辽宁省丹东市四校协作体高三摸底测试（零诊）英语试卷

An accident happened at _______crossroads a few meters away from _______bank.

I think he’s determined that he won’t give in — see if you can _______the stubborn man.

He travelled to many mountains and saw many poor children, which _______his life.

Some people haven’t realized something as common as _______to the sun for a long time will do harm to their skin and even cause skin cancer.

Although the huge engine, as tall as 25 meters, is heavy_______, it is powerful and works well.

—How much is too much for a schoolbag?
—Experts say students should carry_______ more than 10 or 15 percent of their body weight.

It is commonly assumed that the growth of GDP and the development of people’s living conditions are not _______cause and effect.

—How do the shops make money if they sell at such low prices?
—Manufacturers, it seems, are willing to bring down prices _______ big volume purchases.

— I telephoned him twice and I couldn’t get through to him.
—I think that the line might have been out of order, _______?

If the printer_______ break down under guarantee, we would repair it at our expense.

Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry next year in Westminster Abbey, _______ Princess Diana’s funeral was held.

_______ you call me to say you’re not attending my birthday party, I’ll see you at it.

Has the boy who was made use of _______ realized the mistake?

—Can you lend me 55 dollars until pay day.
—_______Do you think I was born with a sliver spoon in my mouth?

—Jones! Roy has broken the glass.
—         Such things happen.

While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous.   16   Mr. Larchmont refused to   17   his request? Andrew had   18   so hard in the last 18 months.  19  , he deserved a wage increase.
The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak   20  . Late in the afternoon he finally gathered the   21   to approach his superior. To his   22   and surprise, the ever-frugal (一贯节省的) Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a   23  !
Andrew arrived home that evening,   24   their dining table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal   25   his favorite dishes. Immediately he   26   someone from the office had tipped her off!
Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered   27  . It was from his wife, which read: “  28  , my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I’m so   29   of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to   30   how sensitive and caring Tina was.
After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen   31   he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket. He picked it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you   32   you didn’t get the increase.”
Tears   33   in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not   34   upon his success at work.
The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us   35   our success or failure.

A．What about B．How come C．How about D．What if

A．grant B．admit C．submit D．guarantee

A．managed B．studied C．worked D．conducted

A．Finally B．Absolutely C．Successfully D．Effectively

A．for the weight B．at the knees C．in the heart D．for the leg

A．thoughts B．force C．strength D．courage

A．shock B．enjoyment C．delight D．amazement

A．praise B．award C．reward D．raise

A．to find B．to appreciate C．to notice D．to decorate

A．as B．through C．including D．for

A．understood B．recognized C．figured D．predicted

A．letter B．note C．envelope D．mail

A．Best wishes B．Good news C．Congratulations D．Wonderful job

A．cool B．admirable C．cheerful D．proud

A．call on B．reflect on C．feed back D．remind of

A．while B．before C．until D．when

A．as though B．even though C．whether D．unless

A．welled up B．flowed over C．rushed out D．streamed down

A．qualified B．restricted C．conditional D．concerned

A．despite B．without C．either D．regardless of

Where do most writers get their ideas? For Yoshiko Uchida, it all began with Brownie, a five-month-old puppy. So excited was Yoshiko by Brownie’s arrival that she started keeping a journal, writing about all the wonderful things Brownie did and the progress he made.
Soon she was writing about other memorable events in her life, too, like the day her family got their first refrigerator. She also began writing stories, thanks to one of her teachers. Yoshiko wrote stories about animal characters such as Jimmy Chipmunk and Willie the Squirrel. She kept on writing, sharing the kitchen table with her mother, who wrote poems on scraps of paper and the backs of envelopes.
Yoshiko grew up in the 1930s in Berkeley, California. Her parents, both of whom had been born in Japan, provided a loving and happy home for Yoshiko and her sister. They also provided a stream of visitors to their home who later found their way into Yoshiko’s stories. One visitor who later appeared in several of Yoshiko’s stories was the bad-tempered Mr. Toga, who lived above the church that her family attended. Mr. Toga would scold anyone who displeased him. The children all feared him and loved to tell stories about how mean he was and how his false teeth rattled (咯咯响) when he talked.
Yoshiko also included in her stories some of the places she visited and the experiences she had. One of her favorite places was a farm her parents took her to one summer. The owners of the farm, showed Yoshiko and her sister how to pump water from the well and how to gather eggs in the henhouse. They fed the mules that later pulled a wagon loaded with hay while Yoshiko and the others rode in the back, staring up at the stars shining in the night sky. Yoshiko, who lived in the city, had never seen such a sight. As Yoshiko gazed up at the stars, she was filled with hope and excitement about her life. The images of that hayride stayed with her long after the summer visit ended, and she used them in several of her stories.
The experiences Yoshiko had and the parade of people who marched through her young life became a part of the world she created in over twenty books for young people, such as The Best Bad Thing and A Jar of Dreams. Because of such books, we can all share just a little bit of the world and the times in which this great writer grew up.
The author tells about Mr. Toga’s false teeth in Paragraph 3 in order to ____________.

In Paragraph 4 “the stars” probably refer to ____________.

What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?

What is the main idea of this story?

STRANGERS parties go wild these days. The main idea of them is to never let the people know who their matches are until the last minute. These are some popular practices that are storming the world’s youth on this V-day.
Speed dating
It’s exactly what the name implies. Complete with a timer, a whistle and 50 willing singles, speed dating is not the traditional dinner and a movie type of first date. Singles pay US $35 for three minutes with more than two dozen future dates. They ask questions and try to get to know each other. At the sound of a whistle, they do the same thing all over again―25 times in all.
Lock and key party
Women are given a lock and men are given a key, upon arriving at the party. Each key and lock has several matches. One can hunt for his/her later-to-be sweetheart in various groups, and try out the key or lock. Each time a lock and key match the pair are entered into a ballot (票数） for top prizes!
Dinner in the dark
Waiters wearing night vision glasses guide the guests through the pitch-black dining room. They are seated at the table and familiarized with the wine glass and plate. Food is handled with the fingers. People will not see the food they are eating or the guests at their table until the dessert course. At that moment, dining partners will appear.
Message party
Have A Cocktail, Leave A Message! When you arrive, you get a tag with a number and a pad of post-it notes. If you see someone you like, write a message on the message board. But wait… You’ve got a message… Go and collect it! You can make new friends and win lots of gifts. The more messages you leave on the bulletin board, the more chances you have of winning prizes.
What do you think the similarities of these parties are?

A．All the parties have very strict rules for their members.

B．If you want to go to any of the parties, you have to buy a ticket.

C．All the parties are aimed at strangers who want to be lovers.

D．All the parties are suitable not only for the young but for the old.

In which party does a participant have to be careful with the time?

If you go to the Dinner in the dark, ________.

How many of the parties offer gifts or prizes?

Today, almost everyone has heard of Harry Potter. The books detailing his experiences at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have aroused passion, creativity, and interest in reading throughout the world.
But have you ever considered why you are a fan of the Harry Potter series?
JK Rowling has created a list of characters and an environment for them to inhabit that appeals to both adults and children. 
The fantasy aspect of the wizarding world expands the imagination, and takes the mind to new and exciting places. Anything could happen there. Her stories contain parts of the believable and unbelievable, changing the predictability that readers commonly come across and bear in fiction. 
The main theme of the series, including good versus evil, prejudice, love, death, sacrifice, friendship and loyalty, in actuality contributes to the ever-lasting nature of the stories. At the same time, these themes remind us of classic literature, offering mature readers tales that wear like a comfortable pair of shoes, while introducing younger readers to concepts they will meet throughout their lives. 
Much of the appeal also comes from the characters. In each book, JK Rowling introduces and describes the characters in such a way that we wonder not only about their futures, but also about their pasts. Even supporting characters are suddenly more than just extras in the background. And what of Harry Potter himself? We care about Harry, because we watch him grow from an innocent boy to a powerful wizard. We see him as both Hero and Victim. He experiences endless love and extreme pain, and as readers, we experience them with him.
This perfect combination of emotion, suspense and fantasy, together with the fact that JK Rowling is a superb storyteller is the reason why we are Harry potter fans. People are fond of Harry Potter series. With books like these, it’s hard not to be.
Harry Potter series become popular partly because ____________.

What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?

The themes of the Harry Potter series do not contain ____________.

People care for Harry Potter because ____________.

Gaudi Nanda sees a wearable computer as a handbag --- one that's built out of four-inch squares and triangles of fiber, with tiny computer chips embedded (嵌于) in it. It looks, feels and weighs like your typical leather purse.
That's where the similarities end: this bag can wirelessly keep track of your belongings and remind you, just as you're about to leave the house, to take your wallet. It can review the weather report and suggest that you take an umbrella. This purse can even upload your favorite songs onto your scarf.
Surely, a computing purse and scarf set may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But these devices, part of next generation of wearable computers, could become commonplace within a few years. Dupont created new super strong fibers that can conduct electricity and can be woven into ordinary-looking clothes. And the chipmaker developed chip packaging allowing wearable computers to be washed, even in the heavy-duty (耐磨损的) cycle.
As a result, these new wearable devices are different from the heavy and downright silly versions of the recent past, which often required users to be wrapped in wires and type on their stomachs. Unlike their predecessors, these new wearable computers also make economic sense. When her bag becomes commercially available in two to three years, Nanda expects it will cost around $ 150, which is the price of an average leather purse.
Here's how the bag works: You place a special radio-signal-transmitting chip onto your wallet. A similar radio in your purse picks up the signal and notifies you that you've forgotten to take your wallet. In turn, sensors on your purse's handles will notify the computer that you've picked up the purse and are ready to go.
Already, these new kinds of wearable devices are being adopted for use in markets like auto repair, emergency services, medical monitoring - and even, increasingly, for consumers at large. Indeed, more people will want to cross that bridge in the coming years - making for a booming market for wearable computers that don't look like something out of science fiction.
According to the passage, the new wearable computers _______.

What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

The purpose of the passage is to ________

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。
     But science may have just proved them right – because beautiful women are more likely to have daughters than their plainer counterparts, according to a study.
As parents tend to pass on genes that determine looks, this could result in handsome men becoming rather thin on the ground.      For example, Yasmin Le Bon is signed to the same modelling agency as daughter Amber, and Jerry Hall’s daughters Elizabeth and Georgia Jagger have both taken to the catwalk.  
Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, of the London School of Economics, analysed data from a survey of 17,000 babies born in Britain in March 1958 and tracked them throughout their lives.        When they reached 45, they were asked about the gender of any children they had.
Those rated as attractive were equally likely to have a son or daughter as their first child – but the unattractive sorts were more likely to have a son.      
Dr Kanazawa believes that parents tend to produce children who benefit from their own features.    So it pays for attractive women to have daughters. But couples blessed with strength and aggression rather than looks are better off having boys, as these characteristics are of more use to males.

E. Put another way, the beautiful women were more likely to have daughters.
F. And it may also explain why many models have daughters who follow in their fascinating footsteps.
G. Famously good-looking parents like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are more likely to have girls than uglier couples.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
下面的短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及到一个单词的增加、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（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一道横线，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处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
College students have few ways to pay their college fees. Many students have their parents to do it. Some students may apply to a bank loan and others will try to find part-time jobs in and out of the campus. Apart from this, many good student can win a scholarship, in this way they can pay at least part of the fees. As to me, I will let my parents pay half of their fees because they are that rich. Beside my study, I will take up a part-time job by teach some high school students math, physics, chemistry and English, as I’m very good at these important subjects. Of course I will also work very hard at my lessons in order to I can easily win a scholarship.

最近,你们学校的个别学生因为不适应学校的生活,感到压力很大,很苦恼,甚至产生了退学的想法。你们班为此要组织一次关于“How to deal with stress”的演讲。请你为此写篇演讲稿。
要点如下：1.增加自信；
2.学会放松,体育锻炼是最好的放松方法；
3.向家人或朋友倾诉。
要求：1.可适当增加细节,以使文意通顺；
2.词数120左右。