天津市十二區(qū)縣重點學(xué)校高三下第一次測試新高考英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff2．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．a(chǎn)ctivelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily3．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which4．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so5．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown6．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe7．—Wouldyoumindmycomingoverandhavingalookatyourrehearse(排練)?Mylittleson’scuriousabouttheperformance.—_______.Justcomeround.A．Yes,Ido B．Nevermind C．Notatall D．Yes,please8．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes9．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave10．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how11．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where12．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless13．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.14．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat15．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which16．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived17．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible18．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution19．—Howwasyourjobinterview?—Verysuccessful.I________myhomeworkaboutthecompany,youknow.A．haddoneB．havedoneC．didD．wasdoing20．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Livingclosertoopenfieldsandtreesreducesyourriskofbeingobese（肥胖）,researchsuggestsandthebenefitscanbeseeneveninpoorneighborhoodswhererisksofbothobesityandpoormentalhealthareknowntobemuchhigher.Thenewstudy,supportedbyFriendsoftheEarthEurope(FoE),alsoshowedthatthegreatoutdoorshadbenefitsforpregnantwomen.Thoselivingclosetotreesandopenfields,considereda“naturalhealers”bytheresearchersattheInstituteforEuropeanenvironmentalpolicy,gavebirthtochildrenofmuchhealthiersizes.Itisbelievedthattheincreasedopportunitytobeactiveandbreathinginlessairpollutionmayexplainthereduceddeathratesandobesityprevention.Afterreviewinghundredsofpreviousstudies,scientistssayitcanevenreducethechanceofanearlydeathby16percentcomparedtothoselivinginan“urbanjungle.”Thegreenspacesalsoreduceddepression（抑郁）byallowingforpeopletomeetothersmoreeasilyandgetawayfrombusyandnoisyactivitiesofacity,expertsstate.RobbieBlake,acampaignerforFoE,toldTheGuardian:“Theevidenceisstrongandgrowingthatpeopleandcommunitiescanbeenergeticandlivelywhentheyhaveaccesstonature.“Weallneednatureinourlivesanditgivesusfreedomandhelpsuslivehealthily;yetpoorcommunitiesareroutinelycutofffromnatureintheirsurroundingsanditisholdingbacktheirwellbeing.”Thefindingsbackupmuchevidencethatshowssettingupahomeinaheavily-pollutedcitycanbedamagingtosomeone’shealth.Afterstudyingthewell-beingofnearly110,000women,theyfoundlivingincitiesalsoincreasedtheriskofcancerandrespiratory（呼吸）illnesses.Thoseinthegreenestareashada34percentlowerrateofrespiratorydisease-relateddeathsanda13percentlowerrateofcancerdeaths.1、WhatcanweknowaboutobesityfromParagraph1?A．Theoutdoorscanpreventobesity.B．Obesitycancausementaltrouble.C．Urbanmotherscanhaveobesebabies.D．Pregnantwomencangetobeseeasily.2、Whatisthesocialbenefitoflivinginthecountryside?A．Havingmorefreedomtorest.B．Meetingotherpeoplemoreconveniently.C．Breathinghealthierair.D．Keepingmorewealthandhappiness.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“We”inParagraph4referto?A．Pregnantwomen.B．Patientswithrespiratoryillnesses.C．Ordinarypeople.D．Peoplelivinginpoorcommunities.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WaysoflivinginthecountrysideB．LivinginhealthyneighborhoodsC．Countryside,thegreenestareaD．Accesstonature22．（8分）AnewstudysuggestsclimateconditionsintheSaharaDesert,oneofhottest,driestandmostdesertedareasintheworld,havechangedfromwettodryaaboutevery20,000years.ButpreviousevidencehassuggestedtheSaharadidnotalwaysexperiencesuchextremeheatanddryconditions.Attimes,theSaharaRangedtoaverywetclimate.Thispermittedplantsandanimalstodevelopandgrowandledtothecreationofhumansettlements.Now,theyhavediscoveredmoreevidence,which,theleadresearcherDavidMcGeesays,supportstheideathattheSahara'sclimatekeptchangingbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000,years.McGeereportedtheseclimatechangesweremainlydrivenbychangesintheEarth's(地軸)astheplanettravelsroundthesun.Thisprocessaffectstheamountofsunlightbetweenseasons.Every20,000yearstheEarthreceivesmorestrongsummersunlight.WhentheEarth'saxischangesagain,theamountofsunlightisreduced.Thisseasonchangehappenedcontinuouslyevery20,000years.Theotherpartoftheseasonproducedrainyconditions,resultinginawetter,greener,plant-richenvironment.Whentherainyactivityweakens,theclimatebecomeshotanddry,liketheSahararemainstoday.Thescientistsbasedtheirresearchondustcollectedfromoceansediment(沉積物)intheAtlanticOceanbottomoffthecoastofWestAfrica.Thedustcontainedlayers(層)ofancientsedimentbuiltupovermillionsofyears.EachlayercouldcontaintracesofSaharandustaswellastheremainsoflifeforms.Thisinformationwasusedtoassessoverwhattimeperiodthedusthadbuiltup.ThisledtotheoverallfindingthattheSaharanchangesfromwettodryclimateshappenedevery20,000years.DavidMcGeesaidthattodayweonlyseetheSaharaDesertasanextremelydesertedand“inhospitable”place.Thenewstudysuggeststhatthearea'sclimatehaschangesbetweengrasslandsandamuchwetterenvironment,andbacktodryclimates,evenoverthelastquartermillionyears.McGeesayshethinksthelatestresearchcanbevaluableinstudyingtheSahara'shistoryasitrelatestohumansettlement.1、WhatdoesthenewstudyfindabouttheSaharaDesert?A．Itisoneofthehottest,driestandmostdesertedareasinAfrica.B．Italwaysexperiencesextremeconditionsbecauseofitsposition.C．Itsclimatechangesbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000years.D．Itsenvironmentalconditionsstopplantsandanimalsfromsurviving.2、WhatisthedirectreasonforSahara'sclimatechanges?A．Rainyactivity. B．Solarradiation.C．Humanactivity. D．Globalenvironment.3、Howdidtheresearchersacquiretheevidence?A．Byanalyzingoceanlife.B．BystudyingSahara’shistory.C．Bycollectingdustonthecoast.D．Byexaminingmeansediment.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inhospitable”probablymean?A．Unsuitabletolive. B．Insignificantlostudy.C．Unabletoexplore. D．Impossibletochange.23．（8分）BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickersLinetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.1、Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A．Groupmobilegames.B．Freeemoticons.C．Freedownloadoftheapp.D．Textandgroupchat.2、WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B．Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C．KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisjments.D．Lineranksfirstinthelistofthemostdownloadedappsin52countries.3、Inwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A．Advertisement.B．EconomyandFinance.C．Entertainment.D．ScienceandTechnology.24．（8分）DundonaldCareClubhasajam-packed,excitingandfun-filledprogramofactivitiesandoutingsforyourchildtoparticipatein.InformationOpen:MondaytoFriday8:00am－6:00pm,fromMonday14toMonday2October(inclusive)Costs:￡18perday(8:00am―6:00pm)￡10perhalfday(8:00am—1:00pmor1:00pm~~6:00pm)￡80fulllweekPleasenotethatbookingsMUSTbemade2weeksinadvanceandpaidinFULL.DundonaldCareClub(availableatDundonaldonly)DateTypeofbookingActivityamActivitypmMonday14OctoberFulldayEglingtonPark,IrvineTuesday15OctoberFulldayWestFMStudioTourWednesday16OctoberHalfdayorFulldayAthleticsandBadmintonDundonaldCastleThursday17OctoberFulldayRoukenGlenCountryParkFriday18OctoberHalfdayorFulldayHalloweenCraftsColdbaking—somesweettreatsMonday2OctoberFulldaySpookystorytelling,HalloweendecorationsthenHalloweenpartyincludingcookingforapplesPleasechecktheprogramonwhetherafullorhalfdaybookingisavailable.Weathernotpermitting,asuitablealternativeactivitymaybeprovided.1、IfyougototheDundonaldCareClubonMondayandFriday,youatleastpay________.A．￡36 B．￡28 C．￡98 D．￡902、Whatwillvisitorsdoat8:00am—1:00pm,16October?A．MakeHalloweencrafts. B．Dosomesportsactivities.C．Preparesomesweettreats. D．HaveaWestFMStudioTour.3、Whatinformationcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Therearenoactivitiesatweekends.B．Outingsarethecenteroftheprogram.C．Theactivitywillbecancelledinbadweather.D．Thebookingisavailablefrom14to2October.25．（10分）Accordingtoscientists’research,themonthinwhichbabiesareborncouldaffecttheminsomeways.Babiesborninspringgetsickeasily.ChildrenbornunderAquarius(Jan.21st----Feb.19th)maybelesscleverthanthoseborninotherseasons.Theymayalsohaveshorterlivesthanthoseborninautumn.Scientistsbelievemanyofthedifferencescanbeexplainedbythemother'sexposuretosunlightinpregnancy(懷孕).SunlighthelpsleadtotheproductionofVitamin(維生素)Dinthebody.Thelack(缺乏)ofvitaminDinthefirstmonthsoflifemayhaveabadeffectonhealth.VitaminDiscalledthe"sunshinevitamin".Ithasagoodeffectonhealth.AstudyshowedthatpeoplebornfromApriltoJunehadslightlyshorterlivesthanthoseborninOctober,NovemberorDecember.SimilarstudiesintheUSAshowedthatpeopleborninautumnlivedabout160dayslongerthanthoseborninspring.ProfessorRussellFostersaidtheconclusionsweresurprisingandinteresting.Headded,"Thesearesmalleffectsbuttheyarevery,veryclear.Iamnotgivingvoicetostarsignsandtheyarejustforfun.Butitistruethatweareaffectedbyourseasonofbirth."1、Babiesbornin______getsickeasily.A．summerB．springC．a(chǎn)utumnD．winter2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exposure”meaninChinese?A．偏愛B．抗拒C．過敏D．暴露3、WhatcanweknowaboutvitaminDaccordingtothepassage?A．ItcomesfromsunlightB．Itdoesn’thelppeoplelivelongerC．Sunlightpreventsits’productionD．Ithasagoodeffectonhealth第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）ThetownofPressureandthetownofPleasurewereneighborsbuttheyhad1incommon.Residentsbuiltwallsto2influencefromthe3town.InPressure,everyonestruggledtobetheverybest.Whenwomen4birth,theywouldcompetetohavethebabywiththe5cry.Therewasviolentcompetitionineveryaspectoflife.Because6wasthesymbolofsuccess,peoplewerealways7makingmoney,withnotimeforrelaxation.Someyoungpeoplecouldn’tbeartheintensityandchosetodrivetoescape.8,overinPleasure,themottowas“Aslongasyoulikeit,doit.”People9withoutpressureandcoulddoanything10liked.Childrenplayedcomputergamesdayandnight.Atschool,teachersdidn’tcare11studentscameornot.Workersmightsitaroundtheoffice12drinkingcoffeeanddoingnothing.13thelackofregulations,nobodyworriedaboutlosingtheirjobs.Itwaspleasurethatmattered.Noonehadtheslightestthoughtofmoving14,eitherforthemselvesorforthetown.Thecomputerstheyused15oldmethodsfromthetownofPressure.Someoftheyoungwereaddictedto16becauseoftheemptinessoftheirlives.Then,peopleinthetwotownsbeganaskingthemselves.“Whatislife17?”Butjustbeforelifeinthetwotownscompletelyfailed,therecameagreatperson—Mr.Reason.Hewentfromdoortodoor,18withpeopleandgivingadvice.PeopleinPressurelearnttobecontentwithwhattheyhad,whilepeopleinPleasurebegantomakeplans.They19thewallbetweenthemandbuiltaroadtoconnectthetwo.Thetowns’people20torealizethetruth---thereisnogapbetweenPressureandPleasureiftheydon’tgotoextremes.1、A．a(chǎn)nythingB．nothingC．everythingD．something2、A．keepoutB．lookoutC．workoutD．giveout3、A．a(chǎn)notherB．a(chǎn)nyC．everyD．other4、A．gaveB．tookC．offeredD．brought5、A．loudB．louderC．loudestD．loudly6、A．wealthB．healthyC．healthD．wealthy7、A．lazyB．busyC．easyD．hard8、A．AtthattimeB．MeanwhileC．AtonetimeD．Onceinawhile9、A．gotupB．broughtupC．setupD．grewup10、A．weB．youC．theyD．it11、A．whetherB．whoC．whereD．what12、A．a(chǎn)lldaylongB．a(chǎn)llnightC．a(chǎn)llalongD．a(chǎn)lltheway13、A．BecauseB．ThankstoC．OwetoD．Accordingto14、A．backwardB．downwardC．upwardD．forward15、A．wasB．a(chǎn)reC．isD．were16、A．drugsB．moneyC．workD．books17、A．inB．toC．forD．to18、A．talkedB．talkingC．talksD．totalk19、A．wentdownB．putdownC．pulleddownD．wrotedown20、A．wentB．cameC．happenedD．returned第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasanAmericanleaderofthecivilrightsmovementin1．1960s.King2．(remember)forhisnon-violentprotestsagainsttheunequaltreatmentofAfrican-Americans.Hisactionsledtoequalrights3．(law)forallpeople.Inadditionto4．(become)anactivist,Kingwasascholarandreligiousleader.Oneofthemostfamouseventsrelated5．himcamein1963.Thatyear,morethan50,000peopleassembledinWashington,D．C．forthe“MarchonWashington".Kingdeliveredahistoricaddress6．(know)asthe"IHaveaDreamspeech.oneofthemostfamouslinesfromthespeech7．(read):Ihaveadream8．onedaylittleblackboysaridblackgirlswillbeabletojoinhandswithlittlewhiteboysandwhitegirlsassistersandbrothers.king'sactionshelpedpasstheCivilRightsActof1964.Thelawendedthelegal9．(separate)ofpeoplebyraceinpublicplaces.AlthoughtheCivilRightsActwasimportant,itdidnotaddressallkindsof10．(race)discrimination.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每次錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Mauritius,anislandnation,isworkingtogetridoffossilfuelsbyreplacethemwithsugarcanestalks、Anislandhasreliedonimportedgasasfuelforlongbutitpointsoutwhichitsmaincashcropisprovidingamoreeconomicalcho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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、C4、D5、A6、C7、C8、A9、A10、D11、D12、A13、D14、B15、A16、A17、A18、A19、A20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、B3、C4、D22、1、C2、B3、D4、A23、Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermoraleandcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs"tasktime".Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-