Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will r, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
B. On the street.
C. At home.
D. In a cafe.
B. A book sale.
C. A banquet.
D. An art exhibition.
B. 25 minutes.
D. An hour and a half.
B. The train is late due to the storm.
D. The woman has to wait for the train.
B. She doesn’t like speaking.
D. She often talks loudly.
B. She doesn’t like the gift.
D. She doesn’t want to grow old.
B. Last summer was even hotter.
D. Light was stronger this morning.
B. He is doing business with Mary.
D. He didn’t want to ask Mary to the party.
questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation n your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
B. Use the computer regularly.
D. Print essays patiently.
B. Domestic issues of general social concern.
D. Conflicts among different political parties.
B. Practical experience.
D. Educational background.
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r paintings, Vincent van Gogh’s Olive Trees, when it (22) ________ (scan) as part of the
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e bugs, and then he’s got to walk back to his studio through the fields. What’s fun is
hich season Van Gogh painted Olive Trees.
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there is one word more than you need.
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also _(33)_ the increase of cashless payment. The rapid development of cashless payments
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ncourage more merchants and customers to use cashless payment methods. Both called for the hless society would not mean that cash would completely disappear. “As the economy grows，
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ple hurry regardless of whether they are pushed for time. They conclude: “Our experiments ess and impatience.”
fast food symbols reduced people’s willingness to save and led them to prefer immediate
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t food represents a culture of time efficiency and immediate _(51)_The problem is that the _(53)_, walking faster is time-efficient when one is trying to make a meeting, but it’s
sit in a fast food restaurant, I find myself gobbling (狼吞虎咽) my Big Mac down at this
. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits
and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful hors，I expected hundreds of bookstore customers lining up for me to sign copies for them.
igning room in the beautiful store. Despite a nice sign placed outside the room exhibiting us.
full 8-hour day in my clinic, I had to get into bed by 9:30 pm every day, so I could wake ssion, I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and then whisper, “Please grant me the words
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r story will help us get over it.”
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D. miserable and ashamed
B. discounted gift cards for school items
D. a barcode on your phone
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parate kingdoms. The prokaryotes are the oldest and most abundant group of organisms. They
port no other form of life, fall into this category. The protist kingdom is made up of a ose organisms which do not fit into any other kingdom. Fungi compose a third kingdom. Like on as plants do. Rather, they acquire nutrients by absorbing and digesting carbon produced
be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
ildren, except one, grow up.”（67) ________
rcent in 2016, three times the pace of the children’s toy market itself. These toys ranged ennials — people born between the 1980s and 2000s.
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Summary Writing
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p if we could, but we hesitate. Is it our business to intervene (干涉)? And if we do, will t comment? After all, none of us is a perfect parent.
arily hurtful and critical. It needs to be neither. There is a world of difference between really hard to meet their needs when you’re so busy. Is there anything I can do to help?”）
and sisters, and so on. These children accept this treatment because they are too helpless helping these children. Those of us who can recognize damaging treatment have an obligation
to be the most significant: the lifelong effect it can have on the child. Many adults in that someone cared, and that the child’s feelings of anger and frustration were recognized bypass the opportunity to make such a big difference in the life of a child?
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状元考前提醒 拿到试卷：熟悉试卷 刚拿到试卷一般心情比较紧张，建议拿到卷子以后看看考卷一共几页， 有多少道题，了解试卷结构，通览全卷是克服“前面难题做不出，后面易 题没时间做”的有效措施，也从根本上防止了“漏做题”。 答题策略 答题策略一共有三点： 1. 先易后难、先熟后生。先做简单的、熟悉的题，再做综合题、难题。 2. 先小后大。先做容易拿分的小题，再做耗时又 复杂的大题。3. 先局部后整体。把疑难问题划分成一系列的步骤，一步一 步的解决，每解决一步就能得到一步的分数。 立足中下题目，力争高水平 考试时，因为时间和个别题目的难度，多数学生很难做完、做对全部题目，所以在答卷中要立足中下题目。中下题目通常占全卷的80%以上，是试题的主要构成，学生能拿下这些题目，实际上就是有了胜利在握的心理，对攻克高档题会更放得开。 确保运算正确，立足一次性成功 在答卷时，要在以快为上的前提下，稳扎稳打，步步准确，尽量一次 性成功。不能为追求速度而丢掉准确度，甚至丢掉重要的得分步骤。试题 做完后要认真做好解后检查，看是否有空题，答卷是否准确，格式是否规 范。 要学会“挤”分 考试试题大多分步给分，所以理科要把主要方程式和计算结果写在显要位置，文科尽量把要点写清晰，作文尤其要注意开头和结尾。考试时，每一道题都认真思考，能做几步就做几步，对于考生来说就是能做几分是几分，这是考试中最好的策略。 检查后的涂改方式要讲究 发现错误后要划掉重新写，忌原地用涂黑的方式改，这会使阅卷老师看不清。如果对现有的题解不满意想重新写，要先写出正确的，再划去错误的。有的同学先把原来写的题解涂抹了，写新题解的时间又不够，本来可能得的分数被自己涂掉了。考试期间遇到这些事，莫慌乱！
2018年河北省普通高等学校对口招生考试 英语 第一部分英语知识运用（共分三节，满分40分） 第一节语音知识：从A、B、C、D四个选项中找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。（共5分, 每小题1分） 1. open A. lonely B. cost C. doctor D. shop 2. smile A. trip B. him C. hide D. rich 3. how A. low B. power C. tomorrow D. bowl 4. laugh A. sight B. cough C. eight D. night 5. nose A. groups B. gas C. house D. praise 第二节词汇与语法知识：从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项。 （共25分, 每小题1分） 6. Jack _______ be a nurse, for he works in a bookstore. A. needn’t B. must C. can’t D. should 7. —I’m afraid I can’t return the storybook to you before Sunday. —_______. A. Don’t be afraid B. Be careful C. Not at all D. Take your time 8. We won’t go for a walk if it _______ tomorrow. A. rain B. rains C. will rain D. rained 9. Is he the student _______ brother works in a foreign company? A. who B. that C. whose D. of whom 10. You should do your work a bit _______next time. A. care B. more carefully C. more careful D. careful 11. It’s reported that a new hospital _______ next month. A. set up B. has been set up C. will be set up D. will set up 12. I’ll send you a massage _______ I arrive in Shijiazhuang. A. as soon as B. as far as C. as well as D. as much as 13. I have never been abroad, _______ he. A. neither has B. nor had C. so has D. so had 14. We would had dropped by if we _______ time. A. have had B. had had C. had D. have 15. Our city is becoming more and more beautiful. It’s no longer_______. A. what it used to be B. what it used to being C. what it was used to be D. what it was used to being 16. The Spring Festival is on _______first day of ______ year on the lunar calendar. A. /; a B. /; the C. the; / D. the; a 17. —How is the weather today? —It’s fine _______rather cold. A. with B. but C. or D. for
2018年上海市初中毕业统一学业考试 英语试卷 考生注意 本卷有7大题,共94小题 2.试卷满分150分。考试时间100分钟。 全部试题均采用连续编号。请将所有答案做在答题纸的指定位置上,做在试卷上一律不给分。 Part I Listening(第一部分听力) 1. Listening comprehension(听力理解)(共30分) A. Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)(6分) 1、________ 2、_________ 3、__________ 4、__________ 5、__________ 6、__________ 上海市教育考试院保留版权 初中学业考试(2018)英语试卷第1页(共10页)
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案)(8分) 7. A)Apple. B)Banana. C) Orange . D)Pear. 8.A)At8:45. B)At 9:00. C)At9:15. D)At 9:30. 9. A)By bus. B)By bike. C) By car. D)By underground. 10. A)Rainy. B) Cloudy. C)Sunny. D )Windy. 11. A)Visit his uncle. B)Visit his classmates. C) Go to London. D) Go to a language camp. 12. A)In a store. B)At home. C) At the cinema. D)In a restaurant. 13.A) Husband and wife. B) Doctor and patient. C)Shop assistant and customer. D)Teacher and student. 14. A) Talk to Lucy. B)Go to the supermarket. C) Eat more. D)Lose some weight. C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false TF 列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示)(6分) 15. Mary has just become a college student. 16. Simon doesn’t enjoy classroom discussions. 17. Mary has nothing interesting to do after class. 18. Simon will volunteer for an international exhibition in Shanghai. 19. Mary and Simon will go to Shanghai together in five months. 20. Simon gives Mary some suggestions about how to choose a job in China. D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文,完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)(10分) 21. Kitty wanted to plant a _____ ______with beautiful flowers for Mum's birthday. 22. Dad found that the flowers were _______ ______. They were plastic. 23. Dad went to Mr. White _______ _______some flower seeds. 24. Kitty and Dad worked for _______ ______ before Mum came back. 25. After Mum heard the ________ ________ she was moved to tears. 初中学业考试(2018)英语试卷第2页(共10页)
【2018宝山区—一模】 IV. Summary Writing Secure payment without leaving a trace Computer scientist Andy Rupp, member of the “Signaling Code and Security” working group, is always surprised about lacking problem awareness: only few users are aware of the fact that by using payment systems they disclose in detail how and what they consume or which routes they have taken. To prevent control of the accounts by dishonest users, customer data and account balances of payment are usually carried out with the help of a central database. In every payment deal, the customer is identified and the details of her/his deal are transmitted to the central database. This repeated identification process produces a data trace that might be misused by the provider or third parties. The expert has now presented the basics of an “electronic purse” that works by unknown names, but prevents misuse at the same time. The “black-box addition plus” (BBA+) code system developed by them transfers all necessary account data to the card used or the smartphone and guarantees their secrets with the help of signaling code methods. At the same time, BBA+ offers security guarantees for the operator of the payment system: The code system guarantees a correct account balance and is mathematically constructed such that the identity of the user is disclosed as soon as the attempt is made to pay with a controlled account. “Our new code system guarantees privacy and security for customers during offline operation as well,” Andy Rupp says. “This is needed for ensuring the payment system’s suitability for daily use. Think of a subway doorway or a payment bridge. There you may have no internet connection at all or it is very slow.” Also its high efficiency makes the code system suited for everyday use: During first test runs, researchers completed payments within about one second. ①when customers use payment systems, most of them don’t realize the fact that by doing so, they risk( take the risk of ) losing privacy. ②Researchers have now developed a secure system called BBA+, which works anonymously and avoids misuses as well. ③moreover ( apart from / besides the security of privacy), it also proves to be efficient for daily use.(47 words) 【2018—崇明区一模】 IV. Summary Writing From Burn Survivor to Global Inspiration Last October, the Kona Ironman World Championship witnessed an unbelievable finish. Turia Pitt, an Australian woman who suffered severe burns when caught in a bush fire during a marathon six years ago, successfully challenged herself. Pitt spent 864 days in a hospital and went through more than 200 operations. Doctors said she would never run again, but she proved them wrong. Crossing the line in the Hawaiian darkness, Pitt showed incredible emotion as the race commentator（现场解说员）announced: “Turia Pitt, you are an ironman!” On social media, people around the world applauded her determination. Apart from continuing to be a star athlete, Pitt is also a motivational speaker now. She is sharing her journey of
2019.12.12【一模汇编】2019届上海高三英语一模汇编：翻译 1、2019黄浦一模 Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 很多人对他们的潜能一无所知。(ignorant) 73. 这些政策在一定程度上对该地区的经济衰退负有责任。(extent) 74. 自古以来老百姓就希望天下太平，同各国人民友好相处。(long for) 75. 青少年问题的发展趋势值得我们关注和研究，也值得整个社会群策群力，共商对策。(which) 答案： 72. Many people are totally ignorant of their potential (abilities/talents). 73. These policies are to some extent responsible for the region’s economic decline. 74. Since ancient times people have longed for a peaceful world to live together in friendship with people from/of all countries. /Since ancient times people have longed for a peaceful world, where people of all/different countries live together in friendship. 75. The developing trend of youth/adolescent/teenager problems deserves our attention and research/ analysis, which also deserves the joint efforts of the whole society to find solutions. 2、2019普陀一模 72. 晚上别喝太多的咖啡，会睡不着觉的。(or) 73. 事实证明，保持快乐的心态会降低得心脏病的风险。(It) 74. 乐观的人不会过分怀念美好的旧时光，因为他们正忙着创造新的回忆。(create) 75. 追求稳定并不是什么坏事, 很多时候这样的态度在促使我们提升自我、挑战难度、攀登高峰。( when) 答案： 72. Don’t drink too much coffee at night, or you won’t be able to sleep. 73. It is proved that keeping a happy mind reduces the risk of heart diseases. 74. Optimistic people don’t miss the good old days too much because they are busy creating new memories. 75. The pursuit of stability is not a bad thing. （, and）There are many times when such an attitude drives us to improve ourselves, challenge difficulties, and climb peaks.
上海市英语试卷 一、单选题（共20小题） 1．Which of the following words is pronounced | e:p| A．shape B．sheep C．shop D．ship 2．Nowadays I can choose online courses and study by______ A．I B．me C．my D．myself 3．I love this picture_____ you beside the music fountain A．in B．of C．on D．at 4．There was a big crowd waiting____ the opening ceremony to start A．by B．from C．for D．with 5．Rose received a letter full of love from her parents on her_____ birthday A．sixteen B．sixteen’s C．sixteenth D．sixteenths 6．Alex did the project on community service____ better than his classmates A．so B．very C．too D．much 7．Leave the relevant books behind，____ you won’t be able to think independently A．or B．and C．so D．but 8．______Mike didn’t win the race, he was still wearing a smile on his face A．If B．since
11选10专题 上海市杨浦区2021届高三英语期末（一模）试题 Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. including B. impressions C. standing D. restored E. missing F. fun G. comfort H. associated I. inspired J. marked K. contact Ancient Civilizations Had Game Nights Too! Morten Ramstad, a researcher at the University of Bergen, Norway, and his team spotted one of the rare objects while unearthing the remains of an Early Iron Age (400-300 BC) burial site in Western Norway. Burying loved ones with basic necessities like ceramic pots and clothing, to ensure their (31) _______ in the afterlife, was a fairly common tradition in ancient cultures. However, the families of some lucky individuals went a step further by (32) ________ a board game for entertainment. Though the game board was (33) ________, the archeologists, who revealed their findings on April 5, 2020, managed to recover the dice（骰子）and 18 circular game pieces. Unlike the modern-day cubical（立体的）dice, which are (34) _______ with a different number of dots from one to six on each face, the ancient game counter was square and had bulls-eye like (35) ________, which indicated zero to five on each of its four faces. The researchers suspect it may have been (36) ________ by the oldest-known board game —the “Game of Mercenaries”. The two-person strategy game, which dates back to the 3rd century BC, was believed to be similar to modern-day chess. The archeologists, who also unearthed remains of pottery jars and a bronze needle at the burial site believe the game pieces indicate the dead was a wealthy individual. In ancient civilizations, board games were a status symbol, signifying the owner’s high social and economic (37) ________. They indicated an individual’s intellectual ability and also proved he/she could afford to spend time on such activities.
2019年上海市初中毕业统一学业考试 英语试卷 (满分150分，考试时间100分钟) 考生注意：本卷有7大题，共99小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。 Part I Listening(第一部分听力) I．Listening comprehension(听力理解) (共30分) A． Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分) 1._______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ 6. _______ B． Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (10分) 7．A)$700．B)$500．C)$300．D)$200． 8．A)English．B)French．C)Chinese．D)Canadian． 9．A)Jane’s．B)Peter’s．C)Betty’s．D)Sally’s． 10．A)Father’s Day．B)Mother’s Day．C)Teachers’ Day．D)Children’s Day． 11．A)He asked his teacher for help． B)He worked it out himself． C)He asked his classmate for help．D)He found the answer from the Internet． 12．A)Because Lisa’s dad is strict．B)Because he didn’t buy a gift． C)Because Lisa’s dad doesn’t like him. D)Because he’s never met Lisa’s dad． 13．A)Mother and son．B)Teacher and student． C)Doctor and patient．D)Waitress and customer． 14．A)Hong Kong．B)Museums．C)Travelling．D)Food． 15．A)In a bank．B)In a restaurant． C)In a bookstore． D)In a hotel． 16．A)She wants to work for Mr．Jones．B)Mr．Jones can fix the recorder． C)She wants to meet Mr．Jones．D)Mr．Jones needs a recorder． C． Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F ”表示) (7分) 17．One day, Henry took his son to the country by train． 18．They stayed with a poor family to know about the life there． 19．Tom told his father that he didn’t like his trip to the country．
2020 年上海高三英语一模分类汇编：翻译 2020 宝山一模 V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 无论时走路、骑车还是开车，遵守交通规则都很重要。（follow） 73. 只有发展好、运用好、治理好互联网，才能使其更好地造福人类。（Only） 74. 鼓励你，给你建议，并提出有建设性的问题的人被称作人生教练或导师。（helpful） 75. 生命充满了挑战，但是只要你有学习新事物的意愿，就能得到克服障碍的正确态度。（willingness） 72. Whether you walk, cycle or drive a car, it ' s important to follow the rules of the road. 73. Only by developing, using and governing the internet well can it benefit mankind. 74. A person who encourage you, give you advice and asks helpful questions is called life coaching or mentor. 75. Life is full of changes, but a willingness to learn something new gives people the right attitude for overcoming obstacles. 2020 崇明一模 V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 出于好奇，杰克向村民们打听了这座城堡的历史。（curiosity） 73. 我们最好分析一下公司最近几年发展减缓的原因。（analyze） 74. 人人都该意识到，减少人类活动对环境的负面影响是很有必要的。（it） 75. 我决心已定，无论你怎么劝我，我也不会同意放弃这个通过夜以继日的努力工作才获得的机会。（however） 72. Out of curiosity, Jack asked the villagers about the history of the castle. 73. We ' d better analyze（the reasons） why our company ' s development hians r eslcoewnet d down years. We' d better analyze the reasons for the slow-down of our company ' s development these years. 74. Everyone should realize that it 'qsu ite necessary to reduce the negative effect that human activity has on
河北衡水2018-2019学年高三年级第三次质检考试 英语试题 本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共10页。考试结束后，本试卷自己留存，只交答题卡。 第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A. B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例:How much is the shirt? A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15. 答案是C。 1. What does the man want to do? A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help the woman. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. A noisy night. B. Their life in town. C. A place of living. 3. Where is the man now? A. On his way. B. In a restaurant. C. At home. 4. What will Celia do? A. Find a player. B. Watch a game. C. Play basketball. 5. What day is it when the conversation takes place? A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答6、7题。 6. What is Sarah going to do? A. Buy John a gift. B. Give John a surprise. C. Invite John to France. 7. What does the man think of Sarah’s plan? A. Funny. B. Exciting. C. Strange. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter? A. She has to give up her travel plan. B. She wants to visit another city. C. She needs to put off her test. 9. What does Diana want Peter to do? A. Help her with her study. B. Take a book to her friend. C. Teach a geography lesson. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why does the man call the woman? A. To tell her about her new job. B. To ask about her job program. C. To plan a meeting with her. 11. Who needs a new flat? A. Alex. B. Andrea. C. Miranda. 12. Where is the woman now?
2021 一模真题汇编 上海 (高三·英语) 1
一、2020-2021 学年高三英语一模卷汇编 4. 阅读A篇 Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. One【宝山】 (A) “Runners, to your mark, Get set…” Bang! And I was off, along with a bunch of other teenage cross-country runners from high schools across the county. The day was like any other fair-weather autumn day in Maryland. But the race that day felt unique from the get-go. For one thing, I liked the course. It was my team’s home course, one I was used to running durin g practices. It took runners along an area of land that included open fields, hills and even winding dirt paths through a small forest. It was a beautiful 5-kilometer course. This particular race was our team’s invite, and I was proud to be sharing the cou rse with competitors from other schools. It also meant a lot―more than normal that my parents were there to cheer me on. With so much to expect that day, I was ready to run! And I didn’t want to be stuck with the pack of other runners, as is typical at the beginning of most cross-country races. So when the gun sounded, I took off running, leaving everyone else in the dust. The first part of our course followed the outside edge of a large open field before disappearing into the forest. Within seconds of the start, I was far ahead of everyone, and all of the fans could see it. It felt magnificent. But that feeling didn’t last long. Little did I know my coach was laughing to himself, thinking, “Gabe is done for!” And I was. My body was telling me to slow down. My pride, however, said “No! Not until you’re out of sight of the spectators!” I was in agony, but I kept up my pace until I reached the forest. Once in among the trees. I slowed way down. I enjoyed most races, even while pushing myself, but this one was not enjoyable in the least. I finished the race, but in nowhere near the time I could have if I’d paced myself well from the beginning. Every time I reflect on that cross-country season, I’m reminded of something: Pride is no substitute for pace. 56.What is special to the author about the race? A. The weather condition was good for runners. B. He was familiar with the home course.