1、伊美区二中高三上学期开学考试英语试题（考试时间：100分钟，满分 120 分）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALooking for work?Tutors Wanted: Math / Science / Humanities + Test Preparation Job Posted: 2 days ago Wage: $27 30 per hour Job Type: Part-time Schedule: Afternoons, evenings, weekdays
2、, weekends Job description: Were looking for tutors to join us before the next school year starts. Our suitable candidate will be able to assist middle and high school students with test preparation and academic work in Math, Science and / or Humanities. Well pay for your training before this fall a
3、nd can also offer flexible summer tutoring chances, including teaching group classes. Once our fall semester starts on August 21, well have even higher demand for tutoring sessions on Sundays from 1 p. m. to 8 p.m. as well as from3 p. m. to 9 p. m. Monday-Thursday. What we offer: Flexible scheduling
4、. Tutors work from 15 to 30 hours per week depending on availability and student demand. Free Sunday dinners during the academic year. Fun staff gatherings Health insurance reimbursement (补偿) for staff working over 30 hours per week. We are 5 minutes walking distance from the Menlo Park Caltrain Sta
5、tion. Applicants must： Have a good command of the subjects they tutor. Be willing to tutor students through the full academic year. Application instructions: Email us your resume (简历) Tell us why you want to join Academic Trainers and describe your experience of tutoring students if you have any. Le
6、t us know your scheduling preferences and potential start date. Tell us which of the subjects you are able to tutor-Math, Science and / or Humanities.1. Which period of time needs the most tutors during the academic year?A. Saturday and Sunday mornings.B. Friday afternoons and evenings.C. Monday and
7、 Thursday mornings.D. Sunday afternoons and evenings.2. What can a tutor enjoy who works more than 30 hours per week?A. Comfortable accommodation.B. Free job training every month.C. Health insurance reimbursement.D. Free meals during the academic year.3. What qualification should a suitable candidat
8、e have?A. He / She must tutor all the subjects part-time.B. He / She must be good at the subjects they tutor.C. He / She must have a previous tutoring experience.D. He / She must work every evening through the academic year.B Runners never forget crossing the finishing line at their first marathon,
9、and that will be especially true for Mike Kohler. When Kohler crossed the starting line in Fargo last Saturday, he thought he was going to run 13.1 miles, his first half marathon. Six hours later, he had mistakenly” completed his first full marathon, 26.2 miles.Kohler, a 26-year-old plumber (水管工) wh
10、o now lives in West Fargo, had lined up for the half marathon that he hoped to complete in 150 minutes. He didnt realize he was in a starting fence with the full marathoners. Several miles later, Kohler began to realize he was on the course for the full marathon. The 8-mile mark was when I figured o
11、ut that I had made a mistake, he said. Between then and 13.1, I debated with myself about what I should do.”At some point he doesnt remember when he doubled down on the distance. After I decided I was going to keep going, the thought of quitting didnt come back. Run, walk, or crawl, I wanted to fini
12、sh, he said.Until Saturday, Kohlers longest race was a 10-kilometer run, just over 6 miles. Even the most casual marathoners do a training run of 18 miles before the race. From his experience, he said he learned one thing: sometimes people can do more than they think they can.After his long race, he
13、 went right back to work, put in a 10-hour day and then boarded a flight to Scotland for a vacation. I was pretty sore, but I found the more I kept moving, the less sore I was, so I tried my best to go about life normally minus running,” Kohler said from Glasgow. I needed a break from that for a bit
14、.Not for too long, though. Hes already considering the Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon in October.4. When did Kohler realize that he made a mistake?A. Before starting the race.B. After running 8 miles.C. When being with the full marathoners.D. While lining up for the half marathon.5. Which of the following
15、 best describes Kohler?A. Determined.B. Cooperative.C. Open-minded.D. Well-prepared.6. What can we infer from the text?A. He went to Scotland to get a break from work.B. He had never trained for the full marathon before.C. He decided to complete the race at the 8-mile mark.D. He was debating with hi
16、mself when he finished the race.7. What might be the best title for the text?A. Life Lies in MovementB. Life Means Never QuittingC. One Can Always Do More Than He CanD. One Mistakenly Runs Full Marathon Not a HalfCA star athlete at the college where I work recently stopped by my office. After commit
17、ting a few unforced errors during a weekend match, she suffered severely by self-criticism.This student, like many I teach, strongly believes she should be able to control the outcomes of her life by virtue of her hard work. In her mind, “Nothing can stop me but myself”. So when these students fall
18、short of what they imagine they should accomplish, they are filled with self-blame, reasoning, “If my accomplishments are mine to control, my failures must be entirely my faults, too”, which makes it extremely difficult for them to move on.We often owe young adults struggling with failure to their p
19、arents overprotection of them from discomfort. But there is another factor at play: a message transmitted by indulging (纵容的) parents who have falsely promised them that they can achieve anything if they are willing to work for it. However, the cruel reality of life is that you can do everything in y
20、our power and still fail. Then what should be done to help?Psychologists Luthar and Kumar urge parents and teachers to spend time helping students find purpose, or goals they genuinely love to pursue and that make an impact on the world, which may help them gain greater life satisfaction and become
21、more psychologically mature. Besides, instead of allowing our kids to beat themselves up when things dont go their way, we might all question a culture where one is considered lazy without full devotion. The point is to remind them that life has a way of sucker-punching (出其不意) us when we least expec
22、t it. Its often the people who learn to say “stuff happens” who get up the fastest.8. What does the underlined phrase “by virtue of” in paragraph 2 mean?A. in addition toB. in spite ofC. by means ofD. for fear of9. The author believes that young adults find it hard to struggle with failure because _
23、.A. they are not taught how to deal with difficultiesB. they are short of the ability to handle failureC. they are under the protection of their parentsD. they are misled by their parents false message10. What did psychologists Luthar and Kumar urge parents and teachers to do?A. To teach students ho
24、w to avoid faults.B. To lead students to set their truly loved goals.C. To help students to discover a path to success.D. To allow kids to blame themselves.11. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Students dont care about failure at all.B. Students are sure to succeed if they try their best.C. S
25、tudents should bear all the failures on their own.D. Students with positive attitudes can move on more easily.DHybrid cars, also called hybrid electric vehicles （HEVs）, are cars that use more than one source of energy to run. They differ from the majority of cars on the road today in several ways. T
26、he main difference is that HEVs run on gasoline and electricity. An HEV car has a battery-powered motor as well as an engine that runs on gasoline.A hybrid car is a bit more expensive to produce than a regular car even though its engine is smaller. The reason for the greater expense is that the engi
27、ne is more complex. It has specialized mechanisms that allow it to operate using gasoline and electric power. It also contains a computer that works differently from those of regular cars. Even though it is more expensive to purchase, it costs less to own than gas-powered cars. When an HEV car is at
28、 a stoplight or going at a speed below 15 miles per hour, its special computer tells it to run just on electric power. When the computer senses that the car needs more power, it puts the gasoline engine back to work. The computer is constantly deciding whether the car will use electricity, gas, or a
29、 combination of the two.Because the HEV has electric power to help it run, it uses much less fuel than most cars. In fact hybrid cars are the most fuel-efficient cars that exist today. They can get from 50 to 60 miles per gallon on average. The high mileage saves money for the car owner and conserve
30、s precious supplies of petroleum. Hybrid cars help the environment in other ways too. For example, whenthe HEV is using electric power, it does not send out poisonous smoke that pollute the air.Despite the differences between hybrid cars and regular cars, HEVs offer the same feel as regular cars. Th
31、ey handle the same way and speed up and stop in the same way too. HEVs, though, are generally smaller than gasoline-powered cars. Their rounded, aerodynamic frame helps add to their fuel efficiency but unfortunately does not add to the amount of space inside the vehicle.12. Which statement best expl
32、ains the characteristics of an HEV?A. Safe and reliable.B. Expensive but long-lasting.C. Smaller engine, greater power.D. High price, low carbon.13. The transformation between the gasoline and electricity in an HEV is operated by _.A. the engineB. the batteryC. the computerD. the driver14. For what
33、purpose was the HEV invented?A. To save energy.B. To provide better service.C. To lower the expense of purchase.D. To give the drivers a different feeling.15. Where does the passage probably come from?A. A health report.B. A science magazine.C. A vehicle advertisement.D. A travel journal.第二节 （共5小题；每
34、小题2分，满分10分）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。Are people less or more happy when they get older? A study in 2018 found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age 50. In fact, it found that by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18.
35、Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25. 16. Happiness was the highest among the youngest adults and those in their early
36、70s. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their 70s and 80s. The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. 17. The researchers also considered possible influences like, having young children being unemployed or b
37、eing single. Bu, they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age. 18. One theory is that, as people get older, they become more than thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking ab
38、out bad experiences. 19. In another study, people in their 80s reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep. The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems. 20. But except for that, people reported that they felt their sleep
39、quality improved as they got older. A. So why will happiness increase with age? B. Researchers surveyed more than 150, 000 American adults. C. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85. D. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their 50s. E Happiness is not the only thi
40、ng that apparently improves with age. F. The survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women. G. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。What kind of s
41、tuff do you write? one student asked on my first day at the University of Massachusetts. After a decade away from the classroom, I was back to 21 .I write creative nonfiction, I said, “as youll be doing.”It was a 22 . I couldnt remember when Id last written a 23 essay. But it must have been before m
42、y mother fell ill, leaving me feeling my family story wouldnt end 24 . It seemed that nothing I wrote could change that. 25 I couldnt write my own stories, I could 26 my students to tell theirs. Youre going to keep a 27 in this class, and I want you to tell your stories like they 28 .“Why do they ma
43、tter? ” a boy named Michael asked. Looking out at the roomful of students, I 29 . No one said a word. Many of them, I learned, worked while in school. Most didnt know their stories did matter. They didnt even realize their stories were as 30 as their own lives.Finally, I looked at Michael. “They mat
44、ter because they re what you have. Stories allow us to make meaning of what weve 31 I said. Michael didnt look 32 , but he didnt challenge me, either.In his first essay, Michael wrote about how his high school English teacher seeing his 33 and helped him fill out a college 34 . I had Michael read hi
45、s essay out loud. After he finished, the class went so 35 that we could hear the sound of each others 36 . I looked at him and saw a small 37 in his dark eyes. Then, I said, Thats why you tell your stories.I went home that night and 38 my journal from where it lay, dusty and 39 . For the first time
46、in months, I had to 40 .21. A. studyingB. teachingC. travelingD. operating22. A. lieB. jokeC. gameD. trick23. A. movingB. creativeC. usefulD. fascinating24. A. safelyB. proudlyC. happilyD. perfectly25. A. OnceB. UnlessC. BecauseD. Although26. A. warnB. orderC. permitD. encourage27. A. bookB. letterC
47、. journalD. fiction28. A. existB. matterC. happenD. remember29. A. noddedB. laughedC. hesitatedD. responded30. A. meaningfulB. frustratingC. ridiculousD. satisfying31. A. taken overB. turned overC. gone throughD. broken through32. A. worriedB. frightenedC. impressiveD. convinced33. A. weaknessB. pot
48、entialC. amusementD. difficulty34. A. invitationB. suggestionC. applicationD. composition35. A. stillB. loudC. freeD. alive36. A. breathB. debateC. thoughtD. remark37. A. flyingB. doubtingC. praisingD. softening38. A. got atB. picked upC. looked atD. kept up39. A. amazedB. shockedC. disabledD. untou
49、ched40. A. writeB. sleepC. restD. stop第二节阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Car registration plates (牌照) are just a series of numbers and letters, right? Well, yesbut not for everyone.France was the first country 41. (introduce) plates in 1893. Early number plates differed 42. shape and size, and were
50、made of lots of different materials, including iron, cardboard and even pressed soybeans. In fact, it was not until 1957 43. car manufacturers and the governments agreed on standardized plates. 44. was first registered in the UK was A1. The letter “A” showed the number was from London, while the num
51、ber “1” showed it was the first number issued. At the moment, number plates 45. (consist) of a sequence of letters and numbers are applied in the UK.Different EU countries also use different arrangements of numbers and letters, and 46. (they) systems have changed many times because these letter-numb
52、er 47. (combine) keep running out. In the past decades, some number plates 48. (become) extremely valuable, particularly those that spell out words. 49. (basic), numbers on the plates can be used to represent words or parts of words. For example, “NVERLA8” means “Never Late”. And the most 50. (expen
53、se) number ever was “M1” which an anonymous buyer has acquired for 331,000.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）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，每句中最多有两处。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（）, 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仅限一词;2. 只允许修改10
54、处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。Dear Jim,How are you doing? You ask me about how our school performs our PE classes in your last letter, so Im writing to share you some details.Our school has a sports field where covers an area of about two square kilometers. Equip with two playgrounds as well as a splendid stadiu
55、m, our school offers you an opportunity to do a variety of sports. Not only do we take football and basketball courses, but our school also hold all kinds of sports competitions. As the member on our school team, my most favorite sport is football. As far as I am concerned, anything is better than playing football，which encourages us to cooperate active with others.Looking forward to hearing from you.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）如今，游泳已成为各校争相开展的体育活动。假定你是李华，你校组建了游泳俱乐部。请给在我校留学的朋友Peter写信，邀请他加入。内容包括:1.组建俱乐部的目的； 2.俱乐部的主要活动； 3.报名的时间和地点；注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Peter,_Yours sincerely,Li Hua