北京市西城区高三一模考试英语试卷

If you need someone with professional computer knowledge,          to Joe．

Unless you are brave enough to speak up, you'll lose         chances to make yourself      understood．

In China, New Year's Day isn't a big moment______ with the Spring Festival．

—How was your trip to Switzerland?
—Perfect 1．How I wish you ______ with us!

Susan's voice still remained calm ______ she was getting annoyed．

My granny does crossword puzzles each day ______ her mind sharp．

So heavy ______ that I felt great relief after taking it off．

For better sound effects, he was asked to speak ______ the microphone during the whole process．

—Could you give me some advice on getting a job?
—First, find out ______ you like doing best．

I ______ for six months．I'm really out of shape．

—Daddy, how much do you earn an hour?
—If you ______ know, $20 an hour．
A. may      B- must
C．can      D．should

—Something smells really good in here!
—You ______ my Easter cookies．Have one!

A new learning center has been built in the school, ______ students to get to know the world more easily．

Jack will hold a meeting ______ people can voice their opinions on today's global economy．

—The tickets to Texas are not available now．
—Oh．Flights ______ fast at festivals．

The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history．It came at graduation, several minutes before I left Miramonte High School．
I was rather shy back then, content to        around with my few friends and to concentrate on my         I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough       to go to college．
But my good record soon became a       to my well-being．In early June of senior year, the headmaster called me into his office．He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation．I looked at him, my heart         fast．This was the      for my hard work? I said something, but not very clearly, and hurried away from the office．
I was          about the decision, finally agreeing to compromise．I wasn't the only speaker—I would                 the honor with five other students．Still, it was doubtful whether the task was      me．How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?
Graduation day soon arrived and, as     ．I was nervous．I'd been practicing my speech  for days, and I had it       ．But I had never been so      in my life．The first half hour of  the ceremony passed, and then my           came．My name was announced．I managed to reach  the platform without falling down．But within minutes, I was      , heading back to my seat．
Now I still have the       of that speech．My voice trembled a little, but          it was  clear and strong．I'm proud of that tape．I achieved something I'd never        I spoke in  front of hundreds of people．     I didn't realize it at the time, the successful completion of  that speech gave me the       to participate in class at college, to give oral reports, and to  eventually break free of my       .
I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation．But I'm glad I did．I know it may  well turn out to be one of my shining moments．

A．hang B．look C．walk D．run

A．characters B．interests C．games D．subjects

A．money B．credits C．time D．standards

A．luck B．benefit C．fear D．solution

A．burning B．breaking C．aching D．beating

A．punishment B．reward C．arrangement D．sympathy

A．doubtful B．optimistic C．generous D．hesitant

A．share B．bring C．spare D．give

A．about B．for C．upon D．beyond

A．known B．hoped C．expected D．planned

A．thrown B．printed C．memorized D．completed

A．interested B．terrified C．excited D．disappointed

A．moment B．clay C．chance D．decision

A．defeated B．stopped C．clone D．stuck

A．picture B．tape C．paper D．word

A．partially B．immediately C．frankly D．mostly

A．dreamed B．made C．decided D．requested

A．Because B．When C．Although D．Unless

A．respect B．confidence C．freedom D．excuse

A．shyness B．pride C．stupidity D．Courage

Things Your Pilot Won't Tell You
You may not be getting the airline you paid for．
You may go to an airline website and buy a ticket, and get onto an airplane that has a similar name painted on it, but half the time, you're really on a regional （地方的） airline．The regionals aren't held to the same safety standards as the majors: their pilots aren't required to have as much training and experience, and the public doesn't know that．
—Captain at a major airline
If you're a nervous flier, book a morning flight．
The heating of the ground later causes bumpier （颠簸的） air, and it's much more likely to thunderstorm in the afternoon．
—Jerry Johnson , pilot, Los Angeles
The smoothest place to sit is often over or near the wing．
The bumpiest place to sit is in the back．If you're in the middle, you don't move as much．
—Patrick Smith, pilot, and author of Cockpit Confidential
Sit in the front if you want fresher air．
The general flow of air in any airplane is from front to back．So if you're really concerned about breathing the freshest possible air or not getting too hot, sit as close to the front as you can．Planes are generally warmest in the back．
—Tech pilot at a regional airline, Texas
You never know where the safest seat is．
There is no safest place to sit．In one accident, the people in the back are dead; in the next, it's the people up front．
—John Nance, aviation safety analyst and retired airline captain, Seattle
I've been struck by lightning twice．
Most pilots have．Airplanes are built to take it．You hear a big boom and see a big flash and that's it．You're not going to fall out of the sky．
—Charlotte, pilot for a regional earner,．North Carolina
People don't understand why they can't use their cell phones．
Well, what can happen is 12 people will decide to call someone just before landing, and I can get a false reading on my instruments saying that we are higher than we ideally are．
—Jim Tilmon, retired American Airlines pilot, Phoenix
Jerry Johnson advises nervous fliers to ______．

The best seats for those who need fresh air are ______．

Passengers' use of cellphones before landing is likely to ______．

All you have is what you bring with you
I've always felt a need to be prepared for whatever situation I've found myself in．
My mother once took me to a store when I was seven years old．She and I got to the checkout counter, and she realized she had forgotten a couple of things on her shopping list．She left me with the cart and ran off to get what she needed．
"I'll be right back．" she said．
She was gone just a few minutes, but in that time, I had loaded all the things on the belt and everything was rung up．I was left staring at the cashier, who was staling at me．"Do you have money for me, son?" she said．"I'll need to be paid．"                                   -
I didn't realize she was just trying to amuse herself．So I stood there, ashamed and embarrassed．
By the time my mom returned, I was angry．"You left me here with no money! This lady asked me for the money, and I had nothing to give her I"
Now that I'm an adult, you'll never catch me with less than $200 in my wallet．I want to be prepared in case I need it．
I've always admired people who are over-prepared．In college, I had a classmate named Norman．One day he was giving a presentation on an overhead projector and in the middle of his talk, the light bulb （灯泡） on the projector blew out．We would have to wait ten minutes until someone found a new' projector．
"It's Okay．" he announced．"There's nothing to worry about．"
We watched him walk over to his bag and pull something out．He had brought along a spare bulb for the Overhead projector．Who could even think of that?
I often told my students, " When you go into the wilderness, the only thing you can depend on is what you take with you．" And essentially, the wilderness is anywhere but your home or office．So take money．Pack a light bulb．Be prepared．
Why did the cashier ask a seven-year-old boy to pay for the purchases'?

Why was the boy angry with his mother?

Why did Norman bring a spare bulb with him?

What do the two stories tell us?

The Netherlands on Monday introduced its first-ever " intelligent bicycle , fitted with electronic devices to help bring clown the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in the bicycle-mad country．

Developed for the government by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research （TNO） , the intelligent bicycle, runs on electricity．A commercial-available bicycle is expected to be on the market in the next two years and should sell for between 1, 700 to 3, 200 euros per bicycle．
The devices on the bike are linked through an onboard computer with a vibrating （震动的） warning system fitted in the bicycle's saddle and handlebars to warn cyclists of the coming danger.
The saddle vibrates when other cyclists approach from  behind, while, the handlebars do the same when barriers appear ahead．
" Accidents often happen when cyclists look behind them or get a fright when they are passed at high speed," said Maurice Kwakkernaat, one of TNO's research scientists involved in the project．"The onboard system technology has already been at work in the car industry," he said．
'' More and more elderly people are using a bicycle, not only for short distances, but also for longer distances," Dutch Environment and Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen told AFP．"This type of bicycle is truly needed in the Netherlands because it will help us bring down the number of elderly people who are injured every year and allow them to continue to enjoy cycling," she said．
In the Netherlands, bicycles outnumber the population of 17 million by at least one million and there are some 25,000 km of bicycle path in the country．Those statistics are set to grow as more and more people take to two-wheeled transport, leading to an increased risk of injury．
Last year, 184 cyclists died in the country, of which 124, or 67% , were older than 65, according to the Central Statistics Office．The year before, 200 cyclists died, the majority of victims also being elderly．
The current model weighs 25 kilograms but researchers are working on making the onboard systems smaller．
The intelligent bicycle is aimed to ______．

Which part of the intelligent bicycle will vibrate when other cyclists approach it from behind?

We can learn from the passage that ______．

Which is the best title for the passage?

A generation of parents raised according to the permissive principles of postwar childcare experts is rediscovering the importance of saying "No" to their children．They are beginning to reclaim the house as their own．Even spanking（打屁股）is back．
While today's parents do not want to return to the Victorian era （时代）—when children were seen, spanked, but not heard—there is a growing acknowledgement that the laissez-faire approach produced a generation of children running rings around puzzled parents struggling to restore order．
Janthea Brigden, a trainer with Parent Network, says: " The problem is that parents don't want all that controlling things．What they want is to be able to discipline （管教） their children through teaching and encouraging．"
According to Steve Biddulph, the author of More Secrets of Happy Children, the permissive era was often just an excuse to ignore children．He believes discipline involves firm but friendly teaching and does not need to involve punishment．He teaches a method called "stand and think" , where a child is helped to figure out what is wrong and how to get it right．Mr．Biddulph understands parents using spanking, but lie is against it．"The happiest children are those who know Mum and Dad are in charge．As children grow into their teens, more negotiation can take place, such as: Prove you can be home safely by 1l pm, and we might let you stay out till midnight．"
" There is no good evidence that an occasional, properly administered spanking is harmful in any way．" says John Rosemond, an American who has won a huge following by calling for "parent power"．It is pure nonsense to believe that restricting children to their room as a punishment could make them have negative feelings about the room and cause sleep problems．
Mr．Rosemond tracks the overturning of traditional family values to the end of the Second World War．He blames the change of the American family into a child-centered, self-respect-oriented （以…为导向） unit on psychologists and social workers, who for 30 years have weakened traditional approaches．Previous generations of American parents raised children not by  the book, but by self-evident truth, he says．Children should be seen and hot heard．If you make your bed, you'll have to lie in it．He says that those phrases contain time-honored understanding and principles that helped children to develop what we refer to as the "three Rs" of  parenting: respect, responsibility and resourcefulness．
Which is closest to the meaning of the underlined word "laissez-faire" in the second paragraph?

If his child did something wrong, Steve Biddulph would ______．

By mentioning the underlined part in the last paragraph, Mr．Rosemond          ．

What does the passage mainly talk about?

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
For people with thousands of pages to read, speed reading seems like a manna （甘露） from heaven．In addition, speed reading helps lighten the load of information you have to absorb since it provides a filter that you can use in screening all bits of information before you approach them．
Examining how much information you need will help you identify how you should read a certain document to maximize your learning and comprehension．Thorough reading may no longer be necessary in some cases, such as when you only need an outline of a certain document．
Another skill that can ease the burden of a reader is the ability to read words in blocks．Make sure you do not spend too long on a certain block．This will also make reading less tiresome and boring．
To master this important skill, you have to practice reading more and more words in a certain block at one time．A suggestion shared by some experts regarding this step is to increase the distance between you and the document you are reading．If you can read more and more words in one block, you can cut down on the time it usually takes you to read a certain text and you will be able to read more in a shorter period．
Readers should also practice reducing the number of times they go back to previous sections or blocks．Using a pointer such as the tip of a pencil or pen can also help to make the flow of your reading smoother and faster．Thus, your speed in reading will largely depend on the speed of the movement of your pointer．
If you still find yourself confused about the topic even after you have finished reading the document, do not re-read right away．Re-reading immediately will just lead to slower speed in reading．Getting your own reading corner will also help．
Continue practicing and practicing the techniques aforementioned and soon, you'll achieve the reading speed that will work best for you．

E．Your invaluable time can be saved if you can have your reading speed doubled．
F．The first step to increase your reading speed is to identify the specific information you need．
G．Reducing the time you spend on a specific number of words in a block will make no difference．

你得知故宫免费对教师开放，于是给你校外教写一封邮件，包括以下内容：
1．开放时间：每月的第一个周三；
2．订票方式：提前10天网上预约；
3．入场条件：出示教师证。
注意：1．词数不少于50；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。
参考词汇：教师证Teacher Identity Card
Dear Tom,
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
Yours,
Jerry

假如你是红星中学学生李华。最近你代表你班参加了学校的汉字听写大赛( Chinese
Character Dictation Competition)。请根据下面四幅图写一篇英文日记。词数不少于60。