高三备考英语模拟测试卷【广东版】7

【改编】Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to join my father, who’d moved there to find  better-paying work when I was three years old. He had a      at a restaurant and only visited us once every couple of years.
Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But     , I didn’t stop to analyze the situation when I was       to leave . Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn       in a few weeks.
When I            in the US and started 8^th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was        a(n) foreign language I couldn’t understand. I       that life had subtitles（字幕）, like in foreign movies.
      was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always watching  my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the      thing was having to read newspaper.
But after almost seven months of        about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things. It just made my life worse. If I was going to        in this new concrete jungle, I had to  adapt. I began to learn English by reading newspaperson my own after       . After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers notice my      and moved me into a more modern English class. I could go to the storeand ask for things that I wanted to buy     any frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again because I didn’t hear      talk. I could understand people.

A．work B．friend C．job D．cook.

A．luckily B．eventually C．gradually D． honestly

A．attempting B．packing C．managing D．trying

A．English B．German C．French D．Chinese

A．got B．reached C． arrived D．entered

A．talking B．speaking C．telling D．saying

A．wished B．hoped C．expected D．wanted

A．Restaurant B．Home C．Hospital D．School

A．happiest B．strange C．worst D．most

A．complaining B．quarreling C．fighting D．discussing

A．live B．study C．survive D．continue

A．school B．work C．graduation D．meals

A．mistakes B．accent C．embarrassment D．progress

A．for B．without C．with D．in

A．foreign B．similar C．familiar D．native

Christmas 2003 was bittersweet for Mars scientists. Because one gift they      (desperate)wanted never arrived: The British-built spacecraft Beagle 2   (schedule)to land on the Red Planet, radio home the good news and begin a search for life. Instead, mission     (control) heard nothing. They finally declared the Beagle 2 lost after months of silence. Many space scientists thought    crash-landed or broke up in the thin Martian atmosphere.
But now Beagle 2’s final resting place has been found. New images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showed the spacecraft in its   (intend) landing region, an enormous impact basin near the Martian equator.
By now, investigators  (gather) enough information to piece together    probably went wrong: the probe’s solar panels seem to have only partially spread out, throttling（限制） Beagle 2’s power     preventing it from phoning home. Without contact with mission control, the probe could not perform any science .
However, the lander appears     (damage) and in good condition, and the remains of a parachute and an atmospheric-entry cover lie hundreds of meters away. Beagle 2 may now be considered a partial success,    (deliver) the United Kingdom a very late Christmas gift: the nation’s first soft landing on another planet.

My parents influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and love for one’s motherland when l was young．Even though we struggled to make ends meet, they stressed how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities．
I got my first real job when l was ten．My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard - box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist．He rented space in a little mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr．Ben's Coiffure．
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m. to pick up rubbish. Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower．Mom and I emptied rubbish cans and picked up rubbish by hand．It took two to three hours to clean the lot．I'd s1eep in the car on the way home. I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime, I acquired discipline(自制力) and a strong work morality(道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life's competing interests---in my case, school, homework and a job．This really helped during my senior year of high school, when l worked 40 hours a week flipping hamburgers at a fast–food joint while taking a full load of college-prepared courses．The hard work paid off．I attended the U．S．Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degree in law and business from Harvard．Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state committee．In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot．The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor．
According to the text, the author thinks           .

In order to get a discount on rent,           .

Which of the following is NOT true of the author?

What does the underlined sentence "The hard work paid off" mean?

We can learn from the text that _

Do you like shopping? Or does the thought of wandering round the shops fill you with terror? For some of us，shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare time and our money. For me．it's something I would rather avoid．Thank goodness for the Internet! It's more convenient to buy CDs，electrical items，even food，from the comfort of your sofa．But that’s not the only reason：price is an important factor．We can buy goods and services cheaper online. But sometimes the problem is knowing what to buy．This has led to a type of shopping called “show rooming”．
Show rooming is something I've done．I will go to a shop to see，touch and try out products but then go home and buy them online at a knock—down price．I'm not alone in doing this．Research by a company called Foolproof，found 24％of people show roomed while Christmas shopping in 2013．
Amy Cashman，Head of Technology at TNS UK，says the reasons for this new shopping habit are that“people are lacking time，lacking money and they want security about the products they are buying．”She explains that consumers are not only shopping online at home but they are using the Internet in store or on their smartphones to shop around．
But does this mean technology will kill shops? Certainly shops will change．They will have to offer more competitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving in—store discounts or free girls．
We mustn’t forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the sales assistant and you can get good aftercare．It’s good to speak to a real human rather than look at a faceless computer screen but at least by show rooming，you get the best of both worlds!
The two questions in Paragraph l are raised to _______.

What does show rooming mean in the text?

According to Amy Cashman，which is not the reason for show rooming?

What can be inferred from Paragraph 4 ?

The author's attitude towards show rooming is _______

But what is teacher quality? How can one measure it reliably?
An analysis is issued on a sample of data from a Texas school district. Experts argue convincingly that teacher effectiveness should be measured by students’ gains on standardized tests: Mr. Smith is probably a better teacher than Ms. Brown if his students consistently improve their test scores more than hers do.
Though this approach is appealing, there are tricky issues. For example, what if Ms. Brown teaches in a school where students score so high there is little room for improvement?
The authors try to correct for this problem, as well as other sorts of measurement issues, to generate a measurement of teacher effectiveness. The paper is primarily concerned with how this measure is related to other observable characteristics.
The first finding is that there is a large variation in teacher effectiveness: some teachers consistently have a larger impact on their students’ achievement than others.
Second, easily observable characteristics like having a master’s degree or a passing score on the teacher certification exam are not correlated关联 with teacher effectiveness.
Then what does matter? The most important single influence is experience: first-year teachers are much less effective than others. The second year is significantly better, and by the fourth year, most teachers hit their stride.
It is not entirely clear whether this experience effect is learning by doing (the more you teach, the more effective you become) or survival of the fittest (those who are not good at teaching tend to drop out early.)
From my reading of the paper, both effects appear important and there is no simple answer. The data do suggest, however, that teacher effectiveness is pretty clear by the end of the second year, so the information to make an informed decision is available at that time.
The authors also investigate the contentious 有争议的issue of racial matching of students and teachers. Here they find strong evidence that minority teachers tend to be more effective with minority students. Again, it is unclear whether this is because of a role model effect (students respond better to a teacher of their own race) or an empathy effect 移情效应(teachers empathize better with students of their own race) or something else entirely.
The authors also look at teacher mobility. There is some evidence that teachers who quit teaching or switch schools tend to be below average in effectiveness. This is consistent with the survival-of-the-fittest model.
The schoolmaster could decide wisely whether to further employ the teacher by the end of the ______.

The phrase “hit their stride” most probably means “______”.

The author of this passage holds the view that ______.

Why do black teachers tend to be more effective with black students?

Which of the following may serve as the best title?

Microsoft has a problem：It desperately wants the remaining Windows XP users to upgrade to a newer version of the operating system but a good many of them still haven’t started．The latest numbers from NetMarket show that Windows XP still accounts for around 29．5％of all desktops in use even though Microsoft is due to end support for the l3-Year-old platform on April 8th．ZDNet reports that Microsoft plans to force remaining XP users to start next week by sending them notices reminding them again that it will end XP support within a month．
However, as Computerworld reports，Microsoft may have a tough time convincing some Windows XP users to upgrade because it's trying to sell them on Windows 8，the newest operating system that has angered many longtime PC users by removing the traditional Start menu and by adding the interface(界面)a special feature．Computerworld writes that many Windows users expressed anger last month when Microsoft asked them to help switch as many people as they could from Windows XP to Windows 8 partly because Microsoft hasn’t offered any sort of discount for Windows XP users making the switch．
This is particularly tiresome, these users said，because switching from XP to Windows 8 won’t just require a software upgrade but will instead likely force them to buy new machines capable(能够)of running Microsoft’s new operating system．Some users were also annoyed that Microsoft only mentioned Windows 8 and not Windows 7 as upgrade possibilities．
In the end，it looks like when Microsoft ends support for Windows XP next month there will still be a large part of the desktop PC world using the platform．Hackers who have been saving up all their best new malware(恶意软件)for the day when Windows XP support ends are about to have a field day．
What problem does Microsoft have now?

How will Microsoft remind users of the stop of XP support?

Which is probably one of the reasons why users dislike Window 8?

What does the underlined phrase “have a field day” probably mean in the last paragraph?

What can be inferred from the text?

【改编】阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
下面是一些电影的相关信息，请阅读下文，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下列的应用文：
A. Hello Kitty
The famous cartoon character known as Hello Kitty was created by Japanese company Sanrio in 1974 and quickly became a pop cultural phenomenon through a series of animated television shows. This collection of the Hello Kitty series includes five volumes for a total of 25 episodes, such as Hello Kitty Tells Fairy Tales, Hello Kitty Plays Pretend.
B. Jimmy Neutron
This is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated children’s film featuring Jimmy Neutron. Jimmy has created all kinds of interesting things to make his life easier, including a robotic dog, Goddard, who follows him everywhere. Jimmy and his friend, Carl, use a homemade spaceship to launch a satellite.
C. Sesame Street
Elmo runs across a Magic Cookbook and sets free a Genie that lives inside. Together, Elmo and the Genie explore the fun world of cooking and making food, with the help from Emeril Lagasse and Heather Headley, who show tips on making pizzas and pocket foods.
D. Sing and Dance With Barney
Barney has planned a very special sing-along party and invited many of his friends, old and new.  The group enjoys singing their all-time favorites, while being transported to magical places. It has over 55 minutes of singing and dancing.
E. Blue’s Clues
Steve and Blue explore the worlds of math and reading as they help each other with familiar activities. Viewers are invited to join in the counting, reading, adding and subtracting.
F. Adventures of Willy Fog
Eerie lakes, bottomless pits, dinosaurs, and volcanic eruptions are just a few of the places laying in wait for Willy Fog and his friends in this exciting journey. Trying to get to the centre of the earth proves a lot more difficult than they originally thought.
请阅读以下有关学生的信息，然后为他们选择要看的电影：
Kate is a child of ten. She loves all the lovely animals , especially cats. She loves cats so much that she always buy things with cat images on them. When she has nothing to do , she often watching cartoons, which is her hobby. She thinks she can learn much knowledge from them.
Mary is a lovely girl. Because she often watches her mother cooking at home , she gradually develop a strong interest in cooking. In addition, like most girls of her age, she likes films about fairy tales.
Peter is a student of art. What he likes most is everything about songs and dance. He often gives performances in some activities in his school . He has a gift for singing and dancing. With nothing special to do , he decides to go to the cinemas this weekend.
Robert is a clever boy, who likes science very much. He often reads some books or watches some programs on science and technology. He has great interest in computer and robots and he dreams of becoming an astronaut when he grows up.
Philip is an adventure-lover, who is not only courageous but also clever and imaginative . He thinks adventure can build up his character and make him braver and stronger. From childhood, travelling to the centre of the earth is his dream.

有一个美国代表团想了解你们的英语老师Mr. Moon，请根据下列提要，写一篇以＂My Teacher Mr. Moon”文。
[写作内容]
1.出生于法国，华籍美国人，40岁，活泼，具有幽默感。
2.与其他教师相比，他更注重教学方法，总想尽各种方法让他的课生动有趣。
3.鼓励学生思考，培养学生自学能力。
4.帮助学生学会了分析和解决问题。
5.博学，深受学生爱戴。
[写作要求]
只能用5个句子表达全部内容
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?
Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings — battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed — took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.
Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons.
[写作内容]
1、以约30个词概括短文的要点。
2、然后就下面要点写一篇约120个词的短文：
（1）报纸是我们重要的信息来源；
（2）人们对报纸具有选择性；
（3）结合你个人情况谈谈报纸在你生活中的作用。
3、你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子。
[写作要求]
1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；  2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]  概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。