北京市东城区重点高中校高三上学期10月月考英语试卷

——I hear that there was a terrible crash in the subway in Shanghai the other day.
——Yes，_____ news came as _____ shock to all of us.

Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company，______ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.

None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish. ______，most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments.

——Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet？
——I’m not sure．She _________ on it last week．

A huge amount of oil was spilt on the East Sea，the causes of ________ are still under investigation．

——These grapes look really beautiful．
——They ______！See the price，$3．99 a pound．Very expensive，aren’t they！

It is good manners to eat up ______ is left in your plate．

______ me when you get it through and I’ll pick you up at your work place．

I fell asleep while working on this paper ______ the computer on．

——How do you usually go to work？
——I usually drive，but if it is fine，I ______ by bike．

I ______ to reach the manager for the last two hours but the line is always busy．

_____ in the woods，the two girls were frightened and kept crying．

My son has gone abroad．I’m looking forward to him ______．

I ______ him the money but he didn’t tell me he needed it．

Nowadays，more film stars ______ to be difficult to work with．

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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。
You Can’t Be Replaced
As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down．I was rebellious（叛逆的）on the outside，________   on the inside I wanted people to ________me．
Once I left home to hitchhike（搭便车）to California with my friend Penelope．The trip wasn’t  ________ and there were many times I didn’t feel safe．One situation in particular left me  ________for still being alive．When I returned home，I was different —not so outwardly（外表上）sure of myself．
I was happy to be home．But then I noticed that Penelope，who was  ________ with us，was wearing my clothes．And my  ________ seemed to like her better than me．I wondered if I would be ________ if I weren’t there．
I told my mom，and she explained that________ Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could ________ me．I pointed out，“She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been．” My mom said these were wonderful  ________   but I was the only person who could fill my  ________ ．She made me realize that even with my ________，—and they were many—I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced．
I became a searcher，________ who I was and what made me unique．My  ________of myself was changing．I wanted a solid base to start from．I started to resist pressure to  ________ in ways that I didn’t like any more，and I ________ who I really was．I came to feel much more  ________ that no one can ever take my place．
Each of us holds a unique place in the world．You are  ________ no matter what others say or what you may think．So  ________ about being replaced．You   ________  be．

A．and B．but C．as D．for

A．leave B．replace C．receive D．like

A．easy B．hard C．fun D．long

A．wonderful B．careful C．grateful D．helpful

A．playing B．eating C．staying D．traveling

A．family B．friends C．relatives D．neighbors

A．loved B．mentioned C．cared D．missed

A．since B．as C．while D．unless

A．scold B．compare C．replace D．match

A．qualities B．girls C．people D．times

A．character B．role C．task D．form

A．faults B．advantages C．manners D．pities

A．looking for B．looking back C．seeking out D．giving up

A．picture B．view C．sense D．idea

A．think B．learn C．change D．act

A．hated B．celebrated C．wished D．expected

A．sure B．doubtful C．happy D．lonely

A．lovely B．sure C．wonderful D．special

A．talk B．forget C．care D．argue

A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．needn’t

阅读下列短文，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。
A
It’s interesting that technology often works as a servant for us，yet frequently we become a servant to it．E-mail is a useful tool but many feel controlled by this new tool．The average business person is getting about 80 e-mails per day and many feel that about 80% of the messages in their “Inbox” are of little or no value．
So，I have four suggestions to help you to become better at “Erasing E-mail”．
1．Get off the lists．The best way to deal with a problem is to never have it．If you are receiving a lot of unwanted e-mails，ask to be removed from the various lists．This would include your inclusion in unwanted lists．
2．“Unlisted address”．Just as you keep an “unlisted” telephone number that you share only with those whom you want to have direct access to，you might want to get a separate e-mail address only for the important communications you wish to receive．
3．Check it once or twice per day．Many I speak with are becoming chained to their email server，monitoring incoming email continuously．Maybe this is because e-mail creates its own sense of urgency，but most of the communications are not all that urgent．I respond to them a couple of times per day．
4．Deal with it．As you open each e-mail，do one of the following:
a．If it requires a quick response，respond to it and delete it．
b．If it requires a response but is not the best use of your time，try to find someone else to do it．
c．If it is going to take any serious amount of time to respond，schedule it for action in your Day Planner and then download the message，save it，or print it out for future action．
I personally receive about 250 e-mails per day and by practicing the suggestions above，I can handle that volume in about an hour，taking advantage of this fantastic tool but not being controlled by it to make sure I’m doing more important tasks in my day．
If you get unwanted e-mails，the best you can do is to ________．

For the important communications，the writer suggests that you ______．

To avoid being chained by the coming e-mails，what you can do is to ________．

To deal with an e-mail you get，you can do the following EXCEPT _______．

B
In Britain and other countries，young people sometimes take a “gap year，” a year off between high school and college．This idea never gained a big following in America．Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing，though there are no official numbers．
Charles Deacon，Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington，D．C．，estimates that in the current first-year class of 1，600 students，only about 25 decided to take a year off．He says this number hasn’t changed much over the years．
Mr．Deacon says the most common reason for taking a “gap year” is to have a chance to travel，but he says international students may take a “gap year” to meet requirements at home for military duty．
Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education，but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests．Students hoping to be doctors，for example，could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital．
Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission．Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy．
The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation．” It praises the idea of taking time off to step back，think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies．It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time．
Of course，a gap year is not for everyone．Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college，and parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off．Another concern is money．A year off，away from home，can be costly．
Holly Bull’s job is to specialize in helping students plan their gap year．She notes that several books have been written about this subject．She says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off，and she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college．
What is the passage mainly about？

How many reasons for students’ taking a “gap year” are mentioned in the passage？

The essay “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation．” suggests that ______．

What can we learn from the passage？

C
More surprising，perhaps，than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and thriving (兴盛)．As Skolnick notes，Americans are marrying people—relative to Europeans，more of us marry and we marry at a younger age．Moreover，after a decline in the early 1970s，the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing．Even the divorce rate needs to be taken in this pro-marriage context: some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry．Thus，marriage remains，by far，the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society．
What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family．Twenty-five years ago，the typical American family consisted of a husband，a wife and two or three children．Now，there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children．And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife’s previous marriage，or the husband’s，or both．Sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage;sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses．
Thus，one can find the very type of family arrangement．There are marriages without children;marriages with children from only the present marriage;marriages with “full time”children from the present marriage and “part-time” children from former marriages．There are stepfathers，stepmothers，half-brothers，and half-sisters．It is not all the unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents！ There are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family．But even so，even in the midst of all this，one thing remains constant: most Americans spend most of their adult lives married．
By calling Americans marrying people the author means that ______．

Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today’s American families？

Even though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families ______．

D
Trapped on the 37th Floor
Melinda Skaar wasn’t expecting any phone calls．Skaar was working late in her office at the First Interstate bank of California．By 10:45 that night she was almost ready to go home when the phone rang．
Picking it up，she heard a guard shouting．“There is a fire！ Get out of there！”
Skaar didn’t panic．She figured that it was just a small fire．Her office building was huge．There were 62 floors and her desk was on the 37th floor．
Skaar called out to office mate Stephen Oksas，who also stayed late to work．But when they got to the hallway，they were met by a cloud of black smoke．Rushing back，Skaar shut the door and filled the space at the bottom of the door with her jacket to keep the smoke out．
Then they called 911．Before they could call their families，however，the line went dead．That meant that they were completely cut off from the outside world．All they could do was wait and hope someone would come to rescue them．
Minutes ticked by．Smoke began to float into the office．Soon it became hard for them to breathe．
Looking around，Skaar noticed a small workroom．It seemed to have cleaner air．So they crowded there．That helped for a while，but in time even the workroom was filled with deadly smoke．
Hopeless，they tried to break the windows，but the glass was not breakable．Everything they threw at just bounced back．
Defeated，they struggled back to the workroom．They felt weak and dizzy ．Soon Skaar found Oksas had passed out．
As Skaar and Oksas lay near death，rescuers were rushing to find them．At last，at about 4 a．m．，firefighters found them．
Skaar and Oksas knew they were lucky to be alive．“Sunday is my birthday，” Skaar told a reporter．She would be turning 29．But she knew she had already got the best present possible——the gift of life．
What did Skaar and Oksas do when they were stopped by the fire？

The first sentence of the passage is to ____________．

The following helped Skaar and Oksas survive the fire except _____________．

What can we conclude from Skaar’s action in the fire？

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet，chat and go where we’ve never been before．
But just as in face to face communication，there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line．   Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes．
For anything you’re about to send，ask yourself，“Would I say this to the person’s face？”If the answer is no，rewrite and reread．        .
If someone in the chat room is rude to you，your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner．But try not to do so．   If it was caused by a disagreement with another member，try to fix the situation by politely discussing it．Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room．
               Offer advice when asked by newcomers，as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate．When someone makes a mistake，whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer，be kind about it．If it’s a small mistake，you may not need to say anything．Even if you feel strongly about it，think twice before saying anything．Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else．   At the same time，if you find you are wrong，be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended．
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as age，sex，and marital status．Unless you know the person very well，and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information，don’t ask such questions．

E．You should either ignore the person，or use your chat software to block their messages．
F．When you send short messages to a person online，you must say something beautiful to hear．
G．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying words to a person’s face．

书面表达（共2小题）
某英文报以Learn to Manage on Our Own为题向中学生征文，请根据下列图片，讲述上周班主任生病期间你班同学的表现，写一篇短文投稿。
注意：1．词数不少于60。
2．短文内容必须包括图片所提供的主要信息（可适当增加内容）。
提示词：流动红旗：Weekly Model Class
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请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。
In your English class，you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your classmates how you understand it．
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