, “That is the lunch bell, young man.”I apologized. Without another word I headed for the cafeteria. I felt lucky because we didn’t have this in India. Every confusion seemed like a barrier I had to get through to reach my goal. At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus which we didn’t have in India either. I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I was thinking, today wasn’t o bad.36. The author attended an American high school because _______.A. his father preferred American schoolsB. his family wanted him to have a bright futureC. his mother had worked in it for 3 yearsD. he had been longing to leave his homeland37. What do we know about the author's first day of school?A. He went to the wrong class for the second periodB. He met some enthusiastic teachers and classmatesC. He got the Course Requirements sheet from his classmateD. He experienced differences from the Indian schools in many ways38.How did the author feel at the end of the day?A. WorriedB. PuzzledC. RelievedD. Excited36. B 37. D 38. C【丰台二模】AClimbing Without RopesThe popular image of the mountain climber is of a person carefully climbing a steep cliff with a network of safety ropes, but it is not the only kind. Many climbers now enjoy bouldering. It’s more accessible and better for the environment.Here is an example of a climber addressing a bouldering problem.Figure 1: The climber has two routes she could take, one to the left and one to the right. The left one appears easier because it has a jug within easy reach, but look what happens if she chooses that direction. She gets stuck on the rock and has to go back down. Sometimes that is even more difficult than going up.Figure 2: The climber takes the one to the right this time. Using a foothold and placing her right hand in a crimp, she is able to lift herself up and locate other handholds. After only a few moves, she is able to throw her leg over the top of the boulder and pull herself up.36. According to the passage, bouldering .A. is an indoor sportB. has no safety protectionC. needs maps and equipmentD. is a steep cliff climbing37. Bouldering becomes popular because .A. it challenges the limitsB. it costs lessC. it builds minds and bodiesD. it is a team game38. According to the example, the right route is .A. a shortcutB. a dead endC. tough but to the topD. lined with jugs39. The passage is likely to appear in .A. a book reviewB. a science reportC. a newspaper advertisementD. a sports magazinevideos and love you from the bottom of my heart.It’s heartbreaking to learn about all of the cruel things done to gorillas (大猩猩). In Africa, for example, the killers use guns to kill your fellows for meat. They don’t understand the influence their actions are having on gorillas. Another thing is the loss of gorillas’ natural home, which is caused by the improved infrastructure such as building roads and airports. When we cut down trees, you become homeless. We take away your shelter and sources of food, leaving you with very little chance of survival.Some of my classmates are writing to the relevant departments about these serious problems. Hopefully these letters will make a difference during your lifetime. Over the past three months, my class has been researching on gorillas, and I’ve learned so many things. For example, I’ve learned that you have a lot of feelings similar to mine and you are al ways so careful with36. According to the passage, Koko is probably ______.A. a killer of gorillasB. a member of the gorilla familyC. an expert on gorillasD. a governor in charge of gorillas37. What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?A. The problems gorillas face at present.B. The danger gorillas cause for humans.C. The unique characteristic gorillas have.D. The natural environment gorillas live in.38. The author suggests that ______.A. gorillas should be protected in nature reservesB. killers for gorillas should be legally responsibleC. organizations should be set up to protect gorillasD. people should make donations to gorilla protection。

北京市西城区2018届高三统测(二模)英语试题2018.5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）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题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佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. —Ted’s flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He _____ be very tired after such along trip.—Yes, especially after working all night before the flight.A. mustB. needC. mightD. dare2. _____ there is still a long way to go, we believe that the doctor-patient relationship in China is gradually improving.A. BecauseB. UnlessC. AlthoughD. Once3. A new engineer was appointed to deal with the products _____ by customers.A. returningB. returnedC. to returnD. return4. Astronomers have discovered that three planets have sizes and temperatures similar to _____ of Earth.A. themB. theseC. thoseD. ones5. —Honey, shall we adopt a dog?—Adopting a pet depends on _____ we have the ability to care for it. Actually, we are so busy.A. thatB. whetherC. whichD. what6. _____ your strengths and weaknesses will help you achieve your dreams.A. KnownB. KnowC. KnowingD. Being known7. —Mom, is Dad coming to pick us up?—Yes, I am sure he _____ on the platform when we pull into the station.A. standsB. stoodC. has stoodD. will be standing8. With a science project _____, Kevin spent his entire weekend in the library.A. to completeB. having completedC. completingD. completed9. The moment _____ I learned the results of the competition was one of the happiest times in my life.A. whichB. whenC. whereD. why10. Last year, every employee in our company _____ a physical examination free of charge.A. offeredB. was offeredC. has offeredD. had been offered11. —It’s so convenient to use cell phones to pay the subway fare.—Yes. _____ thought of the idea is really brilliant.A. WhereverB. WheneverC. WhateverD. Whoever12. Upon arriving home, Lily found that her husband _____ a beautiful candlelight dinner.A. had preparedB. is preparingC. has preparedD. would prepare13. When _____, the new bridge will reduce travel time between the two cities from two hours tothirty minutes.A. builtB. buildingC. buildD. to build14. If it had not been for the kind guide, we _____ our way in the mountains.A. would loseB. had lostC. would have lostD. lost15. —By the time we _____ to the movie theater, the tickets may be sold out.—Don’t worry. I told Jane we might be late and she will buy our tickets.A. gotB. had gotC. will getD. get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。

北京市海淀区2018届高三二模英语试题2018.5本试卷共12页，共120分。

考试时长100分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将答题纸交回。

第一部分：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）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佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

1.【2018·海淀二模】—Excuse me, sir. Can you spare me a dollar ________ I can buy this book? —Sure, no problem.A. forB. soC. butD. or【答案】B【解析】考查连词词义辨析。

句意：——打搅了，先生。

你可以给我一元钱吗，这样我就可以买这本书了。

——好的，没问题。

for因为；so所以，以便；but但是；or或者，否则。

根据语境，第一个说话者向对方要钱的目的是为了买书，故该处应填so。

B选项正确。

2.【2018·海淀二模】I need help now! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but I’m not sure ______to begin.A. whatB. whichC. whereD. when【答案】C【解析】考查疑问词。

句意：我现在需要帮助。

我不得不修理洗手间里一个正在漏水的管子，但是我不确定从何处着手。

代入句子，只有C选项符合语境，是管子哪里漏水，表示地点，故选C。

3.【2018·海淀二模】Personally speaking, ________the grand blueprint into reality is a long process.A. turningB. turnC. turnedD. having turned【答案】A【解析】考查动名词。

2018真题传统文化类假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述你们上周接待外国学生，带领他们体验中国茶文化的全过程。

注意：词数不少于60。

（请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内）2018满分范文My mind glittered of the special experience with some foreign students last week, blossoming with the pride of spreading our traditional tea culture.I was beaming with excitement greeting the friends coming from various countries. Guiding them into our school’s Tea Chamber, I introduced the history of tea to them. Though nervous at first, I was delighted to see the of great interest on their faces. I moved on to introduce the different sets of tea pots whose elegant shapes and styles wowed them all.After that, I showed them the process of making tea, completely on my own. As I carefully poured the tea into the cups, the foreign st udents simply couldn’t hide their amazement, taking photos while fixing their eyes on the tea. The sent of the tea was so wonderful that we all smiled gladly.Their amazement was such that they could not wait to try to make tea themselves. Step by step, I gave each of them instructions on making tea. Every one of them paid full attention, and, with great care, all of them made tea successfully. Endless smiles were painted upon their faces as they enjoyed their tea.Though we were reluctant, the activity was wrapped up by a photo taken with everyone holding a tea up. Delighted, we smiled heartily to the camera. The foreign students could not stop expressing their appreciation and amazement of tea, and the peaceful and simple spirit in it.I, proud of our profound culture and happy to spread it, have this experience echoing in my mind and treasured.【优秀范文】Last week, we took the foreign students in our school to experience the authentic tea culture, which turned out be to extremely rewarding.On arriving at the tea house, the foreign students were impressed by the unique tea pots and tea cups. I gave them a vivid and informative introduction of tea culture, including its profound history, its rich variety, and the exquisite craftsmanship of making tea. With their interest greatly sparked, I then began to teach them how tomake tea.In order to deliver a clear presentation, I slowly explained the traditional procedure of making tea in detail. Absorbed in every move of mine, the foreign students were once again amazed by this unique culture and they couldn’t help taking pictures from time to time.Next came the moment when I asked them to have a try themselves. Washing the tea pots, adding tea leaves, and pouring water into the cups, they followed my instructions and were really immersed in charming tea culture. The tea house witnessed a really enjoyable time for all of us.At the end of the activity, holding the tea bags in our hands, we took a picture to memorize the unforgettable day. It suddenly hit me that traditional culture like tea culture was of great charm and huge value. And I swelled with pride to spread our own culture to people all over the world.2018东城期末校园活动类假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。

北京市海淀区2018届高三二模英语试卷作文第一节（15分）你班英语课上以“I Have A Dream”为题进行“说”的练习，请你写一份讲稿，内容包括：1．你的梦想是什么；2．你为何有此梦想；3．你如何实现梦想。

注意：1．词数不少于50；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Hello, everybody! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you.第二节（20分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，用英语写一篇日记。

记述上周末你和你的英国朋友Jim用微信支付购物的过程。

注意：词数不少于60。

提示词：二维码QR code; 糖葫芦candy-coated haws(tanghulu)北京市海淀区2018届高三二模英语试卷参考作文第一节（15 分）One Possible VersionHello, everybody! I’m very glad to share my dream with you.I have a dream that one day I could be a pianist. I dream of playing a sweet tune for those who need music, bringing happiness to sorrowful souls and enthusiasm to weary spirits.I love music, and I love the feeling of playing music in front of the audience. Of all theins truments, the delicate yet powerful sound a piano makes impresses me most.It’s clear that I have a long way to go before I realize my dream. Therefore, I will practice every day as long as time permits and learn as many songs as I can. I will put my heart into my pursuit of music and never give up.I am confident that one day my dream will come true. Thank you.第二节（20分）One Possible VersionIt seems that everything in China is new to my British friend, Jim.Last weekend, when Jim and I were wand ering on the streets, enjoying the beautiful scenery and fresh air of spring, a candy-coated haws stand caught his attention. Having never tasted a candy-coated haw, he immediately went up to buy one.However, the vendor shook her head when seeing the 100-yuan note Jim handed over to her. She had no change! How disappointed Jim was! He was about to quit when I took out my cellphone, scanned the QR code on the stand and paid the vendor 5 yuan.Jim was surprised at what I had done. Then I explained to him that nowadays in China QR codes were everywhere, and we could pay with a cellphone for almost everything. “Wow!” Jim sai d, “The candy-coated haw tastes great, and the payment method seems even greater!”北京市西城区2018届高三二模英语试卷作文第一节(15分)假设你是红星中学校学生会主席李华。

北京市海淀区2018届高三二模英语试卷作文第一节（15分）你班英语课上以“I Have A Dream”为题进行“说”的练习，请你写一份讲稿，内容包括：1．你的梦想是什么；2．你为何有此梦想；3．你如何实现梦想。

注意：1．词数不少于50；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Hello, everybody! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you.第二节（20分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，用英语写一篇日记。

记述上周末你和你的英国朋友Jim用微信支付购物的过程。

注意：词数不少于60。

提示词：二维码QR code; 糖葫芦candy-coated haws(tanghulu)北京市海淀区2018届高三二模英语试卷参考作文第一节（15 分）One Possible VersionHello, everybody! I’m very glad to share my dream with you.I have a dream that one day I could be a pianist. I dream of playing a sweet tune for those who need music, bringing happiness to sorrowful souls and enthusiasm to weary spirits.I love music, and I love the feeling of playing music in front of the audience. Of all theins truments, the delicate yet powerful sound a piano makes impresses me most.It’s clear that I have a long way to go before I realize my dream. Therefore, I will practice every day as long as time permits and learn as many songs as I can. I will put my heart into my pursuit of music and never give up.I am confident that one day my dream will come true. Thank you.第二节（20分）One Possible VersionIt seems that everything in China is new to my British friend, Jim.Last weekend, when Jim and I were wand ering on the streets, enjoying the beautiful scenery and fresh air of spring, a candy-coated haws stand caught his attention. Having never tasted a candy-coated haw, he immediately went up to buy one.However, the vendor shook her head when seeing the 100-yuan note Jim handed over to her. She had no change! How disappointed Jim was! He was about to quit when I took out my cellphone, scanned the QR code on the stand and paid the vendor 5 yuan.Jim was surprised at what I had done. Then I explained to him that nowadays in China QR codes were everywhere, and we could pay with a cellphone for almost everything. “Wow!” Jim sai d, “The candy-coated haw tastes great, and the payment method seems even greater!”北京市西城区2018届高三二模英语试卷作文第一节(15分)假设你是红星中学校学生会主席李华。

2018届高三英语二模汇编——作文1、2018黄浦二模Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.假设你是社区“老年之家”志愿者协会的负责人李明，近期准备组织老人们到公园踏春赏花。

请就此活动写一份申请报告给社区相关负责人（申请报告中请不要出现真实的校名和人名）。

你的申请报告需包括：1. 此次活动的主旨和安排；2. 需要社区提供的支持（如人员、经费等）。

范文：（郝艳丽老师提供）To Head of the Community,I’m the student in charge of “Homes for Senior Citizens” volunteer association in our community, writing this letter to apply for your permission, support and supply as to planing a spring outing for the elderly.This outdoor activity mainly involves going to Gu Cun Park, a place surrounded by trees and flowers of various colors, and having a simple but healthy picnic, which aims at pleasing the old and relaxing them. In order to achieve this, the volunteer association will arrange some experienced students as good helpers to do something like guiding, serving and explaining professional knowledge. Concerns about this outing, however, are still existing, and your support is in urgent need. Firstly, we would appreciate it very much if you could raise a certain amount of money for renting a tour bus and purchasing some food and drinks. Secondly, some family members know little about this activity and may not agree to this idea, so we really hope the community issues a formal announcement about this, getting them informed and to feel at ease. Thirdly, it will be a brilliant touch to this outing if some adults knowing medical treatment participate in this outing.What mentioned above is all planned for the happiness of the elderly, and we really hope it can be carried out with your help and support. I’m looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely,LiMing2、2018普陀二模Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.母亲节快到了，班里准备在这天召开主题为“感谢母亲”的班会。

2018北京各城区高三二模英语分类汇编--阅读理解C【西城二模】CBritish anthropologists Russell Hill and Robert Barton of the University of Durham, afterstudying the results of one-on-one boxing, tae kwon do, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestylewrestling matches at the Olympic Games, conclude that when two competitors are equally matched in fitness and skill, the athlete wearing red is more likely to win.Hill and Barton report that when one competitor is much better than the other, colour has noeffect on the result. However, when there is only a small difference between them, the effect of colour is enough to tip the balance. The anthropologists say that the number of times red wins isnot simply by chance, but that these results are statistically significant.Joanna Setchell, a primate (灵长目动物) researcher at the University of Cambridge, has found similar results in nature. She studies the large African monkeys known as mandrills. Mandrills have bright red noses that stand out against their white faces. Setchell’s work shows that the powerful males—the ones who are more successful with females—have a brighter red nose than other males.As well as the studies on primates by Setchell, another study shows the effect of red among birds. In an experiment, scientists put red plastic rings on the legs of male zebra finches andthis increased the birds’ success with female zebra finches. Zebra finches already have bright red beaks (鸟喙), so this study suggests that, as with Olympic athletes, an extra flash of red is significant. In fact, researchers from the University of Glasgow say that the birds’ brightly coloured beaks are an indicator of health. Jonathan Blount, a biologist, and his colleagues thinkthey have found proof that bright red or orange beaks attract females because they mean that the males are healthier. Nothing in nature is simple, however, because in species such as the bluefooted booby, a completely different colour seems to give the male birds the same advantage with females.Meanwhile, what about those athletes who win in their events while wearing red? Do theirclothes give them an unintentional advantage? Robert Barton accepts that “that is the implication” of their findings. Is it time for sports authorities to consider new regulations on sports clothing?43.According to their research, Hill and Barton conclude that _____.A. the colour of clothing has an effect on most sport eventsB. red should be the choice of colour for clothing in sportsC. red plays a role when competitors are equally capableD. athletes performbetter when surrounded by bright red44.The underlined word “tip” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.A.achieveB. seekC. keepD. change45.The example of the blue footed booby proves that _____.A. male birds use different body parts to draw attentionB. red is not the only colour to attract female birdsC. blue gives female birds the same advantageD. blue can indicate how healthy a bird is46.What is the best title for the passage?A. What Colour Implies More Power?B. A Tip on ClothingC. Need to Change the Rules in Sports?D. Red Is for Winners【东城二模】C“When I grow up, I want to be a runner.” These words are spoken byth ousands of Kenyanchildren. 50 percent of the Kenyan top runners are members of Kalenjin, one minority race of the country. They make up less than two percent of Kenya’s population.This fact has puzzled sports scientists. They have spent considerable time and effort trying to answer one question: Whatenables the Kalenjin people to run so fast?Although the question seems simple, finding the answer has proven to be difficult and controversial. A team of Danish sports scientists spent 18 months and discovered the Kalenjins had remarkably slow heart rates even when running long distances. Kalenjins live in high-elevation（高海拔） villages in the Rift Valley in western Kenya. People living at high elevations produce morered blood cells, which aid in the transport of oxygen throughout the body. Because the air isthinner and contains less oxygen at high elevations, the bodyproduces more red blood cells.Scientists believe there is a connection between increased red blood cells and low heart rates and that both may enable high-altitude athletes to outperform those who train at low altitudes. The Danish scientists also studied the bodies of the Kalenjins and compared them to those of the Danes. They found that the Kalenjins have longer “birdlike” legs. The Kalenjins a lso have lower bodymass indexes (a measure of body fat based on weight and height) and shorter bodies thanDanish people.As a result of the Danish study, some scientists made theconclusion that the Kalenjins possess what is called a “speed gene（基因）.”However, Kenyan runners were offended by this conclusion. They credited their success to hard work and endless hours of training.Although the controversy over the “speed gene” remains unsolved, British runner Mo Farah’s experience offers an interesting per spective on the subject. In 2005, he realized he wasn’tmeeting his potential as a runner. A group of Kenyan runnerswere training in England then. After he accidentally observed the Kenyans’ strict training routines and dedication to their sport, Farahsaid it was like a switch had been turned on in his head. He began eating healthy foods, going tobed early, and training harder than he had ever trained in his life. As a result, Farah’s running career exploded. He has won sevenworld and Olympic titles in th e 5000m and regularly beats Kenya’s top runners!Farah’s story proves what Kenyans have known all along. Regardless of genetics, their success would not be possible without hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and mental toughness. Their “secret” is simple. Train hard, run fast, and never give up.43. What interested the sport scientists?A. Kenyansport history.B. Kanlenjins’ running ability.C. Kanlenjins’ training methods.D. Kenyans’enthusiasm for sport.44. According to Danish scientists, what leads to Kanlenjins’ success?A. Physical condition.B. Living style.C. Hard training.D. Strong will.45. How did Kenyan runners think about Danish research result?A. Convincing.B. Unacceptable.C. Astonishing.D. Important.46. Why is M o Farah’s story mentioned in the passage?A. To show running methods count.B. To encourage British athletes.C. To prove effort pays off.D. To support gene theory.【海淀二模】CNorman Garmezy, a development psychologist at the University of Minnesota, met thousands of children in his four decades of research. A nine-year-old boy in particular stuck with him. He has an alcoholic mother and an absent father. But each day he would walk in to school with a smile on his face. He wanted to make sure that "no one would feel pity for him and no one would know his mother’s incompetence.” The boy exhibited a quality Garmezy identified as“resilience”.Resilience presents a challenge for psychologists. People who are lucky enough to never experience any sort of adversity (逆境) won't know how resilient they are. It's only when they're faced with obstacles, stress, and other environmental threats that resilience, or the lack of it, comes out. Some give in and some conquer.Garmezy 's work opened the door to the study of the elements that could enable an individual’s success despite the challenges they faced. His research indicated that some elements had to do with luck, but quite large set of elements was psychological, and had to do with how the children responded to the environment. The resilient children had what psychologists call an “inte rnal lens of control(内控点)”. They believed that they, and not their circumstances, affected their achievements. The resilient children saw themselves as the arrangers of their own fates.Ceorge Bonanno has been studying resilience for years al Columbia University 's Teachers College. He found that some people are far better than others at dealing with adversity. This difference might come from perception(认知) whether they think of an event as traumatic(创伤), or as an opportunity to learn and grow. “Stressful” or “traumatic” events themselves don't have much predictive power when it comes to life outcomes. "Exposure to potentially traumatic events does not predict later functioning,” Bonanno said. "It's on ly predictive if there's a negative response.” In other words, living through adversity doesn't guarantee that you'll suffer going forward.The good news is that positive perception can be taught. "We can make ourselves more or less easily hurt by how we think about things," Bonanno said. In research at Columbia, theneuroscientist Kevin Ochsner has shown that teaching people to think of adversity in different ways--to reframe it in positive terms when the initial response is negative, or in a less emotional way when the initial response is emotionally “hot”---changes how they experience and react to the adversity.43. According to the passage, resilience is an individual's ability________.A. to think criticallyB. to decide one’s own fateC. to live a better lifeD. to recover from adversity44. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The psychologistsB. The resilient childrenC. Positive elementsD. Internal locus of control45. According to Paragraph 4, we can learn that____________.A. your positive perception may turn adversity aroundB. stressful events are more predictive than delightful eventsC. experiencing adversity predicts that you will go on sufferingD. a negative response doesn't guarantee you will suffer all the time46. What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?A. To teach people how to be resilientB. To encourage people to live through adversityC. To indicate people’s perception varies from each othe rD. To compare different research findings about resilience43. D 44. B 45. A 46. A【丰台二模】CScientists say we are all born with a knack for mathematics. Every time we scan the cafeteria for a table that will fit all of our friends, we’re exercisin g the ancient estimation center in our brain.Stanislas Dehaene was the first researcher to show that this part of the brain exists. In 1989, he met Mr. N who had suffered a serious brain injury. Mr. N couldn’t recognize the number 5, or add 2 and 2. But h e still knew that there are “about 50 minutes” in an hour. Dehaene drew an important conclusion from his case: there must be two separate mathematical areas in our brains. One area is responsible for the math we learn in school, and the other judges approximate amounts.So what does the brain’s estimation center do for us? Harvard University researcher Elizabeth Spelke has spent a lot of time posing math problems to preschoolers. When he asks 5-year-olds to solve a problem like 21+30, they can’t do it. But he has also asked them questions such as, “Sarah has 21 candles and gets 30 more. John has 34 candles. Who has more candles?” It turns out preschoolers are great at solving questions like that. Before they’ve learned how to do math with numerals and symbol s, their brains’ approximation centers are already hard at work.After we learn symbolic math, do we still have any use for our inborn math sense? Justin Halberda at Johns Hopkins University gave us an answer in his study. He challenged a group of 14-year-olds with an approximation test: The kids stared at a computer screen and saw groups of yellow and blue dots flash by, too quickly to count. Then they had to say whether there had been more blue dots or yellow dots. The researchers found that most were able to answer correctly when there were 25 yellow dots and 10 blue ones. When the groups were closer in size, 11 yellow dots and 10 blue ones, fewer kids answered correctly.The big surprise in this study came when the researcher compared the kids’ approxima tion test scores to their scores on standardized math tests. He found that kids who did better on theflashing dot test had better standardized test scores, and vice versa (反之亦然). It seems that,far from being irrelevant, your math sense might predict your ability at formal math.44. From the first two studies, we can learn that estimation center .A. is divided into two separate mathematical areasB. can help figure out numerals and symbols problemsC. functions independently in both kids’ and adul t s’ brainsD. works better when symbolic parts are injured or undergrown45. What most surprised Justin in the study of 14-year-olds?A. The variety of math abilities in different students.B. The link between technology skills and estimation skills.C. The difficulty of the task as the number of dots increased.D. The connection between estimation skills and formal math ability.46. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Born with a Sense of Math.B. Go beyond What You Can Learn.C. Symbolic Math and Estimation Math.D. Our Brain一a Born Mathematician.【朝阳二模】CNo student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex. By changing the order of the words and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs (助动词) and suffixes (后缀), we can turn a statement into a question, state whether an action has taken place or is soon to take place, and perform many other word tricks to convey different meanings. However, the question which many language experts can’t understand and explain is—who created grammar?Some recent languages evolved due to the Atlantic slave trade. Since the slaves didn’t know each other’s languages, they developed a make-shift language called a pidgin. Pidgins are strings of words copied from the language of the landowners. They have little in the way of grammar, and speakers need to use too many words to make their meaning understood. Interestingly, however, all it takes for a pidgin to become a complex language is for a group of children to be exposed to itat the time when they learn their mother tongue. Slave children didn’t simply copy the strings of words used by their elders. They adapted their words to create an expressive language. In this way complex grammar systems which come from pidgins were invented.Further evidence can be seen in studying sign languages for the deaf. Sign languages are not simply a group of gestures; they use the same grammatical machinery that is found in spoken languages. The creation of one such language was documented quite recently in Nicaragua. Previously, although deaf children were taught speech and lip reading in the classrooms, in the playgroundsthey began to invent their own sign system, using the gestures they used at home. It was basicallya pidgin and there was no consistent grammar. However, a new system was born when children whojoined the school later developed a quite different sign language. It was based on the signs of the older children, but it was shorter and easier to understand, and it had a large range of specialuse of grammar to clarify the meaning. What’s more, they all used the signs in the same way. Sothe original pidgin was greatly improved.Most experts believe that many of the languages were pidgins at first. They were initially used in different groups of people without standardization and gradually evolved into a widely accepted system. The English past tense—“ed” ending—may have evolved from the verb “do”. “It ended” may once have been “It end-did”. It seems that children have grammatical machinery in their brains. Their minds can serve to create logical and complex structures, even when there is no grammar present for them to copy.43. What can be inferred about the slaves’ pidgin language?A. It was difficult to understand.B. It came from different languages.C. It was created by the landowners.D. It contained highly complex grammar.44. What is the characteristic of the new Nicaraguan sign language?A. No consistent signs were used for communication.B. Most of the gestures were made for everyday activities.C. The hand movements were smoother and more attractive.D. The meaning was clearer than the previous sign language.45. Which idea does the author present in the last paragraph?A. English grammar of past tense system is inaccurate.B. Children say English past tense differently from adults.C. The thought that English was once a pidgin is acceptable.D. Experts have proven that English was created by children.46. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Creators of GrammarB. The History of LanguagesC. Why Pidgins Came into BeingD. How Grammar Systems Are Used。

【西城二模】BIndian-origin Anvitha Vijay has given a new meaning to the phrase “age is just a number”; she has proved that achievements and knowledge follow passion and not just age and experience.Vijay, who lives with her parents in Melbourne, Australia, at the age of seven realised that her piggy bank did not have enough money to hire a developer to make her an app, so she decided to teach herself how to code. With the help of YouTube videos, the young techie learned to code. For one entire year, she watched multiple coding tutorials on the web and became a programmer herself.Vijay’s inspiration for developing the apps was her little sister, who was still learning to talk. Therefore, Vijay developed an educational app for children that were her sister’s a ge. The app is called Smartkins, which uses about 100 sounds and flashcards of different animals that help children learn and identify. Later, Vijay developed a similar iOS app for children to identify and learn colors. Each app has been downloaded thousands of times.Anvitha’s skills won her a scholarship to attend a big tech conference hosted by Apple in San Francisco, California. There, she got tips from the pros. She went to workshops where she learned about the latest software for app building.All that training led to an idea for a third app. This one, called GoalsHi, inspires kids to practice good habits. Users are rewarded for achieving goals, such as eating their vegetables or practicing piano. Anvitha says the rewards are like getting a sticker for a job well done.Anvitha’s goal is to continue creating technology that helps kids learn while having fun. But even more important to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids’ hands. “The more training we get in tech at an early age,” she says, “the better chance we have of becoming creativity champions who will one day change the world.”39. Vijay taught herself to code because _____.A. she couldn’t afford a developerB. her sister begged herC. she valued her savings very muchD. her parents had confidence in her40. Vijay’s app GoalsHi intends to help kids _____.A. identify colorsB. practice good habitsC. learn different animalsD. get in tech at an early age41. What is the right order of the events?a. Learning the latest software for app building.b. Teaching herself how to code.c. Developing Smartkinsapp.d. Building iOSapp.A. cbadB.bacdC. bcdaD.cdab42. Vijay’s story indicates that _____.A. one head cannot hold all wisdomB. passion fuels the young to achieveC. from small beginnings come great thingsD. all things are difficult before they are easy【东城二模】BFive days a week, 28-year-old Ebony Smith arrives at Changing Gears Bike Shop at 10:50 a.m., ten minutes before opening. Walking into the shop, she turns on the lights, opens the register, and reviews the repair orders. For the next several hours she will repair bikes with professional skill and care, and guide customers through bike choices like an experienced rider, learning about their needs and preferences, and helping them to find the perfect fit.Although Smith had almost no experience riding a bike and didn’t even enjoy riding one when she first came to Changing Gears, she has stayed in the position for nearly a decade now, and her customer sare thankful to her heartfelt assistance. What’s more, many of the shop visitors are youth from families living in low-income housing named Alameda Point. Smith lived in this neighborhood throughout her childhood, and to these youngsters and families she is a positive role model—someone determined to succeed in spite of educational and financial struggles.When she first began at Changing Gears at 19 years old, Smith was living with her parents, who struggled to make a living. She had failed to earn a high school diploma when she didn’t pass California’s high school exit exam. However, when a three-month job training position opened at the bike shop in 2008, Smith took a chance to, as she says, “turn her life around.” She signed up and was quickly hired.Smith is just one of the thousands of Changing Gears’ employees around the world, and her continued success at Changing Gears embodies the shop’s duty to “operate a bicycle-based social enterprise that meets the needs of the un derprivileged of our local area.”In addition, the shop has a strong environmental focus, which includes bicycle reuse and recycling. Throughout the years Changing Gears has also engaged youth and families in bicycle field trips and provided free bicycle parking and repair service at local farmers’ markets in order to encourage bike riding as a practical and green form of transportation.Through its blending（协调）of effective small business practices with a social and environmental mission, Changing Gears stays inspired to use bicycles as a vehicle for social change.39. What can we learn about Ebony Smith?A. She is a bike shop owner.B. She is a professional rider.C. She has a good knowledge of bikes.D. She has a lot of shopping experience.40. What helped Ebony Smith get into the career?A. Family support.B. Personal interest.C. Training opportunity.D. High school education.41. What does t he underlined word “embodies” in Paragraph 4probably mean?A. Be an example of.B. Be the reason for.C. Be similar to.D. Be modeled after.42. Which of the following is Changing Gears’ duty?A. Making bike donations.B. Offering help to the poor people.C. Improving bike-riding techniques.D. Drawing people’s attention to bike enterprises.【海淀二模】BWhy do you go to the library? For books, yes--but you like books becausethey tell stories. You hope to get lost in a story or be transported into someoneelse's life. At one type of library, you can do just that--even though there's not a single book.At a Human Library, instead of books, you can “borrow” people. Individuals volunteer as human “b ooks”and participants in the event can “read” the book--meaning they would have a one-on-one conversation with the volunteer and share in a dialogue about that individual's experience. “Books” are volunteers from all walks of life who have experienced discrimination (歧视) based on race, religion, class, gender identity, age, lifestyle choices, disability and other aspects of their lifeFor a certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating and as attractive as any you can find in a book. Many of the stories have to do with some kind of stereotype. You can speak with a refugee (难民), a soldier suffering from PTSD, a homeless person or a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people to challenge their own long-held beliefs-to truly get to know, and learn from someone they might otherwise make a quick judgment about.According to its website, the Human Li brary is “a place where difficult questions are expected, a ppreciated and answered.” It provides the opportunity for the community to share and understand the experiences of others in their community.The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Ronni Abergel, his brother Dany, and some colleagues hosted a four-day during a major Northern European festival, hoping to raise awareness about violence among youth. After the success of thisevent, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, which has been growing ever since. Though there are a few permanent human libraries, most aren’t places at all, but events. Though many do take place at physical libraries, you don’t need a library card—anyone can come and be part of the experience. There have been human library events all over the globe, in universities and in pubs, from Chicago to Tunis to Edinburgh to San Antonio.The stories these "books" tell range from fascinating to heartbreaking and everything in between. And that's the very point of the organization--to prove that no person can be summed up in just one word. It seeks to show people that you truly can't judge a book by its cover---or by its title or label.39. The “books” in human libraries are____________.A. long-held beliefs attracting individualsB. inspiring stones motivating people in troubleC. events in which people can talk to volunteersD. unfairly-treated people sharing their experiences40. The event in Copenhagen is significant because it_______.A. aimed to help the young suffering from violenceB. attempted to replace traditional physical librariesC. laid a foundation for the Human Library OrganizationD. led to a pleasing development for the community with racism41. In human libraries, the readers are likely to_________.A. deepen their understanding of peopleB. enrich their own personal experiencesC. hear the stories from all over the worldD. make quick judgments about the “books”42. The main purpose of the passage is to _________.A. compare and evaluateB. inform and explainC. discuss and persuadeD. analyze and suggest39. D 40. C 41.A 42. B【丰台二模】BThree Feet From GoldDarby’s uncle was caught by the “gold fever” in the gold-rush days, and went west to dig and grow rich. After months of labor, he was rewarded by the discovery of the shining ore (矿石). He needed machinery to bring the ore to the surface. So, with the “strike”, he returned home. And with the help of Darby, he borrowed a lot of money. After buying the machinery and having it shipped, Uncle and Darby went back to work the mine.The first car of ore was mined. And the returns proved they had one of the richest mines in Colorado! Down went the drills! Up went the hopes of Uncle and Darby!Then something happened! The vein (矿脉) of gold ore disappeared! They drilled on, but all in vain. Finally, they decided to quit and sold the machinery to a junk man for a few hundred dollars. The junk man called in a mining engineer to look at the mine and do a little calculating. The engineer’s calculations showed that the vein would be found just three feet from where the Darbys had stopped drilling! The junk man took millions of dollars in the vein, because he knew enough to seek expert’s advice before giving up.Most of the money which went into the machinery was borrowed through the efforts of Darby, who was then a very young man. The money came from his relatives because of their faith in him. He paid back every dollar of it, although he was years in doing so.Long afterward, Mr. Darby made another discovery that desire can be changed into gold. This discovery came after he went into the business of selling life insurance. Remembering that he lost a huge fortune, for he stopped three feet from gold, Darby profited by the experience in his chosen work, saying to himself, “I stopped three feet from gold, but I will never stop because men say ‘no’ when I ask them to buy insurance.”Darby sold more than a mil lion dollars in life insurance annually. He owes his “stickability” to the lesson he learned from his “quitability” in the gold mining business.40. Darby’s uncle went back home to .A. receive his rewardB. seek financial supportC. look for more helpersD. consult an engineer41. The Darbys failed in mining business because of .A. quitting drilling onB. the disappearance of the veinC. the shortage of the machineryD. competing against the junk man42. From the passage, we can know Darby .A. was unable to pay off the debtsB. mined his gold from the failureC. learned a lesson from selling insuranceD. devoted himself to making new discoveries43. The author intends to tell us that .A. hopes and difficulties exist side by sideB. correct decisions stems from correct judgementC. we should catch it when an opportunity comesD. we won’t reach our goal unless we persist【朝阳二模】BThe HandshakeI don’t remember the exact date I met Marty for the first time. Like a lot of people who want to get through a checkout line, I found my thoughts on speed, nothing more. The line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier, who was receiving money from customers.He was an old man in his sixties. I thought, well, it probably took him a little longer to get the jobs done. For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before he began scanning the goods they were purchasing. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going?” But he did something different—he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and talk with them briefly.I thought it was strange, but I guessed I had grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of a conversation without thinking. Usually, a fter a while, you don’t give any thought to the question and just say something back quietly.This old cashier seemed sincere about wanting to know how people were feeling. Meanwhile, the high-tech cash register rang up their purchases and he announced what they owed. When customers handed money to him, he pushed the appropriate keys, the cash drawer popped open, and he counted out their change.Then magic happened.He placed the change in his left hand, walked around the counter to the customers, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. As their hands met, the old cashier looked thecustomers in the eyes. “I want to thank you for sh opping here today,”he told them. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.” The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless.Now it was my turn. I glanced down at the name tag on his red waistcoat, the kind experienced Wal-Mart cashier wore. It read, “Marty.”Marty told me how much I owed and I handed him some money. The next thing I knew he was standing beside me, offering his right hand and holding my change in his left hand. His kind eyes locked onto mine. Smiling, and with a firm handshake…39. While the author stood in the checkout line, she felt ______.A. comfortableB. enthusiasticC. impatientD. embarrassed40. In the opinion of the author, people tended to ______.A. remain calm while having a talkB. talk about unimportant topicsC. develop a mindless conversationD. face communication problems41. The author thought Marty special because ______.A. he spent as much time as possible serving customersB. he was patient with all the questions from customersC. he showed particular interest in customers’ personal lifeD. he expressed his sincerity while giving back the change42. What can we infer from the passage?A. Marty was a talkative man.B. Marty cared a lot about what he did.C. The author failed to get along well with others.D. The author was dissatisfied with such a waste of time.。

2018北京各城区高三二模英语分类汇编—情景作文【西城二模】第二节(20分)假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。

请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，给校刊“英语园地”写一篇英文稿件,讲述上周发生在你们班的一个真实故事。

注意：词数不少于60 。

一、评分原则：1．本题总分为20分，按5个档次给分。

2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3．评分时应考虑：内容要点的完整性、上下文的连贯、词汇和句式的多样性及语言的准确性。

4．拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，应视其影响程度予以考虑。

英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

5. 词数少于60，从总分中减去1分。

二、内容要点：1. 发现老师生病2. 课前进行准备3. 老师带病上课4. 课后慰问老师三、各档次的给分范围和要求：I had always felt that the last year of senior high school was the bitterest time of my life, until last Friday.At lunch break, my classmate and I went to the teacher’s office to ask questions, only to find our math teacher sleeping with her head on the arms, some medicine beside her, as well as someexercise books. Then we hurried back to our classroom. I placed a chair behind the teacher’s desk, and my friend put a glass of warm water on it.Entering the classroom, our teacher smiled at what we had done, and soon began her lesson. We all felt worried when hearing her cough from time to time. We listened attentively and tried to memorize every point she mentioned. After school, some of us visited her in the office with some fruits and snacks. And our teacher was still busy working at her desk…That day, I realized we were lucky to have these dedicated teachers and that the busy days were not bitter but bitter-sweet.【东城二模】第二节（20分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。