1、最新天津市届高三摸底考试英语试题高三英语摸底考试卷 考试时间：60分钟 满分：100分. Grammar（24分）(A)The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his most important inventions was the train. He made his first train _1_ he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the steam engine on
2、 the train, he met with troubles from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that noise and the smoke _2_ (kill) cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst or that the hot coals from it would set fire _3_ their houses. At that time, most people believed _
3、4_ they said.George Stephenson told the people that the train could go on small rails, could pull carriages full of goods and passengers and there was no great danger to them. It was a very difficult matter for him _5_ (make) them believe. However, after some time, he was able to do it; and the firs
4、t train that _6_ (drive) by Stephenson himself proved what he had said.The first day when the people along the way heard the noises of the train in the distance and saw it _7_ (run) quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a mon
5、ster. They did not dare to come out _8_ it had passed.(B)There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The _9_ (common) are news reports. We get them in themselves, over radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels（新闻短片）. The main
6、 purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper closely, you 10_ _ find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions, sports, books, etc. The news covers everything _11_ happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items whic
7、h are very amusing.Although _12_ (compose) of a lot of information, a news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important. It is also written in short paragraphs: the first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news item _13_ (give) all the necessary information, what
8、, when, where, how and why. The _14_ paragraphs give full details of the subjects. There may also be interviews with people. The words actually _15_ (speak) by them are within inverted commas（引号）. Often there are photographs to go with the news _16_ (make) it more interesting.(C)Bags of Love Last ye
9、ar, I was assigned to work at an office near my mothers house, so I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceries. After less than a week, I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly we were always suddenly o
10、ut of something. (17)_ (wonder) how my mum could consume them so quickly, I began observing her daily routine for two weeks. To my surprise, I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine. Eventually, I decided to follow her and (18)_ happened t
11、ruly amazed me. She was taking the food to the refugee camp, in (19)_ she distributed it to children. I asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the area. The kids were very friendly with her and even looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me shy would she
12、 mot want to tell me about what she (20)_ (do)? Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop (21)_ (buy) the groceries if I found out? When she got home, I told her about my discovery. (22)_ she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didnt need to keep it a secret (23)_ m
13、e. She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets. For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare. I was so impressed by (24)_ selfless she was. Vocabulary（20分）(A)A. instrument B. meaning C. eventuall
14、y D. determineE. different F. seems G. alphabets H. matchingI. specifically J. appear K. hard Some people love to read. Others, struggling with disorders such as dyslexia（诵读困难症）, have a _25_ time at it. Either way, the brain plays a big role in how a person reads.A new study shows that different bra
15、ins appear to have different problems, depending on the language a person uses. _26_, the brains of people who have trouble reading Chinese and the brains of people who have trouble reading English show _27_ patterns.Scientists can look at a persons brain while it is doing things and figure out whic
16、h parts of the brain are working at various times. A (n) _28_ called scanner measures where blood flows through the brain during certain tasks. The more blood flows in an area, the more activities there are.In people with dyslexia who use languages with _29_ and letters, such as English, there are d
17、isturbances, in the back of the left side of the brain. This region is important for _30_ written letters with their sounds.On the other hand, in Chinese readers with dyslexia, disturbances in an area in the front of the brain seem more important. This area helps in explaining the _31_ of written Ch
18、inese characters.Many experts turn to biology to explain the development of reading disorders. Now, it _32_ culture may be even more important, the researchers say. The language you learn to write may _33_ how your brain works when you read.This sort of research could _34_ lead to better ways of hel
19、ping struggling readers, whatever language they use.(B)A. attitudes B. judge C. cultures D. placeE. experience F. mistake G. prevent H. emotionalI. continue J. functions K. suspiciousFacial expressions carry meanings that depend on situations and relationships. For instance, in American culture the
20、smile is typically an expression of pleasure. Yet, it has other _35_. A smile may show love, politeness, or cover true feeling. It is also a source of confusion from _36_. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual or even _37_. Yet, many Americans smile
21、 freely at strangers in public places. Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong _38_; some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough. In southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover _39_ pain or mental difficulty, discomfort or anxiety.Our faces make our emoti
22、ons and _40_ known, but we should not try to read people from another culture as we would read someone from our own culture. The degree of facial expressiveness one shows changes among persons and cultures. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as members of an
23、other does not mean that they do not _41_ emotions. Rather, their cultures _42_ them expressing their emotions and attitudes freely.If we _43_ people whose ways of showing emotion are not the same according to our own cultural patterns, we may make the _44_ of reading the other persons incorrectly.
24、Cloze（30分）(A)I used to love to watch my high school track team train- especially the long-distance runners. But that year, my eyes were _45_ to a girl whose running style was all wrong. She ran with her arms tucked（塞）close to her body, bouncing up and down in a way that must have driven her _46_ cra
25、zy. My athletic mind laughed at her strange style and I began to think _47_ her as the Bouncer.In early May, my high school _48_ a big sports meeting. A large group of athletes joined in the two-mile running race including the Bouncer. As the race progressed, she quickly fell far _49_ the pack and e
26、very runner lapped her at least once before it was over. But she just kept running, _50_ up and down and always wearing the same smile. That poor kid, I thought, There was nothing to be _51_ by finishing so far behind the pack. Why didnt she just _52_? Still, she never stopped and her smile never ch
27、anged.But a short while later, something _53_ began to happen. As she entered the home stretch（终点直道）, a cheer began to rise, growing louder with each step the Bouncer took toward the finish line until, finally, every person in the stands stood and cheered _54_ the fate of the whole race depended on
28、this one lone girl, bouncing toward the finish line. The Bouncer just _55_ to run exactly as she had been doing from the beginning. As she crossed the finish line, the teacher walked out onto the _56_ and held her arms tightly.I have see hundreds of races since that day and I have seen thousands of
29、runners _57_ the finish line. But I have never seen anything that showed the true spirit of _58_ as I watched on that warm spring day so long ago, when I saw a race won by a girl I had _59_ called the Bouncer.45. A. drawn B. shut C. put D. fixed46. A. teammates B. coaches C. parents D. classmates47.
30、 A. up B. over C. of D. about48. A. hosted B. formed C. organized D. ran49. A. over B. away C. behind D. off50. A. rushing B. dashing C. jumping D. bouncing51. A. admired B. enjoyed C. accepted D. gained52. A. give in B. give up C. drop off D. drop out53. A. strange B. funny C. special D. similar54.
31、 A. even after B. just as C. as if D. even if55. A. promised B. expected C. wanted D. continued56. A. track B. path C. line D. field57. A. meet B. cross C. reach D. hit58. A. love B. victory C. sport D. race59. A. bitterly B. interestingly C. strangely D. laughingly(B)Scientists know that there are two basic ways to prolonging life. One way is the _60_ of the diseases that generally _61_
