1、天津大口屯高级中学周测试英 语第一节单项填空（共15小题）请认真阅读下面各题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. If we want students to become effective in multicultural settings, one thing is clear: there is no _ for practice.A. prescription B. substitute C. appetite D. suspension22. Tony _ what I did annoying though h
2、e didnt say anything. So you think you will have to make an apology?A. could findB. should have foundC. might findD. must have found23. What about watching a ballet show this evening? Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isnt really _.A. the apple of my eyesB. my feet of clayC. my cup of teaD. the sal
3、t of the earth24. Faced with the dilemma, the company committee _ a public statement, appointing the capable man to be its new global chief financial officer.A. pulled outB. put outC. reached out D. drew out25. More often than not, the enterprise around us are getting even richer, _ recipe is dont p
4、ut all your eggs in one basket.A. of whichB. whichC. whose D. of whom26. In Beijing, more than 21,100 people _ to donate their bodies by the end of 2017, as the city promoted a body donation campaign from 1999.A. have applied B. had appliedC. would have appliedD. applied27. During the negotiation to
5、 follow, it can be argued that shares of foreign companies are overvalued _ the return they offer.A. in terms ofB. in memoryofC. in favor ofD. in charge of28. That preserved historic village connected to downtown by a highway is _ many office workers spend their weekends.A. whatB. howC. whereD. why2
6、9. _ well for my job interview, I really had butterflies in my stomach on my way to the company I had applied to.A. Having not prepared B. Not having preparedC. Not to have preparedD. To have not prepared30. The ordinary people all look at the intelligent man with admiration because under no circums
7、tances _ to cope with emergencies.A. he will failB. is he failingC. he is failingD. will he fail31. _ and open to various interpretations, the terms of the new proposal need improving based on the interests of both sides.A. AccessibleB. ApparentC. AmbiguousD. Aggressive32. I owe my current success t
8、o David, my best friend since childhood, without whom I have no idea where I _ today.A. am B. was C. would have been D. would be33. Are you free now? I have something important to tell you. OK, _ you make it short. I will have to finish this report before noon.A. now thatB. as soon asC. every timeD.
9、 as long as34. It is through years of research _ scientists have discovered the relationship between social media addiction and depression.A. thatB. beforeC. sinceD. when35. Will it cost a lot to be an exchange student? _, but you can apply for scholarship and student loan.A. I would imagine soB. Yo
10、uve got me thereC. By all meansD. Im with you on that第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的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。I was getting ready for bed when the telephone rang unexpectedly. My mind quickly ran _36_ the list of family members, but the voice on the other end of the line was o
11、nly _37_ familiar. “Lindy, this is Leslie,” she said. I didnt know Leslie very well, so I was a little _38_ that she would be calling me at 11:00 pm. I was afraid that it would be something really _39_ to cause her to reach out to someone she _40_ knew. However, she asked me a most _41_ question. “D
12、o you have any room for a turkey in your freezer?” she asked. “Sure,” I responded, feeling quite confused. My family was at the bottom of our food supply. “I will _42_ when I get to your house,” Leslie replied.We quickly _43_ blue jeans from our nightclothes and prepared to meet her outside _44_ the
13、 doorbell wouldnt wake up our four children. Leslie and her husband came in a huge freezer truck. She explained that her husband serviced a small grocery store that had just lost its lease（租约）. They had to _45_ all the freezers before midnight. She thought it was a _46_ tojust throw all this food aw
14、ay so she began to go through her list of _47_, dropping off food to anyone who she thought might be _48_ to take it. Ours was the last place they planned to stop and anything left would have to be _49_.Still not fully _50_ what had just occurred, I asked her, “When will you be coming back for all t
15、his?” Leslie replied, “It is yours! We have been _51_ food since 5:00 pm and have _52_ our list of contacts. Thanks a lot for helping us out.” Leslie had no idea that we _53_ to buy groceries. By the time the freezer food finally _54_, buying groceries was no longer a problem. I admit that Im still
16、afraid of late night calls, assuming the worst, _55_ then I remember that summer night when an acquaintance called me to send me turkeys.36. A. into B. across C. through D. after37. A. vaguelyB. definitely C. reasonablyD. hopefully38. A. thrilled B. embarrassed C. surprised D. annoyed 39. A. creativ
17、e B. impressive C. complex D. awful 40. A. normally B. barely C. precisely D. frequently 41. A. strange B. authentic C. fascinatingD. tough42. A. pause B. explain C. appreciate D. negotiate43. A. hunted for B. put aside C. changed into D. took out 44. A. in that B. as if C. in case D. so that 45. A.
18、 empty B. replace C. fixD. remove 46. A. success B. shame C. chance D. duty 47. A. merchants B. rescuers C. contacts D. clients48. A. considerate B. generous C. willing D. conscious49. A. deleted B. leaked C. swappedD. dumped50. A. describing B. understandingC. predictingD. observing51. A. submittin
19、g B. fetching C. consuming D. delivering52. A. packed B. exhausted C. refreshed D. concluded53. A. struggled B. managedC. decided D. tended54. A. ran out B. went off C. broke downD. caught on55. A. for B. or C. and D. but 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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
20、。ANew York City. FreelanceThe KidPass blog is created by contributions from awesome freelance writers who work from home, and are excited to share their experiences and recommendations for kids activities around New York City! KidPass is flexible, so it allows parents like us to spend more time with
21、 their kids and work from home or anywhere they like, while building a great resource of recommendations for other parents.We are hiring freelance writers who can contribute articles to our blog. We pay you for each article that we accept or approve starting at $20 for short articles and $100+ for l
22、onger articles with original research, photos, and videos.If you enjoy being a parent “in the know”, researching new kids activities online, or going around your neighborhood to visit new kids centres, indoor play spaces, events, or classes, then KidPass could be great for you!About you:*Possess a f
23、riendly, confident writing style.*Work from wherever you want.*Able to explore kid classes and activities in your neighborhood.*Take photos and videos if you are interested in writing longer research pieces for us.*Prompt in communication, responsible and able to meet deadlines.To apply, submit the
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25、ies and include pictures.*Submit these by email and include a brief introduction to yourself.56. What do we know about the KidPass blog?A. It has a lot to do with childrens activities.B. It offers much advice on how to raise kids.C. It teaches parents to design kids games online.D. It encourages par
26、ents to accompany their kids more.57. The passage mainly informs us of _.A. the history of the KidPass blogB. the tips on writing good articles onlineC. the importance of communicating with kidsD. the requirements of working as a freelance writerBPolice around the world have for almost 100 years rel
27、ied on lie detectors to help spot criminals. But there has long been much skepticism in the scientific and legal communities about the lie detectors reliability. Hopefully, it could soon be no longer in use.Researchers in Britain and the Netherlands have made a breakthrough, developing a more reliab
28、le method to help conduct interviews. Rather than just record changes in pulse, blood pressure, sweating and breathing, the new system involves monitoring full-body motions to provide an indicator of signs of guilty feelings. There is a basic fact that liars tend to keep moving their hands and feet
29、and so an all-body motion suit will pick this up. The suit contains 17 sensors that record movement in 23 joints up to 120 times per second.“The lie detector has been around since the 1920s and by measuring physiological stress caused by anxiety, you can only get a success rate of about 60%.”, said
30、Ross Anderson, professor of security engineering at Cambridge University. He said the new method, by contrast, achieved a reliability rating of over 70% and he was quite sure that they would be able to do better. In one of their experiments, the team has already achieved more than 80%.The experiment
31、 involved 180 students and employees at Lancaster University, of which half were told to tell the truth and half to lie. They were each paid 7.50 for their participation in the 70-minute experiment, involving two test.Some were interviewed about a computer game “Never End” that they played for seven
32、 minutes, while others lied about playing it having only been shown notes about it.The second test involved a lost wallet containing 5. Some were asked to bring the wallet to a lost-and-found box while others hid it and lied about it.“Overall, we correctly classified 82.2% of the interviewees as eit
33、her being truthful or dishonest.”, the report said.But the use of all-body suits is expensive they cost about 30,000 and can be uncomfortable, so Anderson and his colleagues are now looking at low-cost alternatives.58. The researchers used the all-body motion suit to _. A. discover peoples joint pro
34、blems B. record peoples changes in their health C. help find out interviewees mental activities D. prevent liars from moving their hands and feet59. What is the main disadvantage of the lie detector? A. It has a low success rate B. It is very uncomfortable C. It is too complex to use D. It costs a l
35、ot of money60. How does Anderson feel about the new method? A. Confused B. Confident C. Doubtful D. DisappointedCUntil recently, voice cloning or voice banking, as it was then known was a customized industry which served those at risk of losing the power of speech to cancer or surgery. Synthesizing（
36、合成） a voice was a long and expensive process. It meant recording many phrases, each spoken many times, with different emotional emphases（重音） and in different contexts (statement, question, command and so forth), in order to cover all possible pronunciations. Not any more. Software exists that can st
37、ore pieces of recorded speech which is merely five milliseconds long, each marked with a precise pitch（音高）. These can be put together to make new words, and adjusted individually so that they fit harmoniously into their new sonic homes. This is much cheaper than conventional voice banking, and permi
38、ts novel uses to be developed. This year Vivo Text plans to release an app that lets users select the emphasis, speed and level of happiness or sadness with which individual words and phrases are produced. Mr. Silbert refers to the emotive quality of the human voice as “the ultimate instrument”. Yet
39、 this power also troubles him. Vivo Text licenses its software to Hasbro, an American toymaker keen to sell increasingly interactive playthings. Hasbro is aware, Mr. Silbert notes, that without safeguards a naughty child might, for example, type impolite words on his mothers smartphone in order to s
40、ee a younger sibling burst into tears on hearing them spoken by a toy using mums voice.More troubling, when tested against voice-biometrics software like that used by many banks to block unauthorized access to accounts, more than 80% of the fake voices tricked the computer. Alan Black, one of Festvo
41、xs developers, thinks systems that rely on voice-ID software are now “deeply, fundamentally insecure”.Dr. Saxena and his colleagues asked volunteers if a voice sample belonged to a person whose real speech they had just listened to for about 90 seconds. The volunteers recognized cloned speech as suc
42、h only half the time (ie, no better than chance). The outcome, according to George Papcun, an expert witness paid to detect fake recordings produced as evidence in court, is the appearance of a technology with “enormous potential value for disinformation”.As might be expected, countermeasures to rec
43、ognize such deception（欺骗） are being developed. Nuance Communications, a maker of voice-activated software, is working on algorithms（算法） that detect tiny skips in frequency at the points where slices of speech are stuck together. Adobe, best known as the marker of Photoshop, an image-editing software
44、 suite, says that it may add digital watermarks to speech synthesized by a voice-cloning software called VoCo it is developing. Such technology may help computers recognize suspicious speech. Even so, it is easy to imagine the chaos that might be created in a world which makes it easy to put authent
45、ic-sounding words into the mouths of opponents be they colleagues or heads of state.61. Paragraphs 1 and 2 are mainly about _. A. significant elements influencing voice cloningB. possible applications of voice cloning in realityC. complexities of creating a synthetic copy of a voiceD. differences be
46、tween traditional and existing voice banking62. Whats Hasbros attitude towards Vivo Tests new app? A. Optimistic.B. Conservative.C. Unconcerned.D. Subjective.63. The experiment carried out by Dr. Saxena and his colleagues shows that volunteers . A. identified cloned speech in about 45 secondsB. pref
47、erred a real speech to a voice sampleC. proved only a little harder to fool than softwareD. found it hard to use the software to record their voices64. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Investments should be increased to advance voice cloning.B. Long-term measures should be taken to popu
48、larize the idea of voice cloning.C. Disagreements among firms about the way to treat voice cloning are getting serious.D. Problems of voice cloning are unavoidable despite the efforts that have been made.DIt is that time of the year again. Up and down the country, thousands of students stay in the l
49、ibrary, attempting to cram（死记硬背） the information necessary to get through finals. I am one of them a Cambridge finalist, attempting to deal with the Oxbridge stress in the only way I know: caffeine hits and reclusion（隐遁生活）. Whether you love or hate Oxbridge, the fact that these two universities prov
50、ide unique learning environments is something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, students have access to some of the best education in the world; on the other hand, the pressure that comes with this can prove damaging to them and cant be swept under the carpet for they have to face it eventua
51、lly.Many Cambridge students find themselves trapped in a pressure of expectation, whether this comes from their supervisors or tutors, their director of studies or even from themselves. The drive towards achievement is either the key to success or to possible serious personal issues, as Mark Phippen
52、, head of the University of Cambridges Counseling Service said, “There are plenty of perfectionists in Cambridge, but it can work two ways: it can push them to accomplish and to achieve, or it can get out of hand, disabling them.”Many students say that they cant handle it any more while working in c
53、ertain libraries which are filled with other students hard at work. The competition and paranoia（多疑） are more common than what we realize or question: you can feel as if you are being judged for how much time you spend on Facebook or YouTube, or how little time you spend reading.Too many students fe
54、el almost frustrated by the pressure to achieve but feel unable to speak about it. As everyone seems to be coping, they must also pretend to cope too. The only thing students have: tutors and supervisors regularly encourage students to avoid extracurricular activities, urging them to focus on their
55、studies to such an extent that many find it hard to handle it. One current Cambridge tutor has been known for checking up on the activities of students involved in extracurricular theatre by searching for them on the website, which details who is involved in certain plays each term just in case it a
56、ffects the students work output.Problems arise when the pressure produces mental health issues. Problems have been brought to attention in articles primarily from Oxfords Cherwell and Cambridges The Tab. The attention has made the Cambridge University Student Union set up Students Deserve Better a c
57、ampaign to handle complaints about supervisors and tutors lacking the ability to provide proper spiritual support. “When I told my supervisor about my problems with anxiety and therefore about my worries surrounding the workload she was suggesting, she said that I would probably feel less anxious on
58、ce the work was done,” a finalist student called Jane said. “It shouldnt be an accepted response in one of the worlds best universities. Their responses only worsened any feelings I had concerning my final year.”Phippen said, “At this point the exams seem like the most important thing in the world.
59、However, two years down the line youll realize that the exams you did at university arent very important at all, as what then becomes more important is what you have done within those two years afterwards. Finalist exams can become depressing for students studying at any university. All you must rem
60、ember is that you are not alone and you are good enough, and that a few years down the line, your ability to recount the plots of Euripides nineteen plays will no longer matter.So why worry?”65. The underlined part “be swept under the carpet” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “_”. A. be covere
61、d upB. be dealt withC. be given upD. be figured out 66. Whats Mark Phippens attitude towards the pressure put on the students at Oxbridge? A. Critical.B. Doubtful.C. Objective.D. Ambiguous.67. What can we know from Paragraph 4? A. Extracurricular activities fail to appeal to most students. B. Some t
62、utors and supervisors push their students too hard. C. There is a lack of communication between students and their supervisors. D. Some students dont speak about the pressure because they think they can handle it.68. What Jane said in Paragraph 5 suggests that she _. A. didnt get her problems across
63、 to her supervisor B. had expected better spiritual guidance from her tutors C. was dissatisfied with her supervisors delayed responses D. was glad that Students Deserve Better was set up to help students like her69. In the last paragraph, Mark Phippen aims to _. A. guarantee the equality of exams B
64、. stress the importance of exams C. ease students pressure from exams D. encourage students to perform better in exams70. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. Oxbridge pressure: the key to students achievements B. Oxbridge finals: the toughest exams in the country C. O
65、xbridge graduates: the strongest competitors in the job market D. Oxbridge success: the result of teacher-student interaction第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。Extreme sports are becoming increasingly popular. In fact, activities such as mountain bikin
66、g, snowboarding and skateboarding continue to attract larger numbers of people every year. At the same time, a decline has been noted, for years on end, in other outside activities that are considered to be more traditional, including basketball. This is most likely linked to several factors, rangin
67、g from the increased adrenaline（肾上腺素） all the way to the positive mental and physical health aspects of participating in an extreme sport.Extreme sports can push you to your physical and mental limits. Individuals who regularly perform feats（超群的技艺） such as going bungee jumping actually change the ch
68、emical makeup of their mind. When this happens, you become more capable of staying calm and centered in stressful situations. In other words, extreme sports can make the rest of your life easy to manage. Besides, those who participate in extreme sports are able to turn their fears into positive expe
69、riences. There probably arent too many people in the world who wont feel fearful the first time they go bungee jumping. But seeing that you manage to do them will help you reduce your fear response.We all do certain movements during the day; however, youve probably felt sore after doing something th
70、at isnt on your typical daily schedule. This is because you have asked your muscles to move in an unusual way when you are working out. Although this can cause soreness, it can also be good for your overall physical fitness. When you embrace an extreme sport, you will build up different muscles of y
71、our body, and this will be a positive thing for your health.Extreme sports task you with overcoming difficult physical challenges. If you can complete these challenges, your rewards will be much more than merely physical. Studies have found a strong link between extreme sports and a higher level of
72、self-confidence. This makes sense when you consider the fact that accomplishing a task so physically daunting（使人畏缩的） is something that you should feel proud of. The self-confidence increase can have a positive impact on every aspect of your life, which makes extreme sports a good idea for everyone w
73、ho is physically capable of meeting the great challenges.However, before you begin any extreme sport, ensure youre physically and mentally capable of performing the necessary tasks. Once youre ready to begin, youll be able to choose from a long list of adventurous sports that are certain to get your
74、 adrenaline flowing.Extreme sportsIntroductionEvery year （71）_ a growing increase in extreme sports and a （72）_ decline in traditional outside activities.Reasons for enjoying （73）_Youll find inner （74）_ and focus on your task in a stressful situation.You will （75）_ respond to your fears after succee
75、ding in doing extreme sports.You can（76）_ different muscles of your body and change your health for the （77）_.Overcoming physical challenges （78）_ you to gain self-confidence , thus appealing to those who can （79）_ on challenges.SuggestionMake sure that you are well （80）_ physically and mentally for
76、 an extreme sport.第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）81. 认真阅读下面有关“不同年龄达到不同能力巅峰”的研究结果，并根据要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。1. 用约30个词概述上面图表和文本的主要内容2. 用约120个词发表你的观点，内容包括：.谈谈“不同年龄达到不同能力巅峰”这一研究发现的意义（至少两点）.结合自身实际，说说如何在现阶段把握你的优势。 英语答案15 AACAB 610 BACBA 1115 BCBCC 1620 CBCAC21-35 BDCBCBACBDCDDAA36-55 CACDB ABCDA BCCDB DBAAD56-70 AD CAB DBCDA
77、CBBCB71. sees/witnesses 72. continuous 73. popularity/currency 74. calmness 75. positively/bravely 76. strengthen77. better 78. allows/enables/helps 79. take 80. Prepared One possible version:A research, which involves thousands of subjects aged 10-90, reveals that people reach different capacity pe
78、aks at different ages with teenagers blessed with good memories and the elderly possessing a large vocabulary.The remarkable findings of the research are extremely beneficial. To begin with, clearly understanding their own strengths, people of different ages can develop their potential to the fulles
79、t. For instance, middle-aged adults have the greatest capacity to stay focused and work out arithmetic problems. What more, the findings will boost confidence of the aged, who find their ability in vocabulary reaching a new high.As a teenager, I shall make the most of my memory to gain an edge over others. Skills like critical thinking and analysis can only develop on the basis of factual knowledge. Therefore, Ill spare no effort to expose myself to books and memorize as much as possible. Hopefully, my memory peak will lay a solid foundation for my overall growth.
