北京市昌平区高三下学期第二次统一练习英语试卷

Our English teacher often gets us _____ some famous films in the class.

---- What are you going to do this weekend?
---- I don’t know. I      go to Beihai Park.

The Voice of China has set up a stage____ some people can realize their dreams.

The teacher is very much ____ letting students use i-phones in the class.

——Why did you not come to the party?
——I ______ it, but my car broke down on the way.

There is no need to leave a tip in Canada. Service ________ in the bill.

On Christmas Eve, children are eager to know _______Father Christmas comes and puts presents into their stockings．

I have learned that clothes ______ online are of poor quality.

--- Jenny, do you remember the first time we met?
--- Sure. You ______ the suitcase at the airport.

He didn’t care, ________ he could have something to fill his stomach.

It is the first time that Michel _______ the Summer Palace.

Arrive late once more _____ you will be fired.

_______ he said in the wedding ceremony moved everyone present.

______ on top of the hill，you can get a good view of the whole city.

— What do you want for breakfast, Mike?
— I think I _______ some bread and milk.

One day I met a man in the hospital, who needed blood to save his daughter. He was struggling to get blood for her and curiously        my blood type. My blood type was the same needed for his daughter. Before that I        donated my blood, so I was afraid of doing this and didn’t know what to do.
Then suddenly I saw a little girl in the hospital, who was         from a critical disease and needed blood from her six-year-old brother. Yes, from her younger brother, why?
His brother had         suffered with the same disease and by God's kindness         by developing the anti-bodies(抗体) needed to fight for the disease.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be       to give his blood to his sister. I saw him         for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save my sister."
As the transfusion（输液）progressed, he smiled, seeing the         returning to her sister's cheeks. But suddenly, his face grew pale and his         faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a         voice, "Am I going to die?"
Being young, the boy had        the doctor; he thought he was going to give her all his blood and         his life.
I felt      , when that young boy,       the fact of blood donation, got ready to give his blood, thinking that he will lose his life but save his sister's life. And I, being a mature person, knowing that this will not         my life, I will not lose my life,       save others’ lives and I was hesitant of doing this.
That moment         my thoughts and I became enthusiastic about doing this important duty and felt that true         by helping save that little girl's life.
If any patient dies due to a blood shortage, I will not call this the        of doctors, as science is still not able to make blood artificially. Only we can save others’ lives       donating blood.

A．tested B．asked C．noticed D．found

A．always B．ever C．seldom D．never

A．suffering B．dropping C．preventing D．recovering

A．almost B．only C．still D．also

A．survived B．died C．corrected D．controlled

A．careful B．willing C．fearful D．hard

A．shake B．defend C．hesitate D．bargain

A．sorrow B．relief C．color D．pain

A．plan B．smile C．light D．pride

A．disappointing B．exciting C．trembling D．satisfying

A．questioned B．misunderstood C．accepted D．believed

A．lose B．protect C．save D．destroy

A．ashamed B．proud C．scared D．pleased

A．discovering B．designing C．unknowing D．collecting

A．improve B．select C．turn D．affect

A．so B．and C．or D．but

A．threw B．changed C．hurt D．stopped

A．happiness B．success C．purpose D．advantage

A． goal B．task C．fault D．nature

A．to B．for C．on D．by

The following are letters to the editor of a school newspaper  
Dear editor,
I’d like to express my opinion about grades. Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades. Fortunately, most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and abilities. I understand that grades are useful, but grades often limit creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to pursue music, dramatics and sports. Grades force an arbitrary(武断的) standard of success on everyone. I do not demand as some extremists do, that grades be removed immediately. However, I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High School.
Magdalena Smith
Drama Club
Dear editor,
I’d like to say something about grades. Let’s face the facts about grades. Grades perform three basic functions. First, grades motivate students to work at their highest level of competence. Second, they act as a reward for hardworking students and as a punishment to students who do not work hard. Finally, grades are used as an effective standard by which to measure student achievement. Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university. I've spoken with a number of students who have jobs, and most of them say that they were hired primarily on the basis of their grades. My grades helped me land a part-time job and will help me get into university next year. I think grades are extremely important at Village High School.
Simon Harper
Science Club
Which of the following is not Magdalena Smith’s opinion?

We can learn Simon Harper _____.

From the second letter, we can infer that Simon Harper is a/an_____.

As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. As a result I often felt left out when their friends came over to play. I was either too small or too young for whatever they were doing and they didn't want their younger brother listening in on their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing alone and feeling forgotten.
I remember one spring afternoon feeling especially lonely as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I rarely saw my own friends outside of school. I heard my brothers laughing from inside the house and felt a single tear coming down my cheek. At that moment I saw a large brown dog walking over to me. He looked happy and his tail was wagging as well. Even though he didn't know me he greeted me like a long lost friend, licking my chin and sitting beside me on the spring grass. It must have been at least an hour that I petted and talked to this four-legged angel. He let me pour out all my troubles and share my deepest thoughts before he kissed my cheek goodbye and ambled off either to Heaven or his home. I went back inside feeling happy, knowing that no matter what life may hold I was loved. Now over 40 years later I still remember that angel with a smile.
I believe that God sent him in that moment of sadness to remind me just how much he loved me. There is nothing more important than knowing we are loved. When we are loved, we will learn to love others. Learning to love helps us to understand ourselves and other people better.
How did the writer feel when his brothers’ friends came?

The writer shared his troubles and thoughts with the dog because ______.
it was his friend
B. it could understand him
C. it was friendly to him 
D. it looked like an angel
From Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______.

The author wrote the story to______.

Most city parks are places where you can escape from big, ugly structures of metal and stone. The Manhattan High Line is different. Raised 25 feet above the ground, this massive metal structure once supported a rail line. The line opened in 1934 to bring trains directly into factories and warehouses. It was hardly used after the 1960s, and much of it was torn down. However, one section remained in an area of Manhattan called Chelsea. Chelsea was becoming more and more valuable as restaurants, art galleries and apartments were built, but the ugly railway structure remained as a dead weight. Everyone knew that at some time, it would have to be removed.
But the High Line was not destroyed. In fact, now the old rail line serves as one of the most peaceful places in the city. It holds an elevated park, with beautiful gardens, a sidewalk and great views of the city. The idea to change the rail line into a park came from Joshua David and Robert Hammond. In 1999, they attended a community meeting to decide the fate(命运) of the High Line. David and Hammond were the only people at the meeting interested in saving the structure for its historical significance. Later on, when they asked railway officials to take them up to look at the High Line, they saw a mile and a half of wild flowers growing in the middle of the city, and they realized that the High Line had potential to become a park. There was growing interest in improving urban centers, and so the project quickly won support and funds for construction were easily obtained.
The first section of the High Line opened in 2009 and immediately became popular with tourists and locals alike. Each part of the park has a different atmosphere. Some areas are like balconies (阳台)with wonderful city views. Where the rail line goes between buildings, trees are thickly planted. Other sections have wide walkways planted with wild flowers. Only the final section remains the way it has been for the last fifty years – a railway line overgrown with weeds.
The underlined phrase “a dead weight” in Paragraph 1 means_____.

According to Paragraph 2, David and Hammond wanted to save the High Line because they_____.

From the last paragraph, we can learn that the park ______.

Which of the following is NOT true about the High Line?

Did you know that there are actually people who have paid for a flight to the moon? In the future, there will be a lot more opportunities to travel to faraway places than now… perhaps even as far as the moon. As people adventure further and further away and as planes, trains, cars, and rocket ships become faster, is it safer to have these vehicles controlled by humans or by computers?
While many flights by plane are controlled automatically by machines, most people today wouldn’t let their car drive itself. That’s because currently the autopilot function on your car can only keep it on the same course you are travelling on. It won’t turn the car right or left. It won’t stop if an animal jumps in the way. However, cars today can sense when something is too close and warn the driver with flashing lights and alarms. Many cars also have GPS（global positioning systems） that tell drivers which road to take and when to turn. These systems, unlike human drivers, never get lost. In the future, it is easy to believe that your car will be better able to drive itself with the aid of computers that can determine the position of your car and the speed it should travel at.
In addition to computers being ‘smarter’ than people regarding the best way to go or knowing how close another vehicle is, computers don’t get sick, tired, or angry. This means they won’t make the same mistakes that people make when they are not having a good day. While responding with emotion is a good thing when choosing the best way to deal with a friend’s personal problem, it may not be such a good thing when deciding what to do at the wheel of a fast-moving vehicle.
So what are the disadvantages of autopilot systems? Maybe one disadvantage is that a small computer problem could cause a serious accident. It could also be argued that in unexpected situations, computers might not be able to respond appropriately; some decisions require human emotions. Another problem might be that if everything were controlled by computers or robots, people wouldn’t have any jobs.
What is the best title for the passage?

Which of the following is the disadvantage of an autopilot system?

If some falling rocks roll down toward your car, the autopilot on your car will_______.

What’s the author’s attitude towards the autopilot?

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。
Mass Migration   


Look up at the sky one autumn day and you might see a flock of birds in V-formation.    All summer, they have lived in the north where they made their nests, laid their eggs, hatched, and raised their young. Soon, snow and ice will cover all their northern breeding grounds, so they must migrate south where food is easier to find. It is necessary to create worldwide bird sanctuaries(保护区) before many of these species become extinct（灭绝）.
     The Arctic tern travels 10,625 miles from one polar region to the other. This may be the longest migration of any animal on Earth. Not all birds migrate. Some are able to adapt to winter by changing their diets.   For most species, however, it is easier to migrate to climates that are not as severe.
Somehow, migrating birds know exactly where they are going and how to get there. It is amazing to think about how birds are able to return to the same place year after year.     Other scientists believe that migratory birds navigate by following certain coastlines, mountains, and rivers. However they do it, these amazing creatures always arrive in the right place at the right time. In the spring, they return to their nesting grounds up north to lay their eggs and care for their young.
It is important for the people of the world to protect the estuaries (河口)and wetlands .      With so many species of birds’ habitats threatened worldwide, our children may never be able to enjoy the beauty of these migrating wonders.

E. Birds fly around the world according to the weather year around year.
F. Some scientists think it is possible for birds to use the stars to find their way.
G. The birds that migrate south in winter return to different places when weather is warm.

你的英国朋友Tom打算明年来北京学汉语，来信向你咨询如何才能学好汉语。请你根据以下提示回信。
1. 上中文课，跟老师和同学学习；
2. 多开口说，多与人交流；
3. 看中文电视，阅读中文书籍和报纸。
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，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua

假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的学生李华。下面四幅图描述了上周一你和同学在上学路上发生的一个真实故事。请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文。词数不少于60。