河北省唐山市高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷

How cool can libraries be in an era（时代）of iPods and Kindles? More than you think．Only if you know where to go．
Central Library: Seattle, Washington, United States
The Central Library in Seattle is modern and fashionable and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking tours．It was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and American designer Joshua Ramus．Tours began in 2006, two years after its opening．The library holds various art exhibitions, book signings and other events, while visitors can stop by the Chocolate cart for a coffee and scan through the gift shop anytime
Trinity College Library: Dublin, Ireland
The Trinity College Library in Dublin is the oldest library in Ireland, founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I．It is the largest single library in the world, also known as the Long Room, which contains more than 200,000 0fthe library's oldest books．The Long Room houses one of the oldest harps（竖琴） in Ireland．Dating to the 15th century, the old harp is the model for the symbol foreland．
Geisel Library, University of California: San Diego, United States
At first glance, it looks like a spaceship．Architect William Pereira, who helped design actual space launch facilities at Cape Canaveral in Houston, Texas, designed the library in 1970．It has been featured in sci-fi films, short stories and novels．The library hosts "Dinner in the Library," which invites readers for cocktails, and also a special speech from distinguished authors．
TU Delft Library: The Netherlands
The library at the Delft University of Technology was constructed in 1997 and has more than 862,000 books, 16,000 magazine subscriptions and its own museum．The building itself exists beneath the ground, so you can't really see the actual Library．What makes it interesting is the roof, which is a grassy hill．The roof covers 5,500 square meters．And it has become one of the most striking and greenest structures in the area．
Which of the four libraries has the longest history?

What makes Geisel Library different from the others is that

In Central Library, you can

If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station,  you don't need to feel surprised．They are a flash mob （快闪族）, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time,  and then quickly break up．They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication network．At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some  distractions（消遣） such as waving their hands and exchanging books, Then, they quickly break up before the police can arrive．Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason．
Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 - after the first attempt was foiled at Macy's department store．Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters （起时髦的人）, and call attention to the cultural atmosphere．       
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people．Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place．Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction．They also have great economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product．
The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular．People use it to do many things．For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson's fans took part in a flash mob to remember him．Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael's famous song "Beat It" together．Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory．
The undefined word "foiled" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _     。

What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage?

The main purpose of the passage is -

The writer's attitude towards the flash mob is

Helen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92．
To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas is a familiar figure．Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon．It is an honor she has earned．Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best - challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truth．She said, "We reporters' priority（首要事情） is the people's right to know - without fear or favor．We are the people's servants．"
Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920．All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard．She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper．After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942, Thomas headed straight for Washington, D．C．in search of a newspaper job．Before long, she landed one at Washington Daily News．Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors．The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice．
Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F．Kennedy and his family．Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies．She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences．Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy．Over the years, Thomas found her job "thrilling and inspiring," but never boring．And she took very seriously her duty to "keep an eye on the president" and keep American people informed．
What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?

Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas

What does Helen Thomas think other work?

What can be the best title for the text?

Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence - and a not-so-good influence - on this generation of American teenagers．More than 2,000 teachers took an online survey．Three-quarters of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a "mostly positive" effect on their students' research habits and skills．But 64 percent said the technologies "do more to distract（使 - - - ---分心） students than to help them academically．" And 87 percent agreed that these technologies are creating an "easily distracted generation with short attention spans．"
The Pew Internet Project did the survey with the National Writing Project．Judy Buchanan is the vice director of the National Writing Project and a co-author of the report．Ms．Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more and faster．"Teachers really favor these tools because they are ways to make some of the learning exciting and engaging．Young people favor these tools．The goal is to really help them become creators of meaningful content, and not just sort of consumers．"
But one problem the survey found is that many students lack digital literacy．They trust too muck of the information they find on the Internet．Judy says these students haven't developed the skills to determine the quality of online information．"It's something that really has to be taught and paid attention to．Because in a world in which things happen quickly, you do need to step back, reflect and analyze the information you have．"
Another problem is blamed on something that might not seem like a problem at all: being able to quickly find information online．Teachers say the result is a reduction in the desire and ability of their students to work hard to find answers．They say students are overly dependent on search engines and do not make enough use of printed books or research libraries．
Many teachers are also concerned that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others instead of using their own abilities．
The text mainly tells us____．

Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?

The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means

Some students don't tend to work hard because

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。（如果所用的答题卡没有E、F、G选项，则选E涂A、B，选F涂A、C，选G涂A、D．）
How do you stay true to yourself when you're surrounded by friends and/or family that have an opinion on everything you do? It's not easy!     Here are 4 tips which can help  you live a dynamic life．
   
Stay true to yourself by listening to the only opinions that really matter - your own and those from people who believe in and encourage you．Deep down you know yourself better than anybody else．
Don't fear people
           The reason most people don't take risks, or live on the edge is the fear of what others might think of them．If you want to live the life you truly deserve, you must give up the need to be liked by everybody．
Value yourself and your choices
When you do, others will too．Own the choices you make in your life．      When you believe in yourself, in time, others will believe in you too．Show confidence in your choices, and what you stand for whether others agree or not．
Focus on appreciation
No matter what the circumstances are, there is always something to be grateful for．All successful people ask, What am I grateful furl How can / improve my situation and use these tough times to inspire others These steps, if applied, will help you transform your peace of mind, lifestyle, and
productivity．

E．Stay fearless in everything you will have to do．
F．Be thankful to life and be helpful to others, and you’ I lead a successful life．
G．However, there are great possibilities that you can lead the life you really want．

I'd gone from a tiny village school with a total of 60 students, to a huge school, with thousands of pupils．I was a little fish in a very big        . I lived too much of my first year         doing anything wrong．I just decided to be the wallflower when it discussion and answering questions．I was always the one that          Class         didn't look the teacher in the eye        they asked me to answer．I listened well, and           everything in, but I always liked to be a spectator（旁观者）．It's hard not t0            what others may think of you when you are speaking in front of many               ．It did take long for me to feel teachers and make friends with classmates．Some people        with straight into a new learning environment． 
Some people        straight into a new learning environment.        , most are nervous and feel they don't fit in．It's completely        , so it should not be a worry to you．Be             and you will adapt to the new school．School life is           you make obit．Some        it; some Iike it．-But it's only when you leave that you can really appreciate how school        you into the person you become．
It's so important to        yourself out of your comfort zone．If you're shy, tell yourself you’ I raise your  _       at least once every lesson; if you're quick-minded, try to give other people a （n）      In time, you will ___it will do you benefit from it .

A．class B．school C．lake D．house

A．in fear of B．in favor of C．in honor of D．in danger of

A．got to B．referred to C．turned to D．came to

A．sharply B．purposely C．hopelessly D．searchingly

A．in case B．so that C．the moment D．soon after

A．wrote B．brought C．took D．got

A．doubt B．apply C．check D．care

A．teachers B．classmates C．adults D．friends

A．angry B．popular C．disappointed D．comfortable

A．slide B．fit C．change D．turn

A．Therefore B．Instead C．However D．Meanwhile

A．normal B．strange C．awkward D．interesting

A．proud B．practical C．private D．positive

A．what B．how C．which D．when

A．like B．ignore C．accept D．hate

A．forces B．develops C．places D．teaches

A．push B．take C．kick D．remove

A．voice B．question C．hand D．head

A．answer B．chance C．hug D．smile

A．forget B．forgive C．realize D．remember

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Christmas is no fun when you're poor．Twenty years ago I was a young,    （struggle）,substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight, bills were due        my wife and I couldn't even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found        （sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I        （hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed         to my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping(包装） paper．As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their     lit up and they jumped up and down．My daughter      （happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys _  _ hours, and Thanked God for the ． _ （great） bifilar ever been given．Till today I still treasure           gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．

 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两赴，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When I was a child, I spent more than ten years learn the violin．Therefore, I couldn't understand "real music"．After I  graduated at high school, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar because we all thought it was cool．l will never forget the day on that we went to buy guitars in the guitar store． There I saw a guitar player playing the guitar, which I really enjoyed．He became my the first guitar teacher．It took me such a long time choose a guitar among several wonderful model．Now the guitar is the most importantly part of my life and I practice it every day.

假如你是李华。你的两位朋友Tom与Peter几天前发生了争吵。3月9日是Peter生日，Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系，修复友情，特地发来邮件寻求你的建议。请你根据以下要点给Tom回一封邮件：
1．礼物选择：
2．你的理由；
3．其它和解建议。
注意：
1．词数100左右：
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：
3．开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I'm glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter．
                                                                                      
Best wishes,
Li Hua