天津市十二区县重点学校2013届高三毕业班联考(二)英语

天津市十二区县重点学校天津市十二区县重点学校 2013 届高三毕业班联考（二）届高三毕业班联考（二） 英 语 试 题 第卷 选择题（共 95 分） 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节：满分 45 分） 第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 1We need an effective strategy to help children living in poverty to have the opportunity to receive good education A/;a Ba;/ C/,the Dthe; a 2Could you turn the TV down a little bit? _Is it disturbing you? ATake it easy BIm sorry CNot a bit DIt depends 3_ in the regulations is that you _ other people the password of your e-mail account AWhat is required; not tell B As is required; shouldnt tell CIt is required; not tell DIt requires; shouldnt tell 4He never thought that his success came_ he least wanted it Auntil Bsince Cwhen Dwhile 5No sooner _ down on bed _the telephone rang Ahad he lain, than Bhad he lied, when Cdid he lie, than Dhad he laid, before 6Why dont you _ it to his attention that you are too busy to go on working? Apay Bfix Cbring Ddraw 7Changing the design of a new product may _ the risk of its production in the market Abring about Bcome about Cbring up Dcome up 8Oh, Im not feeling well in the stomachI _ so much fried chicken just now Ashouldnt eat Bmustnt have eaten Cmustnt eat Dshouldnt have eaten 9You must notice _ the emergency exit is when you enter the building Awhich Bwhere Cwhat Din which 10In 2012 MoYan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, _a host of imitators Ainspiring Binspired Chaving inspired Dto inspire 11Our physics teacher and English teacher always give their lessons in a lively and clear way,_ greatly benefits us students. Afrom which Bin which Cthat Dwhich 12The actress received an award for her _ to charity work Aaddiction Bdevotion - 2 - Callowance D application 13Plans have been proposed _ the largest dam in the world to be built along the Congo river Aof Bwith Cfor Don 14Reading the job adhe wondered whether he was _ to apply for it Aqualified Btypical Cdynamic Dapproachable 15Compared with male graduates, a（n） _ small number of female graduates can get employed when they go job-hunting Acasually Brelatively Croughly Dgradually 第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从 1635 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。 My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at lifeSince my birth she has made it evident that I would become _16 and that I would be one of the great onesShe has taught me that I can do anything if I put my_17_to it As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came 18_ to othersI had problems with writing, reading and especially SpeakingI didnt talk the way _19_ kids did and did not respond, to questions or stay alert （警觉的） to my surroundings;My reading was poor 20 withteachers helping me, and my speech was hard to _21_My writing was not at the 22_it should have beenEven simple things like knowing-my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers （弹手指） were 23 My mother 24 all my challenges and as a professor with a PHD, decided to _25 the situation early in my developmentShe didnt want me to 26 After-a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had 27_ meShe spent hours every day _28_ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn_29_ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now In addition, she gave _30_ for my lifeShe told me what to do and what not to do Her expectations have always been high 31_ she knows that I can do itFor that, I thank herShe would not allow her son to be incapableShe never _32_ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a mustI will be a 33_ person if I continue to follow her leadShe encourages me to study hard for my 34_and attend college She used her gifts as a_35_ to help a childher childand now I have the opportunity lo become something 16Aeverything Bnothing Canything Dsomething 17Amind Bbrain Cfeelings Dwork 18Asmoothly Bstrongly Cfrequently Deasily 19Aaverage Bordinary Cnormal Dcome on 20Ajust Bever Ceven Donly 21Ahear Bwrite Cread Dunderstand 22Alevel Blength Cspeed Ddegree 23Aproblems B, excuses Cworries D: duties 24Asuffered Bobserved Cremoved Dtolerated 25Astudy Bfind Cchange Dkeep 26Afight Bstruggle Gstrike Dchallenge - 3 - 27Ainterrupted Bdisturbed Cterrified Dtroubled 28Ateaching Bgiving Csupporting Dreminding 29AWithout BExcept CBesides DBeyond 30Ainformation Badvice Cpromise Dexpectation 31Abefore B: though Cbecause Dunless 32Asetup Bgave up Cpushed up Dlooked up 33Arich Bfamous C; successful Dpowerful 34Atraining Bgrades Cexperiments Dabilities 35Awoman Bdoctor Csister Dteacher 第二部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 25 分，满分 50 分） Summer school is something a kid will never forgetFor some, its a way to advance past their classmatesFor most, summer school is a requirement in order to graduate with their classmates I can remember being forced into taking a summer school courseIt was not the school that forced me into this awkward situation it was my mother I was a 16-year-old kid in a new school; My school did not offer summer courses so I had to take my course at an alternative school in the cityIt was an experience I will never forgetI was not concerned with making friendsI was there to get credit （学分） for a course that I should have received credit for the previous semesterIt wasmy doing that landed me in the situation and it was important that I understood this The fees were lowest but the experience was amazingI enjoyed I didnt miss the day The course was from Monday to Friday for an entire monthI passed the course with an AI was thrown into an awkward situation and actually enjoyed itMy friends didnt even know I took the courseMost of them were still sleeping by the time my course ended each day Awkward situations are so important for personal growthThis situation made me feel more independentI made friendsI finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all aboutWhile attending college, I remembered how much I enjoyed summer school and I chose to take summer school in my first three years of collegeSome kids get pushed too much but some dont get pushed enoughI was never pushed enough Enable your children to struggle for successIf your child needs summer school you explain to them why its importantSome parents are surprised by the situation and may want to be more involved in their childrens educationFollow through and follow up 36Most students go to the summer school in order to _ Afind good jobs graduation Bbecome top students in their class Chave a chance to make more friends Dgraduate successfully on time 37What made the author go to summer school for the first time? AWhat he had done BHis mothers wish CHis own requirement DStudy competition 38Which of the following was NOT the benefit got by the author through attending summer school? AIt helped him get rid of bad habits BIt helped him make new friends CIt helped him understand what sacrifice and hard work were DIt increased his independence - 4 - 39From the last paragraph we can learn that the author _ Adoes not like summer school at all even though it is useful Bthinks summer school is unnecessary for children Cencourages parents to make their children attend summer school Dis against forcing children to attend summer school 40What does the author think of summer school? AHe thinks it is awkward BHe thinks it is significant CHe doesnt think it is suitable DHe thinks nothing of it B The Beijing government has set out to recruit thousands of university graduates to work as junior officials in rural areas to both improve rural administration and ease the citys employment problems The government plans to recruit 3,000 university graduates this year, 1,000 more than last year, to work as assistants to village heads or Party secretaries in suburban areas People interested in jobs in Beijings rural villages and townships can submit applications to the Beijing Municipal Personnel Bureau or online at wwwBjbyscom from February 1 through March 15 “We hope university graduates will seize this opportunity to use their knowledge in rural villages and to start their careers,“ Sun Zhenyu, deputy director of Beijing Personnel Bureau, told Xinhua News Agency The government has promised successful candidates a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan （ $ 250） in the first year, 2,500 yuan （$ 320） the second year and 3,000 yuan （$ 385） the third year, provided their performance is up to the required standardsSun said Wang Lina, who graduated from Beijing Union University last year, was one of the first graduates to find work in the citys countryside After majoring in industrial and commercial administration, Wang served as the assistant to the village head of Ertiaojie Village in suburban Besjings Pinggu DistrictFor one project, Wang contacted people at the BeijingAcadeny of Agricnitural Sciences and arranged for the local farmers to receive training in strawberry plantingHer efforts paid offThe village had a plentiful harvest of organic strawberries earlier this year Nationwide, about 150,000 university graduates found employment in rural areas last year, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Education The ministry predicts that 495 million students will graduate from universities across the country this year, 820,000 more than last yearAbout 14 million of them are unlikely to find jobs when they graduate In Beijing, a record 200,000 people are expected to graduate from university this year Less than half of them are expected to be offered jobs, according to the personnel bureau 41The underlined word “recruit“ in the first paragraph probably means_ Aemploy Bforce Cencourage Dtrain 42We can see from the passage that_ Aonce you are hired as a junior official, you can get an endlessly rising salary Bthe government guarantee a gradually high salary for the successful candidates Cworking as junior officials is easy but very meaningful Dthe competition for the job as junior officials is very fierce - 5 - 43From the story of Wang Lina we can learn that . Athe sooner you go to the countryside, the sooner you will be successful Blocal fanners can get big harvests if they team more knowledge Cuniversity graduates can also realize their value in rural areas DWang had great difficulty in helping villagers planting organic strawberries 44The last two paragraphs aim to tell us that . Amore and more graduates will workas junior officials Bthe universities should not have so many students Cthere are more and more graduates in recent years Dit is not easy for graduates to find jobs nowadays 45Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? AWhat is the best career? BGraduates go to the countryside CJob hunting for university graduates DA good choice for university graduates C In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competitionSome value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperityOthers say that competition is bad, that it sets one person against another, that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skillsFor them, playing well and winning are often, life-and-death affairsIn their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitudeIn a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competitionAmong the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or societyTeaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to failThey seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve successBy not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try“What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lotSuch a loss would be a measure of their worth Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselvesBoth are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with othersBoth are afraid of not being valuedOnly as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve （缓解） can we discover a new meaning in competition 46What does this passage mainly talk about? ACompetition helps to set up self-respect BOpinions about competition are different among people CCompetition is harmful to personal quality development DFailures are necessary experiences in competition 47Why do some people favor competition according to the passage? AIt builds up a sense of duty BIt pushes society forward CIt improves personal abilities DIt encourages individual efforts 48The underlined phrase “the most vocal“ in Paragraph 3 means _ - 6 - Athose who try their best to win Bthose who value competition most highly Cthose who are against competition most strongly Dthose who rely on others most for success 49What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail“? AOnes worth lies in his performance compared with others BOnes success in competition needs great efforts COnes achievement is determined by his particular skills DOnes success is based on how hard he has tried 50Which point of view may the author agree to? AEvery effort should be paid back BCompetition should be encouraged CWinning should be a life-and-death matter DFear of failure should be removed in competition D Boys schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity （阳刚）, the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to obey a stereotype （陈规旧俗）, a US study says. Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to obey the “boy code“ of hiding their emotions to be a “real man“ The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girlsHe criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the studys author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with “boy-focused“ approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to themBecause boys generally have more acute vision learn best through touch, an are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on“ lessons where they are allowed to walk around; “Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine （女性的） and prefer the modem type in which violence and sexism are major themes, “James wrote Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to obey a stereotype that men should be “masterful and in charge“ in relationships“In mixed schools boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,“ the study reported 51The author believes that a single-sex school would _ - 7 - Aforce boys to hide their emotions to be “real men“ Bencourage boys to express their emotions more freely Chelp to cultivate masculine aggressiveness in boys Dnaturally reinforce in boys the traditional image of a man 52It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys _ Aperform relatively better Bgrow up more healthily Cbehave more responsibly Dreceive a better education 53What docs Tony Little say about the British education system? AIt fails more boys than girls academically BIt focuses more on mixed school education Cit fails to give boys the attention they need DIt places more pressure on boys than on girls 54According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is _ Ateaching can be tailored to suit the characteristics of boys Bboys can focus on their lessons without being distracted Cboys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in Dteaching can be designed to promote boys team spirit 55Which of the following is characteristic of boys according to Abigail James report? AThey enjoy being in charge BThey obey stereotypes CThey are violent and sexist DThey have sharper vision 第卷(非选择题共 35 分) 第三部分：写作(共两节, 满分 35 分) 第一节：阅读表达(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) Poverty today is a major global issueAlthough there are all kinds of definitions used to explain it, in simple words, it means the inability of a person to even get his basi