1、2019 届 新 疆 兵 团 第 二 师 华 山 中 学 高 三 上 学 期 学 前 考 试英 语 试 题（考试时间：120 分钟，满分：150 分）单项填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）1. Im afraid this painting is not by Picasso. Its only a copy and so its _.A. priceless B. invaluable C. unworthy D. worthless2. As soon as the children were _, their mother got them out of bed an
2、d into the bathroom.A. woke B. waken C. wake D. awake3. _ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for4. The generation _ makes it difficult for parents to understand their childrens opinions.A. division B. gap C. separation D
3、. valley5. If the boy had _ the dog alone it wouldnt have bitten him.A. set B. left C. had D. put6. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _ when judging my examination.A. regard B. account C. thought D. observation7. Roses are quite _ flowers in English gardens. A. ordinary B. common C.
4、 usual D. general8. Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _, I cant speak too highly of him.A. As a result B. By the way C. In any case D. In a word9. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _. A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal10. The open university was started i
5、n order to help those who _ having a university education when they were young.A. stopped B. failed C. missed D. paused11. Mary had taken _ to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want.A. efforts B. pains C. attempts D. advantage12. Radar enables the pilot of an airliner to ta
6、ke off, fly and land in _. A. danger B. comfort C. continuity D. safety13. It was _ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent.A. noticed B. stated C. suggested D. noted14. I _ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me. A. warned B. persua
7、ded C. suggested D. notice15. In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept _ all night. A. densely B. soundly C. loudly D. noisily16. Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which _ increase the risk of heart disease. A. in turn B. in return C. by chance D.
8、 by turns17. He has recently _ chess to provide himself with some relaxation. A. taken on B. taken up C. held on D. held up18. What a terrible experience! _ , you are safe, thats the main thing.A. Somehow B. Anyhow C. Somewhat D. Anywhere19. If we can _ our present difficulties, then everything shou
9、ld be all right.A. get off B. come across C. come over D. get over20. I shall take you back to Beijing _ you are well enough to travel.A. presently B. promptly C. immediately D. shortly 第二部分 (共 25 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)AOne day, Lindsay and Erica were sitting at Lindsays house working very hard. Fourth
10、 grade was tough, and they were working on a science project about weather. Lindsay was a hard worker like Erica, so the two girls were happy to have each other as partners. They were writing about rain and were amazed to learn that Hawaii is the worlds wettest place. Lindsay found that Mount Waiale
11、ale, on the island of Kauai, gets about 460 inches of rain a year! In 1982, Mount Waialeale set an all-time world record when it received 666 inches of rain! The girls knew that their classmates would find all these facts interesting.The girls were enjoying the fun facts they were finding when all o
12、f a sudden, Lindsay saw Erica choking. Erica had been chewing on a pen cap and had accidentally swallowed it! Erica started pointing to her neck. Lindsay asked her if she was choking. When Erica nodded to say yes, Lindsay quickly stood up and did the Heimlich maneuver (策略) to try to help Erica stop
13、choking.Lindsay was afraid of hurting her friend, so the first time she tried the Heimlich maneuver, she did not do it very hard. She tried a second time, and nothing happened. After trying it a third time, the pen cap flew out of Erica mouth!Erica was very grateful to Lindsay. She was terrified whe
14、n she realized she had swallowed the pen cap and could not breathe. Lindsay was very brave and saved her friend. This was one science project that both girls would never forget!21. What did the two girls think of the facts they were finding?A. Simple B. Abstract C. Interesting D. Tough22. Eric was c
15、hoking because _.A. she swallowed a pen cap by accident B. she was hurt by a pen capC. food was stuck in her throat D. her neck was hurt by a pen point23. What does the Heimlich maneuver probably refer to?A. Person B. Book C. Tool D. First aid 24. It can be inferred that _.A. Lindsay has a good know
16、ledge of first aid B. Erica pretended to be chokingC. Lindsay could not breathe without Erica D. Eric would be sent to the hospitalBAn online map showing in real-time how busy some of Beijings best known sites are has been designed for tourists and residents so they can plan their visits. The map, d
17、eveloped by the Beijing Cyberspace Administration and the Beijing Commission of Tourism Development, monitors four popular scenic spots across the capital - the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and Olympic Forest Park.People who want to visit the sites can see which parking lo
18、ts have spaces free, and how crowded the venues are. The map, at present available only in Chinese, has been designed by Sogou Inc, the Chinese search engine owned by S Inc, and will be expanded to cover more sites across China. There are also plans to turn it into an app for smartphones.“If there a
19、re traffic jams around these tourism destinations, roads on the map will turn red, and if visitors want to drive to the places, the map will provide every parking area in and near the spots and show a real-time monitor of empty parking lots at the same time,“ said Kong Xianglai, the designer and pro
20、ducer of the map from Sogou.To make the information as clear and simple as possible, some buildings and streets around the sites have been removed from the map if they are not necessary, Kong said.“Users will also see peaks in visitor numbers and where crowds are at these destinations on the map, so
21、 it is helpful for them to plan and select a travel time,“ he said.25. The online map is especially helpful for those who want to visit _.A. Qinghai Lake B. the Great Wall C. the Yellow Grane Tower D. the Summer Palace26. What can visitors learn from the online map?A. How crowded the streets in Shan
22、ghai are .B. Which parking lots in and near Olympic Forest Park are empty.C. Whether there are traffic jams in 50 top tourist spots across the country.D. The number of the visitors in all scenic spots across Beijing.27.According to Kong Xianglai, the online map is _.A. Useful B. Unnecessary C. Expen
23、sive D. Complex28.The text is most likely to be taken from_.A. A science textbook B. A museum guide C. A study report D. A news reportCA cookie can give one person a sugar rush while barely affecting another person, a new study finds, indicating that a foods glycemic index（血糖指数）is in the eater.Peopl
24、es blood sugar rises or falls differently even when they eat the exact same fruit, bread, deserts, pizza and many other foods, researchers report. That suggests that diets should be tailored to individuals personal characteristics.The researchers made the discovery after fitting 800 people with bloo
25、d glucose （血糖）monitors for a week. The people ate standard breakfasts supplied by the researchers. Although the volunteers all ate the same food, their blood glucose levels after eating those foods varied dramatically. Characteristics and behaviors such as body mass index, sleep, exercise, blood pre
26、ssure, cholesterol levels and the kinds of microbes（微生物） living in peoples intestines are associated with blood glucose responses to food, the researchers conclude.Those findings indicate that blood sugar spikes （血糖尖峰）after eating depend not only on what you eat, but how your system processes that f
27、ood. A team led by a biologist created a computer algorithm(计算程序 ) that predicted how much a persons blood sugar would rise or fall after eating a certain food. When testing on a new group of 100 people, the algorithm correctly predicted the response about 70 percent of the time.A third group of 26
28、participants were then given personalized meals. The computer algorithm analyzed each person and then picked diets for 12 of them. A nutritionist chose a “good” and “bad” diet for the remaining participants. Good diets were ones that minimized blood sugar spikes after eating. Bad diets sent blood su
29、gar skyrocketing. The diets contained the same amount of calories. It turned out that foods on the “good” diet for one person were sometimes on another participants “bad” list. 29. A foods glycemic index depends on _.A. diets B. sleep C. health D. eaters30. Which of the following can best replace th
30、e underlined word “tailored” in Paragraph 2?A. limited B. adjusted C. applied D. compared31. The good diets chosen by a nutritionist were the ones that _ after eating.A. made blood sugar unchanged B. sent blood sugar rising sharplyC. reduced blood sugar spikes to the lowest D. provided body with lot
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40、 think of reasons why everyone around you is successful though they are not better than you in general? What do you do wrong? Here are some things you should stop doing to be successful.1. _36_Different people may interpret “success” in different ways： some of them measure it in money, other ones in
41、 positive changes to people around them and the world in general. _37 Dont worry about what other people think but come after what makes you happy.2.Do not believe anything without questioning it.38 They are critical thinkers, and they understand that we all are ruled by our prejudices, so they will
42、 always question new information.3.Do not worry about all unpredictable things that may happen to you.If you want to be successful,stop thinking about everything that MAY happen to you. _39_ Be ready to improve and change your deeds and decisions when things suddenly dont go according to your plan.4
43、.Do not care about what other people think of you.40 Your attempts to become “good” for everyone will turn into nothing but new worries, stresses, and problems. Successful people do not concentrate on the quantity of people to please, but worry about their quality and focus on developing friendships
44、 with people they really care about.A.Do not wait for the “right time” to do anything.B.Do not let others decide what “success” is for you.C.Successful people do not just accept any new information to be true.D.As far as we all know, its impossible to please all the people who surround us.E.Try to f
45、eel comfortable with the reality and accept the fact your future cant be predicted.F.If you want to be successful, do not let others force their interpretation of success on you.G.Successful people never ignore or avoid problems，no matter how big and awful they seem.第三部分 英语知识运用 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题
46、1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，选出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 The murmur of the audience had just faded into silenceThis was one of the most 41 days in five-year-old Patricia McKees life：the Kernot School ConcertShe stood 42 the curtain with her schoolmatesYet she was not 43 because everyone had been practicing
47、 for weeks and knew their 44 by heartBeing in a remote country town，Patricia knew that everyone would 45 for the big occasioneveryone! Yet，it was this awareness that added a sense of 46 to her excitementThere were two people who couldnt be in that 47 that nighther mum and dadPatricias parents 48 the
48、 local general store，which was 49 for business 24 hoursSo it was simply 50 that Mum and Dad could never attend community activitiesIt had been this way with her sister，so why should it be any 51 for her?Still，Patricia couldnt help 52 that her parents could be there to see her on such a special day, so she decided to 53 the subject with her mother 54 ，she had to face the factsAt such a young age，Patricia couldnt really understand the deep 55 in her mothers response：“Ill try to be there，sweetheart，but you know how 56 it is for us to get away from the store ”Yet as the curtain slowly opened，l
